Medaille Sports

Just four years ago the Mavs sat at the bottom of the Division III basketball world. Today, they are champions of the AMCC and heading to the programs first ever NCAA Tournament.  The Mavs used blistering shooting, (62.7%) for the game, to outgun Pitt-Bradford (82-71) in the AMCC title game.  It was a game that saw the Mavs hit big shot, after big shot and an MVP type performance from junior, guard, Keith Hack (Hopewell Junction, NY/John Jay) who played the game of his life.  Hack finished the game shooting (11 of 13) from the floor, including (2 of 2) from behind the three point arc and (5 of 7) from the charity stripe, for a career high (29) points, he also tied a game high by collecting (7) caroms.   (more…)

The Medaille College women’s bowling team hosted SUNY-IT on “Senior Day” at Thruway Lanes.  Medaille would take the match (3-0).  In the team match play portion the Lady Mavs won game one (922-787) and in game two (815-745).  The teams then headed into the best of seven Baker play format where Medaille won that (4-1); (153-174, 172-163, 166-159, 135-133).  Leading the charge for Medaille was a pair of seniors, Kimberly Wangler (Depew, NY/Maryvale)(pictured) who rolled a team high (202) along the way and Melissa Haag (Webster, NY/Webster-Thomas) who had her best score of the day with a (183).  Junior, Becca Barton (Great Bend, PA/Susquehanna Valley) tossed in a (201) enroute to the victory.  The Lady Mavs finish regular season play ranked 18th nationally and with a (15-7) record.  They have qualified for sectional play which will take place in Allentown , PA with the top four teams advancing to the National Tournament.

The Medaille College men’s basketball team will play in their first AMCC Championship game in program history as they will host third seeded Pitt-Bradford tomorrow (2/28) at 3:00pm.  The Mavs advanced to the title game with an (86-64) drubbing of Frostburg State, while Pitt-Bradford upended #2 seed Penn State-Behrend (62-54).  These two teams split the season series as each team prevailed on their home floor.  If you are heading to Medaille for the game the gates will open at 2:30pm with ticket prices being, $3.00 (adults); $2.00 (non-Medaille students w/i.d.), Medaille students with i.d. and children under the age of 12 are free.  The game will be shown on a large screen in the campus center cafeteria for those who get turned away once the gym reaches its capacity.  The game can also be seen and heard live on the internet by clicking here.  The winner of the AMCC Tournament will receive an automatic bid to the NCAA Division III Tournament.

The Lady Mavericks hopes of an AMCC Championship were halted Friday evening as they traveled to Pitt-Greensburg to play the top seeded Bobcats. The Mavericks had a hard time against Greensburg and at the (13:45) mark of the first half the Bobcats took the lead and would continue to roll en route to a (33-16) lead at the half. The second half was much of the same as the Bobcats took the game (61-49) to advance to the AMCC Championship game. The night was not without loss though as Medaille College had its second athlete this evening reach the 1,000 point plateau as senior Carissa Ferrucci (Hamburg, NY/Immaculata Academy)(pictured) finished the game with six points and surpassed the distinguished mark with a layup joining Bill Gersitz of the men’s team who accomplished the feat earlier in the evening. Ferrucci now has (1,002) points in her tremendous career.  Making the feat for Ferrucci even greater was the fact she was only a few games removed from a serious knee injury. In the game, the Mavericks received a team high 14 points and 15 rebounds from sophomore Amanda Sahhar (Orchard Park, NY/Orchard Park) as Medaille finishes the season at (16-11) overall and now waits for a potential bid to the ECAC Tournament.

The Medaille Mavericks inched closer to their first ever AMCC Championship as they defeated the Frostburg State Bobcats (86-64) in the first AMCC Semifinal Friday evening. The Mavs improved to (20-6) overall on the season and set a new school record eclipsing the 20 win plateau for the first time ever. Another career mark on the day was set by senior Bill Gersitz (Kenmore, NY/Kenmore East) as his eight points earned him an even 1,000 in his Medaille career becoming only the 5th men’s basketball player to reach the distinguished mark. Yet another record was set as the Mavs received a personal best and team high of 16 points from junior Chris Moscato (North Buffalo, NY/Canisius)(pictured) who shot (6-9) from the field and (4 of 6) from beyond the arc, he also dished out six assists in the game. The Mavs started off the game slow with Frostburg jumping to an early (9-2) lead, however Medaille would take the lead back at the (9:37) mark of the first half on a layup from junior Keith Hack (Hopewell Junction, NY/John Jay) who finished with 12 points and five boards in the game. After that, the Mavs would protect the lead as they would finish the first half ahead (38-26) and cruise in the second half to earn the berth in the Championship game. The Mavericks will take on the third seeded, Pitt-Bradford Panthers on Saturday afternoon (2/28) at 3:00pm.

Listen to live Play-by-Play action of the tournament on the Mavericks’ Listen Live page

The hottest ticket in town on Friday (2/27) will be the 5:00pm tipoff at the Sullivan Center between the top seeded Medaille Mavericks and the Frostburg State Bobcats, in the first semifinal of the AMCC playoffs.  The gates will open at 4:15pm and space will be at a premium as the Mavs are on a quest to earn their first ever NCAA Tournament bid.  These two teams split their regular season matchups with the visiting Bobcats capturing the last meeting in Maryland.  For those coming to the Sullivan Center to root on the Mavs, ticket prices are $3.00 (adults), $2.00 (non-Medaille students w/i.d.), Medaille students (w/i.d.) and children under the age of 12 are free.  Once the gymnasium has reached capacity the Mavs will have the game simulcast on a projection screen in the campus center cafeteria area.  The championship game will be played on Saturday (2/28) at 3:00pm.  Ticket prices and seating availability will be the same for the championship round.  The winner of the AMCC title will receive an automatic bid to the NCAA Division III Tournament.

The Medaille College men’s volleyball stretched their win streak to three straight as they went on the road to sweep the Hilbert Hawks (3-0); (30-19, 33-31, 30-22).  The win keeps the Mavs on an upward swing as they are now (10-8) overall and improve to (5-2) in NECVA Western Division play.  In the match the Mavs were led by a pair of juniors as Ryan Metz (Cheektowaga, NY/Maryvale)(pictured) finished the match with (11) kills and (6) digs.  Meanwhile, fellow junior, Ryan Murdie (Kenmore, NY/Kenmore East) finished the evening with (13) kills and (2) blocks.  The Mavs will head to SUNY-IT to take part in a tri-match with the host Wildcats and Stevenson University on Sunday, March 1st.  The next home match for the Mavs will be on Wednesday (3/4) as they host divisional rival D’Youville College at 7:00pm.

The Medaille College men’s lacrosse team headed to St. John Fisher College to open the 2009 season.  The Cardinals would prove to be an unkind host as they dumped the Mavs (24-5).  The opening quarter would be dominated by St. John Fisher as they jumped out to an (8-0) lead, outshooting the Mavs (22-0) in the opening stanza. The Mavs would tally the first two goals of the second quarter as sophomore, midfielder, Jim Luthart (Amherst, NY/Amherst)(pictured) would find the back of the net on an unassisted tally.  Luthart would notch another marker late in the fourth quarter, finishing with a team high two goals.  The second Maverick goal would come with a man advantage as sophomore, transfer, Sean Murray (Orchard Park, NY/Orchard Park) would trim the lead to (8-2) on a nice feed from senior, Jordan Ellis (Orchard Park, NY/Orchard Park).  (more…)

For the second straight season both of Medaille’s basketball teams have advanced to the AMCC semifinals.  This season the picture is flip-flopped as the men are hosting and the women will take to the road.  The men move to the semifinals after receiving a first round bye.  The Mavs will take on the #4 seed Frostburg State Bobcats at 5:00pm in the Sullivan Center.  Frostburg upended Penn State-Altoona in their quarterfinal matchup by a score of (63-49).  The second semifinal will have an 8:00pm tipoff, pitting #2 seed Penn State-Behrend (who received the other bye) taking on the #3 seed Pitt-Bradford Panthers.  The Panthers advanced after their (80-72) win over La Roche College.  The championship game will be played at Medaille on Saturday (2/28) at 3:00pm.  On the women’s side the Lady Mavs will take on the top seeded Pitt-Greensburg Bobcats in Greensburg, PA at 6:00pm Friday (2/27), the Lady Mavs advanced with a (69-60) win over Penn State-Behrend this evening.  The other semifinal will see #2 seed Penn State-Altoona battle the sixth seeded La Roche Redhawks, who upset Frostburg State (46-44) in their quarterfinal matchup.  The women’s championship will take place at Greensburg on Saturday (2/28) at 3:00pm.  The winner of each championship will receive an automatic bid to the NCAA Division III Tournament.

The Medaille College women’s basketball team will make their fifth straight trip to the conference semifinals as they advanced courtesy of a (69-60) win over Penn State-Behrend in Erie, PA.  The Lady Mavs received a career performance from sophomore, guard, Amanda Sahhar (Orchard Park, NY/Orchard Park)(pictured) who went off against the Lions, netting a career high (34) points and pulling down a game best (15) boards.  Sahhar also blocked two shots and came up with two steals.  Strong performances also came from Carissa Ferrucci (Hamburg, NY/Immaculata) who returned from a serious knee injury to chip in with (11) points, leaving her four points shy of (1,000) for her career. Sophomore, guard, Kacie Mills (Buffalo, NY/Kenmore East) controlled the point as she dished out (7) assists on the night.  The win moves Medaille to (16-10) on the year and they will look to avenge a pair of heartbreaking losses as they will take on the #1 seeded Pitt-Greensburg Bobcats in Greensburg, PA on Friday evening (2/27).