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It would have seemed ideal for James Madison University freshman guard Ray Barbosa to shoot, score, and put on a show for the large contingent of friends and family members who were packed into a section of La Salle University’s Tom Gola Arena Wednesday night. But to score you…
· Andre D. Williams
Read on mcall.com →The major changes at Lafayette College this season are in defensive toughness, rebounding and depth. But the one component in the Leopards’ game that has not changed is perimeter shooting. The Leopards are still hot as the desert from the outside, especially seniors Justin…
· Andre D. Williams
Read on mcall.com →Nobody is likely to ask the significance of playing in a Big 5 game if they saw the way La Salle and Penn were scrapping and clawing Tuesday night at The Palestra. But La Salle, which started three freshmen and two sophomores, just couldn’t match the poise, execution, and like…
· Andre D. Williams
Read on mcall.com →Coaching on the big-time level has brought big-time thrills to former Lafayette College assistant coach Pat Brogan, who is in his first season as an assistant coach at Penn State. But Brogan has not forgotten the eight seasons he spent coaching at Lafayette, a period that ended…
· Andre D. Williams
Read on mcall.com →All that matters now to La Salle University forward Rasual Butler is to hear his name called in Wednesday’s NBA Draft. Then the post-college life that he has been thinking about since his last NCAA game, a 28-point outburst against Richmond in the semifinals of the Atlantic 10…
· Andre D. Williams
Read on mcall.com →Amazingly, just two La Salle Explorers fans stormed onto the First Union Spectrum floor Thursday night. They were quickly rushed off by security guards, but their heartbeats may still be running along with that of the La Salle players following a 72-66 upset over Temple in the…
· Andre D. Williams
Read on mcall.com →Many of the students who rushed onto the floor at La Salle University’s Gola Gymnasium probably didn’t notice Reggie Okosa pounding his fists into his chest as he danced around the court. Okosa wears No. 1 on his jersey. Seconds earlier, Okosa’s teammate, senior forward Rasual…
· Andre D. Williams
Read on mcall.com →Whew! It was that close, that breathtaking. It was also that drenching, especially for La Salle coach Billy Hahn, who could have taken a shower at halftime of Tuesday night’s Big 5 game against Penn before a crowd of 3,722 at La Salle’s Gola Arena. By game’s end, after 45…
· Andre D. Williams
Read on mcall.com →As the 2002 part of the college basketball season rolls in, let’s take a capsule look at what has gone on and what is expected of Division I teams in the Lehigh Valley/Philadelphia/University Park areas. Lehigh — Playing against weaker teams has enabled the Engineers (3-8) to…
· Andre D. Williams
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