Medaille Sports

The Medaille College baseball team fell to #9 Carthage College by a score of (16-2).  The Mavs started out the game strongly when junior Matt Urbanski (Depew, NY/Lancaster) and junior Eric Skibinski (Cheektowaga, NY/West Seneca East)(pictured) led off the game with a walk and a single, respectively. However, after a successful sacrifice bunt, Medaille was unable to capitalize stranding two runners at second and third. The Mavs continued to pour on the offensive pressure in the top half of the second inning when junior Nick Kanutsu (Williamsville, NY/Williamsville East) was hit in by sophomore Nick Weigel (East Amherst, NY/Williamsville East), but they also stranded three more runners in the second inning.  Read the rest of this entry →

The Medaille College men’s lacrosse team began its 2010 season with a (13-9) win over Misericordia University in Myrtle Beach, S.C..  The Mavs received an epic performance from sophomore transfer Tyler Strassburg (West Seneca, NY/West Seneca East) who netted (6) goals and dished out (2) assists in his Maverick debut.  The Mavs grabbed a (7-5) halftime lead and then outscored Misericordia (6-4) in the final thirty minutes.  Junior Jimmy Luthart (Amherst, NY/Amherst)(pictured) tallied (2) goals and assisted on a pair as well.  Read the rest of this entry →

The Medaille College baseball team kicked off the 2010 season at the Snowbird Baseball Classic in Port Charlotte, Florida with a doubleheader sweep of the John Jay College Bloodhounds. In the opener, the Mavs (2-0) went on to a (15-4) victory behind the pitching of sophomore Pat Mancuso (Batavia, NY/Notre Dame) and freshman Brad Smith (Buffalo, NY/McKinley).  The Mavs fell behind (3-0) in the opening frame, but would battle back for one run in the bottom half of the first inning and then they went on to score ten runs in the second inning with the aid of seven Bloodhound walks and some timely hitting. John Jay would add one more run in the third inning but would not score again the rest of the game.  Read the rest of this entry →

The Medaille College softball team opened its 2010 campaign in the happiest place on Earth, Disney World, and they did so with an (8-6) victory over Salve Regina University.  Junior Carrie Stahura (Depew, NY/Depew)(pictured) went (3 for 3) from the dish while scoring two runs, crushing a home run and stealing a base.  Senior Holley McAllister (Rochester, NY/Rush-Henrietta) also went (3 for 3) while driving in two runs, stealing a base and connecting for a triple.  Another home run was crushed by junior Alyssa Zemla (Hamburg, NY/Hamburg) who now has (20) in her career, which is second best all time.  Senior Amanda Westling (Dunkirk, NY/Dunkirk) pushed her all time win total to (34) as she fanned three, en route to the win.  In the nightcap the Lady Mavs faced Bridgewater State and did not fare as well, falling (4-2).  Stahura continued to swing a hot bat as she went (3 for 4) with a run and three more steals while senior Laura Mauger (Clarence, NY/Clarence) belted out a double and scored a run.  Sophomore pitcher Kristen Rohe (Buffalo, NY/Cleveland Hill) performed well in her season debut as she pitched a complete game and struck out four batters.  The Lady Mavs will take their (1-1) record to the diamond tomorrow (3/7) at 11:00am as they face Penn State-Hazleton in a doubleheader.

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.  Read the rest of this entry →

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.  Read the rest of this entry →

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).  Read the rest of this entry →

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.  Read the rest of this entry →

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.  Read the rest of this entry →