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Area colleges: Rider knocks Siena basebal team out of first place in MAAC
Monday, April 29, 2013
Mike Parsons’ two-run double highlighted a four-run second inning Sunday as the Rider College baseball team knocked Siena out of first place in the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference with a 6-4 victory over the Saints.
TROY
Point guard remains a question for Siena
Friday, April 26, 2013
The 2013-14 season doesn’t start until Nov. 8, but the dominos have been falling in recent weeks to shape what the Siena basketball roster will look like. The trick now for new head coach Jimmy Patsos is to keep too many of them from falling off the table.
BOSTON
Area colleges: MacFawn hurls two shutouts
Thursday, April 25, 2013
The University at Albany shut out Boston University twice, 8-0 and 3-0, to extend its America East-leading record to 13-1, and to 30-10 overall, on Wednesday. Junior Brittany MacFawn pitched a complete game — 13 total innings — in both wins, giving up a total of just six hits. She had 21 strikeouts and improved to 21-6.
LOUDONVILLE
Saints topple No. 10 Danes
Wednesday, April 24, 2013
Conor Prunty gave Siena a 10-9 lead with 50.6 seconds left, and goalie Matt Sharp stopped Ryan Feuerstein’s low shot to the left post as time expired to preserve the victory over No. 10 UAlbany at Siena Turf Field on Tuesday.
Area colleges: UAlbany baseball team wins in 12th, 10-9
Monday, April 22, 2013
Junior Josh Nethaway hit a walk-off double in the bottom of the 12th inning as the University at Albany baseball team took sole possession of second place in the America East Conference with a 10-9 victory over Hartford Sunday.
VESTAL
Burek’s record effort powers Great Danes
Sunday, April 21, 2013
Senior attack Rachael Burek broke the University at Albany single-game points record with 11 points on four goals, including the 100th of her career, and seven assists to lift the Great Danes over Binghamton, 22-6, in an America East Conference women’s lacrosse game Saturday.
ALBANY
Danes secure top seed in America East
Saturday, April 20, 2013
The University at Albany men’s lacrosse team believes in the family insurance plan. Even though junior Miles Thompson sat out because of an assortment of injuries, including a mild concussion, his brother, Lyle, and his cousin, Ty, picked up the slack by combining for 12 goals and 19 points to power the Great Danes to a 16-10 victory over the University of Maryland Baltimore Country Friday night before a crowd of 2,083 at John Fallon Field.
LOUDONVILLE
Women's college basketball: Willingham-Hurst commits to Siena
Thursday, April 18, 2013
Albany High point guard Emia Willingham-Hurst has made it official and signed a national letter of intent to attend Siena and play basketball for second-year head coach Ali Jaques.
LOUDONVILLE
Area colleges: Fish's homer sparks Siena, 5-2
Thursday, April 18, 2013
Mike Fish ripped a two-out, three-run homer in the bottom of the 10th inning to lift the Siena College baseball team to a 5-2 victory over Atlantic 10 member Fordham Wednesday at Siena Field.
Union finishes with No. 10 college hockey ranking
Monday, April 15, 2013
Union College finished 10th in the final USCHO.com/NCAA top-20 and USA Hockey Magazine/USA Today top-15 college hockey polls of the season on Monday.
COLONIE
Siena hoops star charged in theft
Monday, April 15, 2013
A Siena basketball player set for a key role next season was arrested Friday night for allegedly stealing a wallet.
ALBANY
Area Colleges: MacFawn pitches Danes to 4-0 win over Seawolves
Monday, April 15, 2013
Brittany MacFawn pitched a four-hitter as the University at Albany defeated Stony Brook, 4-0, in an America East Conference softball game on Sunday.
BURLINGTON, Vt.
Area colleges: Thompson connection scores 10 times in UAlbany rout
Sunday, April 14, 2013
Lyle and Ty Thompson combined for 10 goals to lift 12th-ranked University at Albany to a 21-11 victory over Vermont in an America East Conference men’s lacrosse match Saturday at Virtue Field.
College hockey: Appert stays at RPI
Sunday, April 14, 2013
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute hockey coach Seth Appert was intrigued with a chance to return to the University of Denver, a place where, as an assistant coach, he helped the Pioneers win two NCAA hockey titles. But in the end, Appert knew in his heart where he belongs.
TROY
Appert signs extension to stay at RPI
Saturday, April 13, 2013
RPI hockey coach Seth Appert, who was interviewed for the vacant University of Denver job, signed a three-year contract extension Saturday to stay at RPI, the school announced.
