MBB: State University of New York Athletic Conference

[EntourageFan85]

So it essentially is a top 4 place winners in each division go to the playoffs this year. Let's hope that it shakes out properly and a 8-8 5th place on one side doesn't get screwed for a 6-10 4th place in the other divison.  Granted I have to look at the divisional breakdown but I think all you have to do is look at one SUNYAC's school schedule. They play there division rivals twice and other division once. So go from there. And Oneonta State got a win after a tough opening weekend, hopefully they can start the confernce right with a win against Geneseo this Friday.

[EntourageFan85]

On a side note, not sure if the exact divisional breakdown was mentioned so here it is in alphabetical order since interconference play has not begun yet:

EAST DIVISION: Cortland Red Dragons, New Paltz Hawks, Oneonta Red Dragons, Potsdam Bears, Plattsburgh Cardinals, SUNYIT Wildcats

WEST DIVISION: Brockport Golden Eagles,  Buffalo State Bengals, Fredonia Blue Devils, Geneseo Knights, Morrisville Mustangs, Oswego Lakers

Morrisville is not elegible for postseason play yet. I say this looks balanced either way. Let's see how it looks in the conference cause based on right now most of the conference has done well and had quite a few games already. I know Oneonta lost by 10 to Naz and badly to Rochester. In a couple of weeks they head down to Greensboro who has done damage already this year and also play Averett again. All are pushing themselves to make sure the conference gets two bids min. to me. And I've seen and read what others have done already. Lets go SUNYAC.

[jdex]

   And Awaaaaaay we go .........conference openers, all interdivisional:

    New Paltz (2-3) at Brockport (1-1)
    SUNYIT (2-1) at Buffalo St. (1-1)
    Cortland (3-1) at Fredonia (0-3)
    Oneonta (1-2) at Geneseo (3-0)
    Plattsburgh (3-0) at Morrisville (1-1)
    Potsdam (2-1) at Oswego (3-0)

[jdex]

  Cortland rises in second half for 60-57 win at Fredonia. Fr. 6-8 M. Milke hoop at 10:57 puts CSt up 44-42. Trails 27-25 at half. Dragons with 38-24 reb advantage. M. Lewis 15 pts(7x13fg), 11 reb in 29'; W. Coston 10 pts. Milke sees 15' of court time for 4 pts(2x3fg). B. Cooper 3-pter at buzzer misses for Devils. Cooper 18 pts(3x6 3s in 6x11fg)

  Brockport gets past guest New Paltz with 74-59 ease. Eagles by 33-26 at half. Hit 29x65fg with 26 assts, 14 stls. NP 25x53fg. Winners get 19 pt.(7x13fg) from B. Willism who has 7 reb, 4 assts, 3 stls in 22'; A. Poles 12 pts; M. Wilkes 11 pts, 8 assts; E. Keys 10 pts(5x9fg) in 20'. NP K. Nelson 17 pts(8x14fg); L. Bertram 10 rebs; M. Hauser 8 assts

    Geneseo swats visiting Oneonta 83-55. Knights score initial nine points and romp 43-24 at half. S. Morton 21 pts, 7 assts, 6 rebs; T. Kitson 19 pts; J. Kling 11 pts; R. Hasenauer 11 pts, 5 reb. Gens 54% from field

     Buffalo St. takes 81-76 issue from SUNYIT at BS. Bengals by 45-28 at the break. Land 32x71fg. D. Mozelle 19 pts(8x15fg), 10 rebs in 29'; J. Gray 18 pts(7x17fg), 6 assts, 3 stls; N. Wilkes 16 pts(6x18fg). IT has five in double figure scoring whie going 28x66fg. D. Moore 17 pts(7x13fg; L-K. Miller 16 pts; M. Haynesworth 15 pts, 6 assts; A. Edwars 12 pts; D. Golembiowski 14 pts(2x10 3s), 11 rebs

[jdex]

 
    Plattsburgh blows away hosts Morrisville 111-69, building 53-29 halftime bulge(19x38fg). A. Williams 18 pts(5x12fg, 5x10 3s), 3 assts, 2 stls in 30'; D. Errol 16 pts(5x7fg), 3 stls in 14'; K. Hunt 14 pts(5x6fg); T. Gorham 12 pts(6x9fg), 8 rebws; A. Miller 5 assts. Mville's T. Foster 16 pts(6x12fg). Cards 38x71fg, 11x25 3s. Mustangs 25x74fg, 5x32 3s

    Oswego 74, Potsdam 72

[with age comes?]

Good win for Oswego.  Saw Potsdam and I thought they were athletic and possibly too tall for Oswego. Haven't  seen Oswego but heard about a scrimmage with Clarkson that was relatively close. Obviously not the same as a game but Potsdam handled Clarkson extremely easily so I thought Potsdam by 10.  Home court would eat some of that up but the bottom line is I still think it is a good win for the Lakers!

[Cards7580]

"...Plattsburgh blows away hosts Morrisville 111-69..."

It could have been much worse.  With 9:02 left in the 2nd half, ( 87 48 PBurgh) the starters and 2nd team were out. The Freshman talent outplayed the M-ville regulars 24-21. M-ville played garbage time, chucking up air ball 3 pt attempts and one of there seniors was left in the game to "pad" his stats.

The biggest and most challenging tests for this team will be their visit to Chapman ( in California ) next month. This team was very good last year. They lost 3 seniors (one starter) and one transfer, and got stronger with the new comers.  The 6'9" RJ Ponesse will easily be a 1000 pt career player.  He is mobile, he has inside and outside moves, can make free throws (he will get many of them) and seems to have fit in well with this senior laden squad. A freshman Chris Ruiz was the first off the bench and plays like a Junior.
Anthony Williams is making NBA threes with ease.

They seem to like each other, respect each other, and accept their roles. Morrisville came out tough, but they are mostly freshman and sophomores who can leap, drive and are quick. They foul too much, take wild crazy shots and got frustrated easily by the pressure defense. However, they do have a great place with rowdy and energetic fans.

[Cards7580]

"D. Errol 16 " <<< correction <<<  That would be   Errol  Daniyan  #4. Freshman from Coram.

[Cards7580]

"...Milke sees 15' of court time for 4 pts(2x3fg)...."

A Palmyra Macedon HS graduate who played on the 2005 State Championship team as a sophomore.  A BIG load, I hope he has improved his work ethic and shed some baby fat.  He did have a quadruple double in a sectional game at Livonia.
Points, Rebounds, blocks and assists. Even had a dunk which shocked just about everyone in the gym.  Getting off the ground was not one of his strong points.

[jdex]

  Oswego up 42-28 at half on 17x32fg pops and commands 16 pt. lead early in second half. Potsdam battles back, leads at 6:19 on B. Graney pts. Then see-saw. OSt's D. White knots at 70 at 2:00 and K. Reuter ft's put Lakers over the top. OSt in last :15 misses four free flips though Pdam can't capitalize. Reuter 23 pts (3 3s); White 17 pts, 6 reb, 4 pf in 23'; N. Perioli 11 pts(3x3 3s), 5 assts, 5 reb; N. Jabbi 5 pt, 3 reb, 5pf in 23'. Lakers 27x59fg, 6x19 3s. Pdam's A. Dike 18 pts, 9 rebs; B. Siskavich 12 pts, 11 rebs in 24'(4pf); T. Reinhardt also foul-troubled (5pf, 20') with 12 pts; D. Brown 11 pts. Bears 27x59fg, 2x15 3s.

    Pburgh's RJ Ponesse 12pts(4x7fg) in 10'

[jdex]

  Oswego drops 83-68 home test Saturday to Nazareth which connects on 31x54fg, 5x10 3s. Naz up 38-31 at half but Lakers tied 42-all before C. McAdam hoop sends guest ahead for keeps. OSt 25x75fg led by K. Reuter 15 pts, N. Perioli 15 pts. McAdam 15 pts, 7 assts, 6 reb

   Potsdam beaten at home by York 76-65. York, 5-3, unloads at 26x46fg rate and overcomes 33-31 Pdam edge at half. D. Brown 18 pts(5x12fg, 3x7 3s); B. Siskavich 13 pts, 4 assts; T. Reinhardt 11 pts, 6 rebs

[jdex]

  Cortland marches past Alfred 79-58 at Alfred Sunday afternoon. Forges ahead 6' minutes from halftime, holds 29-24 lead at the break and pushes margin to as much as 23. M. Lewis 14 pts, 11 rebs; J. Miolen 14 pts; C. Niehoff 13 pts, 9 rebs. Dragons up 44-29 on boards, shoot 27x64fg, 21x28ft. Alfs 21x46fg, 8x19 3s. G. Patt 15 pts(4x7 3s) for Saxons

[jdex]

  Fredonia nabs first win with 57-56 Monday win at Pitt-Bradford. Down 28-27 at half. . R. Buckmon 16 pts(5x11fg, 2x6 3s), 5 rebs; B. Cooper 11 pts; K. Gordon 7 reb. Devils 20x44fg, 13x16ft and 35-27 reb edge. Freds 1-4, P-B 4-3

    SUNYIT stumbles 87-79 at home to Union. Both 2-3. Cats lead 43-39 at half, fall 10 down with 9' left. D. Golumbiowski 22 pts(7x17fg, 6x15 3s), 9 rebs; A. Edwards 16 pts, 7 assts, 9 trnvrs; L-K. Miller 12 pts; D. Moore 11 pts; M. Haynesworth 10 pts. Union 19x22ft paced by J. Lokitis 27 pts(9x13fg) in 28' bench time

[WICB Sports]

Radio coverage of tonight's Ithaca-Cortland basketball games starts at 6 p.m. on 92 WICB (www.wicb.org) as the Ithaca women's team takes on the 24th-ranked Red Dragons.

On VIC Radio (www.vicradio.org), coverage of the men's game starts with Bombers Shootaround at 7:40 p.m. followed by tip-off of the men's game at 8 p.m.

[jdex]

Joining tonight's 5-1 Cortland at 3-1 Ithaca non-conference test:

2-1 Brockport at home vs. 3-4 Robts Wesleyan
2-3 Potsdam at 1-3 St. Lawrence
4-0 Geneseo at 0-5 Alfred
1-3 Oneonta at 5-1 Hartwick
4-0 Plattsburgh at 2-4 Clarkson