MBB: State University of New York Athletic Conference

[jdex]

Plattsburgh completes comeback on S. Thomas hoop at 0:02. That countered Oneontan B. Hooks tying trey at 0:08. Pburgh trails 27-25 at half and by 9 with 3:44 left. Thomas 20 pts(7x16fg, 2x5 3s) in 40'; E. Daniyan 20 pts(6x12fg, 6 rebs, 8x13ft; C. Ruiz 13 pts, 6 rebs; K. Brooks 5 assts. Cards 21x50fg, 3x11 3s, 15x23ft. For OSt M. Grimes 12 pts(5x14fg), 4pf in 32'; B. Beckford 12 pts, 10 rebs; K. Walsh 11 rebs, 4 assts. Dragons 41-33 reb advantage. Shoot 23x57fg, 3x10 3s, 9x17ft

[jdex]

New Paltz' O. Agyemang doles out 16 assists in 37' stint. Potsdam has 6 total assists, 27 turnovers. Hawks 43x68fg and hold 50-32 lead midway. H. Wichard 23 pts in 22' on 9x12fg; S. Taylor 18 pts(8x10fg), 5 assts. Agyemang adds 4 stls, 4 reb, 5 pts. Pdam's A. Williams 18 pts(6x10fg). Bears 26x53fg

[magicman]

Thank you jdex. Thank You. Just waiting for your post to hear what happened. I predicted Oneonta might win a tight one but said that Steve Thomas performance  could be a game changer. Love it when I'm wrong, then right.  

[jdex]

Geneseo shocks host Oswego 66-65!!

[jdex]

Geneseo's M. Hoy 2 ft's at 0:04 sink Lakers. OSt's C. Burridge missed 3pter at finish line of foul-fest. Total of 60 pf called, Gens 22x38 from the stripe, Oswego 23x28. Victors 19x53fg, 6x19 3s, hosts 20x51fg, 2x13 3s. Lakers by 25-18 thru 20' and stretch that quickly. Gens fight back for lead at 10:33 on K. Stevens trey. But Oswego rebounds to take 10 pt edge at 5:29. Back bounce Knights and Hoy triple gets reversal at 1:51. H. Ward bucket provides 65-64 Laker lead in final moments, only to have Hoy hit winning ft pair. Hoy 18 pts(4x9fg, 3x7 3s, 7x8ft) in 24'; B. Simpson 13 pts, 5pf in 26'; Stevens 12 pts, 7 rebs. Oswego's Burridge 15 pts, 8 rebs; Ward 13 pts(4x5fg), 9 rebs; S. Francois 11 pts in 19'; C. Gilkes 10 pts(4x5fg), 5pf in 20'

[FreddyState]

man it looks like there was some amazing games this weekend in sunyac play....alot of close games!!!!

[scooterman]

The SUNYAC looks like it will be a dogfight!!!Plattsburgh,Oneonta, Cortland and Brockport appear to be the upper echelon with Fredonia and New Paltz close behind. Anyone else have any thoughts on the matter--I know its early but I would give them the edge as first semester comes to a close!!!

[FreddyState]

I agree plattsburgh is definetly gonna be the team to beat this year ...cortland and oneonta also should be right up there...Im not quite sold on brockport yet because they have absolutly no big men but they didnt last year either ...We are going to have to wait till second semester on new paltz because last year they started off awesome as well then had some eligibility issues..  fredonia is experienced and finally getting healthy definetly playing alot better then the first 3 games of the season...I think buff st is a very young team that will be in the top 5 by the end of the season if everyone stays eligible.

geneseo and oswego seems like they are down this year but have one of the best coaching staffs in my opinion so u never know...potsdam really down this year

[jdex]

Contrary to SUNYAC site, Potsdam loses 77-74 at St. Lawrence, though not without a fight. Saints by 40-29 at half and then quickly 18. But E. Cross 3-pter at 7:37 gives Bears the lead. SL reversal short time later and leads remainder, by 9 at one point. But Pdam within one at 0:17 and twice misses in final seconds. O. Minott 16 pts(8x13fg), 5 rebs in 35' for Bears. S. Schwartz 15 pts(6x13fg); C. Pierce 14 pts(6x11fg) off bench. Bears with 19 turnovers, SL 23. Saints had five in double figures, led by R. Temgoua 19 pts. Pdam 32x62fg, 4x6ft; SL 30x61fg, 7x12ft

[jdex]

Oneonta rolls over Hartwick 70-61, holding 32-22 lead through 20' and retaining double digit edge most of second period. S. Gillette 19 pts(6x9fg, 3x4 3s); M. Grimes 14 pts(2x2 3s); T. Talbot 11 pts; B. Hooks 10 pts; B. Beckford 14 rebs; K. Walsh 6 rebs, 4 assts. OSt 22x43fg, 9x15 3s, 17x26ft, 35-27 reb. Wick gets 22 pts, 10 rebs from K. Phillips; 21 pts from M. Blazek. Shoots 23x59fg, 11x12ft

[Bengalsrule]

.I think buff st is a very young team that will be in the top 5 by the end of the season if everyone stays eligible.

  I can't speak for any BENGALS team that preceeded the 04-05 season, but since Fajri Ansari became coach (in 2005) there has NEVER been a player removed from the team because of eligibility problems. Coach Ansari has kicked players off the team (who's attitude/demeanor did not meet B.S.C. BENGAL standards)  but please don't confuse that with ineligibility. So I'm not sure where the "if everyone stays eligible" comment is coming from . Hopefully you don't have Buff State confused with New Paltz (both do have orange in their team colors).

  I too agree that the BENGALS should finish in the top 5! Too bad their, BENGALS, game vs. D-2 Point Park was cancelled tonite (Bad Weather in Buffalo...surprised?). However this Saturday's contest versus D-1 University of Buffalo (08-09 MAC Championship game participant and MAC Eastern Conference Champ) should give the BENGAL faithful an opportunity to see the entire team together for the first time this season!

[magicman]

Cortland downs Utica College 71-61. Next up they try for Utica sweep as they host SUNYIT on 12-18.

[magicman]

Back and forth play between Cortland and Utica College in the 1st half that saw 8 ties and 9 lead changes, before Red Dragons go into the break up 34-33. Largest lead was 5 pts achieved twice by Corts late in the half. Pioneers fall behind by 6 at the 16:13 mark of the 2nd, 41-35 but come roaring back with a 15-0 run in the next 4:30, highlighted by back to back treys by Will Abrams and James Paterson followed by an Abrams free throw and a Paterson steal and layup. Cortland finally stops the bleeding with a Mike Lewis layup and 2 ft's by Paul Oliver to pull within 5 at 50-45. Red Dragons continue comeback with 15-2 run of their own to take the lead 56-52 on another pair of Oliver ft's and a 3 pointer by Jeff Lamont. Red Dragons never headed and go 6x6 from the line down the stretch to seal the win.

Cortland led by Paul Oliver with a double -double of 20 pts (6x10 fg's, 8x8 ft's) and 11 rebounds. Ben Nagle had 18 pts on 7x9 fg's and 4x4 ft;s with 8 boards. Jeff Lamont chipped in with 10 pts (2x5 fg's 2x2 3's, 4x4 ft's). Red Dragons were 24x48 from the field, 5x15 from beyond the arc and 18 for 20 from the line. Utica College only went to the charity stripe 11 times hitting 7. Cortland also won the battle of the boards 40-23. Utica College was led by Paterson with 25 pts. Patrick Goodman had 14, and Abrams added 11. Pioneers shot 25x62 from the field and 4x16 from 3 point land.

[magicman]

SUNYAC Players of the Week from the beginning of the season through this past weekends conference openers:

December 7
Chris Ruiz, Plattsburgh Junior Guard (Washington Heights/St. Agnes)
Ruiz averaged .590 from the field and an impressive .571 from behind the arc. He helped lead the Cardinals to a 3-0 week with 19.7 points, 5.7 rebounds and 1.67 assists per game. Plattsburgh beat St. Lawrence at home 90-86, then traveled to New Paltz and won 92-77. They finished off their perfect week knocking off undefeated host Oneonta 60-58. He posted a season-high 34 points on the scoreboard against New Paltz and went 6-for-7 from the three-point line during that same game. In the Oneonta game he scored 13 pts with 6 rebounds and 2 steals. In the final 2:50 of the game he scored 5 pts had 2 rebounds and a key steal with 25 seconds left.

November 30
Shereef Taylor, New Paltz Sophomore Guard (Hyde Park/FDR)
Taylor hit the game-winning three-pointer against Keene State with four seconds remaining in the second overtime. He scored a game-high 27 points and added 8 rebounds, 2 assists, 2 blocks and a game-high 5 steals. He also recorded 14 points, 4 rebounds, 3 assists, 3 blocks and 3 steals in a loss to SUNYIT.

November 23
Chad Burridge, Oswego Sophomore Forward (Hannibal/Hannibal)
Burridge led the Lakers in the first week of the season by averaging 22.3 points, 4 rebounds, 3 assists and 1.67 blocks per game. The Lakers finished the week 2-1 after a loss to Utica, 82-71, and wins over NJ City University, 69-65, and Medgar Evers, 80-54. Burridge was named the Max Ziel Tournament Most Valuable Player as Oswego State claimed the championship trophy.

November 16
Josh Zenkel, Brockport Senior Guard (Webster/Webster-Thomas)
Zenkel led the Golden Eagles to a season-opening 75-72 win over St. Lawrence with a team high 15 points. The senior was 4-6 from the free throw line in the final minute to seal the victory.

[magicman]

Through games of 12-9:

SUNYAC record vs E8    4-6      Cortland beats Utica Oneonta beats Hartwick since last update

SUNYAC record vs Liberty League  5-3  Potsdam loses to SLU since last update

SUNYAC overall non-conference record 25-16. Top 7 SUNYAC teams(teams that do not have a losing record) are 23-8

For a comparison:
Liberty League's overall non-conference record is 28-23. Top 6 teams(teams that do not have a losing record) are 18-9

Empire 8's overall non-conference record is 26-19. Top 7 teams(teams that do not have a losing record) are 23-13

Tough to read much into these stats because of the unbalanced match-ups but just thought I throw them out there for your viewing pleasure.