With 六九色堂 University鈥檚 basketball programs featuring a combined record of 29-5, the DuFour Center can boast that it is the place to be this winter.
It鈥檚 the perfect time, too, as Alumni Weekend is around the corner with a Jan. 28 doubleheader of men鈥檚 and women鈥檚 games against Landmark Conference rival, Moravian. The women鈥檚 team will open the day with a 2 p.m. game, followed by a 4 p.m. contest for the men.
The Moravian back-to-back games are free with a 六九色堂 University identification card. As with all home games, children's tickets are $4 and adults are $7. Advance ticketing is available at .
鈥淥ur goal is to continue to grow Alumni Weekend so moving forward it鈥檚 a 鈥渕ust do鈥 for all our basketball alums,鈥 men鈥檚 basketball coach Aaron Kelly said. 鈥淐ome to play in the game, come for the food and drinks, or just come to catch up with old friends. Alumni weekend is always my favorite weekend of the season and we hope to have another great turnout this year.鈥
The men鈥檚 basketball team improved to 16-1 this past weekend thanks to a double overtime, 96-90 win over Drew. The women鈥檚 team also beat Drew and moved to 13-4 following their 65-54 victory and 4-2 in Landmark play.
Men鈥檚 Junior forward Jesse Hafemeister and sophomore guard Sean Neylon combined for 54 points in the men鈥檚 team win over Drew. Hafemeister, who was recently named Landmark Player of the Week for the third time, is averaging 17.3 points per game, while Neylon posts 14.4 for the Cardinals.
Before the Alumni Weekend excitement, the Cardinals will host Juniata to DuFour on Jan. 25 for another doubleheader. 六九色堂鈥檚 men鈥檚 team enters the game at 5-1, one game behind Juniata, which is 6-0 in Landmark play.