The College of St. Rose's women's basketball team ended their final season on a losing note, falling, 52-47, to Daemen in the NCAA Division II East Regional on Saturday. Kaela Carter led the Knights with 16 points, followed by Payton Graber (Schalmont) with 14.
So, what happens next?
Certainly, there'll be a bidding war for Will Brown's services. The veteran coach, in his 1st---and seemingly only---season coaching women, took a team that was picked to finish near the bottom of the Northeast 10, and took them to the post-season. He brought Graber over from Hudson Valley Community College, Syrita Faraj from Russell Sage, and Maddisyn Mahoney from Fairleigh Dickinson, for starters, to build the core of his roster. Those three, plus the rest of the team, will be transferring elsewhere for next season.
There had been whispers that Brown would likely head to Siena next to replace Carmen Maciariello, but that remains to be seen.
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And while they were passing out the Kleenex at Bentley University, there was likely a box being passed around at HVCC for Albany Academy's Bears after the Class B champions fell to Notre Dame-Utica, 55-51. Albany Academy only has one senior, Bella Vincent, meaning the core of the Bears will remain intact for next season.
In other high school action:
Women:
Class A final: Catholic Central 64, Walter Panas, 62. The Lady Crusaders won their 1st state title since 2002.
Class D: Northville will face Hammond today at 11:45 am.
Men:
Class AAA: Green Tech 52, Kingston 45. The Eagles play Bay Shore today at 1 pm.
Class A final: Glens Falls 50, Wayne 37. The Black Bears won their 2nd state title in 5 years.
Class D: North Warren will play Sackets Harbor today at 3 pm.
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George Washington University is back on the winning track, having won the 1st two games of their weekend series vs. Presbyterian, 6-3 (Friday) & 3-0 in 11 innings (Saturday). Brett Young (Albany Academy/Siena) went 1-3 on Saturday after sitting out Friday's game. The series concludes today at noon.
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College hockey season is over in the 518.
Both RPI & Union were eliminated Saturday night, swept by Quinnipiac and Dartmouth, respectively. The Bobcats pulled away in the 3rd period to defeat RPI, 5-2, while the Big Green dismissed the Garnet Chargers, 4-2.
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The rest of Saturdays college action:
Baseball:
Skidmore 14, Pittsburgh-Bradford 3.
St. Rose swept a doubleheader from American International, 4-3 & 10-9.
Georgetown 16, UAlbany 5.
Mercer swept a doubleheader from Siena, 8-4 & 8-5.
RPI 8, Castleton 7.
Men's lacrosse:
UAlbany 16, UMass-Lowell 8.
UAlbany 16, UMass-Lowell 8.
Siena 11, VMI 8.
Cobleskill 18, Centenary 10.
RPI 18, Vassar 10.
Russell Sage 16, St. Joseph's 3.
Women's lacrosse:
Siena 13, American 9.
RPI 16, St. Lawrence 9.
Skidmore 21, Bard 1.
UAlbany 15, Binghamton 13.
Softball:
Wisconsin 1, UAlbany 0.
St. Rose swept a doubleheader from Lincoln, 9-1 & 9-2.
UAlbany 2, Niagara 1.
Men's tennis:
RPI 7, Brandeis 2.
Women's water polo:
Villanova 12, Siena 9.
La Salle 19, Siena 6.
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Seems there's some pushback to changing the annual Run For Women into the "Delightful Run For Women".
In today's Albany Times-Union, reader Alison Walsh of Albany finds the name change appalling, and, while acknowledging what has been written here previously, that the name change is an "attempt" to give the race more national exposure, but accuses the organizers of putting corporate profit over the race and the city. In her anger, Ms. Walsh forgets that "Delightful", as in, Sara Lee Delightful bread, is part of the same corporate conglomerate that purchased Freihofer's years ago. The question remains as to whether or not Ms. Walsh, a competitor in this race for years, will be at the starting line this year. Stay tuned.
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The Albany FireWolves dropped their 2nd straight to Rochester, 11-10, having played them twice in a week in a home & home series.
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