For the second straight season, the Mercyhurst Lakers men's basketball team made program history. Last season,they appeared in their first ever NCAA tournament game. This season, they won their first ever PSAC championship. After being down by as much as 11 points in the first half, the Lakers roared back in the second half to knock off the host West Chester Golden Rams 70-67, securing that coveted PSAC championship. "This team never stops playing," said Mercyhurst head coach Gary Manchel. ... Read More
PSAC West men’s notebook: IUP plays complete game to advance past UPJ
IUP’s men’s basketball team seemed to do everything right Tuesday night in their quarterfinal matchup. The Crimson Hawks dominated with a balanced scoring attack on offense, and slowed down the red hot three-point shooting of Pitt-Johnstown to win 77-66. The game played out very similar to IUP’s domination of UPJ last year in the first round in the PSAC playoffs. The Mountain Cats took an early lead before the Crimson Hawks (21-7) three-point shooting took off. IUP hit four three-pointers ... Read More
IUP, three other PSAC teams ranked in Atlantic Top 10
Four Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference West Division NCAA Division-II men’s basketball teams are ranked in the latest Atlantic Region top ten. Sitting at the top of the rankings are 22-2 West Liberty (Wv) and 17-8 Fairmont (Wv) State from the Mountain East Conference, which are then followed by four straight PSAC schools. Indiana University of Pennsylvania (21-5) is ranked third in the region thanks to a strong non-conference record. Gannon (18-8), currently in first place in the ... Read More
Mercyhurst, Gannon to renew rivalry for Niagara Cup at Veterans Memorial Stadium
The Mercyhurst and Gannon football teams have both agreed to renew the Battle for the Niagara Cup with a game on Thursday, October 17 at Erie Veterans Memorial Stadium. The decision was announced Wednesday at a press conference with both teams present at Veterans Memorial Stadium. Also in attendance was Merritt Holland-Spier, the Executive Director of the ALS Association Western Pennsylvania Chapter. ALS is commonly known as Lou Gherig's disease and the game between the two schools will be ... Read More