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
Edinboro football team starts spring practice
The Edinboro Fighting Scots officially started their season today with the first spring practice of the year. The team finished 4-6 last season, the first time they've not had a winning record in coach Scott Browning's career as head coach with the program. The team is looking to take last year's down season and use it as a spring board into the 2013 season. The Fighting Scots have eight players on offense returning and seven on the defensive side. The team's starting quarterback, Cody ... Read More
The Rock stands tall as California suffers tough PSAC loss
This was the kind of week that Slippery Rock would need to be squeaky clean you would think. After a dramatic overtime win last Saturday in front of a loud Homecoming crowd, Slippery Rock looked to take its first win streak of the season on the road to visit ranked California (Pa). Slippery Rock allowed a reeling Edinboro to hang into the game last week with penalties and turnovers at crucial moments. After dominating the first half, and taking a 16-3 score into the locker room, Slippery Rock ... Read More
PSAC East Title decided in game for the ages
This weekend in Shippensburg was expected to be nothing short of a shootout. Shippensburg leads the Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference in scoring offense at 52 points per game with Bloomsburg third averaging 40 points per contest. This battle of unbeaten teams was set to be a showdown not only for the PSAC East Title, but one for the ages. The first half was literally half of what you would have expected. While Shippensburg’s offense seemed primed and ready, Bloomsburg quarterback Tim ... Read More
Shippensburg and big numbers becoming a trend
The PSAC should be recognized as a whole. Locally, we are fortunate to watch a couple of D2 power houses in IUP and California U. The successes of the previously mentioned programs are clear, but it might be what’s going on 170 miles east of Pittsburgh that should be grabbing our PSAC attention. Zach Zulli, Jake Metz, and the rest of the Shippensburg Raiders are experiencing obvious personal successes but it’s their undefeated 7-0 record that is most impressive. Zulli, has been fantastic ... Read More
PSAC teams look to prove why they are worthy of D2 Rankings
It’s that time of year where separation is created in college football. The Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference is no different. This weekend’s slate of games could go far in determining who is a legitimate 2012 championship contender. Both California University (PA) and IUP have pedigrees that make it understandable of their D2 Top 20 Rankings, but it’s Bloomsburg and Shippensburg who might be here to steal the show. Four PSAC schools crowd the NCAA Division II weekly rankings. What this ... Read More