St. John’s Men/Women Lose in Big East Doubleheader at MSG
New York, NY—The Big East competition in both the men’s and women’s divisions are at a very high level. Six of the 16 teams in each are ranked in the top 25 nationally. Only two women’s teams and three men’s have won/lost marks below .500. On Sunday afternoon, the men’s and women’s teams of St. John’s lost both games in the doubleheader at Madison Square Garden. After the game, Georgetown Coach John Thompson described the level of Big East competition, “Each game in our league is big.” The men of St. John’s (8-9, 2-4) made a strong impression on the 11th ranked ...
Hofstra Follows Suit to Third Straight Win
HEMPSTEAD, N.Y. – When a team is struggling, a coach might try almost anything to change his squad’s luck. Or, in the case of head coach Mo Cassara’s game night wardrobe choice, it’s sometimes better to change nothing at all. The Hofstra Pride may be a mediocre 6-7 so far this season, but Cassara’s suit is a perfect 4-0 after his team forced 18 first-half turnovers, built a 19-point second-half lead, and held on down the stretch for a surprising 83-75 upset victory over the Iona Gaels (10-3) before 4,258 fans at the Mack Sports Complex on Thursday night. After a 2-1 start ...
NY Sports Day » Basketball 2011-11-27 16:37:12
New York, NY—The fourth and fifth college basketball doubleheaders were played at Madison Square Garden on the evening before and the afternoon after Thanksgiving. The Oklahoma State Cowboys (3-2) fell to the Stanford Cardinal (5-1) and the Virginia Tech Hokies (4-1) were defeated by the nationally fifth ranked Syracuse Orange (6-0) in the semi-finals on Wednesday night. The consolation game was the first of two scheduled non-conference meetings between the Cowboys and the Hokies. They will face one another again on New Year’s Eve. Playing two non-conference games with the same team in one season is a rarity. It occurred most ...
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