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EIGHT MBB PLAYERS NAMED TO 2011-12 NABC HONORS
COURT (7/24/12)
Six members of the Waynesburg University men's basketball program,
along with a pair of players from Thomas More College, were
recently recognized by
the National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC) as members
of the 2011-12 NABC Honors Court. The NABC Honors Court recognizes
collegiate basketball student-athletes who excelled in academics
during the 2011-12 season.
NABC ALL-DISTRICT TEAMS &
D3HOOPS.COM ALL-REGION TEAMS ANNOUNCED (3/13/12)
Two PAC men's basketball players have been named to the
2012 NABC Division III All-District teams, while
five PAC basketball players have been named to the
2011-12 D3hoops.com All-Region teams. On
the men's side, Bethany junior F
Nick Wilcox
was named first team All-Great Lakes Region by the National
Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC), while teammate senior F
British Alexander was named to the second team. Wilcox and Thiel junior F
Blair Rozenblad were both named to the
D3Hoops.com
Men's Great Lakes Region second team.
BETHANY MEN DROP NCAA
TOURNAMENT OPENER (3/2/12)
The PAC champion
Bethany Bison saw their second half comeback fall just short
in a 69-57 NCAA first round loss at St. Mary's Thursday night.
With the loss, the Bison saw their season end with a 25-4 overall
record.
2012 ALL-PAC MEN'S HOOPS TEAMS RELEASED (2/28/12)
The 2012 All-PAC Men's Basketball teams
have been released. Junior F Nick Wilcox of PAC champion
Bethany was named the 2012 PAC Player of the Year, while 2012 PAC
Coach of the Year laurels went to Thomas More mentor Jeff Rogers.
PAC CHAMP BETHANY TO PLAY IN NCAA TOURNEY (2/27/12)
Two-time defending PAC champion Bethany will compete this week in
the
2012 NCAA Division III Men's Basketball Tournament. The bracket
has the Bison playing one of just two first round games on Thursday
night, as the Bison will travel to face St. Mary's (Md.) in an
opening round tilt. The winner will head to Virginia Wesleyan (which
received a first-round bye) this Saturday for a second round
matchup.
TOP-SEEDED BETHANY CAPTURES 2012 PAC TITLE (2/25/12)
Bethany College emerged as champions of the
2012 PAC Men's Basketball Championship
Tournament with a title game win on February 25. With the
victory, the Bison have now earned the PAC's automatic bid for next
week's NCAA Division III Basketball Tournament. Top-seeded BC raced
to a 39-19 lead early in the second half, only to see #3 Thomas More
rally late. A key steal and four free throws in the final 30 seconds
by Bison junior Reece Mabery sealed the
58-53 BC win, giving Bethany
its second consecutive PAC crown and their record 14th in league
history.
BETHANY, TMC ADVANCE TO PAC TITLE GAME (2/23/12)
Top-seeded Bethany and third seed Thomas More each posted semifinal
wins to advance to the championship game of the
2012 PAC Men's
Basketball Championship Tournament. The Bison will host the
Saints in a battle for the crown in Bethany, W.Va., this Saturday,
Feb. 25, at 7:30 p.m. Bethany led upset-minded #7 seed Washington &
Jefferson by just four points (43-39) at halftime, but pulled away
from the Presidents midway through the second period to advance with
an 82-69
final behind 29 points by junior F Nick Wilcox. TMC also had
a struggle on its hands early, as the Bearcats took a 35-32
advantage into intermission. However, the Saints used a late spurt
to outscore SVC 43-35 in the final 20 minutes and advance via a
75-70
decision. Junior F Phil Feinberg paced Thomas More with a
25-point, 10-rebound double double. The winner of Saturday night's
PAC title game receives the conference's automatic bid to the 2012
NCAA Division III Tournament, beginning the weekend of March 2-3.
PAC TOURNAMENTS IN FULL SWING AFTER QUARTERFINAL CONTESTS; W&J MEN
POST UPSET OVER THIEL (2/21/12)
The 2012 PAC Men's Basketball Championship Tournament got
into full swing on February 21 with four quarterfinal contests. The
big upset of the night came in Greenville, as #7 Washington &
Jefferson knocked off #2 Thiel
91-89
to advance to the semifinal round Thursday night. The Cinderella
Presidents now advance to face local rival and top-seeded Bethany,
which knocked off a game #9 seeded Waynesburg squad
82-69.
The other men's semifinal has #4 Saint Vincent traveling to face #3
Thomas More. The Bearcats edged #5 Grove City
71-64,
while the Saints closed their game with a 26-2 run to break open a
close contest and ruin Geneva's first-ever trip to the PAC
Tournament with an
82-56
decision over the #6 Golden Tornadoes. The championship final is set
for Saturday at 7:30 p.m. at the highest remaining seed.
PAC TOURNAMENT OPENS WITH PLAY-IN GAME (2/20/12)
The 2012 PAC Men's Basketball Championship
Tournament got underway this evening (Monday, Feb. 20) with the
first-ever "play-in" first round game between #9 Waynesburg and #8
Westminster in New Wilmington. The Yellow Jackets overcame a 24-23
halftime deficit to upend the host Titans
63-57 and advance to the quarterfinal round at top-seeded
Bethany tomorrow night.
BETHANY MEN EARN TOP SEED, HOME COURT FOR 2012 PAC BASKETBALL
CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT (2/18/12)
The Bethany College men are the top seed and will have home court
advantage throughout the 2012 PAC
Men's & Women's Basketball Championship Tournaments, which
take place Feb. 20-25 on campus sites. The winner of the PAC Men's
Basketball Championship Tournament will receive the conference's
automatic bid to the 2012 NCAA Division III Basketball Tournament,
beginning the weekend of March 2-3, 2012. Admission for all PAC
Tournament games is $5 for adults and $2 for students, with students
of host schools admitted free of charge with valid college ID. No
conference or institutional passes are accepted for PAC Tournament
contests.
BETHANY ONE WIN AWAY FROM TOP
SEED
(2/16/12)
PAC basketball action on Wednesday, February 15 resulted in the
men's top spot still being up for grabs and the women's top spot
being secured by Thomas More.
In the men's race, Bethany cruised to a
91-65
win over Westminster making them one win away from claiming the
number one seed. Washington & Jefferson snapped an
eight-game losing streak by defeating Geneva
89-73.
Grove City rolled past Waynesburg
82-64,
while Thomas More was victorious at home over Saint Vincent,
81-74.
Thiel had the night off.
Conference statistics in
men's
basketball through February 15 are online.
BETHANY MOVES INTO FIRST WITH WIN AT THIEL (2/11/12)
PAC basketball action on Saturday, February 11 resulted in the men's
standings changing at the top and the women's remaining the same. In
the men’s race, Bethany traveled to Thiel for a first-place battle
and the Bison took home the number one spot with a
70-67 win over
the Tomcats. Waynesburg saw themselves down by only three points at
the half, but Thomas More opened the second half on a 26-10 run and
held on to win
69-60. Grove City won its third straight PAC game by
rolling to an
87-67 victory at Washington & Jefferson, while Saint
Vincent outlasted Geneva
76-56.
Westminster had the night off.
Conference statistics in
men's
basketball through February 11 are online.
PAC HOOPS RACE UNCHANGED AFTER 2/8 GAMES (2/8/12)
The top basketball teams in the PAC all held serve Wednesday
night, albeit with a few close calls, leaving the races for the
conference regular season titles unchanged with three games to play.
All four top men's teams posted wins, including league leader Thiel
and Thomas More each surviving upset bids on the road. The Tomcats
posted a
78-75 come-from-behind win at Geneva, while the Saints edged
Westminster
75-71.
Bethany used a huge second half to roll past Waynesburg
75-44,
while Saint Vincent outlasted W&J
77-62.
Grove City had the night off. The stage is now set for Saturday's
huge matchup in Greenville between first-place Thiel and
second-place Bethany, with the top spot in the conference standings
going to the victor. Conference statistics in
men's
basketball through February 8 are online.
THOMAS MORE VICTORIOUS OVER THIEL (2/4/12)
With two
weeks to play in the 2011-12 regular season, the PAC men’s and
women’s basketball standings continue to tighten at the top. In
men’s action, Thomas More handed Thiel its second PAC loss of the
season, as the Saints defeated the Tomcats
73-63.
Bethany's Nick
Wilcox scored his 1,000th career point in the Bison's victory over Washington & Jefferson,
81-49.
Grove City’s Mitch Marmelstein had six three-pointers in the
Wolverines
80-78
win over Westminster and Saint Vincent took a
77-55 road win over
Waynesburg. Geneva had the afternoon off.
TMC'S WHELAN NAMED
ACADEMIC ALL-DISTRICT (2/2/12)
The 2012
Capital One Division III Academic All-District teams, were
released today (february 2) by the
College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA). The
lone men's representative from the PAC was Thomas More senior
Daniel Whelan (3.79 GPA, accounting), who also earned District
II first team laurels. Whelan now moves to the Division III Academic
All-America national ballot, with teams to be released later this
month.
PAC RACE TIGHTENS AFTER TOP TEAMS UPSET (2/1/12)
It was Upset Wednesday in PAC men's basketball on February 1, as the
top two teams each suffered road losses to tighten the regular
season race at the top of the conference-standings. Saint Vincent
handed Thiel its first PAC loss of the season, as the Bearcats raced
to a 16-point halftime lead en route to a
78-64
home win over the Tomcats. However, second place Bethany could not
take advantage of the Thiel loss, as the Bison also fell on the road
at Thomas More,
68-57.
The men's game of the night saw Grove City break a 71-71 tie with 27
seconds to play on a three-pointer by freshman Mitch Marmelstein,
then hold on to win
76-74
at Geneva. Finally, Westminster snapped a 10-game losing streak to
Washington & Jefferson by virtue of a
73-60
home decision over the Presidents. Waynesburg had the night off.
Complete
men's basketball statistics are available online.
NO CHANGES AT TOP AS PAC HITS FINAL WEEKS (1/28/12)
With three weeks to play in the 2011-12 regular season, there were
no changes at the top of the PAC men's and women's basketball
standings following a full slate of conference contests on January
28. In men's action, Thiel has little trouble keeping its perfect
league record intact, as the Tomcats rolled to a
98-61
home win over Westminster. Second-place Bethany had the weekend off,
but third-place Thomas More and fourth-place Saint Vincent each kept
pace with road victories, as the Saints outlasted Washington &
Jefferson
84-74, while the Bearcats closed the game with a 19-7 run to
edge Grove City
62-57.
Finally, Geneva was a
70-58
winner at Waynesburg.
FINAL FOUR WEEKS OF SEASON: THIEL IS 10-0 (1/25/12)
PAC basketball heads into the final four weeks of the regular
season and without any major changes in the standings. On the men’s
side, PAC leader Thiel remained undefeated in league action, as the
Tomcats defeated Washington & Jefferson
68-64.
Bethany still remains one game back of Thiel, as the Bison improved
to 9-1 in league action with a
71-54
road win over Geneva. Thomas More moved up to third place after
topping Grove City
73-65.
Westminster was victorious at home beating Waynesburg
72-55,
while Saint Vincent had the night off.
SECOND HALF OF PAC SCHEDULE UNDERWAY (1/21/12)
The second half of the 2011-12 PAC basketball regular schedule got
underway with a full slate of games on Saturday, Jan. 21. The men's
race saw no change at the top as all four home teams were
victorious. PAC leader Thiel remained unbeaten in league action, as
the Tomcats won their 17th straight regular season home game with a
66-48
decision over visiting Waynesburg. Bethany remained one game back of
Thiel, as the Bison improved to 16-2 overall with a
78-57
home win over Grove City. Saint Vincent stayed in third
place after cruising past Westminster
79-47,
while Thomas More is still in fourth after topping Geneva
91-77.
W&J had the weekend off.
TC REMAINS 8-0 AFTER
FIRST HALF OF SCHEDULE (1/18/12)
PAC basketball action on Wednesday, January 18 saw the first half of
the 2011-12 schedule come to a close. On the men's side, Thiel remained
undefeated surviving a late Grove City rally to slip away with a
56-49 victory, while second place Bethany defeated third place
Saint Vincent
77-63.
In an
overtime thriller, Westminster defeated Geneva
82-81. Waynesburg
took its first league win over
Washington & Jefferson,
69-57. In non-conference action,
Thomas More fell to Wilmington
96-83.
HAMM NAMED PAC SAAC SCHOLAR-ATHLETE (1/18/12)
The PAC announced today that
junior men's basketball player Ryan Hamm of Thomas More
College has been named PAC
Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC) Male Scholar-Athlete of
the Month for January, 2012.
PAC STANDINGS UNCHANGED AFTER 1/14 GAMES
(1/14/12)
PAC basketball action on Saturday, January 14 resulted in the men's
standings remained unchanged at the top. First place Thiel had the weekend
off, but second-place Bethany and third place Saint Vincent stayed on
the Tomcats' heels with wins. The Bison edged upset-minded
Westminster
76-66, while the Bearcats overcame a halftime deficit to
topple visiting Thomas More
86-71. In other action, Geneva edged W&J
81-74 at home, while Grove City won at Waynesburg
56-53.
THIEL MEN CAPTURE FIRST PLACE SHOWDOWN (1/11/12)
The PAC men's basketball schedule for Wednesday, January 11 was
highlighted by a matchup of unbeaten conference teams, with sole
possession of first place on the line. The highly anticipated battle
between 2011 PAC tournament champion Bethany and 2011 PAC regular
season champion Thiel saw the Tomcats use a stellar defensive effort
to prevail
69-57
on the road against the Bison. In other men's matchups, the game of
the night was in Grove City, where W&J's Zach Bellhy
scored the final two of his 33 points on a go-ahead basket with four
seconds to play in a
67-66
President win over the host Wolverines. Thomas More kept Waynesburg
winless in league play with a
70-62
home decision, while Saint Vincent posted a
90-76
road victory over Geneva. Westminster had the night off.
TC AND BC
REMAIN PERFECT
IN PAC ACTION (1/7/12)
The first Saturday of 2012 featured a full slate of PAC basketball
doubleheaders with all 19 teams in action. In men’s action, 2010-11
PAC tournament champion Bethany held visiting Waynesburg to just 14
first-half points and coasted to a
73-45
victory to remain undefeated in PAC play. Thiel stretched its
regular season home winning streak to 16 games after defeating
Geneva
73-56. Thomas More used a 32-15 run in the second half to beat
Westminster
79-68.
Dennis Bassich scored a career-high 33 points, including 8
three-pointers, to lead Saint Vincent to a
75-68
victory over visiting Washington & Jefferson. In non-league action,
the Grove City men fell
64-62 to Penn State-Beaver.
THE START OF 2012 LEAVES TWO TEAMS ON TOP
(1/4/12)
The first date of PAC basketball games in 2012
took place on Wednesday, January 4 with all 19 teams in action. In
men’s action, two longtime local rivals faced off, Bethany defeated
Washington & Jefferson
79-60
and Grove City held off Westminster by a score of
69-66.
Saint Vincent evened its PAC mark to 2-2 with a
68-61
win over Waynesburg. Thiel topped Thomas More
66-64 to remain undefeated in the PAC at 5-0. In non-league
action the Geneva men fell
100-48
to national power Wooster.
BC'S
WILCOX NAMED TO "TEAM OF THE WEEK" (12/21/11)
Bethany College junior F Nick Wilcox has been named to
the "Team
of the Week" by the D3Hoops.com
website for the week ending Dec 18, 2011. Wilcox averaged 19 points,
7.5 rebounds and 2.5 assists in a pair of road wins for the Bison.
He posted a team-high 20 points, including the game-winning free
throw with three seconds left to lift Bethany to 74-73 victory at
Frostburg State
BISON
TOP TMC IN BATTLE OF PAC UNBEATENS (12/10/11)
The
final date of PAC basketball games in the 2011 calendar year took
place on Saturday, Dec. 10, as teams will not resume league play
until after the holidays on Wed., Jan. 4, 2012. In men's action,
2010-11 PAC tournament champion Bethany and '10-11 regular season
champ Thiel each posted impressive wins to remain tied atop the
league standings. The Bison knocked off Thomas More, which was
previously unbeaten in PAC action,
89-74. Meanwhile, the Tomcats
joined Bethany at 4-0 in league play by posting an
86-69
home win over Saint Vincent. In other action, Andy Carter
buried a 13-foot jumper on the baseline as time expired to lift W&J
over Westminster
65-63,
while Geneva evened its PAC mark at 2-2 with a
64-60
decision at Grove City. Waynesburg went out of conference, falling
at NAIA member Malone
84-60.
GENEVA'S SANTARSIERO EARNS 250TH WIN (12/7/11)
Geneva College men’s basketball
head coach
Jeff
Santarsiero earned his 250th career victory as a collegiate
men's basketball coach when the Golden Tornadoes defeated
Waynesburg
77-72.
Santarsiero became only the second head coach in Geneva men’s
basketball history to secure 250 career victories. With this win the
Golden Tornadoes made history by picking up the school’s victory as
an official member of the Presidents’ Athletic Conference. The
victory pushed Geneva’s overall record to 2-6 including a 1-2 mark
in the conference.
THREE TEAMS REMAIN UNDEFEATED
IN PAC (12/7/11)
The Geneva Golden Tornadoes
picked up their first PAC victory with a
77-72
win over Waynesburg. Defending PAC regular season champion Thiel
defeated Westminster
78-61.
A 30-foot jumper as time expired gave Thomas More a
67-66
win over Washington & Jefferson. Grove City's perfect free throw
shooting in the last thirty seconds of the game gave them the edge
in a
58-54 win over Saint Vincent.
Complete
men's basketball statistics are available online.
FIRST
PAC BASKETBALL SATURDAY COMPLETE (12/3/11)
With a full slate of league games, 18
of the 19 PAC basketball teams competed this afternoon. On the men's
side, defending PAC
tournament champion Bethany defeated Geneva
82-51. Defending PAC regular season champion Thiel used a big second half
17-1 run to break open the game and defeat Washington & Jefferson
63-48.
Thomas More was victorious at Grove City
68-55, while
Westminster snapped a four-game losing streak with a
74-71 win at Waynesburg. The Saint Vincent men had off.
Complete
men's basketball statistics are available online.
PAC NETWORK ANNOUNCES SCHEDULE CHANGE (12/2/11)
The PAC Sports Network has announced a change to its conference
basketball video webcast schedule. The Washington & Jefferson-Thiel
doubleheader scheduled for Saturday will not be webcast due to a
scheduling conflict. In its place, the network will carry the
Washington & Jefferson-Thomas More doubleheader on Wednesday, Dec. 7.
PAC LEAGUE SCHEDULE GETS UNDERWAY (12/1/11)
The 2011-12 PAC basketball conference schedule got underway on
Wednesday (Nov. 30) with a full slate of league games. On the men's
side, all four games were captured by road teams. Defending PAC
tournament champion Bethany got a scare at Grove City, as the Bison
overcame a 12-point second half deficit to post a come-from-behind
67-63 victory at Grove City. Defending PAC regular season champion Thiel used a big second half to break open a game tied at halftime
and defeat Waynesburg
83-59. Thomas More was victorious at Geneva
75-63, while Saint Vincent won at Westminster,
79-66.
W&J had the night off.
Complete
men's basketball statistics are available online.
"PAC SPORTS NETWORK" RELEASES 12-DATE VIDEO
WEBCAST SCHEDULE OF 2011-12 PAC ACTION (11/22/11)
The "PAC Sports Network"
will broadcast a 12-date
schedule of PAC basketball doubleheaders and single games in
2011-12. The network, consisting of Western Pennsylvania
broadcasters Randy Gore, Justin Pyles and David
Singer, will produce live video webcasts covering all 10 PAC
members during the upcoming conference basketball season, beginning
with a doubleheader featuring Thomas More at Geneva on Wednesday,
Nov. 30, 2011. Webcast links will be available at the conference
website at
www.pacathletics.org. The current video webcast schedule can
be found here.
2011-12 M. BASKETBALL PREVIEW RELEASED (11/10/11)
The 2011-12 men's basketball
preview is now available online. November 15th will be the first day
of competition for the men.
THIEL MEN PICKED TO WIN PAC HOOPS
TITLE (11/9/11)
The Thomas More College women’s basketball team and the Thiel
College men’s basketball team have been picked to capture the
2011-12 championships in the PAC, according to the
2011-12 PAC Preseason Basketball poll,
released today. Voters included conference head coaches and sports
information directors.
ALEXANDER NAMED ECAC BASKETBALL ALL-STAR (3/23/11)
Bethany junior
British Alexander has been selected to the
Division III South Region Men's Basketball Second Team All-Stars
by the Eastern College
Athletic Conference (ECAC)
TC'S ROZENBLAD TABBED ALL-REGION BY NABC (3/16/11)
Sophomore guard Blair Rozenblad of Thiel College, the
2010-11 PAC Men's Basketball Player of the Year, has been
selected to the
All-Great
Lakes Region First Team by the
National Association of
Basketball Coaches (NABC). Rozenblad, who previously earned
All-Region second team laurels by
D3Hoops.com, is one of 88 players listed on the NABC
All-Region teams
WILSON NAMED PAC SAAC SCHOLAR-ATHLETE
(3/15/11)
The PAC has named basketball player Robert Wilson of Thomas
More College as Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC)
Male Scholar-Athlete of the Month for March 2011.
PAC DUO NAMED D3HOOPS.COM ALL-REGION (3/15/11)
Two PAC basketball standouts have been named to the
2011 All-Great Lakes Region Men's teams, selected by the
D3Hoops.com
website. 2011 PAC Player of the Year sophomore guard
Blair
Rozenblad of Thiel and senior guard BJ McGill of
Saint Vincent were each second team honorees.
BETHANY MEN DROP NCAA
OPENER, GENEVA MEN FALL IN NCCAA EAST REGIONAL FINAL IN
POSTSEASON (3/5/11)
A busy weekend of tournament basketball action resulted
in both remaining conference teams eliminated from postseason play. In other NCAA Tournament action, PAC men's champion Bethany
was eliminated with a
70-58
first round loss to Manchester, while the Geneva men were toppled in
the NCCAA East Regional finals at NAIA member Roberts Wesleyan
72-59 on Thursday.
PAC AWARDS WINTER SPORTSMANSHIP HONORS (3/3/11)The
Presidents’ Athletic Conference (PAC) has announced the
2010-11 Winter PAC Team
Sportsmanship Award winners. The PAC Team Sportsmanship
Award was started in the 2008-09 sports season, and is an effort
to recognize and encourage positive sportsmanship among
conference teams. The award is sponsored by the PAC
Student-Athlete Advisory Council (SAAC).
2010-11 ALL-PAC MEN'S TEAMS RELEASED (3/1/11)
The PAC has released the 2010-11
All-PAC Men's Basketball teams. PAC regular season champion
Thiel swept the top awards, as Tomcat sophomore G Blair
Rozenblad was named MVP and veteran Thiel mentor Tim
Loomis was tabbed as Coach of the Year.
BETHANY TO FACE HCAC CHAMPION MANCHESTER IN OPENING ROUND OF
NCAA DIVISION III TOURNEY (2/28/11)
2011 PAC men's basketball
champion Bethany (21-7) will face Heartland Collegiate Athletic
Conference (HCAC) champion Manchester (21-6) in an NCAA Division
III Tournament opening round game on Friday at 5:30 p.m., at the
College of Wooster in Wooster, Ohio. If the Bison win, they will play the winner
of the 1st round game between the host Scots and Benedictine in
the 2nd round on Saturday at 7 p.m..
The entire tournament bracket is now online.
GENEVA TO FACE RWC IN NCCAA EAST FINALS (2/28/11)
Geneva (18-8) will travel to NAIA
member Roberts Wesleyan for the
NCCAA East Regional Men's
Basketball final on Thursday, March 3 at 7:30 p.m. The winner
receives a bid in the NCCAA National Tournament in Oakland City,
Ind., on March 17-19. Last year, the GTs defeated RWC 71-63 in
the NCCAA East Regional semifinals in Beaver Falls, en route to
a national tournament berth.
BC MEN CAPTURE 2011 PAC BASKETBALL TITLE (2/26/11)
February 26 was Championship Saturday
for PAC basketball in 2011, as the Bethany College men and
Thomas More College women each posted victories in the
conference title games. The third-seeded Bison men (21-7)
captured their PAC-best 13th conference
championship by upsetting top-seeded Thiel (20-7)
74-67 in Greenville. Bethany has now earned an automatic bid
to next week's NCAA Division III Basketball Tournament.
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