News & notes

 Football season is officially over in the 518.

RPI was eliminated from the NCAA Division III tournament Saturday, crushed by North Central University, 55-6. RPI didn't score until the 2nd quarter, but by then, the game was already over. The football Engineers finish at 11-2 for the season.

Conversely, the skating Engineers rebounded from a loss to Quinnipiac on Friday by beating Princeton, 4-1, on Saturday night:

Quinnipiac, meanwhile, completed a weekend sweep of the 518 by shutting out Union, 4-0, ending the Dutchmen's three game winning streak.

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It was not the debut that the Albany FireWolves were looking for, eh? Opening night was in Toronto against the Rock. WNYA (Spectrum channel 1215) was able to obtain the feed from TSN, for the game broadcast which had next to no chance of attracting viewers because of all the college football on the schedule.

For the record, Toronto clipped Albany, 10-9. The FireWolves' home opener is December 18.

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The College of St. Rose has moved to the NCAA Divsion II final four in women's soccer, after the Golden Knights defeated Concord, 3-2, in overtime.

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The rest of Saturday's scoreboard:

Local college basketball:

Men:

New Haven 65, St. Rose 54.

SUNY-Delhi 95, SUNY-Cobleskill 76.

RPI 69, RIT 51.

Union 84, Clarkson 65.

St. Lawrence 58, Skidmore 57.

Hudson Valley Community College 89, Cayuga 66.

Women:

St. Rose 58, New Haven 54. Nina Fedullo (Amsterdam) had 13 points for the Golden Knights.

RIT 61, RPI 57.

SUNY-Cobleskill 96, SUNY-Delhi 44.

St. Lawrence 73, Skidmore 62.

Hudson Valley 64, Cayuga 56.

College hockey:

Men:

Skidmore 3, Elmira 2.

Women:

Union 2, Dartmouth 1.

Harvard 4, RPI 3.

High school basketball:

Men:

Suburban Council:

Guilderland 63, Schenectady 60.

Non-league:

Galway 43, Richfield Springs 42.

Notre Dame-Bishop Gibbons 74, Bishop Maginn 66.

Hoosick Falls 59, Ticonderoga 21.

Mekeel Christian 81, Whitesboro 50.

Madrid-Waddington 70, Middleburgh 47.

Fonda-Fultonville 70, Schalmont 35.

Women:

Troy 39, South Glens Falls 37. Makiya Chapman, the lone returning starter from last season, led Troy with 13 points.

Averill Park 60, Burnt Hills 33. Amelia Wood led all scorers with 18 points. MK (Mary Kay?) Lescault led Burnt Hills with 15, followed by Callie Chevalier with 14, and Grace O'Connor with 12.

Albany 77, Saugerties 32.

Duanesburg 62, Delhi 24.

OESJ 41, Charlotte Valley 25.

Morris 58, Fort Plain 38.

Hockey:

Beekmantown 5, LaSalle 0.

Adirondack 3, "Guilderville" 2.

Williamsville 3, Shenendehowa 2.

St. Mary's 5, Saratoga 2.

Bethlehem & Syracuse played to a 3-3 tie.

Burnt Hills-Ballston Lake-Ballston Spa 3, Saranac Lake-Lake Placid 2.

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To the surprise of no one, Burnt Hills dominated the Albany Times-Union's volleyball all-star teams.

Carlie Rzeszotarski was named women's player of the year and was a first team all star, along with teammates Callie Chevalier and Danielle DeBonis. Coach Gary Bynon was named coach of the year.