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<\/p>\nA sendoff fit for a royal was held Wednesday morning as the Queens University men\u2019s basketball team loaded up to head to St. Louis for the big dance.<\/p>\n
\u201cWatching our team, our men\u2019s basketball team make this. It\u2019s a big accomplishment,\u201d said sophomore Camryn Teasley said.<\/p>\n
The team quickly made its mark after becoming an NCAA Division I member in July 2025. <\/p>\n
Teasley was just one of many Queens students elated to see the team make the NCAA Tournament.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe are a small school, and a lot of people don\u2019t know us, but watching them succeed and represent Queens together is a big thing,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n
Queens punched their ticket after winning the ASUN Championship in overtime, which was a victory that had their fans on the edge of their seat.<\/p>\n
\u201cYou\u2019re nervous and you\u2019re not even in the room,\u201d said senior Ella Porter. \u201cHow they dealt with the pressure.\u201d <\/p>\n
\u201cI was sitting on my couch, and I felt like I was playing. I was sweating. My heart was beating. I was screaming,\u201d said Teasley.<\/p>\n
That win got them a date with Big 10 champions Purdue.<\/p>\n
The Royals have a few things going for them against the Boilermakers.<\/p>\n
Purdue lost as a favorite before a few years ago as a No. 1 seed in the first round.<\/p>\n
Queens has their secret weapon, a statue of \u201cBuddy the Street Dog,\u201d which is the team mascot they hand out to the best player from each game.<\/p>\n
All of that has fans feeling confident.<\/p>\n
\u201cThey\u2019re going to win it all,\u201d Teasley said. \u201cWe\u2019re going to be there to support them. We\u2019re going to watch and we\u2019re going to be here when they come back with that big trophy.\u201d <\/p>\n
There are high expectations and a lot of confidence at the campus of Queens University.<\/p>\n
If Queens pulls off that upset, the team will take on the winner of Miami and Missouri in the next round.<\/p>\n
VIDEO: Queens University men\u2019s basketball team makes history with NCAA tournament bid<\/p>\n
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Queens University men\u2019s basketball team makes history with NCAA tournament bid <\/p>\n
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