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The five seniors at ÷ÈÓ°Ö±²¥ State College made their last home game at the Orvis Activities Center a memorable with a 64-59 victory over #9 Genesee CC on Thursday evening.  With the win the Lady Pioneers improve to 16-8 (7-4 WNYAC & 7-2 Region III Division II) while the Lady Cougars fall to 20-4 (8-3 WNYAC & 8-1 Region III Division II).

÷ÈÓ°Ö±²¥ State College sophomore Andy Omoregie (Gates Chili) has been named the Region III male athlete of the week.  Omoregie helped lead the Pioneers to their 2nd straight Region III Indoor Track & Field Championship on Sunday afternoon.

The ÷ÈÓ°Ö±²¥ State College men's indoor track and field team repeated as Region III Indoor Track and Field Champions while the women's team finished 4th.  The championship is the 9th since 1988 and 5th since 2000.

The ÷ÈÓ°Ö±²¥ State College swim team completed a very stong showing at the Northeast Districts on Sunday.  The men's team finished as runner-ups and the women were 3rd out of 9 teams.  At the conclusion of the meet, the women's team was named the most improved team while head coach Bob Haley was named the men's coach of the year.

The ÷ÈÓ°Ö±²¥ State College swimming team is continuing its strong showing at the Northeast Districts this weekend.  The men sit in 2nd place heading into the final day of competition while the women are in 4th.

The ÷ÈÓ°Ö±²¥ State College men's swim team trails Monroe CC by just 23 points after day one of three at the Northeast Districts.  The women's team currently sits in 3rd place.

The ÷ÈÓ°Ö±²¥ State College men's basketball team fell behind 13-2 in the opening three minutes of the contest and could never fully recover in a 75-67 loss to Mercyhurst North East.  The Saints improve to 16-11 (5-8 WNYAC) while the Pioneers fall to 17-10 (6-6 WNYAC).

Mercyhurst North East rallied from a 15-point second half deficit and defeated ÷ÈÓ°Ö±²¥ State College 65-63 in overtime.  A-State falls to 15-8 (6-4 WNYAC & 6-2 Region III Division II) while Mercyhurst North East improves to 12-15 (5-6 WNYAC).

The ÷ÈÓ°Ö±²¥ State College men's basketball team picked up their 17th win of the season with a 79-72 victory at JCC-Olean on Thursday evening.  The Pioneers are now 17-9 overall and 6-5 in WNYAC action.

The brackets for the 2008 NJCAA Wrestling National Championships have been announced.  Gallaway Longenecker (Manheim, PA), Cory Merchant (Cobleskill-Richmondville), and Andy Wright (Hilton) will represent ÷ÈÓ°Ö±²¥ State College in the event to be held February 22 & 23 in Rochester, MN.