Tag: Patriot

Patriot League Tight All Around

Patriot League Race is Right Down to the Wire by Phil Kasiecki Looking for a wacky conference? Just take a look at the Patriot League standings. With one game remaining for each team, the standings are no less clear now than they were before Wednesday night’s games. American and Navy […]

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 […]

Patriot League Preview

Patriot League 2007-08 Preview by Phil Kasiecki Fresh off its recent excellence, including last season’s solid top-to-bottom showing, the Patriot League hopes to continue its forward surge heading into 2007-08. That’s going to be a tall order, although there should be one very good sign of progress. It starts with […]

Holy Cross Tops American

Crusaders Keep Winning; Eagles Can’t Quite Get There by Phil Kasiecki WORCESTER, Mass. – Two teams that appear to be heading down opposite paths played for the second time in 11 days on Wednesday night. On one bench, there was Holy Cross, undefeated in Patriot League play with just two […]

Holy Cross Remains Undefeated

Crusaders Undefeated at Halfway Point by Phil Kasiecki WORCESTER, Mass. – The best place to be for a sports fan in Massachusetts on Friday night was about 50 miles west of Boston. It wasn’t for a Celtics or Bruins game, the Patriots are done for the season, and the Red […]

Bucknell Rivalry

Crusaders Pull Out Another Great Game in Rivalry by Phil Kasiecki WORCESTER, Mass. – A great rivalry has a little of everything. It has one great game after another. It has great players, as well as relative unknowns, coming out of nowhere to make big plays that fans don’t soon […]

Patriot League Preview

Patriot League 2006-07 Preview by Phil Kasiecki The Patriot League has been on a nice rise the last few seasons, one that has certainly been aided by postseason success. The Bucknell Bison have won an NCAA Tournament game each of the past two seasons, while Holy Cross has had success […]

Patriot League Notebook

Patriot League Notebook by Steve Sheridan Bucknell and Lehigh Begin League Play Strong With most teams five games into the league schedule, Bucknell and Lehigh have started out very strong. The Bison have built an undefeated league mark by, for the most part, rolling over the opposition, having outscored their […]