If Liberty league went ta  east west divisions like it does in baseball, New Paltz would certainly welcome a invite. The east division with Vasaar and Bard are very close to New Paltz. Skidmore Union and RPI are close as well. They have played Bard and Vasaar and Skidmore the last couple of years and are very competitive, I would assume they would have had to have some sort of behind the scenes invite from someone to state that they were leaving. The Skyline conference would be a step down I would think but a busied to Long Island , i guess is better then the trip to Fredonia.

If the Liberty league went to an east west division format for basketball, like it has for  baseball, it would make sense. The east division teams are fairly close for New Paltz. It would dramatically decrease the mileage and hotel expenses for sure. I agree the Skyline Conference would not do anything for them as far as the competition is concerned. That is the only way I see them moving.

Anyone have any idea what league New Paltz looking to jump too. I believe Brockport and Geneseo have left. What is going on with the SUNYAC?

Day two of the weekend and  it was a tale of two halves.New Paltz survives in OT against a Hunter team that never gave up. Trailing 38-22 at the half , Hunter came out with intensity, they climbed all the way back on a 14-3 run to close it to 41-36. New Paltz starters looked a little tired, no doubt from the battle the night before. Their shots were coming up short and on the defensive side they just seemed a tad slower. Hunter led by Kareem McDonald with 22 points and Casey Meyers14 led Hunter to take an 51-46 lead. Outscoring New Paltz 29-8. New Paltz did have a little fight left in them and tied the score at 64. Hunter had the last shot in regulation but New Paltz forced a tough shot and into overtime they went. New Paltz hit 8-10 foul shots in the added stanza and were led by Rylan Blondo with 17 points, 11 rebounds and 4 assists. AJ Knight and Kobe Bogart Bogart chipped in with 11 points. Showing what a difference a day makes, New Paltz shot 3-17 from 3 on open looks for a dismal 17%. The night before with fresh legs they shot 8-19 for a 42% clip.

What a way to start the weekend. New Paltz wins in a slugfest with Misericordia 89-77. Rylan Blondo who scored his 1,000 point , had another all-around performance with 26 points, 7 rebounds, 6 assists. AJ Knight on 8-9 shooting and Kobe Bogart who was 7-13 from the field both finished with 18  points . It was a fast paced physical game and New Paltz answered every run by Misericordia. A great game to watch.

New Paltz with a convincing win over Brockport last night. Won 67-55, held Brockport to 20 points in first half, it helped that Brockport missed there first 19 3 point attempts. Rylan Blondo with his usual steady game, 17 points, 11 rebounds. Solomon Neuhaus had 14 points in 11 minutes off the bench. Its good to see him getting minutes after not appearing in first 4 games. He brings a consistency  with his shooting touch. AJ Knight also steady game at the point with 11 points and Tyreik Frazier getting a season high 33 minutes which produced 11 points and 5 blocks. It was nice to see better shot selection and a season low 14 3 point attempts.

New Paltz showed grit last night after a poor shooting first half. Came up with the defensive stops at the end to hold off Geneseo at Geneseo. Will have to shoot better to get past Brockport today. If there 3's drop early , they will be tough to beat.

New Paltz forces 22 turnovers, takes at least 20 more shots and loses to Bard at home by 2. Brutal. They had their shot blocker on the bench at the end of the game and Bard basically picked apart their  defense and shot lights out to win. Tough loss

I see SUNY New Paltz landed a transfer from NJIT. A big , should give them some more depth and another target for Blando and St. Lucia to feed. They should be in the mix.