FTC Reporter Manny Vazquez reports live from The Sound Arena as the Â鶹ӰԺ Men’s Basketball team (4-9) hosts (4-12). Tip off is at 7 PM.

8:45 PM

Final Score:Ìý ÌýCheyney- 73, Five Towns-71

Scoring leaders:

Five Towns: Eian Williams 29 pts, Damani Merritt 14 pts, Paul Allen 13 pts

Cheyney: Kian Nixon 26 pts, Jordan McCants 16 pts, Nathan Rosario 9 pts

8:40 PM

Cheyney’s Kian Nixon hits winning shot to give Cheyney University a 73-71 win over Â鶹ӰԺ.

8:39 PM

Cheyney calls a time out after Eian Williams drains a 3 to tie the game, 71-71, with 10.5 seconds to play.

8:34 PM

Eian Williams hits a foul shot to tie up the game, 68-68, with 2:06 left to play.

8:26 PM

Cheney takes the lead for the first time in the game, 64-63, with 3:37 left in the second half.

8:20 PM

Cheney is making a comeback and now trails 61-58 with just over 5Ìý minutes to play.

8:18 PM

The Sound is ahead 61-50 with 8 minutes to play.Ìý ÌýWatch Damani Merritt’s drive to the basket.

7:45 PM

FTC Athletic Director Matt Guercio spoke about what needs to happen in the second half of the game to stay ahead.

Listen:

7:40 PM

Halftime Score:Ìý ÌýFive Towns- 44, Cheyney- 31.

Scoring leaders:

Five Towns: Eian Williams 14 pts, Paul Allen 13 pts, Damani Merritt 8 pts

Cheyney: Jordan McCants 11 pts, Nathan Rosario 7 pts, Kian Nixon 5 pts

7:37 PM

A forced turnover by Cheyney U. leads to a nice layup by FTC Freshman Guard Tyler Bond.Ìý The Sound leads 44-31 with less than 30 seconds to play.

7:22 PM

Time out called.Ìý The Sound leads 21-9.

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7:00 PM

Here’s a look at the tip-off.

Check back for my highlights from the game.

6:50 PM

The Cheyney University of Pennsylvania Wolves are coached by Terrell Stokes. Sophomore Forward Kian Nixon, averaging 10.5/ppg, gave his perspective on the game. “We always want to come out with the win, play sound basketball, fast basketball, and just rebound, play defense and play the right way.”

Cheyney U. Wolves (M. Vazquez)

6:40 PM

The Sound won their first game of 2023 on January 14th.Ìý They beat the Culinary Institute of America 89-23 at home. However, FTC Head Coach Gregg Drzal doesn’t know what to expect from tonight’s game.Ìý “We are very hurt and injured right now, only dressing seven kids.Ìý We’re just going out to play to see what happens.”

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6:20 PM

The Sound and the Cheyney Wolves warm-up in the Sound Arena. Five Towns Sophomore Guard Eian Williams is ready for the game, saying, “We are expecting to play hard as a team, work together, and come out with the W.”

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Â鶹ӰԺ Mass Comm students run the control room during a live broadcast of Meet the Candidates Night.

Â鶹ӰԺ Mass Comm students on set during a live production of a basketball game.

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FTC Men’s and Women’s Basketball hosts in the Sound Arena TONIGHT for two exciting basketball games:

Women’s Basketball @ 6 pm:Ìý Â鶹ӰԺ (1-5) vs. (6-1).Ìý Aaron McLaughlin andÌý Tomas Guevara host the broadcast.

Men’s Basketball @ 8 pm:Ìý Â鶹ӰԺÌý (3-8) vs. (6-4).Ìý Tomas Guevara and Sydney Mountain host the broadcast.

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Â鶹ӰԺ Women’s Basketball (1-3) takes on (4-4) in the Sound Arena.

FTC Sports Hosts Anthony Deus and Tomas Guevara call the game.

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Tonight, Â鶹ӰԺ’s Music Division presents The Evening of Jazz,Ìýthe second of two extraordinary concerts in the Performing Arts Center, to celebrate the holiday season.

If you missed last night’s Evening of Classical Music, watch it here.

Visit the FTC Performing Arts Center website for tickets and information on future concerts and theatrical productions.

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The Â鶹ӰԺ Music Division presents two extraordinary evenings of music in the Performing Arts Center to celebrate the holiday season.

The Evening of Classical Music – Thursday, December 8th @ 7:30 pm

The Evening of Jazz – Friday, December 9th @ 7:30 pm

Tickets are available here.

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Â鶹ӰԺ vs. Purchase College (Photo: N. Giorgou)

By Nick Giorgou

It was a rocky beginning to December for the . They are starting the month 0-2 after the team played Purchase College on December 1st, followed by Bryant & Stratton- Albany on December 3rd. The Sound demonstrated a good fight in both games, but couldn’t find the edge over their opponents. The team is now 2-6.

Coming off a 78-63 win in their last game versus Kings College on November 20th, FTC hosted Purchase College at home on December 1st. The Sound jumped out to a quick 8-2 lead, with scoring 6 of their first 8 points. The lead didn’t last long, though. Purchase College went on to take the lead, going on a 14-0 run and not letting their foot off the gas. The half would end with Purchase up 38-24. Matthew Phillips led Purchase with 9 points, and Tyler Bond had 12 points for the Sound.

In the second half, Five Towns again started strong and cut the lead down to 4 with 14 minutes left in the game. The momentum didn’t last, and Purchase took advantage of the Sound’s missed opportunities and slowly re-grew the lead to an ultimate 83-72 victory.

Â鶹ӰԺ vs. Purchase College (Photo: N. Giorgou)

Roy Jimenez, Assistant Coach for Five Towns, emphasized the inconsistencies in the team’s play. “We just got to play defense and play offense consistently. We can’t go two minutes without scoring, two minutes without playing defense.” Purchase also outrebounded the Sound 53-38 and had 22-second chance points, as opposed to the Sound’s 7-second chance points.

On December 3rd, the Sound traveled to Albany to face the Bryant & Stratton Bobcats. The Sound quickly fell behind due to two steals converted into points for the Bobcats. Both turnovers were forced by Bryant & Stratton’s Amari Scott, who would finish the game with three steals and lead his team in scoring with 18 points. The Bobcats would maintain their lead into the half, ahead 29-20. Second-chance points were again a significant factor in this game. Even though Five Towns shot better from the field than Bryant & Stratton, they only had 6-second chance points as opposed to 23 from the Bobcats.

The Sound made some solid second-half adjustments, but they weren’t enough to overcome the first-half deficit. Even though both teams scored 39 points in the second half, Bryant & Stratton- Albany took the win 68-59.

Sophomore Guard summed up the game with some positive takeaways, saying, “This was our best defensive game by far this season, and all of us across the board fought hard until the end.”

The team will be tested in their next matchup when they host Vaughn College at home on Wednesday, December 7th, at 8 pm. The game will be live-streamed on The FTC Record Online.

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FTC Music students got a musical gift when legendary guitarist stopped by campus on November 17th for a guitar masterclass.Ìý The jazz great even had time to share wisdom with the SoundCheck News team.

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Â鶹ӰԺ’s Business Division hosted the 2022 Music Entertainment Industry Studies Conference on November 11th in the Downbeat.Ìý FTC Reporter Rudy Rinaldo spoke with Fiona Bloom, Founder of about why she values engaging with talented students.

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FTC students visit ARRI Rental (Photo: J. Kramer)

By Jeff Kramer

Â鶹ӰԺ students and Film division faculty had an eye-opening experience on November 18th at , a high-tech camera equipment company in Long Island City, New York. ARRI Rental offers a diverse camera inventory across a broader range of professional formats, which have been used in numerous Hollywood movies and TV shows, most notably HBO’s “Succession.”

FTC alum John Sakellariou, who runs the facility, invited the group. The newest prep tech at the facility is Matthew Charran, an FTC 2020 graduate who discussed how he applied his FTC education to his job at ARRI. “At Five Towns, my time was mainly spent working in the equipment room, so I was already familiar with that environment and everything, so going into ARRI was almost like a bigger step. At Five Towns, even though it was on a smaller scale, they prepared me to deal with gear, having to pull orders, having to be in that mindset.”

ARRI Rental in Long Island City, NY (Photo: J. Kramer)

Students and faculty toured the entire facility, including the equipment storage rooms, office workspaces and suites, and a mini-movie theater. The gorgeous view of the New York City skyline provided an exciting backdrop. Junior Film student Anthony Cohen discussed some of his insights about the trip. “My favorite part was when we went into the camera room and just played with the camera. And I just enjoyed asking questions and talking to and listening to other people’s questions. They showed us how the camera works and what you can do with it, and it was just really cool.”

Professor Michael Prywes, Chair of the FTC Film division, discussed what he hoped students would get out of this experience. “It really goes along the lines of inspiring our students to think beyond shooting with an iPhone or shooting with a DSLR camera; that this is still the way so many productions are made, and the possibilities are just extraordinary, and they’re not some faraway thing that you can’t be a part of. Yes, FTC students can be a part of this traditional production world.”

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