<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" ?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:s="https://unionathletics.com/services/xml_schema/story" xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/"><channel><title>Union College Athletics</title><link>https://unionathletics.com/rss.aspx?path=wbball</link><description>Latest news items for Union College Athletics</description><atom:link href="https://unionathletics.com/rss?path=wbball" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" /><language>en-us</language><ttl>60</ttl><item><title>Union Inducts 16th Athletics Hall of Fame Class</title><link>https://unionathletics.com/news/2026/5/26/general-sports-union-inducts-16th-athletics-hall-of-fame-class.aspx</link><guid>https://unionathletics.com/news/2026/5/26/general-sports-union-inducts-16th-athletics-hall-of-fame-class.aspx</guid><category>Men's Basketball, Women's Basketball, Football, Women's Ice Hockey, Men's Lacrosse, Women's Lacrosse, Women's Soccer, Softball, Men's Swimming &amp; Diving, Men's Track &amp; Field, General Sports</category><description><![CDATA[<img alt="Programs on a table with a flower centerpiece" src="https://unionathletics.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&image_path=/images/2026/5/21/Union-7_copy.jpg" /><br /><br />SCHENECTADY, N.Y. – The Union College Department of Athletics held its 16th Athletics Hall of Fame induction ceremony on Sunday, May 17, as seven deserving student-athletes and two teams were recognized in front of almost 200 friends and family members at College Park Hall.]]></description><media:thumbnail url="https://unionathletics.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_system&amp;image_path=/images/2026/5/21/Union-7_copy.jpg" /><media:content url="https://unionathletics.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2026/5/21/Union-7_copy.jpg"><media:title>Programs on a table with a flower centerpiece</media:title></media:content><enclosure url="https://unionathletics.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2026/5/21/Union-7_copy.jpg" length="1" type="image/jpg" /><pubDate>Tue, 26 May 2026 10:00:00 EST</pubDate><s:sport_id>27</s:sport_id><s:story_id>19110</s:story_id></item><item><title>Women's Basketball to Host Prospect Day on August 16</title><link>https://unionathletics.com/news/2026/5/7/womens-basketball-to-host-prospect-day-on-august-16.aspx</link><guid>https://unionathletics.com/news/2026/5/7/womens-basketball-to-host-prospect-day-on-august-16.aspx</guid><category>Women's Basketball</category><description><![CDATA[<img alt="WBB Team Huddle" src="https://unionathletics.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&image_path=/images/2026/1/27/Pregame_Huddle_WBB_RIT_copy.jpg" /><br /><br />SCHENECTADY, N.Y. - The Union College women's basketball team will be hosting an all-day event on Sunday, August 16 for high schoolers in the Classes of 2027, 2028, 2029 and 2030 looking to improve their game and compete at the collegiate level. This exclusive opportunity will be held on campus at the Viniar Athletic Center. Please join us for this fun and informative day, and get an in-depth look at life as a student-athlete here at Union College.]]></description><media:thumbnail url="https://unionathletics.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_system&amp;image_path=/images/2026/1/27/Pregame_Huddle_WBB_RIT_copy.jpg" /><media:content url="https://unionathletics.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2026/1/27/Pregame_Huddle_WBB_RIT_copy.jpg"><media:title>WBB Team Huddle</media:title></media:content><enclosure url="https://unionathletics.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2026/1/27/Pregame_Huddle_WBB_RIT_copy.jpg" length="1" type="image/jpg" /><pubDate>Thu, 7 May 2026 09:31:00 EST</pubDate><s:sport_id>4</s:sport_id><s:story_id>19086</s:story_id></item><item><title>Union Athletics Hall of Fame Class of 2026 Announced</title><link>https://unionathletics.com/news/2026/4/3/general-sports-union-athletics-hall-of-fame-class-of-2026-announced.aspx</link><guid>https://unionathletics.com/news/2026/4/3/general-sports-union-athletics-hall-of-fame-class-of-2026-announced.aspx</guid><category>Men's Basketball, Women's Basketball, Field Hockey, Football, Women's Ice Hockey, Men's Lacrosse, Women's Lacrosse, Women's Soccer, Softball, Men's Swimming &amp; Diving, Women's Tennis, Men's Track &amp; Field, Women's Volleyball, General Sports</category><description><![CDATA[<img alt="2026 Union Athletics Hall of Fame Inductees - Steve Ciesinski '70, Elizabeth Flanagan '05, Stephen Ritterbush '68, Michelle Rogers '09, Elliot Seguin '06, Brian Speck, Sean Washington '04, 1974-75 men's basketball team, 1974-75 women's trailblazers team" src="https://unionathletics.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&image_path=/images/2026/4/3/Web_Teaser2.png" /><br /><br />SCHENECTADY, N.Y. – The Union College Department of Athletics is proud to announce the newest class of inductees into the Union Athletics Hall of Fame, as seven individuals and two teams will be recognized as part of the Class of 2026.]]></description><media:thumbnail url="https://unionathletics.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_system&amp;image_path=/images/2026/4/3/Web_Teaser2.png" /><media:content url="https://unionathletics.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2026/4/3/Web_Teaser2.png"><media:title>2026 Union Athletics Hall of Fame Inductees - Steve Ciesinski '70, Elizabeth Flanagan '05, Stephen Ritterbush '68, Michelle Rogers '09, Elliot Seguin '06, Brian Speck, Sean Washington '04, 1974-75 men's basketball team, 1974-75 women's trailblazers team</media:title></media:content><enclosure url="https://unionathletics.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2026/4/3/Web_Teaser2.png" length="1" type="image/jpg" /><pubDate>Fri, 3 Apr 2026 11:00:00 EST</pubDate><s:sport_id>27</s:sport_id><s:story_id>18953</s:story_id></item><item><title>Sign Up for 2026 Union Summer Camps!</title><link>https://unionathletics.com/news/2026/3/31/football-sign-up-for-2006-union-summer-camps.aspx</link><guid>https://unionathletics.com/news/2026/3/31/football-sign-up-for-2006-union-summer-camps.aspx</guid><category>Women's Basketball, Field Hockey, Football, Softball, Men's Swimming &amp; Diving, Women's Swimming &amp; Diving, General Sports</category><description><![CDATA[<img alt="Union Athletics Logo Teaser" src="https://unionathletics.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&image_path=/images/2026/1/7/logo_teaser.png" /><br /><br />SCHENECTADY, N.Y. – Union College will be hosting several youth summer camps coming up in June and July, and online registration for many youth camps is available now!]]></description><media:thumbnail url="https://unionathletics.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_system&amp;image_path=/images/2026/1/7/logo_teaser.png" /><media:content url="https://unionathletics.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2026/1/7/logo_teaser.png"><media:title>Union Athletics Logo Teaser</media:title></media:content><enclosure url="https://unionathletics.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2026/1/7/logo_teaser.png" length="1" type="image/jpg" /><pubDate>Tue, 31 Mar 2026 15:47:00 EST</pubDate><s:sport_id>8</s:sport_id><s:story_id>18950</s:story_id></item><item><title>Four from Women's Hoops Named CSC Academic All-District</title><link>https://unionathletics.com/news/2026/3/27/womens-basketball-four-from-womens-hoops-named-csc-academic-all-district.aspx</link><guid>https://unionathletics.com/news/2026/3/27/womens-basketball-four-from-womens-hoops-named-csc-academic-all-district.aspx</guid><category>Women's Basketball</category><description><![CDATA[<img alt="WBB Academic All-District - Ardito, Ceseretti, Peek, Schultz" src="https://unionathletics.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&image_path=/images/2026/4/3/wbb_aad.png" /><br /><br />SCHENECTADY, N.Y. – Four members of the Union College women's basketball team was recognized for their play on the court and success in the classroom with spots on the 2026 CSC Academic All-District Team, selected by College Sports Communicators and announced on Tuesday. Seniors Grace Ardito, Grace Ceseretti and Kate Peek, and junior Morgan Schultz all earned the honor for the first time in their careers]]></description><media:thumbnail url="https://unionathletics.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_system&amp;image_path=/images/2026/4/3/wbb_aad.png" /><media:content url="https://unionathletics.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2026/4/3/wbb_aad.png"><media:title>WBB Academic All-District - Ardito, Ceseretti, Peek, Schultz</media:title></media:content><enclosure url="https://unionathletics.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2026/4/3/wbb_aad.png" length="1" type="image/jpg" /><pubDate>Fri, 27 Mar 2026 14:04:00 EST</pubDate><s:sport_id>4</s:sport_id><s:story_id>18956</s:story_id></item><item><title>Perovic Named WBCA All-America Honorable Mention</title><link>https://unionathletics.com/news/2026/3/19/womens-basketball-perovic-named-wbca-all-america-honorable-mention.aspx</link><guid>https://unionathletics.com/news/2026/3/19/womens-basketball-perovic-named-wbca-all-america-honorable-mention.aspx</guid><category>Women's Basketball</category><description><![CDATA[<img alt="Jelena Perovic WBCA All-America Honorable Mention" src="https://unionathletics.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&image_path=/images/2026/3/18/perovic_aa_web.png" /><br /><br />ATLANTA, Ga. – Senior Jelena Perovic capped her stellar four-year career with the Union College women's basketball team by earning Division III All-America honorable mention from the Women's Basketball Coaches Association (WBCA), the association announced on Thursday afternoon.]]></description><media:thumbnail url="https://unionathletics.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_system&amp;image_path=/images/2026/3/18/perovic_aa_web.png" /><media:content url="https://unionathletics.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2026/3/18/perovic_aa_web.png"><media:title>Jelena Perovic WBCA All-America Honorable Mention</media:title></media:content><enclosure url="https://unionathletics.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2026/3/18/perovic_aa_web.png" length="1" type="image/jpg" /><pubDate>Thu, 19 Mar 2026 13:00:00 EST</pubDate><s:sport_id>4</s:sport_id><s:story_id>18911</s:story_id></item><item><title>Marcella Named Regional Coach of the Year; Two Named D3hoops All-Region</title><link>https://unionathletics.com/news/2026/3/16/womens-basketball-marcella-named-regional-coach-of-the-year-two-named-d3hoops-all-region.aspx</link><guid>https://unionathletics.com/news/2026/3/16/womens-basketball-marcella-named-regional-coach-of-the-year-two-named-d3hoops-all-region.aspx</guid><category>Women's Basketball</category><description><![CDATA[<img alt="D3Hoops Regional Honors - Marcella and Staff, Perovic and Cunningham" src="https://unionathletics.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&image_path=/images/2026/3/16/dhoops.jpg" /><br /><br />TROY, N.Y. – Head coach Katie Marcella was recognized as the D3hoops.com Region 3 Coach of the Year while senior Jelena Perovic and sophomore Olivia Cunningham both earned spots on the All-Region 3 second team for the first time in their careers, the website announced on Monday afternoon.]]></description><media:thumbnail url="https://unionathletics.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_system&amp;image_path=/images/2026/3/16/dhoops.jpg" /><media:content url="https://unionathletics.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2026/3/16/dhoops.jpg"><media:title>D3Hoops Regional Honors - Marcella and Staff, Perovic and Cunningham</media:title></media:content><enclosure url="https://unionathletics.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2026/3/16/dhoops.jpg" length="1" type="image/jpg" /><pubDate>Mon, 16 Mar 2026 15:05:00 EST</pubDate><s:sport_id>4</s:sport_id><s:story_id>18907</s:story_id></item><item><title>Women's Hoops Ends Season in First Round of NCAA Tournament</title><link>https://unionathletics.com/news/2026/3/6/womens-basketball-womens-hoops-ends-season-in-first-round-of-ncaa-tournament.aspx</link><guid>https://unionathletics.com/news/2026/3/6/womens-basketball-womens-hoops-ends-season-in-first-round-of-ncaa-tournament.aspx</guid><category>Women's Basketball</category><description><![CDATA[<img alt="Grace Ceseretti" src="https://unionathletics.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&image_path=/images/2026/3/6/new-enhance-photo-base-1__7_.jpg" /><br /><br />LEWISTON, Maine – The Union College women's basketball team played #4/6 Smith College nearly even over the final three quarters, but the two-time defending national runners-up got off to a strong start and the Garnet Chargers could never recover in a 73-55 loss in the first round of the 2026 NCAA Division III Championships on Friday evening at Bates College's Alumni Gym.]]></description><media:thumbnail url="https://unionathletics.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_system&amp;image_path=/images/2026/3/6/new-enhance-photo-base-1__7_.jpg" /><media:content url="https://unionathletics.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2026/3/6/new-enhance-photo-base-1__7_.jpg"><media:title>Grace Ceseretti</media:title></media:content><enclosure url="https://unionathletics.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2026/3/6/new-enhance-photo-base-1__7_.jpg" length="1" type="image/jpg" /><pubDate>Fri, 6 Mar 2026 20:21:00 EST</pubDate><s:sport_id>4</s:sport_id><s:story_id>18876</s:story_id></item><item><title>PREVIEW: Women's Hoops Goes Dancing for First Time Since 2004</title><link>https://unionathletics.com/news/2026/3/5/womens-basketball-preview-womens-hoops-goes-dancing-for-first-time-since-2004.aspx</link><guid>https://unionathletics.com/news/2026/3/5/womens-basketball-preview-womens-hoops-goes-dancing-for-first-time-since-2004.aspx</guid><category>Women's Basketball</category><description><![CDATA[<img alt="WBB Team Championship Photo with Nets" src="https://unionathletics.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&image_path=/images/2026/3/5/website_copy.jpg" /><br /><br />SCHENECTADY, N.Y. – For the first time in 22 years, the Union College women's basketball team will play in the NCAA Tournament when the Garnet Chargers head to Bates College to take on #4/6 Smith College in the first round of the NCAA Division III Championships on Friday, March 7.]]></description><media:thumbnail url="https://unionathletics.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_system&amp;image_path=/images/2026/3/5/website_copy.jpg" /><media:content url="https://unionathletics.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2026/3/5/website_copy.jpg"><media:title>WBB Team Championship Photo with Nets</media:title></media:content><enclosure url="https://unionathletics.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2026/3/5/website_copy.jpg" length="1" type="image/jpg" /><pubDate>Thu, 5 Mar 2026 10:15:00 EST</pubDate><s:sport_id>4</s:sport_id><s:story_id>18874</s:story_id></item><item><title>WBB Nabs Three Liberty League Awards; Three Named All-League</title><link>https://unionathletics.com/news/2026/3/3/womens-basketball-wbb-nabs-three-liberty-league-awards-three-named-all-league.aspx</link><guid>https://unionathletics.com/news/2026/3/3/womens-basketball-wbb-nabs-three-liberty-league-awards-three-named-all-league.aspx</guid><category>Women's Basketball</category><description><![CDATA[<img alt="Union WBB All-LL Teams - Cunningham, Peek and Perovic" src="https://unionathletics.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&image_path=/images/2026/3/3/WBB-AC2.png" /><br /><br />TROY, N.Y. – The Union College women's basketball team highlighted its very successful season by earning three of the four major awards from the Liberty League and picking up three All-Conference honors, the conference office announced on Tuesday. Senior Jelena Perovic was named the Liberty League Player of the Year, sophomore Olivia Cunningham earned Defensive Player of the Year honors, and Katie Marcella and her staff were recognized as the Coaching Staff of the Year.]]></description><media:thumbnail url="https://unionathletics.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_system&amp;image_path=/images/2026/3/3/WBB-AC2.png" /><media:content url="https://unionathletics.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2026/3/3/WBB-AC2.png"><media:title>Union WBB All-LL Teams - Cunningham, Peek and Perovic</media:title></media:content><enclosure url="https://unionathletics.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2026/3/3/WBB-AC2.png" length="1" type="image/jpg" /><pubDate>Tue, 3 Mar 2026 11:00:00 EST</pubDate><s:sport_id>4</s:sport_id><s:story_id>18869</s:story_id></item></channel></rss>