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MEN'S SOCCER
Coach: Dan Perritano
Last season: 2nd in AMCC Championships
First game: September 1 hosting Geneva
Coach’s take on the season: “We need to
improve this year and I want the team to be
competing at the end of the season.”
Players talk: Seniors Keith Deninno, Jerry
Tortella and Dustin Walker all agreed the
team has a good mix of returning players
and freshmen. In addition, they all want to
win the AMCC Championship.
GOLT
Coach: James Bowen
Last Season: (Men) 2nd in AMCC Champi
onships
First contest: September 5 @ Pitt-Bradford
Coach’s take on the season: “We’re hoping
for a good year, again. We had a good, ag
gressive recruiting year. I think (sophmore)
Kevin Koerbel is going to have a very good
year for the men. I expect (sophmore) An
drea Schlaufman to step up for the women’s
team.”
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WOMEN’S TENNIS
Coach: Jeff Barger
Last season: AMCC Champions
First contest: September 4 hosting West-
minster
Coach’s take on the season: “I expect the
team to continue their solid play (from last
season). I hope a couple of new players can
help us at positions of weakness. I really
hope that seniors Karen Hobaugh and
Christy Calvert step up and help the new
players grow within the team.”
WOMEN’S X COUNTRY
Coach: Greg Cooper
Last season: 3rd in AMCC Championships
First meet: September 5 (<i Westminster In
vitational
Coach’s take on the season: “We have some
room to improve from last year’s AMCC
Championship run. We have a deep roster
this year. (Junior) Tanisha Wheatley, (Soph
mores) Lauren Pecor and Jenna Fatica are
all very good runners , and they will lead the
team this year.”
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MEN’S X COUNTRY
Coach: Greg Cooper
Last season: AMCC Champions
First meet: September 5 («'■ Westminster In
vitational
Coach’s take on the season: “This year the
men cross country team will be looking to
improve from last year and make another
run at the AMCC Championship. The men
are now back-to-back AMCC Champions . I
expect (seniors) Andrew lams and Kevin
Gorny to be the team leaders.”
MEN’SWATER POLO
Coach: Joe Tristan
Last Season: 3rd in Dill Eastern Champi-
onships
First game: September 5 @ Navy
Coach’s take on the season: “The biggest
thing for us is to play the best that we can.
We’re in a rebuilding year, and there is a lot
of competition for different roles on the
team. We need to take things day to day. I
expect (seniors) Jacob Bernstein and Robert
Westhelle to really step up for the team. We
are comfortable being the underdogs.”
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WOMEN’S VOLLEYBALL
Coach: Phil Pasono
Last season: 2nd in AMCC Championships
First game: September 1 hosting Buffalo
State
Coach’s take on the season: “We have high
expectations, and we want to compete for
the AMCC title. Our intial goal is to get off
to a fast start and develop positive momen
tum during the season. Senior Brooke
Galentine has already been a leader for us,
and I expect junior Danielle Woods to step
up too.”
WOMEN’S SOCCER
Coach: Patrick O’Driscoll
Last Season: 4th in AMCC Championships
First game: September 2 hosting Washing
ton & Jefferson
Coach’s take on the season: “We expect to
compete for the AMCC Championship.
We’ll focus on the daily steps we need to
take to get there. We have only been a team
for a short time, but we have good pieces in
place to be successful. (Seniors) Kayla Frost
and Brittany Barbato will be our team lead
ers.”
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