Crusaders Continue to Bounce Back Against Huskies by Phil Kasiecki WORCESTER, Mass. – Holy Cross has had to do all season long what they did on Saturday. They had to gut it out through injuries and bounce back, and they did so with a 61-47 win over Northeastern that wasn’t […]
Month: February 2008
No More Doubters For UMBC
UMBC Is For Real by Sam Perkins ALBANY, N.Y. – All season long the sentiment has leaked out from around the America East – from Prognosticators, fans, athletic departments. At times it has come in whispers, at times a dull roar, at times in droves. The notion: the UMBC Retrievers, […]
Chemistry The Key For Norfolk State
For Norfolk State, Chemistry Has Been the Key by Michael T. Lyle, Jr. Norfolk State head coach Anthony Evans has one word to sum up his team’s ascension into a two-way tie for first place in the MEAC standings: chemistry. He believes it’s the reason his Spartans are 10-2 in […]
Effort The Key For UMass
UMass’ Effort Tells the Story by Phil Kasiecki SOUTH KINGSTON, R.I. – It’s not uncommon for a team’s biggest issue to be effort, especially the consistency of it. Such is the case for UMass, a team that head coach Travis Ford summed up nicely after his team’s 98-91 win at […]
Rutgers, Marquette Pull Out Wins
Rutgers, Marquette Pull Out Big East Wins by Ray Floriani NEW YORK – The week saw Big East action on both the men’s and women’s side. A common denominator in this extremely competitive conference is that of respect. Whether it’s the men or women’s games once the ball is tossed […]
North Carolina: Lawson Still Out
Lawson Still Out: North Carolina sophomore point guard Ty Lawson missed his sixth consecutive game tonight. The Tar Heels beat Wake Forest 89-73 without Lawson, who continues to recover from a sprained ankle against Florida State Feb. 3. With Lawson on the bench, senior point guard Quentin Thomas had seven […]
Connecticut: Huskies Regain Dyson, Lose Kelly
Huskies Regain Dyson, Lose Kelly: Connecticut coach Jim Calhoun has reinstated sophomore guard Jerome Dyson, who will be available to play against Rutgers Tuesday for the first time in nine games. Calhoun suspended Dyson for failing a drug test after he and teammate Doug Wiggins were arrested for possession of […]
New Jersey IT: Highlanders Finish Winless Season
Highlanders Finish Winless Season: New Jersey IT set a new Division I record for futility by losing 76-50 to Utah Valley State Saturday. The 0-29 Highlanders set the new D-I record for most losses in a winless season, breaking the record formerly held by Prairie View and Savannah State. The […]
Illinois: Illini Lose Randle
Illini Lose Randle: Illinois senior forward Brian Randle might miss the rest of the season because of a separated right shoulder. He injured the shoulder during the loss to Wisconsin Wednesday. Randle will have an MRI, and he might be able to return for the Big Ten Tournament, but coach […]
Colorado: Buffaloes Banish Silas
Buffaloes Banish Silas: Colorado coach Jeff Bzdelik has dismissed sophomore guard Xavier Silas but did not specify the reasons for the move. Silas has started most of the Buffaloes’ games and averages 9.7 points per game. Bzdelik said Silas will remain on the scholarship for the rest of year but […]
