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GAME ONE – The 10th seeded MIDLAND UNIVERSITY WARRIORS set in motion a day of reckoning for the annoyingly large number of college sports teams called Eagles. The Warriors took on the (unseeded) EMBRY-RIDDLE AERONAUTICAL UNIVERSITY EAGLES, whom I still say should change their team’s name to the Aeronauts. Anyway, Midland University held a 38-31 Halftime lead and withstood various runs by Embry-Riddle that brought them closer throughout the 2nd Half. In the end the Warriors moved on by a score of 69-61.
GAME TWO – The 7th seeded SAINT XAVIER UNIVERSITY COUGARS kept the anti-Eagle mojo going in their clash with the (unseeded) CINCINNATI CHRISTIAN UNIVERSITY EAGLES, who were making their first ever National Tournament appearance. A 10-0 run very early in the game put the Cougars up 19-4 and a 20-9 run to close the Half left them with a commanding 44-25 advantage. The Eagles closed to 54-44 with over 10 minutes to play in the game and made it a 4 point game of 61-57 at the 5:52 mark. From there SXU sprinted for an Continue reading
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