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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Maggie Dixon Classic
Maggie Dixon Classic News And Notes by Ray Floriani NEW YORK – The venue and format changed but the day remained as special. The second Maggie Dixon Classic was held at Madison Square Garden. In a women’s doubleheader Duke edged Pitt 51-49 while Rutgers defeated Army 59-42. A rundown on […]
UMBC Emerges Atop America East
UMBC the class of the conference by Sam Perkins With almost a third of the season in the books, things are not going the way the America East had hoped as a whole, as the conference record sits at a dismal 28-48 through Sunday. Furthermore, if you take out games […]
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 […]
NJIT Seeks First Win
Highlanders Still Searching For First Win by Ray Floriani NEWARK, N.J. – Their first year in Division I caught everyone’s attention. Last season NJIT began their D-I experience by going into Draddy Gym and upsetting Manhattan. They followed up with a home win over Rider, another MAAC, school. Eventually travel, […]
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 […]
Jimmy V Classic
Jimmy V Classic Notes by Ray Floriani NEW YORK – The Empire State Building was lit up in blue on this cool December night. Maybe it was for Memphis, which was making its second Garden trip this young season and an annual regular under John Calipari. No, it wasn’t for […]
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 […]
