Posts Tagged ‘NCAA Tournament’
SIUE’s appearance in NCAA Tournament is ‘full-circle moment’ for Hellenthal
EDWARDSVILLE, Ill. — Everything Ryan Hellenthal experiences this week during the SIU-Edwardsville men’s basketball team’s appearance in the NCAA Tournament is connecting his past to his present and so many of the things that have happened in between. The Cougars, making their first NCAA Tournament appearance since becoming an NCAA Division I program in 2008,…
Read MoreQU women’s volleyball team receives bid to NCAA Tournament, to face Grand Valley State in opener
QUINCY — A five-set loss in the semifinals of the Great Lakes Valley Conference Tournament didn’t put the Quincy University women’s volleyball team in serious danger of missing the NCAA Tournament. It did make the postseason path quite a bit more difficult. The Hawks learned Monday night they had received an at-large bid to the…
Read MoreCrim: Illini land significant addition to men’s basketball recruiting class
QUINCY — Catching up while wondering if any player 29 of the 30 NBA teams had no intention of drafting has received as much attention as Bronny James: The Illinois men’s basketball program, fresh off an appearance in the Elite Eight of the NCAA Tournament, got a boost with the signing of Will Riley, a…
Read MoreHawks get knocked out of opening round of NCAA Tournament in straight sets
ST. LOUIS — The Quincy University women’s volleyball team couldn’t escape its late-season tailspin. Facing fifth-seeded Grand Valley State in the opening round of the NCAA Division II Midwest Regional on Thursday night, the fourth-seeded Hawks endured their first negative attack percentage of the season and were ousted with a 25-18, 25-10, 25-12 loss on…
Read MoreQU volleyball team earns NCAA tourney bid as fourth seed in Midwest Region
QUINCY — The Quincy University women’s volleyball team is back in the NCAA Tournament. The pairings for the NCAA Division II national tournament were released Monday night, and the Hawks earned the No. 4 seed in the Midwest Region. They will open against fifth-seeded Grand Valley State on Nov. 30 at the University of Missouri-St.…
Read MoreHurricane warning: Former JWCC basketball player with front row seat for Final Four as student manager for Miami
QUINCY — Kameron Whiteman and his family were walking around a Kansas City, Mo., business district during last weekend’s Midwest Regional finals when he ducked into a store filled with NCAA Tournament gear. He found shirts for the Houston, Texas and Xavier men’s basketball programs. “They didn’t have any Miami gear,” Whiteman said. He took…
Read MoreSchuckman: This bracket is sure to bust, but Mizzou in final four will always be my dream
QUINCY — There are two rules of thumb I try to follow when filling out an NCAA Tournament bracket. One, never write the name of the school to the west of Missouri on any sheet. Two, try not to pick with your heart. The first one I always accomplish. The second? I failed miserably this…
Read MoreMUDDY RIVER BREAKDOWN: NCAA Tourney talk with Schuck, David and Ron
Muddy Buddies unite! Matt Schuckman, David Adam and Ron Kinscherf help you last-minute bracket stuffers get it done.
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