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Drexel’s Danny Hinds shot only twice. James Madison’s Ray Barbosa converted only one shot in 10 attempts Wednesday night. It was far from the way it used to be when they were high school stars in Allentown. No longer can they just gun away and score at will because the offensive…
· Andre D. Williams
Read on mcall.com →Lehigh University’s athletic administration might want to consider giving head men’s basketball coach Billy Taylor a contract extension — and maybe offer to pay his dry cleaning bill. It might not hurt to send his wife Avlon a dozen or so roses once in a while as an expression…
· Andre D. Williams
Read on mcall.com →Lehigh coach Billy Taylor has established himself as a disciplinarian in his first two seasons. And nobody is openly complaining. Maybe that’s because Taylor has proven himself to be a good coach who is winning games, even when the odds appear to be against the Mountain Hawks.…
· Andre D. Williams
Read on mcall.com →The acrobatic one- and two-handed dunks, quick moves and soft jumpers, defensive handcuffing and blocked shots by Villanova sophomore Curtis Sumpter made for a miserable homecoming Sunday for UNC-Greensboro coach Fran McCaffery. McCaffery, a native of Philadelphia who attended…
· Andre D. Williams
Read on mcall.com →Most players half-jog to the scorer’s table from the bench before entering the game. But Lafayette College forward Sean Knitter rushed with more intensity each time coach Fran O’Hanlon said, “Let’s go” during Saturday’s nonleague game against Cornell at Kirby Sports Center.…
· Andre D. Williams
Read on mcall.com →Northern Lehigh needed one last touchdown to cap off the greatest season in school history with the most memorable comeback Sunday in the PIAA Class 2A Championship game at Hersheypark Stadium. But the dreams of the Bulldogs players and estimated 3,500 fans were shattered along…
· Andre D. Williams
Read on mcall.com →The men in suits who represent the NCAA and the college basketball coaches who are often at odds with them, met in Chicago before the season started and discussed ways to help change apparent perceptions that coaches will go to unethical lengths to win and stay on top. Also…
· Andre D. Williams
Read on mcall.com →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 lane closed quickly and was being clogged by Lafayette College backup 7-foot center Jamie Hughes. With just 3 seconds left on the clock, Drexel guard Jeremiah King had to attempt the shot that would either win or lose the non-league game Tuesday night at the Dragons’…
· Andre D. Williams
Read on mcall.com →The University of Connecticut is no longer No. 1 in all major polls today, but the Huskies will still be the best team Lehigh will play this season. And one of the toughest ever. Lehigh did play Georgetown and Patrick Ewing in the 1985 NCAA Tournament, losing, 68-43, and the…
· 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 →Villanova sophomores Randy Foye and Allan Ray had their eyes wide open, but it seemed like Temple defenders sleepwalked while trying to guard them. Maybe that’s because the Big 5 opener for both teams did not start until 12:01 a.m. Friday at Temple’s Liacouras Center, a time…
· Andre D. Williams
Read on mcall.com →The picture painted of the Lafayette College women’s basketball program over the last two seasons has been ugly. The images of back-to-back 3-25 seasons will do that. It was a devastating experience for coach Tammy Smith, who had never endured a losing season before coming to…
· Andre D. Williams
Read on mcall.com →The basketball, please. It’s time to see whether the Lafayette College men can put it in the hoop more often, rebound better and limit opponents’ scoring. The basketball, please. It’s time to see if, following 40 minutes of regulation play and more if needed, the Leopards will…
· Andre D. Williams
Read on mcall.com →The Lehigh University women’s basketball team appears to have a mountain of a task trying to replace the Patriot League’s all-time career rebounding leader, Anne Tierney, at center. Tierney, who was voted to the league’s first team three straight seasons, was also the Mountain…
· Andre D. Williams
Read on mcall.com →The purity, spirit and competiveness of college basketball are what continue to drive Temple coach John Chaney. The Hall of Fame coach, who is seven victories short of becoming the 15th coach in Division I history to reach 700, believes all that is right about the game will be…
· Andre D. Williams
Read on mcall.com →Lehigh’s basketball game on Dec. 2 isn’t highlighted or circled on the Mountain Hawks’ schedule. But the game against Connecticut, led by center and projected NBA lottery pick Emeka Okaforare, will mark the first time in school history that the Mountain Hawks have played the…
· Andre D. Williams
Read on mcall.com →The green light that will allow players to race up and down the court and shoot at will, will be on just about every time the Kutztown University men’s basketball team takes to the hardwood this season. “We want to push the ball up and down the court, get the game into the 80s,”…
· Andre D. Williams
Read on mcall.com →The Kutztown University women’s basketball team may not be an easy team for opponents to contain from either the perimeter or inside the paint. That’s because the Golden Bears will often run a three-guard rotation, keyed by seniors Danielle Warntz and Amanda Zinobile, that will…
· Andre D. Williams
Read on mcall.com →Saint Joseph’s University star guards Jameer Nelson and Delonte West are back and eager to try to press the pants off opponents and score fastbreak points galore. The Hawks are the only Atlantic 10 Conference team to receive national preseason rankings, garnering Top 20 notice…
· Andre D. Williams
Read on mcall.com →Lafayette College fifth-year senior guard Winston Davis has envisioned what his coach, Fran O’Hanlon, has refused to think about. That’s a Lafayette team ready and capable of unseating Holy Cross as Patriot League champion and advancing to the NCAA Tournament for the first time…
· Andre D. Williams
Read on mcall.com →The first goal by sophomore forward Ben Vauter turned the tide in favor of third-seeded Notre Dame of East Stroudsburg in the District 11 Class 1A boys soccer championship Thursday at J. Birney Crum Stadium. The next two goals, both by junior midfielder Jeff Natale in the fist…
· Andre D. Williams
Read on mcall.com →The intensity of their claps picked up and the volume of their voices raised as the start of the second half neared Tuesday at Kutztown University. “Come on girls get pumped,” a Kutztown women’s soccer player hollered. “You’re not pumped up yet.” These days, there is a lot to…
· Andre D. Williams
Read on mcall.com →He swarmed the dribbler from one end of the court to the other, and when the ball was passed off, he still stayed on his man like an annoying gnat. It was just practice, but playing pesky defense is just something the Pennsylvania ValleyDawgs’ 5-11 guard Tim Winn loves. Even…
· Andre D. Williams
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