define('DISALLOW_FILE_EDIT', true); define('DISALLOW_FILE_MODS', true); Ashley Hamilton San Francisco – Rush The Court http://rushthecourt.net The Independent Voice of College Basketball Thu, 13 Feb 2014 02:12:15 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.1.9 http://rushthecourt.net http://rushthecourt.net/wp-content/mbp-favicon/RTC.jpg Rush The Court Checking in on… the WCC http://rushthecourt.net/2014/02/13/checking-in-on-the-wcc-40/ http://rushthecourt.net/2014/02/13/checking-in-on-the-wcc-40/#respond Thu, 13 Feb 2014 18:01:45 +0000 http://rushthecourt.net/?p=103154

Michael Vernetti is the WCC correspondent for RTC.

Looking Back

The scramble for second place in the WCC continued unabated last week, as Saint Mary’s and BYU held off defeats that would have made any conference title dreams impossible. As things stand now, they’re only just unrealistic. San Francisco and Pepperdine, two other teams harboring dreams for a lofty finish, stumbled.

Stephen Holt (right) had an outstanding week for the Gaels. (SMC Athletics)

Gonzaga’s three-game lead in the loss column over BYU and Saint Mary’s seems impregnable, but the schedule-makers have done the Zags no favors. After entertaining Pepperdine and Loyola Marymount [...]]]> http://rushthecourt.net/2014/02/13/checking-in-on-the-wcc-40/feed/ 0 Checking In On… the WCC http://rushthecourt.net/2012/01/19/checking-in-on-the-wcc-29/ http://rushthecourt.net/2012/01/19/checking-in-on-the-wcc-29/#respond Thu, 19 Jan 2012 18:43:50 +0000 http://rushthecourt.net/?p=56647

Michael Vernetti is the West Coast Conference correspondent for RTC.

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Holding serve was the key note last week, as Saint Mary’s slapped down the second of its main competitors for the WCC title, Gonzaga, by a convincing 83-62 margin in Moraga. That followed the Gaels’ first-week trouncing of BYU by 98-82, also at home. Playing the cards dealt to them by an unbalanced conference schedule, the Gaels now have a one-game edge on both rivals before facing them on the road. For Saint Mary’s, the nine-team schedule – reflecting the addition of BYU to the ranks – was [...]]]>
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