This day in NY sports history
THIS DAY IN NY SPORTS HISTORY
Tuesday, March 11, 1958
Manhattan College upsets West Virginia
In the upset of the college basketball season, unranked Manhattan College (16-9) eliminated West Virginia, 89-84, in the first round of the NCAA Tournament at Madison Square Garden. The top-seeded Mountaineers, led by sophomore and future Hall of Famer Jerry West, entered 26-1 and were facing a Manhattan team that rebounded from a 5-9 campaign in 1956-57. Jack Powers led Manhattan with 29 points and West was held to 17. The Jaspers went on to lose to Dartmouth, 79-62, in the Eastern Regional semifinals and fell to Maryland, 59-55, in the consolation game.
Sarra Sounds Off, Season 3, Ep 3: Top football teams in action, fantasy update and plays of the week Gregg Sarra sounds off on the Northport and Half Hollow Hills East matchup, plus Tess Ferguson has an update on the high school fantasy football standings and Jared Vailuzzi has the plays of the week.
Sarra Sounds Off, Season 3, Ep 3: Top football teams in action, fantasy update and plays of the week Gregg Sarra sounds off on the Northport and Half Hollow Hills East matchup, plus Tess Ferguson has an update on the high school fantasy football standings and Jared Vailuzzi has the plays of the week.
