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
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
PSAC West Men’s Notebook: Slippery Rock upsets IUP at home
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
Four PSAC West football teams find a way to win
PSAC West teams battles rain throughout the week but many teams still managed to post impressive performances. Four PSAC West teams came away with victories, some needing a late-game hero and others a little bit of luck. Clarion 27, Millersville 21 The Golden Eagles built a 13-0 first-quarter lead and held off a late Millersville comeback to pick up their second win in as many weeks on Thursday at home. Millersville scored a touchdown with just 1:10 showing on the final game clock. After ... Read More
PSAC West teams have successful opening weekend
PSAC West teams opened up action this past week in impressive fashion. In seven games featuring PSAC West teams, the PSAC West team won five of them. IUP had a bye week to open the season. Clarion 40, Lock Haven 3 The Golden Eagles won the first game under new head coach Chris Weibel 40-3 over Lock Haven on Thursday. QB Connor Simmons led the offensive attack with 407 yards passing, fifth most in a game in school history. Clarion built a 17-0 lead before Lock Haven got on the board. ... Read More
PSAC West teams ready for 2015 football season
College football is upon us and members of the PSAC West are ready to get things kicked off this week. The shape of this season for PSAC West teams begins up front with two elite squads in Gannon and Slippery Rock. The two programs shared a portion of the PSAC West title a year ago, but Gannon comes into the 2015 season as the favorite to win the league. Gannon is led by senior running back Brock Jones. Jones, a 5-foot-10, 210-pound back from Ohio, ran for 162.8 yards per game last year ... Read More
IUP moves on to PSAC title game with win over East Stroudsburg
Indiana University of Pennsylvania is looking to win its 10th PSAC title on Sunday after the Crimson Hawks cruised to victory over East Stroudsburg 76-60 in its semifinal battle on Saturday. In the win, IUP shot 69 percent in the second half, led by Shawn Dyer's game-high 20 points. The Crimson Hawks weren't red hot throughout the game, though, as they struggled mightily in the first half, shooting just 35 percent from the field. Their struggles allowed East Stroudsburg to take a 33-26 ... Read More
PSAC Hoops Recap: Three teams advance in quarterfinal action
The path towards toward a PSAC basketball championship continued Tuesday night with three quarterfinal games in action. IUP, Kutztown and Gannon were all victorious and are now set to play in the semifinals this Saturday at Gannon University. Here's a recap of last night's games. Gannon 71, Slippery Rock 45: The PSAC West top seed Gannon charged out to a commanding lead early courtesy of hot shooting beyond the arc. The Golden Knights could not miss in the first half, hitting all seven ... Read More