OHS graduate scored winner for St. Rose

Oneonta High graduate Laura Erbe scored the winning goal to lead The College of Saint Rose to a 2-1 home victory over 10th-ranked Merrimack in a Northeast-10 Conference women's soccer match on Oct. 20 at Albany Academy.

The score stood 1-1 at halftime, but Saint Rose carried play throughout the early stages of the second stanza. The charge paid off when Erbe one-timed a pass from freshman midfielder Renae Ransdell into the net at the 49-minute mark.

Erbe, who has four goals and two assists, is a senior midfielder. She was named Saint Rose's Athlete of the Week for her play against Merrimack.

Saint Rose (9-4-1, 7-4-1), ranked fifth in New England, has won four straight and five of its last six.

Jeanine Barber

Delhi graduate Barber had 14 assists and 11 digs in Wilkes University's 30-21, 30-18, 30-20 volleyball loss to King's College last week. Wilkes had an 8-10 record.

Rick Clark

Clark, an Edmeston graduate, had a goal and an assist to help Cortland State's men's soccer team to an 8-0 victory over Utica/Rome on Oct. 5. Cortland State (11-5-1) is 6-3 in SUNYAC.

Lindsay LaRose

Oneonta High graduate LaRose, a sophomore on the Wellesley (Mass.) College cross country team, earned All-Seven Sisters honors after placing third at the Seven Sisters Championship at Haverford (Pa.) College.

LaRose, who covered the 5,000-meter course in 18:47, earned the accolade for the second straight year. Last year, she placed seventh in 19:01.

The first 10 individuals were named All-Seven Sisters. Wellesley finished fourth with 101 team points in the seven-team field. Host Haverford won the event for the second straight year with 33 points.

Amanda Laytham

Unatego graduate Laytham's second-place finish at last Saturday's Saratoga Invitational helped Ithaca College to the team title in the nine-team, cross-country race. Laytham completed the 3.1-mile course in 18:12.

Jesse Morenus

Unadilla resident Morenus won two swimming events for Binghamton University in its season-opening victory over Vermont. Morenus won the 500 free in 4:56.76 and the 1,000 free in 10:18.21.

Andi Noyes

Afton graduate Noyes set up the winning goal in Cortland State's 2-1 field hockey victory over top-ranked The College of New Jersey on Oct. 21. Noyes, a senior, passed the ball into the box. Julie Genter took a shot and Ashley Ostrander knocked in the rebound to snap a 1-all tie.

Noyes also had a goal and an assist in a 5-0 victory over Geneseo on Oct. 16. The Red Dragons (15-2) are ranked second nationally in Division III.

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