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I have an understanding that if you attend, you will be joining 3200 screaming elementary school children. I have attended Commitment to Education Day before. It is worth the price of admission to see and hear the young ones. Feb 8 (Thu) 11:00 AM AE vs Binghamton Commitment to Education Albany, N.Y. Broadview Center ESPN+ Int'l Video Live Stats History

The NWS forecast for Friday. A chance of showers after 1pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 47. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

What a way to begin solar spring with two top 25 WLAX teams at "historic" John Fallon Field. The temperature at game time will be in the mid-forties. So, if you are off on Friday join us and if need an incentive parking at Broadview and entrance to the game is FREE. Feb 9 (Fri) 2:00 PM vs #14 Johns Hopkins Albany, N.Y. John Fallon Field History

While the money was part of extension, I believe the additional commitment of years under contract was more important. Not having to look for work after you reach your sixties is important. I speak with experience about this issue.

Another day of DI college lacrosse, another upset of a ranked team: Ridley Reapers: Greyhounds Upset Georgetown At Home Behind James' 9 Points

I concur with the granting of a two-year extension, not only did Greg, his staff and team had a great year, Greg has demonstrated an ability to recruit using the Transfer Portal and there is still need to demonstrate the coach and staff will be around more than a year or two. This extension could take Greg to retirement.

From The Albany Student Press. aka The ASP: Jonathan Beagle Temporarily Stepping Away From Basketball

Scores for matches involving AE MLAX for Saturday: Saturday, February 3, 2024 Men's Lacrosse Away Home Result Location Links Bucknell10 Merrimack14 Final North Andover, Mass. Box Score Full Game Archive NJIT10 St. John's8 Final Queens, NY Box Score Vermont7 Syracuse20 Final Syracuse, NY Box Score

Couple of big upsets, including one involving a team coming to Casey Stadium: Final: Denver 13, Johns Hopkins 12. Matt Brown: 1-0. Colgate shocked No. 4 Penn State, 12-11, in front of 1,148 inside Panzer Stadium for a grand upset on Day 1 of the NCAA Men’s Division I lacrosse season.

From today's Times-Union, Carm has assurances from the Siena Athletic Director: SIENA MEN’S BASKETBALL Vote of confidence given AD D’Argenio says that Maciariello will return next season By Mark Singelais Lori Van Buren/Times Union archive Siena coach Carmen Maciariello began his career with back-to-back MAAC regular-season titles, but has lost 24 of the past 27 games going into Sunday. LAWRENCEVILLE, N.J. — As the Siena men’s basketball team continues its free fall, coach Carmen Maciariello said he isn’t worried about his job security. The Saints have lost 13 of 14 games and 24 of their past 27 following Friday’s 91-50 blowout defeat at Rider on Friday night. “No, I worry about the here and now,” Maciariello said after the game. “I come to work and give everything my all and that’s all I can do. I don’t speculate or worry.” Siena is 3-18 with 10 regular-season games left and could break the program record of 24 losses. Maciariello got a vote of confidence before the game from Siena athletic director John D’Argenio, asked if Maciariello is safe for next season. “As far as I’m concerned, and in my eyes, I think in the context of everything he’s done, yes,” D’Argenio said. That context includes back-to-back Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference regular-season titles in Maciariello’s first two seasons from 2019 to 2021, which earned Maciariello a contract extension that takes him through the 2025-26 season. Since that extension, Siena has gone 35-47 entering Sunday’s game against Mount St. Mary’s at MVP Arena. Siena hasn’t won a MAAC Tournament game since Maciariello’s first season. The Saints were a half-game out of first place on Super Bowl Sunday last year before beginning their steep decline. They dropped their final six games last season and have had trouble being competitive this year. Friday’s loss to Rider was Siena’s fifth defeat by more than 30 points and eighth of 20 or more this season. Several of those blowouts have been at MVP Arena, where average attendance has declined to 5,235 per game from 6,415 a year ago. D’Argenio said he looks at Maciariello’s overall track record over the recent struggles. “The record is not what we want it to be,” D’Argenio said. “But I think the amount of time and energy he puts into it, what he’s proven he can do over the last four years, in terms of recruiting. We have players playing in all different leagues in this country at top levels, so that shows he knows how to evaluate talent. And I think over the past four years, we’ve had some pretty decent success. Now the last year and a little bit of last (season) isn’t what we want it to be, so that’s what we’ve got to work on.” Maciariello made $362,450 in reportable compensation from Siena in the 2021-22 academic year, the most recent figure available, according to Siena’s tax records. With two years left on his contract, D’Argenio said the school’s financial obligation isn’t a factor in keeping Maciariello. “I don’t think so,” D’Argenio said. “I think it’s where we are, right? It’s this moment in time. It’s the environment that we’re faced with. The contract is the contract, but we’ll do things to continue to make this program better.” D’Argenio said he had no regrets about extending Maciariello to 2026. “We had no problem at the time and no problem with it right now,” he said. Assuming Maciariello returns for a sixth season, he would be the first Siena coach to last more than five years since Mike Deane (1986 to 1994). D’Argenio acknowledged any decision to keep Maciariello isn’t his alone. He said he has discussed the team’s struggles with new college president Charles F. Seifert. “I think we’re aligned and we’ll see where we land at the end of the year,” D’Argenio said. “I know our president has been nothing but supportive and I’ve been able to talk to him about it. He’s understanding what’s going on in college athletics which causes these type of things.” The transfer portal has hurt Siena badly with Jalen Pickett (Penn State), Javian McCollum (Oklahoma), Jordan King (East Tennessee State and Richmond), Colby Rogers (Wichita State) and others leaving for other schools. Siena hasn’t worked the portal as effectively, even with a new name, image and likeness collective. D’Argenio and Maciariello agreed relying heavily on high-school recruits instead of transfers this season was a mistake. Siena entered the season with the third-youngest roster in the country and didn’t bring in a veteran point guard to replace McCollum. “Certainly in today’s day and age, you need to always have a mature team, so I think we need to look at that piece of it, as well,” D’Argenio said. Redshirt junior guard Sean Durugordon, the Austin Peay transfer, didn’t become eligible until the 11th game of the season. Sophomore guard Michael Eley, the MAAC Rookie of the Year last season, has dealt with injuries. “Now with the way the portal is and player mobility, it’s going to be a new team every season,” Maciariello said. “Maybe my shortsightedness in thinking that you could take younger guys and hard-wire them as opposed to older guys. In my previous teams, they were all older. All of them.” Maciariello said he’s studying the rosters of top-four teams in mid-major conferences to see their numbers of graduate transfers, junior-college transfers, Division I and II transfers and prep-school players. Maciariello said he appreciated D’Argenio’s endorsement and “that makes you feel good people still believe in you” during a tough season. “Carm and I talk all the time, and we’ll sit down at the end of the year,” D’Argenio said. “It starts with both of us taking accountability and responsibility for what we didn’t do right and then try to right those wrongs, whether it is continuing to teach the young men, whether it’s how we recruit and where we recruit, and I think those things all go into it.” MOUNT ST. MARY’S AT SIENA When: 2 p.m. Sunday Where: MVP Arena, Albany TV/Radio: My4 Albany, ESPN+ (streaming), JAMZ 96.3 FM

Thank you, did not realize a morning game....

Could the decision to bench be punitive measure by Killings to show Jonathan who is in charge? However, based on my watching the home games from the stands, this downward spiral started with the UMass-Lowell game. No matter, the lack of empathy and/or support to Jonathan by Killings in statement, leads me to believe the career of this Great Dane has come to an end.

After 23 games, I have no expectations of this team playing no more than minimal amount of defense.

Saturday, February 3, 2024 Women's Basketball Away Home Result Location Links UAlbany69 UMBC55 Final Baltimore County, MD (Conf.) Box Score Maine70 Bryant58 Final Smithfield, RI (Conf.) Box Score Vermont57 Binghamton66 Final Vestal, NY (Conf.) Box Score UMass Lowell52 New Hampshire66 Final Durham, NH (Conf.) Box Score Live Event

I started this thread with this observation, so what do people think, did UMBC beat us or did we beat ourselves.

I have bought over my comments from earlier today in another thread. My worst fears about Jonathan Beagle's future with our program have played out very quickly. My earlier comments: "My concerns about Jonathan Beagle started with the UMass-Lowell game. I am not sure if he has an issue with Killings and/or one or more of the assistants and/or one or more of his team mates. He just not seems to be himself. I know Marcus Jackson tried speaking with him during the Bryant game on the sidelines and Jonathan would have nothing to do with the talk. Whatever the issue, I strongly feel Marcus Jackson knows because these two are the closest of friends as I never see one without the other. I hope Jonathan does not have a game fatigue."

After watching UVM at Broadview Center, I believed that UVM was beatable in conference, however, Thursday night past, was not going to be that night. We now have the incentive to beat UVM.

Yes, for this season.

A Great Dane win 69-55 over the Retrievers. This afternoon, the Great Danes was the team from earlier in the season. The Great Danes did particularly well from beyond the arc. Great job by Colleen, staff and the Great Dane WBB team!!!

Just a reminder, dress warmly: The weather forecast: Today Mostly sunny, with a high near 35. North wind 8 to 10 mph.

The Big Purple Game Day has arrived, nothing in today's Times Union about playing less one on one basketball. Do not let UMBC's conference record (1-6) fool you, in general they have played America East teams very close and are capable of beating us unless we beat ourselves first. UALBANY MEN’S BASKETBALL Marshall a key player for Danes By Pete Dougherty Jim Franco/Times Union archive UAlbany’s Amar’e Marshall is second on the team in scoring (17.1 points per game), rebounding (5.0), assists (2.0), steals (1.9) and minutes (31.2). ALBANY — Given what Amar’e Marshall has done on the basketball court this season, it is hard to believe a criticism he heard before arriving at the University at Albany. “A lot of coaches would have said I was probably out of shape in high school,” Marshall said. Really? A 6-foot-4 redshirt sophomore from Montclair, N.J., Marshall has been everything the Great Danes hoped for when he transferred in from Hofstra. He is second on the team in scoring (17.1 points per game), rebounding (5.0), assists (2.0), steals (1.9) and minutes (31.2). But out of shape? That characteristic definitely hasn’t followed him to UAlbany. “I thought Amar’e would be a double-digit scorer,” Danes coach Dwayne Killings said. “He’s always been a gifted scorer throughout his career, going back to AAU. That was his rep. The part that surprised me, he’s a runner. He runs the floor well. He gets out before dunks, finds shots.” “I’m just taking pride in that now, doing extra sprints after practice,” Marshall said. “It definitely translated to the game, and that’s what you guys see out there.” Marshall will be a key player as UAlbany (11-11, 3-4 America East) heads down the stretch of the America East season, beginning Saturday night against Maryland-Baltimore County (6-16, 1-6). He scored 20 points Thursday night in the Danes’ 81-59 loss at Vermont — the 19th time in 22 games he has been in double figures — but was one of the few healthy starters. Sophomore Marcus Jackson will be sidelined “a few weeks,” according to Killings, by a hand injury. Sophomore Jonathan Beagle was limited to a career-low eight minutes “because he wasn’t feeling great.” Point guard Sebastian Thomas, the team’s leading scorer (18.2), gutted his way through a lower-back injury against Vermont but was 1-for-12 from the field. Whatever the Danes can get from Marshall will be valuable as they aim for a top-four conference finish and a home playoff game. “When you watch him, as a guy that in all reality is a sophomore in college — he redshirted one year, didn’t play a lot last year — what he’s doing today, what you really get excited about is what he’s going to do tomorrow and a week after that, the month after that,” Killings said. “I’m pleased with his play, and he’s very coachable, he’s very positive. He wants to be good.” He was the first of five players who arrived via the transfer portal. Thomas (Rhode Island), Tyler Bertram (Charlotte), Muneer Newton (William Penn) and Marcus Filien (Cornell) have had varying degrees of success to help UAlbany erase memories of last season’s 8-23 record. “When I entered the portal,” Marshall said, “it was where I felt comfortable at, because that’s what I wanted coming out of recruitment in high school. My big thing on entering the portal this time, I would just go wherever I was wanted and wherever they’re going to use me the most. That, and my relationship with D.K. (Killings) and all the other coaches, was great. They’ve got a lot of confidence in me; all the guys have got a lot of confidence in me.” “He’s a very talented player,” Thomas said. “He can still go to another level. He’s one of the best players in our league. I’m just happy for him.” UALBANY VS. UMBC When: 7 p.m. Saturday Where: Broadview Center, Albany TV/Radio: ESPN+ (streaming), WTMM 104.5 FM

Sending e-mail to Scott about scrimmage time. From Inside Lacrosse: America East: Parity Rampant

UMBC WBB Record 8-12 overall, 4-4 conference. Feb 3 (Sat) 1:00 PM AE at UMBC Baltimore, Md. ESPN+ Int'l Video Live Stats Tickets Preview History

I think Coach Mullen game plan called for limited three point shooting....

My concerns about Jonathan Beagle started with the UMass-Lowell game. I am not sure if he has an issue with Killings and/or one or more of the assistants and/or one or more of his team mates. He just not seems to be himself. I know Marcus Jackson tried speaking with him during the Bryant game on the sidelines and Jonathan would have nothing to do with the talk. Whatever the issue, I strongly feel Marcus Jackson knows because these two are the closest of friends as I never see one without the other. I hope Jonathan does not have a game fatigue.