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Channel 13 reported both Albany men’s and women’s teams resumed on-court practice today

TU story on the aints shutdown notes that the NCAA requires a minimum of thirteen regular-season games to be eligible for the Division I tournament

Signing period has begun. Locally, TU reports Albany has signed Lilly Phillips (Cambridge HS, women's basketball) and Sophie DeMura (Shenedehowa, women's soccer)

Per the TU, the ‘Aints will travel to Patrick Gym for a non-spectator game. I guess even with no fans at the TU Center, Western Ave is too dangerous for them

Not the NFL but Griffin Clancy has signed with the Albany Empire of the National Arena League https://www.timesunion.com/sports/article/Former-Saratoga-UAlbany-lineman-Griffin-Clancy-15690787.php?utm_campaign=CMS Sharing Tools (Premium)&utm_source=share-by-email&utm_medium=email

TU on return to 5 on 5 practice https://www.timesunion.com/agatepage/article/UAlbany-basketball-takes-another-step-toward-15682202.php?utm_campaign=CMS Sharing Tools (Premium)&utm_source=share-by-email&utm_medium=email “We have as of now three other games” but some schools are canceling OOC games

My guess is they want everybody to play the same number of divisional games, without any cross-division games that would have to count in the standings for one team but not the other. Wouldn't want to get into winning percentage when the number of league games is different.

League schedule releasedhttps://fbschedules.com/caa-releases...ball-schedule/ March 6 @UNH 13 @Maine 20 Rhode Island 27 Stony Brook April 3 @Delaware 10 Villanova 17 Bye

Waldman seems to be Atlanta-based and mostly posts on NFL rookies. https://www.timesunion.com/agatepage/article/Back-to-back-games-will-become-a-routine-for-15670951.php?utm_campaign=CMS Sharing Tools (Premium)&utm_source=share-by-email&utm_medium=email TU story on the schedule says Mohegan Sun games moved to Dec 3-4, Drexel replaces Lehigh, and Marquette and Minnesota games canceled.

They already played Buffalo last year and Liberty a couple of years ago, so maybe they have enough aid packages to be counters.

Officially 8500, highest FB attendance 9052 though we’ve thought over 11K for some games. Wiki says official lax capacity is 6394, the UNC game drew 6472. Means they must figure the berm is sized for 2100

Which is what I suggested in post #3. But do the numbers work for a one-day event? Also curious if temp bleachers are made that can be placed on as steep a slope as the berm.

We saw the UNC game, how do you increase that crowd by 50%? Unless he expects no one to watch both games

What Marr said in the story Marr seemed certain if UAlbany reaches the NCAA Tournament in 2023, the Great Danes will be placed in the Albany bracket, rather than the one in Annapolis. “It’d be pretty unusual if we were to get to that point, be in the tournament that year, that we wouldn’t be in that (Albany) bracket,” Marr said. “I’ve had the pleasure of playing in the quarterfinals a number of times, as a player, as a coach … They try to do their best to put you in that bracket.”

https://www.timesunion.com/sports/article/UAlbany-awarded-NCAA-men-s-lacrosse-quarterfinals-15648100.php?utm_campaign=CMS Sharing Tools (Premium)&utm_source=share-by-email&utm_medium=email Likely date May 20 or 21. Schools had to bid to get the game, so yes I think it's a plus for Benson.