Nyack Warriors Athletics News

Men's Basketball: Men's Basketball Defeated in CACC Game vs. DC

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 20:21:20 EST

Orangeburg, NY- The men's basketball team fell to Dominican College in a conference game this evening by a score of 102-77.

Dominican quickly jumped out to a 24-12 advantage within the first seven minutes of play and would maintain a 58-47 lead at the half way point. The second half would be controlled by the Chargers as they extended their lead into an eventual 102-77 win.

Nyack would see 4 Warriors post double figures in scoring in the losing effort. Jose Pena-Benjamin led Nyack with 19 points on 6-13 shooting while also pulling down a team high 9 rebounds. Khalid Samuels added 17 points, Lafayette Curtis totaled 16, and Chris Hampton finished the contest with 13 points.

The Warriors host Dominican on Saturday in the 2nd game of a basketball double header with the men to follow the women's game at 3 PM.

Women's Basketball: Women's Basketball Downed at Dominican

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 20:01:33 EST

Nyack, NY- The women's basketball team was defeated at Dominican College this evening in a conference game by a score of 72-49 this evening on the campus of Dominican College.

Dominican would begin the contest with a 10-0 run over the first 7 minutes of play to take command over the game and would manage to keep the Warriors at arms length for the remainder of the contest as the Chargers would go on to an eventual 72-49 win.

Khamari Tellis would be the lone Warrior to reach double figures in scoring with 11 points. Camille Nwosu also pulled down a team high 8 boards, and Brittany Mitchell tallied 3 steals.

Nyack returns to action this Saturday when they host Wilmington University at 1 PM.

Women's Basketball: Women's Basketball Falls at Goldey-Beacom

Mon, 06 Feb 2012 21:37:06 EST

Wilmington, DE- The women's basketball team was defeated at Goldey-Beacom College by a score of 71-44 this evening in a Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference game.

The Lady Lightning would quickly take control of the contest in the first five minutes of play, pulling out to a 12-2 lead. GBC would maintain their early advantage and eventually head into the break up 34-25.

The Lady Warriors would be unable to cut into the GBC lead in the 2nd half as the lightning would go onto a 71-44 win.

Khamari Tellis and Ashley Tallman would each total double-figures in scoring in the losing effort. Tellis would also tally a team high 12 rebounds.

Nyack returns to action Thursday when they travel to Dominican College.

Men's Basketball: Goldey-Beacom Downs Men's Basketball

Mon, 06 Feb 2012 21:29:41 EST

Wilmington, DE- The men's basketball team was defeated in the nightcap of a rare Monday night CACC basketball double header at Goldey-Beacom by a score of 101-72.

The men would lead 28-27 with 5 minutes to play in the first half, but GBC would finish the period with a 18-5 run to gain a 45-33 lead at halftime. Nyack would be unable to pull within striking distance in the 2nd half before pulling away to a 101-72 win.

Jose Pena-Benjamin would lead Nyack with a team high 21 points on 7-20 shooting from the floor. Pena-Benjamin would also pull down a team high 9 rebounds in the losing effort. Khalid Samuels, Chris Hampton, and Lafayette Curtis also totaled double figures in scoring in the loss.

The Warriors return to action this Thursday when they travel to take on rival Dominican College.

Baseball: Follow Baseball All Season Long On Facebook, Twitter, & More

Mon, 06 Feb 2012 21:09:27 EST

Follow the 2012 Warrior Baseball team all season long on Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube. You can also read along with the pitching staff on the daily Pitching Blog.

To follow on Facebook:

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Search and visit "Nyack College Baseball" or simply Click Here.
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If you wish to follow the Warrior's pitching staff and get updates on their daily pitching blog:

Search and visit "Nyack College Pitching Blog" or simply Click Here.
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To follow on Twitter:

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Search and visit "@Nyack_Baseball" or simply Click Here.
Click "Follow".
To receive updates straight to your phone, either sign up for mobile notifications or download the Twitter app to a smartphone.

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Click "Follow".

To visit the Warriors YouTube Channel:

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Search and visit "Nyack College Baseball Chanel" or simply Click Here.

To visit the Nyack College Pitching Blog:

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Men's Basketball: Chestnut Hill Holds Off Men's Basketball 81-76

Sun, 05 Feb 2012 07:49:43 EST

Philadelphia, PA- The men's basketball team was defeated by Chestnut Hill College yesterday afternoon in Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference match-up by a score of 81-76.

In a first half that featured several different runs by both teams, Chestnut HIll would quickly erase a 12-8 Warrior lead six minutes into the contest with a 11-0 run to lead 19-12 near the halfway point of the first half. Nyack would trail by as many as 8 points at 29-21, but the Warriors would answer with a 12-4 run of their own to tie the contest at 33-all with just over 2 minutes remaining. The Griffins would enter the half with a narrow 2 point advantage at 42-40.

The Warriors would come within 5 points several times throughout the 2nd half but Chestnut Hill would convert from the free-throw line in the closing minutes on its way to a 81-76 victory.

Four Warriors would post double-digit offensive performance, with freshman Chris Hampton leading the way with 21 points on 5-14 shooting. Hampton would also dish out a team high 7 assists and pull down a team high 6 rebounds. Jose Pena-Benjamin also totaled18 points with a team high 3 steals. Freshman Khalid Samuels followed his career high in scoring against Bloomfield with a 17 point performance, and Senior Lafayette Curtis would total 13 points and 2 blocks in the losing effort.

Nyack returns to action Monday when they travel to take on Goldey-Beacom in Wilmington, DE.

Women's Basketball: Chestnut Defeats Women's Basketball in CACC Tilt

Sun, 05 Feb 2012 07:36:05 EST

Philadelphia, PA- The women's basketball team would fall in the first game of a CACC basketball double header to Chestnut Hill College by a score of 85-57 yesterday afternoon.

Nyack would lead by as many as 6 points in the first half at 30-24 with 5 minutes remaining in the half, but Chestnut Hill would take control of the game with 17-6 run to end the half and lead 41-36 at the break.

The Lady Warriors would come as close as 4 points away from tying the Griffins, but Chestnut Hill would shoot 58% in the second half to cruise to the 85-57 win.

Four Lady Warriors would post double figures in scoring with Khamari Tellis posting a team high 12 points, Brianna McKellery and Ashley Tallman each adding 11 points, and Cassaundra McNeil totaling double figures in scoring as well.

Brittany Mitchell would hand out a team high 4 assists and Ashley Tallman would pull down a team high 6 rebounds in the losing effort.

Nyack returns to action this Monday when they travel to Wilmington, DE to take on Georgian Court University.

Men's Basketball: Bloomfield Holds Off Men's Basketball 76-69

Wed, 01 Feb 2012 20:17:36 EST

Nyack, NY- The men's basketball team was defeated by Bloomfield College 76-69 in a CACC match up this evening in Bowman Gymnasium.

After ten minutes of play, Nyack would trail by 23-21 but Bloomfield would end the half with 16-11 run to lead by 7 points at the break at 39-32. Bloomfield would pull out to an 11 point lead with just under 10 minutes in the game at 53-42, but Nyack would storm back into the game with a 11-2 run to trail 55-53 with 6 minutes remaining.

Bloomfield would convert from the free throw line in the closing minutes and eventually win 76-69.

Freshman Khalid Samuels would post a career high 22 points on 9-17 shooting from the floor. Samuels would also tally 4 assists. Jose Pena-Benjamin and Lafayette Curtis each added 14 points in the losing effort. Pena-Benjamin would pull down a team high 11 rebounds and Curtis also deflected 3 shots.

Nyack returns to action this Saturday when they travel to take on Chestnut Hill College at 3 PM.

Women's Basketball: Women's Basketball Downed by Bloomfieild

Wed, 01 Feb 2012 20:05:45 EST

Nyack, NY- The women's basketball team was defeated in a conference game this evening by Bloomfield College in Bowman Gymnasium by a score of 64-44.

Nyack would trail Bloomfield 11-9 eight minutes into the contest, but Bloomfield would take off on a 26-9 run to take control of the contest, leading 37-18 at the break. Nyack would be unable to bridge the gap in the 2nd half as Bloomfield would pull away to a 64-44 victory.

Khamari Tellis would lead Nyack with 16 points on 5-13 shooting from the floor, and Meghan Richards would pull down a team high 7 rebounds in the losing effort.

Nyack returns to action this Saturday when they travel to take on Chestnut Hill College at 1:00 PM.

Baseball: Baseball Teams with Nyack Valley Cottage Little League

Mon, 30 Jan 2012 09:33:17 EST

Nyack, NY- The Nyack College Men's Baseball team partnered with the Nyack-Valley Cottage Little League this past Saturday in a restoration project on the baseball field behind Liberty Elementary.

The project focused on the main problem areas of the field, which included leveling out the warning track so that it was even with the outfield grass and laying a foundation of clay bricks beneath the mound and home plate areas.

After an hour and a half, 240 clay bricks were put in and 10 bags of clay mixture were used on top of the mound and home plate.

"Its amazing to me how much 30 people can accomplish in 90 minutes," states Head Coach Matt Cornacchione. "This team continues to impress me with their work ethic, selflessness, and how they can make any task enjoyable."

The Warriors head to a new home field of their own this spring in Provident Bank Park, a newly built 38 million dollar stadium that is the home field of the Rockland Boulders of the Can-Am league.

Women's Basketball: GCU Comes Back to Beat Women's Basketball 62-56

Sat, 28 Jan 2012 16:51:39 EST

Nyack, NY- The Lions of Georgian Court would overcome what was once a 14 point Warrior advantage to defeat Nyack 62-56 this afternoon in a conference game at Bowman Gymnasium.

Nyack would lead by as many as 10 points late in the first half and would enter the break up 6 points at 37-31. The Warriors would lead 49-35 five minutes into the 2nd half, but GCU would finish the contest with a 27-7 run to pull out the 62-56 victory.

Nyack would see 4 players post 4 double digits in scoring in the losing effort. Ashley Tallman would lead Nyack with a 14 points after a 6-11 performance from the floor. Brittany Mitchell, Khamari Tellis, and Meghan Richards also totaled double digits in scoring with Richards pulling down a team high 7 rebounds and Mitchell adding a team high 6 assists.

Nyack returns to action this Wednesday when they host Bloomfield College in a men's and women's CACC basketball double-header beginning at 6 PM.

Men's Basketball: Dominican Edges out Men's Basketball 76-73

Thu, 26 Jan 2012 20:47:25 EST

Nyack, NY- The men's basketball team would be handed a narrow defeat this evening in a conference game against rival Dominican College at Bowman Gymnasium.

Nyack would lead Dominican by a score 19-18 seven minutes into the contest, but Dominican would rally with a 18-10 run to lead 37-28 with one and half minutes remaining in the period. Nyack would close out the half with a 5-0 run to cut the lead to 4 points at the break.

In the 2nd half, Nyack would quickly tie the game at 41-41 but Dominican would stretch their lead back out to 9 points with just over five and a half minutes to play. Nyack would respond with an 8 point outburst in the next minute of play, fueled by 2 three-point strikes by Freshman Chris Hampton.

The Chargers would convert at the line in the closing moments of the contest and a last second 3 point effort by Hampton would fall just short as Dominican would hold on for the 76-73 victory.

Chris Hampton would lead Nyack with a team high 27 points on 8-17 shooting from the floor. Senior Lafayette Curtis also turned in a strong performance with 16 points and 4 blocks. Jose Pena-Benjamin and Khalid Samuels also reached double figures in scoring with Pena-Benjamin pulling down a team high 8 rebounds and Samuels adding 4 assists.

Nyack returns to action next Wednesday when they play host to Bloomfield College at 8 PM.

Women's Basketball: Dominican Downs Women's Basketball 62-46

Thu, 26 Jan 2012 20:31:48 EST

Nyack, NY- The women's basketball team was defeated by Dominican College in a conference game in Bowman Gymnasium by a score of 62-46.

Nyack would lead the Chargers 9-8 six and a half minutes into the contest but Dominican would rally with a 27-9 run to end the with a 35-18 advantage. Nyack would come only as close as 13 points before Dominican pulled away to a 62-46 finish.

Khamari Tellis would lead Nyack with a team high 13 points on 5-10 shooting from the floor. Courtney Peay would pull down a team high 8 rebounds and Brittany Mitchell distributed a team best 5 assists.

Nyack returns to action this Saturday when they host Georgian Court at 1 PM.

Women's Basketball: 20 Warriors Earn CACC All-Academic Recogniton

Wed, 25 Jan 2012 09:31:19 EST

Waterbury, CT- The Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference has just released its 2011 Fall All-Academic Team with 20 Nyack College Student-Athletes earning All-Academic recognition.

In order to be named to the CACC All-Academic team, recipients must have participated in a CACC-Championship sport in
the fall. They must be at least a sophomore academically and athletically, have been a student-athlete at their current school
for at least two semesters, and achieve a cumulative grade-point-average of 3.50 or higher through the fall semester. The
complete list of honorees, separated by sport, is below.

Men's Soccer:

Felix Horn , Jr., (3.92) - Business Administration
*Gavin Penny, Sr., 3.84) - Accounting
Mikey Robinson, Jr., (3.57) - Business Administration

Women's Soccer:

Esther Huynh, So., (3.82) - Early Childhood
Heather Wakeley, So., (3.94) - TESOL
*Jennifer Jordan, Sr., (3.94) - Psychology
#Stephanie Mercier, Jr., (3.91) - Childhood Education
*Susanna Bicknell, Sr., (3.91) - Business Administration

Volleyball:

Brianna Kane, So., (3.50) - Childhood Education
Michelle Makela, Jr., (3.83) - TESOL
Tawnie Savage, Jr., (3.54) - Mathematics

Men's & Women's Cross Country:

*Ben Wallin, Sr., (3.68) - Religion
Jordan Wilhelm, Sr., (3.63) - Vocal Performance
#Stephen Mitzel, Sr., (3.81) - Accounting

Stuart Guild, Jr. (3.99) - Religion

Abigail Frank, Jr.,(3.55) - Childhood Education
Alethea Brown, Jr., (3.92) - Vocal Performance
Bethany Allison, So., (3.62) - Nursing
#Deborah McCarthy, Sr., (3.62) - Accounting
LeeAnn Mailly, Jr., (3.81) - Religion

% - 4-Time Honoree
* - 3-Time Honoree
# - 2-Time Honoree

Women's Basketball: Women's Basketball Falls 82-72 to Caldwell

Tue, 24 Jan 2012 21:53:11 EST

Caldwell, NJ- The women's basketball team was defeated in a conference game by Caldwell College by a score of 82-72.

Ten minutes into the first half of play, Nyack would hold a 20-15 advantage but would trail 36-35 at the break after a hard fought first half. Caldwell would take the lead for good with 16 minutes to play in the game and would manage to fight off several Nyack runs that saw the Warriors come as close as 4 points away from the Caldwell lead before winning 82-72.

Khamari Tellis and Ashley Tallman would each add 17 points for the Warrior women in the losing effort. Tallman would strike four times from three-point range and Brittany Mitchell would dish out a team high 7 assists.

Nyack returns to action this Thursday when they host Dominican College at 6 pm.

Men's Basketball: Men's Basketball Downed by Caldwell 94-69

Tue, 24 Jan 2012 21:36:46 EST

Caldwell, NJ - The men's basketball team was defeated ln a conference game against Caldwell College this evening by a score of 94-69.

After a hard fought first half, Caldwell would take a narrow 5 point lead into the break by a score of 42-37. The Warriors would quickly cut the Caldwell lead to two points with just over 13 minutes remaining in the contest at 55-53. But Caldwell would answer with a 8-0 run to take a ten point lead with 11 minutes to play. Nyack would fight to pull as close as 4 points with 7 minutes remaining, but Caldwell would finish the game with a 27-6 run to win 94-69.

Four Warriors would post double-figures in scoring led by Chris Hampton with 19 points. Hampton also added a team high 5 assists. Lafayette Curtis would also post 16 points and pull down a team high 6 rebounds. Khalid Samuels would total 11 points and Jose Pena-Benjamin would add 10 in the losing effort.

The Warriors return to action this Thursday when they host Dominican College at 8 PM.

Men's Basketball: Basketball games at Goldey-Beacom Postponed

Sat, 21 Jan 2012 06:22:00 EST

January 21, 2012 - The basketball games scheduled for 5 PM and 7 PM are postponed due to the bad weather conditions. A make-up date is to be determined.

Men's Basketball: Jr. Warrior clinic postponed

Sat, 21 Jan 2012 05:12:39 EST

January 21 - The Jr. Warrior basketball clinic scheduled for this morning is being postponed with a make-up date of February 11. For details, watch for an e-mail from Coach Ted Quinn.

Women's Basketball: Khamari Tellis Named CACC Player of the Week

Wed, 18 Jan 2012 07:29:51 EST

Waterbury, CT- The Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference has named Nyack's Khamari Tellis as its conference player of the week for her performance last week in two conference games against Concordia College and Post University.

Tellis, a junior from Chicago, IL, netted 31 points in Tuesday's overtime loss to Concordia, with 29 of those points coming after the first half of play. Tellis also played a huge part in the Nyack offense in last Thursday's win over Post as she netted 21 points while pulling down 13 rebounds and dishing out 5 assists.

The Warriors return to action this Saturday when they travel to take on Goldey-Beacom in Wilmington, DE.

Women's Basketball: Lady Warriors Victorious Over Post

Thu, 12 Jan 2012 21:12:46 EST

Nyack, NY- The women's basketball team notched their first win of the season tonight in a 71-65 come from behind win over Post University in a conference game at Bowman Gymnasium.

Post would jump out to an early 24-10 in the first eight minutes of play, but Nyack would close the half with a 23-14 run of their own to trail the Eagles by five points at 38-33 at the break.

After a back and forth start to the 2nd half, Nyack would take the lead for good with six minutes left in the contest, and Post would not come closer then 2 points for the remainder of the game as the Warriors went on to a 71-65 win.

Khamari Tellis would lead the Warriors on the offensive end for the 2nd straight game with 21 points on 7-17 shooting. Tellis would also pull down 13 rebounds, add 5 assists and 1 block. Meghan Richards chipped in with the first double-double of her college career with 12 points and a team high 14 rebounds. Courtney Peay and Ashley Tallman each reached double figures in scoring with Tallman totaling 12 points and Peay adding a season best 13. Britney Mitchell would also dish out a team high 6 assists in the win.

Nyack returns to action next Saturday when they travel to Wilmington, Delaware to take on Goldey-Beacom.