2018 archive

PAC Men’s Basketball Preview: Teams are ‘Retooling’ as League is ‘Wide Open’ in 2018-19

By Justin Zackal Two men’s basketball coaches in the Presidents’ Athletic Conference referred to the league as “wide open” this year and the coach of the team predicted to win the PAC, Saint Vincent’s D.P. Harris, mentioned the word “retooling” multiple times when assessing his team’s offseason. Yep, the only thing that is for certain …

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PAC Women’s Basketball Preview: New Champion to Emerge in 2018-19 After Years in the Shadows

By Justin Zackal There’s often been a tacit acknowledgment of “Yes, after Thomas More” when people talk about the closely contested women’s basketball games in the Presidents’ Athletic Conference. That’s because no other team has won the league since 2006 and the Saints were outscoring their PAC opponents by an average of more than 40 …

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2018 PAC Football Preview: After Sharing Top Spot, W&J Looks to State its Case

By Justin Zackal Although Washington & Jefferson has won 25 PAC football titles, the Presidents haven’t won an outright championship since 2007. W&J shared the top spot four times since 2012, including last year with co-champion Case Western Reserve. Both W&J and Case went undefeated in the regular season last year and advanced to the …

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2018 PAC Baseball Tournament Preview: W&J is No Sure Thing to Repeat as Champion

By Justin Zackal Washington & Jefferson and Thomas More have alternated winning PAC baseball championships each year since 2013 and, even though it’s the Saints’ turn to win this year, a lot of evidence seems to point to W&J repeating as champion. The host and No. 1-seed of the double elimination tournament, W&J (25-14-1, 16-2 …

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2018 PAC Softball Tournament Preview: Window of Opportunity Awaits Four Teams

By Justin Zackal There’s definitely a window closing after this weekend’s PAC Softball Championship Tournament. The host and top seed is defending champion Thomas More (27-13, 17-1 PAC), a team that is leaving the PAC after the season. However, second-seeded Westminster (25-7, 16-2 PAC) is chock-full of talented seniors looking to win the league after …

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