WESTFIELD, Mass. — An action packed weekend is about get under way at the Westfield State campus for Owls sports teams. Men's and women's cross country, women's golf, women's volleyball, field hockey, and women's soccer all play on Saturday, September 7.
Men's and women's cross country kick off the day with a meet at the Trinity Invitational meet in Hartford. The Owl women's team won their first meet of the season last weekend at the Keene State Alumni meet. The Owls had four runners finish in the top ten, which include Shea Hamel in fourth, Brynne LeCours in fifth, Ariann LeCours in eighth, and Molly Kennedy in ninth. The men's team finished in third with a seventh-place finisher in John Nekitopoulos with a time of 15:57.56.
Women's golf has its first tournament of the season, starting at home at Shaker Farms Country Club in Westfield, Mass. The Owls started off strong during the 2024 spring season with a second place finish at the Nichols Tournament and will look to continue that success Saturday. Westfield's number 1 player Dorothy Duval is teeing off at 12:09 pm along with Gordon's number 1 in Katherine Maloney and Keene's number 2 Jodi Mercier to get the match rolling.
Women's volleyball kicks off the home stand on campus this weekend as they face Rhode Island College for the home opener. Despite starting the season 0-4, the Owls faced tough competition to start preparing for MASCAC play as they were selected by coaches to finish first this season. The Owls will look to MASCAC Rookie of the Week, Sydney Cummins to capture a Westfield home win.
Next on the home docket Saturday is field hockey as they take on UMass-Dartmouth at noon on Alumni Field. The Owls are coming off a hard fought 4-1 victory of Nichols College in their opening weekend Caryl Newhof tournament at Smith College. Westfield saw a clean sweep last week in Player of the Week honors for field hockey as Sadie Stauffer won Offensive Player of the Week, Jordan Conrad for Defensive Player of the Week, and Annalise Lopes for Rookie of the Week. This experienced team will look for a way to extend their momentum into a streak.
The last of the home games Saturday is the women's soccer team as they take on Southern Maine on Alumni Field at 3 P.M. This is the first game back in the Northeast as the Owls traveled to Tennessee for the Maryville College Fall Women's Classic, where they tied both matches. Westfield will try to have both of their players of the week, Julia Robak and Kylie Tomasetti, to help the Owls get in the win column for the home opener.
Westfield state has a great slate of games this weekend and are excited to showcase our athletes. Live stats, video and results as they become available at WWW.WestfieldStateOwls.com.
-- written by Hunter Briggs, sports information graduate assistant