The team from Northern NY celebrated a weekend in the desert in style as Clarkson University skated away with the championship title of the Desert Hockey Classic in Glendale, AZ on Saturday by knocking off defending national champion Minnesota Duluth 3-1 at Gila Arena in the tournament championship game. Featuring the toughest field of all the holiday tournaments with all four teams ranked in the Top 20, it was the #19 Golden Knights who carried off the Cactus Trophy for their third consecutive in-season tournament title. The Green and Gold advanced to the championship game after shutting out #13 Arizona State 3-0 on Friday. Third-ranked Minnesota Duluth defeated #8 Minnesota State 4-3 in

Buffalo, NY - After a two-week break from competition, Manhattan women's basketball returns to action on January 3 against the Jaspers' first MAAC foe of the 2018-19 season, Canisius. Manhattan will remain upstate for a match-up at Niagara two days later. The Jaspers will take on Canisius at 11:00 a.m., and will tip-off against Niagara at 3:00 p.m. on January 5. Game Notes: Last Outing The Jaspers (2-9) played their last non-conference game at Holy Cross on December 19, falling to the Crusaders 61-53. Manhattan held Holy Cross to under 30 percent shooting in the first half of the game, but a third quarter turnaround cemented a W for the Crusaders. Sophomore Courtney Warley (West Ch

PLEASANTVILLE, N.Y. – Sunday afternoon marks the final games of the calendar year for both of Pace University's basketball teams. The Setter women travel to take on Saint Thomas Aquinas College, while the men head to Post University. Both contests are set for 1 p.m. starts. Pace Women's Basketball at Saint Thomas Aquinas College | Sunday, 1 p.m. | Live Stats | Video The Setters look to cap off 2018 on a positive note when they take the short trip to take on the 9-2 Spartans. Pace and Saint Thomas Aquinas have split their last six matchups, with the Spartans taking the last three. The Setters have been led this season by a balanced attack, featuring three players that are currently avera

WASHINGTON D.C., December 27, 2018 – The Monroe College Mustangs women's basketball team opened their first-ever appearance at the National Title IX Holiday Invitational with a 67-60 victory over CCBC-Catonsville Thursday afternoon at the D.C. Armory. The Mustangs improve to 10-3 on the season with the win, while the Cardinals drop to 7-6 overall. Phyness Baldwin filled up the stat sheet for the Mustangs in the win. She paced the team with 14 points, eight steals and six assists, adding five rebounds and a blocked shot as well. Courtney Iraboradded 13 points and five boards. Shanice Graves contributed 10 points, seven steals and seven rebounds, while Devon Adams finished with 10 points an

The list isn't long, only 15 people, but one name stands out among dual-sport athletes whose professions include boxing, with another on the horizon of doing great things. Manny Pacquiao, a name synonymous with the boxing world, was a World Boxing Association World Welterweight title holder, but did you know that Pacquiao was also a sought after basketball player in the Philippines? That is a question that former University of New Haven men's basketball player Cassius Chaney '11 hopes people will be asking him in the near future. Chaney, was one of the top-10 basketball players to come out of Charger Gymnasium, scoring 1,893 points over his four-year career. However, soon after graduating wi

BRONX, NY – The Maritime College athletic department will bid farewell to men's lacrosse coach Daniel Lawrence after 13 seasons with the team. Lawrence has accepted an assistant coaching role at Monmouth University and he will leave behind a history of success on the field, in the classroom, and in the community. "We would like to thank coach Lawrence for his many years of dedication and service to the men's lacrosse program and the athletic department, " said Director of Athletics Kristofer Schnatz. "His leadership has been vital in the development of our student-athletes and his focus on individual growth, community service, and program tradition will leave a lasting influence on the pr

From a small town in Puerto Rico to the bright lights and busy streets of Brooklyn, NY, Daniel Arce is not only a member of the St. Francis Brooklyn men's soccer team, but he also represents his native country of Puerto Rico as he competes for the men's national team. "Puerto Rico is a basketball and baseball country, so I started practicing basketball and baseball on my own, I didn't enjoy it, it wasn't me. When I first started playing soccer, I knew that it was my sport," said Arce while discussing the first time he began playing soccer. Arce red-shirted this past season for the Terriers' men's soccer team and was a starting defender for Puerto Rico's U20 national team. He trained wi

MADISON, N.J. (December 19, 2018) - Another day, another award for FDU-Florham football senior linebacker Isaiah Turner. Turner was recognized by Logan Hansen of TheHansenRatings.com as a First Team All-American as well as the East Region Defensive Most Valuable Player and First Team East Region. TheHansenRatings.com All-Region teams reward production and value provided above replacement level. (Defenders are awarded "Yards" for every type of stat they can accrue--tackles, TFLs, sacks, INTs, INT Ret TDs, PBUs, FF, FR, F Ret TDs, Blocks, and Safeties. The "weight" of each stat is mirror offensive TAY/P. For example, Total Adjusted Yards for sacks is based on the yards lost by the offense an

WACO, Texas – The American Football Coaches Association (AFCA) announced the 2018 Regional Coaches of the Year, and The College at Brockport football head coach Jason Mangone was named the Region I Coach of the Year. This is the second straight season that Mangone has earned the title of AFCA Regional Coach of the Year, and it comes as no surprise after the Golden Eagles had another dominate year on the gridiron. Mangone joins an elite list of coaches, including fellow Division III selections Jim Margraff (John Hopkins University), Pete Fredenburg (University of Mary Hardin-Baylor), Larry Kindbom (Washington University in St. Louis) and Kevin Bullis (University of Wisconsin-Whitewater). T

STONY BROOK, N.Y. - Stony Brook football and head coach Chuck Priore signed 10 players during Wednesday's early National Signing Day. Among Wednesday's 10 additions are seven players from New York with three from Long Island. In addition to the local flavor of the class, there is one player from New Jersey, Connecticut and South Carolina. The 2018 early signing class breakdown also includes six offensive players and two on the defensive side of the ball and a special teams player. The Seawolves are set to open the 2019 season in Kenneth P. LaValle Stadium with the first of seven home games when Bryant returns to Long Island on Aug. 31.

Bronx, N.Y. - Fordham University Head Football Coach Joe Conlin announced the signing of 15 football student-athletes to letters of intent with Fordham for the 2019 season. The new class features eight offensive players, six defensive players and one athlete. By position, offensive line, defensive back and wide receivers lead the way with three from each position, followed by two defensive linemen, one linebacker, one running back, one tight end, and one athlete. The 15 newcomers hail from nine different states, from New York to California. The Garden state was kind to the Rams this year with five of the 15 signees hailing from New Jersey followed by three from New York and one each fro

Staten Island, NY - Senior running back Ryan Fulse and junior outside linebacker Cam Gill continue to add to their impressive resumes as Fulse was named a 2018 STATS FCS First Team All-American, while Gill was tabbed Second-Team All-American, the organization announced on Tuesday. Fulse finished the season second in all of FCS football with 1,710 yards rushing. Ranked No. 1 in all off FCS football in all-purpose yardage (177.36 yards per game), Fulse was a finalist for the prestigious Walter Payton Award, regarded as the Heisman Trophy of the FCS, emblematic of the nation's top offensive player. One of Wagner's five team captains in 2018, Fulse's 1,710 rushing yards for the season were goo

Montclair, NJ – It was a double dose of good news on Friday for Montclair State senior linebacker MAURO ALTAMURA. The 2018 NJAC Defensive Player of the Year was selected to the D3football.com All-America Team and was also named a finalist for the Cliff Harris presented to the top defensive player in the country representing Division II, III and NAIA. Altamura was named to the D3football.com Third Team becoming the first MSU selection since Bill Shimko in 2015. He is the first linebacker to be chosen since Dan Avento in 2011 and claims the 21st All-America honor from the organization since its inception in 1999. Altamura, selected First Team All-Region by D3football last week, was a Thi

WATERBURY, Connecticut — The American International College men's basketball team defeated Post in a 71-70 nail bitter on Sunday, December 16 at Drubner Gym. FAST FACTS: Final Score: AIC 71, Post 70 Record: AIC moves to 4-7 overall, while Post falls to 2-8 overall. Location: Drubner Gym— Waterbury, Conn. STAT LEADERS: AIC Points: Xion Golding (13), Isaiah Salter (13) Assists: Logan Santiago (2) Rebounds: Xion Golding (9), Logan Santiago (9) Post Points: Darryl Stewart (23) Assists: Tyshon Rodgers (2) Rebounds: Marcus Johnson (9) HOW IT HAPPENED: The Eagles opened the game on a 5-0 run. Sophomore guard Xion Golding scored the first bucket for the Yellow Jackets inside the first three minutes

DANBURY, Conn. – Freshman wide receiver Andre Ross Jr. was named the ECAC Div. III Offensive Rookie of the Year to lead a trio of All-ECAC honorees for the Union College football team, the Eastern College Athletic Conference announced on Friday afternoon. Ross capped off his freshman season with Rookie of the Year and All-ECAC second-team honors. He was joined on the All-ECAC second team by senior linebacker Jack Reilly, while senior defensive back Tucker Newman earned All-ECAC honorable mention as well. Ross was previously named the Liberty League Rookie of the Year and an All-Conference first-team pick after an excellent first season in the garnet and white, catching 57 passes for 92

STONY BROOK, N.Y. – Down 68-67 with under 90 seconds to play, the Stony Brook men's basketball team remained unphased after its 11-point lead evaporated at the hands of the hot-shooting Delaware Blue Hens. The Seawolves received a go-ahead three from freshman Miles Latimer (Fairfax, Va.) and clutch free throws down the stretch to score the game's final seven points and secure the team's 10th win of the season in a 74-68 victory at Island Federal Arena on Sunday afternoon. Latimer finished the day with 14 points, but redshirt-junior Akwasi Yeboah (Chigwell, England) was at it again, scoring 25 points to lead all players in the victory. He had 16 at the halftime break, nine of which came in

NEW ROCHELLE, N.Y., December 15, 2018 – Fueled by a 26-7 margin in the third quarter, the Monroe College Mustangs women's basketball team picked up a 65-46 victory over SUNY Sullivan Saturday afternoon at the Monroe Athletic Complex. The Mustangs improve to 9-3 on the season with the win, while the Generals drop to 8-5. Things got off to a tough start for the Mustangs, as the Generals rolled to a quick 8-0 lead in the first. Devon Adams halted the run with a pair of free throws for the Mustangs. Aneisha Lyons added two more foul shots, but then the Generals made three free throws of their own to take an 11-4 edge. Courtney Irabor followed with a three off the glass to bring Monroe back wi

Bronx, N.Y. – Fordham senior tight end Isaiah Searight was honored today as he was named to the 2018 ECAC FCS Football All-Star Team, being placed on the first team. It is the second 2018 postseason honor for Searight, who was also named first team All-Patriot League in November. He started all eleven games as a senior, recording 42 receptions for 479 yards, both second best on the team, and tying for the team lead with four touchdowns. Searight's best game was an eight-catch, 110-yard, one touchdown performance at Holy Cross. Over his career, Searight made 89 receptions for 1,119 yards with ten touchdowns. He tied the school record for career touchdowns by a tight end and is just the