News & notes

 UAlbany's women's basketball team will have home court for the America East championship game after beating Maine, 49-41, on Monday at Broadview Center. Kayla Cooper led Albany with 16 points in a low-scoring affair. 

The Lady Danes will host Vermont, Friday at 5 pm, and the game will air on ESPNU (Spectrum channel 370).

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RPI is parting company with hockey coach Dave Smith after 7 seasons. The Engineers finished a woeful 12-21-2 this season, and 87-152-19 under Smith during his tenure. Smith was actually at RPI for 8 years, but there were no games in 2020-1 due to COVID.

A national search is already underway to find the next coach.

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After winning their first round game on Saturday, the UAlbany men will take the court tonight to play Bryant in the America East semi-finals (9 pm, ESPN2, WTMM).

Meanwhile, Siena opens MAAC tournament play on the men's side tonight vs. Rider (6 pm, JAMZ 96.3). The women open with a quarter-final vs. Merrimack on Thursday at 2:30 (WVCR 88.3 FM). Both the men's & women's tournaments are in Atlantic City once again.

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Monday's high school scores:

Women's basketball:

Class AAA:

Colonie 68, Shaker 58.

Class AA:

Catholic Central 64, Columbia 63.

State regional schedule:

Class AAA: 

Colonie vs. Liverpool, Saturday at 1 at Onondaga Community College.

Class AA:

Catholic Central vs. Nottingham, Saturday at 5 at OCC.

Class A:

Albany Academy vs. Peru, Wednesday at 7:30 pm at Averill Park.

Class B:

Voorheesville vs. Saranac, Wednesday at 6 pm at Averill Park.

Class C:

Stillwater vs. either Moriah or Lisbon, time & location TBA Saturday.

Class D:

Northville vs. Northville vs. Smithtown Christian, Wednesday at 4:30 pm at Averill Park.

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The rest of Monday's college action:

Men's lacrosse:

Russell Sage 15, Curry 7.

Women's lacrosse:

Swarthmore 14, Skidmore 13.

Softball:

Skidmore 15, Russell Sage 3.