Damn It To The Bowels Of Bloody Hell!

I haven’t posted much about the Saint Joseph’s University men’s basketball team this season, primarily because they have barely been on the plus side of average. However, over the last few weeks, the Hawks had won eight in a row, and came into the Atlantic 10 Conference Tournament red hot.

Playing with a stifling defense and an explosive offense, the Hawks flew their way into the tourney finals to face 10th seeded Xavier. A win in the tournament final would mean an automatic seed in the NCAA Tournament. It would be the only way the Hawks would get there. The game was televised last night on ESPN2, and I was home to watch.

Now I wish I had been working.

Xavier got a lead early on, before the hawks came roaring back. The lead bounced back and forth until the fourth quarter, where the Hawks were up by as much as 8 points. Down the home stretch, however, the Hawks lost focus, and ended up blowing a late lead. The Hawks lost the game, 62-61. Damnit.