Well, today will be no different. As most "real" news coverage in the sporting world will be going to the Division 1 March Madness Brackets Selection today, we here at Brothers McC know that the true spirit of college basketball has been burning brightly in the already running, Division 3 NCAA Tourney, and ... to be more specific; at Ursinus College.
And yes, last night, with John Noonan's (Have we mentioned him here yet? Have we mentioned he's our nephew?) team leading 21 points, the Ursinus Bears are on to the Final Four!!!!! Read all about it:
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Ursinus 82, Coast Guard 76
Mar 15, 2008
COLLEGEVILLE, Pa. — Ursinus is headed to Final Four.
The Bears (29-2) got two foul shots from sophomore guard Remy Cousart 17 seconds left to send it to overtime, at which point Ursinus took over and defeated Coast Guard (24-7) 82-76 Saturday night in the finals of the Collegeville Sectional in the NCAA Division III Men’s Basketball tournament. Ursinus will take on defending national champion Amherst at 5 p.m. on Friday in the Salem Civic Center in Salem, Virginia.
“Obviously, I’m so happy and proud of our kids,” Ursinus head coach Kevin Small said afterwards. “We worked extremely hard against a very tough Coast Guard team. We had a lot of guys contribute tonight but the difference was the way we executed in the second half.:
Junior guard John Noonan had a team-high 21 points as Ursinus advanced to the final four for the first time since 1981. “When we were down two, we kept saying ‘Get it to overtime’,” Noonan said afterwards. “Remy (Cousart) made those two huge foul shots to get us there and we worked hard in the overtime.”
Senior guard Nick Shattuck scored 19 points, while sophomore guard Matt Hilton added in 18 in the win. For Coast Guard, senior guard Grant Johnson had a game-high 26 points, including eight three-pointers. Junior forward Craig Johnson had 16 points in the loss. Trailing by two with 17 seconds left, Cousart sank two foul shots to tie the score at 69-all. Senior guard Al Sowers three-pointer with five seconds left did not fall and the game went to overtime.
In the extra period, Ursinus outscored Coast Guard 9-3 to take a six point lead at 78-72 with 40 seconds left and never looked back.
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Good Luck Bears!!!
And yes, last night, with John Noonan's (Have we mentioned him here yet? Have we mentioned he's our nephew?) team leading 21 points, the Ursinus Bears are on to the Final Four!!!!! Read all about it:
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Ursinus 82, Coast Guard 76
Mar 15, 2008
COLLEGEVILLE, Pa. — Ursinus is headed to Final Four.
The Bears (29-2) got two foul shots from sophomore guard Remy Cousart 17 seconds left to send it to overtime, at which point Ursinus took over and defeated Coast Guard (24-7) 82-76 Saturday night in the finals of the Collegeville Sectional in the NCAA Division III Men’s Basketball tournament. Ursinus will take on defending national champion Amherst at 5 p.m. on Friday in the Salem Civic Center in Salem, Virginia.
“Obviously, I’m so happy and proud of our kids,” Ursinus head coach Kevin Small said afterwards. “We worked extremely hard against a very tough Coast Guard team. We had a lot of guys contribute tonight but the difference was the way we executed in the second half.:
Junior guard John Noonan had a team-high 21 points as Ursinus advanced to the final four for the first time since 1981. “When we were down two, we kept saying ‘Get it to overtime’,” Noonan said afterwards. “Remy (Cousart) made those two huge foul shots to get us there and we worked hard in the overtime.”
Senior guard Nick Shattuck scored 19 points, while sophomore guard Matt Hilton added in 18 in the win. For Coast Guard, senior guard Grant Johnson had a game-high 26 points, including eight three-pointers. Junior forward Craig Johnson had 16 points in the loss. Trailing by two with 17 seconds left, Cousart sank two foul shots to tie the score at 69-all. Senior guard Al Sowers three-pointer with five seconds left did not fall and the game went to overtime.
In the extra period, Ursinus outscored Coast Guard 9-3 to take a six point lead at 78-72 with 40 seconds left and never looked back.
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What a great year this has been. It's been a fun, exciting and amazing ride ... and there's still more to come. To all the teams & players: 'Thank You' for paying the toll so that we could all ride along with you on this adventure.
Good Luck Bears!!!
See ya in Virginia!!!
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Happy Birthday Patty!!! I hope you're seeing all this!!!
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