Neff and Koen named RIT Athletes of the Week

ROCHESTER, N.Y. - Junior Sydney Neff (WVB) and sophomore Derick Kown (MXC) were named RIT Athletes of the Week, announced Tuesday.

Neff pushed the Tigers to a 2-0 week, including a three-set sweep at Bard in their Liberty League opener. She totaled a three-set season-high 30 assists to go along with 11 digs and five services aces while directing the offense to a .299 attack percentage versus Bard before adding 27 assists and 10 digs in a 3-0 win over SUNY Poly.

Koen landed his second RIT Athlete of the Week accoldae after finishing first out of 376 runners (25:36.5) to lead the men's cross country team to fourth place out of 34 teams Saturday at the Paul Short Run in the Men's College White 8K.

Sept. 26 Elena Onodera (WSOC) Grahith Movva (MTEN)

Onodera tallied an assist in 168 minutes of action to help RIT to a 1-0-1 record, last week. The sophomore forward recorded an assist and had two shots in 78 minutes in Wednesday's 1-1 draw against No. 1 William Smith. She played 90 minutes, firing three shots and earned the corner kick that led to RIT's game-winning goal in Saturday's 1-0 win at No. 22 Clarkson.

Movva picked up a 6-4, 6-2 win over Daemen's Alex Lumanog at first singles in RIT's 5-4 win, Wednesday. Movva came back from a 2-4 first-set deficit to win 6-4, winning the second set, 6-2. Movva and first-year Anthony Lounder came back from a 3-5 deficit to beat Luis de Vuyst and Zachary LaPlante, 8-5 win at third doubles.
 
Sept. 18 Kira Kronenberg (WTEN) Derick Koen (MXC)
Kronenberg recorded a 2-1 record at the St. Lawrence Fall Invitational, last weekend. The first-year defeated St. Lawrence's Molly Jespersen, 8-2 in her opening match, Saturday. She lost her second match 8-7 (7-4) to Angelica Aksdal-Jansen, but came back to defeat Geneseo's Natalie Pipes, 8-0 on Sunday. She teamed up with first-year Maya Clinard to record a 2-1 record in doubles.

Koen was the top Division III runner at the Yellowjacket Invitational, Saturday. The sophomore runner finished 14th out of 250 runners, completing the eight-kilometer course in 25:54.7.

Sept. 11 Olivia Harris (WSOC) Joshua Price (MSOC)
Harris tallied a goal and an assist to help lead RIT to a 2-0 record, last week. The junior midfielder had an assist on Elena Onodera's goal in RIT's 1-0 win over Wheaton (Ill.), Friday. She scored the Tigers' first goal in the 21st minute in RIT's 2-0 win over Penn State-Behrend, Saturday. 

Price scored three goals on six shots to help lead RIT to a 2-0 record, last week. The senior forward tallied a career-high two goals in the Tigers 4-0 win over Keuka, Tuesday. He scored in the fifth minute to give the Tigers the lead and again in the tenth minute to make 2-0, Tigers. Price scored in the 80th minute in Friday's 3-1 win over Geneseo, intercepting a pass in the Knight's defense zone, and scoring in the corner.

Sept. 5 Katie Cobos (WXC) Randy Dickersbach (MSOC)
Cobos finished first out of 57 runners to lead RIT to first place at the Fifth-Annual St. John Fisher Terry Rodenbeck Invitational, Friday. Cobos finished the four-kilometer course in 14:53.1, outkicking a tight pack at the end to win by less than two seconds.

Dickersbach scored a goal in the Tigers' 1-1 draw at Brockport, Friday. The senior forward scored in the 52nd minute off a corner kick to give the Tigers the lead, finishing with two shots on target.