The Morning Dish – Saturday, March 15, 2003 by Phil Kasiecki Championship Week has brought more upsets, and the plot is thickening as we reach Selection Sunday. Three teams could be in a position to steal an NCAA Tournament bid after what happened on Friday, as several big cities could […]
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Ivy League Notebook
Ivy League Notebook by Jason Haslam Penn takes their winning ways to the Big Dance If you follow the Ivy League, you can’t ignore the Penn Quakers sheer dominance through the past 15 years. This past weekend the Quakers (22-5, 14-0) disposed of Columbia and Cornell, clinching the Ivy title, […]
Atlantic Sun Finals
Atlantic Sun Finals Recap by Kristy Shonka Trojans get to dance The third-seeded Troy State Trojans held off a resilient UCF team to beat the fifth-seeded Knights 80-69 Saturday for the Atlantic Sun Championship and an automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament. The Knights were able to cut multiple double-digit […]
Southern Conference Finals
Southern Conference Finals by Mike Baller The 2003 Southern Conference Championship belongs to The Bucs of East Tennessee State University who receive an automatic bid the NCAA tournament. They held off Chattanooga 97-90 in front of 4,100 fans and a national television audience at the North Charleston Coliseum on Saturday […]
Atlantic 10 Notebook
Atlantic Ten Notebook by David Francis Xavier’s Wild Week It’s that time of year again. It’s time to fill in the brackets, take 3 hour lunches, forget about everything else until 65 is down to 1. It’s March. It’s tournament time. For a lot of people (including myself), this is […]
Morning Dish
The Morning Dish – Monday, March 10th, 2003 by Phil Kasiecki The last full day with regular season games was a wild one, and none exemplified the day more than the classic rivalry matchup between visiting No. 10 Duke and North Carolina. North Carolina started the season fast, winning the […]
Morning Dish
The Morning Dish – Sunday, March 9th, 2003 by Phil Kasiecki The first NCAA Tournament bids went out on Saturday, and that included one more than expected. Two of the teams will be making their debut in the Big Dance. All of the latest recaps are detailed at our Championship […]
Morning Dish
The Morning Dish – Saturday, March 8th, 2003 by Phil Kasiecki Championship Week hit a busy spot on Friday. Five conference tournaments got started on Friday and four others had semifinal games. All of the latest recaps are detailed at our Championship Week section, but here are some highlights. The […]
Atlantic Sun Quarterfinals
Atlantic Sun Quarterfinals by Kristy Shonka Georgia State pulls off upset Georgia State defended its home court in the first round of the Atlantic Sun Conference Tournament, upsetting No. 2 Belmont, 76-58, Thursday. The No. 7 Panthers were the preseason favorite to win the conference, but finished the regular season […]
Atlantic Sun Semifinals
Atlantic Sun Semifinals by Kristy Shonka UCF upsets top-seeded Mercer The fifth-seed UCF Golden Knights outscored Mercer 47-27 in the second half en route to a 79-59, earning the right to play for the Atlantic Sun Conference Championship and the league’s automatic berth to the NCAA Tournament. The teams went […]
