{"id":10421,"date":"2018-01-22T13:00:26","date_gmt":"2018-01-22T18:00:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/chronicle.hvcc.edu\/wpdev\/this-week-in-athletics-18\/"},"modified":"2018-01-22T13:00:26","modified_gmt":"2018-01-22T18:00:26","slug":"this-week-in-athletics-18","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/chronicle.hvcc.edu\/wpdev\/this-week-in-athletics-18\/","title":{"rendered":"This week in athletics"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Men\u2019s and women\u2019s bowling<\/strong> participated in three matches last week and performed very well in each of them.<\/p>\n<p>The men finished in second place in the conference match hosted by Schenectady County Community College (5,761). Nathan Laustrup (Troy\/Lansingburgh) placed ninth with a high game of 223, a high series of 635 for a total of 1,161 pins. The men also won the Blue and Orange Classic in Wappinger Falls with a score of 6,500. Spencer McClellan\u00a0(Troy\/Lansingburgh) led the way with a high-game of 246 and a series high of 589, the fifth best series high in the tournament. Results of the Hawk Invitational at Mohawk Valley Community College were not available as of 7:30 p.m. on Sunday night.<\/p>\n<p>The women\u2019s program placed second in both matches last week. In the conference meet, the team combined to strike down a total of 4,932 pins with a 822.00 team average during the six-game match. Gina Patricelli\u00a0(Troy\/Lansingburgh) placed second with a 193.83 game average, including a game high of 208, a series high of 598 and knocked down 1,163 total pins. In the Blue and Orange Classic, the Vikings tallied 5,757 total pins in the six-team tournament. Hudson Valley scored 2,731 pins in its doubles series games, added 2,719 pins during their single series matches and scored 776 pins in five baker games. Megan Gaige\u00a0(Colonie\/South Colonie) started the tournament with a game-high 192 in the first singles match. Her game high was the best single-game score among her Vikings&#8217; teammates. Gaige finished 10th\u00a0overall with a series high 520.<\/p>\n<p>Bowling is participating in another conference match, hosted by Mohawk Valley on Friday, Jan. 26 and then the Westchester Shootout on Saturday, Jan. 27.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Men\u2019s basketball (4-12)<\/strong> finished 0-2 last week in games against Mohawk Valley (L, 67-62) and Fulton-Montgomery (L, 75-67). The men nearly pulled off the upset of nationally-ranked Mohawk Valley, but ran out of gas with a five-minute scoring drought, allowing the Hawks to sneak out the win. In their game against Fulton-Montgomery, the Vikings ran out of time as their comeback attempt came up just short on the road.<\/p>\n<p>Upcoming men\u2019s basketball games: at Albany Pharmacy, Jan. 24; vs. Herkimer, Jan. 27; at Broome, Jan. 28.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Women\u2019s Basketball (10-7)<\/strong> finished last week with a 1-2 record. The Vikings defeated Fulton-Montgomery on Saturday, Jan. 20, 69-45, but dropped games at Albany Pharmacy, 71-59, on Monday, Jan. 15 and against Mohawk Valley, 96-55, on Thursday, Jan. 18 at home. Taylor Engster was named the NJCAA Region 3 Female Player of the Week for the second time this season. Engster averaged 27 points per game, 11 rebounds per game and 5.5 assists per game.<\/p>\n<p>Upcoming women\u2019s basketball games: vs. Herkimer, Jan. 27, at Broome, Jan. 28.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Published:<\/strong>\u00a0Mon, 22 Jan 2018 13:00:26 +0000 by\u00a0a.sopris<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; Men\u2019s and women\u2019s bowling participated in three matches last week and performed very well in each of them. 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