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DeSales’ double dip

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DeSales basketball fans know LeighAnne Burke as the sweet-shooting senior guard who has led the Bulldogs to consecutive MAC Freedom Conference championships. Opponents know her as the player who averages more than 20 points per contest, leads the team in assists and steals and can take over a close game late. But to eighth grade students at Lower Macungie (Pa.) Middle School, she’s Ms. Burke the math teacher. Those aspects combine to make her a finalist for the Jostens Trophy. We caught up with her after DeSales’ 70-60 win over Manhattanville to discuss that, what makes her nervous and her special bond with fellow senior captain Kim Rarick.

Meanwhile DeSales’ men’s team is headed to the tournament for the first time since 1996. The Bulldogs had been close to making the big dance several times and finally broke through with a 72-58 victory over Manhattanville. Coach Scott Coval talks about how he prepared for this year’s final in light of previous results and what makes the Bulldogs’ highly rated defense tick. He also shares his thoughts on the tournament selection process and life as an athletic director in difficult economic times.

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The committee answers questions

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NCAA men’s basketball committee chair Jim Dafler and women’s committee chair Karen Tessmer appeared on our Hoopsville broadcast earlier on Monday and took questions from us and from our listeners. Here’s what they had to say.

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Hoopsville Podcast: March 2, Tournament Special

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The brackets are announced for both the men and women’s Division III Basketball Championship Tournaments and despite plans, they were done simultaneously! That doesn’t mean we weren’t ready to get those brackets to you and get reaction from the Championship Committee Chairs! If you missed any of the show (or all of it)… take some time to listen to why some teams didn’t make the tourney, where the surprises where, and why some hosting decisions were made accordingly.

Guests included:
– Men’s Committee Chair Jim Dafler
– Women’s Committee Chair Karen Tessmer

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Hoopsville Podcast: March 1, Selection Sunday

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Well… it all came down to the games leading up until we hit the air on whether schools made the tournament or not. For some, too many upsets will leave them on the outside looking in. For others, the fact there is at-large bids will help keep their seasons alive.

So, to get everyone ready for the NCAA Tournament, Hoopsville doubled up and brought in extra help to help you. Gordon Mann and Brett Adams (Stevenson Univ. AD & Coach) came in studio as we previewed what we think will happen when the NCAA announces who is in and who is playing who on Monday.

Guests included:
– Mary Washington Women’s Coach Deana Applebury
– ODAC Commissioner Brad Bankston
– Gettysburg Coach Jeff Petrie
– Brandeis Coach Brian Meehan

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Dance card: AQs clinched

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The list is filling out and will keep doing so right up through Sunday afternoon. We’ll track who has clinched which automatic bids here throughout the weekend. The team’s conference tournament seeding is shown in parentheses.

Men’s tournament
AMCC: Medaille
ASC: Texas-Dallas
CAC: Wesley (2)
CCC: University of New England (1)
Centennial: Gettysburg
CCIW: Wheaton, Ill. (1)
CSAC: Gwynedd-Mercy (1)
CUNYAC: Brooklyn (2)
E8: Rochester Tech
GNAC: St. Joseph’s, Maine (3)
HCAC: Transylvania (1)
IIAC: Cornell (2)
LL: RPI (3)
LEC: Mass.-Dartmouth (2)
MACC: Widener (1)
MACF: DeSales (1)
MASCAC: Bridgewater State (2)
MIAA: Hope (2)
MWC: Lawrence (2)
MIAC: St. Thomas (1)
NAC: Husson (2)
NATHC: Aurora (5)
NCAC: Wooster (1)
NEAC: SUNYIT (1)
NESCAC: Middlebury (1)
NEWMAC: MIT
NJAC: Richard Stockton (1)
NWC: Whitworth (2)
OAC: John Carroll (1)
ODAC: Virginia Wesleyan (7)
PAC: Thomas More (1)
SCAC: Centre
SCIAC: Claremont-Mudd-Scripps (1)
SKY: St. Joseph’s, L.I. (2)
SLIAC: Fontbonne (1)
SUNYAC: Brockport State (8)
UAA: Washington U. (no tourney)
USAC: Averett (1)
WIAC: UW-Stevens Point (1)

Women’s tournament
AMCC: Pitt-Greensburg (1)
ASC: Howard Payne
CAC: Mary Washington (3)
CCC: Salve Regina (5)
Centennial: Muhlenberg (1)
CCIW: Illinois Wesleyan (1)
CSAC: Cabrini (1)
CUNYAC: Baruch (1)
E8: Stevens (3)
GNAC: Emmanuel (1)
GSAC: Maryville, Tenn. (1)
HCAC: Transylvania (1)
IIAC: Simpson (1)
LL: St. Lawrence (2)
LEC: Southern Maine (3)
MACC: Widener (4)
MACF: DeSales (1)
MASCAC: Westfield State (1)
MIAA: Hope (1)
MWC: Ripon (3)
MIAC: St. Benedict (1)
NAC: Castleton State (3)
NATHC: Concordia, Wis. (2)
NCAC: Ohio Wesleyan (4)
NEAC: Keuka
NESCAC: Bowdoin (1)
NEWMAC: Babson (2)
NJAC: TCNJ (1)
NWC: George Fox (1)
OAC: Capital (1)
ODAC: Randolph-Macon (2)
PAC: Thomas More (1)
SCAC: Oglethorpe (1)
SCIAC: Occidental (1)
SKY: Mt. St. Mary (1)
SLIAC: Maryville, Mo. (1)
SUNYAC: Brockport State (4)
UAA: Washington U. (no tourney)
USAC: Christopher Newport (2)
WIAC: UW-Stevens Point (1)