College news & notes

UAlbany's men's basketball team erased the stigma of a loss to Maine last season by beating the Black Bears, 76-70, earlier today at SEFCU Arena. Ahmad Clark led the Great Danes with 29 points. UAlbany is now 9-8 on the season, and will begin a road trip Wednesday at New Hampshire.
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Siena sophomore Jalen Pickett is on the watch list for the Lou Henson Player of The Year award, named for the former Illinois coach. All Pickett is doing is proving last year wasn't a fluke, and that he's on the watch list means he'll also get the attention of pro scouts, meaning we'll have to wait after the season to find out if he'll return for his junior season.
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Former RPI standout Jacob Hayhurst transferred to Michigan this season as a graduate transfer (think Elijah Burns at Siena), but didn't register a point in the Wolverines' 3-0 win over Notre Dame on Friday night. It doesn't surprise that there was little or no mention of Hayhurst's transfer after he graduated from RPI last May.
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Speaking of the Engineers, their modest winning streak ended Friday with a 3-0 loss to Cornell. RPI hosts Colgate later tonight, while Cornell visits Union, which lost to Colgate, 3-2, last night.

The RPI women have yet to win a game this season, and earlier today, the losing streak went to 23 in a row (0-22-1) with a 2-0 loss to Cornell.

It doesn't help that they haven't been able to draw at Houston Field House for any of RPI's hockey teams this season. The addition of RPI TV, available on YouTube, and using the audio feed from WRPI-FM, may be contributing to the decline in attendance.

Then again, RPI doesn't spend money on advertising. Instead, they'd rather spend money on buying up property around the city. Priorities, you know.