Stevens’ athletes have made an impressive start to the fall 2024 season. Notably, Field Hockey is already 3-0 in their season, having completed two exhibition matches, and Women’s Volleyball has won in five of their games thus far, out of six. Additionally, Men’s and Women’s Cross Country took a respective third and fourth place at the Vassar Season Starter on Friday, August 30. In addition to the team victories, three Stevens athletes have already been individually honored by the Middle Atlantic Conference (MAC).
The women’s volleyball team started their season on August 30, with a 3-0 (25-17, 25-18, 25-19) win against Keene State College. Notable game contenders included junior Vivian Lisboa, senior Cleo Shannon, graduate student Meg Dion, and her classmate, Elle Maggio. The four collected 23 kills and 17 blocks during the day, Lisboa leading with eight kills and seven blocks of her own. Then, just three days later, Shannon, along with graduate student Liz Patterson, took MAC Freedom Player of the Week awards. In the three games before the award, Shannon had made an astounding 36 kills, and 8 blocks, granting her Offensive Player of the Week, whereas Patterson took Defensive Player of the Week honors with 59 digs during the same weekend.
The men’s cross country team also made the MAC award list for the week of September 2. Senior Jake Aylmer made marks on the Ducks’ placement at the Vassar Season Starter when he took fourth in 12:31.7, and the team collected 73 total points. This time also marked Aylmer’s personal best for the 4K. Three days later, he was named the MAC Runner of the Week.
Both teams will next compete on Saturday, September 14, 2024. Women’s Volleyball will be competing against Muhlenberg College and Vassar College in Allentown, PA. Both Men’s and Women’s Cross Country will be taking on the Osprey Invitational in Galloway, NJ.
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