By Collin Bolebruch
VOLLEYBALL
Plattsburgh State women’s volleyball dropped three games in the Skidmore Classic in Saratoga Springs, New York, last weekend, falling to 0-6 on the season, winning just one set overall.
The Cardinals lost the first game to Nazareth 0-3 on Sept. 6, losing sets 15-25, 13-25 and 19-25.
Sophomore Darby Collyear led the team in points, followed up by sophomore Liya Girma with six. Sophomore KC Burke contributed seven digs and first-year Anabella Almeida finished with eight assists.
The Cardinals then lost the next game to the host Skidmore 0-3 on Sept. 7, losing sets 19-25, 9-25 and 20-25.
Girma led the way with 9.5 points and Collyear contributed seven. Burke doubled her previous day’s total with 14 digs and Almeida again had the most assists with 11.
Plattsburgh lost in the final game to Connecticut College 0-3 on Sept. 7, losing sets 20-25, 16-25 and 14-25.
Girma had her best performance, leading with 13 points and sophomore Iris Mulvey stepped up to record 6.5. Girma also dropped 13 digs and Almeida again had 11.
Plattsburgh will have two more chances to win its first game under first-time head coach Eimile O’Brien this weekend when it travels to Castleton, Vermont to play VTSU-Castleton and SUNY Delhi on Sept. 14.
EMERY
Bob Emery, former Plattsburgh State men’s hockey head coach, recently landed a job within the Dallas Stars’ organization as a scout, according to themackreport.com.
Emery served as the Cardinals’ head coach from 1989 to 2019, posting a record of 624-215-65 and winning two NCAA Division III National Championships in 1992 and 2001. Under his watch, the Cardinals won 16 SUNYAC titles, and made the NCAA Tournament 18 times. The former Card holds the 14th most wins and the second highest win percentage at .726 in NCAA men’s hockey history, across both divisions.
Emery most recently acted as director of hockey operations for Division I Merrimack College, a position he was hired to immediately following his retirement and concluding with his NHL hiring.
Emery is believed to be one of three Plattsburgh State men’s hockey alumni to hold an NHL scout position, following former coach Herb Hammond, who was in the pros from 1988 to 2005, winning a Stanley Cup with the New York Rangers in 1993-94, and former player Joe Ferras, who has been with the New Jersey Devils since 2017.
