With the regular season coming to a close, the top teams of the PSAC West are gearing up to take on the top teams from the PSAC East for the PSAC Championship. Here's how the West finished up the regular season: Gannon - 18-8, 13-3 IUP - 23-3, 13-3 Mercyhurst - 15-11, 11-5 Slippery Rock - 19-9, 10-8 Seton Hill - 15-11, 7-9 Cal U - 11-15, 6-10 Pitt-Johnstown - 13-13, 6-10 Edinboro - 10-16, 3-13 Clarion - 5-20, 3-13 Statistically, here's who led the West for the ... Read More
Free Throw Shooting a Thorn in the Side for Duquesne
I’m not sure what it is with Pittsburgh basketball teams, specifically Pitt and Duquesne. I’m not sure if it’s the type of player each program recruits, the coaching style in practice, or something else. But both teams are just struggling from the charity stripe this season, and for Duquesne, it probably cost them the game last Saturday against Dayton. Pitt, who has historically struggled from the line under Jamie Dixon, is shooting around 71 percent from the line this year. Their 18 of 28 ... Read More
Pitt offense struggles again in loss to Florida State
The Pitt basketball team has had their share of close games as of late, having not won a game in regulation since January 25. They haven’t learned from all their close encounters. Senior night wasn’t kind to Pitt seniors Lamar Patterson and Talib Zanna as the duo combined to go only 9-for-25 from the floor as the Panthers were upset at home by Florida State 71-66. Pitt (20-7, 8-6 ACC) shot only 37 percent from the floor and 63 percent from the charity stripe in the loss. “Not what I ... Read More
Colonial of the Week: Karvel Anderson
Robert Morris has quietly been working its way to a conference title all season. This past week the Colonials clinched the Northeast Conference with two wins thanks in large part to senior guard Karvel Anderson. Anderson, an Elkhart, Indiana native, scored over 25 points in each of the team's two wins this past week. The most recent, a win which clinched the conference title, Anderson netted 31 points on Senior Day. The Colonials needed overtime to beat St. Francis (NY) but Anderson played ... Read More
Duquesne Gets Early Jump on Flyers, Falls Behind Late in 57-54 Loss
Jim Ferry couldn’t have dreamed of a better first half for his basketball team on senior day. Duquesne (11-15, 3-10) led the entire first half, opening with an 11-2 run spurred by strong 3-point shooting and stingy defense. The Dukes shot 8 of 12 from beyond the arc in the first half, and 52 percent from the field. Soko, Gill, Jerry Jones and Ridenour all had triples, Soko also adding 19 points. The star senior had one of his best outside shooting performances all season, hitting three deep ... Read More
PSAC West lands three teams in first regional rankings
The first regional rankings for the NCAA Division II basketball tournament came out Monday, featuring three PSAC West teams. IUP, Gannon and Mercyhurst were able to take three spots out of the 10 teams listed. IUP is ranked third in the Atlantic Region with a 20-3 record, Gannon is ranked sixth with a 16-8 record and Mercyhurst is ranked 10th with a 14-9 record. Here's how the rankings look: 1. West Liberty (19-2) 2. East Stroudsburg (22-1) 3. IUP (20-3) 4. Charleston ... Read More
Duquesne Not So Lucky This Time Against Bonnies
Duquesne faced St. Bonaventure, their number one most-played opponent of all time, Wednesday night, losing by a score of 71-67. The game came just over three weeks after Duquesne (11-14, 3-9) beat the Bonnies at the Palumbo Center on a last-second Derrick Colter 3-point heave. Duquesne rallied from an early deficit, but wasn’t able to overtake the streaking Bonnies (16-10, 6-6), who have now won three straight. Both teams had their moments in the game, but Duquesne couldn’t rebound from an ... Read More
Ovie Soko: From 3000 Miles to 1000 Points
Ovie Soko began his basketball career 3,000 miles across the Atlantic Ocean in London, England. Growing up in the UK, his first love was soccer, but he realized before long that basketball may be in his future after hitting a growth spurt. So Soko decided to enter high school in the states as a junior to develop his basketball game. He will now go down in history as a 1,000-point scorer, reaching the mark last Saturday afternoon in a game at Rhode Island. Soko mounted a 19-point, 12-rebound ... Read More
Golden Knight of the Week: Rogerio Livramento
Gannon's men's basketball team has been on a mission the second half of the season. Now, after two wins this week, they are in sole possession of the top spot in the PSAC West. That success came in large part to Rogerio Livramento. In Gannon's first win, a 71-54 decision over Edinboro, Livramento played his role off the ben, snapping a three-game winning streak by the Fighting Scots at the Hammermill Center. Livramento scored six points on 3-of-7 shooting. He also picked up a rebound, a steal ... Read More
PSN Videocast Episode 5: Rewind
In case you missed it, our Michael Waterloo, Jon Pennline, Travis Berardi, Gar Bercury and the Trib's Daniel Dudley discussed Team USA's hot start, whether or not we know who Pitt basketball is, A.J. Burnett's signing in Philly, concerns over the starting rotation and if Andrew Lambo is getting an unfair shake. Remember, we have our live show each Sunday at 11 a.m.! ... Read More