Softball splits doubleheader with Stony Brook

VESTAL, N.Y.—Sophomore pitcher Demi Laney fired a six-hit shutout and sophomore second baseman Jessica Bump drilled a three-run home run, leading Binghamton (16-26, 7-10 AE) to a split against Stony Brook (32-13-1, 11-2-1 AE) in an America East softball doubleheader on Saturday at the East Gym Field. The Bearcats won the opener 3-0 but suffered a 2-1 loss in the second game.
Laney, who now has a pair of shutouts this season, struck out seven batters and did not issue a walk. She got out of a bases-loaded jam in the top of the first inning and did not allow a run past second base the rest of the game. Her record is now 7-8.

Stony Brook starting pitcher Allison Cukrov, who leads the conference in win and ERA, retired the first 10 batters of the game. With one out in the top of the fourth inning, however, she surrendered an infield single to senior outfielder Meghan Tucker. Senior designated hitter Chelsea Horne drew a two-out walk, setting the stage for Bump, who drilled a two-strike pitcher over the left field wall.
In the nightcap, however, it was a fateful miscue that decided the outcome. Binghamton had taken a 1-0 lead in the bottom of the first inning when Horne doubled home Tucker. In the top of the third inning, however, the Seawolves scored a pair of runs on a two-out throwing error by the Bearcats.
Cukrov pitched the second game as well and held Binghamton hitless the final six innings. Her record is now 21-7.

Despite not allowing an earned run, junior pitcher Rhoda Marsteller was tagged with the loss, dropping her record to 3-8.

Bump finished the afternoon 2-for-6.
Binghamton and Stony Brook will conclude their weekend series with a single game on Sunday at noon.

NOTES: Bump now has three home runs this season ... prior to the first game, Horne, Tucker, senior pitcher Kristen Emerling and senior outfielder Briana Andrews were honored as the four graduating players competing in their final home series.

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Men's tennis captures fifth straight America East crown

FLUSHING, N.Y.—Binghamton men’s tennis extended one of the longest current streaks in any sport in the America East with a 4-1 win over UMBC in the championship match Sunday afternoon at the USTA National Tennis Center. The title was BU’s fifth consecutive conference crown and advances the Bearcats to the NCAA tournament for the eighth time in the last 10 years.

 
Senior No. 1 Alexandre Haggai won both his matches and was selected as the Most Outstanding Player. Haggai paired with freshman Ismael Dinia for an 8-0 win at No. 2 doubles and then he gave BU its first singles point with a dominating 6-1, 6-0 win at the top spot. Juniors Ruben Devos and Bastian Bornkessel gutted out a 9-8 (7-4) win at No. 1 doubles to give BU the critical doubles point and momentum.
 
The pair trailed 8-7 before Bornkessel held his serve at love to force the tiebreak. Then serving at 5-4 in the breaker, Devos induced a UMBC net shot and won the tiebreak, the match and gave the Bearcats the doubles point when he hit a crisp backhand volley down the line for the winning shot.
 
 After Haggai boosted BU’s lead to 2-0, freshman Florian van Kann made quick work of his opponent at No. 6 singles, 6-2, 6-0, to give Binghamton a 3-0 lead. After the Retrievers earned a point with a win at No. 4, Dinia clinched the title with a 6-0, 6-4 win at No. 3. Dinia beat sophomore teammate Ruben Haggai to the punch as Haggai was trying to close out his match at the same time. Haggai led 6-3, 5-2 when his match was halted.
 
Binghamton (15-11) will now await its NCAA Regional site and opponent. The 64-team national tournament will be unveiled at 5:30 p.m. Tuesday on ncaa.com and the team will gather in the Events Center TAU Room to watch the selection show.
 
Binghamton 4, UMBC 1 DOUBLES Devos/Bornkessel (BING) def. Hodel/Amorim (UMBC), 9-8 (7-4) A. Haggai/Dinia (BING) def. Aranzazu/Gray (UMBC), 8-0 Adewumi/Patel (UMBC) def. Lesage/R. Haggai (BING), 8-5 SINGLES A. Haggai (BING) def. Hodel (UMBC), 6-1, 6-0 Adewumi (UMBC) led Devos (BING), 7-5, 4-1 DNF Dinia (BING) def. Aranzazu (UMBC), 6-0, 6-4 Borret (UMBC) def. Lesage (BING), 6-3, 6-0 R. Haggai (BING) led Gray (UMBC), 6-3, 5-2 DNF Van Kann (BING) def. Patel (UMBC), 6-2, 6-0
 
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Golf Finishes Sixth At The MAAC Championship

Lake Buena Vista, Fla.- UAlbany golf finished sixth with a three-day team score of 1067 at the MAAC Championships on Sunday, April 29 at Disney's Magnolia Golf Course. Annemarie Kissane led the Great Danes with a 15th-place finish. Siena was crowned MAAC Champions with a final score of 939 as teammates Victoria Nguyen and Kylie Strijek finished first and second for the tournament.

Kissane finished the tournament with a team-best 253 (88-85-80) after shooting a team-best 80 on day three. Stephanie Klein closely followed, finishing tied for 17th with a score of 259 (87-85-87).
Lisa Agoglia finished 25th with a 268 mark, Alana Calmi placed 30th scoring a 287 and Cassie Orlan rounded out the 31 person tournament with a 291 score.

The Coach of the Year for the women's golf team was given to Siena's Dave Wronowski and Rookie of the Year was given to Boston University's Krystina Pavlickova.

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Women's Track & Field Places First In Eight Events At The Capital District Classic

Troy, N.Y.- UAlbany women's track and field squard was able to place eight first-place finishers at the Capital District Classic hosted by RPI on Saturday, April 28. The Great Danes featured an ECAC qualifying mark in the discus throw from Catherine Coxon.

In the field events, Catherin Coxon placed first in the discus throw with an ECAC qualifying mark of 43.80 meters.Teammates Samantha Kosa in the shot put (12.85 meters), Katie Dowd in the javelin throw (36.50), Michelle McCrae in the long jump (5.31 meters) and Rochelle Reid in the high jump (1.60) placed first in their respective events.

On the track, Tynelle Taylor-Chase finished first in the 100-meter hurdles with a time of 15.41. Melissa Del Rosario (4:56.45) and Brianna Service (4:56.53) finished one and two in the 1500-meter run. Emily Finnegan's time of 17:22.37 was good for first place in the 5000-meter run.

UAlbany women's track and field will continue its outdoor schedule on Saturday, May 5 for the America East Conference Championships in Orono, ME.

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Men's Track & Field Takes Six Events In Captial District Classic Meet

Troy, N.Y.- UAlbany men's track and field place first in six events at the Captial District Classic meet on Saturday, April 28. The Great Danes meet was highlighted in the 800-meter run, having eight of the top ten finishers.

On the track, UAlbany took the 800-meter run having placed eight of the first ten finishers as Tyler Fogarty led the charge with a time of 1:54.96. Then in the 1500-meter run, John DeLallo finished first with finals time of 4:00.58.

Shane Wagner took home first place in the 400-meter hurdles with a meet time of 54.03. Finally, in the 4x400-meter both "A" and "B" squads finished in the top two with "A" grouping finishing first with a time of 3:27.97.

In the field events, Nicolas Matteras placed first in the pole vault with a mark of 4.50 meters. Christopher Stevenson triple jump mark of 13.46 meters placed him first.
The Great Danes will continue the outdoor season with the America East Championships, beginning on Saturday, May 5 in Orono, ME.

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Patriot Sprint Tour Returns to Black Rock this Friday

PST Joins Forces with URC for Insinger Spring Sprint Nationals

Rich Vleck, ROCHESTER, NY (April 29, 2012)- In this 10^th season of Patriot Sprint Racing only one speedway has hosted a PST-sanctioned event in each of the first nine years: Black Rock Speedway; after this Friday night that streak will move to 10.

This Friday, May 4, the Black Rock Speedway in Dundee , NY will host a Patriot-sanctioned race for the 32^nd time, the most in series history.  It will be the first of three trips for the Patriots to the Yates County Power plant in 2012.  With $10,000 going to the PST America Series Champion, there is no question the 4/10-mile will be a critical component of the title chase.

This Friday’s race will also be unique because not only is it the 2^nd Annual Insinger Race Fuels Spring Sprint Nationals, the United Racing Company will make their first of two trips to New York to strengthen the event.  Like the PST, URC was plagued by inclement weather this past weekend and because of a cancellation will now kick off their season this Friday.

With just one race in the book, the championship picture is wide open, with Steve Poirier currently holding the lead over Tommy Wickham, Chuck Hebing and Bryan Howland.  Defending series champion Jared Zimbardi is not only looking to rebound from his rough start, but he is looking to pick up from where he left off last August, when he scored the A-Verdi Championship, the most recent Patriot race at Black Rock.

Among the other Patriot competitors that have won at Black Rock that are expected to be in attendance include Penn Yan’s Lance Yonge, Rock Stream’s Tim Kelly, 2004 Track Champion George Suprick, Bobby Breen, Justin Barger and Alain Bergeron.  A plethora of drivers that have yet to grace Black Rock victory lane in a sprint car that are expected include Don Adamczyk , Scott Kreutter , Steve Collins , Dave Wickham, Todd Hoddick , Clint Ide, Paul Habeck, Charlie Donk, Steve Hutchinson, Sam Reakes IV, Kevin Ward Jr. Jessica Zemken and Brandan Warner , just to name a few.

Pit gates will swing open at 5:00 P.M., with hot laps getting under way at 6:00 P.M.  Racing will kick off at 6:45 P.M.  For more information, visit www.PatriotSprintTour.com.

Patriot Sprint Tour History at Black Rock

Races: 31

9/6/2003- Scott Bonnell

4/24/2004- Rich Swarthout

5/22/2004- Lance Yonge

6/5/2004- George Suprick

6/12/2004- George Suprick

6/19/2004- George Suprick

6/26/2004- Bobby Breen

7/2/2004- Rick Wilson

7/10/2004- Chuck Hebing

7/17/2004- George Suprick

8/7/2004- Blake Breen

8/14/2004- Blake Breen

9/4/2004- Chuck Hebing

9/11/2004- Trevor Lewis

8/13/2005- George Suprick

9/10/2005- Trevor Lewis

8/12/2006- Chuck Hebing

9/9/2006- Curt Michael

5/18/2007- Chuck Hebing

5/19/2007- Travis Rilat

8/11/2007- Jared Zimbardi

8/8/2008- Justin Barger

5/15/2009- Bobby Breen

8/7/2009- Trevor Lewis

4/30/2010- Chuck Hebing

8/6/2010- Bryan Howland

9/10/2010- Bobby Breen and Alain Bergeron (Preliminary Events)

9/11/2010- Justin Barger

5/7/2011- J.J. Grasso

7/8/2011- Chuck Hebing

8/12/2011- Jared Zimbardi

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UAlbany Baseball Falls To Maine In Weekend Series Finale, 10-0

Orono, Maine  - Jeffrey Gibbs allowed just two hits over six innings while striking out seven to lead Maine to a 10-0 win over UAlbany in the three-game America East Conference baseball series finale on Sunday afternoon at Mahaney Diamond. The Great Danes fall to 14-27-1 overall, and 8-6, while the Black Bears improve to 22-19 on the season, and 8-4 in America East play.

Maine struck with a run in the bottom of the first inning, and added to its lead with three runs in the bottom of the third frame. The Black Bears scored four more runs in the bottom of the fourth inning, before tacking on two runs in the bottom of the seventh, to complete the scoring.

Starter Austin Chase went three and two thirds innings and allowed seven total runs, four earned, on seven hits. Kasceim Graham came in for three innings in relief, and allowed three runs on six hits while issuing three strikeouts. Ryan White allowed just one hit in the final 1.1 innings of work.
The Great Danes got singles from Pete DiResta and Mike Tirri, along with base hits by Greg Muller and pinch hitter Vincent Martorelli.

UAlbany will return to action on Saturday, March 5 hosting Maine for a doubleheader to start the second three-game series between the two teams.

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Havens Leads Offense in Return to B-Mets, 7-1

ERIE, PA – In his first game of the season, Reese Havens collected three hits, including a two-run home run, to lead the Binghamton Mets past the Erie SeaWolves by a 7-1 score in the rubber match Sunday afternoon at Jerry Uht Park. Binghamton pounded out 10 hits, including five for extra bases, to make a winner of Zack Wheeler for the first time in his Double-A career.

Binghamton jumped on Erie starter Mark Sorensen in the first. Matt den Dekker started the attack with a double to the right field gap. Havens, activated from the disabled list before the game, ripped a two-run homer to right field on his first swing of the season. Havens launched six home runs in 58 games with Binghamton last year.

The B-Mets did not take their foot off the gas pedal in the second. Pedro Zapata dumped a single to center and was quickly brought home when den Dekker ripped a triple down the right field line. Rodriguez followed by with a walk to put runners at the corners. With Havens at the plate, Rodriguez forced himself into a rundown and stayed alive long enough for den Dekker to score from third.

Sorensen could not reach the third. Patrick Cooper took over and put up a scoreless frame before allowing a leadoff triple to Zapata in the fourth. The speedy outfielder scored one batter later on den Dekker’s sac fly to center.

Cooper allowed two more runs in the fifth. Eric Campbell singled and moved to third on a pair of wild pitches by the righty. Travis Ozga brought him home with a single to center. Juan Centeno scored later in the frame when Zapata beat out a potential double play.

The offensive support was long-overdue for Wheeler. In his first four starts, the B-Mets had scored a total of four runs. Given a seven-run cushion, the righty from Georgia collected his first Double-A win.

Wheeler did not allow a hit until the fourth and surrendered just two over his 5.2 innings. In the sixth he allowed a double to Brandon Douglas before inducing Rob Brantly to fly out to center.

With two outs, Pedro Lopez opted to replace Wheeler with Jeff Kaplan. Wheeler finished with six strikeouts on the day. Jordan Lennerton greeted by pounding an RBI double off the left centerfield fence. It was the only run Erie plated in the game.

Kaplan forced Ben Guez to ground out to end the inning and worked around a two-out single to put up a scoreless seventh. Armando Rodriguez got the nod for the eighth and took the game to the finish line with two scoreless innings. 

The win was Binghamton’s first in a rubber match and secured their second series win of 2012. Wheeler (1-2) earned his first Double-A win, while Sorensen (0-2) was handed his second defeat.

The B-Mets (12-10) head to Akron, Ohio to start a four-game series against the Aeros on Monday night at 7:05 PM. LHP Darin Gorski takes the ball for Binghamton against RHP Steven Wright. The Horizons Federal Credit Union pre-game show begins at 6:50 PM on Newsradio 1290 WNBF.

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B-Mets roster Update

Please note the following transactions involving the Binghamton Mets.

April 29:

• INF Reese Havens activated from the disabled list
• INF Eric Campbell activated from the disabled list
• INF Joe Bonfe transferred from Binghamton (AA) to Brooklyn (SS-A)

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Hearn Dominates To Go 3 for 3!

West Lebanon, NY:  It’s been quite some time in Lebanon Valley Speedway’s history to see a driver and team dominate in one class like we seen these past 3 weeks at the mighty high banks.  Brett Hearn has come with his ‘A’ game in 2012 in the Big Block Modifieds to cement himself at the top of the leaderboard early in the season.

 Contractor Sales rolled out the red carpet this past chilly Saturday Night at the Valley of Speed for the 30 lap Big Block Modified feature event.  At the front of the field early was the #55 of Mike Keeler with the veteran driver Denny Soltis in his #0.

 The green flag flew and the #55 of Keeler took control early and pulled a comfortable lead on the rest of the field.  But the caution flew just as lap 1 completed as Wayne Jelley lost the handle on his #45J in turn 4 while running 3^rd and collected up 11 racecars, blocking the speedway, and causing a red flag while the track was cleared.

Once the track was cleared, the caution returned and damage was pretty severe for several cars.  Most would return with some damage including Kenny Tremont Jr, Donnie Corellis, Brett Hearn, JR Heffner, and Jelley as well.

The field was reset, and restarted with Keeler still in control.  But the #98S of Kolby Schroder tried to get the jump on Keeler twice, but that only got him a trip to the rear of the field for back to back jumping the restart.

Once that was straightened out, the green flew again with the #55 out front followed by Paul Gilardi and Brian Berger.  But all eyes were on the back of the field and Tremont, Hearn, Corellis and Heffner were charging through the field to get back to the front.

Tremont’s #115 lost the handle early and began to fade from contention, while Corellis, Hearn and Heffner still were moving forward.  But Hearn was making it clear that the #20H was still in top performing condition and made easy work of the field reaching the top 5 by the halfway mark.

Kyle Sheldon made a bid for the top spot as the laps began to wind down on the Kokosa Oil Lap Counter, but it was Hearn that charged to the first, and passed both Sheldon and then Keeler to take the lead, and the win with just 5 laps remaining.

As the checkers flew, the #20H took his 3^rd win of the year followed by Sheldon’s #42.  Eddie Marshal battled to finish 3^rd, followed by Heffner and Keeler to round out the top 5.

In the Budget Sportsman Feature of 33 cars, Chris George brought the field to green and had the early lead until Chris Lynch’s #74 charged to the top spot by lap 5.  Lynch held the lead until 4^th generation driver Bobby Hackel IV took over the top spot on lap 8 from Lynch and never looked back.

Even a couple of late race cautions could deny the #97 from victory lane.  Lynch crossed the line for 2^nd followed by Tim Hartman Jr, Tommy Johnson, and Jake Jelley to round out the top 5. 

The LV Sportsman saw the #83 of Chad Pierce out front early in the 2 lap affair, but a hard charging Steve Meilleur took over the top spot by lap 15 and stole the show.  Pierce had to settle for 2^nd, with Frank Harper finishing 3^rd.  Kim Herrick and Brett Haas completed the top 5 at the checker.

The Pro Stocks put another full fendered frenzy for their 20 lap feature event that had the #17 of Nick Hilt out front at the early part of the event.  With 2 and 3 wide racing for much of the event, the veteran racer Robbie Speed powered his way to the top spot before halfway, and pulled away from the field.

At the checkers, Speed took the win with a hard charging Jay Corbin having to finish 2^nd.  Nick Hilt had to settle for 3^rd while Jason Casey and Victor Hopkins completed the top 5 finishers.

At the opening of the night’s action, the Purestocks completed their feature events with PS#1 won by Lloyd Tomlin, John Devine held on the win PS#2, and John Filarecki took PS#3.

Next Saturday night it’s Boomer’s Performance and Funplex Funpark Night with Kids Giveaways and the special 20 Lap Boomer’s Purestock Clash!  All weekly divisions will be on hand including the 4 cylinders!

For more information, tickets, points, and more, visit our website at www.LebanonValley.com and click on “Speedway”.  You can also follow us on Facebook and Twitter @LVSpeedway.

Contractor Sales Modified Feature Results (30 Laps): 1) Brett Hearn, 2) Kyle Sheldon, 3) Eddie Marshall, 4) J.R. Heffner, 5) Mike Keeler, 6) Donnie Corellis, 7) Paul Gilardi, 8) Keith Flach, 9) Brian Berger, 10) Denny Soltis, 11) Kolby Schroder, 12) Mark Flach Jr, 13) Kyle Armstrong, 14) Rob Pitcher, 15) Steve Hough, 16) Matt Pupello, 17) Kenny Tremont Jr, 18) Mike King, 19) Wayne Jelley, 20) J. C. Flach, 21) Jimmy Burns, 22) Andy Bachetti, 23) Rich Salisbury, 24) Kyle Hoffman

Budget Sportsman Feature Results (20 Laps): 1) Bobby Hackel IV, 2) Chris Lynch, 3) Tim Hartman Jr, 4) Tommy Johnson, 5) Jake Jelley, 6) Brian Peterson, 7) Ray Hall Jr., 8) Peter Carlotto, 9) Frank Hoard, 10) Jim Bemis, 11) Whitey Slavin, 12) Chris George, 13) Greg Catlin, 14) Willy Knight, 15) Jay Lamountain, 16) Robbie Speed, 17) Cody Hunt, 18) Ryan Darcy, 19) Todd Lane, 20) Fred Proctor, 21) Jim Osgood, 22) Cody Ochs, 23) Michael Sabia, 24) Ron Maxon, 25) Brandon Page, 26) Rob Knipe, 27) Milo Campbell, 28) Josh Gaylord, 29) John Virgilio, 30) Ron Casey, 31) Scott Duso, 32) Zeb Catlin, 33) Nick Houghtaling, DNS) Chris Lysogorski

LV Sportsman Feature Results (20 Laps): 1) Steve Meilleur, 2) Chad Pierce, 3) Frank Harper, 4) Kim Herrick, 5) Brett Haas, 6) Alan Houghtaling, 7) Olden Dwyer, 8) Sean Mandel, 9) Derek Schibi, 10 Cullen Howe, 11) Brian Sandstedt, 12) Ryan Darcy, 13) Paul Knox, DNS) Dylan Gibson

Pro Stock Feature Results (20 Laps): 1) Robbie Speed, 2) Jay Corbin, 3) Nick Hilt, 4) Jason Casey, 5) Victor Hopkins, 6) Jon Routhier, 7) Jay Casey, 8) Jay Casey, 9) Chuck Towslee, 10) Paul LaRochelle, 11) Chad Jeseo, 12) Mark Dupree, 13) Kent Clark, 14) Milo Campbell, 15) Rick Duzlak

Purestock 1 Results (8 Laps): 1 Lloyd Tomlin, 2 Dan Cote, 3 Tim Sayers, 4 Doug Olds, 5 Joe Chenail, 6 Lynn Wesley, 7 Jim Fachini, 8 Joe Walcott, 9 Chris Matteson, 10 Shannon Popp, 11 Keith Johannessen, 12 Daniel Sanchez, 13 Lawrence Perez, 14 James Cross, 15 John Acker, 16 Harold Robitalle

Purestock 2 Results (8 Laps): 1 John Devine, 2 Richard Puff, 3 Steven LaRochelle, 4 Jason Meltz, 5 Chad Arsenault, 6 Shawn Perez, 7 Jeff Meltz, 8 Gary Vandenburg, 9 Scott Morris, 10 Luke Valli, 11 Tim Niles, 12 Sammy Lane, 13 Chris Bierce, 14 Gil Twing, 15 Michael Felter

Purestock 3 Results (12 Laps): 1 John Filarecki, 2 Bob Palmer, 3 Ron Johnson, 4 Chris Streeter, 5 Phil Wood, 6 Lou Ganczar, 7 Al Relyea, 8 James Hatch, 9 Ray Hall Sr, 10 Todd Pelkey, 11 Phil Sherman, 12 Jim Groncki, 13 Bob Brown, 14 Jeremy Closson, 15 Matt Cross, 16 Jeff Meltz Sr.

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O-State Secures Final SUNYAC Men's Lax Playoff Spot

The College at Brockport Men's Lacrosse team dropped its' final game of the season to the Oneonta Red Dragons on Saturday, falling 16-12 in the State University of New York Athletic Conference (SUNYAC) contest. The two teams were vying for the fourth and final playoff spot in the SUNYAC Tournament.

Next weekend #4 seed Oneonta will visti #1 seed Cortland.  To view photos from the Brockport/Oneonta game click here Lacrosse .

Cortland Softball Sweeps Oneonta State

The nationally 11th-ranked Cortland softball team concluded its regular-season schedule with a doubleheader sweep at SUNYAC foe Oneonta. Cortland won the opener, 4-1, and cruised to a 12-1 victory in five innings in the second game.

To view photos from the second game click here Softball .

UAlbany Men’s Lacrosse Falls To Stony Brook, 12-11, In Regular-Season Finale

Albany, N.Y. - Despite five goals from Ty Thompson, and a late goal by Joe Resetarits that tied the game, UAlbany fell to Stony Brook, 12-11, in America East Conference men's lacrosse action on Saturday evening at John Fallon Field. The win sealed up the regular-season title for the Seawolves, and gave UAlbany the third seed in the America East Championship field. The Great Danes will face UMBC in tournament action in Baltimore on Wednesday.
            UAlbany jumped out to an early 2-0 lead on goals by Thompson and Resetarits, both assisted by Miles Thompson. Stony Brook ended the shutout at 11:49, getting the first of two goals from Russ Bonanno. The Great Danes responded, scoring another pair of goals before the end of the first quarter, getting an unassisted shot from Resetarits before he assisted on Will Stenberg's goal with just 1:23 left to play.
            Stony Brook struck first in the second, getting a goal from Matt Bellando to cut the UAlbany lead to 4-2. Resetarits completed a hat trick with his 40^th goal of the season at 9:58 with another assist from Miles Thompson. However, Stony Brook scored the next five goals of the game, getting two from Kyle Belton before Bonanno added his second. Belton then scored two more, getting assists from Jeff Tundo on both, including the final goal of the half, with just 11 seconds on the clock to put Stony Brook up, 7-5, heading into the break.

            Ty Thompson scored his second of the game to start the third quarter, but Stony Brook responded with a man-up goal less than a minute later on a tally by Mike Rooney. Lyle Thompson found the back of the net at 1:50, before Ty netted his third of the game with an assist from Miles with under a minute left to play, tying the score at 8-8 with one quarter left.

            Ty started the fourth just as he finished the third, netting his fourth goal of the game to give UAlbany its first lead of the second half. Stony Brook responded with three straight, including a man-up goal by Nick Watson with 8:53 left to play to push the Seawolf lead to 11-9. UAlbany came roaring back, getting back-to-back goals from Ty Thompson and Resetarits, tying the game at 11-11 with just 1:34 left on the clock. Stony Brook came away with the ensuing faceoff, and got a fifth and final goal from Belton with eight seconds remaining. Lyle Thompson won the faceoff after the goal, but the Great Danes could not connect before the final horn.
            UAlbany outshot Stony Brook, 39-30, and held a 32-22 advantage in groundballs, thanks in part to Keith Olsen's work in the faceoff circle, as the senior went 17-of-24 for the Great Danes. UAlbany goalkeeper Max Huber played all 60 minutes, making eight saves. Sean Brady also played a complete game for the Seawolves, making 11 saves in the net.

            UAlbany (4-10, AE 3-2) will travel to UMBC to take on the second-seeded Retrievers on Wednesday at 7:30 p.m. Stony Brook (5-9, AE 4-1), which won its third-straight regular season title, will host fourth-seeded Hartford on Wednesday evening at 7 p.m. The winners will play for the America East Championship title and automatic berth into the NCAA Tournament at the home field of the highest seed on Saturday.

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Great Danes Sweep Maine In America East Baseball Doubleheader Action

Orono, Maine - Zach Kraham pitched a seven-inning complete game, allowing just three hits in the first game, while Craig Lepre sent an RBI triple down the right field line to send the winning run home in the nightcap, as UAlbany swept Maine in an America East Conference baseball doubleheader on Saturday at Mahaney Diamond. The Great Danes posted a 4-2 victory in game one, and recorded a 1-0 win in 10 innings in game two for the sweep.

            UAlbany got on the board first in the early game, plating three runs in the top of the fifth. Joey Tracy led off with a walk, and advanced to second on a sacrifice bunt by Jeff Welsh. Tracy moved over to third on a ground out, and the Great Danes got runners on the corners after a walk issued to Gordon Madej. Nolan Gaige recorded one of his three hits with an RBI single to score Tracy, before coming home himself on a two-run triple by D.J. Hoagboon to give the Great Danes a 3-0 lead. Maine responded in the bottom of the inning, getting two runs. Mike Fransoso recorded an RBI double, while Troy Black came home on a fielder's choice. Kraham got Scott Heath to strike out swinging to end the inning and preserve the Great Danes' one-run lead.

            UAlbany added an insurance run in the top of the seventh, as Lepre came home on a sacrifice fly by Pete DiResta. Kraham went back to work in the bottom of the inning, getting three groundouts to end the game with a UAlbany victory. Kraham struck out four opposing batters in the game. Stephen Perakslis went six innings on the mound for Maine, fanning five while scattering five hits and allowing all four runs.

            The second game was a pitcher's duel between UAlbany's Sean Lucas and Maine's Shaun Coughlin. Both starters went eight innings for their respective teams without allowing a run. Lucas scattered eight hits and struck out six without issuing a walk. Coughlin allowed just three hits to the Great Danes, while striking out one and issuing one walk.

            Neither team could get on the scoreboard in regulation innings, sending the game to the tenth. UAlbany broke the 0-0 tie in the top of the frame, as Brian Bullard singled to right center with two outs on the board. Lepre got ahold of a pitch in the next at bat, sending a triple sailing down the right field line, and sending Bullard across home plate. The Black Bears got a baserunner in the bottom of the inning, but the Great Danes turned a double play to end the frame and come away with the 1-0 victory.

            UAlbany (14-26-1, AE 8-5) and Maine (21-19, AE 7-4) will return to action on Sunday for the conclusion of the three-game series.

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GOLDEN KNIGHTS FINISH BUSY WEEK AT CAPITAL DISTRICT CLASSIC

TROY – The College of Saint Rose had a pair of student-athletes register first place performances to highlight competition at the Capital District Classic that was held at Ned Harkness Field and Track on the campus of Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute today. There was no team scoring at the meet that had a local flavor with three institutions participating from within the Capital Region.

Sophomore Soroya Hudson (Cornwall, NY/Cornwall) and senior Samson Dikeman (Altamont, NY/Bishop Gibbons) each turned in a pair of winning efforts to lead the way for the Golden Knights. Hudson captured the triple jump behind a leap of 11.62 meters. Meanwhile, Dikeman stopped the clock in 9:54.59 in the 3,000 meter steeplechase.

Several other Saint Rose athletes registered top-five efforts throughout the afternoon, including junior Umar Hasan (Montgomery, NY/Valley Central) who was the runner-up in both hurdle events. Hasan ran the 110 meter hurdles in 15.89 and broke the tape in 55.90 at the 400 meter distance.

Juniors Dana Welch (Cornwall, NY/Cornwall) and Katie DiBello (Mahopac, NY/Mahopac) also turned in second place performances. Welch crossed the line in 2:21.84 in the 800 meter run, while DiBello completed the 5,000 meter run in 19:30.15.

Today served as the final tune-up for both clubs in preparation for the Northeast-10 Conference Championships, which are scheduled for next weekend on the campus of Southern Connecticut State University. The meet is set to start Friday and conclude Saturday evening.

Saint Rose Individual Results (Women listed first)

100 Meter Dash

5. Mallory Collier – 13.58

14. Jeremiah Snead – 12.54

200 Meter Dash

5. Kelly Kobani – 29.53

13. Jonathan Reyes – 24.21

400 Meter Dash

3. Ashley Jackman – 1:06.36

12. Eamonn Coughlin – 55.54

800 Meter Run

2. Dana Welch – 2:21.84

22. Ed Brown – 2:11.93

1,500 Meter Run

3. Patty Massa – 4:59.95

11. Eamonn Coughlin – 4:11.35

5,000 Meter Run

2. Katie DiBello – 19:30.15

110 Meter Hurdles

3. Bridget Buckley – 16.55

2. Umar Hasan – 15.89

400 Meter Hurdles

10. Brittany Papuzza – 1:13.76

2. Umar Hasan – 55.90

3,000 Meter Steeplechase

3. Kristen Harrington – 13:08.08

1. Samson Dikeman – 9:54.59

4x400 Relay

2. Saint Rose – 4:28.45

Pole Vault

5. Ashley Jackman – 2.65 meters

8. Howard DaCosta – 3.30 meters

Long Jump

3. Mallory Collier – 5.01 meters

8. Kyle Thompson – 5.97 meters

Triple Jump

1. Soroya Hudson – 11.62 meters

Discus

11. Briana Del Bene – 26.56 meters

5. Nathaniel Meyers – 35.90 meters

Hammer Throw

7. Briana Del Bene – 34.17 meters

Javelin

3. Megan Fuchs – 35.68 meters

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SU LACROSSE RALLIES, BUT COMES UP SHORT IN 8-6 LOSS AT #3 NOTRE DAME

SOUTH BEND, Ind. – After failing to score in the first half, No. 17 Syracuse (7-7, 3-3 BIG EAST) recorded six goals after intermission, but came up short in an 8-6 loss to No. 3 Notre Dame (11-1, 6-0 BIG EAST) on Saturday, April 28 in front of a sold-out crowd of 4,522 at Arlotta Stadium.

The Orange trailed 4-0 at the half, and 6-3 after three quarters before rallying to get within one, 7-6, midway through the final period. Syracuse was never able to tie the game though, and Will Corrigan added an insurance goal for the Irish with 7:10 left to produce the final score.

Junior JoJo Marasco (Yorktown Heights, N.Y.) and senior Bobby Eilers (Simsbury, Conn.) led the Orange with three points each. Marasco finished with two goals and one assist, while Eilers recorded one goal and two assists. Redshirt senior Tim Desko (Syracuse, N.Y.) also contributed two goals for the Orange.

The Irish opened up a 3-0 lead after the first quarter on goals by Jim Marlatt, Westy Hopkins and Ryan Foley.

In the second quarter, Pat Cotter scored on Notre Dame’s only shot of the period to extend the Irish advantage to 4-0 at the break.

The Orange scoring drought reached 37:53 before Desko fired a left-handed laser past Notre Dame goalie John Kemp at the 7:07 mark of the third quarter to get Syracuse on the scoreboard. Senior long-stick middie Joe Moore (Plainsboro, N.J.) followed with an unassisted goal in transition to cut the Notre Dame advantage to 4-2.

With the momentum starting to swing Syracuse’s way, the Irish responded by scoring two of the third quarter’s last three goals, including one by Foley with one-tenth of a second left in the stanza. Foley’s last-second goal pushed the Notre Dame lead to 6-3 heading into the fourth quarter.

Marasco and Notre Dame’s Sean Rogers traded goals in the first two minutes of the final period, and consecutive goals by Desko and Eilers followed to close the gap to 7-6 with 7:43 left in regulation. Eilers’ extra-man goal with the Orange’s last as Notre Dame’s top-ranked defense held Syracuse scoreless the rest of the way.

Seven different players had goals for Notre Dame. Foley led the way with two goals. He also added an assist to finish with three points. Rogers (1g, 2a) also had three points for Notre Dame to match Foley for team-high scoring honors.

Kemp made 11 saves for the Irish to record the win, including seven stops in the first half. His counterpart, Bobby Wardwell (Clifton Park, N.Y.), finished with nine saves for Syracuse.

Syracuse outshot the Irish, 31-21, for the game. The Orange also held the advantage in ground balls (26-24) and faceoffs (9-8).

Next up for Syracuse is the Villanova Wildcats. The Orange and Wildcats meet at 7 p.m. in the semifinals of the inaugural BIG EAST Championship on Thursday, May 3 at Villanova Stadium. The game will air live on ESPN3 (Internet only) and tape-delayed on ESPNU at 11 p.m. Thursday.

Game Notes: The Irish finished unbeaten in BIG EAST play for the first time to win the conference regular-season championship outright … Marasco extended his point-scoring streak to 22 games … The loss was Syracuse’s first to Notre Dame … The Orange is now 5-1 all-time against the Irish.

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UAlbany Defense Posts A 69-24 Win Over Offense In Spring Football Game

Albany, N.Y. - Junior Dean Mercuris finished with four tackles, a sack for a four-yard loss and one forced fumble to lead the defense to a 69-24 over the offense in UAlbany football's annual Spring Game, held on Saturday afternoon at University Field. The squad completed 102 plays in the controlled scrimmage.
            On the defensive side of the ball, freshman Nick Beach finished with a 25-yard interception return and recorded a tackle, while sophomore safety Justinian Mason added one tackle and an interception with a 26-yard return. Junior linebacker Dave Plungas recorded one sack for a 10-yard loss, and finished with one tackle, while freshman safety Ian Blair recorded two tackles and a 10-yard fumble recovery. Freshman defensive lineman Mike Smith finished with three of the defensive squad's 10 sacks. The Great Danes totaled 56 tackles and four interceptions.

            Buddy Leathly led the quarterbacks, going 6-of-13 for 62 total yards, including a long pass of 49 yards to wide receiver Kevin Chillis. Will Fiacchi went 6-of-16 for 46 yards, with a long of 15 yards, also to Chillis. Freshman Ryan Smith completed four passes for 43 yards, as he ended the scrimmage with back-to-back passes of 12 and 30 yards, respectively. Ryan Spelman went 2-of-7 on the day for 13 yards, with a long of eight yards to Nate Papso.

            Chillis led the UAlbany receivers with 72 yards on four receptions on the day. Ryan Kirchner picked up seven yards on two catches, while Cole King totaled 23 yards on two receptions, including a 12-yard pass from Leathly. Seven other players had catches for the offense, including freshman Pat O'Connor, who caught Smith's 30-yard pass at the end of the game. Omar Osbourne and Karl Allison led the UAlbany rushers, with 78 and 41 total yards, respectively. Osbourne posted a long run of 12 yards, while Allison had two runs of 10 yards. King had one rushing attempt for 30 yards, while Fiacchi had the longest run of the quarterback corps with a five-yard rush.

            The UAlbany kickers were led by Paul Layton, who totaled 134 punting yards on three attempts. Layton also went 1-for-1 on field goal attempts. Sean Kenney punted twice for 105 yards and went 1-for-2 on field goal attempts. Freshman Tom O'Riordan connected on a 30-yard field goal as well.

            "I think we made too many mistakes," said UAlbany head coach Bob Ford, who will be entering his 40^th varsity season this fall. "There were some simple interceptions and turnovers, mostly on balls we shouldn't have thrown. The defense played well overall, but I am a bit concerned with our pass protection. We answered some questions, but not all of them. The rest we will have to answer in preseason. We came out healthy, which is our number one priority."

 

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Women's Lax Defeats Vermont To Secure Final Spot In A-East Tournament

Burlington, Vt.- Ariana Parker and Jess Antelmi each tally four points in the UAlbany win over Vermont, 12-10, on Saturday, April 27. Rachel Burek chipped in with three goals on three shots. The Great Danes grab the fourth and final spot in the America East Conference Tournament. UAlbany will face off against host and No.1 seed Boston U. in the semifinals on Thursday, May 4.
Both teams would come out quickly to combine for five goals in the first ten minutes. After falling 2-0 early, UAlbany (10-5, 3-3 AE) responded with three straight goals in six minutes to go up 3-2 with 20:03 remaining. Parker, Burek and Antelmi each would record a goal during that stretch in that order.

Vermont (9-8, 2-4 AE) came back to grab the lead, 5-4 with a 3-1 run with 9:01 remaining. Samantha Stern led the charge with a goal and an assist during the run.

The Great Danes capped off the half with the lead, 6-5. UAlbany held a slight edge in shots, 12-11 while Vermont led in draw controls, 7-5. Both teams were tied in ground balls with eight.

Vermont and UAlbany would trade goals until the Catamounts tied the game up at nine with 14:45 remaining in the game. Karli Mackendrick tallied her second goal of the game to put the game square at nine.
UAlbany then took over the final 14 minutes, going on a 3-0 run and the defense held Vermont to just one goal during the final stretch.
The Great Danes goalkeeper Anna Berman (9-5) picked up her ninth win of the season as she tallied eight saves on the game. The Catamounts Laura Barber (9-8) finished the game with five saves in the loss.

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B-Mets Late Push Falls Short in 3-2 Loss

ERIE, PA – The Binghamton Mets left nine men on base, including the potential game-tying run at second in the ninth, in a 3-2 loss to the Erie SeaWolves Saturday afternoon at Jerry Uht Park. The B-Mets turned four hits and seven walks into just two runs in the defeat.

B-Mets starter Collin McHugh battled low temperatures and command issues in the first two innings, walking four and reaching a full-count against five batters. In spite of the difficulties, he managed to escape unharmed with two shutout innings.

After working quick innings in the third and fourth, McHugh ran into a roadblock in the fifth. The righty allowed his first hit with one out, an infield single to short by Niuman Romero. After Brandon Douglas snuck a bunt single to third, both runners moved up an additional base when Jefry Marte uncorked a wild throw to first.

Rob Brantly gave Erie the lead by lacing a two-run, opposite-field double high off the left field fence. The hit ended McHugh’s day after 4.1 innings. He walked a season-high four and struck out four. Kevin Mulvey entered and surrendered an RBI single to Ben Guez, giving the SeaWolves a three-run edge.

Binghamton finally plated a run without the benefit of a hit in the seventh. After cruising through six frames, Avery pitched himself out of the game by walking Travis Ozga and Rafael Fernandez. Reliever Michael Morrison replaced him, walked Kai Gronauer and uncorked a wild pitch, allowing Ozga to score Binghamton’s first run. Pedro Zapata flied out to left to end the inning.

The walks continued for Erie pitching in the eighth. Morrison was pulled from the mound after putting the first three on base, all via base on balls. Jefry Marte greeted new reliever Kenny Faulk with a bloop single to right, scoring Den Dekker. The single by Marte was Binghamton’s first hit with a runner in scoring position in over 29 innings. Faulk retired the next three he faced to preserve the one-run lead.

Binghamton pushed the tying run to second in the ninth against Faulk, but failed to come through with the big hit. Zapata reached on an infield single and swiped second base with two outs. He was stranded to end the game when Oswaldo Navarro struck out against Faulk.

Faulk’s six-out save was his first of the season. Avery (3-1) picked up his third win and McHugh (3-2) watched his three-game winning streak come to an end with the loss.

The B-Mets (11-10) wrap up their series with the SeaWolves in a rubber match tomorrow afternoon at 1:35 PM. RHP Zack Wheeler leads the B-Mets against RHP Mark Sorensen. The Horizons Federal Credit Union pre-game show begins at 1:20 PM on Newsradio 1290 WNBF.

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GOLDEN KNIGHTS CAP INAUGURAL SEASON IN IMPRESSIVE FASHION

ALBANY – The College of Saint Rose rattled off a 12-2 run that bridged the two halves to provide a fitting conclusion to its inaugural season as the Golden Knights cruised to an 18-6 victory over American International College in the 2012 regular-season finale for both squads today at Sullivan Field. Eight different players found the back of the net for Saint Rose (7-6), which tied its season-high with 18 strikes in the contest.

Sophomore attackman Brett McAuliffe (Watertown, NY/Watertown) paved the way for Saint Rose (7-6) with four goals. Meanwhile, freshman attackman Kevin Fleming (Owings, MD/Northern) and freshman midfielder Kris Miller (Shoreham, NY/Shoreham-Wading River) chalked up two goals each.

Sophomore goalie Nick Longo (Wading River, NY/Shoreham-Wading River) hit double-digits in saves for the ninth time this year that allowed the Golden Knights to maintain their cushion. Longo turned aside 12 shots throughout three quarters of action.

The Yellow Jackets (0-14) received three goals and an assist from freshman attackman Bryce Serriello (Centerville, MA/Barnstable). Senior goalie Eric Whettell (La Salle, Manitoba/Sanford Collegiate) picked up 14 saves as well.

Saint Rose led just 3-2 after 15 minutes, but junior attackman Rich Bamberger (Brimfield, MA/St. John’s) registered back-to-back tallies to ignite the aforementioned scoring outburst. Fleming and McAuliffe struck over the final two minutes of the second period to send the Golden Knights into the break up 9-3.

Saint Rose came out and scored six unanswered goals to start the second half to ensure a winning campaign in just its first season of competition. Bamberger fed Fleming just 31 seconds into the third quarter and freshman midfielder Louie Buccella (West Seneca, NY/West Seneca East) punctuated things by converting a feed from freshman midfielder Alex Schiponi (Kensington, MD/Walter Johnson) at the 4:27 mark.

Freshman midfielder Brian Kennedy (North Babylon, NY/North Babylon) finally silenced the run for American International via a man-up marker with 1:47 left in the third.

Prior to the game, senior midfielder and team captain Joe Pompo (Fairmount, NY/West Genesee) was honored with a brief ‘Senior Day’ ceremony in recognition of his Saint Rose career. Pompo went out and scored two of the squad’s first three goals to start the day.

SAINT ROSE 18, AMERICAN INTERNATIONAL 6

Score by Periods                                               1              2              3              4              F

American International (0-14)                      2              1              1              2              6

Saint Rose (7-6)                                                  3              6              6              3              18

American Int'l SCORING: GOALS: Bryce Serillo 3; Matt Cassidy 1; Brian Kennedy 1; Zak Guenther 1.

ASSISTS: Nick Amendt 3; Matt Cassidy 1; Bryce Serillo 1.

Saint Rose SCORING: GOALS: Brett McAuliffe 4; Kevin Fleming 3; Kris Miller 3; Rich Bamberger 2; Evan Helming 2; Joe Pompo 2; Louie Buccella 1; Colin Sorber 1.

ASSISTS: Kevin Fleming 3; Rich Bamberger 2; Evan Helming 1; Kris Miller 1; Alex Schiponi 1.

GOALIES - AIC: Eric Whettell 0-13 (60:00 minutes, 32 shots-14 saves,

18 GA); STR: Jeff Calles (10:49, 7-5, 2) , Nick Longo 7-6 (45:00, 16-12, 4) , Alex Stevens (04:11, 0-0, 0).

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Hearn Wins At Malta

April 27, 2012: Malta, NY ― What a difference a week makes ― when management hosted the season opener the week before they opened the gates to 70 degree temperatures. Turn the clock ahead one week and the temperatures dropped some 50 degrees. It was cold but the faithful came out and they were not disappointed.

Many things at the Malta based oval were chilled but not Modified sensation Brett Hearn. The Madsen Motorsports team was on fire as Hearn easily secured his first win of the season at the Lyle DeVore promoted speedplant.

Hearn started the 35 lap event from the 16
"That was a heck of a race," said Hearn during post race ceremonies. "This track is great ― the inside, the outside, the middle ― it’s awesome."

All the while Hearn was soaring through the stellar field of cars, so was visitor Matt Sheppard. The defending DIRTcar Modified Champion headed down the Thruway after his Friday night track was canceled due to the weather. Sheppard’s entire evening was impressive, securing the win in his qualifying event earlier in the evening and coming from the 20
 th), Jeremy Pitts and Dan Santabarba (came from 19th) rounded out the top five.
Ronnie Johnson, Ken Tremont and Don Ronca rounded out the top five.
Bobby Hackel was the victor in the 25 lap Budget Sportsman feature event. Mechanical issues forced Hackel to go home early on opening night, so he was making up for last week’s misfortune. Hackel and eventual second place runner, Rocky Warner, treated the frozen race fans to a good show.
"Rocky raced me real clean," said Hackel, a fourth generation racer. "We had a real good race, we banged doors a couple of times. Once he got by me that one time I had to sit [under caution] and think about what I was going to have to re-do to get by him again because he had the outside working real good."
The Pro Stock feature event had the crowd on their feet until the checker flag dropped on the 25 lap event. In his second outing at the ‘Great Race Place’ Chad Jeseo took his first feature event win, but not before putting on a show with opening night winner Rob Lavgevin.
Dan Older, a former Street Stock champion under old AS management and also an earlier heat race winner, came across the finish line in third place. Ken Martin and Brandon Emigh made up the mighty five.

Bits: In these trying times the car counts ―over 50 Budget Sportsman and close to 40 Modifieds ― have the management team smiling… B-Dry Waterproofing was the sponsor adding $500 to the Modified payoff this week… Modified chauffeur Donnie Corellis had a sizable fire happening under his racecar during the second qualifying event, he was forced to qualify for the main event through the consi… Chauffeur/Promoter Mike Perrotte hosts his season opener at Airborne Speedway on Sunday… The 24 year old Australia driver Peter Britten made an Albany Saratoga Speedway appearance on Friday night due to the closure of other speedway’s. He finished 9th starting position and was already looking at a top-five run when the seventh circuit fell. He was in the lead by lap 14 and went on for the win. th starting slot to follow Hearn across the finish line.
Tim Hartman, Jr. (came from 20th… 28 cars were in the Budget Sportsman B Main… According to old AS management Brett Hearn’s win last night should be his 98th win at the Malta oval but in victory lane Hearn said it was his 99th. A call to someone that handled things at AS reports that they didn’t count one event that Hearn won because it was a dash type event and it was believed that Hearn counts it because it was an event he won and was paid for… you decide.

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