@OW_Panthers Baseball wins Skyline Conference opener at Purchase

Joshua Cruz worked 1.2 perfect relief innings to earn his first-career win in the opener

Old Westbury remains on the road Wednesday (Mar. 28) for a non-conference tilt at Vassar College | Courtesy of Old Westbury Sports Information (written by Harris Rappel)

PURCHASE, NY --- (www.OLDWESTBURYPANTHERS.com) SUNY Old Westbury baseball opened their 2018 Skyline Conference schedule Sunday afternoon with a 5-4 victory in 10 innings before falling 5-0 in the finale on the road against the Purchase College Panthers (11-7, 3-3 Skyline) from Purchase College Field in Purchase, New York.  Old Westbury (7-5-1, 1-1 Skyline) had a 10-game winning streak (2013-16) versus Purchase snapped last year after dropping the 2017 season series at home.

Game 1 (10 Inn.): Old Westbury 5, Purchase 4
Old Westbury starter Joe Sarni (ND, 7 IP, 9 H, 3 R, 2 ER, BB, 3 K) gave up two runs (one earned) on

@OW_Panthers Softball rallies for Skyline sweep of Sarah Lawrence

Photo by SUNY Old Westbury - Harris Rappel

Old Westbury closed out Skyline Conference play with Friday’s home sweep | Courtesy of Old Westbury Sports Information (written by Harris Rappel)

OLD WESTBURY, NY --- (www.OLDWESTBURYPANTHERS.com)  SUNY Old Westbury softball collected 3-1 and 9-7 Skyline Conference home wins Friday against the Sarah Lawrence Gryphons at Jackie Robinson Athletic Complex.

Softball Game 1: Old Westbury 3, Sarah Lawrence 1
Sarah Lawrence jumped in front early with Olivia Henry's (2-for-4) RBI single off Panther starter Amanda Fucci (5-9, 7 IP, 7 H, R, 3 BB, 1 K) for the 1-0 lead.

Samantha Scharff (2-for-3, R) singled to lead off Old Westbury's sixth for her seventh multi-hit game

@OW_Panthers Baseball captures series opening win versus Mount Saint Mary

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Tyler Kapela fired nine strikeouts in a complete-game effort | Courtesy of Old Westbury Sports Information (written by Harris Rappel)

OLD WESTBURY, NY --- (www.OLDWESTBURYPANTHERS.com) SUNY Old Westbury baseball (19-10, 7-1 Skyline) captured a 6-1 game one victory before falling 5-2 in the finale of Saturday's Special Olympics Day Skyline Conference battle against the Mount Saint Mary Knights from Jackie Robinson Athletic Complex (9-17, 3-2 Skyline).

Game 1: Old Westbury 6, Mount Saint Mary 1
Mount Saint Mary broke the scoring ice with Rob Peccerillo's (3-for-3, SB) RBI double off Panther starter Tyler Kapela in the fourth.

Jesso Russo (3-for-5, R) crushed a two-out triple in the fifth to set the table for Tommy Ziegen's RBI

@OW_Panthers Softball continues Skyline Conference swing at Sage

Photo by SUNY Old Westbury - John Butler

TROY, NY --- (www.OLDWESTBURYPANTHERS.com) SUNY Old Westbury softball (7-11, 3-11 Skyline) lost 3-0 and 10-0 Skyline Conference road decisions Saturday afternoon to the Sage Gators (18-10, 9-1 Skyline) from Robinson Field.  

Game 1: Sage 3, Old Westbury 0
Sage took an early first-inning lead with Katy Rimawi's RBI single to score Allison Ford for the game's initial run off Panther starter Amanda Fucci (3-7, 6 IP, 3 H, 3 R, 1 ER, 0 BB, 6 K).  The Gators took a 3-0 lead five batters later as two unearned runs scored on a fielding error by second baseman Otilia Bernal.

Old Westbury collected singles by Brittany Chernoff in the second and Gabriella Valdes in the sixth

Weir’s game-winner sends @OW_Panthers Women’s Lacrosse past Mount Saint Mary

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Danielle Weir netted her third-straight hat trick to lead Old Westbury to Wednesday’s Skyline Conference home win | Courtesy of Old Westbury Sports Information (written by Harris Rappel)

OLD WESTBURY, NY --- (www.OLDWESTBURYPANTHERS.com)  SUNY Old Westbury women's lacrosse (4-8) closed out Wednesday's 9-8 Skyline Conference home win over the Mount Saint Mary Knights (4-7, 0-3 Skyline) with a 6-1 run to improve to 2-1 in the league standings.

Down 5-0, Natasha Treuman broke the scoring ice for Old Westbury with 7:42 left in the opening half to tie Sara Bey's freshman record set in 2014 with her 37th goal of the season.  Treuman then found Halle Johnson at 4:55 followed by a goal by Taylor Guarneri 1:13 later to make it a 5-3 game.  Shannon McGuiness' score with 2:38 remaining doubled the Knights' advantage to head into the half with a 6-3 lead.

Jen Gries opened the second-half scoring 5:14 in for Mount Saint Mary's 7-3 lead.  Danielle Weir

Big eighth inning sends @OW_Panthers Baseball to 10-3 win at Vassar

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Old Westbury scored five runs in the eighth to win its fifth-straight game | Courtesy of Old Westbury Sports Information (written by Harris Rappel)

POUGHKEEPSIE, NY --- (www.OLDWESTBURYPANTHERS.com) SUNY Old Westbury baseball (18-9) produced five runs in the eighth inning to collect a 10-3 non-conference road win Wednesday from the Vassar Brewers (10-13) at Prentiss Field.

Vassar broke the scoring ice in the third inning with a sacrifice fly off Panther starter Joseph Nicoletti (ND, 3 IP, 2 H, R, K) to claim the lead.

Trailing 1-0 in the fourth, Paul Rapoli (1-for-2, RBI, R, 2 BB) scored Dean Sheridan (2-for-3, 2 R, 3

@OW_Panthers Softball rallies in series finale against Farmingdale State

Katie Rizzo produced three hits and three RBI in game two / Photo by SUNY Old Westbury - John Butler

OLD WESTBURY, NY --- (www.OLDWESTBURYPANTHERS.com) SUNY Old Westbury softball (7-9, 3-9 Skyline) lost 7-2 and 6-5 Skyline Conference decisions Monday at home to the Farmingdale State Rams (12-10, 10-2 Skyline) from Jackie Robinson Athletic Complex.

Game 1: Farmingdale State 7, Old Westbury 2
The Rams jumped ahead early with a two-run single by Lori Michalowski (2-for-3, 3 RBI, R) to score Megan Anderson (2-for-3, 2 R, RBI, BB) and Allison Dailey (2-for-4, R) for the game's initial runs.

Farmingdale State doubled its advantage in the second inning with Anderson's RBI single and a

@OW_Panthers Softball battles St. Joseph’s (L.I.) on the road

Delana Murray went 3-for-6 on the day / Photo by SUNY Old Westbury - John Butler

PATCHOGUE, NY --- (www.OLDWESTBURYPANTHERS.com) SUNY Old Westbury softball (7-7, 3-7 Skyline) lost 7-0 and 13-2 Skyline Conference decisions Sunday on the road to the St. Joseph's (L.I.) Golden Eagles (14-6, 6-2 Skyline).

Game 1: St. Joseph's 7, Old Westbury 0
Gabrielle Cinquemani (2-for-3, 2 RBI, R) broke the scoring ice in the first inning with a RBI single to drive home Kristen Arbiter for the game-winning run off Panther starter Amanda Fucci (3-4, 6 IP, 7 H, 7 R, 5 ER, 2 BB, K).

Cinquemani would later lift a solo home run to spark a four-run fourth inning.

Delana Murray's two-out single put Old Westbury in the hit column in the fifth inning.

From there, Mallory McClafferty (5-1, 7 IP, 1 H, 2 BB, 6 K) cruised for the complete-game shutout

Weir’s hat trick leads @OW_Panthers Women’s Lacrosse against St. Joseph’s (L.I.)

Photo by Chris Bergmann Photography (www.chrisbergmannphotography.com)

OLD WESTBURY, NY --- (www.OLDWESTBURYPANTHERS.com)  SUNY Old Westbury women's lacrosse lost a 18-9 Skyline Conference decision at home Sunday afternoon to the St. Joseph's (L.I.) Golden Eagles (5-4, 2-0 Skyline) from Panther Park.

St. Joseph's took an early 2-0 lead before Sara Bey found Natasha Treuman at 21:31 to slice the Panther (3-7, 1-1 Skyline) deficit in half.  Bey then fed Danielle Weir at 11:28 after the Golden Eagles scored a pair of goals to make it a 4-2 game.  St. Joseph's used a pivotal 5-0 run to go up 9-2.  Old Westbury regrouped as Taylor Guarneri's goal with 3:53 remaining sparked a 4-0 run with goals from Bey, Treuman and Halle Johnson made it a 9-6 game at intermission.

Weir finished a pass from Courtney Gallagher to open the second-half scoring that made it a two-score game with 28:06 remaining.  From there, Kristin Carroll's goal at 27:04 ignited an 8-0 Golden Eagle run for a 10 goal lead, 17-7.  Treuman and Weir both added late goals to settle the scoring.

For the second-consecutive game, Weir finished with a hat trick (fourth of season).  Treuman added three goals and one assist.  Weir, Gallagher, Bey and Johnson each controlled two draws while Guarneri caused a team-leading three turnovers.  Ashley Gugliuzzo (3-7) scooped five ground balls and made a season-high 15 saves in net.

Heather Ferchland led St. Joseph's with a game-high seven goals to go along with eight draw controls, six caused turnovers and six ground balls.  Lindsay Ramos (5-4) stopped three shots to secure the Golden Eagle win.    

MOUNT SAINT MARY KNIGHTS UP NEXT FOR THE PANTHERS: Old Westbury remains at home Wednesday (Apr. 13) for a Skyline Conference battle with the Mount Saint Mary Knights at 4 p.m. from Panther Park. 

@OW_Panthers Women’s Lacrosse rallies late at Moravian

BETHLEHEM, PA --- (www.OLDWESTBURYPANTHERS.com)  SUNY Old Westbury women's lacrosse (3-7) were unable to overcome a seven goal deficit at halftime on the road in Friday's 20-16 non-conference loss to the Moravian Greyhounds (6-5) from HUB Quad Field.

Alex Johnston put Moravian in front with a goal 32 seconds in for the early lead.  The Greyhounds followed with nine more goals before Danielle Weir answered for Old Westbury at 10:27.  Following Johnston's third goal of the half, Weir found Taylor Guarneri with 3:48 left to ignite a 3-0 Panther run as Halle Johnson contributed two goals to close out the half.

Trailing 11-4 entering second-half play, Old Westbury continued its run with seven more goals as

Treuman leads @OW_Panthers Women’s Lacrosse against Stockton

Natasha Treuman scored her team-leading 29th and 30th goals / Photo by Scudder Black

OLD WESTBURY, NY --- (www.OLDWESTBURYPANTHERS.com)  SUNY Old Westbury women's lacrosse suffered a 20-3 non-conference setback Wednesday afternoon to the Stockton Ospreys (9-1) from Panther Park.

Kim Raichelson broke the scoring ice with her first of four goals on the day 37 seconds in for Stockton's early lead.  Courtney Gallagher answered with her ninth goal of the season for the Panthers (3-6) at 25:54 to tie the game.  Melanie Patterson's goal at 24:49 ignited a 9-0 Osprey run before Sara Bey found Natasha Treuman with 1:49 remaining to make it a 10-2 game.  Kelsey Perst scored at 1:09 followed by Raichelson's goal with eight seconds left to send Stockton into the half with a 12-2 lead.

Down 15-2, Treuman finished Danielle Weir's feed for her team-leading 30th goal of the season with 25:59 remaining.  Stockton closed out the final 18:52 with a 5-0 run.

Treuman and Weir both caused three turnovers, while Bey and Taylor Guarneri followed with two.  Gallagher controlled four draws and Weir had two.  Old Westbury netminder Ashley Gugliuzzo (3-6) picked up three ground balls, caused one turnover and made two saves in defeat.

Mary Stornes (9-1) stopped two shots in the first half to secure the Stockton win before Maura Twiggs recorded one second-half save.  Sarah Frankovic assisted on six Osprey goals while Colleen Knight caused five turnovers and controlled four draws.  Lauren Ivancich totaled a game-high five draw controls.

MORAVIAN GREYHOUNDS UP NEXT FOR THE PANTHERS: Old Westbury returns to the road Friday (Apr. 8) for a non-conference battle with the Moravian Greyhounds at 4 p.m. from Hub Quad Field.

Old Westbury Softball extends win streak to six with sweep of Baruch

OLD WESTBURY, NY --- (www.OLDWESTBURYPANTHERS.com) SUNY Old Westbury softball (6-4) compiled 6-2 and 9-0 non-conference wins Tuesday at home versus the Baruch Bearcats (3-16) at Jackie Robinson Athletic Complex.

Game 1: Old Westbury 6, Baruch 2
Baruch went up early with a two-run homer by Nicole Bellini (1-for-3) off Panther starter Nicole DeCola (3-2, 7 IP, 6H, 2 R, BB 6 K) in the first inning.

Amanda Fucci (3-for-3, 2 RBI, BB) answered for the Panthers in the bottom of the first with a two-out RBI single to score Samantha Scharff (1-for-3, 2 R, RBI) to slice the deficit in half.

Old Westbury tied the game in the third with DeCola working a bases loaded walk to score Scharff to

SUNY Old Westbury Women’s Lacrosse drives out Bard in 17-12 victory

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The Panthers won their season opener for the second time in program history | Courtesy of Old Westbury Sports Information (written by Harris Rappel)

POUGHKEEPSIE, NY --- (www.OLDWESTBURYPANTHERS.com)  SUNY Old Westbury women's lacrosse jumped ahead early and never looked back in their 17-12 season-opening road victory over the Bard Raptors (0-1) Tuesday evening from Tenney Stadium. It was the second-consecutive season-opening win for the Panthers who began their fourth season overall.

Natasha Treuman had a collegiate debut for the record books, with a program-record 10 goals on 11 shots, to go with a program-best 11 points.  She also powered the Panthers with seven draw controls, five ground balls, four caused turnovers and one assist.  Outside of Treuman, Danielle Weir and Taylor Guarneri each produced two goals, while Weir added seven ground balls.  Courtney Gallagher totaled four caused turnovers, three draw controls, one goal and one assist in addition to scooping up three ground balls to become the first Panther with 100 career ground balls.

Ashley Gugliuzzo (1-0) played all 60 minutes and had eight saves to earn Old Westbury's win.  Kaylynn Tran (0-1) stopped six shots in a complete-game effort to take the loss with 17 goals against her.

Sara Bey won the opening draw before netting the game's first goal to give Old Westbury a 1-0 lead just 15 seconds into play.  Treuman then found Weir at 27:52 to double the Panthers' advantage.  Casey Witte answered for Bard at 26:38 to slice the deficit in half.  Guarneri answered with back-to-back goals to put Old Westbury ahead, 4-1.  With 13:34 remaining, Treuman rattled the cage for her first goal, and closed out the half by scoring Old Westbury's final three goals for the 10-5 lead at intermission.

Weir opened up Old Westbury's second-half scoring with a goal 8:01 into the action.  LaChaye Allen found Treuman for her third goal of the second half at 12:28 to extend Old Westbury's lead to a game-high 14-6.  Marion Adams' goal at 11:51 ignited a 6-1 Raptor run to make it a three-score game (15-12) with 3:30 left.  Treuman tallied the Panthers' final six goals, including the game-winner at 20:35 with a free-position score.

In the end, Old Westbury held the advantage in shots (32-25), shots on goal (23-20) and ground balls (35-33).

MANHATTANVILLE VALIANTS UP NEXT FOR THE PANTHERS: Old Westbury takes the field next on the road Wednesday (Mar. 16) against the Manhattanville Valiants in Purchase, New York.  Opening draw of the non-conference showdown is slated for 3 p.m. from GoValiants.com Field.

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Old Westbury Baseball concludes play at Gene Cusic Collegiate Classic

Old Westbury went 4-2 this past week in non-conference action in Fort Myers, Florida | Courtesy of Old Westbury Sports Information (written by Harris Rappel)

FORT MYERS, FL --- (www.OLDWESTBURYPANTHERS.com) SUNY Old Westbury wrapped up play at the Gene Cusic Collegiate Classic with Saturday's 13-6 setback to the Otterbein Cardinals (6-1) from Terry Park #1 in Fort Myers, Florida.  

Jesse Russo (3-for-5, 2 R, RBI) slapped a leadoff triple to right field off Otterbein starter Robert Kemer (3 IP, 6 H, 3 R, 1 ER, 2 BB, 7 K).  Tommy Ziegen (2-for-5, 2 RBI, SB) quickly put the Panthers (7-3) ahead with a RBI single for Old Westbury's first inning lead.

Otterbein answered with five singles off Panther starter Jeremy Charles to take a 4-1 lead at the end of the first frame.

Old Westbury sliced the deficit in half with Jesse Russo's second-inning RBI single to score Paul Rapoli (2-for-4, 2 R, BB).  Ziegen then singled home Joey Walsh (1-for-1, 2 R, 4 BB) to pull the Panthers within one run.

The Cardinals increased their lead with a three-run third to make it a 7-3 game.

Mark Walton's (4-for-4, 3 RBI, 2 R) two-out RBI single in the fourth extended Otterbein's lead to five.

Old Westbury used a two-run double by Kevin Lao to make it an 8-5 game heading into the bottom of the sixth.

Nick Dorcean (2.2 IP, 5 H, 5 R, 2 BB, 1 K) took over for Charles (1-1, 5 IP, 9 H, 8 R, 6 ER, 2 BB, 6 K) in the sixth, where he allowed a two-run RBI single to Walton for Otterbein's 9-5 lead.

Rapoli cracked a one-out triple into right before Carlos Balmaceda made it a three-score game with a RBI single in the seventh.

Otterbein tacked on four more runs in the eighth to take a 13-6 lead.

Terrell Dorsey (2-0, 3.1 IP, 4 H, 3 R, 2 BB, 4 K) earned the Cardinals' win and Nick Muse (2.2 IP, H, BB, K) picked up his second save of the season. 

LEHMAN LIGHTNING UP NEXT FOR THE PANTHERS: Old Westbury takes the field next on the road Saturday (Mar. 12) against the Lehman Lightning in Bronx.  First pitch of the non-conference doubleheader is set for 11 a.m. from South Field.

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