College roundup: Union skaters tie Providence, UAlbany women fall in basketball

PHOTOGRAPHER: Erica Miller

UAlbany’s Amanda Kantzy drives against Monmouth’s Lucy Thomas at UAlbany SEFCU Arena on Sunday.

BURLINGTON, VT — The Union College men’s hockey team settled for a 1-1 tie with No. 13/15 Providence to close out the Catamount Cup hosted by University of Vermont.

Providence (10-5-4) got the game’s first goal on a power-play at 6:23 of the first period. Union (5-13-1) had to kill a five-minute major penalty which the team executed successfully.

Providence held its 1-0 lead until Union’s Vas Kolias tied the score with 5:11 remaining in regulation.

In the five-minute overtime period neither team was able to find the back of the net which ended the game in a 1-1 tie.

Up next Union will start 2020 with road contests at St. Lawrence and Clarkson during the Jan. 3-4 weekend. Both games are set for 7 p.m. starts, with Union playing St. Lawrence on Friday and Clarkson on Saturday.

Union 0 0 1 — 1
Providence 1 0 0 — 1
First period — 1, Providence, Thompson (Callahan, Dugan), 6:23. Penalties — Koopman (boarding), 00:12; Ryan (hitting from behind), 05:40; Emelifeonwu (boarding), 07:54; Emelifeonwu (game misconduct), 07:54.
Second period — None. Penalties — Printz (slashing), 01:10; Robertson (cross-checking), 08:08; Bunz (interference), 12:45.
Third period — 1, Union, Kolias (Rinaldi, Campolieto), 14:49. Penalties — Dugan (high sticking), 07:01.
Shots on Goal — Union 7-15-6-1 — 29, Providence 18-8-12-2 — 40.
Power-play opportunities — Union 0 of 4; Providence 1 of 3.
Goalies — Union, Hanson 39 shots-38 saves. Providence, Lackey 28 shots-27 saves.
A — Not reported. T — 4:00.
Referees — Jamie Koharski, Giuseppe Tessta. Linesman — Lucas Murray, Tommy George.

UMass 5, RPI 3

TROY — The RPI men’s hockey team fell to the ninth ranked University of Massachusetts by a score of 5-3 in the Catamount Cup at Houston Field House.
Patrick Polino and Mike Gornall led the way for RPI (6-10-1) each scoring a goal while Zack Dubinsky and Chase Zieky each had two assists.

Niko Hildenbrand led UMass (13-4-1) with two goals.

The Engineers return to the ice next weekend when the team visits No. 4 Clarkson on Friday January 3 at 7 p.m. and St. Lawrence Saturday January 4 at 7 p.m..

UMass 0 1 4 — 5
RPI 1 0 2 — 3
First period — 1, RPI, Gornall (Kjellberg, Leppänen), 18:22. Penalties — Farmer (UMA) (interference), 08:00; Mahshie (REN) (slashing), 15:38; Bench (UMA) (too many players), 17:05.
Second period — 1, UMass ( Suter, Chau), 5:43. Penalties — Polino (REN) (hooking), 15:04; Kiefiuk (UMA) (holding), 19:40.
Third period — 4, UMA, Lebster (Leonard, Chaffee) 6:35, Kessel (Reeves, Chaffee) 8:41, Hildenbrand (Del Gaizo) 12:39, Hildenbrand (unassisted) 19:44.7. RPI 2, DiGrande (Dubinsky, Zieky) 7:47, Polino (Zieky, Dubinsky) 9:11. Penalties — Kjellberg (REN) (high-sticking), 5:29, Kessel UMA (cross-checking), 15:23.
Shots on Goal — UMass 13-13-11 — 37, RPI 7-11-5 — 23.
Power-play opportunities — UMass 1 of 3; RPI 1 of 4.
Goalies — UMass, Murray 23 shots-20 saves. RPI, Calvaruso 37 shots-32 saves.
A — 2,332. T — 5:00.
Referees — Robert St. Lawrence, Chip McDonald. Linesman — Rick Lembo, Brian Oliver.

Women’s basketball

Monmouth 53, Albany 41

ALBANY — The University at Albany women’s basketball team came up short in a 53-41 non-conference game to Monmouth on Sunday. The game capped off the non-conference schedule for UAlbany.

Alexi Schecter led the way for UAlbany with 11 points and added seven rebounds. Helene Haegerstrand added eight points and six rebounds, while Amanda Kantzy recorded eight points and tied a career high with 10 rebounds.

Monmouth outscored UAlbany in the last three quarters 41-22 and scored 19 points off fast breaks to UAlbany’s four. UAlbany had 28 turnovers while Monmouth had 18.
Monmouth 12 16 12 13 — 53
Albany 19 6 4 12 — 41
Monmouth
Green 5-12 1-2 15, Jennings 2-5 6-10 11, Thomas 3-11 0-0 6, Middleton 1-5 2-2 4, Wallace 0-2 3-4 3, Simmons 2-6 0-0 5, Graham 1-1 1-4 3, Nason 1-3 0-2 2, Louro 0-5 2-2 2, Ndao 1-2 0-0 2. Totals: 16-52, 15-26 53.
Albany
Scheter 5-12 1-2 11, Kantzy 4-9 0-0 8, Stokes 3-10 0-0 6, Conroy 2-14 0-0 5, Frames 1-8 0-0 3, Haegerstrand 3-5 2-2 8, Om 0-2 0-0 0. Totals: 18-60 3-4 41.
Halftime score — Monmouth 28, Albany 25. 3-point Goals — Monmouth 6-18 ( S. Green 4-6, A. Jennings 1-1, A. Simmons 1-4, L. Thomas 0-2, A. Wallace 0-1, J. Lauro 0-4), UAlbany 2-14 (P. Conroy 1-8, K. Frames 1-5, H. Haegerstrand 0-1). Rebounds — Monmouth 30 (A. Middleton 8), Albany 40 (A. Kantzy 10). Assists — Monmouth 9 (A. Simmons 3), Albany 14 (K. Frames 5). Total fouls — Monmouth 14, Albany 21. A – 842.

Men’s basketball

LAND OF MAGIC CLASSIC
MOUNT UNION 78, UNION 65
Union 31 34 — 65
Mount Union 35 43 — 78
Union
Concannon 4-13 4-5 14, Jefferson 3-7 0-0 9, Noone 2-5 3-3 7, Mannix 2-6 0-0 5, Eseyade 1-3 3-4 5, Freeman 4-7 0-0 9, Williams 2-3 0-0 5, George 1-2 2-2 5, Laub 1-2 0-0 3, Manley 1-4 0-0 3. Totals: 21-52, 12-14 65.
Mount Union
Bower-Malone 7-12 4-5 18, Gurley 6-15 0-0 17, Poole 2-2 2-2 6, Slack 1-5 2-2 5, Carroll 1-1 2-4 4, Friga 5-11 9-9 21, Caywood 3-4 0-0 7, Painter Jr. 0-2 0-0 0. Hill 0-2 0-0 0. Totals: 25-54 19-22 78.
Halftime score — Mount Union 35, Union 31. 3 point Goals — Union 11-26 (Concannon 2-6, Jefferson 3-7, Noone 0-1, Mannix 1-4, Freeman 1-1, Williams 1-2, George 1-1, Laub 1-1, Manley 1-3), Mount Union, 9-26 (Bower-Malone 0-2, Gurley 5-12, Slack 1-4, Friga 2-5, Caywood 1-2, Painter Jr. 0-1). Rebounds — Union 31 (Eseyade 5), Mount Union 32 (Friga 7). Assists — Union 12 (Concannon 5), Mount Union 11 (Bower-Malone 5). Total fouls — Union 20, Mount Union 18. A – 143.

UTICA COLLEGE CLASSIC
RPI 78, DELHI 70
Delhi 24 46 — 70
RPI 43 35 — 78
Delhi
Hines 8-18 1-2 19, Wilson 5-8 0-0 13, Fragale 4-11 1-2 9, Daoud 2-8 2-2 6, Beach 0-2 0-0 0, Dean 5-9 3-4 13, Therneus 3-5 0-0 7, Ithier 1-4 0-0 3, Butler 0-2 0-0 0, Knight 0-3 0-0 0, Uwuigbe 0-1 0-0 0. Totals: 28-71 7-10 70.
RPI
Mahoney 11-20 5-8 32, Wayand 5-8 0-0 15,Memmelaar 5-11 0-0 10, Davis 2-2 2-2 6, Black 2-5 1-2 5, Rubin 4-9 0-1 8, Angbazo 1-4 0-0 2, Coulter 0-3 0-0 0. Totals: 30-62 8-13 78.
Halftime score — RPI 43, Delhi 24. 3 point Goals — Delhi 7-30 (Hines 2-11, Wilson 3-4, Fragale 0-1, Daoud 0-4, Beach 0-1, Therneus 1-3, Ithier 1-3, Knight 0-3), RPI 10-21 (Mahoney 5-7, Wayand 5-8, Black 0-2, Rubin 0-2, Angbazo 0-1, Coulter 0-1). Rebounds — Delhi 35 (Dean 14), RPI (Black 9). Assists — Delhi 11 (Daoud 3, Hines 3), RPI 22 (bLACK 8). Total Fouls— Delhi 17, RPI 14. A – 171.