Men’s Basketball vs. Salem University
Dan Rosato

The Wheeling Jesuit men’s basketball team was in action at home against Salem University on Thursday evening. The Cardinals began playing well from the start and established a lead. Maqsood Harrington led the way going three for six from the floor. Also, Kyle Higgins came off the bench going three for four from the three-point line. The Cardinals saw their lead slip away toward the end of the half but still were winning by a score of 36-32.

Salem came gave the Cardinals a challenge going into the second half. The Tigers continued where they left off in the first half. They played tough for the beginning portion of the second half. However, the Cardinal offense was too strong for Salem and WJU established a big lead. The final score stood 73-58 in favor of the Cardinals. The next home game for the Cardinals is on February 23rd against West Liberty State College.

Cardinals face Pitt-Johnstown
Dan Rosato

The Wheeling Jesuit men’s basketball team hosted the University of Pitt-Johnstown on Thursday evening. The two teams came out strong in what looked to be a close contest. For the Cardinals, Duane Compo put up nine points in the first half. Adam McFerran started the game in place of Jhared Simpson who was out of the game due to injury. Adam had a solid first half with seven points. The game was back and forth for most of the half and the score at the break stood 31-32 in favor of Pitt-Johnstown.

The second half was close throughout with the edge going to the Cardinals. The scoring went back and forth until the very end of the game. The Cardinals still had a slim lead. However, Pitt-Johnstown tied the game and soon took the lead. With 4.7 seconds left on the clock, Pitt-Johnstown had the lead and won the game by a score of 71-74.

The next game for the Cardinals will be at home against Salem International on Thursday, February 14th.

Men’s Basketball vs. Charleston 
Dan Rosato

The Wheeling Jesuit Men’s basketball team hosted the Charleston Golden Eagles on Monday night. The Cards came out firing on all cylinders and established a quick ten-point lead. Derek Wise put up seven points, and went two for two from the three-point line. However, the Eagle stormed back scoring points themselves and shutting down the Cardinals on defense. They came back to tie the game and then established a lead. A last second desperation three-pointer found the net, making the game 41-33 in favor of Charleston at the half.

WJU struggled in the second half of the game. They could not stop the three-point shooting of Charleston. They had a difficult time scoring themselves. The team went 8 for 24 from three-point range. In the end, the offense was too strong for the Cards to handle. The final score of the game was 79-65. The next game for the Cardinals will be at home against the University of Pitt-Johnstown on Thursday, February 7th.

Cardinals lose close game against Seton Hill
Dan Rosato

The Cardinals went up against Seton Hill on Monday evening. WJU was coming off the big win against Glenville State. The Cards looked to continue the momentum against the Griffins. The first half was close, as Wheeling Jesuit trailed for the majority. However, late in the half, WJU stormed back to take the lead. The Cardinals did an excellent job of spreading the ball around. They were able to come back and establish a lead thanks to great pressure defense. Seton Hill was unable to move the ball successfully and the Cardinals went into the half with a 26-22 lead.

WJU continued playing well into the second half. They were winning for most of the half, until Seton Hill mounted a comeback. The Griffins went on an offensive run and came back to tie the game with just over five minutes left to play. The Cardinals struggled on defense down the stretch and saw the lead slip away. Seton Hill went on another run and shut down on defense. The final score was in favor of the Griffins, 53-60. The next home game for the Cardinals will be on Monday, February 4th at 7:30.

Cardinals defeat Glenville State
Dan Rosato

The Cardinal men’s basketball team hosted Glenville State on Saturday afternoon. Prior to the game, the team honored Wheeling College’s first men’s varsity basketball team. The team began during the 1957-58 academic year and was made up of the members of the 1960-61 class. It was the class that would begin a fine tradition of competitive basketball at Wheeling Jesuit University. The current men’s team put on quite a show for the team that started it all. The game was close from the beginning, with the slight edge going to the Cardinals. Derek Wise put up 9 points in the first half. A great effort from freshmen Adam McFerran with 6 points coming off of the bench gave the Cardinals the lead heading into the half, 32-25.

WJU dominated the second half of the game. The Cardinals continued to spread the ball around. Everyone was contributing and they were playing extremely well on defense against the Pioneers. Adam McFerran remained hot recording 16 more points in the second half. WJU was good on both sides of the ball and controlled the game, winning it by a score of 80-63. The next game for the Cardinals will be at home against Seton Hill University on Monday, January 28th. WJU athletics is celebrating Catholic Schools Week during the next set of home games. They will recognize the Catholic schools and students that are in attendance at the game. There will also be activities at halftime during the games as well as prizes and giveaways. Members of the Wheeling Nailers hockey team as well as Spike the Mascot will be there to sign autographs.   

Cardinals struggle at home against West Virginia State

 

Dan Rosato

 

The men’s basketball team was back in action Saturday afternoon against West Virginia State. The Yellow Jackets faced the Cardinals with a conference record of 2-1, and 3-7 overall. WV played much better than their record would indicate however. The Jackets came out strong going 6 for 11 from three-point range.  The Cardinals struggled early and saw State gain a substantial lead. Jesuit then began to play better defensively and cut the deficit to 8, making the score 33-41 at the half.

 

With the momentum shifting the Cardinals way, they began the second half. WV State did not change their game and came out just as strong in the second half as they did the first. Leading the way for State was James Helton, who went 12 for 17 from the floor. The Yellow Jackets proved to be too much for the Cardinals. The final score was 82-73. Wheeling Jesuit will be back in action January 14^th at #10 West Liberty State College.

Cardinals Take on the Fighting Scots
Dan Rosato

The Wheeling Jesuit Men’s basketball team went up against the Fighting Scots of Ohio Valley University on Thursday night. The Scots came into the game struggling this season, however they did anything but struggle against the Cardinals in the first half. OVU kept pace with the Cardinals and even established a lead against them.  The main factor was the three-point shooting in the game. The Scots went 5 for 9 from behind the arc and the Cards shot just 1 for 8. However, the Cardinals managed to stick with their style of play and trailed OVU 32-35 at the half.

With the 3 points separating the score, the two teams came out on fire in the second half of the game. For the Scots, Omar Campbell led the way hitting 5 of his 10 three-point shots. For the Cardinals, Derek Wise went 10 for 18 from the floor. The two teams exchanged shots for a majority of the second half. Derek Wise hit a three-pointer with thirty seconds left in the game to finish off OVU with a final score of 76-71. The Cardinals will be back in action at home against WV State on Saturday, January 12^th at 4 p.m.

Men Open Basketball Season against Ohio University Eastern
Dan Rosato

The Men’s Basketball team began its 2007-08 season on Saturday. The Wheeling Jesuit Cardinals hosted Ohio University Eastern. This was head coach Danny Sancomb’s first game on the bench for the Cardinals. WJU came out strong in the first half. Duane Compo made 5 of 6 three-point shots in the first half of the game. The Cardinals were able to control the momentum and held OU to just 25 points. WJU took a commanding 47-25 lead going into the second half.

The Cardinals were even stronger in the second half of the game. WJU was able to spread the scoring around and everyone on the team contributed in the win. The Cards put up 55 second half points to win the game 102-47 and give Danny Sancomb his first win as a college coach. The next home game for the Cardinals will be Saturday, November 24th against Fairmont State at Wheeling Jesuit University. Be sure to log on to athletics.wju.edu to catch all of the action.