Medaille Sports

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).

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.

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.  (more…)

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.  (more…)

The Medaille College men’s volleyball team hosted a tri-match this afternoon in the Sullivan Center that included Newbury College and Rivier College.  The Mavs faced Newbury in the opening match and the result of that match was a sign of things to come as Medaille earned a hard fought (3-2); (30-18, 27-30, 25-30, 30-12, 20-18) victory.  A milestone moment occured in the fourth set of that match when senior Ryan Metz (Cheektowaga, NY/Maryvale)(pictured) became the all time kills leader in program history when he pounded out the (1,155th) kill of his illustrious career, he finished the match with (16).  The previous record of (1,154) was held by Jake Beiter (’07).  (more…)

The Madness is underway and both of the Medaille Basketball teams will be in action tonight in the second round of the NCAA Tournament and you can follow every second online. The women will take on the Lady Saints of Marymount at 7:00pm at Marymount University. You can watch the game live from Arlington, VA by clicking here, or you can view the Live Stats of the game by clicking here. The men will face the Wildcats of SUNY-IT at 7:00pm as well, in Plattsburgh. You can watch the game live from Memorial Hall by clicking here, or you can follow the Live Stats by clicking here. Stay tuned to medaillesports.com for all of the latest NCAA Tournament action.

All seemed to be lost for the Medaille College men’s basketball team as they headed into the final minutes of their opening round game of the NCAA Tournament against Nazareth College, trailing the entire way.  However, the Mavs would have a different plan, an epic comeback and finish that gives credence to the term “March Madness” as the Mavs prevailed (78-72) in overtime.  It was a game that saw Medaille win despite shooting poorly from all areas of the floor.  The Mavs received a monumental effort off the bench from junior Ron Malicki (Machias, NY/Pioneer) who put the team on his back for much of the game en route to a career high (28) points on (10 of 16) shooting, he also matched a team high with (9) boards.  (more…)

The calendar says it’s March and in the world of college basketball that means madness.  The Medaille College women’s basketball team faced Lebanon Valley College in the opening round of the NCAA Tournament this evening at Marymount University and they would need a furious comeback to upend the Lady Dutchmen (64-63).  Most of the game was owned by Lebanon Valley as they dictated play through most of the minutes.  The game was tied at (8-8) with (14:19) remaining in the first half when Lebanon Valley began to pull away.  They would grab their largest lead of the game (32-21) with (2:58) remaining in the opening frame, before heading into the break with a (34-27) lead over Medaille.  (more…)

The Medaille College basketball teams will hit the hardwood this evening in NCAA Tournament First Round action.  If you would like to keep up with the teams you can do so online.  The women face Lebanon Valley at 5:00pm on the campus of Marymount University the game will have a live audio stream that you can listen to by clicking here  and you can view Live Stats of that game by clicking here.  The men will face Nazareth College in Memorial Hall at Plattsburgh State at 6:00pm.  This game will have a live video stream that can be accessed here and you can also follow via Live Stats by using this link.  The winners of both of these games will play in the second round tomorrow at 7:00pm on the campuses of the first round games.  Stay tuned to www.medaillesports.com for all of the Tournament action.

The AMCC announced its All Conference teams and postseason award winners today and the Mavs received several accolades.  Senior Keith Hack (Hopewell Junction, NY/John Jay)(pictured) was named the AMCC Player of the Year one year after earning first team honors in 2009 as he lived up to his Preseason Player of the Year designation.  Hack would accompany head coach Mike MacDonald onto the men’s award scene as Coach Mac was named Coach of the Year for the third time in his four seasons at the helm of the Mavericks.  On the women’s side head coach Pete Lonergan also earned his third Coach of the Year distinction as he led the Lady Mavs to a perfect conference record and a (25-2) record.  Two Second Team nods were awarded as Amanda Sahhar (Orchard Park, NY/Orchard Park) and Kacie Mills (Buffalo, NY/Kenmore East) landed there while sophomore Meghan Dougherty (Buffalo, NY/Nichols) received Honorable Mention honors.  Both the men’s and women’s team won AMCC Regular Season and Tournament titles earning NCAA Tournament bids in the process.  The Mavericks will face Nazareth College on Friday (3/5) at 6:00pm at Plattsburgh State while the Lady Mavs will take the floor on Friday at 5:00pm against Lebanon Valley College on the campus of Marymount University.  Click here to see all of the AMCC award winners.