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Blizzard leaves college basketball team stranded on bus after game in Fairfax

WASHINGTON — Friday’s storm left a Pittsburgh men’s college basketball team stranded overnight on their bus on the Pennsylvania Turnpike after a game in Fairfax, Va. on Friday.

They were still there as of 10:30 a.m. Saturday.

The Duquesne Dukes left Fairfax around 4:30 p.m. Friday after their 86-75 win over George Mason University, ESPN reports.

Jim Ferry, head coach of the team, told ESPN’s SportsCenter Saturday their bus stopped moving around 9:15 p.m.

Ferry said everyone is okay and safe, although running out of leftover pizza and water is becoming a concern.

The bus is approximately 80 miles away from Pittsburgh, Ferry said.

Meanwhile, the team is hilariously chronicling their journey on Twitter:
10:33 a.m.

https://twitter.com/DuqMBB/status/690920315854163968

9:34 a.m.

https://twitter.com/DuqMBB/status/690905515359080448

7:18 a.m.

https://twitter.com/GoDuquesne/status/690871201200246784

3:31 a.m.

https://twitter.com/DuqMBB/status/690814051820179456

1:58 a.m.

https://twitter.com/DuqMBB/status/690790604419272704

11:36 p.m.

https://twitter.com/DuqMBB/status/690754923030581249

11:19 p.m.

https://twitter.com/DuqMBB/status/690750609071443968

10:34 p.m.

https://twitter.com/DuqMBB/status/690739307833720833

10:28 p.m.

https://twitter.com/DuqMBB/status/690737856671711232

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