Most PSAC fans thought the Clarion Golden Eagles men’s basketball team was lucky to be in the playoffs. These same doubters thought they would get hammered on the road by the high-powered Edinboro Fighting Scots. They could not have been more wrong Saturday afternoon. Clarion (14-15) used an immaculate second half effort to overcome an eight-point halftime deficit, winning going away by a score of 83-69. In their first PSAC playoffs since the 2009-10 season, the Golden Eagles turned up the ... Read More
PSAC West Women’s Notebook: Gannon advances past Seton Hill
Midway through the first quarter, Gannon fans thought it was the same script all over again. Their Lady Knights found themselves down 11-4 to Seton Hill at home, seemingly destined for a fourth-straight loss, and an end to a once promising season. Then the Lady Knights of old showed up. Gannon obliterated Seton Hill in the second quarter by out-scoring the Lady Griffins 21-5, and held on from there to win 64-58, advancing to the PSAC quarterfinals. These were the Lady Knights everyone in ... Read More
PSAC West Men’s Notebook: Seton Hill men complete nightly sweep of IUP
The final day of the 2015-16 regular season was a night Griffin fans will never forget. Just hours after Seton Hill’s women’s team clinched a playoff berth with an upset win over IUP, the men faced a similar scenario against the PSAC West champs. Following the Lady Griffins lead, the Seton Hill men locked up a playoff berth as well and completed a nightly sweep of IUP, with a 91-83 win. The Griffins (13-13, 11-11) either needed a win or a Slippery Rock loss to lock up a playoff berth, and ... Read More
PSAC West women’s notebook: Seton Hill upsets IUP to make playoffs
All Seton Hill’s women’s basketball team had to do was win Wednesday night and they were in the playoffs. They did not need any help nor worry about any other game. They just needed to simply win. The Lady Griffins did that and more on their Senior Night, throttling second place IUP in the last two quarters, to eventually win, 68-54. Seton Hill has now made the playoff in all three seasons it has been in the PSAC. Seton Hill (14-14, 10-12) came out inspired after the ceremonies to lead ... Read More
Pitt can’t earn signature win against Louisville
Tough losses have become an unfortunate trend for Pitt’s men’s basketball team this season. Looking for that signature win they have been yearning for all season, the Panthers failed to finish on Wednesday night against the 11th ranked Louisville Cardinals , ultimately leading to a 67-60 loss at the Petersen Events Center. Tied at 58 with 3:10 to play, Louisville closed out the Panthers with a 9-2 run ignited by a three-pointer from David Levitch. From there it was the smothering Cardinal ... Read More
PSAC men’s notebook: Seton Hill steals win at Edinboro
Kameron Taylor has a knack for hitting clutch shots in Edinboro’s McComb Fieldhouse. Two seasons ago at Edinboro, Taylor hit a jumper from the free-throw line at the buzzer to give the Griffins a 95-93 over the Fighting Scots. On Saturday afternoon, history repeated itself. This time, Taylor hit a game-winning jumper with a second to go to put the Griffins on the brink of returning to the PSAC playoffs with a 76-74 road win. While it was not at the buzzer, the result was the same. Edinboro ... Read More
PSAC women’s notebook: Slippery Rock upsets Gannon
When Slippery Rock’s women’s basketball team upset Gannon on the road a month ago, many saw it as a fluke. That notion was wiped out Saturday evening when Slippery Rock completed its first-ever season sweep of Gannon with a 62-53 win at home on Senior Night. The biggest keys to the Rock’s second upset of Gannon this time was hitting 10 three-pointers, and forcing 20 Lady Knight Turnovers. The Rock (13-14, 9-12) came out energized after the senior ceremony and staked to a 23-11 lead after ... Read More
Heath Miller announces retirement after 11 seasons with Steelers
Heath Miller, one of the best tight ends and biggest fan favorites in Pittsburgh Steelers history, announced his retirement Friday after a storied 11-year NFL career. Miller spent every single season of his career with the black and gold after being drafted in the first round of the 2005 NFL Draft out of the University of Virginia. Originally recruited as a quarterback, Miller made the transition to tight end in Charlottesville and became easily one of the best tight ends in ... Read More
PSAC West Men’s Notebook: Slippery Rock suffers letdown against Clarion
One of the biggest fears in sports is receiving a letdown after an emotional win. Slippery Rock’s men’s basketball team lived that fear Wednesday night. Coming off a monumental win over IUP Saturday night, Slippery Rock received a monumental loss at home to the Clarion Golden Eagles by a score of 68-67. The loss currently knocked The Rock out of a PSAC playoff berth and catapulted Clarion into the fifth seed with two games to go. Slippery Rock (14-12, 9-11) attempted another second half ... Read More
PSAC West Women’s Notebook: Vulcans knock off Gannon
Over the past few years, the Hammermill Center in downtown Erie has become a house of horrors for the California women’s basketball team. Going into Wednesday night, the Vulcans had lost seven straight meetings in Gannon’s home building dating back to Jan. 2011. This Wednesday night in Erie was different from the rest for the Vulcans. Backed again by a duo of 20-point performances from Shatara Parsons and Seairra Barrett, Cal knocked off Gannon 83-78 to slay the ghosts of games past in the ... Read More