Juan Mendez

[Dane Pound]

Niagara lost to Loyola yesterday on the road. In events that were errily similar to what happend with Levi at Lehigh, Juan Mendez was tossed for getting two Ts. Mendez's action were actually worse.

 

"The Purple Eagles (4-2, 1-1 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference) were sloppy throughout the first half but had cut the deficit to 66-62 with 7:52 remaining in the game. That's when Juan Mendez, who had 20 points and 13 rebounds, picked up his second technical and was done for the night.

 

After Niagara had been whistled for a foul, Mendez grabbed the basketball and banged it off the backboard. The officials conferred and decided to call Mendez for his second and disqualifying technical."

 

It should interesting to see what if anything Niagra does.