Grace Heeps' collegiate basketball career isn't over yet.
After UAlbany was eliminated from the NCAA women's tournament last month, Heeps (Columbia) announced earlier this week she is transferring to Canisius as a graduate transfer. During her time at UAlbany, Heeps averaged just shy of 5 points a game. Her departure opens the door for incoming transfer Meaghan Huerter (Shenendehowa) to vie for a starting job next season.
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UAlbany needs to do a better job of promoting when they're playing baseball at Bruno Stadium.
Friday's doubleheader vs. Wagner suffered from that lack of promotion, as, again, there were more empty seats than fans, just like it was 2 weeks ago.
Worse, there was no audio feed on the America East Conference's website. Not cool.
As a result, Albany & Wagner split the doubleheader. Albany won the opener, 5-3, but Wagner came back in the nightcap, 12-1.
The series concludes Sunday on the UAlbany campus. The Great Danes will return to the Joe on May 6 vs. Binghamton.
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Ahead of Sunday's road game at Carolina, Albany Empire majority owner Antonio Brown was making noises about returning to the NFL as a player, this time with the Baltimore Ravens.
The Ravens, you might recall, drafted Brown's cousin, Marquise "Hollywood" Brown, a few years back, but he's now in Arizona with the Cardinals.
There are those, though, who are taking this with a can of salt, not just the proverbial grain. Brown is putting his name out there for attention's sake. Given the legal issues he's avoiding in Florida, however, I don't see where the Ravens or any other NFL team would take a chance on him, especially given the messy exit from Tampa Bay a couple of years ago. In this writer's opinion, there's a better chance of Brown swiping a roster spot on the Empire before the end of the season, just to prove he can still play.
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Troy High senior Olivia DeCitise was named the Female Athlete of The Week by the Albany Times-Union. Not a surprise, considering she'd tossed a 1-hitter and a 5-inning no-hitter before Thursday.
On Friday, DeCitise went the distance in a 9 inning game at Guilderland, and hit a game-winning 3 run homer in the top of the 9th to snap a 1-1 tie, as Troy beat the Lady Dutch, 4-2, to extend their winning streak to 5 in a row. DeCitise gave up 2 runs, 1 earned, and fanned 10.
Just another day at the office.
Meanwhile, Troy baseball had its modest 2 game winning streak snapped in a 7-2 loss to Guilderland. Chris Stack's club has just 5 games left. To wit:
Monday: @ Shen.
Wednesday: Columbia.
Friday: @ Niskayuna.
May 8: @ CBA.
May 10: Senior Day vs. Bethlehem.
In order to make the sectionals, Troy would need to win 3, maybe 4, of the final 5, but Shen & Nisky could be a problem.
The softball team, on the other hand, with 6 games left, is assured of a sectional berth. They have a rematch vs. Guilderland on May 12, but likely could have Senior Day right along with the boys on the 10th vs. Bethlehem. Sean Geisel's club will be at Schuylerville on the 8th. Otherwise, the schedule is the same as the boys.
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Business as usual for the Albany Patroons on Friday, as the Pats routed York, 120-97. Albany visits Tri-State on Sunday.
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