Empire 8

[clearconceit]

Too bad RIT couldn't pull it off!  Great job by Ithaca.  Our league is the best this year - I really believe it.  I am sick of hearing about the SUNYAC.

Let's keep rolling!

[bamm]

Tough one for the Tigers.  Up by as many as 6 in the second half, to down by 11 with 2:40 to go.  They missed a wide open layup with 6 seconds left to tie.  After receiving a technical in the first half for shoving a player, Barrett Zeinfeld puts up 21 points in the second half to carry the Tigers (it's nice to see someone carrying the "hot-headed shooter" torch after Murphy left).  He and Colin Roy brought the Tigers back in the final three minutes.

Solid games from Snyder (11 points, 12 rebounds, 5 assists) and Bacon (18 and 11).  Some very interesting traveling calls on Bacon all game long.  Not a banner game for the referees.

Congrats to Fran Snyder, Drew Martin, and Tyler Springer on solid senior seasons and good careers. 

[col]

And congrats to Ahmad Mims on a great open court dunk.

[ricco1]

Fisher here comes Norwich 82-70. Hensley 24 points

[gobombers15]

Wow, what a joke job by Plattsburgh tonight.

[fisheralum91]

Saw the video of the Hamilton PBurg game-
Cards BLOW IT!
Hamilton didn't win- Burg lost!

[gobombers15]

On the women's side, Fisher getting hammered by William Smith. At the half, the Herons lead the Cards, 48-28. The teams are playing at Baldwin-Wallace in suburban Cleveland. In the late game, B-W hosts Oswego. Let's see here, Fisher/Oswego/William Smith all playing in...Cleveland?? Makes sense to me. Gotta love the NCAA.

[dewcrew88]

UC beats Gordon College 71-66!

[Caz Bombers]

Attaway Utica!!  Up next is probably 22-3 WPI, assuming they take care of Bridgewater State.  Good luck to the Pioneers.

Any update on the IC-Brockport ECAC game?

[Caz Bombers]

If Pat or the other scoreboard people are checking in tonight, I know you are all incredibly busy tonight but the ECAC Upstate men's games should be:

Ithaca vs. Brockport, Potsdam vs. Oswego (games at Oswego)

[gobombers15]

Ithaca continues the E8's winning ways, knocking off Brockport, 77-75. Jim Bellis leads the Bombers with 23 points, Sean Burton chips in 12 and Jeff Bostic goes for a double-double with 10 pts and 11 rebs.

Ithaca will play the winner of Potsdam/Oswego. Here's hoping it's Potsdam. Congrats to Utica on their big win tonight.

[notjoshreed]

Congrats Utica on a nice win.  Every on see Pat Colemans predictions?
They are as follows:

Northeast Regional
No. 13 Plattsburgh State (18-10) at No. 8 Hamilton (22-4), winner to No. 1 Amherst (25-2)
At Cortland State, No. 4 Cortland State (23-4) vs. No. 12 Mass-Boston (18-10), No. 5 Tufts (21-6) vs. No. 9 Endicott (19-9)
At Worcester Polytech, No. 3 Worcester Polytech (22-3) vs. No. 14 Bridgewater State (17-9), No. 6 Gordon (23-4) vs. No. 11 Utica (21-6)
No. 10 Elms (21-6) at No. 7 Norwich (20-7), winner at No. 2 St. John Fisher (24-3)

If Amherst wants to get back to the Final Four, this is the year. There's very little competition for them in this bracket.

Cinderella story: Plattsburgh can definitely win one game, but probably not two, even on a good day. Not sure any of the bottom seeds can win two games.

Most likely to disappoint: St. John Fisher. The Cardinals have lost to the ranked teams (Baldwin-Wallace and virtual No. 26 Randolph-Macon) and beaten the unranked teams. Doesn't bode well.

Who will win? Amherst, over Worcester Polytech.

You gotta believe this will become fodder for the locker room at Fisher.  Norwich is quite an athletic team it will be a challenge to Fisher tonight, cya there

[gobombers15]

IC will take on Oswego this evening in the ECAC Championshihp Game. Jimmy Bellis hits a jumper with 4 seconds remaining to knock off Brockport, 77-75. According the box score, Ithaca jumps out to a 17-4 lead only to see Brockport rally to take a 36-34 lead into half. The second half was back-and-forth the entire way with about a hundred ties and lead changes. Congrats to the Bombers, I really thought they'd be one and done in the ECAC's. It'll be a tough game tonight, Oswego is very athletic and not the best matchup for the Bombers. I would have much preferred to see Potsdam in that game.

Good luck to Utica and Fisher this evening. Both teams have solid coaches so hopefully they keep the teams from looking ahead at a potential Fisher/Utica IV. Unfortunately, this time the game would probably be in Massachusetts. Boooo!

[superman57]

Here's to Hamilton doing the unthinkable, and knocking off Amherst, let's keep the sweet 16 in the good ol NY

[bamm]

There will be a Fisher/Utica IV.