Cleve Wright won’t be taking his talents to South Beach, but Gannon’s winningest women’s basketball coach is leaving downtown Erie. Wright was formally introduced as head coach of Division I Miami (Ohio) Friday after spending the previous 11 seasons as coach of Gannon where he built one of the best Division II programs in the [...]
Women’s basketball coach Cleve Wright has resigned as coach at Gannon to take the same position at Miami (Ohio) University, both schools announced Friday. Wright leaves after amassing a 233-100 record in 11 seasons at Gannon, which most recently includes an Elite Eight appearance in 2013. Wright takes over for Maria Fantanarosa, who was relieved [...]
Nettie Blake must’ve really wanted to go to Texas. The Gannon University women searched for more than 30 minutes for any kind of offensive rhythm in Gannon’s 50-47 win over a determined California (Pa.) team in the NCAA Division II Atlantic Regional championship Monday night at the Hammermill Center. Blake helped them find it. When [...]
Indiana (Pa.) thought it had Gannon right where it wanted it in Saturday night’s Atlantic Region semifinal game. It turned out Gannon was right where it needed to be in the 64-46 win. For the second straight night, Gannon fell behind early, before systematically overtaking the game with swarming defense that methodically led to a [...]
No player logged more than 22 minutes, nine players scored— only two of which reached double-figures—and a halfcourt shot at the first-half buzzer poured through the net like green beer in a St. Patrick’s Day mug. All-in-all, it was a good start to the NCAA Atlantic Regional for the host Gannon University women Friday night [...]
When the Gannon University women gathered at the Waldron Campus Center Sunday night, they were wondering where they would play in the NCAA tournament. Turns out they just had to look down the hallway. Gannon, ranked seventh nationally, was awarded the Atlantic Region’s No. 1 seed for the second time in four years, giving the [...]
With two more wins in their back pocket from last week, the Gannon University women could look ahead knowing they’ve clinched the Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference Western Division championship with their regular season-finale against Slippery Rock still to come Wednesday. But for the Knights, that wouldn’t be the right way. Make that the Wright way. [...]
When junior forward Jen Papich scored her 1,000th career point Saturday afternoon in Gannon University’s runaway win over Clarion University, she appreciated the standing ovation from the Hammermill Center crowd, but knew it wasn’t enough. “It was early in the second half, and honestly, I was more focused on getting the win,” Papich said. “I [...]
The Gannon University women’s basketball team will look to bounce back after a tough road stretch in which they went 1-1, earning a decisive 60-52 win over IUP but falling to Cal by a score of 81-73. The Cal loss was the first time the Knights have given up 80 points since the Vulcans tallied [...]
The Gannon University women’s basketball team captured two more Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference wins last week. And after Clarion University upset second-place Edinboro University Saturday at McComb Fieldhouse, the Knights moved one step closer to their first conference title since 2009-10, the same year they reached the Final Four. But don’t expect any scoreboard watching [...]