By PAUL GOTHAM ROCHESTER, N.Y. -- Five players finished in double figures as the Monroe Community College Lady Tribunes raced to a double-digit advantage in the early moments and never looked back en route to a 98-16 victory over the Mercyhurst North East Saints in Region 3 action on Monagan Court Saturday afternoon. Sierra Green paced a dominating first-half effort … [Read more...] about Lady Tribunes race to easy victory
Backcourt fuels FGCU bounce-back win over NJIT
Courtesy of FGCUAthletics.com DUNK CITY, Fla. - The backcourt duo of Brandon Goodwin and Zach Johnson combined to score 40 of the FGCU men's basketball team's 84 points Saturday night as the Eagles (15-6, 4-1 ASUN) bounced back from a last-second loss Thursday to claim an 84-71 win over NJIT (9-12, 1-4 ASUN) at Alico Arena. Goodwin (Norcross, Ga./UCF/Norcross HS) recorded … [Read more...] about Backcourt fuels FGCU bounce-back win over NJIT
La Salle at VCU highlights A-10 weekend slate
Five nationally-televised contests make up the weekend slate in Atlantic 10 men's basketball. Here's your rundown. By PAUL GOTHAM Saturday: Fordham (8-11/2-4) at UMass (12-7/2-4) 12:30 pm NBC Sports Network Winners of two of three, Fordham creates a precarious matchup. This isn't exactly the same Rams team that finished 17-13 (8-10 in conference play) a year ago. … [Read more...] about La Salle at VCU highlights A-10 weekend slate
Watson sparks second-half rally; Leadership downs Edison Tech
By PAUL GOTHAM ROCHESTER N.Y. -- The Leadership Academy Lions are no strangers to facing a deficit. Familiarity has made the them all the better. Rondell Watson paced four in double figures as Leadership defeated the Edison Tech Inventors, 74-68 in RCAC action at Edison Tech High School Friday night. Watson scored 13 of his game-high 24 points during the second half as … [Read more...] about Watson sparks second-half rally; Leadership downs Edison Tech
Monmouth outlasts Manhattan, 82-71
Courtesy of MonmouthHawks.com WEST LONG BRANCH, NJ – Monmouth outscored Manhattan by a 12-point margin in the second half and got a 27-point night from Justin Robinson (Lake Katrine, NY/Kingston) to top Manhattan and win its fifth straight Friday night, 82-71 in front of 3,495 at the OceanFirst Bank Center. Down one at the break, Monmouth used a 10-0 run out of the locker … [Read more...] about Monmouth outlasts Manhattan, 82-71