Big East News Articles

Cody Journell kicked a 22-yard field goal on the first possession of overtime to help Virginia Tech beat Rutgers 13-10 in the Russell Athletic Bowl on Friday night.

The Russell Athletic Bowl began in the 1990 season as the Blockbuster Bowl and is one of two bowl games presented by Florida Citrus Sports (along with the Capital One Bowl)

Rutgers senior Monique Oliver scored 13 points and helped hold Miami to its worst shooting performance of the season.

Four BIG EAST teams are in action on Sunday, beginning with a pair of games in the eighth annual Maggie Dixon Classic held at Madison Square Garden.

Louisville, which claimed the BIG EAST’s automatic bid to the Bowl Championship Series, joins Rutgers, Cincinnati and Syracuse and Pittsburgh as the conference’s postseason representatives.

The New Era Pinstripe Bowl will be played for the second time in 2011. The game pairs teams from the BIG EAST and Big 12 conferences at Yankee Stadium.

Senior guard April Sykes scored a season-high 27 points to lead RU.

There was just one league team in action on Thursday night as No. 11/11 Rutgers (9-1) rolled over Fordham (5-4) at home 68-48.

No. 11/12 Rutgers (8-1) lost at No. 9/9 Miami 92-81 in double overtime.

Three Others Receive Votes

Four BIG EAST men’s lacrosse teams have been selected to participate in a pair of high profile lacrosse triple-headers.

The BIG EAST Swimming & Diving season is well underway with teams racking up impressive accomplishments over the last few weeks.

The Scarlet Knights’ Jacquelyn Ward and the Cardinals’ Carlos Almeida named athletes of the week

Geno Smith threw for a career-high 352 yards, Ryan Clarke had three short touchdown runs and No. 23 West Virginia overcame turnover problems to beat Rutgers 35-14 on Saturday and clinch at least a share of the Big East title.

The BIG EAST Swimming & Diving season is well underway with teams racking up impressive accomplishments over the last few weeks.