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Sean Sutton hit a home run in both games of Thursday afternoon's doubleheader and the Genesee Community College baseball team picked up two wins against Mercyhurst North East.

Sutton started his afternoon with a two-run homerun in the bottom of the first inning in game one after Fauchedre Celestijn delivered a three-run triple and the Cougars were in front 5-0 after one.

Brandon Stagg threw a complete game for GCC allowing five runs on nine hits while striking out two.

Brandon Collins went 3-3 with a single and two doubles. He also scored twice and drove in a run. Shakeel Newton added a three hit effort with three singles and scored three runs.

Genesee scored in each of the first five innings and won game one, 12-5.

(Sean Sutton (left) celebrates with Fauchedre Celestijn after hitting a two-run home run in the first inning of game one against Mercyhurst North East on Thursday afternoon)

In game two, Mercyhurst jumped out to a 2-0 lead with a couple of runs in the second inning. GCC cut the lead in half in the bottom of the third with an RBI double from Zach Ranta that scored Collins.

Pitcher Malik Mitchell kept the visiting Saints off the board in the fourth and the fifth, and Sutton blasted his second home run over the right field wall to give Genesee a 4-2 lead in the bottom of the fifth.

Mitchell gave way to Eric Villalobos after 5.2 innings with a 4-2 lead and Villalobos allowed an inherited runner to score and one run of his own on just one hit the rest of the way to earn the four out save. Genesee won game two, 6-4.

Mitchell allowed three runs on five hits and struck out six and earned the win.

Collins went 2-4 in game two, scored two runs and also drove in a run. Celestijn was 1-1 with a single, a run scored, two walks and was hit by a pitch.

Genesee improves to 13-6 overall on the season and are now 2-4 in conference play. They will host Mercyhurst North East again on Saturday at the GCC campus for a doubleheader beginning at 1 p.m.

(Malik Mitchell pitches for GCC in game two against Mercyhurst North East)

The Genesee Community College softball team dropped both games of a doubleheader to Jefferson Community College on Thursday afternoon, falling 11-6 in game one and 7-5 in game two.

Genesee had an early lead with three runs in the bottom of the first inning in game one, but allowed five runs to Jefferson in the fifth to give up the lead for good.

Chelsea Lynch scored two runs, stole two bases and delivered a double. Miki Kawaguchi also scored a run for GCC.

In game two, GCC trailed 3-0 before putting together a five-run fourth inning to take the lead. Taylor Gayton sparked the rally with an RBI single that scored Yui Sotah. Tori Kramer followed with an RBI single and Rachel VanDuser tied the game at three with an RBI double. Kramer then gave the Lady Cougars the lead after scoring on a passed ball and with the bases loaded, Kawaguchi scored to make it 5-3 GCC after Andrea Pursel was hit by a pitch.

Jefferson came back to tie the game at 5-5 in the top of the fifth and then used a two-run home run in the seventh to take a 7-5, which they held on to.

Genesee falls to 6-14 on the season and will host Columbia-Greene Community College on Saturday for a doubleheader beginning at 2 p.m.

(Alishia Foss (white) delivers a single in game two of GCC's doubleheader against Jefferson CC)

The No.2 Genesee Community College men's lacrosse team scored the first nine goals of the game on Wednesday night to roll past the visiting Hornets of Broome Community College by a final score of 20-4.

Cameron Seneca scored three first quarter goals to help GCC to a 7-0 lead after one.

Jonathan Gill scored two of his four first half goals in the second quarter and the Cougars did not allow Broome to score until the 8:40 mark of the second frame. GCC led 12-2 at the break.

Genesee scored five times in the third quarter, including two goals from Chris Rabung, and allowed only one Hornets goal to increase its lead to 17-3 after three.

Rabung rounded out the scoring at the 7:14 mark of the fourth quarter, following goals from Blake Hurt and Saxon Weil, who also scored three times on the night, and Genesee cruised to its 12th win of the season.

Gill led the offense and added two assists to his four goals, Weil added two assists to his three goals, Rabung finished with three goals and an assist, Christian Reiller had three assists on the night and Charlie Evans, Tyler Meegan and Doug Ellsworth all had a goal and an assist.

Evans was 9-12 on face-offs, Mike Tolli was 5-6 and Mike Breindel was 5-9.

Brady Lawrence made two saves in 30-minutes of work it net, Craig Seneca made one save in 15-minutes and Mark Pucek made five saves in 15-minutes of play.

Pete DiLaura led the defense with five takeaways and seven ground balls and Tyler Skowronski had five takeaways.

Genesee improves to 12-1 overall on the season and will host Finger Lakes Community College in their final regular season home game on Saturday night at 7 p.m.

A five-run fifth inning doomed the Genesee Community College softball team against Broome Community College on Tuesday afternoon, as the visiting Hornets picked up an 8-2 win in the only game of what was supposed to be a doubleheader.

Rain fell all afternoon, cancelling game two, and caused slick conditions throughout game one.

Genesee trailed 3-2 in the fifth before giving up the five runs, and the Lady Cougars could not bounce back.

Andrea Pursel pitched 4.1 innings before giving way to Alishia Foss who finished the final 2.3 innings of the game without giving up a hit.

Both GCC runs came as a result of wild pitches as Miki Kawaguchi scored to tie the game at one in the bottom of the first and Chelsea Lynch crossed the plate in the fourth to get Genesee to within 3-2.

Kawaguchi, Lynch and Brittnee Hallett-Jonathan all collected hits for GCC.

Genesee is now 6-12 on the season and will host Jefferson Community College for a doubleheader on Thursday beginning at 3 p.m.

(Pitcher Andrea Pursel (white) tries to cover the plate as a Broome CC runner slides in safe)

For the second straight year the Genesee Community College men's lacrosse team are the Western New York Athletic Conference champions after defeating Mercyhurst North East on Sunday and finishing a perfect 4-0 in conference play this season.

The game resumed after being postponed due to weather on April 10th with 50-seconds remaining in the first quarter and the Cougars on top 4-1. Chris Rabung made it 5-1 with a goal just after the restart to give GCC, which took over the No. 2 NJCAA National raking this week, a four goal lead after one.

Genesee scored ten times in second quarter including three from Christian Reiller, who finished with six in the game, and two from Nick Gray. GCC led 15-3 at the half.

The Cougars kept up their strong play in the second half, leading 19-3 after three and cruising to a 24-5 victory.

Brady Lawrence played a total of 36 minutes in net and then gave way to Mark Pucek who played 24 minutes. Both combined to make nine saves.

Mike Tolli was 7-8 on face-offs on the afternoon.

Pete DiLaura led the defense with four takeaways, five ground balls and two assists. Johnny Astrologo, Jordan McElligott, Bobby Wheeler, Adam Jacobs, Evan Horton, Jon Ryan and Blair Berg combined for 10 takeaways and 10 ground balls.

Reiller finished with six goals, Gray posted four goals and two assists, Rabung ended with three goals, Dave Ellsworth added a goal and two assists, Doug Ellsworth chipped in two goals, Jonathan Gill and Tyler Meegan each scored two goals, Luke Grahnert added a goal and an assist and Marcus Palvino and Blake Hurt each assisted on two goals.

Sunday's win followed a 14-5 Cougars win over Cayuga Community College on Saturday.

Genesee is now 11-1 overall on the season and will host Broome Community College this Wednesday night at 7 p.m.

The Genesee Community College women's lacrosse team fell to 0-2 on the young season after losing to Monroe Community College 26-0 on Saturday afternoon in their home opener.

MCC led 18-0 at the half and controlled possession throughout the game.

Sarah Bosa made 13 saves in net for GCC and Jordan Powell had four draw controls in the game.

The Lady Cougars will return to action on Wednesday afternoon when they host Jefferson Community College for a 4 p.m. start.

(Rachel Ball (white) fights for the opening draw for GCC)

The Genesee Community College softball team split a Saturday afternoon doubleheader with visiting Jamestown Community College-Olean, falling in game one, 7-6, and winning game two, 13-12.

JCC-Olean built an early 5-0 lead in game one before Brittnee Hallett-Jonathan delivered a two-out RBI single in the bottom of the second inning to get GCC on the board.

The Lady Jaguars scored twice in the fourth, but Genesee responded with two runs of their own to stay within 7-3. Chelsea Lynch led off the bottom of the fourth with a single, stole second and eventually scored on a passed ball. Yui Sotah followed with a single and then scored for the second time in the game on an RBI groundout by Hallett-Jonathan.

Trailing 7-3 in their final at bat, the Lady Cougars scored three runs in the bottom of the seventh inning, but were unable to complete the comeback and dropped game one. Taylor Gayton delivered a bases loaded single in the home half of the seventh and Lynch added a two-out RBI double, but the rally fell short.

(Yui Sotah (white) slides in safe to second base for GCC in game one of their doubleheader on Saturday afternoon)

Alishia Foss pitched a complete game on the mound for GCC. Sotah went 3-4 at the plate and scored two runs. Miki Kawaguchi added a hit and scored a run and Lynch finished 2-4 and scored a run.

In game two, Genesee took an early 2-0 lead in the bottom of the first after pitcher Andrea Pursel set down the Lady Jaguars in order in the top of the inning.

GCC led 5-2 to start the fourth inning, but JCC-Olean scored eight times in the frame on five hits to take a 10-5 lead.

The Lady Jaguars added to their lead in the fifth with two more runs, but GCC began to claw back. Rachel VanDuser delivered a run scoring ground out in the bottom of the fifth and Pursel came around to score after being hit by a pitch to get the Lady Cougars to within 12-7.

Foss got Genesee a run closer after scoring on an error in the sixth and Pursel pitched around a leadoff single in the top of the seventh to keep JCC-Olean off the board in their final at bat.

Trailing 12-8 and down to their final three outs, the Lady Cougars mounted another comeback. Gayton delivered a two-run single, Foss plated a run on a single and Lynch drove in a run on a double to tie the game at 12 apiece. Pursel then stepped to the plate and hustled out an infield single and saw the throw go wide of first base allowing Lynch to score the game winning run.

Hallett-Jonathan went 4-4 at the plate in game two and scored two runs. Foss was 2-3 with two walks, a run batted in and four runs scored and Gayton finished the game 2-3 with two runs scored and two runs batted in.

Pursel battled for the win on the mound allowing 11 hits and striking out two in the game.

Genesee is now 5-10 overall on the season and will travel to Finger Lakes Community College on Tuesday for a doubleheader beginning at 3 p.m.

Jonathan Gill scored the game winning goal 2:17 into the second overtime on Friday afternoon, to help the No.3 Genesee Community College men's lacrosse team defeat No.2 Community College of Baltimore County Essex, 15-14.

Genesee trailed 6-3 after the first quarter but rallied to score the only four goals of the second quarter to take a 7-6 lead into the half. Gill started the scoring in the second period with a goal, his second of the game, just one minute in to get GCC back to within two. Pete DiLaura followed just ten-seconds later after he collected a ground ball off of the faceoff and walked in on the Essex defense to get Genesee to within 6-5. Christian Reiller tied the game at six with his 28th goal of the season before Saxon Weil gave the Cougars a 7-6 lead with just under a minute left in the opening half.

Essex responded early in the second half and scored four consecutive goals in the first eight minutes of the third quarter to take a 10-7 lead. The Cougars then took advantage of a three-minute Essex penalty and scored three man-up goals to tie the game at ten. Luke Grahnert started the scoring and Marcus Palvino and Gill followed. Reiller then gave Genesee back the lead at the 12:25 mark before Essex tied it at 11 apiece with less than a minute to play in the third.

Essex broke the tie early in the fourth quarter, scoring 3:04 into the final period, but Gill got the goal back just ten-seconds later for GCC to tie the game at 12. Essex then took advantage of a Genesee penalty and scored a man-up goal at the 4:48 mark to take a 13-12 lead. After five-minutes of scoreless play, Reiller scored his third goal of the game to tie it at 13 with just over five-minutes to play. The Cougars took the lead at the 11:41 mark when Reiller assisted Nick Gray with his 11th goal of the season, but with just four-seconds remaining and a man-up, Essex tied the game at 14-14 to send it into overtime.

In the first overtime session, goalkeeper Brady Lawrence came up with one of a number of big saves on the afternoon to keep Genesee alive. The Cougars nearly ended the game with less than a minute to play in the extra session, but a Reiller shot went just over the top of the CCBC-Essex net.

(Goalkeeper Brady Lawrence comes up with a big save in overtime to keep GCC alive)

In the second overtime, both teams had a chance before Gill collected a ground ball rebound and beat the Essex goalkeeper to give Genesee the win.

Gill finished with five goals and one assist and Lawrence made 23 saves including four in the overtime sessions.

Reiller added three goals and three assists, Palvino finished with two goals and five assists, Grahnert also added an assist with his goal and Chris Rabung, Tyler Skowronski, Gray, DiLaura and Weil all finished with a goal apiece.

Johnny Astrologo led the team on defense with five takeaways and four ground balls.

(The GCC men's lacrosse team rushes the field to celebrate Jonathan Gill's game winning goal in the second overtime to life the Coguars over CCBC-Essex)

The Cougars improve to 9-1 on the season and will travel to Mercyhurst North East on Wednesday for a 4 p.m. start.

Coming off of their first loss of the season to Onondaga Community College on Saturday, the #3 Genesee Community College men's lacrosse team wasted no time getting back in the win column, defeating Niagara County Community College on the road on Tuesday night, 27-1.

Genesee had control of the game from the start and Charlie Evans scored at the 11:51 mark of the first quarter. Six-seconds later, Jonathan Gill gave GCC a 2-0 lead with his first of six goals in the game. The Cougars led 6-0 after one.

Genesee scored six more times in the second quarter and sophomore Christian Reiller assisted on four of them. GCC led 12-0 at the half.

Stephen Turkasz kept things going in the second half for GCC with three third quarter goals and the Cougars had a 19-1 lead going into the fourth.

Chris Lommer made it 20-1 just eight-seconds into the fourth quarter and Josh Marr also added two goals in the final period to help GCC cruise to its eighth victory of the season.

Gill led 21 scorers for Genesee on the night and finished with six goals and one assist. Turkasz added five goals and two assists, Reiller finished with two goals and five assists, Steve Raimondi chipped in a goal and three assists, Luke Grahnert and Marcus Palvino each scored two goals and had an assist, Marr, Doug Ellsworth and Chris Rabung each scored two goals and Nick Gray added a goal and an assist.

Mike Breindel was 16 of 18 on face-offs and also had seven ground balls. Mike Tolli was 8 of 10 on face-offs and Bobby Wheeler and Johnny Astrologo led the defense with four takeaways each.

Genesee improves to 8-1 on the season and will host No. 2 Community College of Baltimore County-Essex on Friday night at 4 p.m.

The Genesee Community College women's lacrosse team dropped their season opener on the road at Erie Community College on Saturday afternoon, 21-4

Hikaru Kishimoto scored the first goal of the year for Genesee with Cassandra Dembik getting the assist.

Denea McGrath, Karen Brannon and Rachel Ball all scored unassisted goals for the Lady Cougars, who fall to 0-1 on the year.

Sarah Bosa made five saves in net.

Genesee will host Monroe Community College in their home opener on Saturday, April 6 at 1 p.m.

The No. 3 Genesee Community College men's lacrosse team played through the snow on Wednesday night to defeat visiting Alfred State College, 17-6.

The Cougars got off to a very fast start in the sloppy conditions and found the back of the Pioneers net six times in the opening period. Christian Reiller scored three of the first four goals for Genesee and Jonathan Gill added two of his three goals of the game in the first quarter.

Genesee made it 7-0 early in the second before Alfred State broke through at the 2:53 mark. Chris Rabung, Reiller and Saxon Weil closed out the scoring in the first half to give GCC a 10-1 lead at the break.

(Midfielder Doug Ellsworth (#29, white) works past an Alfred State defender)

The Pioneers answered an early third period goal from Gill with a goal at the 2:28 mark before Ben Madafferi scored his first career goal to give GCC a 12-2 advantage heading into the fourth quarter.

Alfred State fought back with four straight goals in the final period including a two-man up goal and a shorthanded goal to make it 12-6. The Cougars went on to score the final five goals of the game and stay unbeaten on the year.

Reiller finished with five goals and two assists, Gill added three goals and two assists, Weil posted a hat-trick with three goals, Tom Owen tallied two goals and an assist and Rabung finished with two goals.

Pete DiLaura led the defense with six takeaways, eight ground balls and two assits. Jordan McElligott had five takeaways and four ground balls, Bobby Wheeler added four takeaways and four ground balls, Johnny Astrologo had three takeaways and four ground balls and Adam Jacobs recorded three takeaways and five ground balls.

Genesee improves to 7-0 on the season and will host the No. 1 team in the country on Saturday when Onondaga Community College comes to GCC for a 1 p.m. start.

The #3 Genesee Community College men's lacrosse team improved to 6-0 this year after beating #4 Suffolk Community College 13-4 on Sunday afternoon.

Christian Reiller put Genesee in front early with a first quarter goal but Suffolk responded and tied the game halfway through the opening period. Reiller scored again with 15-seconds remining in the first frame to give the Cougars the lead for good.

Chris Rabung scored a man up goal early in the second quarter to spark the Cougars offense. GCC scored five more times in the second, including two goals from Nick Gray and a goal from Steve Raimondi, to take a 7-1 lead into halftime.

(Chris Rabung (white) fires a shot on the Suffolk CC net)

The Genesee penalty kill was tested in the second half and Suffolk scored the first goal of the third quarter on a man up advantage to draw within five at 7-2. GCC responded with a man up goal of their own and a late goal by Marcus Palvino gave the Cougars a 9-3 lead going into the fourth.

GCC scored four times in the final frame and the win extends their unbeaten streak to six games.

Reiller finished the afternoon with four goals and two assists. Gray tallied three goals, Rabung and Raimondi each added two goals, Jonathan Gill recorded a goal and an assist, Luke Grahnert had two assists and Charlie Evans chipped in one goal.

Brady Lawrence had another strong performance in net making 18 saves. Jordan McElligott led the defense with five takeaways and five ground balls. Bobby Wheeler had four takeaways and Pete DiLaura had five takeaways and three ground balls.

Mike Breindel was 8 of 12 on faceoffs.

The Cougars will host Alfred State in their next contest on Wednesday night at 7pm.

After moving to No. 3 in this week's NJCAA National Poll, the Genesee Community College men's lacrosse team continued their hot start to the season by defeating #6 SUNY Delhi on Wednesday night, 14-3. A home game for GCC, the contest was played at SUNY Cortland.

Tyler Skowronski got Genesee on the board early with the first goal of the game and the only goal of the first quarter.

The Cougars opened it up in the second quarter with goals from Pete DiLaura, Nick Gray, Saxon Weil and Christian Reiller to take an 8-3 lead into the half.

In the second half, the GCC defense shut Delhi down and kept the Broncos off the board for the final two periods. Brady Lawrence made 11 saves in net and Johnny Astrologo had nine takeaways and four ground balls. Jordan McElligott, Bobby Wheeler, Adam Jacobs, Tom Owen, Tyler Meehan and DiLaura combined for 18 takeaways and 22 ground balls.

Reiller led the offense with four goals and four assists. Weil added three goals, Marcus Palvino recorded a goal and two assists, Skowronski finished with two goals and Charlie Evans and Cameron Seneca chipped in a goal each.

Genesee improves to 5-0 on the season and will host Suffolk Community College on Sunday at noon.