Medaille Sports

The Medaille College men’s lacrosse team had a banner evening as they made the most of their first ECAC Mid-Atlantic Championship Tournament appearance ever by hanging on for a (10-9) victory over Morrisville State.  The Mavs had dropped their two earlier meetings this season to the Mustangs, including a (14-11) defeat in the NEAC Title game.  The Mavs jumped out to a (4-0) lead after the first quarter and held a (5-1) advantage at the half.  The Mustangs went on a (5-1) run in the third quarter to even the game at (6-6) heading into the final frame.  The Mavs scored four of the first five goals in the fourth before hanging on for the one goal win.  Sophomore Tyler Strassburg (West Seneca, NY/West Seneca East)(pictured) continued his assault on the single season record book as he tallied five goals, he now has (47) on the year and (72) points.  Read the rest of this entry →

The Medaille College softball team will see its season continue as they received a third straight bid to the ECAC Upstate Tournament after their tremendous run in last weekend’s AMCC Tournament.  The Lady Mavs fell just short in the title game but will look to earn the school’s first ever ECAC Tournament Championship.  The Lady Mavs are the #3 seed and will take on St. John Fisher College on Saturday (5/15) at 1:00pm on the campus of Union College in Schenectady, NY.  The host team is the top seed while Elmira College is seeded fourth.  The Lady Mavs are currently (23-20) and set a program mark for victories in a season.

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

Holley led the Lady Mavs on an improbable run to the AMCC Title game. She was (13 for 28) for a (.464) batting average. Her slugging percentage for the week was a remarkable (.893). She doubled her career number in triples with four of them in a two game stretch. Medaille set a program record for wins in a season with (23) and made their first appearance in the AMCC Title game.

Male: Brandon Lumadue (Jr. – Cheektowaga, NY)(Baseball)

Brandon posted huge numbers in the final week of the Mavs season as he went (7 for 12) for a (.583) batting average. Even more impressive was his (1.000) slugging percentage. He pounded out three extra base hits (two doubles and a home run). He also drove in six runs. The Mavs set a program mark for wins in a season with (18).

The Medaille College men’s lacrosse team had its season extended this morning when they were selected to participate in the ECAC Mid-Atlantic Championship Tournament.  It marks the first time in program history that the Mavs received a bid.  They will be the fifth seed in the region and will face a familiar foe on the road as they will travel to Morrisville State on Wednesday (5/12) at 7:00pm to meet the fourth seeded Mustangs for the third time this season, including a rematch of the NEAC Championship game, which Morrisville won (14-11).  The winner of that game will head to New Jersey to face top seeded and host Kean University on Saturday (5/15).  The other semifinal game will pit #2 seed Farmingdale State against #3 seed Richard Stockton.

The fifth seeded Medaille College softball team had its Cinderella Run in the AMCC Tournament end in the Championship round as Frostburg State squashed their NCAA Tournment hopes with a (7-1) victory in Cresson, PA.  The Lady Mavs made an improbable run on Saturday as they won three straight games to earn a spot in this morning’s final.  The Lady Mavs would open the scoring as Holley McAllister (Rochester, NY/Rush-Henrietta) singled, advanced to second on a sacrifice bunt, stole third and then was driven in on a single up the middle by Alyssa Zemla (Hamburg, NY/Hamburg) in the top half of the first inning. Read the rest of this entry →

All seemed lost after yesterday’s heartbreaking, extra inning, loss to Penn State-Altoona in the AMCC Tournament opener for the Medaille College softball team.  However, they rebounded with the best day the program has ever had.  The Lady Mavs played three elimination games today and won them all as they find themselves in the AMCC Championship Final Round.  It was a day that saw Medaille’s bats explode as they outscored their opponents (36-11) and out hit them (40-18), earning each victory in five inning fashion.  In the opener the Lady Mavs bested La Roche College (9-1) as they erupted for seven runs in the bottom of the fifth inning to break open a (2-1) lead.  Senior Holley McAllister (Rochester, NY/Rush-Henrietta)(pictured) began her career day in this one by knocking out the first of her five extra base hits as she connected for a double and scored a run.  Read the rest of this entry →

The Lady Mavs suffered a gut wrenching (3-2) extra inning loss to Penn State-Altoona in the opening round of the double elimination format AMCC Tournament being played at Mt. Aloysius College.  The Lady Mavs jumped out to a (1-0) lead after the first inning when Alyssa Zemla (Hamburg, NY/Hamburg)(pictured) drove home Kristen Rohe (Buffalo, NY/Cleveland Hill) by drilling a double to left field. Read the rest of this entry →

It was a disappointing end to the 2010 Medaille College baseball season as they were swept in their best of three series at Penn State-Altoona in the opening round of the AMCC Tournament.  The Mavs could only muster four hits in the opener as they fell (6-0) to the Lions.  Both Mathew Urbanski (Depew, NY/Lancaster) and Erik Skibinski (Cheektowaga, NY/West Seneca East) went (1 for 2), Urbanski was also hit by a pitch and Skibinski drew a walk. Read the rest of this entry →

The Medaille College baseball team wrapped up its regular season with a (15-5) loss at Fredonia State.  They did so despite a trio of solo home runs by Brandon Lumadue (Cheektowaga, NY/West Seneca East), Nick Kanutsu (Williamsville, NY/Williamsville East) and Andrew Godfrey (Lockport, NY/Lockport). Lumadue finished the day (3 for 3) with two RBI. The Mavs received three innings of work on the hill from Billy Lorenzo (Fairport, NY/Fairport) who allowed just three runs while fanning a pair.  The loss drops the Mavs to (18-16) on the year and they will face Penn State-Altoona on Friday at 10:00am in a best of three series in the opening round of the AMCC Tournament.  They make their first tournament appearance after a two year hiatus.

For the third straight season the Medaille College softball team reached the twenty win plateau as they wrapped up regular season play with a pair of AMCC wins at Pitt-Greensburg.  In the opener the Lady Mavs finished strong with a three run sixth and a four run seventh to overcome a (6-5) deficit en route to a (12-6) victory.  This game featured the strong play of Kristen Rohe (Buffalo, NY/Cleveland Hill) who went (4 for 5) from the dish with a pair of doubles, three runs scored and a stolen base.  She also earned her fifth win of the season by throwing seven strong innings while fanning four Bobcat hitters.  Read the rest of this entry →