Medaille Sports

The Empire State Games came to Buffalo, NY in 2010 and several current and former Maverick athlete’s had strong showings.  A pair of seniors led their respective teams to gold medals as Ryan Maxwell (Amherst, NY/Sweet Home)(pictured) was the starting setter on the Western Region men’s volleyball squad that defended their gold from the 2008 games.  While Gina Pera (Clarence, NY/Clarence) was strong for the Western women’s soccer team that claimed gold as well.  Sophomore transfer Kara Donner (Springville, NY/Springville-Griffith) was a member of that team as well.  Two former Lady Maverick women’s basketball players had critical roles on the silver medal winning Western team as Marisa Clark (Hilton, NY/Hilton)(’08) and Carissa Ferrucci (Hamburg, NY/Immaculata)(’09) provided a strong backcourt during the tournament en route to their runner-up finish.  Sophomore Kevin Au (Lancaster, NY/Lancaster) and incoming freshman Gregory Hoffman (North Tonawanda, NY/North Tonawanda) each played for the Western region in the men’s soccer tournament, with Au registering an assist in their win over New York City.  The Western region continued their dominance of the games as they won the medal count again with (242) including a remarkable (104) golds.

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 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.

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.

The Medaille College women’s basketball team (25-2) is heading to Arlington, Virginia for the First Round of the NCAA Division III Women’s Basketball Tournament.  The Lady Mavs will face Lebanon Valley College (23-4) on the campus of Marymount University.  This will be the second time these two teams have met as Lebanon Valley hosted Medaille in the ECAC South Tournament on March 2, 2005, they outlasted the Lady Mavs in that contest (71-64).  The Lady Mavs advanced to the NCAA Tournament for the fourth time in the last five years by beating Pitt-Bradford in the AMCC Championship game (59-52).  Lebanon Valley fell to Messiah College (60-55) in the Commonwealth Conference Championship game but received an at-large bid to appear in the first tournament in program history.  Click here to download the interactive tournament bracket.

Male: Keith Hack (Sr. – Hopewell Junction, NY)(Basketball)

Keith led the Mavericks to a second straight AMCC Tournament Title and NCAA berth with his strong play. In two games he scored (36) points, grabbed (17) rebounds and knocked down (52.0%) of his shots from the floor. The Mavs will take on Nazareth College in the first round of the NCAA Tournament on Friday (3/5) at Plattsburgh State.

Female: Tanisha Travis (So. – Rochester, NY)

Tanisha had a monster game off the bench in the Lady Mavs semifinal win over Penn State-Altoona. In that game she posted two career highs, in points with (21) and blocked shots with (6). In a (2-0) week she tallied (31) points, pulled down (20) boards, blocked (8) shots while connecting on (54.2%) of her shots from the floor. The Lady Mavs will open NCAA Tournament play on Friday (3/5).

The Lady Mavs came into today’s AMCC Championship game undefeated this season in conference play. Pitt-Bradford came into today as the AMCC’s Cinderella story; only one happy ending would be realized. In the end, David couldn’t conquer Goliath as Medaille(25-2, 20-0) would cut down the nets for the fourth time in five years, with a (59-52) victory over the seventh seeded Lady Panthers in front of the home crowd at the Sullivan Center. It would not be an easy road to the championship as the Lady Mavs would struggle from the field early, even shooting as low as (25%) at one point in the first half. Medaille would take its first lead of the game at the (8) minute mark of the first half on a fast break lay in by senior guard Tiffany Sullivan (Penfield, NY / Nazareth Academy)(pictured). Sullivan would come up big in this stretch, going on a (10-0) run by herself, she would end the game with a team high (16) points, (10) rebounds and (3) steals. (more…)

For the fourth time in five seasons, the Lady Mavericks (24-2, 20-0) will host the AMCC tournament championship courtesy of a (71-57) win over Penn State-Altoona (20-7, 14-6) Friday afternoon in the first women‘s semi-final. Both teams started the game off a little shaky as the first three possessions of the game resulted in turnovers. The two teams combined for just (5) points and (2) field goals in the first (3) minutes. While both offenses were sputtering early, the Mavs interior defense was setting the tone for the rest of the game with two blocks and holding the Lady Lions to just (4) points in the first (6) minutes of the game. Turnovers were the story of the first half, with Medaille racking up (12) and Altoona giving it away (9) times. Altoona would keep it close in the first half, tying the game at (20) with (7:47) left in the first half on a great offensive effort, stealing the ball twice in the offensive zone and capitalizing on a two-on-one. However, that would be the closest it would get as just one minute later Tanisha Travis (Rochester, NY/Fairport) (pictured) came up with a monstrous block, her third of the game, on Kristen Kos and converted a strong post move on the other end to make it a (4) point game and steal all the momentum. (more…)