News & notes

 A small fire only delayed the inevitable, if you believe Siena supporters.

A 2 pm matinee vs. Fairfield at UHY Center on the Loudonville campus was pushed back 2 hours because of the fire, but the suddenly hot Lady Saints prevailed anyway, beating MAAC leader Fairfield, 69-56, for their 5th straight win. Graduate transfer Selena Philoxy (Seton Hall) led the Saints with 16 points.

Coach Jim Jabir came out for his post-game presser sopping wet from being doused with bottles of water after the game.

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It's rare that UAlbany gets to be on TV. Most Great Danes games, for men & women, and this applies to the Siena women, too, turn up on ESPN3 or ESPN+, which are online entities.

On Saturday, the Great Danes' men's game vs. Stony Brook aired on SNY, which had no effect on attendance at SEFCU Arena. However, the Seawolves continued to be a thorn in the side of the Danes, ending Albany's four game winning streak, 86-75.

Meanwhile, down on Long Island, Stony Brook defeated the Albany women, 58-47. Colleen Mullen's club has now lost 2 of their last three after a 7 game winning streak. Grace Heeps (Columbia) had 6 points in support of Kayla Cooper, who led Albany with 15. Lilly Phillips (Cambridge) returned, but came off the bench and scored 2 points.

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Troy High & Kingston began playing each other during Rich Hurley's 1st go-round as men's head coach. The Tigers have owned Troy, but on the women's side, it has been the other way around. Until Saturday.

While box scores have not been submitted, Kingston swept the Flying Horses. The women's latest 2 game winning streak was snapped in a 51-29 loss to drop Ryan Meikle's club to 5-10 on the season (3-7 Suburban Council). Have to believe, since the Tigers' YouTube channel is not active presently, that the hosts used the same full court press that has bedeviled Troy this season.

In the nightcap, the men ran their winning streak over Troy, dating back to 2016, to six in a row in a dominating 75-47 victory, the worst defeat of the season for coach John Killian. Troy falls to 8-5 (6-2 Suburban Council).

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You've probably seen commercials touting Southern New Hampshire University on television. SNHU swept the College of St. Rose on Saturday , and it wasn't even close.

Adam Anderson (Saratoga) & Shane O'Dell (Schalmont) each tallied 15 points for the Golden Knights in a losing effort as SNHU defeated St. Rose, 83-65. The women fell, 57-41. Nina Fedullo (Amsterdam) had 10 points for the Lady Knights.

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Ivy League rivals Yale & Brown completed a weekend visit to the 518 on Saturday, with both teams winning.

Yale needed overtime to beat Union, 3-2. Brown came back from a 2-0 deficit to beat RPI, 3-2. The Engineers were done in by a suddenly punchless offense in the 2nd & 3rd periods.

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The rest of Saturday's high school scoreboard:

Hockey:

Shenendehowa 3, Massena 2.

Mohawks 3, LaSalle 1. The Cadets have gone a calendar year since their last win (17 straight losses). They'll need more contributions from their seniors if they're going to win this season.

Guilderville 5, Saratoga 3.

Albany Academy 2, Burnt Hills-Ballston Lake-Ballston Spa 1.

Men's basketball:

Patroon Conference:

Taconic Hills 62, Cairo-Durham 41.

Greenville 55, Maple Hill 53.

Non-league:

Tamarac 72, Bethlehem 62.

Albany Academy 78, Newburgh Free Academy 72.

Mekeel Christian 81, Bishop Maginn 52.

Women's basketball:

Foothills Council:

Johnstown 45, Schuylerville 38.

Patroon Conference:

Catskill 69, Hudson 16.