Courtesy of Amerks.com Syracuse, NY – The Rochester Americans (27-21-6-2) jumped out to a three-goal lead in the second period against the Syracuse Crunch (33-18-4-2) before holding on for a 3-2 victory Wednesday at Upstate Medical University Arena. Following their third win in the last four games, the Amerks have at least one point in 16 of their last 23 games dating … [Read more...] about Amerks outlast Crunch
Colgate defeats Lehigh for Patriot League title
Courtesy of PatriotLeague.com HAMILTON, N.Y. – No. 1 Colgate defeated No. 6 Lehigh, 74-55, on Wednesday night at Cotterell Court in Hamilton, N.Y., to claim their record seventh Patriot League men's basketball title and punch their ticket to the NCAA DI Men’s Basketball Championship. The Raiders earned their fifth Patriot League title in the last six seasons, … [Read more...] about Colgate defeats Lehigh for Patriot League title
Saint Louis dismisses Travis Ford
Courtesy of SLUBillikens.com Saint Louis University announced that it has parted ways with head men’s basketball coach Travis Ford. “For eight years, Travis led our men’s basketball program with passion and dignity,” SLU Director of Athletics Chris May said. “This decision was not made lightly." “It is our expectation to regularly compete for conference … [Read more...] about Saint Louis dismisses Travis Ford
Metsa, Murray power Amerks to overtime defeat of Crunch
Courtesy of Amerks.com Rochester, NY – Brett Murray scored a pair of goals prior to Zach Metsa capping a 4-3 win in the first minute of overtime to help the RochesterAmericans (26-20-6-2) prevail in the first of back-to-back meetings against the Syracuse Crunch (32-17-4-2) Friday at The Blue Cross Arena. With the overtime victory, the Amerks have recorded at least one … [Read more...] about Metsa, Murray power Amerks to overtime defeat of Crunch
Honeoye outlasts Perry in C2 opener
HONEOYE -- Yes, it was the No. 12 seed Perry Yellowjackets playing the No. 5 Honeoye Bulldogs but the tension from start to finish was no mismatch. But this is what makes playoff basketball so special and Wednesday’s Section V Class C2 opener at Honeoye was a thriller from start to finish. And when junior guard Owen Reynolds made the second of two free throws with 4 seconds … [Read more...] about Honeoye outlasts Perry in C2 opener