Both Loyola hoops teams ventured north to Albany and the Times Union Center for the 2009 MAAC basketball championships. Following a tough end of the season both teams were hoping to end the year on a positive note. The women advanced to the Quarterfinals after defeating higher seeded Manhattan in Thursday's first round. The women advanced to play top seed Marist. The highly favored Red Foxes lived up to their top billing and easily dispatched the Greyhounds. Hitting five consecutive three pointers, Marist pulled away and never looked back. The Hounds had a great 2nd half against Manhattan on Tuesday but just could not keep up the high level of play in the quarterfinals. Coach Logan is already preparing for next season and looks forward to welcoming back Erica DiClemente, who missed the 2008-9 season with a knee injury, and a couple of new freshman faces to the fold. Better times should return as the women's team only lose Siobhan Prior and Ashley Alexander to graduation.
The men's team was cruising along and ran into a late season wall, losing eight of their last ten games. The Hounds lost to 9th seeded Canisius in the first round and put what appeared in December to be a very promising season to bed. Coach Patsos moved right into recruiting mode following the game, thinking about what combination of returning and new players can help the Greyhounds advance in the 2010 tournament.
For everyone who is disapointed in the season on the men's side, just remember these numbers:6 5 4 1.
We will be heading back to Baltimore later today and will shift into outdoor mode for lacrosse, golf and track.
Thanks for reading and go hounds!
