9-20-2006
{"Body Bold Center"/}Athletes of the week
Oneonta State named junior women’s soccer player Mary Velan and senior volleyball libero Maegan Eddinger its athletes of the week Monday.
Velan (Stamford) scored three goals to help O-State to a 3-0 week, a 6-1 overall record and a 2-0 mark in the SUNY Athletic Conference. She scored twice in a 3-1 victory at Brockport on Friday, then had the first goal in a 2-1 win at Geneseo on Saturday.
Velan leads the SUNYAC with 15 points, on seven goals and one assist.
Eddinger earned All-Tournament honors at the New Paltz Invitational this past weekend after helping the Red Dragons to a 3-1 finish and an 8-5 overall record.
Eddinger amassed 138 assists and nine aces in five games last week. She had a season-high 47 digs in the Red Dragons’ 3-2 victory over Elmira on Friday, then followed with 41 more in a 3-1 loss to New Paltz on Saturday.
Eddinger has 254 digs this season.