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Jessica DePalo appeared suited to be more than just a student-athlete before coming to Lehigh on a basketball scholarship four years ago. Lehigh coach Sue Troyan found that out on a recruiting trip to DePalo’s hometown of Rumson, N.J. that lasted longer than the normal working…
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Read on mcall.com →Villanova needed more than outside snipers and flashy drives against Notre Dame Wednesday night at the Wachovia Center. The Wildcats needed muscle and a player willing to take and deliver elbows in a Big East contest that was every bit as rugged as expected. Will Sheridan, the…
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Read on mcall.com →Penn surrendered very few uncontested layups or open jump shots and the Quakers scored in the paint with more effectiveness than Saint Joseph’s, despite the presence of the Hawks’ Dwayne Jones, the 6-11 shot blocker, Tuesday night. Jones did his best, blocking five shots and…
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Read on mcall.com →Kansas knew a snowstorm was about to sock this city, but the second-ranked Jayhawks didn’t expect to get socked by Villanova, as well, Saturday afternoon at the Wachovia Center. That’s the risk of playing a tough non-conference game away from home against a team bent on pulling…
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Read on mcall.com →Georgetown University senior guard Mary Lisicky is having more of a Washington, D.C., experience than she’d like her parents in Whitehall to know about. “Georgetown has a lot of shopping centers, and, of course, there’s always clubs and bars, but don’t tell Mom,” Lisicky said.…
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Read on mcall.com →Jackie Adamshick did not shoot well, but the Villanova sophomore forward was solid in so many other ways against Georgetown in a Big East matchup Wednesday night at The Pavilion. Her defense was tough. Her rebounding and court awareness were also impressive, and she even had two…
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Read on mcall.com →Lafayette knew what was coming, but could not stop the Penn Quakers Tuesday night. That’s because the Quakers constantly scored off sharp cuts into the lane, dominated the boards, chalked up their share of steals and flew all over the Kirby Sports Center hardwood as if it were…
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Read on mcall.com →Will Sheridan’s game-tying dunk with 2.4 seconds left was followed by Villanova’s biggest defensive lapse of the season Saturday afternoon at The Pavilion. The Wildcats blinked. That’s all it took for Georgetown’s Darrel Owens to race down court, pull in a baseball-like pass…
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Read on mcall.com →Neither Lehigh nor Lafayette won style points on offense, but they might have impressed a boxing promoter with the way they battled in their first Patriot League meeting of the season Wednesday night in Stabler Arena. In one fierce second-half flurry, Lehigh’s Nick Monserez and…
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Read on mcall.com →The real Patriot League games began Saturday. For Lafayette, no more top-25 teams like Louisville and Georgia Tech, both of whom drubbed the Leopards by more than 30 points. Lafayette will now only play teams more on its level, but those teams are more familiar with the…
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Read on mcall.com →The page was turned back to the old days of the Big East, when defense dominated. Fittingly, Villanova’s legendary former coach Rollie Massimino was in the Pavilion Wednesday night, doing color analysis for the first basketball game televised live on ESPN Classic. West Virginia…
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Read on mcall.com →For the first time in his life, John O’Connor is far away from Philly cheesesteaks and the City of Brotherly Love, in which he grew up. His living situations, not to mention diet, are much different these days. His job as Georgia Tech’s director of basketball operations is also…
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Read on mcall.com →Lafayette College’s talent pool is not as depleted as the Patriot League’s sports information directors and coaches preseason poll seemed to suggest. The Leopards were picked to finish sixth. It’s too late to change, but Lafayette will finish closer to the top than the bottom in…
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Read on mcall.com →The speed and leaping ability of No. 9 Georgia Tech was unlike anything Lafayette College contends with in the Patriot League. But for 29 minutes Tuesday night, the Leopards were not overwhelmed by the Yellow Jackets. Lafayette actually held a four-point lead in the first half…
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Read on mcall.com →For the first six minutes of the first half, Division III Moravian was taking it to Division I Lafayette Wednesday night at Kirby Sports Center. Their umpers were falling, they were forcing turnovers, and the Greyhounds built a five-point lead. But then the talent disparity set…
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Read on mcall.com →Lafayette will experience on Dec. 28 what former Allen High star Ray Barbosa has already experienced when the James Madison sophomore and his teammates played then-No. 3 Georgia Tech Dec. 15 in Atlanta. Lafayette coach Fran O’Hanlon is in no rush to find out. “They are pretty…
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Read on mcall.com →Imagine the oddity of a fan holding up a sign in the Liacouras Center Monday night that read, “All I want for my birthday is a Wake Forest win.” That fan got his wish, but Temple and junior guard Mardy Collins did not make it easy for No. 6-ranked Wake, finally losing 67-64…
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Read on mcall.com →Lehigh had more runs of sloppiness than runs of sharpness, more defensive breakdowns than stops, and only a crowd of 512 to cheer in a non-league game against Columbia Monday night at Stabler Arena. Making matters even worse is that Lehigh was vastly out-hustled in losing 75-61.…
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Read on mcall.com →Lafayette may be in for a long and frustrating season. And the Leopards’ 78-67 non-league loss to Drexel Tuesday night at Kirby Sports Center may not be the worst of their woes. The Leopards (1-3) still have to play at No. 17 Louisville in the Cardinals’ home opener Saturday and…
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Read on mcall.com →The Muhlenberg College men’s basketball team has felt lost for a couple years. Losing seasons can cause disarray. The Mules had made the Centennial Conference tournament 12 straight years, but have now missed it two straight seasons. Last season, they went 8-17, the first time…
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Read on mcall.com →The Muhlenberg College women’s team probably won’t come close to any 30-second shot-clock violations. The Mules will push the ball upcourt and shoot from any distance, and won’t worry about being pulled from the game if they miss. They may make their opponents dizzy trying to…
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Read on mcall.com →Winning has created such enthusiasm at Lehigh that sophomore guard Kyle Neptune inadvertently slipped into a dream world when discussing this season’s goals. “We are just excited to start the season, try and repeat [as Patriot League Tournament champs] and go to the national…
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Read on mcall.com →Villanova University has the best three-guard rotation in the Big 5 in juniors Allan Ray, Randy Foye and sophomore Mike Nardi. And the Wildcats also have the confidence that they will win the city title for the first time since 2001. The ‘Cats also want to contend for the Big…
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Read on mcall.com →No matter where he travels these days, Saint Joseph’s senior guard Pat Carroll believes people will know where he plays college basketball, as long as he’s wearing anything with SJU on it. That’s recognition earned from last season’s magical run that included a 27-0 regular…
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