WAYCROSS COLLEGE SWAMP FOXES
Location: Waycross, GA
Division: NJCAA
Conference Affiliation: GJCAA
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ENGINEERS DO IT WITH SLIDE-RULES – The unranked ROSE-HULMAN INSTITUTE ENGINEERS managed a split with the number 9 MANCHESTER SPARTANS yesterday. The Engineers doubled-up on the Spartans by a score of 6-3 in the first game but the Spartans turned the tables on them in the second game, crushing them 10-1. Believe it or not this was the only upset in the Top 25 in yesterday’s action!
THESE GAMES WERE RANK – In clashes between ranked teams yesterday: The top-ranked LINFIELD COLLEGE WILDCATS took care of business, mauling the number 19 GEORGE FOX BRUINS 6-1 and 10-3. ### In the 3 spot the KEAN COUGARS took two from the 14th ranked RAMAPO COLLEGE ROADRUNNERS, edging them 8-7 and Continue reading
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HORNET SPLIT – The NAIA’s unranked SOUTHERN POLYTECHNIC STATE UNIVERSITY RUNNIN’ HORNETS split a double-header yesterday with the number 3 team in the nation, the FAULKNER EAGLES. In one game the Runnin’ Hornets came out on top by a score of 5-1 and in the other the Eagles won in a 4-0 shutout. It all made for a bittersweet Senior Day for the Faulkner faithful.
CHAR-BROILED MUSTANGS – The ARIZONA CHRISTIAN UNIVERSITY FIRESTORM took both games of their double-header against the 6th ranked MASTER’S MUSTANGS. Both games were absolute blowouts as the Firestorm singed the Mustangs 7-0 to start things off then incinerated them by a score of 13-3 in the second game. Though unranked in the NAIA poll Arizona Christian is number one in Continue reading
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NCCAA (National Christian College Athletic Association) Division One – 1. ARIZONA CHRISTIAN UNIVERSITY FIRESTORM (20-17) ### 2. CALIFORNIA BAPTIST UNIVERSITY LANCERS *defending champions* (24-10) ### 3. CAMPBELLSVILLE UNIVERSITY TIGERS (23-11) ### 4. COVENANT COLLEGE SCOTS (22-6)
5. PALM BEACH ATLANTIC UNIVERSITY SAILFISH (20-15) ### 6. EMMANUEL COLLEGE LIONS (21-16) ### 7. JUDSON UNIVERSITY EAGLES (23-13) ### 8. OKLAHOMA WESLEYAN UNIVERSITY EAGLES (24-14) ### 9. FRESNO PACIFIC UNIVERSITY SUNBIRDS (21-13) ### 10. SOUTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY FIRE (20-18)
NCCAA DIVISION TWO – 1. TOCCOA FALLS COLLEGE EAGLES *defending champions* ### 2. FLORIDA CHRISTIAN COLLEGE SUNS *2012 runners-up* 3. DALLAS CHRISTIAN COLLEGE CRUSADERS ### 4. ARLINGTON BAPTIST COLLEGE PATRIOTS ### 5. Continue reading
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The postseason is over! Here’s one last round of congratulations for the national champions in all the divisions of college basketball covered here at Balladeer’s Blog.
NAIA (National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics) DIVISION ONE
National Champions – GEORGETOWN COLLEGE (KY) TIGERS
Runners-up – Southwestern Assemblies of God University Lions
2012 Champions – Concordia (CA) Eagles
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NAIA (National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics) DIVISION TWO
National Champions – CARDINAL STRITCH UNIVERSITY WOLVES
Runners-up – Indiana University Southeast Grenadiers
2012 Champions – Oregon Institute of Technology Hustlin’ O Continue reading
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NCAA DIVISION TWO CHAMPIONSHIP GAME – Two 1 seeds, the DRURY UNIVERSITY PANTHERS and the METRO STATE UNIVERSITY ROADRUNNERS clashed yesterday for the D2 national title. The Roadrunners had the Panthers off their game in the 1st half and were slowly but surely pulling further and further away. By the break Metro State led by a score of Continue reading
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COLBY COLLEGE WHITE MULES
Location: Waterville, ME
Conference Affiliation: NESCAC (New England Small College Athletic Conference)
Comment: Now that’s a cool nickname that really packs a kick! Colby College is known as one of the Continue reading
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WASHINGTON COLLEGE SHOREMEN
Location: Chestertown, MD
Conference Affiliation: Centennial Conference
Comment: “So long, Shoremen” would be a great punchline for an incredibly lame joke, wouldn’t it? George Washington College in historic Chestertown, MD may very well have the coolest sports team nickname out of the many schools that use the name of our first president. No matter what the Continue reading
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CINCINNATI STATE SURGE
Location: Cincinnati, OH
Conference Affiliation: Ohio Collegiate Athletic Conference
Comment: “Be great at Cincinnati State” is this college’s motto and it’s well-known for the way it churns out quality grads on a regular basis. Enhancing all of that is the Continue reading
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THE DEFENDING CHAMPIONS TAKE A FALL – All the members of the 2013 Final Four in D2 were 1 seeds as it turned out. The DRURY UNIVERSITY PANTHERS rose up and toppled the WESTERN WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY VIKINGS, the defending champions. Alex Hall – Official Balladeer’s Blog Nickname: The Assassin – was the star once again with his season-high 35 points as he led the Panthers to their first ever appearance in the championship game on April 7th. Drury as a team shot 57.6% and won their 22nd game in a row, a program record. The defending champion Vikings found themselves trailing 50-32 by halftime. Ultimately Drury advanced by notching a Century Club-level 107 points to the 97 put up by Western Washington.
THE TOP SEED TAKES A FALL – The other battle of 1 seeds also resulted in an upset. The METRO STATE ROADRUNNERS surprised the overall top seeded WEST LIBERTY UNIVERSITY HILLTOPPERS. The Roadrunners lived up to their name with a very fast start, opening up the game with a 15-2 run. The Hilltoppers were playing catchup the rest of the way as Metro State made basket after basket while simultaneously shutting down West Liberty, which had boasted the nation’s best offense coming into Continue reading
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