The exhibition is not televised.
The Saxons will also play an exhibition at St. Bonaventure on Wednesday, October 29.
I’d never heard of Alfred University so I looked up some basic information. Alfred University is located in Alfred, New York, population 4,896. It’s about 90 miles south-east of Buffalo.
Founded in 1836, it is a private, liberal arts university offering a variety of programs including engineering, fine arts, and psychology. The undergrad population is around 1,400-1,500 with 89% of students living on campus. Annual tuition, including fees, books, room and board, is approximately $52,000 per year.
Interestingly Alfred Sate, a public institution, shares the town with Alfred University. There are more universities than stop lights so it's quintessential small town America to say the least.
Alfred University (D3) is a member of the Empire 8 Conference.
Alfred was 14-12 overall and 10-6 in conference play last season. They were 9-4 at home, 5-7 on the road, and 0-1 at neutral sites. The Saxons lost to SUNY Poly in the first round of the Empire 8 tournament.
Their website has not posted the 25-26 roster yet so I had to make some assumptions about players leaving due to graduation or returning for another year. The information below may not be 100% accurate. I will update if more is posted on their site.
The Empire 8 Conference has not had a media day or made any preseason predictions yet. Alfred last won the conference title in 2019. Utica has won 3 of the past 5 titles including the past 2 seasons.
Returning Players Averaging 10+ Minutes: Players in bold started most games last season.
6’0” Tyler Hind - 12.4 ppg - Senior
6’4” Amoi Charles - 11.5 ppg & 6.2 reb - Senior
6’9” Franlys Valenzuela (played in just 3 games - started all 3) - 11.3 ppg & 9.3 reb - Senior
6’2” Tyler Curran - 9.4 ppg - Senior
6’0” Zion Bailey - 8.3 ppg & 5.6 reb - Junior
5’10” Robby Hicks - 3.7 ppg - Senior
6’3” Gabe Eldaye - 2.5 ppg - Senior
Team Stats:
Last season the Saxons averaged 67.5 points per game while giving up 66.7.
They shot 41.3% from the floor and 32.5% from 3.
Opponents shot 44.0% from the field and 32.1% from 3.
The Saxons shot 71.0% from the free throw line.
They were out-rebounded by .5 boards per game and averaged 12.4 turnovers per contest.
Thoughts: It’s an exhibition against a very average D3 opponent so I don't know that we'll really learn anything or be able to make any grand predictions. Anything less than a 20-30 point win will be a surprise and disappointment. It will be interesting to see who starts for us and if that carries over to the opener against Wofford.
Discuss.
The Saxons will also play an exhibition at St. Bonaventure on Wednesday, October 29.
I’d never heard of Alfred University so I looked up some basic information. Alfred University is located in Alfred, New York, population 4,896. It’s about 90 miles south-east of Buffalo.
Founded in 1836, it is a private, liberal arts university offering a variety of programs including engineering, fine arts, and psychology. The undergrad population is around 1,400-1,500 with 89% of students living on campus. Annual tuition, including fees, books, room and board, is approximately $52,000 per year.
Interestingly Alfred Sate, a public institution, shares the town with Alfred University. There are more universities than stop lights so it's quintessential small town America to say the least.
Alfred University (D3) is a member of the Empire 8 Conference.
Alfred was 14-12 overall and 10-6 in conference play last season. They were 9-4 at home, 5-7 on the road, and 0-1 at neutral sites. The Saxons lost to SUNY Poly in the first round of the Empire 8 tournament.
Their website has not posted the 25-26 roster yet so I had to make some assumptions about players leaving due to graduation or returning for another year. The information below may not be 100% accurate. I will update if more is posted on their site.
The Empire 8 Conference has not had a media day or made any preseason predictions yet. Alfred last won the conference title in 2019. Utica has won 3 of the past 5 titles including the past 2 seasons.
Returning Players Averaging 10+ Minutes: Players in bold started most games last season.
6’0” Tyler Hind - 12.4 ppg - Senior
6’4” Amoi Charles - 11.5 ppg & 6.2 reb - Senior
6’9” Franlys Valenzuela (played in just 3 games - started all 3) - 11.3 ppg & 9.3 reb - Senior
6’2” Tyler Curran - 9.4 ppg - Senior
6’0” Zion Bailey - 8.3 ppg & 5.6 reb - Junior
5’10” Robby Hicks - 3.7 ppg - Senior
6’3” Gabe Eldaye - 2.5 ppg - Senior
Team Stats:
Last season the Saxons averaged 67.5 points per game while giving up 66.7.
They shot 41.3% from the floor and 32.5% from 3.
Opponents shot 44.0% from the field and 32.1% from 3.
The Saxons shot 71.0% from the free throw line.
They were out-rebounded by .5 boards per game and averaged 12.4 turnovers per contest.
Thoughts: It’s an exhibition against a very average D3 opponent so I don't know that we'll really learn anything or be able to make any grand predictions. Anything less than a 20-30 point win will be a surprise and disappointment. It will be interesting to see who starts for us and if that carries over to the opener against Wofford.
Discuss.
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