The crowd at Thursday's non-league challenge between the Spring Mills Cardinals (Martinsburg, WV) and the host University Hawks (Morgantown, WV), observed Spring Mills's basketball team edge University by a score of 52-49.

The Cardinals (18-2) will now prepare for their challenge against Martinsburg (Martinsburg, WV). The Bulldogs come into the non-league battle with a 9-12 record. In their last battle, Martinsburg tipped Woodrow Wilson (Beckley, WV), 70-48, in a non-league battle.

The Hawks now own a 15-6 record. They put it on the line next when they host Musselman for a non-league battle on Wednesday, March 11. University will meet a Applemen squad coming off a 83-59 non-league win over Frankfort (Ridgeley, WV). The Applemen record now stands at 15-6.