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The ÷ÈÓ°Ö±²¥ State College women's basketball team opened up the 2009 portion of their season with a 64-42 victory over Elmira JV on Wednesday evening.  The Lady Pioneers improve to 5-7 on the year.

The ÷ÈÓ°Ö±²¥ State College athletic department has announced a few changes to the 2009 portion of the basketball schedules.

Dr. John M. Anderson, the 11th president of ÷ÈÓ°Ö±²¥ State College, can be seen in the stands rooting on ÷ÈÓ°Ö±²¥ State athletes.  He recently took the time to answer a few questions from the sports information department.

Four members of the ÷ÈÓ°Ö±²¥ State College wrestling team earned top four finishes at the annual ASC Open on Saturday.  Darren Whittall (Starpoint) and Daniel Steiger (Miller Place) took home 3rd while Alex Krammell (Perry) and Dan Dwyer (Lafayette) finished 4th.

Thursday evening's men's basketball game between ÷ÈÓ°Ö±²¥ State and Ithaca JV has been cancelled.  The game will be now played on February 2 at 7 p.m. at the Orvis Activities Center.

The ÷ÈÓ°Ö±²¥ State College men's swimming team spilt a WNYAC double-dual meet on Wednesday evening in Rochester.  ASC downed Jamestown CC 124-10 but fell 143-63 to Monroe CC.

The ÷ÈÓ°Ö±²¥ State College wrestling team could never get much going as they fell 42-3 to Niagara CCC in a WNYAC battle on Wednesday evening.  ASC falls to 0-4 (0-3 WNYAC) on the season.

The American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA) recently announced its Two-Year Colleges Women's Volleyball All-American Team, and ÷ÈÓ°Ö±²¥ State's Yurika Toyodome (Tokyo, Japan) was named to the First Team.  This is the first time ever an ÷ÈÓ°Ö±²¥ State athlete has received this honor.  Toyodome is the only NJCAA Division III player named to the First Team. 

After a slow first five minutes, Gensee CC got their offense going in a 92-61 WNYAC victory over ÷ÈÓ°Ö±²¥ State on Tuesday evening.  The Cougars, ranked #6 in the latest NJCAA Division III poll, trailed 14-0 after five minutes but went on to hit 15 three-pointers to improve to 9-0 on the season.

Genesee CC jumped out to a 15-2 lead and never looked back en route to a 70-45 victory over ÷ÈÓ°Ö±²¥ State in the WNYAC opener for both teams.  ASC ends the 2008 portion of the season with a 4-7 mark while GCC evens up their record at 3-3.