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
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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
Kulich’s defense helps Amerks hold off Utica in Sjalin’s debut
By KEVIN OKLOBZIJA With 16 games remaining in the American Hockey League’s regular season, the playoff push is very much underway for the Rochester Americans. Their biggest test to date came this weekend, a three-in-three endurance test that included two games with the first-place Syracuse Crunch and another with the down-but-not-out Utica Comets. While they didn’t … [Read more...] about Kulich’s defense helps Amerks hold off Utica in Sjalin’s debut
Kid line comes up big again as RIT completes first-round sweep
By KEVIN OKLOBZIJA Wayne Wilson might want to change his recruiting strategy. In his two decades guiding Rochester Institute of Technology’s men’s hockey team in the NCAA Division I era, there rarely (never?) has been an emphasis on package deals or plucking two or three players from the same team. But considering the success that Tyler Fukakusa, Matthew Wilde and … [Read more...] about Kid line comes up big again as RIT completes first-round sweep
Aquinas advances to Class A state semifinals
By STEVE BRADLEY HOPEWELL, N.Y. – Aquinas and Lewiston-Porter traded baskets for the first four minutes and 25 seconds of Saturday afternoon’s Class A girls basketball Far West Regional game at Finger Lakes Community College. Then Loren Green started doing Loren Green things. Green, a freshman guard, scored 11 straight points over a 1:26 span in the first quarter to … [Read more...] about Aquinas advances to Class A state semifinals