ncaa tournament

After dropping their first game in the NCAA Division II tournament, the St. Cloud State Huskies baseball team avoided elimination with a 2-0 win in extra innings against Missouri Southern on Friday.

The St. Cloud State men's hockey team watched eagerly as it was announced this afternoon that the Huskies were invited to the NCAA Division I Men's Ice Hockey Tournament.

The St. Ben's volleyball team lost 3 games to none to UW-Stevens Point in St. Paul at St. Thomas in the NCAA Division III tournament Thursday.

A clutch shot allowed Ohio State to advance to the Elite Eight by beating Arizona, 73-70, in Los Angeles on Thursday night.

The St. Ben's volleyball team earned an at-large berth into the NCAA Division III tournament when the pairings were announced today. The Blazers will open play in the 64-team field against Domincan (Illinois) at 12:30 Thursday at St. Thomas in St. Paul. The Blazers will play the first match up the day.

The St. Cloud State baseball team received a bid to the NCAA Division II tournament when the pairings were announced on Sunday. SCSU is seeded #2 in the Central Region and will play #5 Winona State Thursday in Mankato. Minnesota State-Mankato is the #1 seed and will host #6 Regis Thursday, #3 Colorado Mesa will play #4 New Mexico Highlands Thursday in Mankato. The times of the games Thursday will be announced Monday.

With no number one seeds in the Final Four, there is no reason to think the games won't be entertaining.

Virginia Commonwealth University and Butler will meet Saturday in the most unlikely Final Four match up in NCAA Tournament history.

Thursday night in the NCAA tournament gave us a taste of everything. Will Friday's games live up to the bill?

So long Sweet 16 -- hello Elite Eight! Who's gone and who's continuing in the Big Dance?