News & notes

 Two months ago, Union reclaimed the Dutchmen's Shoes. On Saturday, they held on to the Mayor's Cup, and clinched the season series vs. RPI.

The Garnet Chargers won their 8th game in 11 Mayor's Cup contests, downing the Engineers, 5-3, in front of nearly 5700 fans at MVP Arena. RPI & Union split two games in November, setting this up as the rubber game of the series.

On the up side for RPI, the women defeated Union, 1-0. In contrast to the men, RPI has won 5 of the 6 Women's Mayor's Cup games. Amanda Rampado had 14 saves to lead RPI, including stoning Union's Emma Fulawaka with 4 1/2 seconds left in regulation to clinch it.

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UAlbany's women's basketball team continues to roll, hiking their record overall to 18-2 with a 54-48 win over New Hampshire at Broadview Center Saturday afternoon. However, the win came with a price in the form of ankle injuries to Meghan Huerter & Lilly Phillips. The two Section II alumni (Shenendehowa & Cambridge, respectively) finished with a collective 17 points (9 & 8, respectively). Coach Colleen Mullen is hoping to get one or both of them back for Thursday's home game vs. Vermont. Kayla Cooper led Albany with 13 points, and Helene Haegerstrand added 12.

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The UAlbany men snapped a 3 game losing streak in beating New Hampshire, 86-79. Amare Marshall led Albany with 29 points. Sebastian Thomas added 25, and Jonathan Beagle (Hudson Falls) contributed 14. The road trip continues at the Danes' personal house of horrors in Vermont on Thursday.

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The rest of Saturday's college action:

Men's basketball:

Cobleskill 99, Canton 92.

RPI 68, Skidmore 61.

Union 87, Ithaca 80.

Nazareth 86, Russell Sage 60.

College of St. Rose 74, Pace 71.

Women's basketball:

Siena 78, Quinnipiac 60.Ahniysha Jackson (Albany) led 4 Saints in double figures with 20 points.

College of St. Rose 71, Pace 57.
Nazareth 83, Russell Sage 54.

Skidmore 47, RPI 37.

Ithaca 54, Union 53.

Cobleskill 74, Canton 47.

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Saturday's high school scoreboard:

Hockey:

Gates-Chili 3, Adirondack 2.

Burnt Hills-Ballston Spa 7, Central NY Fusion 3

CD Jets 8, Albany Academy 4.

CBA 7, Mohawks 2. Good bounce back for the Brothers after getting blown out by Shen on Friday.

Sbenendehoa 3, Bethlehem 2. (OT)

LaSalle 8, Guilderville 3. Danny Wiese had 2 goals to lead LaSalle. Chase Rose, Frank Ramos, Michael Nocera, Nick Kraz, Zach Boucher, & Brady Hansen all lit the lamp for LaSalle, which is back in a tie for 6th with CBA with 5 games left, starting with a mid-week road game at Queensbury on Tuesday.

Men's basketball:

Colonial Council:

LaSalle 69, Ichabod Crane 46.

Foothills Council:

Broadalbin-Perth 60, Johnstown 54.

Non-league:

Moriah 61, North Warren 60.

Canajoharie 54, Dolgeville 40.

Albany Academy 62, Rice Memorial 55.

Women's basketball:

Colonial Council:

LaSalle 53, Ichabod Crane 51. Kate Gilooly led LaSalle with 21 points.

Non-league:

Schalmont 56, Niskayuna 49.