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Looks like IUP playoff tickets at the freakin' KCAC for Wed. night quarterfinals games will be priced at a very unreasonable $12. I thought that the PSAC was in charge of mandating ticket prices for the postseason conference games? How much are they going for at other venues?
I have a hard time believing that $12 is the price set by the conference.
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There was also the senior night ceremonies which added about 10 minutes to each game.
One nice thing the IUP women's team did was it also had Edinboro's senior players introduced and gave each a bouquet of flowers. Pretty classy gesture. I never saw that before.Leave a comment:
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About the women's game ... we were watching the ESPN feed at the Hammermill yesterday. Game took forever ... were the media time outs / halftime longer? Or just lots of stoppages. GU / Clarion game ended just as the IUP / Boro fourth quarter was getting started.
That said, IUP looked great as they pulled away in the fourth. And the coverage by ESPN was terrific.Leave a comment:
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After the Seton Hill debacle two years ago to end the season ... I don't see a letdown. I'm sure Bravado Joe will be showing that film prior to the trip to Greensburg.
But, ... you're right. They have a history of pulling some odd wins in that building. To this day I've never been in a more crowded, cramped gym than it was in Seton Hill that night. It was insane. Perfect storm. Joe doesn't get that technical at the end ... I still think IUP wins that game. I've seen hundreds and hundreds of IUP games. Few stand out in my memory. That is one of them.Leave a comment:
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That run to open up a close game, and the Cal game - if they continue to play like that they may go further than PSAC Champs this year. Seton Hill is a big game for both teams. Hope there is no let down.Originally posted by IUP CRIMSON HAWKS View PostLeave a comment:
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Yeah, Irish Tom can boast of the top two most successful regular seasons in IUP WBB history if my recall is any good. Plus, he has won a PSAC title and a good chance of adding to that here in a week or so.Originally posted by IUPbigINDIANS View Post
Great win for the IUP women. They really turned on the afterburners there and broke open a closely contested game that they were always so good at losing in past years.
Boro should get stuck with Cal in the second round so one would have to (at least in theory) like IUP's chances of hosting the conference tourney.
IUP still has a chance to garner the top seed in the region if they win out through the conference tourney. I see Virginia Union has to play Chowan, who they lost to earlier in the season. Still some hope.
I think it important to really get after SH on Saturday and blow them off the court and let them know in no uncertain terms that they can't play with you in the event that you see them in the conference playoffs.
I would not want them coming in thinking they can hang with you. Plus, it's an important game to keep hope alive to get the top seed in the region.
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How about the IUP ladies tonight ... 67-53 over Edinboro.
Tom's now 24-2 ... the resume got a huge boost tonight.
Edinboro drops to 22-3.
These two likely won't avoid each other very long. Round 3 and possibly Round 4 are likely in the near future.
It appears after getting the first round bye this coming Monday, IUP will host the winner of Seton Hill vs Gannon next Wednesday in the KCAC.
The men will host the winner of (probably) UPJ and Edinboro to round out the doubleheader.Leave a comment:
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Agreed. IUP kind of played Edinboro's game. Joe fired up 35 treys.
Cobo did do pretty good on Liggins. He went 0-6 from deep and they never let him get a clean look. He did still go for 20 points. He's a special player. IUP has to get more out of Willem. Put stick 'em on his hands. Something. If he catches the ball he has about 20 more dunks this season.
I was waiting for the Staunch vs Lombardi fued .... sure enough it resurfaced. I was very imoressed with Liggins after the scuffle. He shook hands and was the cool head.
BTW, how about the charge called on Lombardi against Staunch in the first half. Defensive tackle weighs 270 pounds and acted like Jim Brown hit him. Flop of the year ... Oscar worthy lol.
Tremendous crowd tonight ... listed at just under 2,200. It was a lively one. They were on Staunch and Mason pretty hard all night.
Blake hit three big treys early.
Malik was the radio player of the game. What a different team with him back. His steal and layup clinched it. Big moment for him. Glover went for 19.
BTW, ... no hurry to play Edinboro again. Not easy to beat a team like that three times. Sooner or later you catch them on the night they can't miss.Leave a comment:
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IUPa bigs didn't dominate the way they should have. I thought Cobo had a bad night on offense. He did rattle #3 I thought thoughOriginally posted by IUPbigINDIANS View PostLeave a comment:
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Thriller. Great game. IUP won by 8 points ... it was much closer than that ...Leave a comment:
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Correct.
This is the closest thing to a playoff doubleheader here in a long, long time.
The women's game has some high stakes:
* PSAC West title (in all probability)
* Hosting the PSAC Tournament
* Potential impact of hosting the regional
The men's game:
-- Edinboro still has an outside hope of playing in March. A road win tomorrow would give its resume a huge boost. The Fighting Scots could also get up to third place in the West with a win and SRU loss at Gannon.
-- Currently at 7 losses, this is essentially a must-win game for IUP. A loss tomorrow prior to the PSAC Tournament would likely spell doom. IUP can possibly survive another loss -- but it needs to come (if it comes) in the tournament and not the regular season.
Add to it there was some (some) hostility from the first meeting between these two. I'd call it a 'somewhat' chippy game ... so there are some good story-lines.
I fully expect the largest crowd of the year at the KCAC tomorrow. Granted, that's not saying much this year.
It will be a big stage. Bright lights. Camera crews rolling. Who is going to get the stage fright? Will Edinboro let the first couple rows of the KCAC get in its head as we've seen happen to so many others? Can Cleary win a huge game in what will be a tough road environment? Both teams have a couple mismatches. Edinboro has better guards. IUP has better post players ... likely a little more overall depth now with Malik back.
Not going to be an easy one to predict ...Leave a comment:
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Irish Tom and his charges better have their A-game ready to go then. Stanley is no dummy and you can bet your bottom dollar that he will be pulling out all the stops come Wed. nite.
It's hard to believe that he has been with the Lady Scots since 1987. Goodness, that was a long time ago. Reagan in the White House then. You don't get that kind of staying power by being stupid.
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