Kroner's Corner Vol. 8: Moraga...Lithuania West

Goose and Paulius Kroner Near the end of his fourth and final season in Moraga, point guard Augustas Marciulionis is particularly excited for and appreciative of Saturday night's home game against Washington State.

That's because Saint Mary's has dubbed it Lithuania Night, a tribute to the home country of Marciulionis and teammate Paulius Murauskas.

"I just feel very happy and blessed that this college gave us this very nice gesture," Marciulionis said. "Once we see those shirts or hear our national anthem, it's going to hit different."

Marciulionis made those comments last week. He, Murauskas and graduate assistant coach Tautvilas (Taut) Tubelis – also a Lithuanian -- had a 15-minute…