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Notes From St. Peter’s, Local School

St. Peter’s Bounces Back by Ray Floriani JERSEY CITY, N.J. – A few days following their first loss at home to Manhattan, St. Peter’s women’s team bounced back for a 76-68 win over Iona College. The victory put St. Peter’s at 5-2 in the MAAC. The Peahens are the MAAC’s […]

Quick Hitters

A Few Quick Hitters by Phil Kasiecki Some quick hitters as we reach the latter part of the week: UMBC’s win at Boston University on Tuesday was big for a couple of reasons. For one, the Retrievers had never won at BU, something head coach Randy Monroe said he didn’t […]

Notes From St. Peter’s And Seton Hall

Notes From St. Peter’s and Seton Hall by Ray Floriani JERSEY CITY, N.J. – They had a double-digit lead in the second half and appeared to be in full control. By the final buzzer the Manhattan women’s team sweated out a two-point victory over St. Peter’s at Yanitelli Center Friday […]

Spalding Hoophall Classic

Spalding Hoophall Classic Notes From Sunday by Phil Kasiecki SPRINGFIELD, Mass. – Sunday of the 2008 Spalding Hoophall Classic featured seven games that had a little of everything. It started with a team from outside the country in the opener, then featured three more prep school games mixed in with […]

Albany’s Win A Potential Boost

This time, it’s the size of the Dog in the Fight by Sam Perkins BOSTON – Before the start of the season, most America East followers circled Wednesday night’s match up between the Albany Great Danes and the Boston University Terriers as an early battle for conference supremacy, and a […]

Bucknell Rebounds From Non-League Struggles

Bison Regroup to Start Patriot League Play Strong by Phil Kasiecki WORCESTER, Mass. – If you need further proof that non-conference results don’t mean much by themselves, look no further than this season’s Bucknell Bison. After a 5-9 showing in non-conference play, finishing with four losses in the last five […]

Saturday Notebook

Huskies Bounce Back in Battle of Young Teams by Phil Kasiecki BOSTON – Northeastern has had some tough losses thus far this season. Four of their ten losses have been by three points or less. Most recently, they blew a 12-point halftime lead at William & Mary on Wednesday night […]

Hartford Flies Under The Radar

Under-hyped Hawks have the look of a contender by Sam Perkins The University of Hartford Hawks have suffered from an absolute dearth of publicity during the 2007-2008 season, as despite putting together a solid showing during their non-conference season, and playing some of the best ball in the conference as […]

NJIT Tries For Win, Fordham Without Coach

NJIT Still Seeks Win, Rams Win Without Leader by Ray Floriani NEWARK, N.J. – The Prudential Center was the site of a Tuesday night meeting between NJIT and Cornell. NJIT entered the game 0-18 and is starting to get national attention for being without a win on the season. The […]

Boston College Quickly Changes Fortunes

For Boston College, A Lot Changes in a Short Time by Phil Kasiecki CHESTNUT HILL, Mass. – Looking for a team that has changed drastically in a week, at least on the surface? Look no further than Boston College. It was only eight days earlier that the inconsistent Eagles lost […]