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Nov.12:   The Liberty League announced its weekly award winners on Monday, and six student-athletes were honored for their athletic accomplishments.

Nov. 8: When the bus departs for the St. Lawrence University football team's game with the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy tomorrow, there will be one more vehicle in the travel party than usual: a jam-packed U-Haul truck. This truck will be full of clothing collected for victims of Hurricane Sandy, and delivered to the Red Cross on Long Island on Saturday morning.

Nov. 1: St. Lawrence University's athletic department is pitching in to help provide relief for victims of Hurricane Sandy on Long Island.

A clothing drive and fundraiser will be held throughout the weekend and into next week with the clothing provided and monetary proceeds being delivered to the Red Cross on Long Island when the Saint football team travels to Kings Point Nov. 10 to play its annual Hoffmann Cup game against the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy.

Drop boxes for well-kept folded clothing, identified as a priority item by the Red Cross, will be located the Augsbury Gymnasium lobby, the Newell Field House lobby near the fitness center and in the Appleton Arena lobby. Donation stations for monetary contributions will also be set up in Augsbury for Friday's Homecoming pep rally and at Appleton Arena for the hockey games Friday and Saturday night.Donations will also be accepted at Saturday's football game against Hobart.

Financial donations may also be dropped off at the office of quarterbacks coach Tom Blumenauer at any time prior to the team's Nov. 9 departure for Long Island.

**UPDATE**
Oct. 30: Events this weekend, Nov. 2-4, will go on as scheduled, including Homecoming, the Athletic Hall of Fame induction ceremonies and a tribute to Hockey Coach Emeritus Joe Marsh.

We realize that due to the storm, some who had planned to travel to campus to join in these celebrations may not be able to be with us, but after consultation and discussion, it was decided that it would be best to go on with the weekend as planned.

The campus sustained no damage and there was no loss of power here. If you can't be with us, we hope that you're safe and we also hope to see you next year!

Oct. 23: The Liberty League announced its weekly award winners on Monday, and six student-athletes were honored for their athletic accomplishments.

The St. Lawrence cross country runners swept the weekly Performer and Rookie of the Week honors on both the men's and women's sides. Sam Rakoc and Amy Cymerman were Performers of the Week, while Spencer Patterson and Ella Martin were Rookies of the Week.

Rakoc earned Performer of the Week honors for the fourth time this season after becoming the fourth consecutive Saints runner to win the NYSCTC individual title. The Swampscott, MA native captured the state crown with a time of 25:44.6, a 10-second margin over the second place finisher in the 143-runner field.

Patterson earned the Rookie of the Week award for the second time in three weeks, as he was the top first-year runner at the NYSCTC Championships. The Saratoga Springs, NY native was the second St. Lawrence runner across the line with a sixth place overall finish in 26:10.6.

Cymerman earned her first Performer of the Week honors for the 2012 season after posting a career-best second place finish in the women's state championship race. The Pittsford, NY native ran in 22:39.9, helping the Saints to a fifth consecutive team title with a record-tying low score.

Martin was also key to the Saints' victory this weekend, finishing third overall in a field of 141 runners. The Woods Hole, MA native ran in 22:49.5 to collect her fourth top-10 finish in five collegiate races.

Oct. 11: Five former athletes, a highly successful coach and two of the outstanding men's indoor and outdoor track teams in program history will make up the class of 2012 when the St. Lawrence University Athletic Hall of Fame holds its annual induction luncheon on Saturday, Nov. 3 at noon.

Oct. 9: The Liberty League announced its weekly award winners on Monday, and seven St. Lawrence University student-athletes were honored for their athletic accomplishments.

Seniors Aimee Caligiore and Sam DeMello garnered Performer of the Week honors for women's golf and men's soccer, respectively. Caligiore shot rounds of 83 and 77 for a 160 total and was the top Liberty League competitor in the Williams Invitational with a third-place finish. Meanwhile, DeMello scored two goals in the second half, leading the Saints to a key 3-0 win over Hobart. The goals pushed DeMello over 100 career points, becoming only the second player in St. Lawrence history to reach the century mark.

Five first-year St. Lawrence student-athletes were recognized as Rookie of the Week for their respective sports. Spencer Patterson and Ella Martin each claimed the award for cross country. Martin led from start to finish winning the 6,000-meter Ronald C. Hoffmann Invitational on Saturday for her first collegiate victory. She ran 22:27.8 and led the Saints to the team title, while Patterson was the top freshman finisher and fifth overall in 26:05.74 to help the men's squad to a second-place finish in the race.

Claire O'Neil was named the women's golf Rookie of the Week for the second consecutive week. The Toronto, ON native tied for 17th overall with rounds of 84 and 86 at the Williams Invitational.

St. Lawrence University ranks 26th overall and ninth among NCAA Division III teams in the most 2012 NCSA Collegiate Power Rankings which averages the Learfield Sports Directors' Cup Ranking, the NCAA student-athlete graduation rate and the U.S. News & World Report ranking.

Oct. 2: The Liberty League announced its weekly award winners on Monday, and four St. Lawrence University student-athletes were honored for their athletic accomplishments.

Three first-year students earned Rookie of the Week honors, including Claire O'Neil of the women's golf team, Margaret MacDonald of the women's cross country squad and Brady Cooper of the field hockey team.

O'Neil shot her collegiate low with a 77 in the first round of the Wallace Invitational at Cortland and came back with an 82 in round two to finish second overall with a 159 total, helping the women's golf team to third place in the tournament.

MacDonald ran 22:02 to lead the Saints at the Division I dominated Paul Short Cross Country gold race. MacDonald's finish helped St. Lawrence to 24th place out of 40 teams.

Cooper recorded her first collegiate shutout with a 17-save effort against St. John Fisher and ran her shutout streak to 214:04 with a scoreless first half against Geneseo State. The Lakeville, CT native has a 0.29 goals against average and a .967 save percentage in her last four starts.

Finally, senior Sam Rakoc was named the Liberty League's Performer of the Week for men's cross country. Rakoc had the fifth-best finish among all Division III runners in the Paul Short Gold race, finishing 86th in 25:33 in a 330 runner field. It was one of the top times in St. Lawrence program history in four years of competition at Lehigh.

Sept. 25: The Liberty League announced its weekly award winners on Monday, and three St. Lawrence University first-year student-athletes were honored as Rookie of the Week for their athletic accomplishments.

First-year student Graham Niles shot back-to-back rounds of 73 to finish fourth and earn first team All Liberty League honors.  His play helped the Saints qualify for the match play conference championship in the spring, and for his efforts, Niles was named the men's golf Rookie of the Week.

Lizzy Saward ignited the Saints' field hockey team's offense with a three-goal, one-assist game as St. Lawrence defeated Vassar 6-1 for their first win of the season. Saward scored her first collegiate goal, had her first collegiate assist and scored the game winner against the Brewers as part of a seven-point day.

Finally, St. Lawrence rookie goalkeeper Kelsey West recorded her third shutout of the season for the women's soccer team, as she kept Skidmore off the board with five saves in the Saints 0-0 double-overtime draw.  It is the second time this fall that West has earned Liberty League Rookie of the Week honors. 

Both the field hockey and volleyball teams will be in action on campus Tuesday night, with the field hockey squad facing St. John Fisher at 5:00pm and volleyball squaring off with Plattsburgh State at 6:00pm.  The only team competing on campus this weekend is the nationally-ranked men's soccer team, which faces Vassar and Bard on Friday and Saturday.