Bria Hunter led the offense with nine kills and Kylie O’Brien added eight. Sasha Zayatz had the hot hand at the service line collecting six aces. Maeve Musielak added three aces and a team-high 16 digs. Molly Cassidy had 14 assists and Olivia Boswell added 12.

In the first set, things looked good for the Lakers as they held a 6-5 lead. The Blue Devils kicked it in gear with the next 10 points. Zayatz served for the final nine of those points, including three aces.

The second set was back and forth. The Devils held a 16-15 lead. Zayatz stepped up to the service line again, and helped the Devils to the next nine points to end the match 25-15. Fittingly, the set ended with an ace by Zayatz.

The Lakers took Fredonia State to the edge in the third and final set. Up 25-24 and needing just one point, they could not close out. Fredonia State scored the final three points — a pair of attack errors by the Lakers and a kill by Hunter ended the match.

Photo courtesy of Fredonia State Athletics The Fredonia State women’s soccer team honored its seniors, from the left, Kerrigan Driscoll, Grace Mackey, and Brooke Grazen.

Oswego entered the day undefeated in the conference, and now stands at 5-1 in the SUNYAC, and 17-5 overall.

The Devils are now 3-2 in the SUNYAC and 8-12 overall. They head to Potsdam and Plattsburgh this weekend.

WOMEN’S SOCCER

FREDONIA — Bronwyn Madden scored her SUNYAC-leading ninth goal in the eighth minute as the Fredonia State women’s soccer team would make that lead stand up in a 4-0 win on Senior Day over visiting Potsdam. Gabby Irwin, Grace Mackey and Abby Herbst also scored, while Irwin added two assists and Jinan Clark added one.

Abby Szymkowiak had seven saves in goal for the Devils. Irwin (57th minute), Mackey (70th) and Herbst (72nd) all scored in the second half.

The Devil offense outshot Potsdam 31-11, while collecting 16 shots on goal compared to seven for the Bears.

Irwin’s two assists give her seven on the year, which ranks second in the conference.

The Devils improved to 4-2-1 in the SUNYAC and 7-5-4 overall.

Three seniors were honored prior to the game. Brooke Grazen, Kerrigan Driscoll and Grace Mackey.

Last Wednesday, the women fell 2-0 at Cortland. It was the eighth-straight shutout for Cortland, which outshot the Devils 14-5.

The Blue Devils’ Casey Fetzner made 12 saves in goal, and Gabby Irwin and Bronwyn Madden each had two shots on target.

The Red Dragons got goals from Tyla Vuotto and Gianna Cirilla and improved to 8-2-3 and 4-0-1 in the SUNYAC.

The Devils conclude the regular season at Morrisville on Saturday.

MEN’S SOCCER

POTSDAM — The Fredonia State men’s soccer team picked up a much-needed SUNYAC win at Potsdam on Saturday.

Kye Castelluccio and Ryan Ameis both scored to give the Blue Devils a 2-0 win over the Bears.

Castelluccio scored unassisted for the game’s first goal in the 40th minute. Ameis would provide insurance with an assist from Chance LaCroix in the 65th minute.

Thomas McDonald earned the shutout in goal, needing only one save for the win. Overall, Fredonia State dominated at the offensive end, outshooting Posdam 14-1. The Devils held a 4-3 advantage in corner kicks.

Ian Schwartz made four saves and gave up two scores for Potsdam.

Last Wednesday, the men fell 2-1 to 15th-ranked Cortland Red Dragons.

All three goals were scored in the first half of the game.

LaCroix scored the lone goal for the Blue Devils and McDonald made six saves.

To open the scoring, Cortland’s Owen Brant fired a ball from the right side towards the middle of the field, and Sam LaMendola was able to flick a looping shot over the head of McDonald to make it 1-0.

The Red Dragons wasted little time adding a second goal, scoring in the 25th minute when Shay Daly curled a corner kick into the top right corner of the net.

Just seconds later, Fredonia State was able to cut the Cortland lead in half on an unconventional goal. After a Blue Devil foul gave the Dragons a free kick near midfield, there was confusion over who would take the free kick for Cortland. The ball was ruled in play by the referee, and LaCroix stole the ball and dribbled in alone on goal to score.

The Devils improved their record to 6-6-3 overall and 3-4 in the SUNYAC. On Saturday, they will conclude the regular season playing host to Oswego.

WOMEN’S LACROSSE

ST. MARY’S CITY, Maryland — Tori Poffenberger, head coach of the women’s lacrosse team at Fredonia State, was recently inducted into the St. Mary’s College of Maryland Class of 2025 Athletic Hall of Fame.

Poffenberger holds multiple school records and is currently fifth all-time in program history in both points and goals, sixth all-time in ground balls, and eighth all-time in points per game. During the 2016 season Poffenberger’s team posted multiple wins over Top 20 teams including Washington and Lee University, Washington College, York College and Mary Washington.

Poffenberger had finished her career with multiple All-CAC team awards and All-Region awards, and was selected as a Second Team DIII All-American in 2016. She would go on to play in the North/South Senior All-Star Game. After her collegiate career, Poffenberger played abroad in London at the World Cup Festival in 2016 and the Prague Cup in 2017.

Poffenberger is in her fourth season as the head coach at Fredonia State. Last season, she guided the Devils to their first winning record and first playoff appearance in 10 years. She also coached three players — Sydney Buchko, Emma Cockerel and Camryn Jacobs — to All-SUNYAC recognition.

ICE HOCKEY

SYRACUSE — The SUNYAC released its 2025-26 men’s ice hockey preseason poll as voted on by the conference coaches. Hobart was voted No. 1 in the poll while Oswego is No. 2 and Plattsburgh is No. 3.

Fredonia received 25 points, good for eighth in the 10-team conference.

Hobart enters its first season competing in the SUNYAC. Last year the Statesmen won the national championship with a 2-1 overtime win against Utica. This was the program’s third national championship (2023, 2024, 2025). Hobart ended its 2024-25 season with just one loss, 29-1-1.

Last season, Oswego was the No. 2 seed going into SUNYAC post season play. The Lakers went on to win the conference championship title. It was the program’s 11th overall league crown and its first men’s ice hockey championship win since 2014. Oswego finished the 2024-25 season in the first round of the NCAA tournament with an overall record of 16-9-3.

Plattsburgh finished the 2024-25 regular season ranked No. 4 in the conference and advanced to the championship game. The team ended the season 16-11-1 overall. This season, the Cardinals will compete to capture their 25th overall conference trophy, the last was in 2023.