Tag: College Basketball

NCAA: Notre Dame returns to finals, defeats UConn 81-76

By: Jay Rosquites EBC Florida Bureau TAMPA, Florida (Eagle News) – The storied rivalry between the Notre Dame Fighting Irish and the UConn Huskies has long dominated women’s college basketball, with UConn leading their head-to head series with 37 wins. But for the second consecutive year in the Final Four in their 50th meeting, the Fighting Irish came up top with an 81-76 come from behind victory, denying the Huskies once again to compete for […]

NCAA: Lady Bears shut down Ducks, make third finals appearance in team history

By Jay Rosquites EBC Florida Bureau TAMPA, FL (Eagle News) – The road to the NCAA championship title began Friday night at Amalie Arena with the first Final Four  showdown between the overall number-one seed, the Baylor Lady Bears and the Oregon Ducks.  Aiming for their third championship title, the Lady Bears hold the best record, losing one game during the regular season. The Ducks, led by their point guard, Sabrina Ionescu, made their first […]

NCAA Basketball: Seton Hall, Florida post wins at 2017 Never Forget Tribute Classic

By Tennie Sumague  EBC Sports International New York Bureau NEWARK, New Jersey (Eagle News) — Four of the nation’s elite college basketball programs participated in the second annual Never Forget Tribute Classic at the Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey on December 9th. In the first matchup, No. 19 Seton Hall Pirates displayed unselfish teamwork as all starting five players scored in double digits to cruise past the Virginia Commonwealth (VCU) Rams 90-67. Desi Rodriguez […]

NCAA: Big East Quarter Finals Round Up

By: Tennie Sumague, Eagle News Service, New York Bureau New York, New York – The Big East Conference quarterfinals kicked off Thursday at Madison Square Garden in its 35th year where the top eight seeds were in action. In the first quarterfinal game, top seed and defending NCAA champion Villanova crushed St John’s 108-67. Freshman guard Donte DiVincenzo led the Wildcats with a season high 25 points, five rebounds and four assists off the bench. […]

AAC WOMEN’S QUARTER FINALS UPDATE: UCONN Was Too Much For Tulsa.

The top ranked team crushed ninth seeded Tulsa Golden Hurricane 105-57 in the American Athletic Conference (AAC) quarterfinals tournament at the Mohegan Sun Arena. Leading the nation’s top ranked team were Co-Conference Players of the Year, Naphessa Collier scoring 24 points and Katie Lou Samuelson with 19 points. Gabby Thomas added 17 as the Huskies never trailed and extended their NCAA record breaking winning streak to 105 games. This marked the twelfth time that the […]