News & notes

 Glens Falls native Joseph Girard III had Saturday marked on his calendar.

Girard, who transferred from Syracuse to Clemson after last season following the retirement of longtime Orange coach Jim Boeheim, returned to Syracuse on Saturday, and, in front of a national television audience on ESPN, led the Tigers to a 77-68 victory. Girard finished with 18 points, cracking the 2,000 point barrier for his career.

Girard had 1 year of eligibility left, and has made the most of it. He's likely to be drafted into the NBA come June.

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Siena snapped a 7 game losing streak in men's basketball, beating Manhattan, 68-63. Michael Eley led the way with 24 points despite the fears of his hamstring acting up on him again. Mason Courtney (Shenendehowa) came off the bench to score 11 points, including 3 3 pointers, and all of his points came in the 1st half. The Saints will visit St. Peter's on Friday night.

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RPI & Colgate played to a 4-4 tie in overtime, but the Golden Knights won in a shootout, the 2nd such loss for RPI in as many weeks, as they lost to Yale the same way a week earlier.

RPI's still having issues with their online stream, likely due to an extra influx of listeners due to alumni weekend.

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The rest of Saturday's college action:

Men's basketball:

College of St. Rose 78, American International 69.

Cobleskill 73, Eastern Nazarene 65.

Elmira 77, Russell Sage 75.

RIT 71, Skidmore 66.

Union 67, St. Lawrence 65.

RPI 63, Vassar 56.

Women's basketball:

Siena 74, Quinnipiac 55.

College of St. Rose 71, American International 53.

Union 61, St. Lawrence 56.

Elmira 57, Russell Sage 45.

Vassar 53, RPI 44.

Skidmore 58, RIT 43.

Cobleskill 93, Eastern Nazarene 47.

Women's hockey:

Colgate 2, RPI 0.

Cornell 3, Union 1.

Men's lacrosse:

RPI 8, Yale 7.

NJIT 16, Siena 15 (OT).

Softball:

Siena 4, Bellamine 3.

Siena 4, Charleston Southern 2.

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Saturday's high school scores:

Hockey:

CBA 5, Plattsburgh 3.

Bethlehem 3, LaSalle 1.

CD Jets 4, Mohawks 2.

Queensbury 4, Saratoga 1. The Spartans, winners of 10 in a row, moved back into 1st place.

Men's basketball:

Patroon Conference:

Taconic Hills 50, Germantown 42.

Maple Hill 40, Watervliet 39.

Western Athletic Conference:

Canajoharie 77, OESJ 44.

Mayfield 47, Galway 39.

Non-league:

Colonie 74, Middletown 42.

Green Tech 74, Monroe Woodbury 50.

Cardinal Hayes 80, Albany Academy 78.

Ravena 39, Broadalbin-Perth 28.

Women's basketball:

Western Athletic Conference:

Galway 35, Schoharie 30.