Medaille Sports

The Medaille College golf team finished up fall play at Thoms Run G.C. in the AMCC Championships.  The two day tournament determines the AMCC Team Champion and who represents the conference in the NCAA Tournament.  It would be Penn State-Behrend who would come out victorious in a tiebreaker over three time defending AMCC Champion Penn State-Altoona.  The Mavs would post a day one team score of (340) and would shave seven strokes off that mark by carding a team score of (333) on Monday.  Leading the way for Medaille was junior John Haberman (Kenmore, NY/Kenmore West) (pictured) who shot a (79) on day one and followed that up with a team best (76) for a two day total of (155).  Haberman was followed by sophomore E.J. Kuebler (Williamsville, NY/Williamsville North) who went (83-78; 161).  The Mavs fifth place finish is their fourth straight top 5 in the AMCC Championships and they will head into the spring season looking for their first tournament win.

Playing in their final regular season fall tournament, the Mavs were hoping to shine heading into this weekend’s AMCC Championships.  That did not prove to be the case as the Mavs struggled on a bad weather day at the La Roche Invitational at Wildwood G.C. outside of Pittsburgh, PA.  The Mavs posted their highest team score of the fall as they shot a (367).  The winning score on the day came courtesy of Penn State-Behrend who posted a team score of (322) on the par 72 course.  (more…)

E.J. Kuebler (So. – Williamsville, NY)(Golf)

E.J. was the Mavs low scorer in two of three tournament’s this week. In the Erie Invitational he finished tied for 6th with an (81), in the Behrend Invitational he shot a (77) and finished tied for fifth. In the Medaille Invitational he shot an (83) and finished 14th. He has been Medaille’s top scorer in three matches this year.

Katie Bush (Jr. – Jamestown, NY)(Soccer)

In the Lady Mavs only game of the week, a (6-1) win over Mt. Aloysius, Katie scored a goal and assisted on two more finishing with four points. She is currently second on the team in scoring. The Lady Mavs have opened AMCC play at (2-0-0).

Medaille shot a team score of (333) to finish fourth at their second annual Fall Invitational; however, it was Daemen that would shine on this dark and dreary day at Glen Oak Golf Course. Daemen shot a team score of (295), beating second place Penn State-Behrend by an impressive (22) strokes. Dave Johnston, of Daemen College, and Tom Romano, also from Daemen, both shot an even par, (72) to lead the field. Dave Johnston took home the individual crown, as the tie breaker between Johnston and Romano would come down to the second highest handicapped hole, on 13, in which Romano bogeyed, and Johnston parred. Mark Jaccarino (North Tonawanda, NY/North Tonawanda)(pictured) shot an (81), to lead all Mavericks, while John Haberman (Kenmore, NY/Kenmore West), shot an  (82), and E.J. Kuebler (Williamsville, NY/Williamsville North) shot a (83), were not far behind. (more…)

The Medaille College golf team is amidst the whirlwind portion of their season as they are competing in four events in a seven day stretch.  They are coming off a 3rd place finish in the Erie Invitational yesterday.  Today they headed to the Upper Course at Peak N’ Peek to take part in the Penn State-Behrend Invitational.  The Mavs finished in 6th place in the twelve team field with a score of (328).  It would be Washington & Jefferson College who would walk away with the win by shooting a team best (308).  The Mavs were led for the second straight day by sophomore E.J. Kuebler (Williamsville, NY/Williamsville North) who shot a team best (77) followed closely by John Haberman (Kenmore, NY/Kenmore West)(pictured) who carded a (78) on the par 72 course.  The Mavs will take to their home course on Saturday (9/26) as they will host the 2nd Annual Medaille Fall Invitational at Glen Oak G.C. in East Amherst, NY with tee times beginning at 11:00am.

The Medaille College men’s golf team headed to Harvest Hills G.C. to take part in the Erie Invitational hosted by Erie Community College.  The Mavs finished third in the five team field with a score of (342), with the host team winning on a tiebreaker over Daemen College with a score of (320).  Leading the way for Medaille was sophomore E.J. Kuebler (Williamsville, NY/Williamsville North)(pictured) who shot a team best (81).  This is the third consecutive tournament where the top Maverick score was an (81).  The second best Medaille score came from John Haberman (Kenmore, NY/Kenmore West) who finished his round at (85).  The Mavs will head to Peak N’ Peek Resort tomorrow (9/24) to take part in the Penn State-Behrend Invitational with a noon tee time.

The Medaille College golf team took to the links for their second competitive round of the season as they participated in the Spartan Shootout hosted by D’Youville College  at the Springville Country Club.  The four team field consisted of Medaille, Erie Community College, Hilbert, and D’Youville.  The Mavs finished in the second spot with a team score of (333) as ECC walked away with the win at (329).  On a course that featured some difficult greens to read the Mavs shot higher scores than they are accustomed to as sophomore E.J. Kuebler (Williamsville, NY/Williamsville North)(pictured) led the way with an (81) which was good for 2nd place overall.  The top golfer finished with a (74).  Sophomore Mark Jaccarino (North Tonawanda, NY/North Tonawanda) finished in third with an (82).  The Mavs will look to rebound as they head to Penn State-Altoona on Friday (9/18) at Iron Masters C.C..

Photo by: James P. McCoy

The Medaille College men’s golf team opened up 2009 play at the Pitt-Bradford Invitational at Pine Acres C.C..  The Mavs finished in a tie for 7th place in the thirteen team field.  A pair of Maverick golfers had good days as John Haberman (Kenmore, NY/Kenmore West) (pictured) finished in 6th place with a two over (74) while first year golfer Mark Jaccarino (North Tonawanda, NY/North Tonawanda) finished in a tie for 8th with a five over par (77).  The Mavs posted a team score of (325) with the winning team (Penn State-Behrend)  posting a team mark of (304).  Next up for the Mavs is a trip to Penn State-Altoona on Friday (9/18) at Iron Masters C.C. with a noon tee time.

Medaille’s golf team competed at the AMCC Conference Championship Tournament this past weekend at Tom’s Run Golf Course which is a challenging course featuring lightning fast greens in Blairsville, PA. The Mavericks placed third out of a field of eight with a two-day score of (654). Senior Aaron Jantzi (Hamburg NY, Hamburg) led the way for Medaille on day one shooting a (76) followed closely by sophomore John Haberman (Kenmore NY, Kenmore West)(pictured) who shot a (78). After the first day, the Mavericks’ team score of (332) put them one stroke behind Penn State Behrend for second place and (17) strokes behind front runner Penn State Altoona. On day two, Medaille shot a (332) to hold on to third place overall. Junior Joe Kushner (Angola, NY/Eden) paced the Mavs in day two shooting an (80). For the third year in a row, Altoona will represent the AMCC in the NCAA Division III Championship to be held next spring in Florida.

The women’s soccer team fell to Frostburg State Saturday dropping a (2-0) decision on the road. The women dropped to (2-1-0) in the AMCC and (5-7-0) overall. The Mavericks played tough but managed little offense registering only four shots on goal. On the other side of the field, senior goalkeeper Mattea Haessner (Moravia, NY/Moravia)(pictured) made eight saves for the Lady Mavericks.