Dow , Draft Policy Discussed At President ' s Conference

The Albany cagera showed that they a r e a team to be reckoned with Monday as they survived a 10 minute period of woeful shooting and miserable passing, and still came on strong at the end to win by 7. The Sauersmen played as well as would be expected for the first 20 minutes, and the Indians from Loudonvllle definitely appeared to be outclassed in almost . all aspects of the game. However, when the second half got under way, it soon became apparent that the Great Danes had suddenly gone sour. It Is cold streaks like this that make any team, college or professional, vulnerable, for these streaks can strike any time on any night. On Monday night a fired up Siena team quickly took advantage of the Albany slump and the Indians came storming back from a 15 point deficit to surge Into a five point lead. In a rivalry as heated as this one a rally of such proportions could easily provide the spark necessary to produce a major upset, and for a minute it looked like that might be the case. However, the Albany hoopsters suddenly settled down and went to work. The gap was quickly closed as the Great Danes reasserted their superiority, and once again took charge of the ' game. Rich Marglson started to break through for driving lay-ups, and the defense clamped down, preventing Siena from getting the good shots that they were working for so methodically. So Albany shot back into the lead, building a lead of nine and reinforcing the impression given in the first half that Siena really is not on a par with Albany. With Siena out of the way the next big test for the Great Danes will be a week from today at Ithaca. The Sauersmen, with an 11 game win streak under their belts, certainly deserve consideration for a tournament bid. A 17 game win streak is a possibility, and it is hard to imagine how we could be overlooked if such a win streak is achieved. Buffalo State has already been assured of a tournament bid, due to their first place standing In the State College conference, and it must be remembered that Buffalo presently has five losses, with a possibility of a couple more before the tournament. Albany pulled out of this league several years ago, and has been playing independently ever since, but we still take on a number of state schools, and If we beat Oswego, we will have handled all opposition from that conference, thus It would seem that if we do finish without another loss, a tournament bid would be well deserved, but tournament officials are not known for their predictability, so anything can happen.