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CIAA champ loses in NCAA first round

Fred Jeter | 3/17/2022, 6 p.m.
Fayetteville State was one-and-done in the NCAA Division II basketball playoffs.

Fayetteville State was one-and-done in the NCAA Division II basketball playoffs.

The Broncos, seeded eighth, lost 65-49 to No. 1 seed and host Indiana University of Pennsylvania last Saturday.

Cress Worthy led Fayetteville State with 18 points. The Broncos, who qualified for the NCAA by winning the CIAA Tournament in Baltimore on Feb. 26, finished 21-9.