The Colgate Raiders came to town to play the men and the women. So, I got some good news and I got some bad news for Griff fans.
Lets start with the good news. The women pasted the Lady Raiders on Monday 78-33. Which is a nice comeback from a lopsided loss to West Virginia. Laura Buetow led the ladies with 12 points and 8 rebounds. But Brittane Russell was the real star of the show with a full effort on both sides of the court. She had 8 points, 11 rebounds, 8 assists and the most impressive stat 9 STEALS! Someone call a Cop! Cavo, Mullins and Drysdale all had double digits in points. The game was really put out of reach when the Griffs went on a 27-0 run in the 1st half. If I were the TMQ, I'd write down game over in my notebook. This was the biggest margin of victory in Ladies Basketball history.
And now the bad news. The Men? Not so good. They lost their opener 61-47 to Colgate. With all the new players you would expect some struggles but not that much struggling. This team shouldn't be losing to Colgate. The young guys weren't very productive and very bad from the floor. The team shot 26.9% for the game which is abysmal and not a good sign. They shot better behind the arc, then from the floor, oy. Another bad sign the Polish Rifle Pawel Malesa leading the team in points, with 16. Frank Turner was second with 8 points. Junior College transfer Willie Hassell 23 minutes 0 points. Nice, keep a guy who couldn't hit the side of a barn, on the floor for more then half the game. Things only get worse for the Griffs when they embark on a 5 game road trip, with the first stop being Penn State on Friday. They better learn how to shoot by then. Or they are going to be in for a long game.
Fun fact. Colgate hasn't won in Buffalo since 1947. 60 years of futility snapped.
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And now the nightly report from MAAC Rival and fellow Jesuit University Fairfield. Last night was the home opener for the Stags at the Arena at Harbor Yard (AHY). With a new crop of players picked by Coach Cooley leading the way. The Stags were looking to start fresh after their opening loss to Wake Forest. Well the Crusaders of Holy Cross and bad officiating did not make it easy. The stags went up 2-0 early in the first period and Holy Cross never looked back.
Fairfield (0-2) looks to get back on the winning track when they play cross town rival Sacred Heart on Sunday at the AHY!
The countdown begins for Canisius vs Fairfield.
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