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Sports

Georgetown plays Cinderella, wins Big East

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By: Joe Laurich, Staff Writer After being picked to finish last according to the Big East Preseason Coaches Poll, the Georgetown Hoyas rallied on Saturday to win the Big East Tournament. They entered the tournament as No. 8 seed in the conference, but their underdog status couldn’t stop the Patrick Ewing-led Hoyas from earning an automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament. During the regular season, Georgetown won four of their last six games. They entered the conference tournament with a 9-12 record and were 7-9 in Big East play.  The Hoyas thumped Marquette in the first game of the tournament … Continue reading Georgetown plays Cinderella, wins Big East

Sports

Xavier gets much-needed win over Creighton

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Musketeers defeat No. 13 Bluejays to bolster their NCAA Tournament resume Written BY: Joe Clark, Sports News Editor With their NCAA Tournament hopes hanging in the balance, Xavier men’s basketball played one of their most complete games of the season to knock off No. 13 Creighton 77-69 on Saturday evening. The Musketeers looked a little bit different when they took the court at Cintas Center for senior night, as Xavier debuted new royal blue and gold throwback uniforms. Paul Scruggs, Nate Johnson, Bryan Griffin and Jason Carter were all honored before the game as part of the senior night festivities, … Continue reading Xavier gets much-needed win over Creighton

Campus News

Xavier students victorious at entrepreneur competition

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Written By Joseph Cotton, Campus News Editor Seniors Tucker O’Neill and Beck Apple won the second prize of $350 while representing Xavier at the virtual 2021 Big East Startup Challenge last Thursday.  O’Neill and Apple are co-founders of Environmental Solution Technologies (EST) which is the idea that was presented at the competition.  EST’s mission is to revolutionize the way forest fires are tracked, analyzed and extinguished in order to decrease environmental and structural damage and protect people from the dangers they present. O’Neill and Apple plan to ‘detect, protect and serve the world’ by building industrial lots composed of complex … Continue reading Xavier students victorious at entrepreneur competition