Great day for Allan Ray, Villanova

0 Comments | Philadelphia Inquirer, The, March, 2006 | by Bob Ford

An emotional weekend of incredible highs and lows for Villanova University basketball ended with a ringing note this evening on the team's cozy Main Line home court.

It was the last note of the school fight song, and it finally faded among the wooden rafters of the Pavilion, leaving only a serenade of cheers from fans and family for the Wildcats.

Part of the celebration was for something that had been expected, but a large part was for something that had left everyone not knowing what to expect. Villanova, it was announced tonight, earned a No. 1 seed in the NCAA tournament and will decide a national champion and will begin play Friday at the familiar surroundings of theWachovia Center.

That was the expected part, although it was enthusiastically received...