Barons Basketball
Presidents’ bench carries them past Barons
By Charles Jardine Assistant Editor The Franciscan University men’s basketball team faced the Washington and Jefferson Presidents in a shootout, losing 86-70 on Jan. 31 at 7:30 p.m. The up-and-coming freshman guard, Sawyer Butler helped the Barons’ veteran senior guard, Josh Zimmerman to put on an offensive show in the first 10 minutes. Sawyer and […]
Barons honor Coach Kuzma in win over Bobcats
By Charles Jardine Assistant Editor The Franciscan University men’s basketball team narrowly held onto the lead in their conference matchup against the Thiel Bobcats on Jan. 20 at 3 p.m. Senior guard Joe Ciola opened the game with a fast-break three-pointer followed by a couple of free throws to quickly put the Barons up 5-2. […]
Barons defeat D’Youville Spartans on senior day
ALEXANDER SPIELDENNER STAFF WRITER The Franciscan men’s basketball team made its senior night against D’Youville one to remember, beating the Spartans 90-78. Baron Athletics also honored those sports teams which have finished their seasons for the academic year. The Barons and the Spartans entered the game in the bottom half of the AMCC standings, with the Barons ranked eighth and D’Youville ranked 10th in the conference. […]
Barons basketball falls to Mount Aloysius Mounties
TERESA DULAC SPORTS EDITOR Franciscan’s men’s basketball team played a tough and fast-paced game against Mount Aloysius Wednesday at 6 p.m., competing aggressively but losing by 14 points with the scoreboard at 74-60. The Barons started out strong as senior guard John Noce made the first shot with the clock at 19:30 minutes. There was a lot of scrabbling for the ball in the first 10 minutes of […]
Franciscan men’s basketball wins in suspenseful game against Penn State Behrend
MAGGIE KNOELL STAFF WRITER Franciscan University of Steubenville men’s basketball won in the jaw–dropping final seconds of the game against Penn State Behrend this Saturday at 2 p.m. The entirety of the game was very close, as both teams continued to rack up points neck and neck so that neither had a significant lead for long. Sophomore guard […]
Barons men’s basketball plays an intense game against Penn State Altoona
TERESA DULAC SPORTS EDITOR The Barons men’s basketball team played a fast-paced home game against Penn State Altoona Wednesday at 6 p.m., never getting ahead but playing with intensity. The game started out with the Barons shooting a 3-pointer within the first minute, and at 17 minutes sophomore forward Travis Lien block Altoona’s shot and brought it down the […]
Barons basketball pounce on the Pittsburgh Panthers in crushing defeat
TERESA DULAC SPORTS EDITOR The Barons men’s basketball team played an intense and fast-paced game against the Pitt-Bradford Panthers this Saturday at 2 p.m., causing many turnovers and exciting plays and ending in a soaring win for the Barons. At the beginning of the first period, Pitt-Bradford took the ball and scored, but the Barons quickly took the ball back and scored […]
Barons basketball fights hard in last-minute loss against Pittsburgh Greensburg
TERESA DULAC SPORTS EDITOR The Franciscan University of Steubenville men’s basketball team played a close game against the Pittsburgh Greensburg Bobcats on Wednesday at 6 p.m., keeping the game competitive and undecided until the last two seconds. The game started with the Barons taking the ball, and within the first minute they were the first to score, setting a tone of competition for […]
Barons basketball team defeats Wolverines, 76-68
JEN HANTZ DISTRIBUTION MANAGER The Barons celebrated their first victory of the season against Grove City College Wednesday, Nov. 20 at 7 p.m., winning by a slim, 76-68. The Grove City Wolverines were quick in winning the tip and racing to the basket for a shot, but senior center Matt Trent caught the rebound, giving senior forward […]
Barons basketball season begins with close game, last-second defeat
TERESA DULAC STAFF WRITER Friday, Nov. 8, the Baron basketball team played a close game against the Washington and Jefferson College Presidents that ended in a slim 66-64 loss. The game began as the Presidents scored in the first minute. Scoring went back and forth, and the Barons slowly rode ahead. With six minutes left […]