The men's basketball team's 2011-12 season was not for the fainthearted. As agonizing as some stints of the season may have been, the Bombers capitalized their campaign by winning the Empire 8 Conference Tournament for the first time in the program's history.

The field hockey team (2–4) saw its two-game winning streak snapped, as it lost to Empire 8 conference rival Hartwick College (2–5) by a score of 2-1 today at Higgins Stadium. The game was a physical struggle between two conference foes that saw many players tumble to the ground. There were 17 total penalty corners.…