Medaille Sports

Female: Holley McAllister (Sr. – Rochester, NY)(Softball)

Holley had a great week from the dish as she went (13 for 22) for a (.591) batting average and a tremendous (.727) slugging percentage. She knocked out three doubles, scored six runs and drove in five more. The Lady Mavs are (5-5) on the young season.

Male: Jeffrey Cox (Jr. – Buffalo, NY)(Baseball)

On their trip South Jeff was on fire at the plate as he went (11 for 18) for a (.611) batting average and an amazing slugging percentage of (.889). He drove in five runs while pounding out two doubles and a home run for the Mavs who are now (5-3) on the season.

The Medaille College men’s volleyball finished out regular season play with three straight victories at a quad-match held on the campus of Stevenson University in Maryland.  In their first match the Mavs made quick work of Division II Pfeiffer University (3-0); (30-28, 30-28, 30-25) that match took place Friday evening.  On Saturday morning Medaille went back to work as they swept Hunter College (3-0); (30-24, 30-22, 32-30) in the 10:00am match and then they rolled by host Stevenson University (3-0); (34-32, 30-22, 30-27) in their 12:00pm tilt. The Mavs were led by Ryan Murdie (Kenmore, NY/Kenmore East)(pictured) who pounded out (30) kills while hitting (.355), he also had (15) digs, (7) blocks and (5) service aces.  His thirty kills pushed him over the (1,000) career kills mark, making him the fourth player in program history to do so. He now has (1,026) in his illustrious career.  Read the rest of this entry →

After dropping a pair of games to Rivier College the previous day, the Medaille College softball team rebounded and swept Mitchell College on their final day of competition in Florida.  In the first game the Lady Mavs upended the Mariner’s (10-4) with Amanda Westling (Dunkirk, NY/Dunkirk) earning the victory.  She pitched seven innings while striking out five batters.  Junior Carrie Stahura (Depew, NY/Depew) pounded out three hits in five at-bats (including a double) while scoring two runs and driving in four more.  Senior Holley McAllister (Rochester, NY/Rush-Henrietta) also went (3 for 5) as she had two doubles, scored a pair of runs and registered three RBI.  Read the rest of this entry →

The Mavs played a pair of non-conference games in Port Charlotte, FL today and came away with a split as they held on for a (6-5) victory over Juniata College before falling (9-7) to Defiance College in the second game.  In the early game Medaille jumped out to a (3-0) lead after five innings and then the two teams had a seesaw battle before the Mavs ultimately prevailed.  In that game the Mavs were led by Matt Urbanski (Depew, NY/Lancaster) who went (3 for 4), drawing a walk, scoring a run and driving in two more. Junior Brandon Lumadue (Cheektowaga, NY/West Seneca East)(pictured) drove in a pair of runs in the fourth inning on a single to right field as he was (1 for 4) in the game.  Read the rest of this entry →

Senior Andrew Nawotka (Grand Island, NY/Grand Island)(pictured) started the 2010 season on the sideline with an injury.  He is healthy now and his performance last week earned him NECVA Western Division Player of the Week honors.  The Mavericks went (2-1) last week and Nawotka led the way as he posted (43) kills while hitting at a (.381) clip.  Even more impressive was his defensive effort at the net where he came up with (19) total blocks.  The Mavs are currently (16-8) on the year and are ranked 9th in the AVCA (national) poll and 5th in the NECVA (conference) rankings.  The Mavs will head to Stevenson University this weekend to take part in their tournament.  They will face Division II Pfeiffer University at 7:00pm on Friday (3/12).

Three days after a hard fought season opening victory the Medaille College men’s lacrosse team was a mere shell of itself in a lackluster (14-5) defeat at the hands of Vassar College in Myrtle Beach, SC.  The two teams seemed poised for a sixty minute back and forth battle as they were knotted at (3-3).  However, Vassar would net a pair of quick goals to take a two point advantage and would never look back as the sluggish Mavs couldn’t mount a comeback.  Sophomore Matt Dunkle (Hamburg, NY/Frontier)(pictured) tallied two goals on the days as did Tyler Strassburg (West Seneca, NY/West Seneca East).  The Maverick scoring was rounded out by junior midfielder Jimmy Luthart (Amherst, NY/Amherst) who scored his third of the season. The loss drops Medaille to (1-1) on the season and they will face Alfred University on the road on Saturday (3/20) at 4:00pm.

The Medaille College softball team had a tough day in Orlando, FL as they dropped both ends of a doubleheader to Rivier College.  In the opener the Lady Mavs shook off twelve strikeouts at the dish to give themselves a chance in a tough (2-1) loss.  Senior Amanda Westling (Dunkirk, NY/Dunkirk) took the loss.  The lone run came from Holley McAllister (Rochester, NY/Rush-Henrietta)(pictured) who went (1 for 3) on the day.  She was knocked in by Alyssa Zemla (Hamburg, NY/Hamburg) who also went (1 for 3).  Junior Carrie Stahura (Depew, NY/Depew) was able to keep it a one run game as she made a clutch catch at the fence to save a run.  In the second game McAllister would lead the way again for the Lady Mavs as she went (3 for 4) from the plate with one of those knocks being a double. Stahura would go (1 for 3) while scoring (2) runs and driving in another.  Sophomore Kristen Rohe (Buffalo, NY/Cleveland-Hill) struck out two and walked three batters as she registered the loss. The sweep by Rivier drops Medaille to (3-5) on the season and they will face Mitchell College tomorrow (3/11) for a 10:30am doubleheader.

The Mavericks continued their Florida trip with another non-conference game against Wilmington College.  Behind a solid hitting performance in which the Mavs had seventeen base hits and the very strong relief pitching of Derek Hoffman (Clarence, NY/Clarence)(pictured) they were victorious by a score of (9-6).  The Mavericks came out of the gates fast in the top of the first inning when the first three hitters all recorded base hits.  Leadoff hitter Matt Urbanski (Depew, NY/Lancaster) continued to swing a hot bat as he connected with a leadoff single.  Urbanski then stole second base and crossed the plate on a Jon Lombardo (Jamestown, NY/Frewsburg) RBI single.  After a successful hit-and-run play by junior Dan Barrancotta (Lockport, NY/Lockport) there were runners on first and third and still no outs.  Lombardo then crossed the plate on a RBI fielder’s choice by clean-up hitter Brandon Lumadue (Cheektowaga, NY/West Seneca East).  Read the rest of this entry →

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 →