News & notes

 After reclaiming the Dutchmen's Shoes on Saturday, Union College was rewarded with a berth in the NCAA Division III playoffs.

Jon Poppe's Garnet Chargers will travel to Doylestown, Pennsylvania, on Saturday to play Delaware Valley. As for RPI, which lost, 13-7, to Union on Saturday, their season is over.

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The organizers of the Troy Turkey Trot have amended the course for the 5K race on Thanksgiving Day to include a detour over the Green Island Bridge, which they say gives the runners a more scenic-and safer-route. One circle over the bridge & back, the runners will move to River Street in North Central before turning back toward downtown. We'll see how this plays out next week.

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Soccer season is over in the 518, at least at the high school level.

The high school season ended Sunday, with Waterford earning a share of the women's Class C title after the Lady Fordians & Mount Academy played to a 2-2 draw after regulation and double overtime. No penalty kicks in the finals, folks. Chazy claimed a share of the men's Class D title the same way on Saturday.

Meanwhile, Guilderland fell short of the men's Class AA title, losing to Scarsdale, 4-2.

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On the college tip, the College of St. Rose won its 4th straight Northeast 10 women's soccer title on Sunday, disposing of Adelphi, 4-1. By the end of business today, the Golden Knights will know who they'll play in the NCAA tournament starting Thursday.

However, the men's basketball team failed to win its own tip-off tournament, losing the final to Post, 82-78. Alex Barnhill (Mekeel Christian) did not score in 3 minutes of court time. Adam Myers (LaSalle) has not yet played this season.

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Siena men's basketball coach Carmen Maciarello would like to burn the video of Saturday's loss to Richmond, a 90-48 blowout, the worst in 15 years.

What hurt the Saints (1-1) was the absence of sophomore star Michael Eley (ankle) whose availability is questionable for tonight's game at American University (7 pm, JAMZ 96.3 FM).

Less than 24 hours later, the Siena women improved to 2-0 with a 56-49 win over Dartmouth. Ahniysha Jackson (Albany) and Valencia Fontanelle-Posson (Guilderland) had 12 points each to lead the Lady Saints (2-0), who now have a week off before returning home to play Penn on November 19.

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The rest of Sunday's action:

Women's basketball:

Cobleskill 65, Western Connecticut State 56.

Women's volleyball:

University of Maryland-Baltimore County 3, UAlbany 0.