The run toward an Empire 8 Conference title fell just short for the men’s tennis team with a 5-3 defeat at the hands of top-seeded Stevens Institute of Technology this afternoon in the conference finals on the Wheeler Tennis Courts.
By Taylor Palmer, Assistant Sports Editor
• May 6, 2012
The top-seeded softball team advanced to Sunday’s Empire 8 Conference Championship final with a big 5-1 win against second seed St. John Fisher College this afternoon on Kostrinsky Field.
The women's track and field team took first place out of six teams at the Empire 8 Conference Outdoor Championships yesterday in Butterfield Stadium with a score of 317.5 points.
The last three Upper New York State Collegiate Swimming Association and Empire 8 Conference Championships have been a battle between the women's swimming and diving team and Steven’s Institute of Technology. This year was no different.
Though the women’s cross-country team remains the only team to win the Empire 8 Conference Championship after its first-place finish Saturday, it is still looking to earn recognition at the regional and national levels.