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Golden Bears trapped

Senior guard Brian Jones of Austin, TX, sank a free throw with 1:02 left in overtime for his only point of the game as the University of New England men’s basketball team edged Western New England 70-69 at the Alumni Healthful Living Center in Springfield, MA.

This was only the second win in 15 outings for the Nor’easters who are now 2-6 in the Commonwealth Coast Conference (CCC). The Golden Bears drop to 5-10 overall and 2-7 in conference action.

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Sophomore center Dennis Rinaldi of Harrison—who at 6-foot-4 is best suited to play forward, but uses muscle to compensate for a height disadvantage in the pivot—had 11 points and three rebounds in the loss.

The Golden Bears hope to rebound tonight when they host Gordon College (6-10) of Wenham, MA, at 7:30 p.m.

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Midterm Weeks Lightens High School Schedule

Midterms and regents exams continue this week, and while athletic programs across the state pause to allow student-athletes to focus on academics. Games will resume this weekend.

Lady Jaspers stumble

The Manhattan College women’s basketball team (9-10, 3-4 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference) suffered a 59-45 loss to Loyola (7-12, 3-5 MAAC) at Draddy Gymnasium in Riverdale.

Junior guard Maggie Blair of Briarcliff had two points, two rebounds and two assists in 10 minutes for Manhattan.

The Jaspers are back in action on Friday afternoon, when they visit Webster Bank Arena at Harbor Yard in Bridgeport, CT, for their second meeting of the season with Fairfield University (14-5, 7-1 MAAC).

The Lady Stags posted a 63-59 victory over Manhattan at Draddy Gymnasium on Jan. 7.  Friday’s game is the National MAAC Game of the Week and will be broadcast live at 4 p.m. on ESPN3, ESPN’s online video portal.

Freshman guard Felicia DaCruz of Chestnut Ridge has played in 17 games at Fairfield, averaging nine-plus minutes a game. The Albertus Magnus grad has eight assists, and a steal.

Hinds, Mountaineers at the Garden

Jabarie Hinds of Mount Vernon, a guard at West Virginia University, will be in action tonight at Madison Square Garden against St. John’s University (8-11). Game time is 7 p.m.

The former high school standout was just the third basketball player to win section 1’s Mr. Basketball as a junior. The other two are 2005 NBA Sixth Man of the year Ben Gordon and two time NBA All-Star Elton Brand.

Hinds has been getting significant playing time for the Mountaineers despite being a freshman, and leads the team in assists with 73.

West Virginia elevated its record to 15-5 with a 77-74 overtime victory against Cincinnati as Hinds scored 12 points to go along with four assists. Hinds also had three steals, raising his season total to 29, second-best on the team by just one to Gary Browne of Cupey, Puerto Rico.

In the Cincinnati game, sophomore Sean Kilpatrick of White Plains scored 12 points and had five rebounds for the vanquished Bearcats.

Full speed ahead for Setters

Senior Carol Johnson of New City scored 14 points as the Pace University women’s basketball team elevated its record to a sparkling 14-3 with a 62-57 victory over Franklin Pierce (11-6).

Johnson, a graduate of Cardinal Spellman HS, is averaging 10.5 points, 4.8 rebounds and three assists.

The Setters host Merrimack College (3-13) of North Andover, MA, today at 5:30 p.m. in the front end of a twin-bill with the men’s teams.

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