Marist women beat Canisius, advance to semis

By Ken McMillan | Published: March 5, 2010 | 0 Comments

Corielle Yarde scored 16 points and Rachele Fitz added 12 to lead top-seeded Marist to a 57-38 win in the Metro Atlantic quarterfinals over No. 9 Canisius in Albany on Friday afternoon.
Marist plays the Manhattan-Niagara winner at 11:30 a.m. Saturday. Iona and Fairfield play the earlier semifinal.
Kristine Best had 10 points. Yarde grabbed nine rebounds and Fitz had nine. Newburgh’s Emily Stallings had five rebounds in 12 minutes.
Brittane Russell scored 17 points and Tasia Lee grabbed 11 rebounds for Canisius.
Marist led 24-21 at half, having shot 1-for-11 from 3-point range. The Red Foxes were 4-for-7 beyond the arc in the second half. Marist scored 18 points off 15 Canisius turnovers and outscored the Griffins 18-10 in the lane.
Fitz is 71 points away from becoming the MAAC’s all-time leading scorer.

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Marist’s Fitz earns record third MAAC MVP award

By Ken McMillan | Published: March 4, 2010 | 0 Comments

Marist senior forward Rachele Fitz was named the Metro Atlantic women’s basketball player of the year for the third year in a row, the first to do so in MAAC history.

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EIWA wrestling video provided free

By Ken McMillan | Published: March 4, 2010 | 0 Comments

The Eastern Intercollegiate Wrestling Association tournament will be held at Lehigh University’s Stabler Arena on Saturday and Sunday. Army is a member of the EIWA.
The entire tournament will be available on video free of charge, and live results will be available by clicking HERE for the Lehigh athletics website EIWA page.
The finals will be televised and air nationally on Fox College Sports Atlantic on Tuesday at 8 p.m.

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Mount Saint Mary women earn NCAA hoop berth

By Ken McMillan | Published: March 1, 2010 | 0 Comments

Mount Saint Mary College earned an at-large berth into the NCAA Division III women’s basketball tournament, despite its loss to Farmingdale State in Sunday’s Skyline Conference finals. It was the first time the Blue Knights failed to win the conference tournament.
The Mount (22-5) will take on Williams (18-7) in a first-round matchup to be hosted by Ithaca College on Friday.
This is the 11th consecutive season that Mount Saint Mary has played in the NCAA tournament.
More details to follow …

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Patriot League basketball tourneys set (updated Monday, 9 a.m.)

By Ken McMillan | Published: March 1, 2010 | 0 Comments

The Patriot League basketball tournaments get underway this week, with very different formats.
The men will play all three rounds at the sites of the highest seeds, culminating with the March 12 final. The women play the first two rounds at Holy Cross in Worcester, Mass., with the two remaining teams squaring off in the March 13 final at the highest seed.
The Army men fell to last place and will play at top-seeded Lehigh on Wednesday. Oddly, Army has beaten Lehigh in the past three years in the quarterfinal round.
The Army women beat Bucknell on the final day of the season on Sunday, and drew the fourth seed in a three-way tie-breaker with Holy Cross and Colgate. However, that means the Black Knights open play on Holy Cross’ home court against the Crusaders.
The women’s draw was completed Monday morning since Lehigh and American finished in a tie for the regular-season title. When the Ratings Percentage Index (RPI) report was released, the No. 1 seed went to Lehigh as the 75th-ranked team in the country; American was 114th.

Men
Quarterfinals
Wednesday, March 3
No. 8 Army (14-14, 4-10) at No. 1 Lehigh (19-10, 10-4), 7 p.m.
No. 5 Navy (13-16, 7-7) at No. 4 American (10-19, 7-7), 7 p.m.
No. 7 Holy Cross (8-21, 5-9) at No. 2 Bucknell (14-16, 9-5), 7 p.m. (CBS College Sports)
No. 6 Colgate (10-18, 6-8) at No. 3 Lafayette (17-12, 8-6), 7 p.m.
Semifinals
Sunday, March 7
Army-Lehigh winner vs. Navy-American winner
Holy Cross-Bucknell winner vs. Colgate-Lafayette winner
Championship
Friday, March 12
Semifinal winners at highest remaining seed, 4:45 p.m. (ESPN2)

Women
(first two rounds at Holy Cross, Worcester, Mass.)
Quarterfinals
Saturday, March 6
No. 8 Bucknell (7-20, 3-11) vs. No. 1 Lehigh (26-3, 13-1)
No. 5 Holy Cross (9-20, 5-9) vs. No. 4 Army (11-17, 5-9)
No. 7 Lafayette (6-22, 4-10) vs. No. 2 American (20-8, 13-1)
No. 6 Colgate (10-18, 5-9) vs. No. 3 Navy (16-13, 8-6)
The times are noon, 2:30 p.m., 5 p.m. and 7:30 p.m.
Semifinals
Sunday, March 7
Bucknell-Lehigh winner vs. Holy Cross-Army winner
Lafayette-American winner vs. Colgate-Navy winner
The times are 1 p.m. and 3:30 p.m.
Championship
Saturday, March 13
Semifinal winners at highest seed, 6 p.m. (CBS College Sports)

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MAAC tournament schedule finalized

By Ken McMillan | Published: March 1, 2010 | 0 Comments

The Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference tournament schedule is set, with the Marist women and men seeing their first action on Friday at the Times Union Center in Albany.
Men
First round
Friday, March 5
No. 9 Manhattan (10-19, 4-14) vs. No. 8 Loyola (13-16, 6-12), 7:30 p.m.
No. 10 Marist (1-28, 1-17) vs. No. 7 Canisius (14-16, 8-10), 9:30 p.m.
Quarterfinals
Saturday, March 6
No. 5 Rider (16-15, 9-9) vs. No. 4 Saint Peter’s (16-13, 11-7), 2:30 p.m. (MSG)
Loyola-Manhattan winner vs. No. 1 Siena (24-6, 17-1), 4:30 p.m. (MSG)
Marist-Canisius winner vs. No. 2 Fairfield (20-9, 13-5), 7:30 p.m. (MSG2)
No. 6 Niagara (17-14, 9-9) vs. No. 3 Iona (21-9, 12-6), 9:30 p.m. (MSG)
Semifinals
Sunday, March 7
Saint Peter’s-Rider winner vs. Loyola-Manhattan/Siena winner, 4 p.m. (MSG)
Marist-Canisius/Fairfield winner vs. Niagara/Iona winner, 6:30 p.m. (MSG2)
Championship
Monday, March 8
Semifinal winners, 7 p.m. (ESPN2)

Women
First round
Thursday, March 4
No. 10 Rider (4-25, 2-16) vs. No. 7 Siena (10-17, 8-10), noon
No. 9 Canisius (11-18, 6-12) vs. No. 8 Saint Peter’s (11-18, 7-11), 2 p.m.
Quarterfinals
Friday, March 5
Rider-Siena winner vs. No. 2 Iona (17-12, 13-5), 9:30 a.m.
No. 6 Loyola (14-15, 9-9) vs. No. 3 Fairfield (17-12, 11-7), 11:30 a.m.
Canisius-Saint Peter’s winner vs. No. 1 Marist (23-7, 15-3), 1:30 p.m.
No. 5 Niagara (12-17, 9-9) vs. No. 4 Manhattan (15-14, 10-8), 3:30 p.m.
Semifinals
Saturday, March 6
Rider-Siena/Iona winner vs. Loyola-Fairfield winner, 9:30 a.m. (MSG)
Canisius-Saint Peter’s/Marist winner vs. Niagara-Manhattan winner, 11:30 a.m. (MSG)
Championship
Sunday, March 7
Semifinal winners, noon (MSG)

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Sullivan garners five Region XV awards

By Ken McMillan | Published: February 22, 2010 | 0 Comments

Newburgh Free Academy graduate Terry Coleman and Moses Dayee of Sullivan County Community College were named first-team All-Region XV. Kevin DeVantier, in his first season at the helm, was named region coach of the year. Evan Pope and Jordan Thorpe of Sullivan were named honorable mention. Daryl Charles of SUNY Ulster was named second team.
First team: Corey Jackson, Fashion Institute (MVP); Tony Vails Manhattan; Moses Dayee, Sullivan; Kyheem Green, Suffolk-Selden; Terry Coleman, Sullivan
Second team: Mike Woods, Nassau; Will Holley, Kingsborough; Daryl Charles, Ulster; Deyquan Nesbit, Hostos; Jack Blayney, Dutchess
Honorable mention: Josh McKinley, Rockland; George Holmes, Suffolk-Grant; John Oaks, Rockland; Lawrence Williams, Nassau; Evan Pope, Sullivan; Keith Anderson, Suffolk-Grant; Jordan Thorpe, Sullivan; Hector Hernandez, Bron Leo Esonwune, Queensborough; Kyle Sierra, FIT; Garfield Burchette, FIT; Daquan Seymore, Bronx; Anthony Paris, Suffolk-Grant; Edwin Perez, Rockland; Justin Daniels, Manhattan; David Cerant, FIT
Coach of the year: Kevin DeVantier, Sullivan
Sportsmanship team: Rodney Lewis, Nassau; Luke Underwood, Dutchess; Fuat Yapar, Kingsborough; Evan Pope, Sullivan; Corey Ellis, Ulster; Shawn Fenton, Suffolk-Grant; Leo Esonwune, Queensborough; Tarik Payton, FIT; Kyheem Green, Suffolk-Selden; Justin Daniels, Manhattan; Anthony Zullo, Hostos; Edwin Perez, Rockland; Fred Simpson, Bronx

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College basketball playoffs kick into high gear (updated Monday)

By Ken McMillan | Published: February 21, 2010 | 0 Comments

College basketball playoffs get underway in earnest this week, and the Mid-Hudson will be well-represented.
The SUNY Orange men’s basketball team opens quarterfinal play in the Region XIX Division 2 tournament on Monday evening as the No. 5 Colts play at No. 4 Raritan Valley Community College in New Jersey.
I am still awaiting an update on SUNY Orange’s women’s basketball playoffs.
Both SUNY New Paltz basketball teams qualified for the SUNY Athletic Conference quarterfinals on Tuesday. The eighth-seeded men play at No. 1 SUNY Plattsburgh. The third-seeded women host No. 6 SUNY Potsdam. New Paltz split two games with both opponents.
The Mount Saint Mary women’s basketball team beat undefeated Farmingdale State on Saturday to secure a tie for the Skyline Conference regular-season title. The numbers one and two seeds will now have to be determined by NCAA regional ranking criteria, and a decision should come down Monday. The Mount has never lost the Skyline tourney, with each title game at home in Newburgh so a No. 2 seed would force the Blue Knights on the road at Farmingdale should both teams win semifinal games on Thursday (each team has a quarterfinal bye on Tuesday).
The Region XV junior college tournaments will also be contested this week. The Sullivan County Community College men are the top seed the Division 3 men’s tourney to be hosted by Westchester Community College from Friday-Sunday. SUNY Ulster did not make the tourney.

Skyline Conference tourney
Men’s quarterfinals (likely Tuesday but snow is forecast): No. 6 Yeshiva at No. 3 Purchase; No. 5 Farmingdale State at No. 4 SUNY Maritime
Men’s semifinals (Thursday): Yeshiva-Purchase winner at No. 2 Saint Joseph’s; Farmingdale-Maritime winner at No. 1 SUNY Old Westbury
Men’s finals: Saturday at highest remaining seed

Women’s quarterfinals (likely Tuesday): No. 6 Polytechnic at No. 3 Mount Saint Vincent; No. 5 Purchase at No. 4 Saint Joseph’s
Women’s semifinals (Thursday): Polytechnic-Mt. St. Vincent winner at No. 2 seed (Farmingdale or Mount Saint Mary); Purchase-St. Joe’s winner at No. 1 seed (Farmingdale or Mount Saint Mary)
Women’s finals (Saturday): Saturday at highest remaining seed

SUNY Athletic Conference tourney
Men’s quarterfinals (likely Tuesday, snow is forecast): No. 8 New Paltz (11-14, 7-11) at No. 1 Plattsburgh (18-7, 13-5); No. 5 Buffalo State (11-13, 9-9) at No. 4 Brockport (15-10, 11-7); No. 7 Oswego (13-12, 7-11) at No. 2 Oneonta (20-5, 13-5); No. 6 Fredonia (11-13, 9-9) at No. 3 Cortland (15-10, 11-7)
Men’s semifinals (Friday, at highest remaining seed): New Paltz-Plattsburgh winner vs. Buffalo State-Brockport winner; Oswego-Oneonta winner vs. Fredonia-Cortland winner
Men’s finals: Saturday

Women’s quarterfinals (likely Tuesday): No. 8 Fredonia (10-14, 6-12) at No. 1 Cortland (22-3, 17-1); No. 5 Oswego (13-12, 10-8) at No. 4 Geneseo (15-10, 11-7); No. 7 Buffalo State (12-13, 7-11) at No. 2 Oneonta (16-9, 14-4); No. 6 Potsdam (8-17, 7-11) at No. 3 New Paltz (16-9, 13-5)
Women’s semifinals (Friday at highest remaining seed): Fredonia-Cortland winner vs. Oswego-Geneseo winner; Buffalo State-Oneonta winner vs. Potsdam-New Paltz winner
Women’s finals: Saturday

Region XV Division 3 tournament (at Westchester CC, Valhalla)
Men’s quarterfinals (Friday): No. 5 Suffolk-Grant CC vs. No. 4 Nassau, noon; No. 6 Rockland CC vs. No. 3 Fashion Institute of Technology, 2:30 p.m.; No. 7 Kingsborough CC vs. No. 2 Manhattan CC, 5 p.m.; No. 8 Suffolk-Selden CC vs. No. 1 Sullivan CCC, 7:30 p.m.
Men’s semifinals (Saturday): Rockland-FIT winner vs. Kingsborough-Manhattan winner, 5 p.m.; Grant-Nassau winner vs. Selden-Sullivan winner, 7:30 p.m.
Men’s finals (Sunday): Semifinal winners, 2:30 p.m.

Women’s quarterfinals (Tuesday, snow is forecast): No. 5 Sullivan CCC at No. 4 Borough of Manhattan CC, 6 p.m.; No. 6 Queensborough CC at No. 3 Nassau CC, 7 p.m.
Women’s semifinals (Saturday at Westchester CC): Queensborough-Nassau winner vs. No. 2 Suffolk-Selden CC, noon; Sullivan-Manhattan winner vs. No. 1 Westchester CC, 2:30 p.m.
Women’s finals: Sunday, noon

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Snow pushes back MHC hoops tourney schedule

By Ken McMillan | Published: February 16, 2010 | 0 Comments

The Mid-Hudson Conference basketball tournament openers openers on Tuesday were pushed back to Wednesday due to the snowstorm. The tourney concludes on Saturday, Feb. 20. Dutchess Community College in Poughkeepsie will host the semifinal rounds on Thursday and Friday and the finals on Saturday.
Wednesday, Feb. 17
Men: No. 6 Dutchess CC at No. 3 Rockland CC, 7 p.m.
Men: No. 5 SUNY Ulster at No. 4 SUNY Orange, 7 p.m.
Thursday, Feb. 18
Women: No. 3 Rockland CC vs. No. 2 SUNY Orange, 6 p.m.
Women: No. 4 Sullivan CCC vs. No. 1 Westchester CC, 8 p.m.
Friday, Feb. 19
Men: No. 2 Westchester CC vs. Dutchess-Rockland winner, 6 p.m.
Men: No. 1 Sullivan CCC vs. Ulster-Orange winner, 8 p.m.
Saturday, Feb. 20
Men: Fifth-place game, 11 a.m.
Women: Third-place game, 1 p.m.
Men: Third-place game, 3 p.m.
Women: Championship, 5 p.m.
Men: Championship, 7 p.m.

 

Men’s basketball
Final regular-season standings
Sullivan CCC 10-0 (25-1); Westchester CC 7-3 (14-12); Rockland CC 6-4 (14-13); SUNY Orange 4-6 (11-10); SUNY Ulster 2-8 (4-17); Dutchess CC 1-9 (3-19)

Women’s basketball

Final regular-season standings

Westchester CC 5-1 (22-2); SUNY Orange 5-1 (13-11); Rockland CC 1-5 (3-17); Sullivan CCC 1-5 (6-14) 

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Marist baseball to head further south for its openers

By Ken McMillan | Published: February 16, 2010 | 0 Comments

The recent snowstorms in the mid-Atlantic region has forced a change in Marist College’s baseball season openers.
The Red Foxes were originally set to play a three-game set with James Madison in Virginia. Now, Marist is headed further south, to Rock Hill, S.C., and the campus of Winthrop University. The Red Foxes will play George Mason and Northwestern on Saturday, Feb. 20, and take on host Winthrop in single games on Sunday and Monday.

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