Medaille Sports

Male: Ron Malicki (Jr. – Machias, NY)(Basketball)

Ron was the Mavs best player in their two NCAA Tournament games. In the opener he registered a career high (28) points leading Medaille to an overtime victory over Nazareth College. In a heartbreaking one-point loss to SUNY-IT in the Second Round Malicki tallied (15) more points. He also grabbed (13) rebounds in the two games. The Mavs finished the season with a program best record of (24-5).

Female: Alyssa Zemla (Jr. – Hamburg, NY)(Softball)

In a (2-2) week for the Lady Mavs Alyssa went (7 for 13) with (2) home runs, (7) rbi’s while also posting a double and a triple. She now has (21) career home runs which is second on the all time list. The Lady Mavs are on spring break at the Disney Wide World of Sports Complex in Orlando, Florida.

The trend of splitting doubleheaders continued for the Medaille College softball team as they posted another one against NCAA Division II Bloomfield College.  The Lady Mavs fell (5-1) in the opener and played great in a (6-2) win in the second game.  In the first game senior catcher Laura Mauger (Clarence, NY/Clarence) was strong behind the plate while also scoring the Lady Mavs lone run.  Sophomore Brieanna Brink (Buffalo, NY/Sacred Heart)(pictured) went (1 for 3) while driving in Mauger.  In the circle senior Amanda Westling (Dunkirk, NY/Dunkirk) pitched seven strong innings while striking out five batters.  In the second game Brink once again was a big contributor going (2 for 3) with a double and a run scored.  Read the rest of this entry →

The Medaille College baseball team split a doubleheader today against Bluffton University.  The Mavs fell to the Beavers in game one in extra innings (4-3) and won game two by a score of (7-3).  In the opener it was scoreless until Bluffton was able to plate a run in the bottom of the fourth on an error with two outs.  Bluffton then added two more runs in the in the bottom of the fifth off of starting pitcher Nick Miano (Williamsville, NY/Clarence).  The Mavs were able to put together a rally in the seventh inning as junior Brandon Lumadue (Cheektowaga, NY/West Seneca East) led off with a double.  The bases were then loaded after Nick Kanutsu (Williamsville, NY/Williamsville East) and John Boyack (Buffalo, NY/Canisius) reached on a walk and hit by pitch.  Read the rest of this entry →

On the second day of their spring trip the Medaille College softball team split a doubleheader against Penn State-Hazleton.  In the first game the Lady Mavs fell (7-6) in extra innings, Alyssa Zemla (Hamburg, NY/Hamburg)(pictured) did her part to try and lead Medaille to victory as she went (2 for 4) from the plate pounding out a home run and a double while driving in three runs.  Sophomore Kristen Rohe (Buffalo, NY/Cleveland Hill) was perfect from the dish, going (3 for 3) with a double and a home run while  Merissa Ciesielski (Cheektowaga, NY/Cleveland Hill) played brilliant defensively.  In the second game the Lady Mavs turned on the offensive firepower as they bested Penn State-Hazleton (11-3) in five innings.  Freshman Megan Anderson (Lockport, NY/Lockport) earned the first victory of her career as she pitched a complete game and fanned five batters.  Sophomore Katie Griffin (Gowanda, NY/Gowanda) went (3 for 4) while driving in three runs and Amanda Westling (Dunkirk, NY/Dunkirk) crossed the plate twice as well, while going (2 for 3).  The Lady Mavs are now (2-2) and they will face Bloomfield College in a doubleheader tomorrow (3/8) that kicks off at 1:00pm.

The Medaille College baseball team fell to #9 Carthage College by a score of (16-2).  The Mavs started out the game strongly when junior Matt Urbanski (Depew, NY/Lancaster) and junior Eric Skibinski (Cheektowaga, NY/West Seneca East)(pictured) led off the game with a walk and a single, respectively. However, after a successful sacrifice bunt, Medaille was unable to capitalize stranding two runners at second and third. The Mavs continued to pour on the offensive pressure in the top half of the second inning when junior Nick Kanutsu (Williamsville, NY/Williamsville East) was hit in by sophomore Nick Weigel (East Amherst, NY/Williamsville East), but they also stranded three more runners in the second inning.  Read the rest of this entry →

The Medaille College men’s lacrosse team began its 2010 season with a (13-9) win over Misericordia University in Myrtle Beach, S.C..  The Mavs received an epic performance from sophomore transfer Tyler Strassburg (West Seneca, NY/West Seneca East) who netted (6) goals and dished out (2) assists in his Maverick debut.  The Mavs grabbed a (7-5) halftime lead and then outscored Misericordia (6-4) in the final thirty minutes.  Junior Jimmy Luthart (Amherst, NY/Amherst)(pictured) tallied (2) goals and assisted on a pair as well.  Read the rest of this entry →

The Medaille College baseball team kicked off the 2010 season at the Snowbird Baseball Classic in Port Charlotte, Florida with a doubleheader sweep of the John Jay College Bloodhounds. In the opener, the Mavs (2-0) went on to a (15-4) victory behind the pitching of sophomore Pat Mancuso (Batavia, NY/Notre Dame) and freshman Brad Smith (Buffalo, NY/McKinley).  The Mavs fell behind (3-0) in the opening frame, but would battle back for one run in the bottom half of the first inning and then they went on to score ten runs in the second inning with the aid of seven Bloodhound walks and some timely hitting. John Jay would add one more run in the third inning but would not score again the rest of the game.  Read the rest of this entry →

The Medaille College softball team opened its 2010 campaign in the happiest place on Earth, Disney World, and they did so with an (8-6) victory over Salve Regina University.  Junior Carrie Stahura (Depew, NY/Depew)(pictured) went (3 for 3) from the dish while scoring two runs, crushing a home run and stealing a base.  Senior Holley McAllister (Rochester, NY/Rush-Henrietta) also went (3 for 3) while driving in two runs, stealing a base and connecting for a triple.  Another home run was crushed by junior Alyssa Zemla (Hamburg, NY/Hamburg) who now has (20) in her career, which is second best all time.  Senior Amanda Westling (Dunkirk, NY/Dunkirk) pushed her all time win total to (34) as she fanned three, en route to the win.  In the nightcap the Lady Mavs faced Bridgewater State and did not fare as well, falling (4-2).  Stahura continued to swing a hot bat as she went (3 for 4) with a run and three more steals while senior Laura Mauger (Clarence, NY/Clarence) belted out a double and scored a run.  Sophomore pitcher Kristen Rohe (Buffalo, NY/Cleveland Hill) performed well in her season debut as she pitched a complete game and struck out four batters.  The Lady Mavs will take their (1-1) record to the diamond tomorrow (3/7) at 11:00am as they face Penn State-Hazleton in a doubleheader.

There would be no storybook ending tonight when the Medaille College men’s basketball team took the ball down the floor with seven seconds remaining, trailing by one point.  In contrast from the previous night where they nailed a shot at the buzzer to bring them to overtime, this time the clock hit zeroes with the ball being turned over and Medaille falling two points shy of victory.  This night would belong to SUNY-IT who would hold off several feverish comeback attempts by the Mavericks to take a (64-63) victory into the “Sweet Sixteen”.  The Mavericks showed their “never die” attitude throughout as they came back on three different occasions from deficits as large as (18) points to turn this game into a nailbiter.  Read the rest of this entry →

The Medaille College women’s basketball team saw its magical run end in the Second Round of the NCAA Tournament as they fell victim to one of the nations top teams, #7 Marymount University, losing (74-44) in Arlington, VA. The Lady Mavs were able to keep pace early but the size, speed and skill of the Saints proved to be too much as the hosts turned their ten point halftime lead into a thirty point victory.  The Lady Mavs fought hard all evening (and all year) as they showed the grit that led them to a program tying record of (26) victories.  Read the rest of this entry →