Fall 2024 sports round up

By Maggie Flanagan | Sports Editor | mflanagan6@mail.smcvt.edu

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Jack Andrews, ’26, celebrates a 1-0 victory over Georgian Court on Sept. 5, 2024.
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Women’s volleyball beat Middlebury 3-1 on Sept. 10, 2024.

The 2024 fall season has begun. 

Men’s and women’s tennis played in the Intercollegiate Tennis Association East Regional Championship on Friday, Sept. 13. The men’s next match is Saturday, Sept. 21 against Assumption University. The women’s next match is Wednesday, Sept. 18 at American International College.

The women’s soccer team (3-0) won 5-1 at Dominican (NY) on Saturday, Sept. 14. The Purple Knights have won their first three games of the season for the first time since 2008 and won their first three road games in a season for the first time in program history. They play again on Tuesday, Sept. 17 at Felician University.

The men’s soccer team (2-1-1) won 3-1 at D’Youville on Friday, Sept. 13, and tied 0-0 at Daemon on Sunday, Sept. 15. They play next on Wednesday, Sept. 18 vs. Fisher College. The teams will face each other for the first time.

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Women’s tennis media day on Aug. 20, 2024.
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Ryan Noci, ’26. The men’s soccer team lost 0-2 against Caldwell on Sept. 7, 2024.

Field hockey (0-4) played American International on Wednesday, Sept. 11, and lost 0-2. They lost 2-4 against Mercy on Sunday, Sept. 15. They play at Saint Anselm on Wednesday, Sept.18.

The volleyball team (2-5) lost to The University of Virginia Wise and Saint Leo on Friday, Sept. 13, and lost to Valdosta State and Saint Edward’s on Saturday, Sept. 14. They have a week off before they play two home games on Sunday, Sept. 22. 

Three St. Michael’s College men’s and women’s cross country runners finished in the top-three on Saturday, Sept. 7 at the season-opening Shacklette Invitational. The cross country team is hosting the Equality Invitational on Saturday, Sept. 21 at 10 a.m. (men) and 11 a.m. (women).