UMass Takes Advantage of Their Chance by Phil Kasiecki CHESTNUT HILL, Mass. – This was the chance for UMass. This was a night they could do a few things. This was their chance to end an eight-game losing streak to Boston College. This was their chance to show that they […]
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Providence Gets Much-Needed Win
Friars Get Back on Track Against Brown by Phil Kasiecki PROVIDENCE, R.I. – It’s not often that a game against cross-town rivals from another conference is a must-win game. Usually, the buildup to the game consists of the rivalry aspect and not much more, and that’s enough to get people […]
Yale Gets Win Over Banged-Up Vermont
Bulldogs Look Solid Against Under-Manned Vermont by Phil Kasiecki NEW HAVEN, Conn. – Mike Lonergan had a sense of how this game was going to go. “I said we’re going to play our butts off and we’re going to be dead in the end,” said the Vermont head coach after […]
UMass Wins Ugly
Minutemen Win Ugly, Rebound From Loss by Phil Kasiecki UNCASVILLE, Conn. – Travis Ford was happy to win an ugly game, and not just for the sake of winning alone. Naturally, he wanted the win, but the UMass head coach wanted it to come in a good way. That was […]
Brown Looks Like A Contender
Bears Look Like Potential Ivy Contenders by Phil Kasiecki PROVIDENCE, R.I. – This is a different Brown team taking the court these days. Although a number of players return from last season’s team, there’s plenty that’s different about this team. There is a different feel to this team, with different […]
Hoop Mountain Prep Classic Recap
Hoop Mountain Prep Classic Notes From Sunday by Phil Kasiecki THOMPSON, Conn. – The second annual Hoop Mountain Prep Classic was held this weekend at Marianapolis Prep. The host school scored two victories over the weekend in an event that had a distinctively New England feel. Schools who played there […]
Saint Louis Struggling To Adjust
Billikens Struggle While Trying to Adapt by Phil Kasiecki CHESTNUT HILL, Mass. – Rick Majerus and his team are going through the trouble that can happen when there’s a coaching change. Sometimes the change in playing styles is just that drastic, and Saint Louis is seeing that right now. This […]
Gonzaga’s Successful Trip East
Gonzaga Makes a Refreshing Trip East by Phil Kasiecki BOSTON – Gonzaga should come east more often, if the past few days are any indication. The Bulldogs came east for two games, and neither was going to be easy. They leave with two wins, the latter an 85-82 decision against […]
Providence’s Experience Gives Them An Edge
Experience Lifts Friars in Roller Coaster Game by Phil Kasiecki BOSTON – The key to Providence’s 98-89 overtime win over Boston College on Saturday was experience. That might be an obvious guess if one looked at the teams’ rosters – Boston College is inexperienced, while Providence has just one senior […]
Baron Wins 300th Career Game
Rams Show Their Progress in Baron’s 300th Win by Phil Kasiecki SOUTH KINGSTON, R.I. – On the night of a milestone for a good coach, his team showed why they will be contenders in the Atlantic 10 about as well as they have in any other game thus far. It […]
