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Golf Team Meeting
Tuesday, August 31st
There will be a meeting of all students interested in playing on the SUNY Orange Golf Team, Thursday Sept. 9 at 11:00 am in Harriman room 303. For information or if unable to attend, contact Coach Paul Rickard at 341-4465 or paulrickard@sunyorange.edu
Volleyball Try Outs
Thursday, July 29th
The volleyball team will begin tryouts for the 2010 fall season August 23 @ 9am in the Physical Education building. Interested players should be full time students(12 credits or more). All positions open, with a specific need at setter. E-Mail head coach Peggy Roda with any further questions. peggy.roda@sunyorange.edu
Booth Named All-American
Monday, June 14th
Corey Booth was named an NJCAA Division II 1st team All-American this past week. Corey helped lead the Colts to a 22-17 record and a Region XV Championship. His .535 batting average led the nation for Division II baseball. Corey graduated from Orange this May, and will attend and play ball at SUNY Brockport this fall. Corey is the first player from Orange CC and Region XV to be a first team, Div. II All-American.
Colts Win! Colts Win!
Tuesday, May 11th
The SUNY Orange Colts baseball team won the Region XV tournament beating Rockland CC for the championship this past weekend. Orange was led by Corey Booth, Josh Depew, Matt Costello and Aaron Carman offensively. Joe Schlegel and Travis Renwick combined to pitch the winner. Orange is 22-15 this year, and will compete for the right to go to the NJCAA World Series this weekend in the East District Tournament hosted by Monroe CC in Rochester NY. The Colts last won the Region in 2006.
Colts receive #2 seed in Regional Tournament
Wednesday, May 5th
The SUNY Orange Colts will be the number two seed in the upcoming Region XV tournament. The Colts finished 12-8 in the league and 19-14 overall. Corey Booth and Mike Casabona were named All Region first team and Zac Menendez, Aaron Carman and Josh Depew were named second team. Corey Booth was named Region XV player of the year and Mike Casabona was named defensive player of the year. Orange plays the DCC/ Ulster winner Friday at 7:00. Rockland CC will host the weekend tournament.
Baseball wins three against Ulster
Monday, April 5th
The SUNY Orange Colts defeated Ulster on Friday 12-6 and swept a DH on Saturday 9-1 and 18-8. The winning pitchers were Josh Depew, James Hegmann and Travis Renwick. Mike Casabona had a big week offensively going 8 for 10 with two doubles, a triple and a homerun. The Colts have a big week ahead playing a series with Dutchess and non league games against nationally ranked Nassau and Lackawanna. The Colts are 8-3 overall.
Colts begin season 5-3
Thursday, April 1st
The SUNY Orange Colts went 5-3 for the week of 3/22. The spring break week was highlighted by a victory over Lenoir CC, Kinston NC and a 3-0 win at Southern Maryland. Corey Booth (Minisink Valley) was named a Region XV player of the week for hitting .500 with 10 rbi. Travis Renwick (Chapel Field) was named MHC athlete of the week for his 8 innings of one hit ball in his first college start at CSM. The Colts begin conference play this week vs. Ulster.
Women End Season
Monday, March 1st
The women's basketball team lost 66-69 to CCRI in the first round of the Region XV Tournament. The Colts were down 46-24 at halftime before making their comeback. Orange made it within 10 with 9 minutes and then within 3 with 1:14. "We missed a couple of lay-ups and then some free throws in the last two minutes that hurt us." said coach Peggy Roda. "To come back from 22 down and get an opportunity to tie it in the last 3.9 seconds is a testament to how determined we were. We just ran out of time." Leading the way for Orange were: Colleen Decker 27pts 14reb, Ceara Williams 15pts, and Tiana Taylor 11pts. The Colts end their season 16-12.
Colts Lose in Semi-final
Sunday, February 28th
Scranton, PA
The SUNY Orange men's basketball team ended it's season with a 84-62 loss to #1 seed Lackawanna College. Shedrick Hayes led Lackawanna with 26 points including 6 three pointers. Lackawanna (20-8) jumped out to a 13-9 lead and never looked back. Orange(14-14) was led by freshman Amemou Jean-Baptiste who led all scorers with 31 points."It didn't go our way tonight, Lackawanna is an excellent team and they were firing on all cylinders,"said coach Tom Rickard."I'm proud of my guys, we had a successful season".
Women's Basketball Regional Tournament
Friday, February 26th
The women's basketball tournament scheduled for Saturday Feb. 27 has been changed to Sunday Feb. 28. The Colts will take on CCRI at 1pm at Sarah Lawrence College in Bronxville N.Y.
Colts Ace Opening Round of Regionals with Grade of Diee
Wednesday, February 24th
Orange Advances to Semi-finals of Region Tournament.
Raritan Valley scored a lay up off of the opening tip to take a 2-0 lead. It was the last time they would lead all game. The Colts dictated the pace of play the entire game and cruised to an 81-68 victory against the Lions. The fifth seeded Colts victory over the fourth seed moves them on to the Region XIX Semi-finals and a matchup against Lackawanna Junior College the tournaments number one seed. Once again Orange was led by Sophomore John Diee. Diee scored 29 points including a clutch three down the stretch. Freshman James Doonan had the best night of his career scoring 17 points. Doonan knocked down five three pointers in the game. Orange was successful despite having two starters on the bench for most of the second half with four fouls each. The win moves Orange to 14-13 on the season. It is the first time the Colts have climbed over the .500 mark since the first weeks of the season. The Colts next game is on Friday, Feb 26 at 3:00 pm. The game is at tournament host Lackawanna.
JEAN-BAPTISTE NAMED ALL-CONFERENCE
Wednesday, February 24th
Middletown, NY
Freshman Amemou Jean-Baptiste was named first team all Mid-Hudson conference by the coaches. Jean-Baptiste averaged 25.4 points and 9.2 rebounds during conference play. He had a season high 42 points against Rockland CC.
During the week of February 9 he was named player of the week after scoring 31 points and grabbing 8 rebounds vs Kingsborough and following that up with a 35 point, 18 rebound performance against Westchester CC. "I'm very happy for Mo, he's worked hard and he deserves this honor," said coach Tom Rickard. Jean-Baptiste is a graduate of Chapel Field Christian High School in Pine Bush, NY.
Women Win Championship
Sunday, February 21st
The women's basketball team beat Westchester 69-74 to win the Mid Hudson Conference Championship in Poughkeepsie saturday. The Colts trailed 34-38 at halftime and were down 12 with eleven minutes left in the game.Coach Peggy Roda called a timeout with ten minutes left to change defenses. The strategy worked as Orange took the lead 66-65 with 3:18 left. WCC tied it at 69 with 52 seconds left. Orange went on to score the next 5 points to secure the victory."Im so proud of the way we stayed together and didnt give up," Coach Roda said. "Out scoring a team like WCC 14-6 in the last five minutes is quite an accomplishment." Leading the team effort for Orange were: Tournament MVP Ceara Williams 23pts 15 reb, Colleen Decker 20pts 10 reb, Tiana Taylor 11 pts 10 ast, and Carmen Milian 12pts. Decker and Taylor were also named to the All Tournament team. Orange will now focus on the Region XV Tournament that begins Saturday vs. CCRI.
Women Advance
Friday, February 19th
The women's basketball team advance to the Mid Hudson Conference Final with a 89-32 victory over Rockland thursday night at Dutchess CC.Leading the Colts were: Ceara Williams 26pts 8reb, Colleen Decker 20pts 14reb, Carmen Milian 17pts 8ast.Orange(15-11) will take on Westchester(23-2) saturday at Dutchess @ 5pm for the championship. Orange beat WCC 70-61 and lost 68-78 during the regular season.
Womens Basketball to Honor Sophomores
Thursday, February 11th
Four members of the womens basketball team will be honored Saturday Feb. 13. Colleen Decker, Devin Meikle, Kristen Schork and Carmen Milian will be recognized in a ceremony to take place before the Colts play CCRI in their last home contest. Game time is 1:00
Softball Tryouts
Monday, February 1st
The Colts Softball team will begin tryouts Feb. 1 thru Feb. 8 beginning at 2:00 in gym 2. Anyone interested should contact Stacey Morris at 341-4215.
Women Improve to 4-2
Tuesday, November 24th
The women's basketball team improved to 4-2 with a 70-61 victory over Westchester tuesday night. Eight minutes into the game the colts were down 13-5. Coach Peggy Roda called a time out and calmed her squad down. The move paid off as they went up 17-15 and never trailed agin. " It was a total team effort" said Coach Roda. "We had a game plan going in and we stuck to it." Leading the Colts was sophomore Colleen Decker with 28 pts & 15 reb. Freshman Tiana Taylor 19 pts,10 reb & 6 assits: Sophomore Carmen Milian 12 pts. Orange will be in action again Tuesday Dec. 1 at Dutchess CC.
Soccer defeated by Suffolk 3-1
Monday, November 2nd
The SUNY Orange Men's Soccer team lost in the quarterfinals of the Region XV tournament 3-1 to Nationally Ranked #1 Suffolk CC. The Colts had Dylan Gaucher, Jose Ipince and Tomas Uhrliarik named to the Mid-Hudson Conference all-star team. Gaucher was also honorable mention for Region XV.
Volleyball Downed by FIT
Sunday, November 1st
The women's volleyball team lost to #1 seed Fashion Institute in the Region XV semi finals. Orange came out strong winning the first set 27-25. FIT went on to take the next 3 22-25,19-25,12-25. Top performers for Occc were: Jeannette Convery 4 aces,6 kills,4 blocks, 8 digs. Sara Ebert 10 digs, Jackie Krauss 3 k ills, 10 digs, Niki Ventura 6 kills,10 assists. Orange finishes its season 14-8 overall, 11-6 Region XV, 6-0 Mid Hudson Conference including the Conference Championship.
Volleyball Wins Conference
Friday, October 23rd
The volleyball team won the Mid-Hudson Conference last night with a victory over Westchester CC 25-21,25-17,25-20. The Colts went 6-0 in the conference and are 11-3 in Region XV competition. They next take on Suffolk/Suffolk Grant saturday on long island.
Womens Basketball Meeting
Sunday, September 13th
Any full time student interested in trying out for the women's basketball team should attend an informational meeting Wednesday Sept.16 @ 3pm in the gym. Any questions contact head coach Peggy Roda at peggy.roda@sunyorange.edu or at 341-4304
Colts Named to Postseason Teams
Thursday, May 28th
The SUNY Orange baseball team had numerous players named to post season teams after a successful 2009 campaign. 2B Corey Booth and CF Matt Butenhoff were selected to the first team for both the Mid-Hudson Conference and Region XV. SS Mike Casabona and RHP Sean Marsiglia were second team choices for both. INF Aaron Carman was named to the Region XV first team, and C Joe Salma was a second team selection.
Named to the Division II Region XV all-defensive team were Booth, Butenhoff, 1B Chris LaPenna and RHP Connor Sullivan.
Women's Basketball Recruits Sign
Wednesday, May 27th
The womens basketball team has four local athletes committed for next years team. Coach Peggy Roda announced the signings today. Liberty grad Ceara Williams(forward) will bring her 17ppg average to Orange. James I O'Neill grad. Tiana Taylor (point guard) averages 12ppg. Fellow Middletown graduates Julieane McGeady and Ana Andino will bring 13 and 10 ppg respectively along with their ability to hit the three. "Im very excited about these players," said Roda."We lost about 30 ppg last year to graduation and are bringing in about 50ppg just with these four. To blend them into an already strong returning lineup is going to be something special." Check back in september for our 2009-10 schedule.
Colts finish season as Region 15 Runner-up
Monday, May 4th
The SUNY Orange baseball team made a great run through the Region 15 tournament this past weekend After losing an epic, 11 inning game Friday night to Ulster 14-12, the Colts showed the same toughness and will to win that they have all year. Orange defeated Rockland in the bottom of the ninth in the early game, and held on to eliminate Ulster in the late game Saturday night. In Sunday's finals the Colts lost 8-7 to Dutchess Community College. The Colts placed four players on the All-Tournament Team. Mike Casabona, Aaron Carman, Corey Booth and Joe Klemowitz were all recognized. The Colts finish the season 20-13. They finish ranked among the Division II national leaders in team fielding and team batting.
Baseball Sweeps Nassau
Sunday, April 19th
The Colts defeated Nassau CC 5-4 and 5-4 on Sunday in Middletown. Both games were won in the bottom of the seventh inning. Joe Klemowitz pitched a complete game for the win in the first game, Kevin Cunane picked up the win in relief in game two.
The Colts trailed 4-0 in the seventh inning of game one and scored five runs to win. Mike Casabona and Chris LaPenna each had two RBI hits, and Matt Butenhoff drove in LaPenna for the win. In game two, the Colts trailed 4-2 and scored three for the victory. Nick Mauro drove in two and Brady Purcell hit the walk-off single. The Colts improved to 15-9 and Nassau dropped to 22-11.
Baseball defeats Lackawanna 2-1
Wednesday, April 1st
The SUNY Orange Baseball team defeated #19 Lackawanna JC Tuesday at Colt Field. James Maloney pitched eight strong innings for the victory. Connor Sullivan worked the ninth for his third save. Aaron Carman had two hits and two RBI, and Corey Booth had two hits and scored the winning run for Orange. "Maloney was great today," stated coach Wayne Smith. "He threw strikes and let his defense play. His change-up was outstanding." Maloney struck out three, walked none, and allowed four hits. The Colts are at home Thursday against Sullivan, game time 3:30.
Baseball and Softball rained out for 3/29
Sunday, March 29th
Due to the weather and field conditions, the OCCC baseball and softball teams are rained out for their Sunday doubleheaders. No make-up dates have been set at present.
Baseball wins series vs. Westchester
Sunday, March 29th
The SUNY Orange Baseball team took two of the three game series with Westchester CC. The Colts won the opener 7-6 on Thursday. A two run homer by Jose Castillo was the difference. On Friday, Sean Marsiglia shut out the vikings for 6 innings to lead the Colts to a 5-4 win in Middletown. Westchester took game three 11-10 on Saturday to avoid the sweep. Next weeks conference series pits Orange vs. Sullivan. OCCC is home on Thursday and Saturday at 3:30 and 12:00 respectively.
Baseball Defeats College of Southern Maryland
Friday, March 20th
Justin Arnold pitched 7 strong innings to lead the Colts to a 2-1 victory in Waldorf MD. Connor Sullivan worked the 8th and 9th for his first save of the season. Aaron Carman and Jeremy Harter drove in the runs for Orange. The Colts are home Saturday at 12:00 for a doubleheader with ASA.
Women advance to Finals
Thursday, February 19th
The women's basketball team advanced to the championship game of the Mid Hudson Conference tournament with a 61-46 victory over Rockland CC.Colleen Decker led a balanced scoring attack with 21 pts and 17 rebounds. Orange will play the winner of Westchester/Dutchess game on Saturday Feb. 21 @ 5pm at Westchester Community College.
Box Score
Chelsea Gallagher: 9pts 5reb
Devin Meikle: 8pts
Brittney Morse: 8pts
Danielle Palermo: 8pts 5reb
Carmen Milian:5pts 12 reb.
Sandi McGowan: 2pts
Girls Basketball Camp Dates
Thursday, February 5th
SUNY Orange has announced its summer girls basketball camp dates for 2009. Girls ages 8-13 will be July 6-10. Girls ages 11-16 will be July 13-17. Both weeks are from 9-4pm. Cost is $175.00 per week. High School girls basketball league will be on Tues & Thurs. nights from 6-9pm starting June 30th and ending August 13.Cost is $450.00 per team, $50.00 individual players.For further information call Wayne Smith at 341-4261.
Women beat Queensboro
Saturday, January 31st
The women's basketball team beat QCC 72-33 saturday in middletown. Chelsea Gallagher continued her scoring brigade with 28pts.Gallagher,a sophmore, is averaging 20 pts in her last five games; with a high of 31. Rounding out the scoring were freshman Carmen Milian with 13pts,sophomore Brittney Morse with 10pts,freshmen Colleen Decker,Devin Meikle,and Danielle Palermo with 8,5 and four points respectivley.Sophomore Sandi McGowan had four points.The Colts(6-12) will again be in action Tuesday February 3 at home vs. Rockland CC @ 6pm. Sophomores Gallagher, McGowan and Morse, playing in their last home game, will be recognized before tip off.
Colts outlast Hawks
Tuesday, January 20th
The womens basketball team earned a hard fought victory by beating Lackawanna CC 63-58 in double overtime. Orange, down by six at halftime, allowed a 11-0 run to start the second half making them down by 17. They cut it to with in 4 with four minutes before tying the score @ 48 at the end of regulation.Again the Colts found themselves down by three with 12 seconds left until Chelsea Gallagher hit a three pointer.Tied at 57 going into the second overtime, Gallagher took over scoring the next four points to put the Colts ahead for good. Gallagher finished with 11 rebounds 31 points (including 13 of the 15 points in the overtimes)Carmen Milian:10 points 15 rebounds; Danielle Palermo:9points 11 rebounds; Sandi McGowan 4 points 9 rebounds; Brittney Morse: 4 points and Devin Meikle 3 points while holding Lackawanna's top player to 9 points in 30 minutes. Orange improves to 4-10. Next they will try to avenge an earlier season three point loss to Briarcliff in Bethpage, N.Y.
Decker Named MHC Athlete of the Week
Tuesday, January 20th
ATHLETE OF THE WEEK<br />
VALHALLA NY. Colleen Decker of Orange County Community College has been named the Mid-Hudson Conference Athlete of the week for the week of January 5, 2009.<br />
Decker is a member of the Orange County Community College Women’s Basketball Team. During the week of January 5 Decker had 19 points and 13 rebounds in the Colt’s 56-52 win over Manhattan and 23 points and 15 rebounds in the Colt’s conference win , 48-42, over Rockland.
Womens Basketball Wins First
Saturday, November 15th
The womens basketball team won its first game of the season by beating Alfred State College 62-68 in Middletown. Orange,who trailed 40-35 at halftime, allowed only 22 points in the second half. 5 players scored in double figures for the Colts. Carmen Milian 12pts, Chelsea Gallagher 12pts, Colleen Decker 12pts 14reb, Shenekwa Kellman 11pts and Sandra McGowan 11pts. Next home game for the Colts (1-2) is Nov. 22 @ 1pm vs. CC of Rhode Island.
VIEW PHOTOS OF THE GYMNASIUM FLOOR REPLACEMENT PROJECT
Thursday, November 13th
This past summer and fall, SUNY Orange replaced the gymnasium floor in the Physical Education Building.
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VIEW PHOTOS OF THE CONSTRUCTION OF suny ORANGE'S NEW SOFTBALL FIELD
Thursday, November 13th
The College's new on-campus softball field is presently being built behind the Physical Education Building, along Wawayanda Avenue and adjacent to the soccer field.
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Volleyball Ousted in Semis
Sunday, November 2nd
The womens volleyball team lost in the Region XV semi finals to F.I.T 2-3(22-25, 20-25, 25-19, 25-13, 10-15)Orange finishes its season
20-3.
Game Stats:
Gannon: 10digs,5kills,2aces
Convery: 14 aces, 11 kills
Barry: 20 assists
DeNisco: 2aces, 7kills, 2blks
Palermo: 3aces, 5kills, 2blks
Gaston: 3 digs
Alvarez: 8 digs
Volleyball Advances to Semi Finals
Wednesday, October 29th
The womens volleyball team beat Suffolk Grant 3-0 Wednesday in Middletown to advance to the Region XV semi finals. Orange(20-2) won 25-15,26-25,25-14 and will face the winner of the BMCC/FIT game saturday @ Nassau CC @ 12:00.
Game Stats:
Gannon: 5kills,5digs,1ace
Convery: 2kills, 3blocks,2ace
Barry: 15 assists
DeNisco: 8kills, 2blocks, 6ace
Palermo: 4kills, 1ace, 3blocks
Volleyball ranked #10 in the Nation
Wednesday, October 29th
The SUNY Orange Volleyball team at 19-2 is ranked #10 in the latest NJCAA poll. The Colts are in action Wednesday night at 7:00 at OCCC.
Volleyball Top Seed
Wednesday, October 29th
The SUNY Orange volleyball team earned the number one seed in the Region XV tournament and will play Suffolk Grant(8th seed) Wednesday Oct 29th in Middletown.Jeanette Convery was named First Team All Region, Michelle DeNisco Second team, and Kerri Gannon Honorable Mention.
Volleyball Ends Regular Season 19-2
Saturday, October 25th
The womens volleyball team finished their season with a 19-2 record following a split this weekend. Orange beat Suffolk-Grant 3-0 (25-19,25-15,25-16) and lost 1-3 to Suffolk CC (25-19,22-25,18-25,14-25)Orange will play home Wednesday 10/29 @ 7pm in the the first round of the regional tournament.
Colts named to All Mid-Hudson Conference Team
Friday, October 24th
The Mid-Hudson Conference released the All MHC Soccer team for 2008 today. Colt sophomores Diego Rivera and Kevin Turco were named to the 2nd team. Turco is a Middletown HS grad and Rivera is an NFA graduate. Also, sophomore, midfielder Michael Amaral from Washingtonville was named to the 2008 Region XV all-sportsmanship team.
Coach Roda Records 100th Career Victory
Friday, October 24th
Orange CC volleyball defeated Westchester CC 3-0 Thursday night to put the Colts record at 17-1 for the season. The victory was also Head Coach Peggy Roda's 100 career victory. The Colts will be in action this Saturday as they host a duel meet vs. Suffolk CC and Suffolk-Grant CC. The matches begin at 12:00.
Orange Tops Dutchess
Tuesday, October 21st
The women's volleyball team avenged an earlier season loss by sweeping Dutchess CC 3-0(25-20,25-20,25-20) in middletown. The win gives Dutchess(16-2) their second loss of the season in the region and first in the Mid Hudson Conference. Orange also has one loss in Region XV forcing a tie for the title with one game remaining. Next up for Orange is Westchester thursday 23rd in Middletown.
Game Stats:
Gannon: 3aces,3kills, 10digs
Convery: 4aces, 7kills, 7digs
Barry: 20 assists
DeNisco: 10kills, 2blocks
Palermo: 8kills, 11digs
Gaston: 2digs
Volleyball Tops Nassau
Saturday, October 18th
The womens volleyball team came back to beat a tough Nassau CC(13-3) team 3-2 saturday in Middletown. Orange(15-1) beat Queensboro(1-15) in the first game 3-0 (25-18,25-10,25-9). Orange dropped the first two games to Nassau 25-27, 16-25. The Colts fought back to win the next three 25-18,25-20,15-9.
Orange will look to avenge an earlier season loss to undefeated Dutchess CC Tuesday 7pm in Middletown.
Combined Game Stats:
Gannon: 8aces, 11kills, 14digs
Convery:5aces,14kills,5blocks
Barry: 33 assists
DeNisco: 9aces,21kills,16digs
Palermo: 6kills, 13digs
Gaston: 3aces,4digs,2blocks
Alvarez:16 digs
Orange to Host Region XV Women's Tennis Tournament
Saturday, October 18th
SUNY Orange will host the 2008 Region XV Women's Tennis Tournament October 24th and 25th. Regional participants will be competing for team and individual championships.
Volleyball tops Ulster
Friday, October 17th
The womens volleyball team improved to 13-1 by beating Ulster 3-2 thursday in Middletown. Occc won the first two games 25-16 and 25-21. Ulster came back to take the next two 22-25 and 25-27 setting the stage for game five.Orange jumped out early with Kerri Gannon serving the first 14 points; going on to win 15-1. Orange will host Queensboro CC(2-9) and Nassau CC(10-2) Saturday @ 12:00 in Middletown.
Game Stats:
Gannon:8kills, 3aces, 11digs
Convery:7kills, 4aces,3blocks
Barry:30 assists, 2aces
DeNisco:15kills, 3blocks
Palermo:14kills, 10digs
Bernardo: 1ace, 1assist
Gaston: 1kill, 1dig
Alvarez:10digs
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