INDIANA, PA – Despite three players in double figures, the 10th-ranked Crimson Hawks fell to Mercyhurst 67-56 in the Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference Tournament Quarterfinals Tuesday night at the Kovalchick Complex. Seniors Marcel Souberbielle (Montevideo, Uruguay/Uruguayan American School) and Mathis Keita (Thionville, France/Insep) each finished the night with 15 points, despite Souberbielle sitting out for a good portion of the second half after suffering an injury. IUP struggled ... Read More
Anderson, Toole earn NEC awards
On the heels of claiming the 2014 Northeast Conference regular-season championship, a pair from the Robert Morris University men's basketball team garnered postseason awards Tuesday in a vote of league head coaches. Senior guard Karvel Anderson (Elkhart, Ind. / Glen Oaks Community College) was selected the 2014 NEC Player of the Year, and fourth-year head coach Andrew Toole was tabbed the 2014 Jim Phelan NEC Coach of the Year. Anderson, who was also named to the 2014 All-NEC First Team, was ... Read More
Preview: Final Week of Regular Season for Duquesne
With only one week to go in a whirlwind regular season, Duquesne still has one more conference powerhouse to face and a score to settle with a George Mason team that embarrassed them at home earlier in February. The Dukes face off against a talented Massachusetts Minutemen team that boasts a 22-6 record and was ranked in the top 25 early on in the season. Although the game is home, don’t count on it being highly attended, since the students will be on spring break. Nevertheless, it will be ... Read More
T.J. Warren’s career night sinks Pitt
The Pitt Panthers basketball team entered Monday’s ACC clash with North Carolina State looking to do something that it hasn’t done in over a month and a half- win three consecutive games. N.C. State’s T.J. Warren single handily made sure that wouldn’t happen. Warren scored a Petersen Events Center record 41 points as he helped the Wolfpack erase a 13-point first half deficit as North Carolina State defeated Pitt 74-67. Warren made 16-of-22 shots on the night, scoring 25 of his 41 in the ... Read More
Let Dixon be the Coach
As a high school coach I have had to learn to abide by the 24 hour rule. This means taking a deep breath and making sure I wait to reply to parents emails or confront any issue that might come up during the season. Visceral responses usually are fed with emotions and are not thought through, and this can mean trouble. That's because it leads to impulsive statements and conclusions. This got me to thinking about Pitt basketball in 2014. Not going to lie, Jamie Dixon's timeout at the end of ... Read More
Mercyhurst, Slippery Rock advance in PSAC Tournament
In first round action of the PSAC Tournament Saturday, Mercyhurst and Slippery Rock each advanced to the quarterfinals. Mercyhurst beat Cal U by a slim margin of 54-50. Jean Onana led the way for the Lakers, posting 19 points in the win. Anthony Lytle also had 16 points for Mercyhurst. In another close game, Slippery Rock downed Seton Hill, 68-65. Maurice Lewis-Briggs scored 20 points and pulled down 13 rebounds for the double-double. Mercyhurst will play No. 2 IUP and Slippery Rock will play ... Read More
PSN Video Cast Episode 7: Rewind
In case you missed today's show, Michael Waterloo, Gar Bercury and Jon Pennline were joined by Duquesne guard Micah Mason. The guys then discussed the Steelers draft, the Pirates and the Penguins game against the Chicago Blackhawks. Tune in next week for another live episode at 11 a.m. ... Read More
Pitt escapes with road win at Notre Dame
It doesn’t matter whether they are members of the Big East Conference or the ACC, the Pitt Panthers will always have their problems with Mike Brey’s Notre Dame Fighting Irish. That was the case again Saturday for the Panthers, but unlike the past five meetings between the two schools, this time Pitt found a way to come away with an 85-81 victory in overtime. Lamar Patterson scored 20 points, including a pair of free throws with two seconds left, and Talib Zanna had 17 points and 14 ... Read More
Improbable Victory Breathes New Life Into Final Stretch of Season
It has been quite a wild year for the Duquesne Dukes to say the least, and that wildness has gone both ways. Colter’s miraculous buzzer beater, the five conference games that came down to the final minute of play, the 15-point second half Duquesne had against Dayton have all been highlights for a crazy season thus far. Of the five games that came down to the last ticks of the clock, two of them were against the powerful Saint Louis Billikens. When Duquesne played rival St. Bonaventure for the ... Read More
Duquesne Knocks Down Top 10 Opponent
This time, the Dukes pulled it out – on the road. Just weeks after losing a heartbreaker to the Billikens at home, a game that came down to the final minutes, Duquesne stunned Saint Louis 71-64 on the Billikens’ home court. The win was Duquesne’s first road win over a top 10 team since 1962 and their first win over a top 10 opponent since beating No. 9 Xavier in 2009. Micah Mason led his team with 22 points, while Jerry Jones came off the bench to score a season high 19. Mason hit his ... Read More