Lander advances to NCAA Division II national title game
PITTSBURGH, Pa. – Lander head coach Omar Wattad has said all season that the Bearcats do not blink. That mindset showed again Friday night, sending Lander to the NCAA Division II National Championship game.
Facing the nation’s No. 1 team and defending national champion, the Bearcats built a 15-point lead, lost it, then answered with a decisive 15-2 run […]
PITTSBURGH, Pa. – Lander head coach Omar Wattad has said all season that the Bearcats do not blink. That mindset showed again Friday night, sending Lander to the NCAA Division II National Championship game.
Facing the nation’s No. 1 team and defending national champion, the Bearcats built a 15-point lead, lost it, then answered with a decisive 15-2 run to secure a 91-81 win over Nova Southeastern in the national semifinals at UPMC Cooper Fieldhouse on the campus of Duquesne University. Lander (30-5) will face Gannon for the national title on April 5 at 1 p.
m. at Gainbridge Fieldhouse in Indianapolis. The victory marked Lander’s 15th straight.