Three Thoughts: Albany 62, Hartford 53

Fool me once, shame on you. Fool me twice, and Albany just may be the team to beat in America East with or without Peter Hooley.

For the second time in four days, the Great Danes went on the road against a team picked above them in the preseason conference coaches’ poll and systematically took them apart, this time a 62-53 win over Hartford Thursday night at Chase Family Arena, in which the host Hawks (11-8, 4-2) led only once and that was 3-2.

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Three Thoughts: Hartford 69, Binghamton 59

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Always positive after games, Hartford coach John Gallagher did his best impression of Lou Holtz at Notre Dame after Wednesday night’s 69-59 victory over Binghamton at the Chase Family Arena. Holtz, if you’re too young to remember, would profusely praise each of Notre Dame’s opponents, no matter what the gap in ranking or talent might appear to be. Continue reading “Three Thoughts: Hartford 69, Binghamton 59”