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The Tompkins Cortland Community College volleyball season came to an end on Wednesday with a 3-0 loss at Cayuga Community College. The set scores were 25-20, 25-13, 25-16, and completes the year for the Panthers with a record of 0-11 on the season.

Playing at Onondaga Community College on Tuesday, the Tompkins Cortland Community College volleyball team lost in straight sets, 25-3, 25-6, 25-10. The Panthers fall to 0-10 on the season.

The Tompkins Cortland Community College volleyball team dropped a road match at Genesee Community College on Saturday. The straight-set loss was by scores 25-14, 25-11, 25-20, and drops the Panthers to 0-10 on the season.

After being forced to miss several matches due to injuries, the Tompkins Cortland Community College volleyball team was able to get back on the court Wednesday. The opponent was the team currently leading the conference, Finger Lakes Community College, and the result was a straight set sweep for the visiting Lakers, 25-5, 25-10, 25-4.  Finger Lakes is now 5-0 in the Mid-State Athletic Conference and 19-7 overall. The Panthers drop to 0-0-3 in the MSAC and 0-9 overall.

The Tompkins Cortland Community College volleyball team returned to action Saturday, taking part in the Region 3 pod hosted by Corning Community College. The Panthers had matches against SUNY Broome, Hudson Valley Community College, and SUNY Adirondack, dropping each in straight sets.

Due to not having enough healthy players available, the Panthers volleyball team has been forced to forfeit the matches scheduled for Saturday, September 17 vs. Herkimer College, Fulton-Montgomery community College, and Mohawk Valley Community College.

Playing at home for the first time this season, the Tompkins Cortland Community College volleyball team came within a few points of earning their first win before ultimately falling to Cayuga Community College, 3-2. That match was followed by 3-0 losses to Jefferson Community College and Onondaga Community College. The results leave the Panthers with a record of 0-4 on the season.

Gary Burdick has been named the new head volleyball coach at Tompkins Cortland Community College. Burdick is the 12th head coach in the 36-year history of the program, succeeding Alfie Okaru, who stepped down after 11 seasons as head coach. Dave Stevenson served as the interim coach during the 2021 season while the search for a permanent replacement was underway.

The Tompkins Cortland Community College volleyball team wrapped up the home portion of its schedule Saturday. Hosting Jamestown Community College, the Panthers started slowly and never could get things going, losing 25-10, 25-12, 25-19. With one match left on the schedule Tompkins Cortland is now 2-8 overall and in Region 3. Jamestown improves to 8-9 overall and 6-5 in the region.

The competition was stiff for the Tompkins Cortland Community College volleyball team Tuesday as the Panthers went on the road to take on the top-ranked team in Region III, the SUNY Broome Hornets. Despite a good effort, the challenge was too tall as the Panthers lost in straight sets, 25-16, 25-8, 25-11. Tompkins Cortland is now 2-7 overall and 1-4 in the Mid-State Athletic Conference. Broome improves to 9-0 overall and 5-0 in the MSAC. The win clinches at least a share of the conference championship for the Hornets.

The Tompkins Cortland Community College volleyball team has been playing in a lot of tight matches lately. Saturday was no different, when the Panthers hosted Genesee Community College and the teams engaged in an exhilarating five-set match. After losing five-set matches the last two times out, the Panthers came up big against Genesee, winning 25-22, 29-27, 24-26, 24-26, 17-15. Tompkins Cortland is now 2-6 on the season while Genesee falls to 2-8.

For the second straight outing, the Tompkins Cortland Community College volleyball team battled through a grueling five-set thriller. And for the second straight time, the Panthers came up just short, this time falling to Corning Community College on Wednesday. Tompkins Cortland is now 1-6 overall and 1-3 in the Mid-State Athletic Conference. Corning is 3-2 overall and 2-1 in the MSAC.

Even in defeat, the Tompkins Cortland Community College volleyball team showed its heart on Sunday, rallying back from two sets down to tie the match and force a decisive fifth set. Niagara County Community College won the match, 3-2 (25-17, 25-22, 24-26, 21-25, 15-3), for their second straight victory, improving to 2-5 on the year. Tompkins Cortland falls to 1-5.

The road was unkind for the Tompkins Cortland Community College volleyball team as the Panthers lost in straight sets to Erie Community College on Thursday. The Panthers are now 1-4 while Erie is 5-6.

Returning home to host one of the top teams in the region, the Tompkins Cortland Community College volleyball team came up on the losing end of a straight set decision Saturday, falling to Monroe Community College by scores of 25-16, 25-15, 25-21. The Panthers are now 1-3 while Monroe, the #3-ranked team in the latest Region 3 Coaches’ Poll, is 3-0.

Another slow start did in the Tompkins Cortland Community College volleyball team on Tuesday as the Panthers dropped a 3-0 match at Jefferson Community College. The Panthers are now 1-2 overall and in the Mid-State Athletic Conference. Jefferson is 6-3 overall and 3-1 in the MSAC.

The Tompkins Cortland Community College volleyball team took to the road for the first time this season on Saturday, traveling to Finger Lakes Community College for a Mid-State Athletic Conference match with the Lakers. The home team jumped ahead early and the Panthers weren’t able to keep up, falling in straight sets 25-11, 25-13, 25-21. Tompkins Cortland is now 1-1 overall and in the MSAC; Finger Lakes is 5-1 overall and 2-1 in the MSAC.

It’s been nearly two years since the Tompkins Cortland Community College volleyball team has taken the floor. It was worth the wait. On Wednesday the Panthers opened the 2021 season with a thrilling five-set win over Onondaga Community College, 25-17, 17-25, 25-18, 14-25, 15-8.

After careful thought, consideration, and dialogue, SUNY Community Colleges (27 of 30) that are members of the National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA), have collectively decided to cancel intercollegiate competition for the 2020-21 indoor sports that are considered "high risk" for COVID-19 exposure and spread of infection. For Tompkins Cortland Community College, that means the cancellation of the basketball and volleyball seasons for this academic year. Campuses will have the option to hold on-campus workouts and training with student-athletes, which Tompkins Cortland plans to allow in a structured and monitored environment. The College still plans to have baseball, golf, lacrosse, soccer, and softball seasons during the Spring 2021 semester.

Tompkins Cortland Community College student-athletes participating in intercollegiate athletics during the 2020-21 academic year will not use a year of eligibility, thanks to a decision by the National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA). The NJCAA ruling means student-athletes will retain their year of eligibility if they return to Tompkins Cortland following this academic year. Both the NCAA and NAIA, the governing bodies of intecollegiate athletics at the four-year level, have agreed to recognize the NJCAA ruling and not charse a year of eligibility for 2020-21 to any student-athlete that transfers on to a  four-year institution.

Seventeen Tompkins Cortland Community College student-athletes have been recognized as Academic All-Region by Region III of the National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA). Adebodun Ademoyo (Binghamton/Seton Catholic H.S.), Brianna Allen (Marion/Marion H.S.), Megan Ball (Dryden/Dryden H.S.), Kassidy Egan (Spencer/Spencer-Van Etten H.S.), Natasha Feocco (Newfield/Dryden H.S.), Jessica Fisk (Waterloo/Waterloo H.S.), Erin Harkenrider (Dryden/Dryden H.S.), Madison Hartenstein (Newark Valley/Newark Valley H.S.), Kadija Hill-Custis (Syracuse/Fowler H.S.), Kaw Ler Hser (Brooktondale/Ithaca H.S.), Andrew McDaniel (Dryden/Dryden H.S.), Alexander Russell-Cook (Ithaca/Ithaca H.S.), Joey Shufelt (Dryden/Dryden, H.S.), Joseph Tummino (Homer/Homer H.S.) Carmelina Vigliotti Martinez (Syracuse/Henninger H.S.), Breanna Wendel (Dryden/Dryden H.S.), and Finn Wise (Dryden/Dryden H.S.) were recognized for their excellence in the classroom.

One team and twelve individual Tompkins Cortland Community College student-athletes have been honored for their academic excellence by the National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA). The Panthers volleyball team was recognized as one of the 2019-20 Academic Teams of the Year, and NJCAA All-Academic honors were given to Jessica Fisk (Waterloo/Waterloo H.S.), Adebodun Ademoyo (Binghamton/Seton Catholic H.S.), Brianna Allen (Marion/Marion H.S.), Kassidy Egan (Spencer/Spencer-Van Etten H.S.), Natasha Feocco (Newfield/Dryden H.S.), Erin Harkenrider (Dryden/Dryden H.S.), Kadija Hill-Custis (Syracuse/Fowler H.S.), Kaw Ler Hser (Brooktondale/Ithaca H.S.), Alexander Russell-Cook (Ithaca/Ithaca H.S.), Joey Shufelt (Dryden/Dryden, H.S.), Carmelina Vigliotti Martinez (Syracuse/Henninger H.S.), and Breanna Wendel (Dryden/Dryden H.S.). Fisk is a repeat All-Academic selection; it was the first time for the rest.

Tompkins Cortland Community College, in alliance with the National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA), has announced changes to its athletics schedules due to the coronavirus pandemic. The men’s soccer, women’s soccer, and women’s volleyball seasons – which typically occur during the fall semester – have been postponed to the spring semester. The men’s and women’s basketball seasons – which typically start during the fall semester and continue into the spring – will now be entirely in the spring semester. While all teams will be able to practice during the fall semester, cross country, a non-contact sport which can compete in a manner that is in alignment with current safety protocols, will be the lone team competing for Tompkins Cortland this fall.

Jordan Stiffarm is the first member of the Panthers Volleyball recruiting class of 2020. The Newark Valley senior signed her NJCAA National Letter of Intent to start at Tompkins Cortland this fall.

Tompkins Cortland Community College has cancelled all its intercollegiate athletics program for the Spring 2020 seasons. The move follows the announcement today that the National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) was cancelling all spring competitions due to the coronavirus pandemic.

The Tompkins Cortland Community College volleyball season came to a close on Saturday with the Panthers taking part in the Region III Pod hosted by Genesee Community College. The Panthers took part in three matches, dropping each in straight sets. The Panthers end the year with a record of 3-18.

The Tompkins Cortland Community College volleyball team played just its second five-set match of the year Monday, going the distance before losing 3-2 at Cayuga Community College. The Panthers are now 3-15 overall and 0-6 in the Mid-State Athletic Conference. Cayuga is 1-23 and 1-5 in conference.