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Saint Peter's V. Purdue: Will Jersey City's Peacocks Advance To Elite Eight? Saint Peter's V. Purdue: Will Jersey City's Peacocks Advance To Elite Eight?
Saint Peter's V. Purdue: Will Jersey City's Peacocks Advance To Elite Eight? Friday, March 25 could be yet another historic day for the St. Peter's Peacocks. The small, Jesuit school from Jersey City will face the Perdue Boilermakers in an East regional game in Philadelphia in round 16 of the NCAA men's basketball tournament. The No. 15 seed became the third of its kind to advance to this round in tournament history after upsetting No. 2 seed Kentucky, and No. 7 seed Murray State days later. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Saint Peter's Athletics (@spuathletics) Coach Shaheen Holloway's confidence is un…

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MADNESS: Small Jesuit School From Jersey City Stuns Kentucky In Historic NCAA Upset MADNESS: Small Jesuit School From Jersey City Stuns Kentucky In Historic NCAA Upset
Madness: Small Jesuit School From Jersey City Stuns Kentucky In Historic NCAA Upset It's madness, alright: A small, Jesuit school from New Jersey defeated one of the baddest teams in the first round of the NCAA men's basketball tournament. Jersey City's St. Peter's University, which has approximately 21,00 undergrad students, beat Kentucky 85-79 Thursday, March 17 in Indianapolis. The win was a historic upset: It was the10th time in March Madness that a No. 2 seed was upset by a No. 15 seed. Footage of St. Peters' students celebrating back home in Jersey City had garnered more than 1 million views as of Friday evening. PEACOCKS. WIN. pic.twitter.com/Jf10r5zyb4 — Sain…

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