Gators' win streak comes to an end at NYU-Poly in tight contest
Brooklyn, NY---The Sage Colleges women's basketball team travelled to NYU-Poly for a Skyline Conference contest. The Fighting Blue Jays tallied the 61-56 victory to tally their fourth straight win and snap the Gators' three-game win streak. NYU-Poly improves to 13-5 overall and 9-3 in the league, while Sage falls to 8-11 overall and 7-7 in the conference.
Sage almost overcame a large first half deficit as both Jessica Byerwalters (Coeymans Hollow, NY/Ravena-Coeymans-Selkirk) and Kara Hackett's (Peru, NY/Peru Central) paced the team with nine points in the second half. Rookie Chelsea Martin (Davenport, NY/Jefferson Central) hauled down 11 rebounds in the second half as well, including 10 defensive boards. By game's end she had 12 rebounds with eight points, while senior forward Liz Donk (Phelps, NY/Midlakes) led the squad with her 14 points.
Please join the Sage Gators and The Sage Colleges' for their 2011 Black History Month celebration. This year's theme is "Lift Every Voice" and the feature program is the "Lift Every Voice Gospel Choir Celebrating Black History Month" to be held on Friday, February 11, 2011 from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. in the Bush Memorial on the RSC campus in Troy.
On February 5, Sage will host the Panthers of SUNY-Old Westbury in a Skyline Conference Doubleheader in the Neff Athletic Center in Troy. In addition to the pair of basketball games, local singer Ruckayatu Tijani will be on hand to sing the national anthem at both contests. The women's game tips at 1 p.m. and the men's contest follows at 3 p.m.
The committee will have tables in the lobby of the Neff Center with information about Black History Month as well as shirts, button and other items available.
Finally, the committee will also be conducting a raffle of a sweatshirt and some other things that will raise money for the College's "Teach For America" charity event.
For more information about the College's month-long celebration, please visit www.sage.edu/blackhistory
