UAlbany's women's basketball team, fresh off a loss to Marist on Tuesday, are on the road today, opening a 2 game series vs. the University of Maryland-Baltimore County (UMBC). The men open at SEFCU Arena vs. UMBC. Men's game starts at 4 pm, with the Sunday game set for a 2 pm tip. The women's tip-off is at 1 pm both days.
Meanwhile, just as Siena was about to begin its men's season, their season opener vs. Drexel, set for Tuesday, has been postponed, as has their series vs. Canisius next weekend. The women's road trip to Canisius, as previously reported, was postponed on Monday.
Siena, meanwhile, has lost sharpshooter Gary Harris, who has decided to enter the transfer portal. The fits & starts to the season caused by coronavirus are making a lot of athletes anxious, we can understand that. As with the women earlier this week, it was reported that a "tier 1" player, unidentified, either made contact with someone who had the virus, or tested positive. As the vaccines are just being made available here in the 518, and elsewhere, some people just can't get them soon enough.
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Belated congratulations to Stanford women's basketball coach Tara Vandermeer, who became the all time winningest coach in NCAA history earlier this week. What you might not know, and I didn't know until I'd heard after the game, that Tara is a UAlbany alumni (class of 1971, I believe).
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Troy High got some good news from the NYPHSAA on Friday.
The school's fall sports teams that have completed their seasons (women's tennis, swimming/diving, golf, soccer, & cross country, men's golf, soccer, & cross country) have been designated as "scholar-athlete teams" by the association. What that means is that these kids are excelling in the classroom, reaching the honor rolls in their respective grades (9-12), as well as on the field. Congratulations.
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