2014 MEN’S BASKETBALL CHAMPIONSHIP

February 28 / March 1, 2014 ’s Lambros Arena

2014 EMPIRE 8 MEN’S BASKETBALL CHAMPIONSHIP

#1 HARTWICK COLLEGE HAWKS

No. Name Cl. Ht. Wt. Pos. Hometown / Previous School 1 Joey Lufkin Fr. 5-9 155 G Argyle, NY / Argyle 2 Stavros Keschoulos Fr. 6-7 200 F Athens, Greece / Athens College 3 Justin Pratt Fr. 6-5 190 F North Kingstown, RI / North Kingstown 4 Billy Byrne Fr. 6-1 180 G New York, NY / Lehman Manhattan 5 Ryan Gill So. 5-11 170 G Seaville, NJ / Ocean City 10 Glenn Gavan So. 6-2 190 G Newton, NJ / Pope John XXIII 11 Matt Petruccione Jr. 5-11 180 G Saratoga Springs NY / Bishop Maginn 12 Christian Laputka Sr. 5-9 155 G Freeland, PA / Hazleton Area 13 Kyle Bradley Sr. 6-4 210 F Cornwall NY / Mansfield University 14 Edvin Rovcanin Fr. 6-6 205 F Wayne NJ / Wayne Hills 20 Fernando Vazquez Fr. 6-0 175 G Babylon, NY / Babylon 21 Mike Geisser Sr. 6-5 195 F East Hanover, NJ / Hanover Park 22 Kyle Williams Fr. 6-4 180 G Bronx, NY / Salesian 24 Anthony Keane Sr. 6-3 210 G Staten Island, NY / Monsignor Farrell 31 Marc Summy So. 6-2 200 G Conestoga, PA / Penn Manor 32 Matt Wilson So. 6-9 245 C Shelton, CT / Franklin and Marshall 33 Jared Suderley Sr. 6-6 212 F Newport, NY / West Canada Valley 35 Zach Simmonds Fr. 6-3 185 G Nashua, NH / Souhegan 40 Thomas King Fr. 6-1 170 G East Hampton NY / East Hampton 43 Kevin Bersch Fr. 6-6 215 F Hainesport, NJ / Rancocas Valley 50 Peter Melanson Jr. 6-7 245 F Little Compton, RI / Bishop Stang

Head Coach: Todd McGuinness (Bethany ’02), 5th season Assistant Coaches: David Wadas, Nick Lambros, TJ Hoose Student Assistant: Shiva Senthil Team Manager: Allison Beaupre

THIS SEASON: Hartwick enters the conference playoffs on a three-game winning streak and are SEASON RESULTS making a return to the Empire 8 Tournament after (16-9 OVERALL, 10-4 E8) a one-year hiatus. The Hawks punched their ticket to the playoffs with a win over Stevens on Febru- NOVEMBER ary 18 and clinched home court in the final regular Fri. 15 Ursinus ^ W, 89-73 season game of season against Elmira. Sat. 19 Messiah ^ L, 75-76 Thu. 21 Wells W, 70-59 THE COACH: Head coach Todd McGuinness is Sun. 24 OSWEGO L, 69-71 in his fifth season at the helm of the Hartwick pro- Tue. 26 Union W, 76-65 gram and is third in victories with a record of 78- Sat. 30 Mount Union # L, 81-95 51. This is the third time he has led the Hawks to the Empire 8 Tournament. In 2011-12, Hartwick DECEMBER finished 23-4 to tie for the most wins in school his- Sun. 1 Clarkson # L, 85-90 Sat. 3 ONEONTA W, 86-78 ot tory. McGuinness was named the Empire 8 Coach Mon. 30 HOBART L, 72-78 of the Year and led the Hawks to the NCAA Tour- nament for the second straight year. JANUARY Fri. 3 ITHACA * W, 92-50 HAWKS AT A GLANCE: Hartwick has the Sat. 4 UTICA * W, 92-77 conference’s second-best scoring offense (83.6/ Fri. 10 St. John Fisher * W, 84-82 gm) this season. The Hawks are shooting 47.6% Sat. 11 Nazareth * L, 76-86 from the field to tie for second and lead in three- Tue. 14 Stevens * W, 74-68 point percentage (39.1%). ’Wick is second in free- Fri. 17 ALFRED * W, 131-124 ot throw percentage (72.2%). The Hawks are tied for Sat. 18 HOUGHTON W, 96-82 Fri. 24 Utica * W, 93-82 first in defensive rebounds (27.2). Nationally, the Senior Kyle Bradley leads the Empire 8 in field- Sat. 25 Ithaca * W, 76-58 Hawks rank 22nd in scoring offense and are 30th goal percentage. Fri. 31 NAZARETH * L, 72-82 in three-point field goal percentage. two schools on January 14. ’Wick had a 12-point FEBRUARY LEADERS: Three Hawks are scoring in double lead in the second half but held off a late Stevens’ Sat. 1 ST. JOHN FISHER * W, 71-41 figures led by Jared Suderley’s 20.2 points per comeback to pull out the victory. In the second Fri. 7 Elmira * L, 75-81 game. Joey Lufkin (16.1) and Kyle Bradley (14.1) game, the Hawks trailed by 14 points early in the Sat. 8 Alfred * L, 98-105 are the other two. Suderley leads the conference in first half but rallied to tie the game and eventually Tue. 18 STEVENS * W, 78-72 scoring while Lufkin is sixth and Bradley is ninth. hung on for a 78-72 win. Nazareth has given the Fri. 21 Houghton W, 92-81 Bradley is the top shooter in the E8 as he is hitting Hawks the most trouble this season. The Golden Sat. 22 ELMIRA * W, 81-64 60% of his shots from the floor. Suderley is the Flyers handed ’Wick its first conference loss of Fri. 28 ALFRED ! 8 p.m. best from the free-throw line (87.8%) and leads in the season on January 11, 86-76, at Kidera Gym- MARCH rebounds per game (10.8). Lufkin (53) and Justin nasium. Naz went on a 20-4 run late in the sec- Sat. 1 E8 CHAMPIONSHIP 3 p.m. Pratt (34) have combined for 87 three-point bas- ond half to break open a tight game. The Golden kets this season. Flyers converted 14-of-16 free throws down the Home Events in BOLD stretch as their lead grew to as much as 15 points ^ Homewood Suites Tip-Off Tournament (Grantham, PA) PLAYOFF HISTORY: This will be ’Wick’s with 1:11 left to play. Hartwick would narrow # U of R Holiday Inn/Airport Tournament (Rochester, NY) third overall appearance in the conference play- the deficit to eight points but it was as close as it * Empire 8 Conference game offs. In 2011, the Hawks defeated Stevens on the would get. In the second meeting at Lambros, Naz ! Empire 8 Tournament (Oneonta, NY) road 76-73 in the semifinals and then upended St. held Hartwick to just 37% shooting and ended the John Fisher at Lambros 69-58 to win the Empire Hawks’ five-game winning streak with an 82-72 8 Championship. Two years ago, when Hartwick win. The Hawks and Saxons played the highest LAST E8 TOURNAMENT: Hartwick and Ithaca last hosted the tournament, the Hawks were felled scoring game in Hartwick history on January 17 as met in the 2012 semifinals at Lambros. IC had a by eventual conference champion Ithaca, 79-67, ’Wick outlasted Alfred 131-124 in overtime. Hart- 14-point halftime lead and led throughout the sec- in the semifinals. wick shot a season-best 59.5% from the floor and ond half as it defeated Hartwick 79-67. Suderley had six players in double figures. In the rematch led ’Wick with 24 points on 8-of-13 shooting and THIS YEAR AGAINST THE FIELD: The three weeks ago, the Hawks led by six points at pulled down 12 rebounds. Anthony Keane chipped Hawks are 3-3 this season against Stevens, Naza- halftime but the Saxons outscored Hartwick 63-50 in 13 points, six assists, five rebounds, and three reth and Alfred. Hartwick defeated the Ducks 74- in the second half en route to a 105-98 win. Suder- steals. Tom Sweeney led the Bombers with 21 68 in the first meeting of the season between the ley led all scorers with 28 points. points with Jordan Marcus chipping in 14 points. #2 STEVENS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY DUCKS

No. Name Cl. Ht. Wt. Pos. Hometown / Previous School 1 Michael Langford Fr. 5-10 145 G Staten Island, NY / Staten Island Academy 2 Phillip DeSeignora Sr. 5-11 180 G Boston, MA / Medfield 4 Evan Klimchak So. 5-9 160 G Readington, NJ / Hunterdon Central 10 Kevin Zychowski So. 6-1 170 G Mendam, NJ / Oratory Prep 11 Kevin McManamy Sr. 6-5 215 F Charlotte, NC / Cannon School 11 Michael Signer Fr. 6-5 200 F Rockaway, NJ / Morris Knolls 12 Andrew Meszaros Sr. 6-3 185 G Phoenixville, PA / St. Pius X 15 Patrick Barron Fr. 6-0 175 G Long Valley, NJ / West Morris Central 21 Matt Skrelja Sr. 6-2 200 G Clark, NJ / Seton Hall Prep 23 Logan McDonald So. 6-4 235 F Lacey Township, NJ / Lacey Township 24 Alex Lorenz So. 6-4 190 F Point Pleasant Borough, NJ / Point Pleasant 33 Thomas Ahern Fr. 5-11 180 G Rockville Centre, NY / Chaminade 34 Matthew Angelos Fr. 6-1 175 G Philadelphia, PA / Episcopal Academy 35 Kenny Gan Jr. 6-5 200 F Hillsborough, NJ / Hillsborough 44 Patrick Sabatino Jr. 6-6 210 F Westfield, NJ / Westfield 45 Max Schwartz Sr. 6-6 265 F Bridgewater, NJ / Bridgewater-Raritan 50 Ian Bennett Fr. 6-5 220 F Menlo Park, CA / Sacred Heart Prep Head Coach: Bobby Hurley Assistant Coaches: Waleed Farid, Michael Collins, Ben Martinez

THIS SEASON: Coming into the Empire 8 Tour- nament, the Ducks have won three out of their SEASON RESULTS last four games. After starting the season 1-2, (17-8 OVERALL, 10-4 E8) the Ducks won six straight contests spanning a month’s time and were 7-2 on January 10. After NOVEMBER dropping decisions to the Cardinals and Hawks, Sat. 16 New Jersey City ^ L, 51-62 Stevens rattled off another six-game winning Sun. 17 Gallaudet ^ W, 77-66 streak heading into the final month of the season. Wed. 21 KEAN L, 68-70 Tue. 26 FDU-FLORHAM W, 61-57 THE COACH: Bobby Hurley is in his sixth sea- son as the head coach of the Ducks. He has been DECEMBER at the helm of three out of five of the 20-win sea- Sun. 1 Rutgers-Newark L, 64-69 sons in program history. His 112 victories ranks Wed. 4 BARUCH W, 90-78 third all-time at Stevens. Hurley has led Stevens to Tue. 10 NYU W, 68-65 ot five Empire 8 semifinal appearances and one title game appearance. Last season, the Ducks won the JANUARY Empire 8 regular season title and received an at- Fri. 3 UTICA * W, 81-67 large bid to the NCAA Tournament. Sat. 4 ITHACA * W, 75-50 Tue. 7 USMMA W, 81-69 DUCKS AT A GLANCE: Stevens is averaging Fri. 10 Nazareth * W, 65-52 77.1 points per game this season (5th in E8) and Sat. 11 St. John Fisher * W, 68-42 is surrendering just under 70 points per contest Tue. 14 HARTWICK * L, 68-74 (69.6). The Ducks are second in assists per game Fri. 17 HOUGHTON W, 91-62 (15.5). On defense, the team is allowing oppo- Sat. 18 ALFRED * W, 102-85 nents to shoot 42.3% in field goals which is the Fri. 24 Ithaca * W, 85-68 lowest among the nine teams. Stevens is second in Andrew Meszaros is the Ducks’ leading rebound- Sat. 25 Utica * W, 92-67 blocked shots (3.8) and in steals (8.5). er with an average of 7.1 boards per game. Fri. 31 ST. JOHN FISHER * W, 76-59

LEADERS: Patrick Sabatino is one of four play- 88. After Nazareth missed both of its free throws FEBRUARY ers averaging in double figures and leads the with four seconds remaining in regulation, An- Sat. 1 NAZARETH * W, 73-69 Ducks with 13.8 points a game. He also is the drew Meszaros took it the length of the floor and Tue. 4 #10 WILLIAMS L, 68-83 team’s leading shot blocker with an average of just pulled up at the top of the key to bury a game-ty- Fri. 7 Alfred * L, 88-100 under two per game (1.9) to rank second in the ing jumper as time expired to send the contest into Sat. 8 Elmira * W, 60-58 Empire 8. Matt Skrelja (13.6 pts/gm) has a total of overtime tied at 78-all. Stevens trailed 84-83 with Fri. 15 Houghton W, 100-59 121 assists (1st in E8) and 58 steals (2nd in E8). 3:11 left in the extra period, but the Ducks ran off Tue. 18 at Hartwick * L, 72-78 His 1.8 assist/turnover ratio is second. seven consecutive points to open an 89-83 edge. Fri. 21 ELMIRA* W, 74-68 The Golden Flyers got to within four points, but Fri. 28 Nazareth ! 6 p.m. PLAYOFF HISTORY: This weekend marks the Stevens came back with a basket by Kenny Gan fourth straight year that the Ducks have qualifed and Stevens did enough on the free throw line to MARCH for the tournament and fifth overall. In Stevens’ close out the win. In the second game, the Golden Sat. 1 E8 Championship 3 p.m. first trip the playoffs after the 2007-08 season, the Flyers had a three-point lead with 1:03 remaining team fell to Nazareth 81-70. In 2010, the Ducks but a key three-pointer from Phillip DeSeignora Home Events in BOLD ^ York Tip-Off (York, PA) again were defeated in the semifinals, this time and free throws from Meszaros, Skrelja, and Evan * Empire 8 Conference game by St. John Fisher, 71-61. The following season, Klimchak helped to seal a 73-69 win. Both of the ! Empire 8 Tournament (Oneonta, NY) Hartwick took down Stevens 76-73. In 2012, Ducks’ losses to the Hawks were by six points. Stevens was again bested by the Golden Flyers, In Hoboken against the Saxons, Stevens had five 74-71. Last year, the Ducks blasted Utica 102-66 players in double figures as the Ducks rolled to a 20 rebounds. The 102 points scored by the Ducks in the semifinals but were denied by Ithaca in the 102-85 win. At Alfred, the Ducks again had five were the most ever scored in the Empire 8 Tourna- championship game, 70-55. players in double figures, but it was the Saxons ment. Stevens then fell to Ithaca 70-55 the next day who came out with the 100-88 win. in the championship game. The Ducks got to within THIS YEAR AGAINST THE FIELD: The five points in the opening moments of the second Ducks are 3-3 against Nazareth, Hartwick, and LAST E8 TOURNAMENT: Last season at half thanks to four quick points from Sabatino but Alfred. Stevens took both games versus its oppo- home, the Ducks ended their 0-4 semifinal winless IC responded to restore the lead back to 11. It was nent in the semifinals, the Golden Flyers. In the streak with a 102-66 rout of Utica. Empire 8 Play- only a seven-point game at 7:26 but the Bombers first meeting between the two schools on January er of the Year Sheldon Jones scored a career-high scored five straight to push their lead back to 12 and 10, the Ducks prevailed over Naz in overtime, 96- 38 points and Sabatino pulled down a career-high made the stops it needed to earn the 15-point win.

#3 NAZARETH COLLEGE GOLDEN FLYERS

No. Name Cl. Ht. Wt. Pos. Hometown / Previous School 3 Jack Giles Sr. 6-2 185 G Fayetteville, NY / Fayetteville-Manlius 4 Dan Morse Fr. 6-1 180 G Tully, NY / Tully 5/45 Josh Gillard Fr. 6-3 180 F Oswego, NY / Oswego 10 Maurice Mills So. 6-5 175 F Utica, NY / Proctor 12 Denzell Jackson Fr. 6-4 200 F Sodus, NY / Suffield Academy 15 Scott Hayford Sr. 6-3 185 F Wilmington, VT / Twin Valley 20 Jack Mulcahy Fr. 6-2 180 G Niagara Falls, NY / Niagara Wheatfield 21 Cody Sarkis Sr. 6-3 195 G Rochester, NY / Greece Olympia 22 Grant Vicks So. 6-5 160 F Johnson City, NY / Johnson City 23 Vinny Amuso Jr. 6-1 180 G Webster, NY / McQuaid Jesuit 24 Tomer Nesher Fr. 6-3 210 F Fayetteville, NY / Fayetteville-Manlius 30 Steve Soltysik So. 6-0 200 G Rocky Point, NY / Rocky Point 32 Brad Ford Sr. 6-4 215 F Victor, NY / Victor 33 Mitch Ford So. 6-5 220 F Victor, NY / Victor

Head Coach: Kevin Broderick Assistant Coaches: Justin Stern, Corey McAdam Team Manager: Reggie Lane

THIS SEASON: The Golden Flyers enter the Empire 8 Tournament as one of the hottest teams SEASON RESULTS having won five out of their last six games. After (18-7 OVERALL, 10-4 E8) dropping two straight conference games in Janu- ary, Nazareth proceeded to win six in a row and NOVEMBER has posted an 11-2 record since Janaury 11. Fri. 15 SAGE ^ W, 83-64 Sat. 16 SUNY FREDONIA ^ W, 92-62 THE COACH: Kevin Broderick is in his fifth Sat. 23 ROCHESTER W, 93-84 season as the head coach of Nazareth. During his time, he has posted a record of 84-46. In his first DECEMBER Wed. 4 ROBERTS WES. $ L, 68-70 season, he guided Naz to the Empire 8 Conference Fri. 6 Hobart $ L, 71-77 title and an NCAA Tournament berth. He returned Sat. 7 RIT $ W, 74-51 his team to the Empire 8 title game in 2011-12. Mon. 16 Elizabethtown & W, 84-65 Tue. 17 Juniata & L, 56-57 GOLDEN FLYERS AT A GLANCE: Naz enters the weekend averaging 83.6 points per game (3rd JANUARY in E8) while allowing 69.5 (2nd). The Golden Fly- Fri. 3 ELMIRA * W, 66-54 ers rank second in rebounds (39.2/gm)and have a Sat. 4 Houghton W, 79-51 Wed. 8 Alfred * L, 87-99 rebounding margin of +7 which is the best in the Fri. 10 STEVENS * L, 88-96 ot conference. Defensively, they are second in field- Sat. 11 HARTWICK * W, 86-76 goal percentage (42.5%) and are allowing oppo- Fri. 17 UTICA * L, 124-131 ot nents to shoot just 30.4% from three-point range. Sat. 18 ITHACA * W, 77-58 Thu. 23 Alfred State W, 74-52 LEADERS: Senior forward Brad Ford leads Tue. 28 ST. JOHN FISHER * W, 87-54 the Golden Flyers in points (18.9) and rebounds Senior Brad Ford is Nazareth’s leading scorer Fri. 31 Hartwick * W, 82-72

(10.2) and ranks second in both categories in the (18.9 pts/gm) and rebounder (10.2/gm) and ranks FEBRUARY Empire 8. Jack Giles, Maurice Mills, and Mitch second in both categories in the E8. Tue. 1 Stevens * L, 69-73 Ford are also averaging in double figures. Mitch Fri. 7 Ithaca * W, 100-98 Ford is third in the conference in field-goal per- Ducks. In the first meeting on January 10,- Ste Sat. 8 HOUGHTON W, 105-98 centage (54.4%) and Mills is sixth (51.7%). Giles vens’ Andrew Meszaros hit a two-point jumper Fri. 14 St. John Fisher * L, 65-67 (81.4%) and Brad Ford (76.6%) are fifth and sixth at the end of regulation to force overtime where Sat. 15 Elmira * L, 75-49 in free throw percentage, respectively. Giles has the Ducks outscored Nazareth 18-10 in the extra Tue. 18 ALFRED * W, 87-80 dished out a team-high 3.8 assists per game (5th in Fri. 21 Utica W, 98-82 period and came away with a 96-88 victory. In the Fri. 28 Stevens ! 6 p.m. E8). Mills is the leading shot blocker in the con- rematch in Hoboken, Nazareth trailed 62-50 mid- ference with an average of two per contest. Brad way through the second period before outscoring MARCH Ford is third in assists (1.8/gm). Stevens 17-2 to claim a 67-64 lead with 1:03 to Sat. 1 E8 Championship 3 p.m. play in regulation. The Ducks held off the Golden PLAYOFF HISTORY: Nazareth is one the most Home Events in BOLD Flyers’ furious rally with a 3-point basket and then ^ BSG Tournament (Rochester, NY) successful teams in the Empire 8 Tournament as connected on all six of their free throws in the final $ Wendy’s Classic (Rochester, NY) they are 6-2 all-time and have qualified in five out minute to win 73-69. The Saxons defeated Naza- & Juniata Tournament (Huntington, PA) of the last six seasons. The Golden Flyers won the reth 99-87 in the first game with the Golden Fly- * Empire 8 Conference game title in 2008 and 2010. In 2008, Naz defeated Ste- ers on January 8 but Naz took the second contest ! Empire 8 Tournament (Oneonta, NY) vens 81-70 in the semis and edged out St. John 87-80. In that game, Scott Hayford connected on Fisher 64-63 in the final. In 2010, the Golden Fly- a three-point basket to put the Golden Flyers up LAST E8 TOURNAMENT: In the 2012 semi- ers outlasted Ithaca 75-72 in overtime and again 83-78 with 57 seconds remaining in regulation. finals at Hartwick, Nazareth connected on three defeated the Cardinals by one point, 65-64, to Brad Ford and Giles each made a pair of free out of four free throw opportunities in the final 18 claim to championship. In 2009, Nazareth defeat- throws to secure the victory. Naz won 86-76 over seconds to preserve its lead and hold off Stevens ed Ithaca 82-76 but fell to RIT in overtime 76-71 the Hawks on January 11. Mills scored a career- 74-71. The Golden Flyers hit eight free throws to in the final. The Golden Flyers beat Stevens 74-71 high 29 points and Ford tallied 24 points and 14 secure the victory despite not making a field goal in 2012 and fell to IC 71-55 in the title game. rebounds. In the rematch at Lambros Arena in for the final 6:12 of the game. In the championship Oneonta on January 31, the Golden Flyers used game, Ithaca outscored Naz 18-4 in the final eight THIS YEAR AGAINST THE FIELD: Nazareth multiple second-half scoring runs to pull away minutes of the second half to defeat the Golden went 3-3 this season against Stevens, Alfred, and from Hartwick and win 82-72 to snap the Hawks’ Flyers 71-55. Brad Ford scored 16 points and tal- Hartwick. The Golden Flyers were swept by the five-game winning streak. lied 13 rebounds to lead the team.

#4 SAXONS

No. Name Yr. Pos. Ht. Wt. Hometown / Previous School 00 Steve Lothridge Sr. C 6-8 195 E. Syracuse, NY / OCC 1 Tyler Seelman Fr. G 5-11 155 Lorton, VA / Hayfield Secondary 2 Mike Hill Jr. G 5-10 185 Whitesboro, NY / Utica Notre Dame 3 Ryan Mahon Jr. G 6-0 165 Oneonta, NY / Oneonta 4 Eric Adams Fr. F 6-3 180 Lebanon, NJ / Hunterdon Central 5 Nigel Herbert Fr. G 5-11 180 Hillsborough, NJ / Hillsborough 10 Tim Pacheco Jr. G 5-11 185 Mt. Pocono, PA / Pocono Mountain East 11 Dylan Molloy Fr. G 5-9 145 Clifton Park, NY / Shenendehowa 12 Mike Snyder Jr. G/F 6-0 170 Pulaski, NY / Pulaski 14 Dalton Walsh Jr. F 6-7 190 Stockton, NY / Cassadaga Valley 15 Darius Sessom Fr. G 5-10 180 Olive Branch, MS / Olive Branch 21 Thomas Tsatsis Sr. G/F 6-1 165 Neponsit, NY / Townsend Harris 22 Tyrell Ryan Fr. G/F 6-1 175 Wheatley Heights, NY / Half Hollow Hills W. 23 Julian Reinhart Fr. G 6-0 185 Hornell, NY / Hornell 24 Jerry Kincel So. G 6-1 190 Moosic, PA / Riverside 32 Jeremy Johnson Jr. F/C 6-5 205 Martinsburg, WV / Shepherd Univ. 33 Jason Ruback Sr. F 6-5 195 Pittsford, NY / Pittsford-Mendon 34 Gerald Colas Sr. C 6-4 205 Houston, TX / Cypress Ridge 41 Phil Pellegrino Fr. G/F 6-3 170 Rochester, NY / Brighton 42 Spenser Thomas Fr. F 6-3 170 Webster, NY / Webster Thomas 44 Clark Brueckl Fr. G/F 6-2 165 Angola, NY / Lake Shore

Head Coach: Dale Wellman, ’99 Sewanee (Fifth Season) Assistant Coaches: Sam Moore, Edinboro ’13; Ryan Shay, ’11 Houghton

THIS SEASON: The Saxons finished the regular season with a record of 18-7 overall and 9-5 in SEASON RESULTS the Empire 8. Alfred’s 18 wins are the most in 25 (18-7 OVERALL, 9-5 E8) years and its nine conference wins are the most ever in program history. Alfred got off to a 10-2 NOVEMBER start while topping the the century mark in points Sat. 16 SUNY COBLESKILL W, 116-102 six times and 13 in all for the season. This is the Sun. 17 WELLS W, 108-70 first time AU has made the four-team conference Sat. 23 SUNY Canton W, 100-96 tournament field in the 15 years since the Empire Sat. 30 Hilbert L, 87-96 8 was founded. DECEMBER Tue. 3 SUNY Fredonia W, 100-90 THE COACH: Sixth-year head coach Dale Well- Sun. 8 PA. COLL. OF TECH W, 115-61 man has made an immediate impact on the Saxon Sun. 15 Sarah Lawrence W, 121-70 program as the team showed a six-game improve- Sun. 31 Allegheny College L, 79-89 ment in his first season from the previous year. His squad followed that with a three-game hike in JANUARY wins in his second season. In 2011-12, Alfred won Sun. 5 Cazenovia W, 86-70 Wed. 8 NAZARETH * W, 99-87 six games in Empire 8 conference play which was Fri. 10 Ithaca * W, 94-67 the most since the 2000-01 season. Sat. 11 ELMIRA * W, 80-64 Fri. 17 Hartwick* L, 124-131 ot SAXONS AT A GLANCE: Alfred is the high- Sat. 18 Stevens * L, 85-102 est scoring team in the Empire and second in the Fri. 24 Houghton W, 103-73 country with an average of 98 points per game. Sat. 25 St. John Fisher* W, 97-95 Heading into the weekend, Alfred finds itself Tue. 28 HOUGHTON W, 103-73 Fri. 31 Utica* W, 96-93 ranked among the nation’s Division III statistical Freshman Tyler Seelman is second in scoring on leaders in several team categories. The Saxons the Saxons with 11 points per game. FEBRUARY lead the country in total rebounds (1,198), total Tue. 4 Elmira * L, 67-80 steals (301) and offensive rebounds per game to play before the Saxons pulled away with a 9-0 Fri. 7 STEVENS* W, 100-98 (22.7). The team ranks fourth in total assists (422) run to come away with the win. In the rematch in Sat. 8 HARTWICK * W, 105-98 and turnover margin (7.0 per game), fifth in steals Pittsford, the Golden Flyers held off AU and won Fri. 14 UTICA * W, 116-94 Sat. 15 ST. JOHN FISHER * L, 83-105 per game (17.6), seventh in total free throw at- by the score of 87-80. The game was tied 75-all Tue. 18 Nazareth* L, 80-87 tempts (688), and eighth in total three-point field with 3:06 remaining in the second half but Naz Fri. 22 ITHACA W, 104-80 goals made (233). scored on its next posession and held the lead for Fri. 28 Hartwick ! 8 p.m. the remainder of the game. In the first game with LEADERS: Thomas Tsatsis leads the team in the Hawks at Lambros, Hartwick outlasted the MARCH scoring with and average of 13 points per game Saxons 131-124 in overtime in what was the high- Sat. 1 E8 Championship 3 p.m. while freshman guard Tyler Seelman is second est scoring game in ’Wick history. A total of six Home Events in BOLD with an average of 11 points per game. Senior cen- Hawks scored in double figures as well as six Sax- * Empire 8 Conference game ter Steve Lothridge leads the team in rebounds per ons. At the McLane Center, AU outscored Hart- ! Empire 8 Tournament (Oneonta, NY) game (6.1) and Tsatsis ranks second (5.1). Junior wick 63-50 in the second half to come out with guard Tim Pacheco ranks first in assists per game a 105-98 win. Stevens won 102-85 over the Sax- (3.0) and Tsatsis is second (2.4). Dalton Walsh ons on January 18 in the first time the two squads first ECAC title in three tries. It was a close game leads the Saxons in blocked shots (27) with Loth- squared off. The rematch was a different story as throughout the second half as Alfred tied the game ridge (26) and Jeremy Johnson (26) right behind Seelman and Tsatsis combined for 38 points in a at 51-51 with 9:41 left to play. Cortland retook the him. Tsatsis ranks 17th in the nation in total steals 100-88 win for Alfred’s first ever victory over Ste- lead at the 9:15 mark but back-to-back three point- (61) and 19th in steals per game (2.54). vens. The win snapped a 13 game winning streak ers from Mike Branche and Sean Curran put Al- that the Ducks had over the Saxons. fred up 57-54 with 7:08 left. The Saxons’ last lead THIS YEAR AGAINST THE FIELD: The Sax- was 63-62 with 4:41 remaining in the contest. The ons have gone 3-3 against the field in the tourna- LAST PLAYOFF GAME: The Alfred Saxons’ Red Dragons went ahead 68-64 with 3:21 left and ment and split against Nazareth, Hartwick, and last postseason appearance came during the 2011- eventually were up 71-64 at 2:24. Alfred got as Stevens. In their first Empire 8 game of the season 12 season when the team qualified for the ECAC close as six points, 72-66, with 52 seconds show- on January 8, the Saxons defeated the Golden Fly- Upstate New York Championship game. Alfred ing on the game clock but Cortland converted four ers 99-87 at the McLane Center. Nazareth came faced SUNY Cortland and it was the Red Dragons free throws down the stretch to seal the win and to within 90-87 inside of two minutes remaining who came away with a 76-69 win to claim their the title.

EMPIRE 8 CONFERENCE TEAM LEADERS

Scoring Offense G Pts/G 3-PT. FG% G 3FGM 3FGA Pct. Blocked Shots G B/G 1. Alfred 25 98.0 1. Hartwick 25 192 491 39.1 1. Alfred 25 4.6 2. Hartwick 25 83.6 2. Utica 25 186 507 36.7 2. Stevens 25 3.8 3. Nazareth 25 79.4 3. St. John Fisher 25 137 376 36.4 3. St. John Fisher 25 3.6 4. Utica 25 79.1 4. Stevens 25 178 494 36.0 4. Nazareth 24 3.3 5. Stevens 25 77.1 5. Elmira 24 187 524 35.7 5. Hartwick 25 3.2 6. St. John Fisher 25 75.2 6. Nazareth 25 142 419 33.9 6. Utica 25 3.1 7. Houghton 25 69.0 7. Houghton 25 159 482 33.0 7. Ithaca 25 3.1 8. Ithaca 24 67.4 8. Ithaca 25 137 435 31.5 8. Houghton 25 2.7 9. Elmira 25 66.9 9. Alfred 25 248 813 30.5 9. Elmira 25 1.7

Scoring Defense G Pts/G 3-Point FG% Def. G 3FGM 3FGA Pct. Assists G A/G 1. Elmira 25 69.1 1. Nazareth 25 136 448 30.4 1. Alfred 25 17.9 2. Nazareth 25 69.5 2. Alfred 25 144 464 31.0 2. Stevens 25 15.5 St. John Fisher 25 69.5 3. Elmira 25 123 394 31.2 3. Utica 25 14.2 4. Stevens 25 69.6 4. Stevens 25 194 572 33.9 4. Elmira 25 13.6 5. Ithaca 25 76.5 5. Hartwick 25 191 554 34.5 5. St. John Fisher 25 13.1 6. Hartwick 25 77.8 6. Utica 25 207 575 36.0 6. Houghton 25 12.9 7. Utica 24 85.0 7. Ithaca 25 200 535 37.4 7. Nazareth 24 12.8 8. Houghton 25 85.3 8. St. John Fisher 25 164 437 37.5 8. Hartwick 25 12.7 9. Alfred 25 87.2 9. Houghton 24 200 503 39.8 9. Ithaca 25 12.6

Free Throw Pct. G FTM FTA Pct. 3-Pt. FG Made G 3FG Steals G S/G 1. Elmira 25 319 440 72.5 1. Alfred 25 248 1. Alfred 25 12.6 2. Hartwick 25 436 604 72.2 2. Hartwick 25 192 2. Stevens 25 8.5 3. Ithaca 25 383 535 71.6 3. Elmira 25 187 3. St. John Fisher 25 7.8 4. St. John Fisher 25 440 621 70.9 4. Utica 25 186 4. Nazareth 25 7.0 5. Nazareth 25 443 631 70.2 5. Stevens 25 178 5. Hartwick 25 6.3 6. Stevens 24 380 543 70.0 6. Houghton 25 159 6. Utica 24 5.4 7. Utica 25 394 577 68.3 7. Nazareth 25 142 7. Elmira 25 5.0 8. Houghton 25 379 563 67.3 8. Ithaca 25 137 8. Houghton 25 4.8 9. Alfred 25 453 708 64.0 St. John Fisher 25 137 9. Ithaca 25 4.1

Field Goal Pct. G FGM FGA Pct. Rebounding Off. G Reb/G Turnovers G TO/G 1. St. John Fisher 25 631 1364 47.7 1. Alfred 25 49.7 1. Elmira 25 10.8 2. Hartwick 25 731 1535 47.6 2. Nazareth 25 39.7 2. Nazareth 25 11.6 Nazareth 25 700 1471 47.6 3. Hartwick 25 39.0 3. Hartwick 25 12.5 4. Stevens 25 685 1469 46.6 4. Utica 25 38.0 St. John Fisher 25 12.5 5. Utica 25 699 1521 46.0 5. Ithaca 25 37.3 5. Ithaca 25 13.2 6. Elmira 25 583 1374 42.4 6. Stevens 25 36.5 6. Stevens 25 13.7 7. Alfred 24 875 2072 42.2 7. Houghton 25 36.3 7. Utica 24 15.0 8. Ithaca 25 582 1406 41.4 8. St. John Fisher 25 34.4 Alfred 25 15.0 9. Houghton 25 593 1448 41.0 9. Elmira 25 32.6 9. Houghton 25 16.3

Field Goal% Def. G FGM FGA Pct. Rebounding Def. G Reb/G Forced Turnovers G TO/G 1. Stevens 25 613 1448 42.3 1. Elmira 25 32.1 1. Alfred 25 21.9 2. Nazareth 25 614 1446 42.5 2. Nazareth 25 32.2 2. Stevens 25 15.6 3. St. John Fisher 25 626 1449 43.2 3. St. John Fisher 24 33.7 3. St. John Fisher 25 13.0 4. Hartwick 25 706 1612 43.8 4. Stevens 25 36.4 4. Hartwick 25 12.2 5. Ithaca 25 686 1563 43.9 5. Ithaca 25 37.0 5. Nazareth 25 12.1 6. Alfred 25 603 1593 45.1 6. Hartwick 25 37.1 6. Utica 25 11.3 7. Utica 24 795 1718 46.3 7. Houghton 25 38.8 7. Houghton 24 11.1 8. Houghton 25 734 1583 46.4 8. Utica 25 39.0 8. Elmira 25 10.8 9. Elmira 25 617 1322 46.7 9. Alfred 25 42.9 9. Ithaca 25 9.1

EMPIRE 8 CONFERENCE INDIVIDUAL LEADERS

Scoring G Pts. Avg. 11. Aaron Nevins - UC 24 134 285 47.0 13. Frank Mitchell - IC 25 31 1.2 1. Jared Suderley - HC 25 504 20.2 12. Neil Randolph - EC 25 142 310 45.8 14. Tyler Seelman - AU 25 27 1.1 2. Brad Ford - NAZ 25 473 18.9 13. Joey Lufkin - HC 25 137 323 42.4 Mike Snyder - AU 25 27 1.1 3. Neil Randolph - EC 25 459 18.4 16. Maurice Mills - NAZ 25 25 1.0 4. Aaron Nevins - UC 24 405 16.9 Assists G A Avg. Jared Suderley - HC 25 25 1.0 5. Frank Mitchell - IC 25 420 16.8 1. Matt Skrelja - SIT 23 121 5.3 6. Joey Lufkin - HC 25 402 16.1 2. Derrick Vogel - EC 25 108 4.3 3-point FG % G 3FG 3FGA Pct 7. Jack Giles - NAZ 25 390 15.6 Chaz Lott - SJF 23 98 4.3 1. Ian Henderson - UC 23 52 124 41.9 8. Chaz Lott - SJF 25 329 14.3 Aaron Nevins - UC 24 102 4.3 Neil Randolph - EC 25 57 136 41.9 9. Kyle Bradley - HC 25 352 14.1 5. Jack Giles - NAZ 25 94 3.8 3. Phillip DeSeignora - SIT 25 51 124 41.1 10. Patrick Sabatino - SIT 25 345 13.8 6. Sam Bevan - IC 25 91 3.6 Joey Lufkin - HC 25 53 129 41.1 11. Matt Skrelja - SIT 23 313 13.6 7. Andrew Makori - HOU 25 87 3.5 5. Josh Keys - EC 25 73 195 37.4 Maurice Mills - NAZ 25 340 13.6 8. Kyle Bradley - HC 25 81 3.2 6. Scott Hayford - NAZ 25 48 140 34.3 13. Thomas Tsatsis - AU 25 326 13.0 9. Tim Pacheco - AU 25 76 3.0 Keegan Ryan - SJF 24 311 13.0 10. Brandon Camacho - HOU 25 72 2.9 3-Pt. FG Made G 3FG 15. Evan Klimchak - SIT 25 323 12.9 11. Chris Jeffers - UC 25 69 2.8 1. Josh Keys - EC 25 73 16. Mitch Ford - NAZ 25 319 12.8 12. Scott Hayford - NAZ 25 67 2.7 2. Neil Randolph - EC 25 57 17. Tyler McQuaid - HOU 25 310 12.4 13. Evan Klimchak - SIT 25 65 2.6 3. Joey Lufkin - HC 25 53 Chris Jeffers - UC 25 310 12.4 14. Joe Masino - IC 21 52 2.5 4. Ian Henderson - UC 23 52 19. Brandon Camacho - HOU 22 294 11.8 15. Thomas Tsatsis - AU 25 60 2.4 5. Phillip DeSeignora - SIT 25 51 20. Tyler Seelman - AU 25 276 11.0 Stefan Bock - SJF 25 59 2.4 6. Scott Hayford - NAZ 25 48 17. Kenny Gan - SIT 24 55 2.3 7. Tyler Seelman - AU 25 47 Rebounds G Off Def Tot Avg/G 18. Dylan Molloy - AU 22 49 2.2 8. Adam Ambielli - SJF 25 46 1. Jared Suderley - HC 25 77 192 269 10.8 Neil Randolph - EC 25 55 2.2 9. Evan Klimchak - SIT 25 45 2. Brad Ford - NAZ 25 82 174 256 10.2 20. Brad Ford - NAZ 25 53 2.1 10. Mike Snyder - AU 25 44 3. Keegan Ryan - SJF 24 69 135 204 8.5 11. Brandon Camacho - HOU 25 39 4. Chris Jeffers - UC 25 42 165 207 8.3 Free Throw % G FT FTA Pct 12. Jack Giles - NAZ 25 37 5. Frank Mitchell - IC 25 45 159 204 8.2 1. Jared Suderley - HC 25 115 131 87.8 13. Brad Ford - NAZ 25 35 6. Kyle Bradley- HC 25 67 135 202 8.1 2. Sam Bevan - IC 25 61 70 87.1 14. Justin Pratt - HC 23 34 7. Maurice Mills - NAZ 25 65 125 190 7.6 3. Evan Klimchak - SIT 25 70 81 86.4 Tyler Hart - SJF 24 34 8. Mitch Ford - NAZ 25 62 135 178 7.1 4. Neil Randolph - EC 25 118 138 85.5 16. Matt Petruccione 24 31 Andrew Meszaros - SIT 25 43 135 178 7.1 5. Jack Giles - NAZ 25 79 97 81.4 Ryan Mahon - AU 25 31 10. Marty Felicia - UC 24 64 96 160 6.4 6. Brad Ford - NAZ 25 108 141 76.6 18. Max Masucci - IC 24 30 11. Steve Lothridge - AU 25 74 79 153 6.1 7. Aaron Nevins - UC 24 128 169 75.7 19. Andrew Meszaros - SIT 25 29 12. Matt Skrelja - SIT 23 25 112 137 6.0 8. Keegan Ryan - SJF 24 73 97 75.3 20. Dylan Molloy - AU 22 26 13. Tyler McQuaid - HOU 25 67 78 145 5.8 9. Joey Lufkin - HC 25 75 100 75.0 Jordan Christenson - HOU 23 26 14. Kenny Gan- SIT 24 47 89 136 5.7 10. Patrick Sabatino - SIT 25 74 99 74.7 Derrick Vogel - EC 22 26 15. Patrick Sabatino 25 46 95 141 5.6 11. Matt Skrelja -SIT 23 82 114 71.9 23. Jared Suderley - HC 25 25 Matthew Ball 25 37 103 140 5.6 Tyler McQuaid 25 92 128 71.9 24. Christian Jordan - IC 23 23 17. Thomas Tsatsis - AU 25 67 61 128 5.1 13. Mitch Ford - NAZ 25 71 99 71.7 25. Glenn Gavan - HC 17 19 18. Neil Randolph - EC 25 30 91 121 4.8 14. Chaz Lott - SJF 23 93 130 71.5 26. Kendall Brown - UC 17 18 19. Dalton Walsh - AU 25 49 68 117 4.7 Jeremy Johnson - AU 25 59 58 117 4.7 Steals G S Avg. Blocked Shots G Bl 1. Thomas Tsatsis - AU 25 67 2.7 1. Maurice Mills - NAZ 25 49 Field Goal % G FG FGA Pct 2. Matt Skrelja - SIT 23 58 2.5 2. Patrick Sabatino - SIT 25 47 1. Kyle Bradley - HC 25 129 215 60.0 3. Brad Ford - NAZ 25 45 1.8 3. Dalton Walsh - AU 25 27 2. Chaz Lott - SJF 23 115 197 58.4 Chaz Lott - SJF 23 41 1.8 4. Steven Lothridge - AU 22 26 3. Mitch Ford - NAZ 25 124 228 54.4 Tim Pacheco - AU 25 44 1.8 Jeremy Johnson - AU 25 26 4. Frank Mitchell - IC 25 161 311 51.8 6. Kyle Bradley - HC 25 41 1.6 6. Matt Wilson - HC 25 24 5. Keegan Ryan - SJF 24 119 230 51.7 Scott Hayford - NAZ 25 39 1.6 Marty Felicia - UC 25 24 Maurice Mills - NAZ 25 125 242 51.7 8. Andrew Meszaros - SIT 25 38 1.5 8. Optimystik Kinard - SJF 25 23 7. Jared Suderley - HC 25 182 361 50.4 Stefan Bock - SJF 25 37 1.5 9. Kyle Bradley - HC 25 21 8. Jack Giles - NAZ 25 137 275 49.8 10. Kenny Gan - SIT 24 31 1.3 10. Frank Mitchell - IC 25 20 9. Patrick Sabatino - SIT 25 127 256 49.6 Aaron Nevins - UC 24 31 1.3 11. Kenny Gan - SIT 24 19 10. Brad Ford - NAZ 25 165 347 47.6 Evan Klimchak - SIT 25 32 1.3 12. Tom Sweeney - IC 25 17

2014 EMPIRE 8 MEN’S BASKETBALL CHAMPIONSHIP

Friday, February 28 2013-14 Empire 8 Men’s Basketball Semifinals All-Conference Awards

Player of the Year: Jared Suderley, Hartwick College #2 Stevens Saturday, March 1 Rookie of the Year: Joey Lufkin, Hartwick College Coach of the Year: Dale Wellman, Alfred University Championship First Team 6:00 p.m. Name Team Pos. Yr. Hometown/High School Jared Suderley Hartwick F Sr. Newport, NY/West Canada Valley Brad Ford Nazareth F Sr. Victor, NY/Victor Jack Giles Nazareth G Sr. Fayetteville, NY/Fayetteville-Manlius #3 Nazareth Chaz Lott St. John Fisher G So. Wynantskill, NY/Christian Brothers 3:00 p.m. Matt Skrelja Stevens G Sr. Clark, NJ/Seton Hall Prep #1 Hartwick 2014 Empire 8 Conference Champion Second Team Name Team Pos. Yr. Hometown/High School Thomas Tsatsis Alfred G/F Sr. Neponsit, NY/Townsend Harris Neil Randolph Elmira F Jr. Wicklow, Ireland/ Presentation 8:00 p.m. Kyle Bradley Hartwick F Sr. Cornwall, NY/Cornwall Frank Mitchell Ithaca F Sr. Hillsborough, NJ/Hillsborough Patrick Sabatino Stevens F Jr. Westfield, NJ/Westfield #4 Alfred Honorable Mention Name Team Pos. Yr. Hometown/High School Chris Cassidy Elmira F Sr. Colts Neck, NJ/Colts Neck Joey Lufkin Hartwick G Fr. Argyle, NY/Argyle 2013-2014 Empire 8 Keegan Ryan St. John Fisher F Fr. Plattsburgh, NY/Beekmantown Aaron Nevins Utica G Jr. Buffalo, NY/Canisius

Men’s Basketball Final Standings Sportsman of the Year Team Name Team Pos. Yr. Hometown/High School E8 Overall Thomas Tsatsis Alfred G/F Sr. Neponsit, NY/Townsend Harris Hartwick # 10-4 16-9 Kurt Dutcher Elmira G Sr. Gaylord, MI/Gaylord Stevens # 10-4 17-8 Christian Laputka Hartwick G Sr. Freeland, PA/Hazleton Area Nazareth # 10-4 18-7 Brennan Campbell Houghton G Jr. Perry, NY/Perry Alfred # 9-5 18-7 Joe Masino Ithaca G Fr. Fairport, NY/Fairport St. John Fisher 9-5 16-9 Scott Hayford Nazareth F Sr. Wilmington, VT/Twin Valley Elmira 5-9 10-15 Charles McVay St. John Fisher F Jr. Bennington, VT/Mount Anthony Ithaca 2-12 7-18 Andrew Meszaros Stevens G Sr. Phoenixville, PA/St. Pius X Utica 1-13 8-17 Rich Smith Utica G Sr. Albany, NY/La Salle Institute Houghton * - 3-22

# - clinched Empire 8 playoff berth * - Houghton is an NCAA provisional member and is not eligible for postseason. Games against the Highlanders do not impact Empire 8 records and standings.

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2014 EMPIRE 8 MEN’S BASKETBALL CHAMPIONSHIP