The final score might not indicate it, but the Clarkson University Hockey team gave #1-ranked Yale University all it could handle Friday night in New Haven, CT before the Bulldogs pulled away with a late flurry of goals to gain a 5-2 ECAC Hockey victory at Ingalls Rink.

Potsdam, NY – Jeff Altimar sunk a pair of free throws in the waning seconds to record his 1,000th-career point, but the Skidmore senior’s makes were simply insurance as the Thoroughbreds held off a late charge from the Clarkson University Men’s Basketball team to claim a 65-57 victory over the Golden Knights Friday night at Alumni Gymnasium.

Freshman Garnet Hathaway scored his fourth goal of the season just 1:49 into the third period and it stood up as the game winner as Brown University tipped St. Lawrence 2-1 in a ECAC Hockey game at Brown's Meehan Auditorium Friday night.

POTSDAM, N.Y. – The SUNY Potsdam women’s basketball team was unable to sustain an early second-half run Friday, falling 61-46 against Buffalo State in a State University of New York Athletic Conference affair at Maxcy Hall’s Welsh Gymnasium.

Senior captain Brittany Whitton (DeKalb, N.Y.) scored 11 of her team-high 12 points in the first half for the Bears (2-12 overall, 1-6 SUNYAC), who committed 25 turnovers and surrendered 21 offensive rebounds to offset a solid 41.3 percent shooting performance from the field.

Senior Melissa Waldie (Newmarket, ONT) scored late in overtime and lifted the Clarkson University Women’s hockey team to a key victory in ECAC Hockey play as the Golden Knights defeated Yale University2-1 at Cheel Arena on Friday night.

Winners of two of their last three games, the Golden Knights improved their record to 8-13-3 overall and took over sole possession of eighth place in the league standings with a 5-6-1 ECAC Hockey mark. The Knights host Brown on Saturday at 4:00 p.m.

Junior wing Vanessa Emond scored two goals as part of a three-goal first period as St. Lawrence University's women's hockey team completed a season sweep of ECAC Hockey rival Brown with a 4-2 win at Appleton Arena on Friday night.

St. Lawrence pulled even at 11-11-5 overall on the season and is now 6-6-0 in ECAC play, while Brown is now 2-13-3 and 1-7-3 in league play. The Saints stayed within two points of sixth place Dartmouth and a point ahead of Clarkson in the race for playoff positioning.

Potsdam, NY – Despite a late run that saw the team come within a single possession of a full comeback, the Clarkson University Women’s Basketball team dropped a 52-48 decision to Skidmore in the conference home opener Friday night.

The Golden Knights dropped their third straight Liberty League game, falling to 3-10 overall and 0-3 in conference contests, while Skidmore evened its overall mark at 7-7 and moved to 3-1 in the Liberty League. Clarkson looks to get back on the winning track on Saturday against Union College.

NORWOOD – The Norwood Library has been forced to shorten the times it will be open “due to their financial difficulties,” says a member of the Friends of the Norwood Library.

Maureen Triolo says they have also had to cut staff.

The new hours are Monday 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. and 7 to 9 p.m.; Thursday 9 a.m. to noon, 2 to 5 p.m., and 7 to 9 p.m.; Saturday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.

In December, library trustees outlined the financial difficulties they were facing in a letter to the editor.