Fall tennis season over for Penn College

Published 10.16.2022

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While the fall tennis season came to a close last week for Pennsylvania College of Technology, both the men’s and women’s soccer teams recorded United East victories and cross-country runners looked strong in a race leading to the conference championships.



FLASHBACK
Tennis
A 9-0 loss at Susquehanna University on Monday ended the women’s fall season with an 0-3 record and the men’s team, meanwhile, finished a week earlier. Both teams now await their spring seasons that begins in March.

“We had some very competitive matches from our freshman men this season. They really contributed and earned some wins in their singles matches. The ladies came together and worked as a team but came up short in their matches,” fifth-year coach Jessica Bower said.

“We need to work a little bit more with our doubles lineups in finding key combinations of players and complimenting each other’s style of play,” Bower continued in assessing the short season.

“We are a young team and so any competition is good competition and good experience,” Bower said, adding, “The men were 1-1 with a good tournament experience thrown in there and that was a good start to the 2022-23 season.

“The women had a late start due to a lack of players and once they got started they didn’t win any team matches but they had some competitive individual matches. Their confidence will grow and that will help them in the spring.”

During the offseason, Bower said, “I want the student-athletes to keep playing and keep conditioned, which is difficult in the winter, but many of them go to the gym together so that should be beneficial.

“The program is moving in the right direction. We are building a solid foundation for a roster. The men have seven and we are expecting two to three more men in the spring to join the team, that way we will be able to try more combinations of doubles teams and find the right fit for everyone on the team.

“The ladies will be losing two players so we will need to be on the hunt for a couple of new athletes to fill those empty spots on the roster.”

Cross-country
On Friday, in their final competitive tuneup before the United East Championships on Oct. 29, the Penn College men, paced by Mitchell Campbell, placed second at the Wilkes University Blue and Gold Invitational. Campbell, of Riegelsville, covered the 8K course in 28:19 to finish fourth in a field of 64.

Skyelar Splain, of Liverpool, topped four Penn College women with a 26th-place finish among 58 runners over a 6K course.

Men’s soccer
Hosting Susquehanna University on Wednesday in nonconference action, Penn College fell, 2-0. Susquehanna led in shots on goal, 3-1.

Second-half goals by Tommy DeGeyter, of Long Valley, New Jersey, and Logan Stapleton, of Chambersburg, lifted the Wildcats to a 2-0 UE win over SUNY Morrisville on Saturday, improving their conference record to 2-3-1 and overall mark to 3-9-3. Penn College led in shots on goal, 8-3, with goalie Cole Catherman, of Selinsgrove, making all three saves.

United East standings through Saturday: St. Mary’s (Md.), 6-0; Penn State Harrisburg, 4-0-2; Lancaster Bible College, 5-1-1; Penn State Abington, 3-3; Penn State Berks, 3-3; SUNY Morrisville, 2-4; Penn College, 2-3-1; Gallaudet University, 1-5; Wells College, 0-7.

Women’s soccer
In their only match of the week, the Wildcats blanked SUNY Morrisville, 2-0, on Saturday to improve to 4-2 in the UE and 6-8-1 overall. Penn College dominated in shots on goal, 13-0, with kicks by Sara Darlington, of West Chester, and Billiegean Hennessy, of Holtsville, New York, finding the back of the net.

United East standings through Saturday: Penn State Berks, 5-0-1; Penn State Harrisburg, 5-0-1; St. Mary’s (Md.), 5-1; Penn College, 4-2; Lancaster Bible College, 3-4; Penn State Abington, 2-4; SUNY Morrisville, 2-4; Wells College, 1-6; Gallaudet University, 0-6.

Golf
In nonconference action Monday at the Bloomsburg University Husky Invitational, Penn College finished seventh in a nine-team field and Peyton Mussina, of Montoursville, led the way with a tie for 13th after shooting a six-over 78 on the par 72, 6,716-yard Frosty Valley Resort course.

Women’s volleyball
Penn College’s women’s volleyball team dropped two United East matches on Saturday, falling to Penn State Abington and Penn State Berks, both by 3-0 scores. Penn College now is 0-4 UE and 2-14 overall.

Against Penn State Abington, Lauren Hergert, of Brookville, had seven kills; Coryn Oswald, of Langhorne, had four aces and 13 digs; and Cheyenne Stein, of Orwigsburg, had 13 assists. Penn College leaders against Penn State Berks were Oswald with five kills and 11 digs, Stein with 10 assists and Hailey DeBrody, of Cogan Station, with two blocks.

United East standings through Saturday: SUNY Morrisville, 4-0; Gallaudet University, 3-1; Penn State Berks, 3-1; Lancaster Bible College, 2-2; Penn State Abington, 2-2; St. Mary’s (Md.), 1-1; Penn State Harrisburg, 0-2; Wells College, 0-2; Penn College, 0-4.

SCHEDULES/RECORDS
Men’s soccer
UE: 2-3-1
Overall: 3-9-3
Wednesday, Oct. 12 – host Susquehanna University, L, 2-0
Saturday, Oct. 15 – host SUNY Morrisville (UE), W, 2-0
Saturday, Oct. 22 – host Penn State Abington (UE), 3:30 p.m.
Tuesday, Oct. 25 – host Keuka College, 7 p.m.
Saturday, Oct. 29 – at Wells College (UE), 3:30 p.m.
End of regular season

Women’s soccer
UE: 4-2
Overall: 6-8-1
Thursday, Oct. 13 – at Pitt-Bradford, ppd.
Saturday, Oct. 15 – host SUNY Morrisville (UE), W, 2-0
Saturday, Oct. 22 – host Penn State Abington (UE), 1 p.m.
Tuesday, Oct. 25 – at Penn State Beaver, 3 p.m.
Wednesday, Oct. 26 – host Marywood University, 7 p.m.
Saturday, Oct. 29 – at Wells College, 1 p.m.
End of regular season

Women’s volleyball
UE: 0-4
Overall: 2-14
Saturday, Oct. 15 – tri-match at Penn State Berks vs. Penn State Abington (UE), L, 3-0 (25-19, 25-13, 25-19); vs. Penn State Berks (UE), L, 3-0 (25-14, 25-13, 25-18)
Saturday, Oct. 22 – tri-match at Wells College vs. Wells (UE), noon; vs. SUNY Morrisville (UE), 2 p.m.
Tuesday, Oct. 25 – at Dickinson College, 7 p.m.
Saturday, Oct. 29 – host Penn State Harrisburg (UE), noon; host Lancaster Bible College (UE), 4 p.m.
End of season

Men’s/women’s cross-country
Friday, Oct. 14 – at Wilkes University Blue and Gold Invitational, men 2 of 8 (no women’s team)
Saturday, Oct. 29 – United East Conference Championship at Penn State Abington, 10 a.m.
Saturday, Nov. 12 – NCAA Division III Mid-Atlantic Region Championships at Lock Haven University, 11 a.m.

Women’s tennis
Overall: 0-3
Sunday, Oct. 9 – at Lock Haven University, L, 9-0
Monday, Oct. 10 – at Susquehanna University, L, 9-0
End of fall season

Golf
Monday, Oct. 10 – Bloomsburg University Husky Invitational at Frosty Valley Resort, 7 of 9
Saturday-Sunday, Oct. 15-16 – Catholic University Cardinal Fall Classic at Black Rock Golf Course, canceled
Monday, Oct. 17 – Lebanon Valley College Invitational at Lebanon Country Club, noon
End of fall season

Esports
Formula Four Championship
Monday, Oct. 17 – Lime Rock Park, 9 p.m.
Monday, Oct. 31 – Circuit de Spa, 9 p.m.

Collegiate iRacing League GT3 Challenge
Tuesday, Oct. 18 – Barcelona, 9 p.m.
Tuesday, Nov. 1 – COTA, 9 p.m.

Collegiate iRacing League Premier Series
Tuesday, Oct. 11 – Talladega, 25 of 35
Tuesday, Oct. 25 – Darlington, 9 p.m.
Tuesday, Nov. 8 – Phoenix, 9 p.m.

Rocket League
Record: 2-1
Monday, Oct. 17 – vs. Central Missouri, 7 p.m.
Monday, Oct. 24 – vs. Virginia Wesleyan, 7 p.m.
Monday, Oct. 31 – Ontario Tech and RIT, 7 p.m.

Valorant
Record: 1-3
Wednesday, Oct. 12 – vs. Wisconsin-Eau Claire, L, 2-0 (13-4, 13-2)
Wednesday, Oct. 26 – vs. Principia College, 7 p.m.

GS:GO
Record: 0-4
Friday, Oct. 14 – vs. Western University, L, 2-0
Friday, Oct. 21 – vs. Central Florida, 7 p.m.
Friday, Oct. 28 – Clemson, 7 p.m.
Friday, Nov. 4 – Northwestern, 7 p.m.

Overwatch 2
Record: 1-1
Tuesday, Oct. 11 – vs. Siena Heights University, W, 2-0
Thursday, Oct. 13 – vs. Cincinnati University, L, 3-0
Tuesday, Oct. 18 – vs. Drexel University, 7 p.m.
Thursday, Oct. 20 – vs. Jamestown University, 7 p.m.

League of Legends
Record: 0-1
Tuesday, Oct. 11 – vs. West Texas A&M University, L, 2-0
Tuesday, Oct. 18 – vs. Cornell College, 7 p.m.

For more about the United East, visit the conference website.

For additional information, visit the Wildcat Athletics website.

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