November 2014 archive

Thomas More Eyes Ninth-Straight PAC Crown

By John D’Abruzzo The coaches have spoken. With nine of 10 first-place votes, Thomas More College’s women’s basketball team was selected as the preseason favorite in the Presidents’ Athletic Conference. Voted on by the conference’s head coaches, the PAC released its annual poll Nov. 13, and the eight-time defending Saints once again headlined the picks. …

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Saint Vincent The Favorite In A Deep PAC Field

By John D’Abruzzo Expect the St. Vincent College men’s basketball team to be a frontrunner in the Presidents’ Athletic Conference this season. The two-time defending champion Bearcats were voted as the preseason favorite when the conference released its coaches’ poll on Nov. 14. “With what we’ve been able to accomplish in the PAC the past …

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W&J To Face Wittenberg In NCAA First Round

by Randy Gore When it comes to winning football programs at the Division III level, two of the most successful are Washington & Jefferson College (9-1) and Wittenburg University (9-1). In the opening round of the NCAA playoffs, the Presidents and Tigers will go head to head on Saturday at noon from Edwards-Maurer Field in …

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A Look Back & A Look Ahead For The PAC Soccer Champs

By John D’Abruzzo PITTSBURGH – Thomas More College collected some extra hardware for its trophy case last weekend. Both its men’s and women’s soccer teams captured Presidents’ Athletic Conference championships Nov. 8 at Highmark Stadium. What started out as a sunny and beautiful fall afternoon down in Pittsburgh’s Station Square, slowly became brisk, chilly and …

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PAC Women’s Soccer Championship: Thomas More vs. Grove City (11/8/14)

Women’s Soccer – Thomas More #6 Julia Flagge-Echols 5-2 Freshman Forward Stat Line: 1 goal The freshman phenom continued her sensational rookie campaign with the game winning marker in Thomas More’s 1-0 victory over the Grove City Wolverines in the PAC Women’s Soccer Championship Game. The second-half goal was Julia Flagge-Echols’ 23rd of the season and her sixth …

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