The Friday Fives: 3/1/13

Final weekend of conference basketball...tournament right around the corner...spring sports in full swing...what else could you ask for? Start the weekend right with the Friday Fives!

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Marquee Matchups

WBB: Vermont at Hartford, Sat 2 p.m.

MBB: Albany at Stony Brook, Sun 2 p.m.

MBB: Hartford at Vermont, Sun 2 p.m.

SOFT: Binghamton at No. 3 Arizona St., Fri 6:30 p.m

MLAX: No. 20 Albany vs. Yale, Sat 12 p.m.

The Last Time (Conference Championship Edition)...

MBB: An 8 seed beat a 1 seed...Stony Brook 62, Boston U. 58 (2004)

WBB: An 8 seed beat a 1 seed...Boston U. 63, Maine 51 (2005)

MBB: A player scored 40 points...Jose Juan Barea (Northeastern), 41 points vs Stony Brook -- 2005

WBB: A player scored 40 points....Katie Meinhardt (Boston U.), 43 points vs Stony Brook -- 2005

MBB: A team scored 115 points...(7) Hartford 117, (10) New Hampshire 88 -- 2000

Spring Leaders (Off to a Hot Start)

BASE: Adam Mund (Alb), .500 batting average (10 for 20)

SOFT: Demi Laney (Bing), 17 strikeouts in 15.1 innings pitched

MLAX: Lyle Thompson (Alb), 17 points in two games played (12 g, 5 ast.)

WLAX: Claire Petersen (SBU), 19 points in three games played (10 g, 9 ast.)

Linked Up

A new episode of Catamount Weekly hit the presses.

Stony Brook also put out a new episode of the Get Your Red on Minute with some lacrosse action.

UMBC alum Zach Clark is one step closer to the Major Leagues, writes the Baltimore Sun.

Get ready for tomorrow's UMBC at Binghamton women's game on ESPN3 with our promo.

Congratulations to Rally Catamount, who won the #Chance2Dance mascot contest!