PSAC WEST

[CALUPA69]

VULCANS lead the GE 42-35 at halftime. Keith Palek is playing but Preston Boswell isn't. Alston with 15 pts and 12 rbds leads with Collins 13 and Pegram 9 pitching in. Horrible 3pt shooting, 1-12, hopefully will pick up in the final 20 minutes.

Final 75-67 CAL. Lousy shooting FG-38.5%, 3PT-13.6, and FT-66.7% didn't really matter. Boswell's absence contributed. On the plus side PA with what is becoming his usual night 29 PTS, 17 RBDS, and 4 BLKS. You need to go back a few years to find such a force wearing the Black and Red. Collins 20 and Pegram 17 rounded it out. Palek's return, 13 rbds and 4 assts, gave the VULCANS control of the scoring in the paint, 44-16.
A repeat of this level in at HURST on Saturday will be disaster.

[IUPbigINDIANS]

Only trouble for folks who had IUP -31.5 in the first half.

Who knows. SH was 40 seconds from beating Mercyhurst a week ago.

[Golden89]

Could be trouble in Greensburg.

Only trouble for folks who had IUP -31.5 in the first half.

[CALUPA69]

VULCANS lead the GE 42-35 at halftime. Keith Palek is playing but Preston Boswell isn't. Alston with 15 pts and 12 rbds leads with Collins 13 and Pegram 9 pitching in. Horrible 3pt shooting, 1-12, hopefully will pick up in the final 20 minutes.

[IUPbigINDIANS]

No Tommy Demo for IUP. Could be trouble in Greensburg.

[Golden89]

The Big One in the west just postponed. Looks like SRU positive tests since SRU men also postponed for Saturday. Bummer for GU fans.

So looks like 16 of 18 games being played tonight. Only SRU at Gannon men and women are off.

[IUPbigINDIANS]

Kutztown at Bloomsburg - The host Huskies have been blown out of the gym in 3 of their past 4 outings. Kutztown just ended a 5-game skid with an upset of West Chester. Even with the long absence of star Moe Williams, the Golden Bears have lost 5 games by single digits and are the favorite tonight on the road. Kutztown wins what will likely be an ugly affair. Golden Bears -6

Slippery Rock at Gannon - This is the big one in the West tonight. Huge game for both teams. Gannon has won 5 of the past 6 meetings. SRU is hot, winning 7 of its past 8 games. Unlike the wars of yester-year, these teams can both score the ball. This should be a dandy. Home team gets the very slight edge. Knights -3

California at Clarion - The Vulcans are just 3-3 in their past 6 outings, but this trip to Clarion should get things back on track. The Golden Eagles aren't a pushover. They have a legit starting unit. Depth has been the killer. Clarion is coming off a tight, 78-72, loss in Johnstown. Suspect this one to stay close for 20 or 25 minutes, but Cal's pace will wear the Golden Eagles down as the game goes along. Vulcans pull away over the last 15 minutes. California -18

Pitt-Johnstown at Mansfield - What once looked like a walk in the park is all the sudden -- potentially -- a tough night for UPJ. Mansfield is a dreadful 0-9 in the PSAC and 1-14 overall. But, something appears to be changing up North. The Mounties' last two games were a 85-81 loss to Shippensburg and a 99-97 loss at West Chester. Mansfield can score the ball, but they don't defend it very well. This game will likely be played in the high 80s or low 90s. UPJ's discipline will make the difference, but this could be a tight one -- tighter than the records indicate, anyway. UPJ -9

IUP at Seton Hill - Similar to Mansfield, Seton Hill is playing well of late. The Griffins aren't winning, but they are putting some scares in to top teams. Their last four games -- Shippensburg, Mercyhurst, Gannon and Slippery Rock -- they've been in each loss well in to the second half, highlighted by a narrow 82-76 loss to Mercyhurst. The turnaround is largely attributed to the return of forward Marrek Paola, who missed a large chunk of the season with an injury. They are a much different team with him than without him. IUP enters on a 4-game winning streak, highlighted by road wins at California and Mercyhurst. The Hawks' past two games have been PPD, so they should be eager to hit the floor tonight. IUP's had some bad experiences in Greensburg. A large crowd is expected tonight and the Griffins will be up for this one. Joe's last trip to Greensburg he hung a 50-burger on the host. That won't happen tonight. IUP will leave Greensburg with a win, but it may be closer than many expect. Seton Hill's weakness is it turns the ball over a lot. Joe's strong defense should eat that up. IUP -10

Millersville at West Chester - Massive game for both teams. West Chester has to win this game to stay in the outskirts of the East race. A loss would be devastating. After a December funk, the Marauders have won 4 of 5, including a big win at East Stroudsburg a week ago. Both have been sporadic. Millersville, overall, appears to be the better team. But, it's hard to win in West Chester. Take Millersville in a tight one, and say a prayer for the assigned officials. Marauders -5

Mercyhurst at Edinboro - Edinboro has looked very good some nights -- and, very bad other nights. The Scots are coming off a very tight loss to California, but followed that up by taking a pounding in Johnstown. They have played well at home. The Lakers, however, present a whole different challenge. Can Edinboro's offense stay patient enough to overcome the vaunted matchup-zone? If not, this could get ugly. Scots hang around for a bit, but Mercyhurst has too much. Lakers -15

Shepherd at Shippensburg - The Rams are on a 5-game skid, but they've been in every one of them in to the final 5 minutes. Shepherd is a tough defensive team -- fast and physical. The struggle is on the other end. They just don't score enough to close games out. Shippensburg had a near disaster against Mansfield and then lost a low-scoring game to East Stroudsburg. The Rams are only giving up 65 points per game and a have ton of close losses this year. If the Red Raiders get to 70 points they'll win the game. Ship -7

Lock Haven at East Stroudsburg - The Bald Eagles are hot -- winners of two straight. Prior to the two wins, they gave IUP all it could handle in a tight loss to the Crimson Hawks. Lock Haven has a very talented starting five. The bench, however, isn't very deep. Look for ESU's pressure to get Lock Haven in foul trouble, which will help the Warriors pull away. If the Bald Eagles can stay clean, this could be a good game. But, ESU just has too much. Warriors -10

[IUPbigINDIANS]

As of 8:30 a.m., we have a full slate of men's games tonight.

However, Wednesday morning is testing day. Keep your fingers crossed.

[IUPbigINDIANS]

CAL still has @CLARION on the schedule for Wednesday. Semi-expecting a postponed notice to pop up, but nothing so far.

Not fun getting buses in and out of Clarion in this kind of mess. But, they have a lot of practice up there. It may go by tomorrow.

I went up a couple years ago for an IUP game on a Wednesday night. Nothing in the forecast. Nothing walking inside. Came out to a blizzard. It wasn't a fun ride home. We had a little convoy, luckily, the whole way back.

[CALUPA69]

Some changes, but things are moving along slowly.

Updated Men's Standings

TEAM	PSAC	OVERALL	STREAK
IUP	7-1	13-1	W4
Pitt-Johnstown	7-1	11-3	W4
Slippery Rock	6-1	10-3	W1
Mercyhurst	8-2	14-2	W1
Gannon	5-2	8-3	W1
California	4-3	9-4	W1
Edinboro	3-4	5-7	L3
Clarion	2-5	6-6	L2
Seton Hill	1-8	1-13	L4

WEST notes:
* Big one WED night as Slippery Rock travels to Gannon. GU then travels to ESU on Saturday.
* California heads to The MAC Saturday to face Mercyhurst
* Seton Hill is getting closer and closer to pulling an upset. IUP's been upset there before. The Griffins get one big crowd a year. This one.
* As of now, no PPD games for tomorrow

TEAM	PSAC	OVERALL	STREAK
Shippensburg	7-2	10-4	L1
East Stroudsburg	5-3	7-5	W1
Millersville	5-4	11-4	W2
West Chester	3-4	8-4	L1
Lock Haven	3-6	6-7	W2
Bloomsburg	2-5	3-8	L1
Kutztown	2-6	5-9	W1
Shepherd	1-5	5-7	L5
Mansfield	0-9	1-14	L9

EAST notes:
* Kutztown stopped the bleeding with a big win over West Chester. Still no Moe Williams for the Golden Bears.
* Shippensburg gets two tricky teams this week. Shepherd and Lock Haven can be dangerous on a given night.
* Gannon at ESU should be a good one.
* West Chester has a tough one with Millersville tomorrow. The Rams need this one to stay in the mix.
* As of now, no PPD games for tomorrow.

CAL still has @CLARION on the schedule for Wednesday. Semi-expecting a postponed notice to pop up, but nothing so far.

[IUPbigINDIANS]

Some changes, but things are moving along slowly.

Updated Men's Standings

TEAM	PSAC	OVERALL	STREAK
IUP	7-1	13-1	W4
Pitt-Johnstown	7-1	11-3	W4
Slippery Rock	6-1	10-3	W1
Mercyhurst	8-2	14-2	W1
Gannon	5-2	8-3	W1
California	4-3	9-4	W1
Edinboro	3-4	5-7	L3
Clarion	2-5	6-6	L2
Seton Hill	1-8	1-13	L4

WEST notes:
* Big one WED night as Slippery Rock travels to Gannon. GU then travels to ESU on Saturday.
* California heads to The MAC Saturday to face Mercyhurst
* Seton Hill is getting closer and closer to pulling an upset. IUP's been upset there before. The Griffins get one big crowd a year. This one.
* As of now, no PPD games for tomorrow

TEAM	PSAC	OVERALL	STREAK
Shippensburg	7-2	10-4	L1
East Stroudsburg	5-3	7-5	W1
Millersville	5-4	11-4	W2
West Chester	3-4	8-4	L1
Lock Haven	3-6	6-7	W2
Bloomsburg	2-5	3-8	L1
Kutztown	2-6	5-9	W1
Shepherd	1-5	5-7	L5
Mansfield	0-9	1-14	L9

EAST notes:
* Kutztown stopped the bleeding with a big win over West Chester. Still no Moe Williams for the Golden Bears.
* Shippensburg gets two tricky teams this week. Shepherd and Lock Haven can be dangerous on a given night.
* Gannon at ESU should be a good one.
* West Chester has a tough one with Millersville tomorrow. The Rams need this one to stay in the mix.
* As of now, no PPD games for tomorrow.

[Golden89]

Indiana is going to get bombed next 24 hours. I doubt they play, either.

Got a good 18 inches. Nobody went anywhere.

[Fightingscot82]

Edinboro at UPJ is on as scheduled. Boro made the trip yesterday ahead of the storm.

[IUPbigINDIANS]

Bloomsburg vs Mansfield, Monday, PPD

[IUPbigINDIANS]

Due to expected weather, according to Clarion site. Not for the reasons so many other games were postponed.

Indiana is going to get bombed next 24 hours. I doubt they play, either.