Men's Tennis Wins Liberty League Awards; 4 thoroughbreds on the honors list

TROY, N.Y. The Skidmore men's tennis team took home a pair of weekly Liberty League awards. Griffioen Biernat was named Liberty League Singles Performer of the Week, and the duo of Fletcher King And Nika Mori was selected as the Liberty League Doubles Team of the Week. In addition, four Skidmore student-athletes from four different teams were recognized on the honor roll for the week ending Oct. 6.

Griffioen Biernat (Sr., Columbus, Ohio) Liberty League Men's Tennis Singles Artist of the Week

As part of a dominant win over Bard on Saturday, Biernat shut out his opponent in No. 2 singles 6-0, 6-0. He also claimed victory at No. 1 doubles by a 6-0 margin. Before that day, he won each of the 18 matches he played.

Fletcher King/Nika Mori Liberty League Men's Tennis Doubles Team of the Week

King and Mori earned a 6-0 victory in the No. 2 doubles match against Bard on Saturday as part of Skidmore's 6-1 victory over the Raptors. Later, Mori posted a 6-0, 6-0 win at No. 3 singles, and King was closing in on a win at No. 1 singles when he retired due to injury.

Gillian Maher (#21, Sr., D, Pearl River, New York) Liberty League Field Hockey Honor Roll

Maher started and delivered full 60-minute efforts for Skidmore in both matches last week, anchoring the defense. The highlight of the week was a 4-0 shutout victory over Rensselaer on Saturday, in which Maher recorded her third defensive save of the year. Maher and the defense successfully defended eight RPI corners, and twelve including Wednesday's game at Hartwick.

Natalie Pedersen (#7, Fy., RS, Rochester, New York) Liberty League Women's Volleyball Honor Roll

In two matches, Pedersen posted 22 kills (3.14/set) and a .241 hitting percentage in a weekend split for the Thoroughbreds. On Saturday at Union, Pedersen finished with a season high of 15 kills and five digs.

Abby Lewis (#20, F, East Greenwich, Rhode Island) Liberty League Women's Soccer Honor Roll

Lewis scored both goals for Skidmore in a 2-1 road victory at Vassar on Saturday. She got the scoring started with a goal in the fifth minute and then broke a 1-1 draw before the first half was over with her sixth goal of the year in the 35^e minute, which served as the game winner.

Will Devall (#1, Jr., GK, Shoreham, New York) Men's Liberty League Soccer Honor Roll

Devall has conceded just one goal in two games for Skidmore in a 0-1-1 week, including a scoreless draw against Clarkson on Wednesday where he made one save. He saw much higher volume against #20 Vassar on Saturday, where he made a career-high 11 saves. Devall finished the week with a 0.50 goals-against average and a .923 save percentage.

Liberty League Performer of the Week selections October 7:

MEN'S CROSS-COUNTRY
Performer of the Week: Jonathan Craun, RPI
Rookie of the Week: Thomas Manson, RPI
Honor Roll: James Hughes, Ithaca; Nick Lyndaker, St. Lawrence; Ryan Russell, Union

LADIES CROSS COUNTRY
Performer of the week: Jules Bleskoski, RPI
Rookie of the Week: Erin vonHousen, RPI
Honor Roll: Sierra Danieu, RIT; Haley Schoenegge, Vassar

FIELD HOCKEY
Offensive Performer of the Week: Caroline Hamilton, St. Lawrence
Defensive Performer of the Week: Hannah Hutson, William Smith
Rookie of the Week: Maggie Monaghan, Union
Honor Roll: Mia Batchelder, William Smith; Sophie Brady, Union; Gillian MaherSkidmore; Hannah Mehta, Rochester; Cara Vredenburg, St. Laurens

FOOTBALL
Offensive Artist of the Week: Oskar Baldwin, St. Lawrence
Defensive Performer of the Week: Anthony Romano, Hobart
Co-Special Teams Artist of the Week: Clayton Fogler, St. Lawrence
Co-Special Teams Artist of the Week: Vicente Lyon, Hobart
Rookie of the Week: Sam Arbaugh, St. Lawrence
Honor Roll: Oskar Baldwin, St. Lawrence; Jake Connolly, Ithaca; Patch Flanagan, Union; Cassius Johnson, R.P.I.; Jalen Leonard-Osbourne, Ithaca; E. J. Taylor, Hobart; Ryan Surhoff, St. Lawrence; Simon Weren, Rochester

MAN'S WAVE
Performer of the Week: Eric Spoth, Clarkson
Rookie of the Week: Tyler Yacawych, Clarkson

WOMEN'S GOLF
Performer of the Week: Audrey Wang, Wellesley
Rookie of the Week: Savannah Boyd, Wellesley
Honor Roll: Iyene Essien, Union; Mary Grace McCann, St. Lawrence; Helena Winterberg, Ithaca

MEN'S FOOTBALL
Offensive Artist of the Week: Jared Fiske, Vassar
Defensive Performer of the Week: Kyle Otis, Clarkson
Rookie of the Week: Joshua Lee, Vassar
Honor Roll: Morgan Burke, Clarkson; George Charalambous, St. Lawrence; Thomas Chyzowych, Hobart; Will DevallSkidmore; Owen Everett, Union; Kyle Otis, Clarkson; Jacob Raphan, Vassar; Jason Trapp, RIT

WOMEN'S FOOTBALL
Offensive Artist of the Week: Ally Stanton, Ithaca
Defensive Performer of the Week: Grace Hickey, Ithaca
Rookie of the Week: Alice Crowley, Vassar
Honor Roll: Taylor Bovardi, Union; Sophia Byron, RPI; Olivia Harris, RIT; Gill Horvath, Union; Ireland Krawczyk, William Smith; Abby LewisSkidmore; Darcie McDonough, St. Lawrence; Lindsay Ringbloom, William Smith; Laura Shea, Vassar

MEN'S TENNIS
Singles artist of the week: Griffioen BiernatSkidmore
Doubles team of the week: Fletcher King / Nika MoriSkidmore

VOLLEY-BALL
Performer of the Week: Wesley Slavin, Ithaca
Rookie of the Week: Grace Hanson, Clarkson
Honor Roll: Araiza Acum-Santos, St. Lawrence; Ashley Currier, Clarkson; Bridget Gammons, St. Lawrence; Allie Kronenberg, Union; Natalie PedersenSkidmore; Malya Sayre, William Smith