Wayne County Life

College Sports Wrap

By John Addyman

   WAYNE COUNTY (Jan 5 11) – University of Buffalo freshman forward Javon McCrea (Newark) got a taste of the collegiate big time last Thursday when 16^th-ranked Brigham Young came to town. He got the start in the game, scored 15 points, took down four rebounds and made three assists. He also blocked a shot and made a steal…but the Bulls fell, 90-82, but kept the game close.

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   Canisius College is still looking for its first Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference win after getting dumped by the Saint Peter’s College Peacocks on Monday, 63-55. The Golden Griffins are 0-3 in MAAC play, 6-7 overall.

   Senior forward Greg Logins (Sodus/Kent School) had a solid night – 13 points, eight rebounds, and assist and a steal in the loss.

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   Virginia Tech won its Hokie Holiday Classic last weekend, defeating Alcorn State in the first round Wednesday, 87-44, then getting past Vanderbilt in the championship game Thursday, 74-68. That win over Vandy was the first over a Southeast Conference opponent in six years.

   Sophomore starting guard Alyssa Fenyn (Newark) scored seven points against Alcorn, took in two rebounds, and made one assist. She played a bigger role in the Vandy win, capping a couple of second-half fast breaks for the basket that put Tech ahead to stay. Alyssa ended up with 14 points, three rebounds and three steals. 

   Tech rang in the new year at the University of Charlotte on Sunday, and got edged by the 49ers, 60-58, breaking a four-game win streak. The Hokies were 12 points down with 4:40 left to play and ended up scoring 14 of the game’s last 18 points – a rally that fell shot by one basket. Alyssa had nine points, two rebounds, one assist and a steal in the loss. Tech is 9-5.

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   Roberts Wesleyan visited Walsh University last night and absorbed its second American Mideast Conference loss in three tries, 88-66. The Cavaliers built a nine-point first-half lead and eased the margin up from there to the end of the game.

   Raider senior forward Brittany McMillon (Lyons) and sophomore guard Marissa Bunce (Newark) led Wesleyan with 16 points each. Brittany also collected four rebounds and a steal; Marissa had two rebounds and an assist. The Raiders are 8-7.

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   Have news about a local Wayne County athlete who competes in a college sport? Drop me a line at john.addyman@yahoo.com and I’ll follow up.