Pool bulletin
April 1, 2001
6:47 PM

UPDATE: Wiser has halftime edge

It's halftime. Purdue leads by six. And that means USC sophomore Mike Wiser 
may be 20 minutes away from making history.

Wiser, a western New York native, will win The Living Room Times's fourth 
NCAA women's basketball pool if Purdue defeats Notre Dame in today's national 
championship game. He would be the first champion in the Times's six years of 
men's and women's pools who is not associated with Newington High School.

Purdue's margin at the half is 32-26. The Boilermakers were up by as much 
as 16-5, an 11-point margin, during the first half. If they maintain their 
lead, Wiser will maintain his -- and will win the pool by 15 points over 
Providence College sophomore Todd Stigliano.

Wiser met pool administrator Brendan Loy, a fellow USC sophomore and a 
Newington High graduate, at college. Todd Stigliano, who will win the 
pool if Notre Dame wins, was in Loy's high-school class.

Past champions of Times pools have included one Newington High School 
teacher and seven members of the NHS Class of 1999. Another 1999 NHS 
graduate, either Kevin Hauschulz or Jenn Castelhano, will win the 
men's pool when tomorrow's championship game concludes.