Underdogs: An Oral History
Tony Wroblicky is willing to admit it. He’ll say what was on a lot of other people’s minds.
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Tony Wroblicky is willing to admit it. He’ll say what was on a lot of other people’s minds.
Maggie Klee and Brittany Traeger were crying.
When AU men’s basketball head coach Jeff Jones departed for Old Dominion, his current players weren’t the only people he left in a tough situation.
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Kevin Tao was shocked. Sitting in a corner in a closed-off tunnel under the bleachers at Wells Fargo Arena in Iowa, the wrestler mulled what had just happened.
UPDATE: April 4, 5:21 p.m.
After upsetting the No. 3 seed at the NCAA Championships in his first match and then advancing to the quarterfinals with a second straight victory at 149 lbs., senior Kevin Tao fell just three points shy of All-America honors as he lost, 5-3, to Virginia Tech’s Nick Brascetta March 22 in Des Moines, Iowa.
After upsetting the No. 3 seed at the NCAA Championships in his first match and advancing to the quarterfinals with a second straight victory, senior Kevin Tao fell just three points shy of All-American honors as he lost 5-3 to Virginia Tech’s Nick Brascetta March 22 in Des Moines, Iowa.
What a difference a year makes.
After missing the last two games due to a head injury, sophomore guard Jen Dumiak starred in her return as she led the women's basketball team to a 69-52 win over Lafayette Mar. 2 in Bender Arena.
Geleisa George poured in a career-high 17 points as the AU women
Alexis Dobbs has two uncles who played college basketball, a father who starred at Villanova and now coaches at Bryant University and a brother currently playing at Bryant. It’s no surprise that the junior point guard is finding major success on the court this year and ranks among Patriot League leaders in seven different categories.
For the first time in four years, the AU women’s basketball team dropped its third straight Patriot League contest as they fell to Navy, 52-42, Feb. 20 in Bender Arena.
In his quest to become the fastest coach in Patriot League history to reach 100 wins, AU women’s basketball head coach Matt Corkery fell short of the record as the Eagles lost at Holy Cross Feb. 16 and fell at home to Lehigh, Feb. 13.
Dropping their second straight game and third out of the last four, the AU women’s basketball team lost to Holy Cross, 73-63, Feb. 16 in Worcester, Mass.
Standing teary-eyed under a shower of confetti as she hugged her dad on the field after the Super Bowl, it was just like what Megan Rosburg had seen on TV growing up.
Seeking the record for the quickest head coach in Patriot League history to win 100 games, AU head coach Matt Corkery and the women’s basketball team fell to Lehigh, 71-55, Feb. 13 in Bender Arena.
Turnovers can completely shift the momentum of a game. Turnovers can halt opposing runs and start one of your own. Turnovers can make a coach pull his hair out and earn someone a quick spot on the bench.
The women’s basketball team remains tied atop the Patriot League standings after beating Bucknell, 66-58, in Lewisburg, Penn. Jan. 30 to pick up their fifth win in six games.
Excuse the women’s basketball team if they didn’t know how to react after losing to Navy in Annapolis Jan. 23. After all, it was the first time that they’ve lost a regular season Patriot League contest in two years.