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November 21, 2008

Area College Roundup

{"HeadlineLight14"/}Women's Basketball

O-State 76, Simmons 40

Rebecca Bucci scored a game-high 18 points, including four three-pointers, for Oneonta State in the opening round of the Hunter College Tournament on Friday.

Amanda McDowell contributed 16 points for the Red Dragons, who received 11 points from Megan Bucci.

Sara Chrystie had 11 assists and four points for Oneonta, which plays host Hunter in the championship game at 3 p.m. Saturday. Simmons plays Saint Joseph College in the consolation game at 1 p.m.

O-State 76, Simmons 40

Hunter Tournament

First round

SIMMONS: Julianna Eagles 3 0-0 8, Aubree Giarrosso 0- 0-0 0, Sarah Clayton 4 1-2 9, Lauren Kreckie 2 1-2 5, Stephanie Fox 4 1-2 10, Jessica Thomas 1 0-0 2, Jamie Liberty 0 0-0 0, Alex Acloque 0 0-0 0, Steph Murray 1 0-0 2, Liane Lantagne 0 0-0 0, Brittany Langford 1 0-0 2, Christina Cavagnaro 0 1-2 1, Julia King 0 0-0 0, Jordan Manchester 0 1-2 1. TOTALS: 16 5-10 40.

ONEONTA STATE (2-0): Rebecca Bucci 7 0-0 18, Amanda McDowell 6 2-2 16, Shannon Weir 1 2-2 5, Sara Chrystie 2 0-0 4, Mary Kate O'Connell 2 0-1 4, Madison Slagle 3 0-0 6, Christi Podgorski 0 0-0 2, Megan Bucci 5 0-0 11, Lauren Kane 1 0-1 2, Laura Tighe 0 0-0 0, Ashley Welytok 1 0-1 2, Sammantha Szkotak 1 4-4 6, Casey Snyder 0 0-0 0. TOTALS: 30 8-11 76.

Halftime: O-State, 38-19. Three-point field goals: Simmons 3 (Eagles 2, Fox), Oneonta 8 (M. Bucci, R. Bucci 4, McDowell 2, Weir).

Hartwick 79, MCLA 66

Katie Caddell scored a team-high 12 points for Hartwick (1-2) in a first-round win over Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts (1-1) during the Blazer Tip-Off Tournament at Elms College.

Thirteen players scored for Hartwick, which turned 27 MCLA turnovers into 29 points and held a 24-12 scoring advantage in the paint.

The Hawks will play Johnson State (2-0) in the championship game at 4 p.m. Saturday. Elms (0-3) and MCLA will play in 2 p.m. consolation game.

Johnson State beat Elms, 64-61, in Friday's other first-round game.

HARTWICK 79, MCLA 66

BLAZER TOURNAMENT

Friday's first round

HARTWICK (1-2): Katie Caddell 4-8 3-3 12, Lauren Ploof 2-7 4-4 9, Brooke Anderson 3-6 2-2 8, Heather Pruchansky 2-3 3-4 8, Kara Foro 3-4 1-2 8, Krystle Crouse 3-4 0-0 6, Danee Harrison 3-9 0-1 6, Samantha Galm 3-6 0-1 6, Jessica Butera 2-5 0-0 5, Cassie Dresser 1-4 2-2 4, Shamia Dean 0-3 3-4 3, Fritzi Flores 1-3 0-0 2, Laneka Brown 1-2 0-1 2, Precious Smith 0-0 0-0 0. TOTALS: 28-64 18-24 79.

MCLA (1-1): Alie Dobrovolc 7-12 4-7 18, Molly Broda 6-13 2-4 18, Laura Silverman 3-6 1-2 7, Jackei Vye 2-2 0-0 6, Larissa Miner 1-6 3-4 5, Hillary Perks 1-4 2-5 4, Ali Leveille 1-6 0-0 2, Chelsey Burke 1-1 0-0 2, Jade Prickett 1-1 0-0 2, Olivia McMullen 1-3 0-0 2. TOTALS: 24-54 12-22 66.

Halftime: Hartwick, 40-33. Three-point field goals: H 5-20 (Pruchansky 1-2, Ploof 1-1, Butera 1-3, Foro 1-2, Caddell 1-3, Dresser 0-2, Dean 0-2, Flores 0-2, Brown 0-1, Galm 0-2); M 6-15 (Broda 4-9, Vye 2-2, Leveille 0-3, Dobrovolc 0-1). Rebounds: H 38 (Harrison 8); M 39 (Prickett 8). Assists: H 15 (Ploof 4); M 19 (Perks 9).

{"HeadlineLight14"/}Men's Basketball

Gordon 68, O-State 63

Ryan Morin had a game-high 18 points for Oneonta State in a first round loss in the Gordon College Tip-Off Tournament.

Brian Beckford contributed 12 points for the Red Dragons, who received eight points apiece from Michael Grimes and Rob Fitzgerald.

Maurice Lane had seven points and seven rebounds for Oneonta (1-2), which plays Wesleyan in the consolation game at 6 p.m. Saturday.

Aaron Trigg scored 15 points to pace Gordon (3-0), which plays William Patterson in the championship game at 8 p.m. Saturday.

Gordon 68, O-State 63

Gordon Tournament

First round

ONEONTA STATE (1-2): Shane Gillette 1 0-0 2, Maurice Lane 3 1-2 7, Kevin Walsh 1 0-1 2, Brian Hooks 0 0-0 0, Troy Talbot 2 0-0 4, Michael Grimes 4 0-1 8, Rob Fitzgerald 3 2-4 8, Brian Beckford 5 1-1 12, Ryan Greene 1 0-0 2, Ryan Morin 8 2-3 18. TOTALS: 28 6-12 63.

GORDON (3-0): Aaron Trigg 3 7-8 15, Austin Bentson 3 1-1 9, Ben Gaskill 0 2-4 2, Jeff Derr 5 3-4 13, Brady Bajema 6 0-0 12, Garrett Harden 1 0-0 3, Greg Walker 5 0-0 10, Tim MacDonnell 0 4-4 4, Jon Himottu 0 0-0 0. TOTALS: 23 17-21 68.

Halftime: Gordon, 29-26. Three-point field goals: O 1 (Beckford); G 5 (Harden, Trigg 2, Bentson 2).

Hartwick 68, York 62

Senior Jan Coccozziello scored 33 points _ his ninth 30-point game all-time at Hartwick _ as the Hawks beat York in the opening round of the New Paltz Tip-Off Classic.

Cocozziello had 20 of the Hawks' points in the first half, which ended with Hartwick trailing, 31-28. He finished 6-for-10 from the floor, with three three-pointers, and went 5-for-6 at the foul line in the opening half.

Albert Hulick hit three straight free throws to break a 60-60 tie and Mark Blazey converted another for a 64-60 lead with 1:24 to play.

Ramond Doyley contributed 10 points and a game-high eight rebounds for the Hawks.

Hartwick advanced to the championship game at 8 p.m. Saturday.

HARTWICK 68, YORK 62

NEW PALTZ TOURNAMENT

Friday's first round

YORK COLLEGE, NY (0-2): Marcel Esonwune 5-10 4-5 14, Omari Phipps 5-10 4-7 14, Ryan Exum 5-9 1-1 13, Junior Fuller 1-8 4-4 7, Nahum Verna 3-10 0-2 6, Keith Thornton 2-2 0-1 4, Michael Smith 1-4 0-0 2, Kevin Lausell 1-2 0-0 2, Huntley Pinnock 0-0 0-0 0, Phillipe Gregoire 0-2 0-0 0, J. Richard Joseph 0-1 0-0 0. TOTALS: 23-58 13-20 62.

HARTWICK (2-0): Jan Coccozziello 10-17 8-10 33, Ramond Doyley 4-5 2-3 10, Albert Hulick 2-2 4-6 8, Mark Blazek 2-6 1-3 5, A.J. Beaulieu 0-5 3-4 3, James Mantas 1-1 1-2 3, Chris Ryder 1-2 0-0 2, Greg Bankowski 1-1 0-0 2, Shane Tanzosh 0-1 2-2 2, Kyle Phillips 0-3 0-0 0, Martin McCann 0-2 0-0 0, Mike Agostinoni 0-2 0-0 0. TOTALS: 21-47 21-30 68.

Halftime: York, 31-28. Three-point field goals: Y 3-19 (Exum 2-6, Fuller 1-7, Verna 0-4, Smith 0-1, Phipps 0-1); H 5-16 (Coccozziello 5-8, Blazek 0-2, Beaulieu 0-3, McCann 0-1, Agostinoni 0-2). Rebounds: Y 22 (Esonwune 7); H 44 (Doyley 8). Assists: Y 14 (Fuller 6); H 13 (Blazek 6).

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