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Daily Sports Digest: Mustangs Riding High
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The Top Spot:
The Mustangs men’s and women’s basketball teams will be playing in their respective national tournaments simultaneously for a third straight season.
The No. 15-ranked defending national champion women’s team will tip off in the NJCAA Division II national tournament on Tuesday in Peoria, IL. On that same day, 600 miles to the south, the men—ranked third—will begin play in the NJCAA Division I tournament in Hutchinson, KS. Both teams won District Championships on their home court at the Monroe Athletic Complex in New Roc City.
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“Our long-standing motto is ‘together we aspire, together we achieve,’ ” athletic director Bert Shillingford was quoted as saying. “Our success in basketball, and all our sports for that matter, is a glowing commentary on what can happen when talented and dedicated people work in concert, including our administrators, coaches, support staff, and most important, the student/athletes themselves.”
Coach Jeff Brustad’s men’s team, which went 30-3, begins play in the National Tournament on Tuesday at 1 p.m. (EDT) against the team that emerges from District 11 (Minnesota, Iowa and the Dakotas).
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The women’s team (27-6) won the national title last year as the No. 11 seed, and it appears that two big wins in the District tournament over Regional champion CCRI and an overwhelming effort against Lackawana bodes well this year.
“This team can be as good as it wants to be and that’s as good as anybody,” Coach James Robinson said on the Mustangs Web site.
Sophomore Aivah Parham of Baltimore, MD, was the Region MVP and Jasmine McRoy of Gaithersburg, MD, was a first-team all-star selection.
Freshman Kiana Letsinger of Peekskill started one game, appearing in 29, and averaged two points while hauling down 57 rebounds, making nine steals and dishing out six assists.
Today’s Schedule:
In boys basketball, Tuckahoe will take on Section 2’s Mechanicville at 5 p.m. at the Glens Fall Civic Center in the Class C State Semifinals. The winner of this game will go on to play on Saturday at 7:15 for the State Championship.
In girls basketball, Irvington will take on Saranac Central at 11:45 a.m. at Hudson Valley Community College in Troy in the Class B State Semifinals. The winner will advance to the championship game at 4 p.m. on Saturday.
In girls basketball, Pearl River will face off against Averill Park at 3:15 p.m. in the Class A State Semifinals at Hudson Valley Community College. The winner of the game will play in the State Championship at 7 p.m. on Saturday.
In girls basketball, Ossining will take on Cicero-N. Syracuse in the Class AA State Semifinals at 8 p.m. at Hudson Valley Community College. The winner will play in the State Championship on Saturday at 8:45 p.m.
Saturday’s Schedule:
In boys basketball, Tappan Zee will take on Jamesville-DeWitt at 10:45 a.m. Saturday at the Glens Fall Civic Center in the Class A State Semifinal. The Winner of this game will play in the State Championship on Sunday at 1:30 p.m.
In boys basketball, Mount Vernon will take on Albany CBA at 2:15 p.m. on Saturday in the Class AA State Semifinals. The winner of the game will play at 3:15 on Sunday for the State Championship.
Weekly Sports Poll:
It’s March, so this week’s poll question deals with the topic that will be on everyone’s mind for the next month: The NCAA Tournament.
Kentucky and Syracuse come into the field of 68 as the top two seeds but as we all know, anything can happen in March.
Let us know what number one seed you think has the best chance to win it all this season in our , and if you don’t think any of them will win let us know in the comments section.
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