MBB: State University of New York Athletic Conference

[magicman]

 Buffalo State 80 Potsdam State 67

Brockport State 80  New Paltz State 63

[magicman]

Fredonia St downs Plattsburgh State 64-54

[magicman]

Oneonta in a squeaker over Geneseo 80-79.

[magicman]

Fredonia St. quickly reverses early 3-0 lead by Plattsburgh and is never headed in a 10 pt victory that wasn't as close as the final score indicates. Freds up 5 to 10 most of first half and when the Cards cut it to 23-22 with 3:17 to go Blue Devils ended the half on a 6-0 spurt to go into the break up 29-22. Back and forth play early 2nd half but Fredonia edges into a double digit lead and extends it to 19 with 10 minutes left to play. Cardinals close to within 8 with seconds left but too little too late. Once again too many turnovers (15 for Cards to 8 for Freds) and poor shooting especially from behind the arc proved costly for Plattsburgh (18x49 fg 4x17 3's).

Fredonia with 3 in double digits topped by Brad Cooper who led all scorers with 16 pts.(5x10 fg, 1x3 3's 5x5 ft) Julius Bryant had 14 pts (5x10 fg, 4x4 ft) and James Kane added 13 (5x10fg, 3x5 ft). Kyle Mitchell with 9 pts and 7 rebounds

Plattsburgh led by Carl Munnerlyn with 14pts (5x8 fg, 2x4 3's 2x2 ft). Steve Thomas only other Cardinal in double figures with 12 pts (2x6 fg, 1x2 3's 7x7ft)  
Errol Daniyan only 9 pts in 32 min. and Chris Ruiz 7pts (2x10fg, 1x3 3's 2x7 ft) in 24 mins.
Blue Devils shot 23x55 fg, 2x12 3's and 16x24 from the stripe. Cardinals grabbed 38 rebounds to 34 for Freds. Blue Devils temporarily in 1st place all alone at 3-0, and 5-4 overall will travel to Oneonta in big game next Friday. Cortland at Oswego later tonight needs a win to keep pace with Fredonia.
Plattsburgh suffers 3rd straight setback and drops to 2-2 in the SUNYAC, 7-4 overall and will host Cortland, then Oswego next weekend which have now turned into must wins.

[jdex]

Oneonta comes from 15 down with 17:43 left to trip Geneseo, which misses pair of ft at 0:02 to lose by one. Gens ahead 42-36 at half and stretch it. OSt quickly strikes back within six at 14:12 and seizes lead for good (61-59) at 10:27 on S. Gillette 3-pointer. Gens B. Simpson completes scoring at 0:14 on layup and ft. OSt 32x73fg, 9x16 3s, 23 assts, 38 rebs. M. Grimes 16 pts(7x15fg), 7 rebs, 5pf in 27'; B. Beckford 14 pts, 5 rebs; Gillette 14 pts, 7 assts in 36'; B. Hooks 12 pts. Gens Simpson 25 pts(9x14fg, 6 rebs; M. Hoy 21 pts(6x12fg, 5x7 3s), 4assts in 34'; M. Baker 10 pts; A. Miller 10 pts(5x6fg), 9 rebs

Fredonia ahead 29-22 at half. Goes 23x55fg and just eight trnvrs. B. Cooper 16 pts(5x10fg), 5 rebs in 27'; J. Bryant 14 pts(5x10fg); J. Kane 13 pts(5x10fg); K. Mitchell 7 rebs. Plattsburgh 18x49fg, 4x17 3s, 14x23ft, 15 trnvrs, 38 rebs. C. Munnerlyn 14 pts(5x8fg) in 31'; S. Thomas 12 pts(2x6fg), 8 rebs in 27'; E. Daniyan 7 pts, 9 rebs in 32'; C. Ruiz 7 pts(2x10fg) in 24'. Hail to the 3-0 YAC Freds!!

Brockport shakes free from 36-36 intermission tie and on G. Williams trey takes 10 point lead with 12:31 left. Builds to 18 at 5:27. Eagles 27x60fg, 14x29 3s. G. Williams 14 pts; J. Johnson 13 pts, 7 rebs, 4 assts, 3 stls; D. Klein 11 pts(3x7 3s); B. Williams 11 pts. New Paltz 23x49fg, 4x17 3s. S. Taylor 21 pts(7x10fg), 13 rebs in 30'; J. Anderson 18 pts(7x9fg) in 29'; H. Wichard 11 pts(4x13fg), 8 rebs; O. Ogyemang 7 assts. All NP hands aboard that matter, it seems. Friday fall came with Anderson and Taylor in pf trouble, it appears

Buffalo State continues rise and takes 45-38 lead after 20'. Bengals 32x64fg, 8x17 3s. J. Simmons 24 pts(8x18fg, 7x13 3s); A. Samedi 16 pts, 8 rebs; G. Carr 14 pts, 11 rebs; J. Mitchell 11 pts, 6 rebs. Potsdam's S. Schwartz 15 pts(6x10fg, 3x5 3s); O. Minott 14 pts; A. Williams 13 pts

[jdex]

Oswego comes back from 20-5 deficit and halftime 40-35 hole to down guest Cortland 76-64. R. Sheridan shows the way with 25 pts(8x12fg, 2x5 3s). C. Monaghan with 18 pts(8x13fg) in 38' and C. Burridge 18 pts(7x19fg), 12 rebs, 4pf in 27'. Falling behind by 10 early in the second half, Lakers grabs lead on Burridge 3-pointer at 12:04 and takes  edge for good at 6:16 on H. Ward hoop. Twas five point game at 2:31. Corts get 21 pts (7x11fg, 6x7 3s) from R. Evans. P. Oliver 13 pts(5x6fg), 5 rebs, 4pf in 22'. J. Winter 6 assts; M. Lewis 0 pts, 3 rebs in 19'. OSt 28x54fg, 5x12 3s, 15x26ft, 9 trnvrs. RDragons 24x54fg, 11x23 3s, 5x11ft, 17 trnvrs. Oswego 16x30fg in second half, CSt 9x24

[scooterman]

I guess my Eagles can't be taken lightly. No one plays harder!!!!They will "D" you up so bring your "A" if you are going to compete. Keep it up, Eagles!!!

[jdex]

Potsdam falls at home to Hobart 64-56. Barts by 32-29 at halfway mark. Bears 19x45fg and 28 turnovers. B. Walker 14 pts(6x11fg, 2x4 3s) in 23'; C. Pierce 10 pts, 11 rebs; S. Schwartz 10 pts. Statesmen get 20 pts from M. Bruce

[owen]

What is going on with Potsdam?! 1 win, 9 losses!

[jdex]

Oneonta wins 82-77 at Cortland where final score was biggest lead either way

Oneonta takes down Oswego 75-68
Buffalo State handles D'Youville 83-71

[jdex]

New Paltz rides clutch play down the stretch to continue Cortland second semester slide. Tight match throughout. NP holds 37-36 edge at half. Pair of R. Evans 3's keep Corts close in late stages. Hawks go two up at 2:08 on S. Taylor bucket that's offset by B. Manning ft pair at 1:53 for 73-73 tie. NP H. Wichard trey on J. Anderson assist makes it 76-73 Hawk lead aat 1:42. Steal by Anderson leads to Wichard ft at 0:44. Evans deuce at 0:32 cuts margin in half. Free throws by O. Agyemang, Taylor and N. Taldi polish off RDragons. NP 25x53fg, 11x23 3s, 21x26ft. Anderson 18 pts(12x13ft), 5 rebs; Wichard 16 pts(5x9fg, 3x7 3s); Taylor 16 pts(7x13fg); Taldi 14 pts(4x5 3s); Agyemang 7 assts, 7 pts. Corts 27x64fg, 11x32 3s, 12x16ft. Evans 17 pts(7x13fg, 3x8 3s); P. Oliver 13 pts, 7 rebs; B. Manning 13 pts(3x7 3s), 4 assts; J. Winter 4 assts, 2 pts

Buffalo St. finally shakes D'Youville in closing minutes. D'Yous by 35-34 at half and in game's 11th tie 11:22 from the end. J. Simmons trey provides BS lead for good at 53-50. Still five point game at 3:24 and Bengals stretch to double figures at 0:39. BS 31x58fg. J. Simmons 26 pts(8x16fg, 5x13 3s); A. Samedi 18 pts(8x11fg), 10 rebs; N. Simmons 9 rebs, 5 assts. D'Yous with five in double figures led by R. Johnson 17 pts

[jdex]

Yes, yes ....twas New Paltz getting the win at Cortland

Oneonta had enough of a challenge at Oswego, but up to the task. Pulled away from 27-25 halftime lead to forge 14 point gap. Difference still 10 with 1:28 to go when Laker R. Sheridan pair of treys pulled hosts within five at 1:04. Oneonta simply didn't miss from the stripe in final moments. B. Beckford, M. Grimes and B. Hooks were perfect then, the latter sinking RDragons last six points. Grimes 19 pts(5x7fg), 8 rebs; Hooks 18 pts(3x5 3s); Beckford 15 pts, 5 assts, 5 stls; T. Talbot 11 pts, 4 assts. Oneonta 22x44fg, 6x14 3s (Dragons natl 3pt pct leaders), 25x33ft. Oswego 26x70fg, 7x13 3s, 9x14ft. C. Burridge 22 pts(9x22fg), 14 rebs; Sheridan 19 pts(7x16fg, 4x7 3s)

[magicman]

jdex,

Cortland loss at home is tough to take. With the home court edge going into tonight's games 14-5 in favor of the home team, defending your home court has become imperative in the YAC. Both road teams are winners tonight and I expected Oneonta to get it done against the Lakers but your Red Dragons were clearly the favorites against the Hawks. After my Cardinals went on the road back in December and came away with 2 big wins over New Paltz and Oneonta I thought we were in the driver's seat early on, but last weekend proved just how tough it can be to get a road win no matter who you face. Shades of last year. I think it's Fredonia's turn to discover that this coming weekend. If they go 1-1 their coach will probably be happy with that. Cortland makes the trip north this weekend and I'm looking forward to the the Friday matchup at Memorial Hall against Plattsburgh. Cardinals could be healthy with 2 key reserves coming back after missing last week's games. Brockport could be alone in 1st place with their 1 loss after Saturday night since they are in the Wendy's Classic tournament and don't have another conference matchup until the 19th against Fredonia. I'll give you the scoop on the Red Dragons-Cardinals game when I get home Friday night. Heard you're a little chilly in Florida this week.. It's only 2 below up here tonight!! 

[jdex]

Magic:

For sure Cortland stock falling but fast. Must be disappointing bigtime to Span. Had won four straight with some lights out play to finish first semester. Dragons someplace lost shooting eye. And to lose at home last night to the far-traveliing New Paltzers -- know Corts always cringe over that mid-week hike. But a salute to the Hawks. Frontline vet personnel very good and capable!!Now for CState @#$%&! What the %&*!@#$! One thing jumps out, even from this distance, M. Lewis has become non-factor. For whatever reason, a DNP next to his name last night. But his figures and court time limited all season. He, P. Oliver and solid addition B. Nagle and C. Milke off bench formed good frontline. Backcourt and offense certainly solidified with newcomers J. Winter, J. LaMont, D. Marshall, Smith, joining comer B. Manning and streaky R. Evans. Recent slump doesn't bode well for trip to north country vs. your Cards, who seem ripe to flash some attitude.

Still like the Burghers and Oneonta. And Buffs appear to have the real goods. Stats would seem to indicate more discipline ..... fewer threes (though J. Simmons has green light for good reason) and turnovers. Confidence growing. Jury still out on Freds ......but playing well and evidently they believe!!

Except for Pdam .....on any given night ......

[magicman]

Yeah, Lewis is a puzzle. When I saw him play two years ago at Plattsburgh against a team that ran the table that year in the YAC, I thought with normal improvement his next 2 years could be huge. He averaged 12.9 ppg and 7.1 rpg that year and had 25 pts and 8 boards against Plattsburgh that night going up against the Cardinals Khylan Hunt and All -Conference Travis Gorham. Last year a number of us thought that Cortland was the obvious successor to Plattsburgh as the conference leaders. But as you know the guard play of the Red Dragons last year was deficient and that was probably why Lewis' production  dipped to 10.1 ppg instead of increasing. His rebounding went up a bit to 7.9 rpg. Having started 52 of 56 games the past 2 years it's hard to believe  he has yet to start a game this year. His minutes have been reduced to a little more than half of what he used to average. His numbers this year, 4.6 ppg and 4.8 rpg are less than he put up his freshman year at Cortland (6.5ppg & 5.5rpg). Either he's playing through some nagging injury that limits his minutes on the court or he's deep in Spanbauer's doghouse. Thought for sure you'd know the answer to the Lewis situation.