IUP and Slippery Rock aren't strangers in any sense of the word. They've played each other three times this season, including once in the championship game of the PSAC Tournament. IUP has won two of the three match-ups but they've all been close, with only 15 points separating the winner from the loser in the three games combined. For IUP, they'll look to continue to have strong play from guard Anthony Wells. Wells is averaging just over 15 points per game against The Rock this season. He ... Read More
Slippery Rock gets 1st NCAA win, upsets No. 2 Winston Salem
WEST LIBERTY, WV - Coming into today's game, Slippery Rock had never won an NCAA Tournament game that was a compensation game. But today at West Liberty the number 7 seed Slippery Rock upset number 2 seed Winston Salem in the first round of the NCAA Division 2 Men's Basketball Championship, 69-67. Slippery Rock clawed away at Winston Salem the entire game, but could never seem to pull away. It took the final seconds to decided a hard fought battle between the two teams. Winston Salem ... Read More
IUP pulls out win with strong 2nd half over East Stroudsburg
WEST LIBERTY, WV - IUP used a strong second half to pull out a 76-68 victory over the East Stroudsburg Warriors in the first round of the NCAA Division 2 Men's Championship at West Liberty. East Stroundsburg started out with a quick pace and tight defense. Ball movement was leading to open three's for Whis Grant and inside points for Terrance King. About midway through, IUP caught on and started to claw it's way back, taking their first lead at the 8:30 mark at the first half. At the half, ... Read More
Three PSAC squads set to play in NCAA Tournament
It was announced Sunday night that three teams from the Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference would be playing in the Division 2 Men's Basketball Championship. IUP, East Stroudsburg, and Slippery Rock were all selected as part of an eight-team regional and 64-team tournament set to kickoff this weekend. IUP is the PSAC Tournament Champions for the 2013 season. The Crimson Hawks are led by Mathis Keita. Keita was named the PSAC Most Valuable Player and is averaging 13.5 points and 6.2 ... Read More
‘Underdog’ Pioneers roll off eight in a row
Following a berth in the NAIA National Tournament in the first year under Head Coach Tony Grenek, the Point Park University women’s basketball team looks to build on their success in a new conference. The Pioneers are now members of the Kentucky Intercollegiate Athletic Conference, and in the preseason were voted to finish third in the conference. The role of underdog is one the team embraced all of last season, and one they have enjoyed this season as well. “I like it better that way,” ... Read More
Slippery Rock men sink Navy in exhibition action, 79-56
ANNAPOLIS, Md. – Junior forward Tabari Perry (Cambridge, Md./Cambridge-South Dorchester HS) scored a game-high 18 points and grabbed six rebounds Sunday afternoon as NCAA Division II Slippery Rock University sank Division I Navy, 79-56, in men's basketball exhibition action. The Rock led virtually from the opening tip en route to the victory in the first of two preseason games they will play against Division I competition. The Green and White travel to the University of Michigan for an 8:30 ... Read More
Men’s Basketball Picked First in PSAC West Preseason Poll
LOCK HAVEN, PA –IUP has been picked to repeat as Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC) Western Division champions as the Crimson Hawks were chosen first in the preseason men's basketball coaches' poll, released on Thursday afternoon. IUP is gunning for another run at the PSAC tournament championship after winning the title in 2010 and 2011. The Crimson Hawks have reached the postseason in each of the last five years under Head Coach Joe Lombardi, including runs in the NCAA tournament ... Read More
Point Park University Basketball just outside of NAIA Top 25
PITTSBURGH -- Point Park University is just outside the NAIA Division II Women's Basketball Coaches' Preseason Top 25 Poll released by the national office on Tuesday. The Pioneers are just five votes shy of being nationally ranked and are in the 'others receiving votes' section at No. 28 overall. Point Park is the second team listed in the 'others receiving votes' section with a total of 41 votes. Tied for the No. 25 spot with 46 votes are College of Idaho and St. Francis (Ind.). Point ... Read More
Work hard, play harder: McQueen looks to start pro career
Clarion University has had some huge names that were part of its athletic history. Names like Olympic Gold Medalist Kurt Angle and Kentucky Head Basketball Coach John Calipari are just a couple Golden Eagle standouts. Every college athlete dreams to be able to take his or her game to the next level; however, only a small percentage of those people actually achieve it. 2012 Clarion graduate, Paul McQueen, son of Paul McQueen Sr. and Denise West and brother to Michael McQueen, is working ... Read More
Former La Roche assistant Bob McGraw joins Slippery Rock’s staff
SLIPPERY ROCK, Pa. – Bob McGraw, a former assistant coach at La Roche College, has joined the Slippery Rock University men's basketball coaching staff in the role of a volunteer assistant, Rock head coach Kevin Reynolds announced Monday. “Bob is a tremendous addition to our staff,” Reynolds said. “His experiences as a NCAA Division III assistant basketball coach will make an immediate impact on our basketball program. His addition will allow us to continue our plan of recruiting and ... Read More