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02.02.2009 1:56 pm

Is the A-10 a two-bid league for the NCAAs this year?

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Unless Xavier moves to disband its basketball program, the Muskies are a lock for the NCAAs. (By the way, Sean Miller’s name is already being tossed around for the Georgia job. Expect to hear more of that between now and…

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01.27.2009 4:00 pm

SLU basketball loses its No. 1 ranking

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

SLU has been ranked No. 1 in the nation for most of the season in 3-point field goal defense, but after a couple of big nights by last week’s opponents, Temple and Richmond, SLU has dropped to No. 4.  The…

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01.26.2009 8:45 pm

A fourth postseason basketball tournament now exists.

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

SLU’s chances of playing postseason basketball just got a little better with the announcement of a fourth postseason tournament. Now if you don’t make the NCAAs or the NIT, you have the CBI or the, well, I don’t know that…

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01.05.2009 9:26 pm

SLU basketball and NCAA stats

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

The NCAA updates its stats on Mondays. Here’s where SLU stands in some categories nationwide:

SLU is sixth in the nation in scoring defense, or fewest points allowed, at 55.6. On the other end, SLU is 297th (out of 330) in…

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11.23.2008 5:09 pm

SLU secures NCAA women’s volleyball berth with conference title

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

SLU beat Dayton in straight sets, 25-15, 27-25, 25-19, to win the Atlantic 10 Conference women’s volleyball title and assure themselves of a spot in the NCAA tournament for the second time in three years.

SLU trailed only in the second…

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11.22.2008 9:31 pm

SLU advances to finals of Atlantic 10 volleyball tournament

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

SLU teams went to 3-0 on the weekend after the women’s volleyball team cruised into the finals of the Atlantic 10 women’s volleyball tournament with a 25-16, 25-17, 25-14 win over Xavier on Saturday night at Chaifetz Pavilion. Bridget Fonke (14…

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11.17.2008 5:32 pm

SLU soccer will face Drake in NCAA tournament at Hermann Stadium

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

The SLU men’s soccer team got a berth in the NCAA tournament and will get a home game, playing Drake at Hermann Stadium on Friday night at 7 p.m. The winner of the match will then play Indiana on Nov.…

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11.17.2008 12:36 am

SLU soccer sits right on NCAA tournament bubble

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

The NCAA soccer tournament field of 48 will be released around 5:30 today, and I don’t know that I can say anything to give a Billiken fan solace that the team will definitely be in.

By my reckoning, SLU is right…

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11.15.2008 5:41 pm

SLU soccer will spend weeekend on NCAA bubble

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SLU’s 2-0 loss to UMass in the semifinals of the Atlantic 10 tournament on Friday will create some uneasiness for the SLU soccer team this weekend. They are squarely on the NCAA tournament bubble, though I think they’re on the…

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11.13.2008 11:54 am

SLU soccer and qualifying for the NCAA tournament

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

SLU soccer stands at No. 35 in the latest NCAA RPI rankings, which puts them on the bubble for an NCAA at-large berth if they don’t win the Atlantic 10 tournament, which starts today in Pittsburgh. What are there chances?

Well,…

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