February 2019

Head Coach Taylor Maurer has announced the 2019 Genesee Community College Cougars softball schedule

Feb. 12, 2019

“We are excited about the upcoming season, and look forward to a successful spring”, comments Head Coach Taylor Maurer, who will be entering her fourth season leading the Cougars. “The coaching staff is confident that the hard work our athletes are putting into the offseason will pay off with a competitive year”, Maurer added. “We have a great combination of players, with six returners that will add not only skill, but experience, and several talented incoming freshmen.”

The season gets underway with Spring Training in March. Regional play will begin on March 27 as Onondaga Community Colleges travels to Batavia for the home opener.

The month of April is jam-packed with both regional and conference games with a total of five doubleheaders taking place on Genesee’s home field. The home schedule will include games against Jefferson CC (April 11), Erie CC (April 13), SUNY Broome (April 14), Herkimer College (April 20), and Tompkins Cortland CC (April 27). Road games will see the Cougars travel to Mercyhurst NE (April 3), Finger Lakes CC (April 4), Niagara County CC (April 16), Monroe CC (April 18), Corning CC (April 23), and Hudson Valley CC on April 28. The final home game of the regular season will be on May 4 vs Cayuga CC.

Postseason play will begin on Tuesday, May 14 with the Sub Regional games with the Region III Final Four taking place the weekend of May 17-18 at Corning Community College.  If successful, the Cougars would then travel to Rochester, Minnesota for the NJCAA National Tournament.

The complete softball schedule is available by going to www.geneseeathletics.com Fans can use #cougarPRIDE while posting on social media.

Men’s Lacrosse Announces 2019 Schedule

Feb. 12, 2019

Head Coach Dave Hoover announced the 2019 Genesee Community College men’s lacrosse schedule. The Cougars will play 13 regular season games in 2019, including the final four teams that participated in the 2018 NJCAA Men’s Lacrosse Championships.

“The coaches try to give our team a very competitive schedule which will prepare them for the National Tournament“, said Hoover, who enters his thirteenth season at Genesee with a 119-65 record. “We play a very tough group of games out of Region, as well as all the top teams in Region III”, Hoover added.

The Cougars will play six home games on the main campus of Genesee Community College, with the remaining seven contests on the road.

Genesee will start the 2019 season on the road on March 5 against Finger Lakes CC. The home opener will be on Saturday, March 9 vs CCBC Essex at 1pm, then host conference opponent MCC on March 13 at 6:00pm. The Cougars will travel to Nassau CC on March 17, and then to Hudson Valley CC on March 20. The Cougars will square off against reigning National Champions Onondaga CC on Saturday, March 23 at 1pm. The team’s last game in March will be on March 27^th at Mercyhurst North East.

The month of April will begin with a trip to Howard CC on April 6. The Cougars will return home for the next three contests as SUNY Broome (April 12), Mohawk Valley CC (April 16), and Tompkins Cortland CC (April 18) all come traveling to Batavia. The month will end with road games at Herkimer College April 20, and at Jefferson CC on April 27.

After the Region 3 Tournament the first weekend of May hosted at Onondaga, the attention will shift to the NJCAA Men’s Lacrosse National Championships. The first round will take place on Saturday, May 11. The following weekend, all eyes on men’s lacrosse will be on Batavia as SUNY GCC will be hosting the 2019 NJCAA Men’s Lacrosse National Championships. 

The complete men’s lacrosse schedule is available by going to www.geneseeathletics.com Fans can use #cougarPRIDE while posting on social media.