New England College Basketball Roundup – Jan. 23, 2023
By Stephen Ur III – Colgate 64, Boston University 51 Colgate guard Braeden Smith led the game with 21 points and was almost perfect shooting in the paint, going eight for nine from the floor. Colgate led by as much as 21 in the second half and never looked back en route to a 64-51…
Langford Hits 1k
By DJ Harding Makai Ahston-Langford made history for himself today as he hit his 1,000th point versus Notre Dame. The Worcester, Massachusetts native came from Brewster Academy and started his first two years at the University of Providence before transferring to Boston College where he now plays with his younger brother Demarr Langford Jr. Makai…
On The Ice Friday Night 1/20
Rochester Americans 0 – Bridgeport Islanders 1 At Total Mortgage Arena in Bridgeport the Bridgeport Islanders hosted the Rochester Americans. This game went scoreless right into overtime, and then William Dufour made the solo goal of the game for the Bridgeport Islanders to win this one 0-1. Providence Bruins 5 – Hartford Wolfpack 3 At…
College Basketball Update 1/14
(Sports Team) – UMass 75, Rhode Island 65 Matt Cross only shot 40 percent from the floor for the Minutemen, but he also went 12 of 14 from the free-throw line. That statline proved key in their win over their New England rival in Rhode Island. Holy Cross 66, Lafayette 50 The Lady Crusaders used…
BU Men’s Basketball Falls to Army, 83-74
By Stephen Ur III – The Boston University men’s basketball team hosted Army at the Aggasnis Arena in Boston on Saturday afternoon. The Terriers were looking to snap their two-game losing streak and get back to .500 as they say at a 9-9 record entering this game. Army came winning three of their first four…
Army Beats Boston University 83-74
By Stephen Ur III – The Boston University men’s basketball team hosted Army at the Aggasnis Arena in Boston on Saturday afternoon. The Terriers were looking to snap their two-game losing streak and get back to .500 as they say at a 9-9 record entering this game. Army came winning three of their first four…
Cooper Creek Cooks, Assumption Greyhounds Fall to Southern Connecticut State
By Stephen Ur III – The Assumption Greyhounds men’s basketball team hosted the Southern Connecticut State Fighting Owls at Assumption University in Worcester, MA on Saturday afternoon. The Greyhounds were playing their first home game following a four-game road trip that ran from Dec. 14 to Jan. 4. They were also looking to snap a…
Holy Cross Men’s Basketball Beats Central Connecticut State 63-57
By Stephen Ur III – The Holy Cross Crusaders men’s basketball team hosted Central Connecticut State at the Hart Center Arena on the campus of College of The Holy Cross on Saturday night. The 2-6 Crusaders were coming off a 72-38 loss against Harvard on Wednesday night while the Blue Devils were still searching for…
Holy Cross Defeated Harvard 30-21 To Get Their 5th Win Of The Season
By Tiffany Williams – Holy Cross Saturday beat Harvard 30-21, and are now 5-0. Matthew Sluka got the first touchdown of the game and the kick by Derek Ng was good to put Holy Cross on top 7-0. But with 4:46 on the clock in the first quarter, Aidan Borguet got the first touchdown for…
Holy Cross Crusaders Get 14-38 Victory Against Yale Bulldogs
By Tiffany Williams – Saturday afternoon at the College of the Holy Cross in Worcester, the Crusaders pulled off their third win to start the season 3-0. The Crusaders claimed a 14-38 victory against the Yale Bulldogs. Matthew Sluka got a two yard rushing touchdown in the second quarter with just 14:57 on the clock.…
Mathew Sluka Connects With Ayir Asante And Jalen Coker In Holy Cross 37-31 Win Against Buffalo
By Tiffany Williams – Saturday, in Buffalo, New York the College of the Holy Cross claimed a 37-31 win against Buffalo. 16,933 fans were at UB Stadium where Mathew Sluka had a great night for the Crusaders. In the second quarter with seventeen seconds remaining on the clock, Sluka connected with Ayir Asante, a 17…
This Is A Sports Packed Fun Saturday For New England
By Tiffany Williams – In Hartford Saturday the Yard Goats at 1:05 PM, will play game two of their weekend homestand against the Binghamton Rumble Ponies (NY-Mets affiliate). On Friday night the Rumble Ponies won the opener 8-2 but today the Yard Goats are looking to turn things around and get into the win column.…
A New England Football Players Dream Becoming A Reality
By Tiffany Williams – For many high school football players across New England the dream of playing D 1 starts when your a kid but that dream, well it becomes a little bit more real on something widely known as “National Letter of Intent signing day.” For Zander McCoy of Windsor High School it seemed…
UConn Huskies Win 20th Big East Championship
By Tiffany Williams – At the Mohegan Sun Arena Monday night 6,459 people came out to see UConn roll over Villanova as the Huskies walked away from this game with 40-70 win. Monday night’s win was also the 20th Big East championship for the Huskies who now look to win their 12th national title. Evina…
On The Ice – Railers Stun Mariners, Bruins Get A Win In Columbus And Assumption Claims Third Win Against Post
By Tiffany Williams – On the ice in downtown Worcester Saturday night, it was “WooSox Night” as the Worcester Railers hosted the Maine Mariners. In the second period Jacob Hayhurst had a goal assisted by Jordan Smotherman and Anthony Repaci. Mike Cornell had a goal assisted by Liam Coughlin and Liam Coughlin had a goal…
Men’s College Basketball In New England – 3/2/22
By Tiffany Williams – From North Country to Southern New England, Wednesday night was a good night for some college hoops. For some at least it was a good night but for others it was an upsetting and disappointing night. In Smithfield, RI at the Chase Athletic Center the Bryant Bulldogs claimed their fourth consecutive…
T.J. Weeks Jr. Leads UMass In 81-73 Win Against Fordham
By Tiffany Williams – In Amherst, Massachusetts Wednesday night after three straight losses, the UMass Minutemen rolled over the Fordham Rams with an 81-73 win. For T.J. Weeks Jr. the sophomore from Warwick, RI this wasn’t his best game but it was an okay game with 17 points and 10 rebounds in the 36 minute…
Isiah Gaiter Leads Assumption University To 81-78 Win Against Saint Anselm
By Tiffany Williams – Thursday night at Assumption University, Men’s basketball hosted and defeated Saint Anselm. After losing Tuesday night against Saint Michael’s, Isiah Gaiter helped lead the Greyhounds back to the win column with an 81-78 win. Gaiter played 37 minutes, had 19 points, 8 rebounds and 2 assists. Gaiter has scored 65 points…
Peyton Steinman Led Saint Anselm To 60-47 Win Against Assumption University
By Tiffany Williams – On the court Thursday night at Andrew Laska Gym at Assumption University in Worcester, Saint Anselm claimed a 60-47 win against the Greyhounds. Peyton Steinman led the march to victory for the Hawks with 18 points, 13 rebounds and 2 assists. Gabby Turco had 17 points, 3 rebounds and 1 assist.…
Gerrale Gates Leads Holy Cross To 69-65 Win Against Army
By Isaiah Andrews – At the Christl Arena in West Point, New York Gerrale Gates helped lead the Holy Cross Crusaders to their third straight win. The Crusaders beat Army 69-65 and in the 38 minutes that Gates played, he scored 23 points, had 10 rebounds and 3 assists. Kyrell Luc, the freshman Crusader from…
Matthew Kelly Leads Assumption To 90-70 Win Against Southern Connecticut
By Jonathan Burgos – Tuesday night the Assumption University Greyhounds hosted Southern Connecticut State University after losing their last matchup against New Haven Jan. 22. The Greyhounds last win was against American International College Jan. 15 and they came into Tuesday night’s contest 7-6 on the season. Southern Connecticut State University is 4-8 after losing…
Celtics And Railers Come Up Short While Yale And BU Both Win Friday Night
By Reinaldo Vasquez – After three consecutive wins the Celtics on the road Friday night, lost 99-111 to the 76ers. The C’s loss Friday night came without starting point guard Marcus Smart who has become the 17th player from the C’s this season to be placed in the leagues health and safety protocols. The C’s…
Gerrale Gates Leads Holy Cross To 79-74 Win
By Tiffany Williams – On Friday night at the Hart Center, Holy Cross men’s basketball snapped their eight game losing streak. Gerrale Gates with 27 points, 14 rebounds and 2 assists helped lead the Crusaders too a 79-74 win against Lafayette. Bo Montgomery also had a good night with with 21 points, 6 rebounds and…
College of the Holy Cross Suspending Spectator Attendance At All Games
By Tiffany Williams – More and colleges and universities across the country are suspending their athletic programs or spectator attendance because of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic and the effects of the Omicron variant. On Thursday, the College of the Holy Cross in Worcester announced, “In the interest of health and safety of the campus community,…
New England College Hoops This Saturday
By Tiffany Williams – Saturday was not great for Crusaders Men’s Basketball as they loss their third straight game and have just two wins this far this season. The last time the Crusaders won was against Mount St. Vincent back on November 24. Also, Saturday night Harvard loss 77-87 to UMass, Providence beat URI 52-66,…
Holy Cross Football Ends Season With 16-21 Loss To Villanova
By Tiffany Williams – The Crusaders had a great run this season but Friday night their season came to a close with Villanova claiming a 16-21 win against the Crusaders. In the first quarter with just 11:20 on the clock, Justin Covington got Villanova in this game with a TD. The point after attempt by…
Holy Cross Holds Off Sacred Heart For A 10-13 Win
By Tiffany Williams – Saturday afternoon was cold but it was great New England weather as the Holy Cross Crusaders hosted Sacred Heart in round one of the NCAA 2021 Division I FCS Football. This was also a showdown of toughness and greatness between two New England D1 schools. In the first quarter with 9:38 on…
Holy Cross Football Ends Season With 45-6 Win Against Bucknell
By Tiffany Williams – The Holy Cross Crusaders have done it again, claiming their 9th win of the season Saturday with a 45-6 win against Bucknell. Crusaders had two touchdowns in the first quarter. Two touchdowns and a field goal in the second quarter. One touchdown in both the third quarter and fourth quarter. Bucknell…
Holy Cross Gets 52-24 Win Against Fordham
By Tiffany Williams – On the road again and Holy Cross claimed their 5th consecutive 30+ win, beating Fordham 35-10. Holy Cross now has six 30+ wins and seven wins for the he season. In the first quarter, Holy Cross had one TD and a field goal while Fordham had one TD. At the end…
Crusaders Extend Win Streak To 3 With 31-12 Win Against The Mountain Hawks
By Tiffany Williams – The Holy Cross Crusaders claimed their third straight win on Saturday against the Lehigh Mountain Hawks. The 31-12 win was yet another show of the Crusaders flexing their skills on both sides of the ball. The Crusaders, with today’s win are now 6-1 for the season and are number one in…
Game Of The Week – Holy Cross Beats Colgate 42-10
By Tiffany Williams – For this week’s game of the week, we didn’t need to go far with some great football with some electric fans. The Holy Cross Crusaders hosted the Colgate Raiders at Polar Park in the Canal District of Worcester. In this matchup the Crusaders claimed their 5th win of the season with…
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