United Volleyball Conference Forms; Begins Competition This Season

Dr. Catherine B. Hill, Vassar College President, is pleased to announce the formation of the United Volleyball Conference (UVC), a men’s volleyball conference consisting of 12 outstanding NCAA Division III athletic and academic institutions. “On behalf of the UVC Presidents Council, we are delighted by the establishment of the United Volleyball Conference.” said Dr. Hill. “We are looking forward to the first season of UVC play.  The conference will be a wonderful addition for our student athletes.” ...Read More >>

Ithaca Tabbed as Preseason Favorite in Women's Tennis

Ithaca College is the unanimous choice to capture its sixth consecutive Empire 8 Women’s Tennis Championship according to a preseason poll of conference coaches.  The Bombers posted a 7-0 regular season conference record and finished undefeated overall in regular season play.  Ithaca has won 35 consecutive conference matches, the most by any team in any Empire sport. ...Read More >>

Kimberly Fierke Named Hartwick College Director of Athletics

Hartwick College is pleased to announce the appointment of Dr. Kimberly Fierke as Director of Athletics. She will assume her position on October 18, and will be on campus for Homecoming & Reunion October 8-10. Fierke comes to Hartwick from Salem College in North Carolina, where she has served as Director of Athletics since 2005. In 2006, she was promoted to Director of Athletics and Physical Education. ...Read More >>

Stevens Favored to Continue Empire 8 Volleyball Success

Stevens Institute of Technology, which has won the conference title in each of its first three seasons, is the unanimous preseason favorite in the coaches’ poll to capture the Empire 8 Volleyball Championship again this year.  The Ducks have won all 30 matches against conference opponents since joining the Empire 8, including 24 regular season victories and six postseason wins. ...Read More >>

Stevens Picked to Capture Third Straight Empire 8 Field Hockey Title

Stevens Institute of Technology, which has won a record 12 consecutive regular season games and back-to-back conference titles, is the preseason favorite to repeat as Empire 8 field hockey champions in a poll of the coaches.  The Ducks have won 36 games overall in the past two seasons. ...Read More >>

Stevens Chosen to Win Fourth Empire 8 Men's Soccer Crown

Stevens Institute of Technology, which captured the conference title with a goal in the 89th minute last year, is the choice of opposing coaches to capture its fourth Empire 8 men’s soccer title in as many years in the conference.  The Ducks, who finished second in the regular season in league play before winning the postseason conference tournament last season, have posted a 53-7-9 overall mark in the past three years. ...Read More >>

St. John Fisher Selected as Preseason Football Favorite

St. John Fisher College, which has shared four of the past six conference football titles, is the choice to capture the championship this season according to the 2010 Empire 8 Football Preseason Coaches Poll.  The conference champion earns an automatic berth to the NCAA Division III Championship. St. John Fisher, which received four first-place votes after sharing the conference title with Alfred University last season, is ranked 14th in the Lindy’s Magazine Preseason Top 25.  The Cardinals finished 7-3 last season and topped Cortland in the ECAC Northwest Bowl Championship. ...Read More >>

John Tuttle Named St. John Fisher College Volleyball Coach

John Tuttle has been named head coach of the St. John Fisher College volleyball team. Tuttle steps in to take over a program that has excelled both on and off the court, hitting the 20-win plateau and advancing to the postseason each of the last two years, while also earning four straight AVCA Team Academic Awards for maintaining above a 3.50 GPA in the classroom. ...Read More >>