Pep rally held in Jersey City for Saint Peter's Peacocks
A pep rally was held at Saint Peter's University in Jersey City on Friday as the men's basketball team got ready to face Purdue in the Sweet 16; CBS2's Cory James reports.
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A pep rally was held at Saint Peter's University in Jersey City on Friday as the men's basketball team got ready to face Purdue in the Sweet 16; CBS2's Cory James reports.
Saint Peter's fans made their way to Philadelphia on Friday ahead of the Peacocks' game against Purdue; CBS2's Steve Overmyer reports.
The Saint Peter's Peacocks' Cinderella run in this year's NCAA Tournament has captured the attention of the country; CBS2's Otis Livingston reports.
CBS2's Steve Overmyer was at Saint Peter's University, where five luxury buses are filling with supporters to see the Peacocks take on the Purdue Boilermakers in the Sweet 16.
The madness is in the air as the Saint Peter's Peacocks are poised to head into Friday night's Sweet 16 matchup against Purdue. CBS2's Otis Livingston reports.
The Peacocks are the first 15 seed to make it to the Elite Eight.
Eli Manning is among the many cheering on the Cinderella story of March Madness.
The story of the NCAA Tournament so far has been the little school from Jersey City advancing to the Sweet 16. The Saint Peter's Peacocks are in Philadelphia for Friday night's game against Purdue; CBS2's Steve Overmyer reports.
Will the Cinderella run of the Saint Peter's University basketball team continue? Excitement continues to build as the Peacocks head to the Sweet 16 to face Purdue. CBS2's Cory James was at the university campus in Jersey City for the team's send-off.
Excitement is building in New Jersey, where Saint Peter's Peacocks are getting ready to continue the Cinderella story in the NCAA Tournament; CBS2's Otis Livingston reports.
Saint Peter's Peacocks spoke with the media as they prepare to go to the Sweet 16 against Purdue.
The success of the Saint Peter's University men's basketball team has been the biggest story to come out of March Madness this year. The Peacocks, the No. 15 seed in the East Region, pulled off three major upsets to advance to the Elite Eight.
The Peacocks' success has been the biggest story to come out of the NCAA tournament so far this year.
Saint Peter's upset No. 2 Kentucky in overtime and never trailed No. 7 Murray State to become just the third 15 seed to advance to a regional semifinal.
The 15th-seeded Peacocks will play in the NCAA tournament Sweet 16 on Friday night in Philadelphia.
Saint Peter's is celebrating a shocking run to the Sweet 16.
The university is planning a welcome home party on campus when the team returns on Sunday. CBS2's Christina Fan reports.
Saint Peter's University is advancing to the Sweet 16 after defeating Murray State.
Saint Peter's storybook run will have at least one more chapter.
The Cinderella story continues for Saint Peter's University with another huge NCAA win for the boys from Jersey City; CBS2's Kiran Dhillon reports.
The Cinderella story for a local college looks to continue Saturday night.
Mike Miles Jr. scored 21 points and ninth-seeded TCU got its first NCAA Tournament victory in 35 years, easily dispatching eighth-seeded Seton Hall 69-42 on Friday night.
Students and fans in Jersey City celebrated the team's first NCAA Tournament win like it was the National Championship.
Saint Peter's will face Murray State on Saturday in the second round in the East Region.
Every year a team comes out of nowhere to pull off an upset that breaks brackets. On the first day of the tournament, a small school in New Jersey reminded us all why it's called March Madness.
