With the redesign of our Web site, we have also created a new blog. This site will now serve simply as an archive of our previous postings. With basketball season starting, we will be kicking off our coverage soon.
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Sunday, October 18, 2009
Tuesday, September 15, 2009
Yes, It's Ladies Night
Oh, what a night.
'70's funk songs aside, Chris Simmons and I will be getting back into that Fairfield Mirror groove with a double-dose of live coverage from campus. While our resident Managing Editor will cover Women's Soccer's matchup with Bryant College (the other BC), I'll be live from Alumni Hall blogging about Volleyball's return home and September showdown against Jesuit rival Fordham.
Given the team's rough stretch this weekend in Ann Arbor at the Pepsi Classic, I'm sure that head coach Alija Pittenger and the Stags are looking forward to seeing the Red Sea.
In other news, the other fall sport on campus has a game tonight against that other BC from up north... Tom Cleary will have sporadic updates from the Mirror office.
'70's funk songs aside, Chris Simmons and I will be getting back into that Fairfield Mirror groove with a double-dose of live coverage from campus. While our resident Managing Editor will cover Women's Soccer's matchup with Bryant College (the other BC), I'll be live from Alumni Hall blogging about Volleyball's return home and September showdown against Jesuit rival Fordham.
Given the team's rough stretch this weekend in Ann Arbor at the Pepsi Classic, I'm sure that head coach Alija Pittenger and the Stags are looking forward to seeing the Red Sea.
In other news, the other fall sport on campus has a game tonight against that other BC from up north... Tom Cleary will have sporadic updates from the Mirror office.
Monday, July 13, 2009
Rohrssen shows his stars and stripes
We're a little past the Fourth of July, but the New York Daily News decided to continue the patriotic feel of the summer months and run a feature on Manhattan head coach Barry Rohrssen, who recently returned from a nine-day stint in Iraq and Afghanistan with other Division-I coaches. The program, "Operation Hoop Talk", is one of many United Service Operations (USO) goodwill programs.
Among the others that attend: American's (another Fairfield opponent) Jeff Jones and South Carolina's David Odom.
Rohrssen always stuck me as an aloof, ominous-looking coach that lacked the charisma of Ed Cooley or the excitement of Jimmy Patsos. Tom Cleary and I used to always kid about his bizarre three-piece suits he would wear courtside during Jaspers games. Then again, maybe that's just his personality.
After reading the article, I can honestly say my opinion's changed. Good for Barry, and great publicity for Manhattan's program.
Enough of the summer siesta
It's been nearly three months since our last blog post. Three.
So, for the sake of sanity and to avoid any further laziness, I believe it's time to revive the engine and attempt a mid-summer comeback.
We'll keep it as general as possible for the summer months and try to get a nice variety of topics. Tom and I will mostly chime in on men's basketball and the goings on around campus as the fall sports begin to prepare for the upcoming season. As always, though, men's basketball will be the focal point in a season that is typically slow for news stories.
And, remember: feel free to chime in with suggestions.
Wednesday, April 15, 2009
Women's lax knocks off LIU 20-9
The women's lacrosse continued to roll on towards the postseason with a sixth straight victory, defeating Long Island University 20-9 at home. Fairfield improved to 12-2 and have won 11 of its last 12 games this season. LIU dropped to 3-11 with the loss.
Senior Rebecca White and sophomore Kristen Coleman led the way for Fairfield with four goals each. Kate Reardon added three goals and Katie Phillips and Erin Rigby each added two goals.
White scored 2:06 into the game, but LIU answered right back with a goal by Claire Janney. White scored again five minutes into the half and started a 4-0 run, which was interrupted when LIU when on a run by scoring three of the next five goals. Fairfield closed out the half with a Coleman goal that sparked a 9-0 run to send the game into the half.
The Stags scored the first four goals of the second half to continue their run. Ten different Fairfield players scored in the game overall.
Fairfield now returns back to the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference schedule with its final two games of the season, taking on Canisius College, who also sits at 4-0. The winner of the game will be the top-seed in next weekend's MAAC tournament.
-Tom Cleary
Senior Rebecca White and sophomore Kristen Coleman led the way for Fairfield with four goals each. Kate Reardon added three goals and Katie Phillips and Erin Rigby each added two goals.
White scored 2:06 into the game, but LIU answered right back with a goal by Claire Janney. White scored again five minutes into the half and started a 4-0 run, which was interrupted when LIU when on a run by scoring three of the next five goals. Fairfield closed out the half with a Coleman goal that sparked a 9-0 run to send the game into the half.
The Stags scored the first four goals of the second half to continue their run. Ten different Fairfield players scored in the game overall.
Fairfield now returns back to the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference schedule with its final two games of the season, taking on Canisius College, who also sits at 4-0. The winner of the game will be the top-seed in next weekend's MAAC tournament.
-Tom Cleary
Wednesday, April 1, 2009
Fairfield slays Vermonster
Ben & Jerry's reference, anyone?
OK, maybe that was a stretch, but this much is certain: I've never seen a more sloppy, inconsistent, shaky, lopsided than one-sided than back again lacrosse game that somehow ended up as an instant classic in my life. You can thank a stirring fourth quarter of lacrosse on Fairfield's end for that one.
“I don’t know if it is maturation, but I think that it is fight. They haven’t shown any quit in them, which is a positive. Now the negative is that we’ve put ourselves in a position where we’ve had to scramble to win ballgames, and I think sooner or later if we’re not careful it is going to come back and nip us in the tail. So we need to go out and start much better than we have shown recently.”
On the takeaways from the Vermont game regarding execution
“I think anytime you go into a game you have to execute the game plans. I think communication is critical. I think execution is critical. And I think having a workman-like attitude is critical. And I think we’ve shown a few of those qualities and characteristics, but we haven’t yet shown the ability to put it all together.”
On the team’s short week and upcoming game against Georgetown
“I think we treat it fairly similar. Obviously we understand the importance of a conference game and the importance of playing a team like Georgetown, who has as much talent as anybody in the country. But I think we’re going to stay the course. I don’t think we’ll do anything too out of the ordinary.”
On the Fairfield’s ‘Control our own destiny’ rallying cry
“That’s been the them of the last couple of weeks. We’ve started off strong and put ourselves in a position that is pretty powerful. Now we just need to go ahead and stay the course and answer opportunities when they present themselves. Next thing is next, and that is Georgetown on Saturday.”
Senior Defenseman Matt Petre and Billy Honovich
On whether today’s second half comeback (against Vermont) is a sign of maturation
MP: “Yeah, definitely. I shouldn’t really say definitely. We’re maturing in the sense that every game we come out we are fighting hard and we’re giving it all we go. But, maturing in the sense that we’re not executing and following the gameplan and doing the little things right… we’re too sloppy. I mean, we’re coming out of a sloppy game and coming out on top. But in a few of these upcoming games, that’s not going to work.
BH: “In these past few games we’ve kind of steered away from the game plan in the beginning that has hurt us and put us in a hole. But, like Matt said, the fight and the will to win has helped us escape with wins”
On the third-quarter letdown
BH: “Well I know they won a couple of key face-offs, and we were man-down a couple of times, which is always a momentum-killer or a momentum-shifter. We just couldn’t get it going on offense and it kind of reflected on defense.”
MP: “A lot of mistakes were mental mistakes. Whether it was an in game adjustment that we didn’t execute. Two-slides, covering the crease, checking down sticks - it was just mental errors. We weren’t getting beat one-on-one too much, but as a team and team defense, mentally, we weren’t working together.”
On Esposito’s late third-quarter goal, Billy’s goal, and the momentum shift back to Fairfield
BH: “Oh, yeah. When ever you get a goal or a big faceoff or a big ground ball, it always kinds of leads to the next play or the next big play. We ended up getting those in the fourth quarter.”
MP: “Yeah, my man here with the big one.”
BH: “Matt scored on Saturday, so I couldn’t be the only one not scoring.”
MP: “Hopefully there’s some more to come
On expectations for this weekend’s game against Georgetown.
BH: “We’ve never beaten them. It’s always a team that I definitely want to beat, especially since, in our conference, we control our own destiny. It has to be the biggest game on our schedule right now.
MP: “Georgetown is a phenomenal team. They have a ton of talent. If we play like we have played in the past couple of games, we’re going to end up losing. So we really have to buckle down and execute mentally and finish. Hopefully we’ll come out on top this weekend.
As if 'The Mirror's' online coverage isn't enough, here's some post-game reactions from all the important players:
Head Coach Andy Copelan
On whether today’s second half comeback (against Vermont) is a sign of maturation“I don’t know if it is maturation, but I think that it is fight. They haven’t shown any quit in them, which is a positive. Now the negative is that we’ve put ourselves in a position where we’ve had to scramble to win ballgames, and I think sooner or later if we’re not careful it is going to come back and nip us in the tail. So we need to go out and start much better than we have shown recently.”
On the takeaways from the Vermont game regarding execution
“I think anytime you go into a game you have to execute the game plans. I think communication is critical. I think execution is critical. And I think having a workman-like attitude is critical. And I think we’ve shown a few of those qualities and characteristics, but we haven’t yet shown the ability to put it all together.”
On the team’s short week and upcoming game against Georgetown
“I think we treat it fairly similar. Obviously we understand the importance of a conference game and the importance of playing a team like Georgetown, who has as much talent as anybody in the country. But I think we’re going to stay the course. I don’t think we’ll do anything too out of the ordinary.”
On the Fairfield’s ‘Control our own destiny’ rallying cry
“That’s been the them of the last couple of weeks. We’ve started off strong and put ourselves in a position that is pretty powerful. Now we just need to go ahead and stay the course and answer opportunities when they present themselves. Next thing is next, and that is Georgetown on Saturday.”
Senior Defenseman Matt Petre and Billy Honovich
On whether today’s second half comeback (against Vermont) is a sign of maturation
MP: “Yeah, definitely. I shouldn’t really say definitely. We’re maturing in the sense that every game we come out we are fighting hard and we’re giving it all we go. But, maturing in the sense that we’re not executing and following the gameplan and doing the little things right… we’re too sloppy. I mean, we’re coming out of a sloppy game and coming out on top. But in a few of these upcoming games, that’s not going to work.
BH: “In these past few games we’ve kind of steered away from the game plan in the beginning that has hurt us and put us in a hole. But, like Matt said, the fight and the will to win has helped us escape with wins”
On the third-quarter letdown
BH: “Well I know they won a couple of key face-offs, and we were man-down a couple of times, which is always a momentum-killer or a momentum-shifter. We just couldn’t get it going on offense and it kind of reflected on defense.”
MP: “A lot of mistakes were mental mistakes. Whether it was an in game adjustment that we didn’t execute. Two-slides, covering the crease, checking down sticks - it was just mental errors. We weren’t getting beat one-on-one too much, but as a team and team defense, mentally, we weren’t working together.”
On Esposito’s late third-quarter goal, Billy’s goal, and the momentum shift back to Fairfield
BH: “Oh, yeah. When ever you get a goal or a big faceoff or a big ground ball, it always kinds of leads to the next play or the next big play. We ended up getting those in the fourth quarter.”
MP: “Yeah, my man here with the big one.”
BH: “Matt scored on Saturday, so I couldn’t be the only one not scoring.”
MP: “Hopefully there’s some more to come
On expectations for this weekend’s game against Georgetown.
BH: “We’ve never beaten them. It’s always a team that I definitely want to beat, especially since, in our conference, we control our own destiny. It has to be the biggest game on our schedule right now.
MP: “Georgetown is a phenomenal team. They have a ton of talent. If we play like we have played in the past couple of games, we’re going to end up losing. So we really have to buckle down and execute mentally and finish. Hopefully we’ll come out on top this weekend.
Saturday, March 21, 2009
Down go the Lions!
This afternoon in Happy Valley, Fairfield's men's lacrosse team may have come an age.
Nick Baglio scored in overtime to secure a 5-4 with over the Nittany Lions, an ECAC rival. Charlied Cipriano (12 saves) had four huge point blank saves in the fourth quarter to keep the game tied. IT was Cipriano's third straight double-digit save game of his career. Penn Sate took 38 shots in total to the Stags' 28, but only scored twice.
More to come as the story advances.
Tuesday, March 17, 2009
Two for two for Fairfield lax
After the women knocked off Sacred Heart this afternoon, the men completed a sweep for the Stags lacrosse programs as they defeated Marist 8-6 in Poughkeepsie in a non-conference matchup.
Although Fairfield and Marist are used to squaring off in the MAAC, the Stags participate in the ECAC Lacrosse League, while the Red Foxes play in the MAAC as they do in all other sports.
The Stags were led by an outstanding performance from freshman phenom John Snellman, a Norwalk, Conn. native who scored four times in the victory. Snellman now has a team-high 10 goals on the season. Fellow Norwalk native and freshman Brent Adams added an assist, increasing his team-high points total to 12 (six goals, six assists).
It was a return to Marist for Stags first-year head coach Andy Copelan, who coached for two seasons there and posted 18 wins.
Snellman scored twice in the first 12 minutes of the game to put Fairfield ahead and the Stags then broke a 5-5 tie in the third quarter to seal the victory.
-Tom Cleary
Although Fairfield and Marist are used to squaring off in the MAAC, the Stags participate in the ECAC Lacrosse League, while the Red Foxes play in the MAAC as they do in all other sports.
The Stags were led by an outstanding performance from freshman phenom John Snellman, a Norwalk, Conn. native who scored four times in the victory. Snellman now has a team-high 10 goals on the season. Fellow Norwalk native and freshman Brent Adams added an assist, increasing his team-high points total to 12 (six goals, six assists).
It was a return to Marist for Stags first-year head coach Andy Copelan, who coached for two seasons there and posted 18 wins.
Snellman scored twice in the first 12 minutes of the game to put Fairfield ahead and the Stags then broke a 5-5 tie in the third quarter to seal the victory.
-Tom Cleary
Women's lax knocks off cross-town rival Sacred Heart 16-11
The Stags women's lacrosse team defeated Sacred Heart, 16-11, at Alumni Stadium for their fifth consecutive victory, improving to 6-1 on the season overall. Sophomore Kristen Coleman led the way for Fairfield with five goals on seven shots. Coleman now has 23 goals on the season, one behind team-leader Rebecca White, who scored twice against the Pioneers.
White, a senior captain, has also excelled defensively. She was named MAAC Player of the Week this week after leading the Stags with nine ground balls and three caused turnovers in their two victories over Mount St. Mary's and Lehigh. She had three groundballs against Sacred Heart.
The Stags outscored the Pioneers 12-2 in the first half, but Sacred Heart battled back with a 9-4 second half advantage, but could not get close enough to put enough pressure on Fairfield.
Fairfield has lost only once this season, at home against Yale in a devastating 11-10 overtime loss on Feb. 25. This season is following the same script of the last, when the Stags lost only to Yale before winning 17 consecutive games and then falling to Marist in the MAAC finals, costing the Stags a chance at the NCAA tournament.
Their next game comes on March 24 against Dartmouth as part of a three-game road trip. Fairfield returns home on April 3 for what could be its biggest game of the year against Marist. The Red Foxes are currently 3-1 and were selected second in the MAAC pre-season poll, behind Fairfield.
-Tom Cleary
White, a senior captain, has also excelled defensively. She was named MAAC Player of the Week this week after leading the Stags with nine ground balls and three caused turnovers in their two victories over Mount St. Mary's and Lehigh. She had three groundballs against Sacred Heart.
The Stags outscored the Pioneers 12-2 in the first half, but Sacred Heart battled back with a 9-4 second half advantage, but could not get close enough to put enough pressure on Fairfield.
Fairfield has lost only once this season, at home against Yale in a devastating 11-10 overtime loss on Feb. 25. This season is following the same script of the last, when the Stags lost only to Yale before winning 17 consecutive games and then falling to Marist in the MAAC finals, costing the Stags a chance at the NCAA tournament.
Their next game comes on March 24 against Dartmouth as part of a three-game road trip. Fairfield returns home on April 3 for what could be its biggest game of the year against Marist. The Red Foxes are currently 3-1 and were selected second in the MAAC pre-season poll, behind Fairfield.
-Tom Cleary
Monday, March 16, 2009
A beautiful day for baseball?
It might not have been the best day for baseball, with mid-40s temperatures and a brisk wind blowing on Alumni Diamond, but nonetheless the Stags played their home opener against in-state rival UConn, losing a hard fought 5-4 game.
The Huskies took a 1-0 lead in the third inning on a ground out off of Fairfield starting pitcher Sam Robertson, a freshman from nearby Ridgefield, Conn. But in the bottom half of the inning the Stags jumped out to a 2-1 lead on singles by freshman Ryan Furbeck and Tyler Wosleger.
In the fifth inning UConn retook the lead when Pete Fatse hit a home run to right field, scoring three runs and giving the Huskies a 4-2 advantage. In the sixth inning the Huskies were threatening again, with runners on first and second with no outs. But shortstop Mike Olt lined into a triple play, hitting the ball to second baseman Tucker Nathans, who caught the line drive, threw to second base for a second out and then Furbeck threw on to first base for the final out.
The triple play, one of the more rare plays in sports, was the first since 1988 for the Stags. There was also a triple play turned in 2004.
UConn added a fifth run in the top of the seventh on a botched suicide squeeze attempt, when the batter missed the sign, but catcher Chris Horning dropped the pitch and the runner scored anyway. In the bottom half of the inning the Stags rallied again, with Furbeck and fellow freshman Mark Skrapits leading the way, each hitting RBI singles to pull the Stags within one run.
But that was as close as Fairfield would get.
The loss dropped the Stags to 3-8 on the year. After a rough start in Florida, the Stags have been playing better, defeating New York Tech in 10 innings on Sunday, following a 5-4 loss at St. John's the day before, when junior Bill Rafferty was thrown out at home plate in the ninth inning to end the game.
The Stags return to action tomorrow with a second away game at St. John's. After another in-state matchup with Quinnpiac at home on Thursday, the Stags start the MAAC season with three games at home against Siena this weekend.
-Tom Cleary
The Huskies took a 1-0 lead in the third inning on a ground out off of Fairfield starting pitcher Sam Robertson, a freshman from nearby Ridgefield, Conn. But in the bottom half of the inning the Stags jumped out to a 2-1 lead on singles by freshman Ryan Furbeck and Tyler Wosleger.
In the fifth inning UConn retook the lead when Pete Fatse hit a home run to right field, scoring three runs and giving the Huskies a 4-2 advantage. In the sixth inning the Huskies were threatening again, with runners on first and second with no outs. But shortstop Mike Olt lined into a triple play, hitting the ball to second baseman Tucker Nathans, who caught the line drive, threw to second base for a second out and then Furbeck threw on to first base for the final out.
The triple play, one of the more rare plays in sports, was the first since 1988 for the Stags. There was also a triple play turned in 2004.
UConn added a fifth run in the top of the seventh on a botched suicide squeeze attempt, when the batter missed the sign, but catcher Chris Horning dropped the pitch and the runner scored anyway. In the bottom half of the inning the Stags rallied again, with Furbeck and fellow freshman Mark Skrapits leading the way, each hitting RBI singles to pull the Stags within one run.
But that was as close as Fairfield would get.
The loss dropped the Stags to 3-8 on the year. After a rough start in Florida, the Stags have been playing better, defeating New York Tech in 10 innings on Sunday, following a 5-4 loss at St. John's the day before, when junior Bill Rafferty was thrown out at home plate in the ninth inning to end the game.
The Stags return to action tomorrow with a second away game at St. John's. After another in-state matchup with Quinnpiac at home on Thursday, the Stags start the MAAC season with three games at home against Siena this weekend.
-Tom Cleary
C-Bye-Bye to Fairfield's season
No CBI this year for Fairfield; the sixteen-team field was announced just before midnight late Sunday night, and the Stags - or any other MAAC team - were not included. Niagara (NIT) and Rider (CIT) secured non-NCAA bids earlier this evening.
Plenty of questions around this one: Did the CBI selection committee really feel that Fairfield, strong RPI, improved conference and all, was not worthy of a tourney bid? Hard to believe. The better question: did Fairifeld turn down the bid given the financial implications and added hastles a low level tournament would bring? Was Cooley already on his way to the Bahamas for that dream vacation he's been talking about for weeks?
Let the speculation (and countdown to Nov. 2009) begin.
Sunday, March 15, 2009
Does this look like the face of a man that could restart Fairfield's season?
That would be Jeff Hironaka, the head coach at Seattle Pacific University - good lookin' guy - one of four members of the Collegiate Basketball Invitational (CBI) tournament selection committee that is, as we speaking, tossing around potential candidates for the backup backup tourney's second season.
Whether or not Fairfield is one of those names... well, you're guess is as good as mine. But here's a few random reasons the Stags have a prayer:
- Fairfield finished the season with an RPI of 97. With the inclusion of the CBI, 113 D-I basketball teams will qualify for postseason tournaments. Add in the brand spankin' new CollegeInsider.com tournament, which is in its inaugural season, and that total is up to 123 teams. You do the math.
- The Stags beat two teams (American and UT-Chatanooga) that won their respective conference and landed a spot in the NCAA tournament.
- Siena (26-7), who won a postseason game in the NCAA's last year and pulled off a nine-seed in this year's Big Dance, finished the season of an RPI of 19. Niagara (26-8), an NIT team, also had a very respectable RPI . Translation: The MAAC is good. Very good.
- Crazy conspiracy theory: David McLaughlin, head coach at Stonehill, is one of four on the CBI Selection Committee. Where did Ed Cooley go to college again?
Any thoughts? Also, be sure to chime in on the Scout message boards, where they've already been talking about this possibility for days.
UPDATE [10:57] - Two years, two straight postseason births for head coach Tommy Dempsey and Rider, which was just named as one of ten participants in the inaugural CollegeInsiders.com Tournament (CTI). The Broncs will play Liberty in the first-round. The MAAC is now three-for-three in postseason bids. Fairfield, your rebuttal?
Monday, March 9, 2009
Tonight, tonight
It all comes down to this. At 9pm tonight in Albany, Niagara and Siena will tip with a shot at the NCAA Tournament on the line.
As much as I hate to say it, a final other than these two would've been a disappointment - they really are the two most talented and complete teams this year. Fairfield is evolving into a top team, and Rider boasts the league's top talent, but these two are the creme of the crop.
Despite head coach Fran McCaffrey's warnings, it appears as if MAAC Player of the Year Kenny Hasbrouck will play. Hasbrouck ran into a defender yesterday against Fairfield and severely bruised his lower right leg. Will it affect the game? Based on McCaffrey's post-game reaction (When asked if Hasbrouck could have returned late in the game if it was closer and their season as in doubt, McCaffrey bluntly responded, "Absolutely not.") yesterday, I'm almost positive he will not be 100%. The kid may limp the entire game.
Check out ESPN2 (and Ben Doody's live Trentonian blog!) at 9pm for the game. That's what I'll be doing, now back in good ol' Fairfield, Connecticut.
As much as I hate to say it, a final other than these two would've been a disappointment - they really are the two most talented and complete teams this year. Fairfield is evolving into a top team, and Rider boasts the league's top talent, but these two are the creme of the crop.
Despite head coach Fran McCaffrey's warnings, it appears as if MAAC Player of the Year Kenny Hasbrouck will play. Hasbrouck ran into a defender yesterday against Fairfield and severely bruised his lower right leg. Will it affect the game? Based on McCaffrey's post-game reaction (When asked if Hasbrouck could have returned late in the game if it was closer and their season as in doubt, McCaffrey bluntly responded, "Absolutely not.") yesterday, I'm almost positive he will not be 100%. The kid may limp the entire game.
Check out ESPN2 (and Ben Doody's live Trentonian blog!) at 9pm for the game. That's what I'll be doing, now back in good ol' Fairfield, Connecticut.
Sunday, March 8, 2009
Do you believe in miracles?
As Marist women's team appears to be on its way to the NCAA Tournament, head coach Ed Cooley and the Stags had a 10:00am breakfast at the Crowne-Plaza and then headed to a late morning practice. We have yet to see them today, though. The Times-Union Center reopens at 4:30pm for tonight's men's games, with warm-ups and shoot-around starting a little before six.
Perfect timing to watch Duke/UNC and get your fill of MAAC Basketball.
Speaking of tonight's game, what do you think the odds are that Cooley, always a motivator, channels his inner Herb Brooks before tonight's game in the lion's den against Siena?
Saturday, March 7, 2009
Tip of the cap
First things first: a special thank you to all of our readers. Tom, Chris, and I appreciate it more than you know. We nearly reached 200 hits tonight - a record for the Mirror Sports Blog. The fact that you've made a choice to keep checking our blog and stick with our coverage means a lot to us. After all, it is the weekend and we are only a college paper. You're the heart of this blog.
So let's do it all again tomorrow, shall we?
If you're interested, here's our last bit of work for the night:
So let's do it all again tomorrow, shall we?
If you're interested, here's our last bit of work for the night:
- Tom Cleary has the game story from today's men's basketball game. For the first time in his three seasons as head coach of the Fairfield Stags men’s basketball team, Ed Cooley was able to walk off of the court with a smile following the MAAC quarterfinals.
- As for me, I got a little creative and look at the stark contrasts between Fairfield and Siena. A very, very different look on tomorrow's game.
Women's Coverage, anyone?
We've given the men a lot of love tonight for their win over Manhattan, but how about a little coverage of the women's team? Here's a rundown of our post-game work today on the Fairfield/Canisius game:
In other news, the men's basketball team huddled at 9pm this evening at the Crowne-Plaza. No word on whether it was a practice, a walk-through, or a team meeting. This much is sure: they're as excited as I've ever seen them for tomorrow's game. More updates as they come.
- Chris Simmons looks back at the heartbreaking 62-55 loss to Canisius in the MAAC Tournament semifinals. His story is chock-ful of quotes from head coach Joe Frager and Baendu Lowenthal.
- My column, albeit a short one, looks back at the Stags' recent postseason setbacks, the fantastic work of this season's senior class, and peeks ahead to '09.
In other news, the men's basketball team huddled at 9pm this evening at the Crowne-Plaza. No word on whether it was a practice, a walk-through, or a team meeting. This much is sure: they're as excited as I've ever seen them for tomorrow's game. More updates as they come.
Classy Cooley and Kelsey's
Just got back from the Times-Union Center (we'll watch the rest of tonight's games from the comfort of our room) in rainy Albany. We also happened to run into the Fairfield men's basketball team, who rented out Kelsey's Pub in the lobby of the Crowne-Plaza to have a meal together and watch the Siena game.
Anyway, as we prep our post-game coverage and our preview of the semifinals game against Siena, thought I'd share a little story: after the game, Tom Cleary, Chris Simmons, and I were chatting with WVOF's Brendan Monahan and a few other Fairfield students that made the trip up to work the tournament. Cooley, who had wrapped up his post-game press conference five minutes before, stopped by and thanked us. Thank us? Really? Humbling to hear the coach say a few nice words about our coverage.
Then he paused for a second.
"I'll see you boys tomorrow," Cooley said with a smile.
Anyway, as we prep our post-game coverage and our preview of the semifinals game against Siena, thought I'd share a little story: after the game, Tom Cleary, Chris Simmons, and I were chatting with WVOF's Brendan Monahan and a few other Fairfield students that made the trip up to work the tournament. Cooley, who had wrapped up his post-game press conference five minutes before, stopped by and thanked us. Thank us? Really? Humbling to hear the coach say a few nice words about our coverage.
Then he paused for a second.
"I'll see you boys tomorrow," Cooley said with a smile.
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