Hudson Valley Women's Athletic Conference (HVWAC)

        HVWAC FALL CHAMPIONSHIPS: Cooper Union, Pratt, CSI, St. Joseph's Win

The HVWAC Fall season has come to a close and the championships all produced incredible drama and excitement. In
Tennis, Cooper Union successfully defended its HVWAC Championship by holding off a pesky Sarah Lawrence squad on
Oct. 29. In Cross Country, Pratt Institute won its second straight HVWAC crown. In Soccer, the College of Staten Island
won its second straight HVWAC Tournament crown, defeating Mount Saint Vincent 1-0 on Nov. 4. And in Volleyball, St.
Joseph's won its fourth straight title, sweeping Mount Saint Vincent for the third straight year. Congratulations to all
winners! Full press releases/photos coming soon!

                             HVWAC WEEKLY REPORTS - 10/23/07

(Oct. 23) - The College of Staten Island clinched their third straight HVWAC Soccer Championship this week after
sweeping the conference schedule for the third straight season. As a result, the Dolphins are the #1 seed for the
upcoming HVWAC Championships, and also earned HVWAC Player and Rookie of the Week honors. In other action, Sarah
Lawrence stayed hot in women's tennis while Mount Saint Vincent and CSI scored huge conference wins in volleyball. The
HVWAC released its fall weekly reports today. More

     ST. JOSEPH'S TO COMPETE AT USCAA VOLLEYBALL CHAMPIONSHIPS

(Oct. 18) - The USCAA released the eight institutions that will compete for this year’s USCAA Women’s Volleyball National
Championship which will be hosted by Taylor University Ft. Wayne in Fort Wayne, Indiana from October 25-27. St. Joseph’
s College (NY) – Brooklyn accepted an invitation extended earlier in the week after finishing 6th in the final USCAA
Coaches’ Poll, and currently hold an overall record of 12-2. More

ST. JOSEPH'S SWEEPS MEDGAR EVERS FOR FOURTH STRAIGHT VOLLEYBALL CROWN

(Oct. 17) - Senior Magdalena Wiecek recorded 16 kills and eight digs, and Jamie Mascetti recorded a match high 40
assists as the St. Joseph's College Women's Volleyball team captured its fourth straight HVWAC Championship with a 3-0
win over Medgar Evers on Oct. 17. With the win, the Lady Bears are now 15-2 overall and 8-0 in HVWAC play and will be
the #1 seed for the upcoming HVWAC Championships as they seek to go four years without a conference loss. More


                                    HVWAC WEEKLY REPORTS - 10/16/07

(Oct. 16) - The College of Staten Island clinched their third straight HVWAC Soccer Championship this week after
sweeping the conference schedule for the third straight season. As a result, the Dolphins are the #1 seed for the
upcoming HVWAC Championships, and also earned HVWAC Player and Rookie of the Week honors. In other action, Sarah
Lawrence stayed hot in women's tennis while Mount Saint Vincent and CSI scored huge conference wins in volleyball. The
HVWAC released its fall weekly reports today. More

   CSI CLINCHES THIRD STRAIGHT SOCCER CROWN WITH WIN OVER CCNY

(Oct. 13) - Junior Tina Bellocchio notched her sixth shutout of the 2007 season, and sophomore Tina Chechel scored the
game winning goal as the College of Staten Island clinched its third straight Hudson Valley Women's Athletic Conference
Championship with a 2-0 win over CCNY on Saturday. With the win, the Dolphins improve to 8-6 overall, 4-0 in HVWAC
play, and increased their HVWAC regular season winning streak to 14 games. More

                                   HVWAC WEEKLY REPORTS - 10/9/07

(Oct. 9) - The College of Staten Island has never lost a Hudson Valley Women's Athletic Conference (HVWAC) regular
season soccer game, and after this past week's action, it appears as if CSI's first loss is not coming anytime soon. The
Dolphins defeated both Saint Elizabeth and Mount Saint Vincent to all but clinch their third straight regular season crown.
In other action, both Cooper Union and St. Joseph's remained in first place in tennis and volleyball, respectively. The
HVWAC released its weekly report today. Mor e

WELCOME TO THE NEW HVWAC HOME ON THE WEB!

(Oct. 3) - The Hudson Valley Women's Athletic Conference has a new home on the world wide web! Sports Information
Director Michael Spinner launched HVWAC.net today with the hopes that it will take the marketing and promotion of the
conference to a new level among Division III Athletics Conferences. For the last year, the HVWAC's official website was
hosted by the College of Mount Saint Vincent. More

HVWAC WEEKLY REPORTS - 10/2/07

(Oct. 2) - The race for the top spot in the Hudson Valley Women's Athletic Conference Volleyball competition got a bit
more interesting as three-time defending champion St. Joseph's and their 2006 Final Four opponent - Saint Elizabeth -
scored huge conference wins to go into a virtual tie for first place in the conference. In other action, Mount Saint Vincent
scored a shutout win over a former HVWAC member in soccer, and the Mount also caught fire in tennis. The HVWAC
released its fourth weekly report of the school year today. More

HVWAC WEEKLY REPORTS - 9/25/07

(Sept. 25) - It would be hard to find a team in the Hudson Valley Women's Athletic Conference (HVWAC) more improved
than the Women's Volleyball team at Medgar Evers. After two down seasons, the Cougars came back with a roar this
week, scoring three straight HVWAC wins and putting themselves in position to potentially earn a home match when the
HVWAC playoffs roll around. In other action, Cooper Union began its defense of their HVWAC Tennis Championship with
two straight conference victories, and Cross Country season began conference-wide. The HVWAC released its third fall
sports report of the year today. More

KANCHER NAMED HEAD WOMEN'S BASKETBALL COACH AT MOUNT SAINT VINCENT

(Sept. 21) - Zach Kancher has been named the new athletics assistant for facilities and operations and head women's
basketball coach at the College of Mount Saint Vincent it was announced by Director of Athletics Cathy Ingram. Kancher
has spent the past two years as the head girl's basketball coach at The Shipley School in Bryn Mawr, Pa. More

HVWAC WEEKLY REPORTS - 9/18/07

(Sept. 18) - Mount Saint Vincent became the first HVWAC school to jump ahead in the standings in both soccer and
volleyball as the Hudson Valley Women's Athletic Conference enjoyed its first week of conference play, and the Dolphins
were outstanding. In Soccer, the Mount downed Medgar Evers, 6-0, avenging two double-overtime scares against the
Cougars a year ago. In volleyball, MSV scored three wins, two of which were in conference play. The successes allowed
Mount Saint Vincent to be the big winner as the HVWAC weekly awards were announced today. More

SMITH NAMED HEAD WOMEN'S SOCCER COACH AT MOUNT SAINT VINCENT

(Sept. 15) - College of Mount Saint Vincent Director of Athletics Cathy Ingram has announced the hiring of Natalie Smith
as the new head women's soccer coach and Tina Prickett as the program's new assistant coach. Smith comes to
Riverdale after graduating from Pomona College in Claremont, Calif. in 2006. Prickett joins the Dolphins after serving as a
physical trainer at the St. Alban Center in York, England. She is a 2006 graduate of Long Island University. More

DOUGHTY NAMED SPORTS INFORMATION DIRECTOR AT MOUNT SAINT VINCENT

(Sept. 14) - College of Mount Saint Vincent Director of Athletics Cathy Ingram has announced the hiring of Mike Doughty
as the new Assistant Director of Athletics for Sports Information. Doughty, a native of Hyde Park, N.Y., spent the past two
years as an Assistant Sports Information Director at Marist College in Poughkeepsie, N.Y. More

HVWAC WEEKLY REPORTS - 9/11/07

(Sept. 11) - The Hudson Valley Women's Athletic Conference (HVWAC)opened the 2007-08 academic year on a high note
as defending champion St. Joseph's College scored a huge non-conference win in volleyball, while defending champion
Staten Island was equally impressive during a non-conference women's soccer match against regional powerhouse
FDU-Florham. Both teams' respective efforts allowed them to garner weekly honors as the HVWAC released its first
weekly report for the year today. More