NEW ROCHELLE, N.Y. – Ibn Muhammad hit his first and only field goal of the game Wednesday night, but it was massive, a three-pointer that extended Iona’s lead to five over pesky Texas Southern with two minutes to go. He followed with a steal and assist for a Jordan Washington dunk that basically sealed Iona’s 22th straight home victory. Continue reading “Iona 83, Texas Southern 73: English Out, But Gaels Survive”
In this week’s episode of NEC Fast Break Ryan Peters, John Templon and Nelson Castillo chat about LIU Brooklyn, Sacred Heart, Fairleigh Dickinson, surprising players and more. (Sorry if John’s audio levels are low. He’ll boost his microphone next time.)
The America East boasts three teams at or over the .500 mark to this point and as teams begin to hit finals, some key milestones have also been hit.
MAAC teams have started to reach their first checkpoint of the season: final exams. Yet the season has just started and there has been plenty of disorder to sort through. Continue reading “MAAC Weekly Roundup: Dec. 15”
BRONX, N.Y. – Division I basketball coaches aren’t generally a breed that is prone to feeling sorry for themselves, but even among that group, Manhattan coach Steve Masiello has to rank near the bottom of the list.
The Jaspers have carved back-to-back MAAC titles through adversity, so it shouldn’t have been surprising that dressing seven players – not seven scholarship players, but seven total – was but a minor distraction on Monday night as they led start to finish and dominated defending NEC regular-season champion St. Francis Brooklyn 71-60 at Draddy Gym.
Continue reading “Manhattan 71, St. Francis Brooklyn 60: Magnificent Seven For Jaspers”
It’s been a relatively tough season within the NEC on the injury front, and St. Francis Brooklyn is the latest program to feel that pain. Continue reading “How Does Glenn Sanabria’s Season Ending Injury Affect St. Francis Brooklyn?”
Over the last five years, no team in the country has been better at rebounding than the Quinnipiac Bobcats. Under the guidance of head coach Tom Moore, the Bobcats have finished among the top two teams in the country in rebounds per game every year this decade. Each of the last three years, they have led the nation in the category. Continue reading “Quinnipiac Frontcourt Tested By Injuries”
What Happened Last Week: Yale lost to a pair of power-conference teams. The Monstars stole Princeton’s shooting ability for a night. Penn’s Big 5 comeback fell short. Columbia almost Columbia’d, until Luke Petrasek saved the day. Continue reading “Ivy League Weekly Roundup: Dec. 14”
HAMDEN, Conn. – There was some bad Sunday afternoon, certainly, but in this holiday season, let’s focus on some good to start, shall we, namely Boston University senior John Papale.
Papale is only 120 miles away, so it’s hard to call a game against Quinnipiac a “homecoming”, but he did have his own cheering section Sunday, having grown up in nearby Wallingford (same hometown as former Sacred Heart point guard Phil Gaetano). He struggled for much of the afternoon, going 2-7 from three-point range, but in the end, he shared the team lead in points (13) and had some key plays down the stretch to seal the Terriers’ come-from-behind 64-57 victory, their second straight to draw even at 5-5 on the season.
Continue reading “Boston University 64, Quinnipiac 57: Papale Wins In Homecoming”
Columbia played excellent defense in the first half, along with good enough defense in the second half, and pulled out a convincing 65-56 victory over NJIT on Saturday night. Continue reading “Columbia 65, NJIT 56 – Some Rambling Thoughts”
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