Slippery Rock’s men’s basketball team did something Saturday night that no other school had done to IUP in 2016 — defeat them. Using an incredible second-half performance, The Rock upset IUP 73-61 in front of a raucous crowd at the Morrow Field House. Slippery Rock shot 59.1 percent from the field to end the Crimson Hawks 13-game winning streak, and continues to battle back from a rough start to the season. It was not all bad for IUP, however, as it clinched the regular-season PSAC West title ... Read More
PSAC West Women’s Notebook: Vulcans get revenge against Lady Griffins
When Seton Hill upset Cal in early January at the Convocation Center, Shatara Parsons did not play. The Lady Griffins probably wish Parsons did not play in the rematch at Greensburg yesterday. Parsons scored a game-high 23 points and 13 rebounds to help the Vulcans cruise to an impressive 76-46 win over Seton Hill, to exact revenge from a month ago. California (18-5, 15-4) has now won seven straight games and maintained sole possession of first place in the PSAC West. Once again, it was ... Read More
Cal U Men’s Basketball Coach Bill Brown to retire at end of season
When the 2015-16 PSAC men’s basketball regular season draws to a close in less than two weeks, the conference will bid farewell to one of its most successful coaches. On Thursday afternoon, California Vulcans longtime head coach Bill Brown announced he will retire at the end of the season. Brown will leave as the winningest coach in program history and current active leader in head coaching wins of any other current PSAC coach. During his 20 year tenure at Cal, Brown has compiled a 365-207 ... Read More
PSAC West Women’s Notebook: Vulcans crush The Rock to maintain first place
The recent defensive performances of the California Vulcans women’s basketball team have given its supporters some flashbacks. Flashbacks to the suffocating defense the Vulcans played last season on their way to the National Championship. California maintained their sole possession of first place in the PSAC West with a manhandling of Slippery Rock Wednesday night by a score of 70-45 at the Convocation Center. The Vulcans were led with double-doubles from Seairra Barrett and Shatara Parsons, ... Read More
PSAC West men’s notebook: IUP survives scare at Clarion
IUP’s men’s basketball team has pretty much cruised through the past month of its PSAC West schedule to put itself in position to win the division title.Since losing on Dec. 12 against nationally-ranked Fairmont State, the Crimson Hawks had won 12 straight games including a perfect 10-0 mark in 2016. Last night, IUP needed a large amount of resiliency to overcome a double-digit second-half deficit on the road against a pesky Clarion Golden Eagles team. The Crimson Hawks used an 18-3 run to help ... Read More
No. 12 Canes’ last-second basket crushes Panthers
Fingertips separated the Pittsburgh Panthers from knocking off 12th ranked Miami Tuesday night.Angel Rodriguez tipped in an offensive rebound with 1.4 seconds remaining to give the Hurricanes (19-4, 8-3) a dramatic 65-63 victory over the Panthers (17-6, 6-3) at the BankUnited Center Tuesday night. It was a devastating and gut-wrenching end for a Pitt squad that fought hard the entire night after coming off the letdown against Virginia Saturday afternoon.Miami seemingly had the game on a wrap ... Read More
Colonials end three-game skid with dominant win over Bryant
Robert Morris fans had been waiting for a performance like this all season.After a trying week, the Robert Morris men’s basketball team put forth a complete effort this afternoon in an 89-71 rout of the Bryant Bulldogs to snap a 3-game losing streak. The 89 points was a season-high for the Colonials who were led by the duo of Billy Giles and Isaiah Still combining for 45 of those points. Giles scored a season-high 23 points of his own while the freshman Still continued his scorching three-game ... Read More
Pitt looks for signature win Saturday against Virginia
Pitt’s men’s basketball team has enjoyed many successful things this season. It sits at 17-4 and 5th in the ACC standings and have seen guys like Michael Young and Jamel Artis have career best seasons thus far. However, there is one thing that is currently missing from this season; a signature win. Yes, Pitt has a great 17 wins, but looking at the schedule closer, there is really no win that really stands out over the rest. One can say the Panthers best win came on the road against Notre Dame or ... Read More