The Saint Peter's Peacocks will get a police escort to Philadelphia tonight, as they gear up for their Sweet 16 matchup against Purdue.
"I don't know if I ever dreamed of this. This is something that kids dream about when they're young. So just living this opportunity is amazing," guard KC Ndefo said Tuesday.
"We're a 15 seed, we did some things that people didn't think, so we become a Cinderella story. Me personally, I believed in us the whole time," coach Shaheen Holloway said."I feel like we can plan with anybody, and our guys are proving it right now." They're getting ready to face some stiff competition. At one point this season, the Purdue Boilmakers were the number one team in the country.
If Saint Peter's wins, it would be another huge upset for a team that doesn't mind being considered the underdog. on social media using the hashtag #CBSNewYork.
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