IUP's starting point guard Devante Chance has earned PSAC West Player of the Year honors, capping off what surely was an impressive senior season. Chance averages 16.2 points per game from his point guard position while dishing out 6.0 assists per night. Earlier this season he became just the fourth player in IUP history to score 1,000 points and dish out 400 assists in his career. He's scored over 20 points six times this season and tallied 31 against Clarion to end the regular season ... 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
W&J’s Valerie Dunlap excelling both on and off the court
Current W&J center Valerie Dunlap isn’t just a special player on the court for the Presidents, but a special person off of it as well. Not only has Dunlap excelled in the paint for W&J, but she has also excelled in the classroom as well. This week, the senior and Greater Latrobe native, was honored by being named the first Academic All-American in W&J women's basketball history. Dunlap was listed as a Third-Team Academic All-American, an award presented by the College Sports ... Read More
W&J Women; Waynesburg Men, advance in PAC Tournament
The PAC Tournament concludes this weekend as a couple local teams are still alive in search of the conferences’ automatic bid to the Division III NCAA Tournament. On the women’s side, No. 3 seed W&J advanced to the PAC semifinals to take on No. 2 seed Saint Vincent Friday evening at Thomas More College. Valerie Dunlap posted another double-double with 13 points and tying her career high with 17 rebounds in Wednesday’s 62-52 quarterfinals victory over Westminster. Dunlap was one of ... Read More
Thomas More looks to stay perfect in PAC Tournament
When the Presidents’ Athletic Conference Women’s Basketball Tournament begins Monday night, teams like W&J and Waynesburg and going to attempt to do what no team has been able to do all season long. Beat Thomas More. The Saints enter the PAC Tournament not only as the conference’s No. 1 seed, but also as the No. 1 ranked Division III team in the nation after finishing the regular season with a 25-0 (18-0 PAC) record. Thomas More, who has won 71 consecutive regular-season contests, ... Read More
CalU Hall of Famer Darcie Vincent lived out her coaching dream
“I always joke around that if we’re in a contest, I want to win. If I was on the court with your grandmother, I’m going to beat her, and I’ll apologize afterwards.” That is the attitude that California University of Pennsylvania Sports Hall of Fame inductee and accomplished Duquesne basketball standout Darcie Vincent, and her competitiveness—evident on and off the court. Vincent was inducted Saturday alongside Roger Gordon (men’s soccer, 97’) and Kim Miller (softball, 09’). The Fairmont, Wv. ... Read More
Waynesburg men nab No. 2 seed in PAC Tournament
No team in the Presidents' Athletic Conference has been as hot as the Waynesburg men's basketball team as the Yellow Jackets will look to carry the momentum from a strong close of the regular season into the PAC Tournament. The Yellow Jackets (16-9, 12-4 PAC) finished the season on an eight-game win streak, which was good enough to clinch them the No.2 seed in next week's PAC Tournament. Saint Vincent College, the defending two-time PAC champions, earned the No. 1 seed in the tournament, ... 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
PSAC West Hoops Notebook: Gannon nearing regular season title, IUP falling behind
The action in the PSAC West season is winding down and one team is separating itself from the pack in the late goings. Gannon picked up two more wins last week, putting its magic number to just one game to clinch the regular season PSAC West title. Meanwhile, No. 16 IUP dropped to league games in stunning fashion. The Knights of Gannon posted wins against Clarion (78-71) and Pitt-Johnstown (66-36). Senior Raphell Thomas-Edwards again paced Gannon with two double-doubles in the victories. ... Read More
Waynesburg’s Jacob Fleegle named PAC Player of the Week
The Waynesburg Yellow Jackets men’s basketball team has been on quite a roll as of late, winners of six consecutive contests to pull into a tie with Thomas More for second place in the PAC, just a game and a half behind conference leader St. Vincent. A big reason for the Yellow Jackets recent surge has been the play of senior wing Jacob Fleegle. Fleegle, a Jennerstown PA. native, became the 33rd 1,000-point scorer when he scored 17 points during the Yellow Jackets' 78-53 victory over ... Read More