By Paul Casey Gotham It's only fitting that the state of Pennsylvania has a hand in the recent turnaround for the University of Dayton men's basketball team. After all, UD's first-year coach, Archie Miller, learned his first hardwood lessons in the Keystone State. So when the Duquesne Dukes of Pittsburgh,Pa. left UD Arena with an 83-73 victory, Miller took it as another … [Read more...] about Flyers finding balance at the right time
Archives for February 2012
Bonnies’ patience has national returns
By Aaron M Smith Patience is a virtue. It is a phrase we have all heard at one point in our lives. In modern day college sports, patience has about as much face time as the sun does in Western New York during the long winter months. Yet one school is proving that when patience is applied, it can reap enormous dividends. Case in point, the St. Bonaventure’s women … [Read more...] about Bonnies’ patience has national returns
One in a milLIoN?
By Kyle Soppe “LeBron James is a once in a lifetime combination of size and speed, strength and agility” or “Kobe Bryant is the most clutch player in the 21st century.” We live in a society of rushing to find the next big thing, even while we are still enjoying a current player’s greatness. We cannot help comparing today’s athletes to past all stars, or hoping that today’s … [Read more...] about One in a milLIoN?
Performance Of The Week | Justine Raterman
By Kyle Soppe Dayton Flyer fans will argue that is not only death and taxes that are assured to come, as consistent play from Justine Raterman is as close to a guarantee as anything. The UD senior paced her Flyers team in two wins, as they locked up the three seed in next weekends A-10 tournament. Raterman, the first player to win this award twice in a season, poured in … [Read more...] about Performance Of The Week | Justine Raterman
Xavier beats UMass on Senior Night
By Abbey Gotham CINCINNATI, OH -- The Musketeers didn’t take long to pull ahead of the UMass Minutewomen in Sunday’s A10 matchup in Cincinnati. Upon winning the tip, red shirt Junior Jessica Pachko made a layup underneath, but UMass junior Shakia Robinson answered with a layup as well. Red shirt Senior Sabrina Johnson made her first layup on the next possession over … [Read more...] about Xavier beats UMass on Senior Night