News & notes

 Another night, another beatdown.

The Albany Patroons got back on the winning track Friday, blowing out Connecticut, 123-93. Anthony Moe led six Patroons in double figures with 26 points.

The Pats begin a 2 game road trip tomorrow, and will play their next home game one week from tonight. Oh, by the way, there will be a return trip to Lehigh Valley on April 3. For both teams' sake, the Legends should have the gym league-ready this time.

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UAlbany baseball coach Jon Mueller was not with the team when they defeated UMBC (University of Maryland-Baltimore County), 2-1, on Friday. Mueller chose to remain behind so he could see his son, Jaxon, played for his high school alma mater, Stillwater, in the state semi-finals. Mueller will likely rejoin the Great Danes on Sunday.

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Speaking of the state basketball tournaments, Section II is now down to six teams.

Class D women's champion Hartford dropped a 51-40 decision to Copenhagen, which plays for the state title in the nightcap of today's card at Hudson Valley Community College.

Men's Class D champion OESJ also fell, eliminated by Plattsburgh, 59-42. Owen Feagles led OESJ with 17 points.

The rest of Friday's basketball:

Men's Class C:

Stillwater 64, Salamanca 56. CJ McNeil led with 22 points, while Jaxon Mueller added 16. The Warriors will play Newfield later tonight.

Men's Class AA:

Green Tech 61, Jamestown 31. No box score was supplied to the press in time for publication. The Eagles will play Mount Vernon later tonight in the nightcap at Cool Insuring Arena.

Women's Class A:

Averill Park 56, West Babylon 36. Sean Organ's club hosts Tappan Zee this afternoon at HVCC. Taylor Holohan led the Warriors with 19 points.

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Friday's college scoreboard:

NCAA Men's 1st round:

Purdue 76, Yale 56. August Mahoney (Albany Academy) had 8 points for the Bulldogs in a losing effort.

NCAA Women's 1st round:

Louisville 83, Albany 51. The Lady Danes, predictably, go one-&-done.

College baseball:

Stonehill 8, College of St. Rose 7 (game 1).

Stonehill 5, St. Rose 2 (game 2).

RPI 21, Russell Sage 1 (game 1).

RPI 14, Russell Sage 4 (game 2). Both games went 7 innings due to the mercy rule.

College softball:

Central 11, Skidmore 1 (1st game).

Skidmore 10, Central 0 (2nd game). Each game went 5 innings due to the mercy rule.