by Bill Pollock | May 4, 2012 | Sports Features
Former Wisconsin coach Lisa Stone has been hired to coach Saint Louis’ women’s basketball team and will be introduced Friday at a news conference. Stone coached at Wisconsin for eight seasons before being fired in March of 2011. She was 128-119 as coach of...
by Bill Pollock | Mar 19, 2012 | Sports Features
Saint Louis made a strong second-half comeback, battling back from an 11-point deficit to cut it down to two, but top-seeded Michigan State held on for a 65-61 win over the No. 9 Billikens Sunday afternoon in NCAA Championship third-round action in Columbus, OH. ...
by Bill Pollock | Mar 15, 2012 | Sports Features
The Saint Louis University Billikens claimed a No. 9 seed in the 2012 NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball Championship and will face No. 8 Memphis Friday at 6:50 p.m. at Nationwide Arena in Columbus, Ohio. Saint Louis enters the NCAA Tournament with a 25-7 record,...
by Bill Pollock | Feb 26, 2012 | Sports Features
Rhode Island’s Billy Baron hit a jumper with 4.5 seconds remaining to cap a URI comeback and give the Rams a 64-62 victory over Saint Louis Saturday afternoon in Atlantic 10 Conference men’s basketball action at the Ryan Center. The loss halts the...
by Bill Pollock | Feb 15, 2012 | Sports Features
Cody Ellis had 14 points and six rebounds to lead Saint Louis to a 64-50 Atlantic 10 Conference victory over Richmond Wednesday night at Chaifetz Arena. Saint Louis’ fifth consecutive victory lifted the Billikens to 21-5 overall and 9-3 in the A-10. SLU remains...