On Wednesday the Bearcats managed to accomplish what last year’s squad couldn’t: a win over UMBC in Maryland.
Predicted to finish last in the America East Conference, the fifth-place Bearcats (9-13, 4-3 AE) coasted past the University of Maryland, Baltimore County (1-20, 0-8 AE) on Wednesday, 80-63, and secured their fourth conference win of the season.
The Bearcats saw a tight first half as they missed eight of 11 shots, including all five shots from beyond the arc. UMBC took control of the game in the first five minutes and eventually led the Bearcats 11-6 with 14:36 left to go.…
Dec. 20, 2009: @ Marist | W 70-52
High Point:
Leading Marist 54-47 with 5:37 on the clock, Bearcats close out game with 16-5 run.
Low Point:
Marist’s Dave Kaba banks 3-pointer with 15:57 left in the first half to give Red Foxes a 7-2 lead over the Bearcats — their largest of the game.
Bearcat of the Game: Greer Wright
The junior forward hits a season-high 22 points with two steals and three blocks. Wright reaches double figures for the ninth time this season.
In their words:
“We shot the ball decently and played solid defense. We still have…
As the crowd made its way out of the Events Center the night that the Binghamton University men’s basketball team defeated Holy Family for its first win, one young man made his way toward the sidelines instead.
He was someone who had made visits to the Bearcat dance floor all too often last year.
All that remained of his journey was a banner hung above the students’ section: “America East Champions 2008-09.”
But Malik Alvin was not just fondly reminiscing; he was wishing he could still be a part of it.
“It’s disappointing that I’m not out there playing,” he…
The way the game went in the first few minutes, it looked as if the Bearcats’ opponent might walk away with a victory. But the Binghamton University men’s basketball team overcame the early deficit to defeat Bloomsburg in its season opener on Saturday, 54-49.
The Bearcats started off the first four minutes and 11 seconds allowing six turnovers and four baskets inside the arc. The score stood 8-0 in favor of the Huskies before a media timeout was called.
“I was shocked how we came out and played in the first 10 minutes,” said Bearcats head coach Mark Macon. “Man,…
Men’s and women’s swimming and diving teams found themselves caught in a wave as they lost to host UMass. The men’s team fell 182-117 while the women dropped the meet 171-107.
The Bearcats kicked off the match in full force, winning the women’s 200-meter medley relay. Juniors Brittany Detlef, Amanda Ciccone, Lyndsi Worthington and Allyce Brand finished with a time of 1:50.54. The time was just six-hundredths of a second ahead of rival UMass.
Ciccone’s hot win streak continued with a first place finish in the 200-meter freestyle (1:54.48), 50 free (24.12) and 100 free (52.46) while freshman Melissa Lindahl…
Pouring rain, bitter cold and a dash of snow — the weather seemed to speak for the Bearcats’ outcome. The Binghamton University men’s soccer team ended its regular season on a low note as it lost a match to Hartwick College 2-1 on Tuesday.
“I thought it was one of those non-conference matches well in the year that didn’t have a lot of spirit,” Marco said. “You could say that it could have gotten us prepared for the conference championships, but at this point in the season, its relevance is not in perspective.”
Hartwick’s winning point came late in the…
The Binghamton swimming and diving team got a bittersweet taste of America East play Saturday as the women’s team defeated Vermont, 124-118, but lost to Boston University, 138-99. Meanwhile the men’s squad also lost to the Terriers, 135-106.
“It was a nice surprise for the women,” said head coach Sean Clark. “I think it was a real confidence-booster and nice reward for all the work they have put in.”
The Bearcats took an early lead as junior Amanda Ciccone placed first place in the 100-meter freestyle (52.92 seconds) and second place in the 50 free, but it was not just…
The opportunity for a top-two finish in the America East Conference turned to dust for the Binghamton University men’s soccer team as the Bearcats dropped a match to the University of Hartford, 2-1. The loss places the Bearcats at fifth in the conference and brings their road record to 1-4 for the season.
“I thought our guys played very well given the long drive we had [to Hartford],” said head coach Paul Marco. “We came out fighting in the beginning, but as the match went on we lost a little bit of the fight and bite that we had.”
The…
The Binghamton University men’s soccer team plans to go head-to-head with arguably the most formidable of America East Conference opponents tonight. Preseason favorite Boston University heads up to the rolling hills of Vestal to take on the Bearcats in what head coach Paul Marco says will be the most exciting of games.
“I think they are a fantastic team,” he said. “They have had a fantastic non-conference run and we won’t underestimate them.”
Boston University has indeed had an impressive non-conference year. The Terriers shut out then-nationally No. 1-ranked St. John’s University, 1-0, No. 13 University of Connecticut 3-0 and…
The aquamen and women of Binghamton University take to the lanes for their first meet of the season on Saturday. After the men landed in third place and the women achieved sixth place in the America East Conference last season, the Bearcats come back hoping to stir up the waters.
“The upperclassmen realize they are not going to just be given their places,” said head coach Sean Clark in a Binghamton University press release. “They have to earn it every day; the freshmen want to prove they belong. There is a lot of competition in the pool, most of it’s…
Emanuel “Tiki” Mayben was permanently dismissed from Binghamton University’s men’s basketball team after pleading not guilty to drugs charges Thursday morning.
Mayben, who was one of the Bearcats’ leading scorers, was arrested in his hometown of Troy Wednesday night. He was charged with third-degree criminal possession of a controlled substance, two counts of criminal sale of a controlled substance and fifth-degree criminal possession of a controlled substance, all felonies.
According to Troy Police Sgt. Terry Buchanan, Mayben was indicted for allegedly selling cocaine twice June 29. When he was arrested Wednesday, police allegedly found 3.4 grams of cocaine on the…
The on-the-road saga takes a sharper turn for the Binghamton University men’s soccer team as it gets ready to play in the Nike/TLC Plumbing and Utilities Invitational in Albuquerque, N.M. There the Bearcats plan to face off against Gonzaga University and University of California at Davis.
“These games will not be any different,” said Binghamton men’s soccer head coach Paul Marco. “It’s just another match that we are focusing on. These are some good teams.”
The Bearcats’ first test in the Southwest starts on Friday against Gonzaga. This season, the Bulldogs come in to face Binghamton with a 3-1-2 record,…
The Binghamton University men’s soccer team got its first licks of the season on the road this weekend and boy, did it taste bitter.
The Bearcats dropped a pair of matches over the weekend at the Lafayette Tournament, losing to Villanova, 2-1, and Lafayette, 1-0.
The losses were the first two of the season for the Bearcats.
“We played two very good teams,” said head coach Paul Marco. “Lafayette was nationally receiving votes [and] Villanova is a good Big East team. I think both games could have gone either way. That’s how close the games were. We had moments where…
It was 1:20 into overtime. The ball from Bearcats junior Josh Sailar sailed to the goalpost, but it ricocheted off the crossbar as the cheers from crowd at the Bearcats Sports Complex fell with disappointment. The rebound, however, fell at the feet of junior Kyle Manscuk, who was stationed right in front of the goal.
The rest was history.
“Sometimes a team goes out to put in a point, and other times it goes out to win the game,” said Bearcats men’s soccer head coach Paul Marco. “I would say we went out to do both.”
The Binghamton University men’s…
As the sun sank behind the Events Center, it seemed to take Syracuse with it as the Binghamton University men’s soccer team struck back in the second half to clinch Tuesday’s home opener 3-2 in front of 2,063 fans.
“It was a difficult match,” said head coach Paul Marco. “But I am glad we came out on top.”
The Bearcats’ win broke Syracuse University’s 20-game non-conference win streak, the nation’s best such streak. It was the Orange’s first non-conference loss since 2005, when they fell to SUNY College at Oneonta.
“I am speechless,” said senior Kyle Kucharski. “I am just…
With the departure of star players like Cameron Keith, Justin Leskow and Darren McAllister, Binghamton University head coach Paul Marco’s aim this preseason was to reload and educate his new players in the ways of the Bearcat. In their training, they were taught to be both the athlete and the student and were challenged physically and mentally to be the best. Now the men’s soccer squad is locked and loaded for what hopes to be another phenomenal season.
“We have a world-class standard,” Marco said. “The goal here is to have these guys meet it and have them take it…
Does being in large crowds turn you on? Do you have the vocal capacity of Marilyn Manson? Can your body withstand temperatures lower than 40 degrees ― wearing just a pair of shorts? Is there something about putting on that body paint that turns you into an animal? Do you have a fetish for green? Is school spirit like a religion to you? If you have answered “yes” to at least one of these questions, then you are qualified to become a Bearcat.
Binghamton University has always been applauded as one of the top colleges academically, but it was never…
Usually when the NBA releases its annual list of early entry candidates for the upcoming NBA draft, it’s not a big deal for Binghamton University.
That is, until this year.
Thursday’s release of NBA potentials had a bit of southern-tier green and white in it as Bearcats forward D.J. Rivera declared himself an eligible candidate for the NBA draft. He is one of 103 players to file as an early entry applicant.
Binghamton basketball head coach Kevin Broadus said that the junior expressed to him that he had interest in a professional career, but said that Rivera was “definitely not…
What do you get when you cross a 3-11 record team with its No. 11 nationally-ranked team conference counterpart?
There really is no answer.
The Binghamton University women’s lacrosse team continued its winless conference season (0-5), falling to Boston University in its largest margin of defeat, 19-5. The Terriers, undefeated in conference play (5-0), secured the top seed in the America East tournament after the win.
“We played 27 minutes of straight defense and you can’t win that way,” said Binghamton head coach Tony Zostant according to a Binghamton University press release. “It’s just a consistency thing. We need to…
The last match of the season for the Binghamton University women’s tennis team ended just like the four before it.
The result is a Bearcats win.
The Bearcats defeated conference rival Albany on Saturday, 7-0, securing an undefeated conference season and the third straight sweep for the team.
“It was a good win for us,” head coach Mike Stevens said, according a Binghamton University press release.
Sophomore Lauren Bates swept the Great Dane’s Susan Ma in first singles, 6-0, 6-0, while Jillian Santos defeated rival Kim Weltman, 6-4, 6-4 in second. The dynamic duo then finished off Ma and Laine…
Don’t worry, the athletic director’s office still has the name Joel Thirer engraved on its doorplate. Despite recently becoming a semifinalist for the athletic director’s job at Florida Gulf Coast University, the Binghamton University administrator has “no intention whatsoever” of changing schools anytime soon.
“I have no plans to go anywhere,” Thirer said. “Binghamton University is not a school you can simply walk away from.”
Thirer was among 13 semifinalists that the college in Fort Myers interviewed by phone late in March and confirmed that he had spoken to a representative of the university. Six finalists were chosen by FGCU,…
They were grilled by the Griffins, bucked by the Bisons and clawed by the Catamounts. On Wednesday the Binghamton women’s lacrosse team had its losing streak extended to four matches as it was pillaged by the Colgate Raiders, 13-6.
Similar to their previous game against Vermont, the Bearcats came out strong and kept up with the Raiders for much of the first half. Lis Zuern put in her 11th goal of the season to take the lead two minutes into the game. Colgate responded with a goal of its own to tie the game, only to have it broken four…
A quick start ended in an eventual fallout for the the Binghamton University women’s lacrosse team Saturday as the Bearcats lost their first America East conference game of the season to the University of Vermont, 13-9.
The Bearcats took the lead 21 seconds into the match as sophomore Lisa Illig netted the first goal on an assist from sophomore Ali Castiglie.
The Catamounts answered back, however, with a goal of their own 25 seconds later.
For much of the game, the Bearcats stayed neck-and-neck with Vermont, with both teams exchanging goals and falling behind by no more than one point.…
The Binghamton University men’s basketball team’s first-ever NCAA championship appearance aired in Lecture Hall 1 yesterday. Scores of students wearing green and white settled into the small black seats to watch the Bearcats battle Duke on CBS. Although the fans were disappointed that Binghamton had lost, many of them enjoyed the excitement while it lasted.
Bearcats fans stood up and clapped as freshman Matt Mullins banked the last shot in the final five seconds of the game. They then exited Lecture Hall a little less noisy than when they came in.
“I did not expect anything like this whatsoever [from…
Binghamton University women’s lacrosse stormed Temple on Friday, notching its first win of the season, 16-11.
Head coach Tony Zostant was pleased with the victory over the Atlantic 10 champions.
“It was a great performance by our team; I’m very pleased at both ends of the field. We were very poised,” Zostant said, according a Binghamton University press release. “It’s a great win for our program. I can’t say enough about our defense and how we played.”
The Bearcats started off strong with a 3-1 lead against Temple with 12:20 remaining in the first half.
Sophomore Lisa Illig got things…
They said it would never happen.
The Binghamton University men’s basketball team (20-8, 13-3 AE) would come into the 2008-09 season without its top three scorers from last season and was favored to finish fifth in the conference. At a preseason media day, when asked who would be starting in the new lineup, head coach Kevin Broadus had said “You tell me who should start, because I don’t know yet. I’m going to let [the players] figure it out in practice.”
And yet here they are, the No. 1 seed in the America East after clinching a share of the…
On Saturday, the Bearcats Sports Complex will once again come to life, but not with soccer balls and cleats. Instead the field will be littered with stick-carrying, ball-chasing Bearcats in shoulder pads and helmets.
It’s lacrosse season, baby.
Under the guidance of Towson University’s former All-American defender, head coach Ed Stephenson, the Bearcats have one clear idea in mind this season: to clinch the America East title.
Predicted to finish No. 4 in the America East Conference in the preseason poll, the players say that they are confident they can go further than that. Stephenson is ecstatic about how the…
Villanova is notorious for its spectacular men’s basketball team.
As for notoriety of the school’s men’s tennis team? Well, the Bearcats squashed that notion.
The Binghamton men’s tennis team defeated the Wildcats, 6-1, Saturday, sweeping the singles matches in straight sets. The Bearcats, however, went 1-3 in doubles matches.
“I expected us to play better in singles than doubles,” said head coach Adam Cohen. “We played two new doubles teams, so I kind of knew it would be difficult.”
The singles matches highlighted junior Moshe Levy, who placed a 7-6, 6-4 win at first singles, and freshman Gilbert Wong, who…
They may not have won the America East Championships, but the Bearcats still managed to school the rest of the 200 Division I soccer teams in the NCAA.
Literally.
The Binghamton University men’s soccer team came out No. 1 for the 2007-08 academic year after posting a combined GPA of 3.37, according to the National Soccer Coaches Association of America.
“This honor is a testament to all of the hard work our players have put into our program,” said head coach Paul Marco, according to a Binghamton University press release. “They have set a standard of excellence and been successful…
The West Gym was filled with shouts and cheers of the Bearcat faithful at the start of Binghamton University’s women’s volleyball home opener.
BU came out with a strong start against Colgate last Tuesday night. Little did the crowd know, they would be left in silence as the Raiders (4-6) overcame the Bearcats in a 3-1 win (21-25, 20-25, 25-16, 21-25). Binghamton (3-8) held the lead at the start of three games, but could only hold on to win one of them.
“Overall we played pretty well,” said BU head coach Glenn Kiriyama. “Obviously we could have played a little…
For the Binghamton University women’s volleyball on Friday, it’s all about either climbing out of or falling into “the Pitt.”
BU (2-1) will make its way down to Pittsburgh for the Pitt Classic this Friday to face an arduous trio composed of Ohio (0-3), Pittsburgh (1-2) and Eastern Kentucky (1-2).
The Bearcats plan to just center in on their own game rather than worry about the integrity and talent of teams they face.
“I think we just have to focus on what we are doing on our side of the net and not be intimidated by anything going on the…
For Binghamton University’s women’s volleyball team last weekend, the most important thing in Arizona was not Senator John McCain; it was giving it their all in the Northern Arizona University Invitational.
The Bearcats took two of three matches in the first tournament of the season, sweeping both Rutgers and Akron, but dropping all three games in their match against Northern Arizona University.
There were a lot of positive points the team took away from each match in the tournament, despite the loss in the last game. The Bearcats had a combined total of 136 kills, 126 sets and 119 digs…
DALLAS (-5.5) over Cleveland: OK, so you’re reading picks from a guy who knows just about jack when it comes to professional football, but, hey, who says newbies can’t win? The Browns right now are like cornstarch mixed in water. They usually appear solid at first, but once you really press them you see just how much they fall apart. All you gotta do is look at their preseason games against the Jets and the Bears.
Cincinnati (-1) over Baltimore: Both teams have lost key players, but Cincinnati has shown that its players can actually make more than one touchdown…
Ladies and gentlemen, the women of the West Gym are back.
With head coach Glenn Kiriyama leading the way, the Bearcats will attempt to go as far as they can to make 2008 a successful season. This year the team comes back with a solid set of four starters and a libero and has also recruited two new players. The team finished fourth in the America East with a 7-5 conference record last year and led the conference in blocking with an average of 3.00 a game. Binghamton also came in second for the most number of digs (17.12) in…
Tracking a Dynasty
2003
The Binghamton University men’s soccer team started its reign in 2003 with a 4-1-4 America East Conference season, in which it scored no more than two goals a game. With seven games tied and only three games dropped for the entire season, the Bearcats quickly made their way to the top.
The team faced off against Hartford in the AE semifinals and former defender Graham Munro put in the single goal to win the game. Northeastern, then a member of the AE, took on the Bearcats in the finals. Both teams were deadlocked at one goal…
Just watching soccer can be an exciting experience, especially at the Bearcat Sports Complex. But some Binghamton University fans take it to another level.
If you feel you were born to do more than just watch the game … if you feel you have the power to bring forth mockery and terror to the opponents … if you want to streak your face with green and white, and sing English songs with a group of burly men — well, die-hard fans — there is a spot reserved just for you right next to the press box.
They go by the…
When a team is three goals ahead of the fifth-ranked collegiate squad in the United States, there can be nothing more exhilarating. But when that same team loses it all in about 10 minutes there is nothing more devastating.
The Binghamton University men’s lacrosse team (4-8, 2-4 America East) dropped out of the AE championships, losing to the Maryland-Baltimore County Retrievers (10-3, 6-0) in sudden-death overtime on Thursday 6-5.
“It was a spirited game,” said BU head coach Ed Stephenson. “We fought a hard battle, but it ended up not coming in.”
The Bearcats held a three-point lead 3 minutes,…
If the Binghamton University men’s lacrosse team signed up for a reality show, the song that would play following Saturday’s regionally televised Senior Day matchup against Stony Brook University would have to be the chorus of “In the End” by Linkin Park. They tried so hard and got so far, but in the end it didn’t even matter.
The Seawolves (7-4, 3-1 America East) edged out Binghamton in sudden death on just 15 seconds into overtime.
It almost looked like a win for the Bearcats, as they held the 6-5 lead in the last minute of the fourth quarter, but…
As far as the Binghamton University men’s lacrosse team was concerned last Saturday, the letter “‘V” no longer stood for Vermont. V finally stood for victory.
After drowning in a sea of five straight losses since mid-March, the visiting Bearcats (3-6, 1-2 America East) finally broke the surface for air after defeating the Catamounts 6-5.
The conference win puts Binghamton into fourth place in the America East.
“It was nice, I wouldn’t say pressure’s off. It’s definitely a sigh of relief to get that win,” said junior BU goalkeeper Larry Kline. “Losing’s not very fun, I’ll tell you that much.…
When most people think of the number five they remember the Jackson 5, Kevin Garnett, Joe DiMaggio and the U.S. dollar with Abraham Lincoln’s portrait.
For the Binghamton University men’s lacrosse team, however, the only thing No. 5 represents is the current losing streak, which was extended by the Bearcats’ 9-7 non-conference loss to the Colgate Red Raiders (6-5) Tuesday at the Bearcats Sports Complex.
The fifth-place Bearcats (2-5, 0-2 America East) fell short after rallying hard in the fourth quarter.
The Raiders had their lead extended five points with 6 minutes, 36 seconds remaining until the end of the…
Priekshu komandas!
That’s how you would root for the Bearcats if you were living in Latvia. If you were a Bearcats fan in Latvia, you would also probably cheer for basketball star Laine Kurpniece, native of Latvia and senior on the Binghamton University women’s basketball team.
After providing BU with four years of European hospitality, Kurpniece will hang up the green and white jersey and head back to her hometown of Riga, Latvia, at the end of this year. She admits she will definitely miss her home away from home.
“Binghamton has been my college for four years, so mentally…
For the Binghamton University women’s basketball team, the last home game of the season ended in a mun-Dane way. The Bearcats collapsed against the Albany Great Danes on Wednesday 63-49, guaranteeing them the fifth seed in next weekend’s America East tournament.
The loss is a depressing one for Binghamton, especially for the seniors who end their last season on a heavy note.
“It’s … disappointing,” said senior Laine Kurpniece. “We broke down the second half and it is definitely sad that we ended things like this.”
The Bearcats kept in pace with Albany throughout the first half, allowing the gap…
After last week’s loss to Hartford, Binghamton University’s head coach Rich Conover called the next game a must win; his Bearcats never failed him.
The Binghamton women’s basketball team staged a thrilling rally at the end of the second half to defeat the Maine Black Bears 64-57.
“I’m very pleased to come out with a victory,” said Conover. “We really came through in the end.”
The Bearcats struggled throughout the game, getting a total of 19 turnovers and placing only eight out of 30 shots in the first half. Out of the 20 shots attempted from beyond the arc, Binghamton…
In what has turned out to be a very successful season, the Binghamton University swimming and diving team will head up to Maine for the America East Conference Championships this weekend with fervor, going in with all that they have got and hoping to come out with victory.
During the meet, the Bearcats will be ranked both as individuals and as teams. UMBC has been the AE Champion for three consecutive years while Binghamton has taken silver in the last four years of the event, but head coach Sean Clark and his Bearcats hope to steal the title away from…
Head coach Rich Conover and his Binghamton University women’s basketball team left University of Maine’s Alfond Arena with their hearts heavy and hands empty Saturday.
The Bearcats lost their 10th road game of the season in 11 tries, 63-50 to the Black Bears, pushing the Bearcats into fourth place in the America East Conference. Binghamton again finds itself in a slump with losses in three of its last four.
“We were [not] as aggressive as we liked to be,” said Conover. “We did not create opportunities for ourselves, and [Maine] took advantage of our tentativeness.”
Binghamton (6-14, 4-3 AE) led…
Things are looking up for Rich Conover’s Binghamton University women’s basketball team.
Despite an overall rough season recording 6-13, the Bearcats have opened America East play with a 4-1 record and are just a half game out of first place.
“This is more representing of what we expected this season,” Conover said. “We have had a lot of unfortunate games, but this is where we wanted to be in the conference.”
The Bearcats had struggled on the court defensively in the beginning of the season; however, they now believe that they are getting much better.
“Both the individual and team…
It was one of those games that left Bearcats fans grumbling, mumbling and shaking their heads. The Binghamton University women’s basketball team could not seem to score and dropped a disappointing home opener, 59-55, at the Events Center. The Bearcats have lost all five of their games of the season.
“We were really disappointed with the outcome,” said Binghamton head coach Rich Conover. “We [just] need to get better with the ball … and more decisive with the passing.”
The game went back and forth in the first half, with the Bearcats (0-5) leading by as many as four points…
It took four tough games for the visiting Stony Brook Seawolves to triumph over the Bearcats volleyball team, 3-1, Thursday night at the West Gym.
While the Seawolves are now on a 10-game winning streak, BU remains in fourth place in the America East Conference, unadulterated by yesterday’s result and overall, glad with its performance.
“I thought our team fought well,” said BU head coach Glenn Kiriyama. “We made some nice comebacks.”
The Bearcats proved to be a worthy opponent for the first-place Seawolves. The four games had a total of 50 tie scores and 25 lead changes. The first…
At the dawn of last Friday’s game, coach Glenn Kiriyama’s volleyball squad braced itself for the arrival of the UMBC Retrievers. What the team expected was a challenge, with players as worthy as the sports canine Air Bud. What Binghamton University got was Odie from “Garfield.” The Bearcats demolished the UMBC Retrievers in a four-game exploit on Friday at home and then went on to sweep them 3-0 on Sunday at Maryland.
“I thought the team played exceptionally well this weekend,” said Kiriyama, whose team is now in second place in the conference behind Stony Brook. “These matches were crucial.”…
What looked like a tough break last Tuesday tumbled into tragedy this past weekend for the Bearcats, who returned home winless from the Villanova Classic volleyball tournament. The five consecutive losses this past week dropped the team from second to sixth overall in the America East.
“It didn’t look pretty up there,” said coach Glenn Kiriyama about his team’s performance against William and Mary, Villanova, Princeton and Liberty. “The four teams were all similar in strength. We just [did not] play well enough.”
Kiriyama believes that although the weekend did not go according to plan, the Bearcats did show improvement…
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