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S8 February 28, 2012 Game #8-620: Princeton Tigers at Harvard CrimsonFebruary 24, 2012 7:00 pmLavietes PavilionBBState Stats/Recap“When arrogance appears, disgrace follows,But wisdom is with those who are unassuming.” - Proverbs 11.2; from KethuvimOne rainy Friday evening, in a cozy gymnasium in Cambridge, Massachusetts... [more]

2. The Big Mean Green

S8 January 31, 2012 Game #8-486: Dartmouth Big Green at Brown BearsJanuary 27, 2012 7:00 pmPizzitola Sports CenterBBState Stats/RecapThe innocuous look on the face of the young man did a noble job hiding his true emotions that crisp Friday evening. As he was pacing toward the entrance of a large cathedral of a building... [more]

3. `Fire of Fire`

S8 January 23, 2012 Game #8-439: Quinnipiac Bobcats at Bryant BulldogsJanuary 21, 2012 4:00 pmChace Athletic CenterBBState Stats/RecapTypically, I’d like to think that twenty and a trillion thoughts race through my mind on an arbitrarily-chosen day. That Saturday afternoon, which is now a mere memory in the back of my ... [more]

4. A Stroll Through the City of Brotherly Love

S8 December 19, 2011 Game #8-260: Villanova Wildcats at Saint Joseph`s HawksDecember 17, 2011 8:00 pmHagan ArenaBBState Stats/RecapThe seemingly never-ending waves of frigid winds bombarded me. The icy fingers of Lady Winter perpetually continued to gently move across my severely chapped hands and determined face. Yet, ... [more]

5. A Lesson in Phonetics

S8 December 6, 2011 Game #8-192: Maine Black Bears at Rhode Island RamsDecember 4, 2011 2:00 pmRyan CenterBBState Stats/RecapThe chore of recollecting the Sunday afternoon clash between the visiting Black Bears of Orono, Maine, and the hosting Rams of Kingston, Rhode Island, could plausibly be condensed into a single q... [more]

6. De caritate Sanctae Crucis (The Charity of the Holy Cross)

S8 November 30, 2011 Game #8-158: Holy Cross Crusaders at Providence FriarsNovember 29, 2011 7:00 pmDunkin Donuts CenterBBState Stats/Recap“If you see charity, you see the Trinity.” - Augustine, De trinitate ('On the Trinity') VIII. 8. 12. If I were to use the word ‘overwhelming’ to describe my initial reaction to seein... [more]

7. De humilitate Sanctae Crucis (The Humility of the Holy Cross)

S8 November 19, 2011 Game #8-065: Boston College Eagles at Holy Cross CrusadersNovember 18, 2011 7:30 pmWorcester, MABBState Stats/Recap“God is like a spectator at a chariot race; He watches the action the charioteers perform, but this does not cause them.” - J.E. Watts on Boethius, Introduction to ‘De consolatio phil... [more]