The IUP men battled the whole way against Gannon last night, but the Crimson Hawks couldn’t pull it off against the Golden Knights in the Atlantic Region championship.
Jack Benedict has the story of a season-ending loss in coach Joe Lombardi’s 600th game at IUP.
Assistant coach Kevin Sciulli says IUP played as hard and as well as they could.
Sciulli liked the effort by the Crimson Hawks.
Gannon’s Pace Prosser, the former Berlin Brothersvalley star, was named Atlantic Region MVP, and IUP’s Christian Moore was named to the All-Tournament Team.
IUP WOMEN
While the IUP men’s season is over, the women move on to next week’s women’s Elite Eight at Duquesne University in nearby Pittsburgh. The NCAA announced the bracket yesterday.
The Crimson Hawks drew the number two seed behind Grand Valley State and will play number seven Holy Family, the East Region champion, on Tuesday at 2:30 PM.
Number three Colorado Mesa takes on number six Minnesota-Duluth at noon, with IUP and Holy Family to follow. At 6, Grand Valley State takes on number eight Carson Newman, and the nightcap on Tuesday will feature the four/five matchup between Cal Poly Pomona and Alabama-Huntsville at 8:30.
All of IUP’s action in the tournament will of course air on 92.5 FM, U92.
