By Joey Warren
ASU men’s basketball ranked No. 3 in nation after PBC win
The Augusta State men’s basketball squad was ranked third in the national rankings when the 13th NABC/Coaches Poll was released Feb. 23. ASU’s 77-60 victory over the Francis Marion Patriots in Florence, S.C., on Feb. 20 clinched the Jags’ second straight Peach Belt Conference Championship—their third PBC title in the last four seasons—and jumped the Jags into the number three spot.
Augusta State also strengthened its grasp on the top spot in the NCAA Southeast Region, according to the fifth region poll of the 2009-10 regular season. The Jaguars are one of five Peach Belt Conference schools to appear in the regional rankings, joining No. 3 Georgia College & State, No. 8 Francis Marion, No. 9 Montevallo and No. 10 USC Aiken. The top eight teams in the final Southeast Region poll of the regular season will earn a trip to the NCAA Tournament.
ASU vs. USCA game voted greatest moment
Augusta State’s 65-64 victory over USC Aiken in the 2009 Peach Belt Conference Basketball Championship Game was recently voted No. 15 in the PBC’s 20 in 20 series of the greatest moments in the league’s 20 years of existence …
Here is an account of the contest from the PBC’s Assistant Commissioner from Communications Ken Gerlinger…http://www.peachbelt.com/information/20in20/20100212game15
Lady Jaguars Host Intercollegiate Tournament
The only chance to watch the Lady Jaguars play locally will be at the Administaff Lady Jaguar Intercollegiate Tournament March 7 and 8 at the Forest Hills Golf Course. In the first tournament of the spring season, the Division I women’s golf team placed third in a 33-field tournament at the Edwin Watts/Kiawah Island Classic on the Cougar Point Course at Oak Point Golf Club Feb. 23. The Lady Jags return to play March 1 in the UCF Challenge at Red Tail Golf Club in Sorrento, Fla.
ASU Men’s Golf
The Augusta State men’s golf squad opens its 2010 spring schedule Monday, March 1, when the Jaguars tee it up in the Seahawk Intercollegiate. The two-day, 54-hole event is being hosted by UNC Wilmington. The Jaguars are ranked No. 5 by Golfweek and No. 9 in the Golf World/Nike Golf Coaches Poll. They depart Saturday for Wilmington, N.C., and the Country Club of Landfall. For more information on Jaguar sports, visit ASU athletics.
Mar 1, 2010
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