The RIC Women's Basketball team continued its dream season on Saturday with a 60-47 win over Babson College on the road, advancing to the NCAA Div. III Final Four for the first time in school history. They now move on to face Christopher Newport University in the NCAA Div. III National Semifinal at Trinity College in Hartford, Conn. on Saturday, March 18.
Grit, determination, strong sense of belief drive team player . It hasn’t been easy for Jeric Cichon ‘23, hanging onto his hat, riding out the turbulence, finding his path. . The bumps have been many, the fifth-year senior and starting off-guard for the nationally ranked Keene State men’s basketball team is quick to confess. . “Honestly,” Jeric said, “so much of it started off on the wrong foot. I wasn’t mature; I wasn’t really all the way there yet. I wasn’t meeting with coach when I should have. I was not doing well in class and I was not taking things seriously. Coach.
Keene State College players have not been shy about using the phrase national championship this season. Jeff Hunter, the Owls’ goal-driven, rebound-machine, uses it conversationally. Junior guard Mason Jean Baptiste wasted no time Monday, after learning along with his teammates that they would host first- and second-round NCAA tournament games, tilting his comments toward the big picture. . “What a shout out to our fans to be able to play in front of them,” Baptiste said during a bracket-viewing event at Spaulding Gym. “This is what we’ve worked toward – to win a national championship. We will give it everything we’ve.
Keene State College’s record-setting season continued ablaze Saturday, as the Owls tripped up Western Connecticut 83-79 in overtime to defend their Little East Conference championship and claim their sixth title in 15 finals appearances. . Playing on their home floor, in front of a full red-and-white-clad crowd, the Owls defeated Western Connecticut for the third time this season to earn the conference’s automatic bid to the NCAA Division III National Tournament and run their near-perfect overall mark to 25-1. . Ranked No. 5 in the latest D3hoops.com poll, Keene State has rattled off 11 wins in a row since suffering its lone.