The Saint Peter’s University Peacocks shocked the basketball world on Friday when they defeated third seed Purdue to reach the Elite Eight round of the NCAA men’s basketball championship, becoming the first 15th seed to ever make it that far. But Saint Peter’s run ended in Philadelphia on Sunday in a loss to the University of North Carolina’s Tar Heels.
“So proud of them. They work hard. We’ve always been the underdog. It’s nice to see that people know who we are now,” said Atiya Singleton, of Saint Peter’s class of ’04. Of the history-making team from Jersey City, Roy Huelbig, of Saint Peter’s class of ’81, said, “What can you say? I mean, the heart that these kids play with — they play because they love the game.”
