The California University of Pennsylvania women’s basketball team continued their improbable run with a 51-46 victory over the Emporia (Kansas) State Hornets in the semifinals of the NCAA Division-II Basketball Championship on Wednesday evening. The Lady Vulcans battled through a night of tough shooting, as they shot just 29.3% from the field on the evening. The Hornets jumped out to an 8-2 lead and held the advtange for most of the first half, relying on the deadly duo of 6-foot-3 ... Read More
Archives for March 2015
Penn State hockey season recap
Even though the Penn State Nittany Lions hockey team may not have placed where they wanted to in the Big Ten Tournament, their season was successful overall. Top Ten Moments: 1. Head coach Guy Gadowsky brought the Nittany Lions their first winning season as a Division I team. Penn State finished the year with an 18-15-4 record, doubling the number of wins it had in the 2013-2014 season. 2. Nicknamed “The Sniper,” Casey Bailey became the program’s first professional player when he signed ... Read More
IUP advances to D2 Final Four
IUP's postseason run will continue into the Division II Final Four. The Crimson Hawks downed Azusa Pacific, 69-65, Wednesday evening to secure their spot in the national semifinals. IUP's Devante Chance made two free throws with 6:08 left in the game to take a lead that the Crimson Hawks never surrendered down the stretch for the victory. IUP controlled most of the game, leading for 27:45 of the contest including that last 6:08 stretch, but the story of the game came from the Crimson ... Read More
Nailers to sign Robert Morris captain Cody Wydo
Outgoing Robert Morris hockey captain Cody Wydo is expected to sign with the Wheeling Nailers of the ECHL, according to sources close to the situation. Wydo, 23, is the Colonials' all-time leading scorer and will join the Nailers this week, most likely making his professional debut this coming weekend. Wydo is one of ten finalists for the Hobey Baker Award, which is given annually to the best college hockey player in the nation. He is the first finalist for the award that Robert Morris has ... Read More
Pittsburgh March Madness: Mt. Washington Round of 32
It's getting real in here, folks. A day after Cam Heyward defeated Blake Comeau by a single vote, No. 16 Monica Wignot continued her epic run, as she knocked #8. Ryan Shazier in this round to advance to the Sweet 16. Remember, in the opening round, she pulled an amazing upset over No. 1 seed Andrew McCutchen. As you can see, a single vote can make the difference. Let's take a look at the Mount Washington region for the Round of 32. #1. Antonio Brown (Steelers All-Pro receiver) vs. #9. Chad ... Read More
Duquesne survives and advances in WNIT
The Duquesne Dukes women's basketball team once again trailed Richmond by a 10-2 score, however much like the last meeting overcame this deficit and won its second round WNIT game by a 48-47 score. Now Duquesne has made the WNIT's version of the sweet 16. This is the furthest the Dukes have gone in the WNIT since the 2010-11 season. “That wasn’t what I had anticipated when we were up 40-25," coach Dan Burt said. "We made some uncharacteristic turnovers and that wasn’t just one player. I ... Read More
Penguins fall in overtime to Blues
For 17 seconds on Tuesday night, the Penguins dominated the St. Louis Blues. For the rest of the 60:18 the Penguins and Blues played, the Blues kept the Penguins off the board and peppered Marc-Andre Fleury with scoring chances. The Blues out shot the Penguins 33-26 in regulation, and with the score knotted at 2-2, Alexander Steen redirected Zbynek Michalek’s wrist shot past Fleury to give the Blues a 3-2 overtime victory at Consol Energy Center. After a scoreless first period – the ... Read More
Pirates 11 hits not enough in Spring Training loss
The Pittsburgh Pirates fell to 10-9-3 in Spring Training play with a loss Tuesday to the Baltimore Orioles. Jared Hughes allowed six hits and five earned runs in one-third of an inning losing his first Spring Training game. Radhames Liz started the contest for the Pirates and pitched three innings allowing four hits however kept the Orioles off the scoreboard. Liz, a former Oriole, is in the running for a potential bullpen spot. It was not until the fourth inning that the Orioles ... Read More
Cal U women are headed to the final four
The California University of Pennsylvania women’s basketball team is going to the final four after beating the Nova Southeastern Sharks 84-79 in overtime on Tuesday. The Lady Vulcans had their hands full with the Nova Southeastern Sharks in the elite eight round. The game was a back-and-forth affair, with neither team being able to seize much of an advantage throughout. The teams were tied at the end of the first half, and remained square after 40 minutes of basketball, taking the play to ... Read More
IUP’s Chance named NABC All-American
The accolades keep piling up for IUP point guard Devante Chance. Chance can now add All-American to the list as the 5-foot-11 senior point guard was named to the NABC All-American team, released on Tuesday. After being named to this list along with the NABC All-Atlantic District team on Monday, Chance is able to be considered for the NABC Player of the Year Award. "Anything is possible through focus, hard work, trust and support," Chance said of achieving such status. Chance is the ... Read More