Month: March 2004

Southern Conference Finals Preview

Southern Conference Finals Preview Preview by Paul Oren No. 1N East Tennessee State vs. No. 2 N Chattanooga It’s fitting that the oldest NCAA conference tournament is going to be the first conference tournament to hold their championship game and thus have the first team to get their dance card […]

Southern Conference Semifinals Recap

Southern Conference Semifinals Recap Recap by Paul Oren No. 1N East Tennessee State 96 No. 2S Davidson 84 Tim Smith proved once again that he is a big game player and ETSU overcame both foul and injury problems to advance to the SoCon Championship game with a 96-84 victory over […]

Patriot Finals Preview

Patriot League Finals Preview Preview by Steve Sheridan No. 1 Lehigh vs. No. 2 American Despite all the parity that has prevailed during this Patriot League season, in the end it comes down to number one against number two. The two teams come in on different terms, as Lehigh is […]

Patriot Semifinals Recap

Patriot League Semifinals Recap Recap by Steve Sheridan No. 1 Lehigh 60, No. 4 Bucknell 45 For the first time ever, the Lehigh Mountain Hawks will play in and host the Patriot League Championship game after the team’s 60-45 victory over Bucknell on Sunday evening. The Mountain Hawks spotted the […]

Patriot Semifinals Preview

Patriot League Semifinals Preview Preview by Steve Sheridan No. 1 Lehigh vs. No. 4 Bucknell The Mountain Hawks and the Bison will battle to earn a spot in the championship game in what promises to be an exciting matchup. This game may well be decided on the boards, as Lehigh […]

Patriot Quarterfinals Recap

Patriot League Quarterfinals Recap Recap by Steve Sheridan No. 1 Lehigh 62, No. 8 Navy 60 (OT) The top-seeded Mountain Hawks should be counting their blessings today, as the team was within a free throw of falling in the first-round of the Patriot League playoffs, but instead Lehigh was able […]

Patriot Quarterfinals Preview

Patriot League Quarterfinals Preview Preview by Steve Sheridan No. 1 Lehigh Mountain Hawks vs. No. 8 Navy Midshipmen On paper, this looks like it should be a romp for the top-seeded Mountain Hawks, but with the team’s lackluster play in the final weekend of the regular season, nothing can be […]

Northeast Finals Preview

Northeast Conference Finals Preview Preview by Keith Burdette No. 7 Central Connecticut State Blue Devils at No. 1 Monmouth Hawks This final matches the teams who have claimed three of the last four NEC tournament titles. Central Connecticut State won in 2000 and 2002 but the only players who were […]

Northeast Semifinals Recap

Northeast Conference Semifinals Recap Recap by Keith Burdette No. 7 Central Connecticut State 76, No. 3 Fairleigh Dickinson 73 (OT) With the Blue Devils trailing by three with seconds to go, Justin Chiera caught a pass from Ron Robinson then dribbled into the frontcourt to hit a three pointer at […]

Northeast Conference Semifinals Preview

Northeast Conference Semifinals Preview Preview by Keith Burdette No. 7 Central Connecticut State Blue Devils vs. No. 3 Fairleigh Dickinson Knights The Blue Devils pulled off the only upset of the tournament by beating second seed St. Francis NY 81-68. Ron Robinson had fourteen points, one of five Blue Devils […]