PHILADELPHIA– There was a moment in the second half, 4:02 remaining to be exact, with Penn leading Dartmouth 67-60. Penn guard Jelani Williams batted a pass down that was heading towards the low block, the ball was bouncing ever so slowly towards the scorers table when Williams and Dartmouth forward Dame Adelekun were chasing after … Continue reading Penn’s Williams Leads by Example as Quakers Take Down Dartmouth
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Villanova’s Season Comes to an End in Sweet 16/A Look Ahead
Indianapolis-- It was always going to be an uphill battle to take down the 2nd overall seeded Baylor Bears, but for a team that was without their star Point Guard Collin Gillespie for the entirety of March, Villanova gave them a hell of a fight. Obviously it's disappointing whenever a season comes to a close, … Continue reading Villanova’s Season Comes to an End in Sweet 16/A Look Ahead
Drexel Captures First CAA Title, Earn Automatic Bid to NCAA Tourney
HARRISONBURG-- In March of 1996, Mariah Carey and Boyz II Men dominated the charts with their Billboard #1 song One Sweet Day. Up Close and Personal was atop the box office. Gas cost $1.28. Fast forward 25 years later, Olivia Rodrigo tops the charts with Drivers License. Raya and the Last Dragon is the number … Continue reading Drexel Captures First CAA Title, Earn Automatic Bid to NCAA Tourney
La Salle’s Beatty Taking On Leadership Role
I know it's a cliche and in this business, you're supposed to shy away from using them, but La Salle Senior Guard David Beatty is truly a "First guy in, last guy out" kind of player. If you follow Beatty on social media, you'll see that he's putting in the work at Tom Gola Arena … Continue reading La Salle’s Beatty Taking On Leadership Role
Big Game Explorers Strike Again: Defeat Saint Louis
La Salle Head Coach Ashley Howard sought a Sports Psychologist, Dr. Joe Carr to help the team this year. During a stretch of games this year, Carr asked Howard "What's our juice like?". "There's no juice". They had to find the juice, starting with the Richmond game in January. "I told the assistant coaches I … Continue reading Big Game Explorers Strike Again: Defeat Saint Louis
Nova’s Samuels Beats COVID, Seton Hall in the Same Week
In his battle with COVID, Villanova wing Jermaine Samuels did what almost any typical college student would do if they were locked in a room and couldn't leave for 14 days. "I just hung-out," Samuels said. "You get a lot of YouTube in, a lot of Video Games in just to try the pass the … Continue reading Nova’s Samuels Beats COVID, Seton Hall in the Same Week
In First Game Back, Villanova Shows No Rust, Takes Down Seton Hall
Coming into tonight, Villanova's last game was on December 23, a win against Marquette in Milwaukee by a final score of 85-68. In the time between Christmas Eve Eve and January 19, we've had Christmas, New Years, two weeks of the NFL Regular Season, two playoff rounds, and the entirety of the College Football Playoff … Continue reading In First Game Back, Villanova Shows No Rust, Takes Down Seton Hall
Wednesday Recap: St. Joe’s, Temple Both Drop Conference Games, La Salle Pulls Off Major Upset in Dayton
PHILADELPHIA-- Saint Joseph's and Temple weren't favored in their conference home games, +8 and +7.5 dogs, respectively. So it doesn't come as a shock that both teams ended up on the losing end of their games Wednesday afternoon in Philadelphia. On the other hand, La Salle went into UD Arena in Dayton as +12.5 underdogs … Continue reading Wednesday Recap: St. Joe’s, Temple Both Drop Conference Games, La Salle Pulls Off Major Upset in Dayton
La Salle Takes Down Drexel in City Clash
PHILADELPHIA-- It looked like it was going to be a repeat of the Army game for the La Salle Explorers: Go up big in the first half, falter in the second half and ultimately lose the game. Part 1 and Part 2 happened, but Part 3 was put to rest down the stretch when the … Continue reading La Salle Takes Down Drexel in City Clash
La Salle Gets Into the Win Column With a Win Over D2 Lincoln
PHILADELPHIA-- For most of the game, La Salle head coach Ashley Howard went with an 11-man rotation. This was definitely the game to do it, against a Division-II school in Lincoln (Who put up a good fight for what it's worth). You want to see what you got early on in the year, especially in … Continue reading La Salle Gets Into the Win Column With a Win Over D2 Lincoln