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Daily Sports Digest: Apostolopolous, Koalas Cruise By Mount Vernon

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Harvard puts win on ice

The Harvard University women’s hockey team overcame a 3-0 deficit late in the second period to defeat Rensselaer, 5-3, in dramatic fashion at Bright Hockey Center in Cambridge, MA.

Sophomore Gina McDonald of New Brighton, MN, had the team’s first hat trick of the season to rally No. 10 Harvard past Rensselaer (5-15-4, 2-8-2 Ivy League).

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The Crimson (11-5-1, 8-3-1) continue its home stand on Friday (Jan. 20) against No. 3 Cornell at 7 p.m.

Defenseman Josephine Pucci of Pearl River, who was not in the lineup against Rensselaer, is expected back in action for the Cornell challenge. The Big Red has rolled to 16 victories in 18 games.

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Harvard will be home again on Jan. 21 against Colgate University (8-14-1) at 4 p.m.

Vikings rolling

The Westchester Community College women’s basketball team, rolling along with an impressive 13-2 record, visits Queensborough Community College (7-4) tonight (Jan. 19) at 6 p.m.

Jessica Negron of Yonkers is second on the team in scoring with 11.5 points per game, while Sara Franco of White Plains is averaging 10 and Brittney Marbury, also of White Plains, is averaging seven.

Janejellica Johnson of Westside High School in Manhattan is pacing the Vikings with 12 points per game.

WCC returns home on Jan. 21 when it welcomes Suffolk County CC (3-3) to its campus in Valhalla.

Help the fight against cancer

The Manhattan College basketball programs will host "Hoops for Cancer" for the Jaspers doubleheader on Sunday at Draddy Gymnasium with proceeds benefiting Cancer Research.

Manhattan is encouraging all fans to support the women’s basketball team at 2 p.m. against Loyola, and then the men’s team at 4 p.m. in its contest with Niagara. A dollar from all ticket sales will be donated to the American Cancer Society. There will be a variety of giveaways throughout the day, including "Hoops for Cancer" T-shirts. Additionally, one student will walk away with a free semester of textbooks courtesy of the Manhattan College Bookstore. Manhattan College students need to show their school ID at the door and will receive one raffle ticket for their chance of winning a semester of textbooks.

Red Dragons roll

Junior Brian Manning of Elmira matched his career high with 19 points to lead three players in double figures as the SUNY Cortland men’s basketball team defeated visiting Utica College, 73-62, in non-conference action at Corey Gymnasium. The Red Dragons improved to 11-4, while the Pioneers fell to 4-11. Junior Jeff Ward of Ossining led the Pioneers with 13 points on 5-of-7 shooting from the field, and added six rebounds. Utica hosts Alfred University (9-4) on Jan. 20 at 8 p.m., and then stays home to meet winless Elmira on Jan. 21 at 4 p.m. Cortland visits Oswego State on Jan. 21 at 8 p.m., and stays on the road to meet Brockport (5-8) on Jan. 24 at 8 p.m. Ryan Sheridan of Blauvelt, a Tappan Zee graduate, is averaging 4.6 points and two rebounds per game for Oswego, and has 12 assists and 11 steals.

Yesterday’s Results:

Sport: Girls Basketball

Game: Ursuline vs. Mt. Vernon

Score: Ursuline Won 67-56

Highlights: Arlan Apostolopolous picked up 14 points for the Koalas at Mount Vernon. Sade King led all scorers with 20 points in the loss.

Sport: Girls Basketball

Game: New Rochelle vs. Scarsdale

Score: Scarsdale Won 57-51

Highlights: Shelby Zucker picked up 27 points and she was nearly perfect from the line going 12-14 on the night. Aaliyah Hayes led New Rochelle with 16 points.

Sport: Ice Hockey

Game: Iona Prep vs. Mahopac

Score: Iona Prep Won 5-4

Highlights: Phil Logerfo, Gino Chariello, Jack McDermott, Brian Reilly and Kieran O’Meara each scored for the Gaels to give the team a hard fought victory. John Hangach and Bradley Alexander each scored twice for Mahopac.

Today’s Schedule:  

In Wrestling, White Plains heads to New Rochelle at 4:15 p.m.

In Wrestling, Iona Prep heads to Highstown at 4:30 p.m.  

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