Daily Sports Digest: Mamaroneck Outlasts New Rochelle in Overtime

The Top Spot:

Matt Mezansky continues to lead the Tigers in scoring as the guard picked up 20 points in a thrilling overtime victory at New Rochelle.

Mamaroneck outlasted the Huguenots in the 58-55 win as the Tigers dominated the defensive battle and hit the clutch free throws down the stretch.

New Rochelle’s Joe Clarke led the team with 15 points in the loss and Clark had a clutch put back at the end of regulation to force overtime.

Gerry McMullin had 14 points and seven assists for Mamaroneck in the win.

Yesterday’s Results:

Sport: Girls Basketball

Game: Mamaroneck vs. New Rochelle

Score: New Rochelle Won 41-27

Highlights: Mary Micelli led New Rochelle to the blow out victory on the road with 12 points. Three Tigers scored eight points.

Sport: Girls Basketball

Game: Rye Neck vs. Alexander Hamilton

Score: Hamilton Won 66-25

Highlights: Maia Hood led Hamilton with 19 points and 12 rebounds in the win. Paige O’Donnell led Rye Neck with nine points.

Sport: Ice Hockey

Game: Rye Town/Harrison vs. Rye

Score: Rye Town/Harrison Won 2-1

Highlights: Harrison senior Sal Giacomo led the Titans with two goals in the win over the Garnets. Brian Ketchabaw led the defense with 40 saves. Rye’s lone goal came in the first period from Michael Bennincasa.

Today’s Schedule:

In girls basketball, Rye Neck heads to Valhalla at 6:15 p.m.

In boys basketball, Rye Neck will host Valhalla at 4:30 p.m.

College Sports Notebook:

Johnson, Shields power Pace

Forward Brittany Shields of Cold Spring and guard Carol Johnson of New City combined for 27 points and 23 rebounds as the Pace University women’s basketball team won its 16^th game of the season in 53-42 fashion at the University of New Haven.

Shields, a Haldane graduate, scored 17 points, pulled down 17 rebounds and also had two steals, while Johnson, a graduate of Cardinal Spellman, scored 10 points and had six rebounds for the Setters (16-5, 13-4 NE-10).

Pace returns home to Pleasantville on Wednesday (Feb. 8) to host Southern Connecticut State (17-4) at 5:30 p.m.

Shields leads the Setters with 17.5 points per game while Johnson is second with 10 points per game.

New season, new hope

A new season brings renewed hope for the Lycoming College women’s lacrosse team

The Warriors—who went 3-13 overall last season including a 3-9 mark in the Atlantic Conference—have eight home games on the schedule at the Shangraw Athletic Complex in Williamsport, PA.

Lycoming starts the season with three home games, opening against Kean University of Union, NJ, on Saturday, March 3; the Warriors play their first road game against Misericordia University in Dallas, PA, on March 23.

Preparing for her second season as a starter is sophomore midfielder Sarah Quigley of New City.

The alumna of Clarkstown South, where she was an MVP in both track and field and lacrosse, started all 16 games last season, tying for fourth on the team in scoring with eight points on five goals and three assists.

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