Lady Barons
Lady Barons basketball hangs tough with no. 1
BY ERIN MADDEN SPORTS EDITOR Franciscan University’s women’s basketball battled the no. 1 Redhawks of La Roche College for a full 40 minutes, ultimately losing 79-63 in the Lady Barons’ last home game of the year. The 16-point loss was an improvement over the 85-52 loss on La Roche’s home court in the two teams’ […]
Lady Barons basketball drops important conference game
BY ERIN MADDEN SPORTS EDITOR Franciscan University women’s basketball team could not overcome a fast start by Medaille College on Senior Day, Feb. 14, losing 76-62. “We had a really tough loss today,” said Suzy Delaney, head women’s basketball coach. “Medaille dictated the tempo. Because we struggled completing looks, we kept digging ourselves into a […]
Lady Barons topple second-place Bobcats
BY ERIN MADDEN SPORTS EDITOR Franciscan University’s women’s basketball team was able to make a late comeback at home Wednesday to upset the University of Pitt.-Greensburg, winning by a final score of 64-60. The Lady Barons came into the matchup sitting at seventh place in the conference while the Pitt.-Greensburg Bobcats began the night tied […]
Lady Barons basketball: strong defense cannot hold Carnegie Mellon
BY ERIN MADDEN SPORTS EDITOR Franciscan University’s Lady Barons basketball played a game of small victories Tuesday against a tough Carnegie Mellon team even though the overall victory eluded them, losing 63-37 at home. As Carnegie Mellon is not a member of the Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference, this loss does not have any effect on […]
Lady Barons swimming finishes regular season strong
BY ERIN MADDEN SPORTS EDITOR Franciscan’s women’s swimming and diving team had an overall strong last meet before the Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference (AMCC) championships as they were able to tie Penn St.-Altoona in a dual-double with Chatham. The Lady Barons tied Altoona at 129 points while losing to Chatham 179-94. “Overall, it […]