You didn't need to be a graduate of one of the prestigious institutions of higher learning listed in the subject line to know both simply needed a victory on the road today to lock up an NCAA tournament berth.
Princeton would have snared the Ivy League's AQ with a win at Brown. Georgetown would have safely placed itself in the at-large pool by dumping sub-.500 Penn State.
And neither did.
So that is going to make for a very interesting 24 hours for both teams --- especially Georgetown.
The Hoyas were up 11-9 with a minute to play before yielding a pair of goals. They proceeded to win the opening faceoff and took a shot rather than call a timeout. The shot was saved, Penn State called a timeout and missed on their next possession.
Georgetown proceeded to run down the field, not bother with a timeout, and gain have a shot saved by Penn State's Drew Adams. The Nittany Lions didn't let their second chance escape, with Max VanArsdale scoring with 2:23 left in OT to secure the 12-11 victory.
Something tells me the decision not to call a timeout either time could haunt the Hoyas tomorrow night.
Apparently, some fans agree. Within minutes of the loss, a thread entitled "Georgetown '09" was posted on laxpower.com.
The Hoyas can only hope they have a little bit of '08 left. But with a loss to a team in the bottom half of Division I, the forecast got a whole lot bleaker.
