Month: March 2004

Metro Atlantic Semifinals Recap

Metro Atlantic Semifinals Recap Recap by Jesse Ullmann Manhattan Jaspers 83, Saint Peters Peacocks 72 Senior guard Luis Flores scored a game-high 32 points leading Manhattan to an 83-72 semifinal victory over No. Four St. Peters last night. The two-time conference player of the year and his top seeded Jaspers […]

Metro Atlantic Semifinal Preview

Metro Atlantic Semifinals Preview Preview by Jesse Ullmann (1) Manhattan Jaspers v. (4) Saint Peters Peacocks The heavy artillery comes out tonight as No. One Manhattan takes on St. Peters in what promises to be an up and down, fast-pace showcase. Never-say-never but the Jaspers probably have no shot at […]

Metro Atlantic Second Round Recap

Metro Atlantic Second Round Recap Recap by Jesse Ullmann (4) Saint Peters Peacocks 79, (5) Rider Broncs 69 (OT) Postseason play in the Metro Atlantic continued yesterday with second round action at the Pepsi Arena in Albany, New York. It was, however, a clash of Garden State rivals barely separated […]

Metro Atlantic Second Round Preview

Metro Atlantic Second Round Preview Preview by Jesse Ullmann (4) Saint Peters Peacocks v. (5) Rider Broncs Last year St. Peters upset Rider in overtime in the first round during the 2003 MAAC tournament. The Peacocks sensational guard Keydren Clark (NY, NY) played huge, as a freshman, and in 2004 […]

Metro Atlantic First Round Recap

Metro Atlantic First Round Recap Recap by Jesse Ullmann (5) Rider Broncs 75, (10) Loyola Greyhounds 67 Round One of the Metro Atlantic took center stage yesterday at Albany’s Pepsi Arena. Rider’s junior phenom guard Jerry Johnson carried his teammates on his back with 31 points and, with 5:13 to […]

Morning Dish

The Morning Dish – Wednesday, March 10th Valpo returns to tourney: Valpo coach Homer Drew never thought he’d coach another NCAA Tournament game. He was comfortably retired until his son Scott took the Baylor job, and Homer returned to the sidelines. It wasn’t a smooth transition, however, as the Crusaders […]

Morning Dsh

The Morning Dish – Tuesday, March 9th Bulldogs Take Care of Business: After a narrow one point win over Santa Clara last night, Gonzaga made all bubble teams breathe easier by taking care of St. Mary’s in the WCC championship game 84-71. Ronny Turiaf scored 29 points and grabbed 14 […]

Horizon League Semifinals Recap

Horizon League Semifinals Recap Recap by Nick Dettmann No. 1 UW-Milwaukee 58, No. 4 Detroit 50 The league’s top offense collided with the league’s top defense in the semifinals at the Hinkle Fieldhouse in Indianapolis. One of them had to give. It was the offense of the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, […]

Horizon Semifinals Preview

Horizon League Semifinals Preview Preview by Nick Dettmann No. 4 Detroit vs. No. 1 UW-Milwaukee After another week off, the Panthers will finally get their dose of the league tournament on Saturday. UWM received a bye all the way into the semis, just like they did last year. Rust may […]

Horizon Second Round Recap

Horizon League Second Round Recap Recap by Nick Dettmann No. 4 Detroit 60, No. 8 Loyola-Chicago 55 The Titans won their 10th straight game and go into the semifinals with a full head of steam after defeating the Ramblers 60-55 at the Hinkle Fieldhouse. Jimmy Twyman led all scorers with […]