St. Peter’s University undoubtedly scored the biggest victory in the school’s history on Thursday night as the No. 15-seed Peacocks upset perennial powerhouse Kentucky in the first round of the men’s NCAA tournament. The Wildcats — which were the No. 2 seed in the East Region — were favorites to make the Final Four out of the East, having even better odds than No. 1-seed Baylor (per Tipico Sportsbook).
Instead, the Peacocks used sound defense and timely offense to force overtime and eventually emerge with the major victory.
Back in Jersey City, New Jersey, some of the 2,355 undergraduate students gathered to watch their team in the Big Dance. They were obviously elated to see the Peacocks pick up the school’s first ever NCAA tournament victory:
PEACOCKS. WIN. pic.twitter.com/Jf10r5zyb4
— Saint Peter’s Athletics (@SPUAthletics) March 18, 2022
Party on, Peacocks.
