Saint Peter’s fans ‘thrilled’ but not satisfied with historic Sweet 16 upset: ‘Job’s not finished’

JERSEY CITY, N.J. – At the least one Saint Peter’s alumnus will not be fairly able to rejoice the Peacocks’ inconceivable NCAA Match run simply but.

The Peacocks punched their ticket to the Elite Eight with a historic upset victory over the No. 3-seeded Purdue Boilermakers Friday night time in Philadelphia. With the win, the Peacocks turned the NCAA match’s first No. 15 seed to advance to the Elite Eight.

Heading into the final night time’s second half, Saint Peter’s trailed Purdue by 4 factors. The momentum rapidly shifted because the Peacocks started the second half on an 8-0 run and held on for a 3-point win.

“It offers our college one thing to root for … one thing to have delight in,” one Saint Peter’s pupil advised Fox Information Digital. “We’re simply going to maintain going. We’re not going to cease. We obtained all of this momentum.”

Whereas the win leaves the Jersey Metropolis-based college two video games shy of a nationwide title berth, followers are usually not fairly prepared for a Peacock occasion simply but. They need extra.

“We’re thrilled,” stated Joey, a Saint Peter’s alum who spoke to Fox Information after the sport. “We’re not carried out but. Job’s not completed. We made historical past at this time, however we’re not carried out. It is vital to grasp that. We’re going for all of it right here.”

The Peacocks’ final NCAA match look earlier than this season was in 2011 as a No. 14 seed, once they misplaced to Purdue by 22 factors within the first spherical. The Shaheen Holloway-led Peacocks avenged the 2011 loss Friday, strutting their solution to victory on Nationwide Peacock Day.

Saint Peter’s Peacocks head coach Shaheen Hollway reacts after defeating the Kentucky Wildcats through the first spherical of the 2022 NCAA Match at Gainbridge Fieldhouse Mar 17, 2022, in Indianapolis.
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“I am unable to imagine the assist that we’re having. That is unbelievable,” stated Holloway. “Jersey Metropolis’s been unbelievable for us. However I need to give a shoutout to our student-athletes and the entire pupil physique. I am simply glad for the college, the neighborhood and all people concerned.”

Saint Peter’s will face North Carolina Sunday night time on the Wells Fargo Middle in Philadelphia for a spot within the Closing 4.