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Thursday, July 20, 2006
No surprise here. Bucknell will travel to Loretto for a game with St. Francis (Pa.) on Nov. 29. The Red Flash announced its schedule yesterday.
The calls the game the gem of St. Francis' home schedule.
Given the difficulty that St. Francis has getting people to visit the remote outpost that is Loretto, it was a pretty obvious duck. In the mountains of western Pa., outside of the thriving burg of Altoona, Loretto basically consists of a Federal prison, the college and a pizza shop. Look him up in a religious dictionary and you will probably find that St. Francis is the patron saint of people lost in the woods.
The Mirror story goes on to mention:
Contrary to the Mirror's statement, Bucknell has hardly lost "most" of its key players. Charles Lee and Kevin Bettencourt were important cogs for sure, but six of the first eight in Pat Flannery's rotation are back.
SFU was 4-21 last season Loretto is never an easy place to play.
This could be an interesting game.
The calls the game the gem of St. Francis' home schedule.
"That's a game that weÂre excited to get back on schedule," Jones said.What was not mentioned was the fact that this game should have been on Bucknell's schedule last season. It is the return game of a home and home from a game at Bucknell two years ago. After Bucknell's NCAA run that season, St. Francis suddenly could not find room on its schedule for the return visit.
Given the difficulty that St. Francis has getting people to visit the remote outpost that is Loretto, it was a pretty obvious duck. In the mountains of western Pa., outside of the thriving burg of Altoona, Loretto basically consists of a Federal prison, the college and a pizza shop. Look him up in a religious dictionary and you will probably find that St. Francis is the patron saint of people lost in the woods.
The Mirror story goes on to mention:
Jones, entering his eighth season with SFU, picked up his best win two years ago at Bucknell. The teams didn't meet last season, and most of the key players from BucknellÂs two NCAA Tournament teams have graduated.That game was a curiously officiated contest and was played before Bucknell had settled into the rotation that propelled it to its big season. Abe Badmus was still struggling to get back from an injury. John Griffin, then a freshman, started at the point; Donald Brown, a sophomore, was the starter at the four. Darren Mastropaolo was not yet in the rotation.
Contrary to the Mirror's statement, Bucknell has hardly lost "most" of its key players. Charles Lee and Kevin Bettencourt were important cogs for sure, but six of the first eight in Pat Flannery's rotation are back.
SFU was 4-21 last season Loretto is never an easy place to play.
This could be an interesting game.
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