anyone have any interest in this conference?? If I am correct they will get an automatic bid to tourney, whos looking good? How bout Castleton state?
Yes they get an automatic bid this year, but I don't think Castleton will be getting it. The Maine teams are too strong. UM-Farmington, Maine Maritime, and Husson are leading the way. UMF is the team to beat but MMA and Husson should put up a good fight and maybe even take home the AQ!
Yea very true I did actually forget about that half of the conference which is alot stronger than the half that castleton is in thats for sure
Big win MMA over UMF last night...any thoughts? This shakes things up a bit.
Allen, what are your thoughts on this conference?
Well, it's a 1 bid league.
I pick either Maine Maritime or Maine-Farmington to win the NAC tourney this weekend, and then lose in the first round of the NCAAs.
I say you're right with your picks of UMF and MMA, but don't discredit either team in NCAAs. It totally depends on who they play. I know the NAC isn't a tough conference at all, but both of these teams are legit.
It is time to find out who is in... and who is out.
Whose bubble has been burst and who is wearing Cinderella's glass slippers.
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any updates on who these colleges have landed for recruits?
c'mon guys...anybody know what kids these schools have coming in?!?!?
i also heard there are some coaching changes... how will this affect commitments?!?!?
I've been doing a regular update on recruiting in the Daily Dose but only one NAC incoming freshman has made the list. Either these names aren't making their local papers, the papers aren't identifying the schools very well, or the papers are so small they don't show up in news searches.
http://www.d3hoops.com/dailydose/?cat=3
don't the coaches themselves send in the names? I mean, nothing is ever definite so why don't they just send in the the names of the kids they have coming in. by now, aren't things as definite as they are going to get?
Sending names to someone might be helpful, sure. Then again, we have a hard enough time getting some of these schools to send us scores.
reason why u dont get recruiting names early for any team in the NAC is because 9 times out of 10 a NAC school is a students last resort.
what's the deal with the NAC conference and fans, UMF beats Bates, who only a few days ago beat Williams @ Williams and there is nothing mentioned here? does this conference have a pulse or what?
not much of a pulse.. really the only good schools in this league are the ones in Maine.
As for Maine-Farmington--
I would like to see Maine-Farmington when they come to Boston, but the only times they come into Boston is for conference play against Wheelock and Lesley, and I know that I would favor Maine-Farmington by at least 40 points against either of these two squads. Lasell and Mount Ida probably may fare a little bit better, but the Maine schools in the NAC would be clear favorites to soundly defeat these two in conference play.
they still beat mt. ida and lasell by say 35 instead of 40.. women's basketball and the nac is really a joke outside of the top maine schools
The Maine teams in the NAC are the only strong teams in the whole conference either east or west
Has anyone seen MMA play? It appears that Burns, Knight and Gott are playing very well for them. However, I was surprised that Colby beat them. What is the scouting report on the mariners?
whats up in this league??
blah just wanted to put something here :)
anything new in the league
whats with this conference ??? doesnt anyone care to share any info or posts about whats going on in it??
How will the Lady Mariners do against The Polar Bears this Wed. ?
Nice Job Lady Mariners
POLAR BEAR SCOREBOARD
Jan. 17 W. B'ball vs. ME-Maritime L 51-49
http://www.bowdoin.edu/athletics/
http://www.nbcsports.com/cbk/862414/detail.html
Congrats to Coach Craig Dagan. Maine Maritime is a good team (I remember Brandeis playing them some years back in the consolation game of the WPI Invitational when Julia Knights was a freshman), but I didn't expect this result tonight. Either Wash U or Chicago was more likely to beat Rochester this weekend than this result to take place. :)
Hoopsville has to invite Coach Dagan and Michelle Gott-Stilwell this upcoming Sunday for interviews. Could Dave McHugh get working on this for Sunday, please?
And the answer to the trivia question of what play ended Bowdoin's home court winning streak is: Michelle Gott-Stilwell's "rainbow 3" at the buzzer to get a 2 point victory for the Mariners. What a way to end it.
PS-- If NBC Sports is already posting this on their website; is there any chance that ESPN will give highlights of this game on SportsCenter or Cold Pizza tomorrow morning? :)
Can anybody give me a way to get the game on DVD or video, so that I can watch this? An "instant classic."
To answer my last question:
It seems that both Bowdoin and Maine Maritime subscribe to the Nextplay service, which allows fans to order DVDs of their recent games for $14.95 a piece if the teams decide to offer that game on the service. That game was not listed for fans to order at the beginning of the season. This function is in addition to the game-exchange service for coaches that Nextplay also offers.
Is there any chance that the game can be offered on Nextplay for DIII fans to order DVDs of that game through them?
The service is located at http://www.nextplay.com
boy this win gives the NAC some respect in New England. Well at least in Women's basketball anyways.
Recap score from yesterday...
Maine-Farmington 66, #19 Maine Maritime 62 (OT).
This game was one that I wish had been webcasted or had given fans the opportunity to follow the live stats. (No intercity bus routes that serve Maine directly stop in Farmington). As it is, maybe I had to be satisfied with just getting a halftime score update, and a game report at the end.
I won't be surprised if both of these teams end up making the 63 team field in the NCAA tournament again.
I anticipate two more meetings between these teams this season-- the next one will be at Maine Maritime, and then the two teams will probably be meeting in the NAC title game for the automatic bid.
The player of the game would have to be Maine-Farmington's Kari Simpson (Wells, ME). Maine-Farmington's post-game report explains what she did to influence the outcome of the game for the Beavers more than I could possibly add.
Nighthawks fall to Lesley
The Lesley College women's basketball team improved their record to 5-13, as they cruised past host Newbury College by a score of 69-49 tonight in Brookline, MA. Rookie Hailee Lowe (Hamilton-Wenham, MA) led the Lynx in scoring with 15 points, while Lani Cabral-Pini (Wilmington, MA) and Courtnie Leakeas (Lowell, MA) added a dozen points for Lesley.
Newbury played hard throughout the game, leaving everything they had on the floor. Jessica Lightfoot (Sewell, NJ/Clearview Regional) led the Nighthawks with 15 points, scoring all of her points by way of the three. Senior Jessie Laliberty (Haverhill, MA/Haverhill) fought hard and ended the game with a double double scoring 12 points and ripping down 11 boards respectively.
The Nighthawks drop to 0-17; they will host Nichols College on Thursday, February 1; game time is 7:00.
Official Basketball Box Score -- GAME TOTALS -- FINAL STATISTICS
Lesley University vs Newbury College
1 30 07 5:00 at Brookline, MA
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VISITORS: Lesley University 5-13
TOT-FG 3-PT REBOUNDS
## Player Name FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA OF DE TOT PF TP A TO BLK S MIN
02 Lani Cabral-Pini.... * 4-8 1-2 3-4 3 1 4 0 12 1 1 0 3 24
04 Courtnie Leakeas.... * 4-11 0-0 4-4 1 5 6 0 12 2 1 0 4 28
10 Jodi Fralick........ * 2-11 0-0 2-4 2 2 4 1 6 8 2 0 0 24
14 Kaitlin Laquerre.... * 3-5 0-0 0-0 4 2 6 2 6 2 1 1 0 26
33 Kelly Harrington.... * 2-8 1-3 2-2 1 2 3 2 7 0 1 0 1 17
23 Christina DiGiorgio. 3-9 1-2 0-0 1 5 6 6 7 2 0 0 2 29
24 Hailee Lowe......... 4-8 0-0 4-6 2 6 8 4 12 0 4 3 4 26
44 Christine Buchanan.. 2-10 0-0 3-4 5 5 10 1 7 1 0 0 1 26
TEAM................ 2 2
Totals.............. 24-70 3-7 18-24 21 28 49 16 69 16 10 4 15 200
TOTAL FG% 1st Half: 12-36 33.3% 2nd Half: 12-34 35.3% Game: 34.3% DEADB
3-Pt. FG% 1st Half: 0-2 0.0% 2nd Half: 3-5 60.0% Game: 42.9% REBS
F Throw % 1st Half: 5-8 62.5% 2nd Half: 13-16 81.3% Game: 75.0% 2
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HOME TEAM: Newbury College 0-17
TOT-FG 3-PT REBOUNDS
## Player Name FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA OF DE TOT PF TP A TO BLK S MIN
10 Jessica Lightfoot... * 5-17 5-9 0-0 0 2 2 3 15 0 2 0 0 40
24 Taraja Laws......... * 2-6 0-0 2-2 4 10 14 4 6 1 1 2 1 32
30 Jessie Laliberty.... * 4-8 0-0 4-8 3 8 11 2 12 2 7 0 2 40
31 Jeanellys Susana.... * 0-3 0-0 1-2 4 2 6 4 1 2 5 0 0 30
5 Katelyn Mark........ * 1-11 0-2 1-2 0 5 5 2 3 2 7 0 0 40
21 Laura Luna.......... 1-3 0-1 2-2 1 0 1 0 4 0 2 0 0 18
TEAM................ 2 2
Totals.............. 13-48 5-12 10-16 12 29 41 15 41 7 24 2 3 200
TOTAL FG% 1st Half: 6-26 23.1% 2nd Half: 7-22 31.8% Game: 27.1% DEADB
3-Pt. FG% 1st Half: 2-7 28.6% 2nd Half: 3-5 60.0% Game: 41.7% REBS
F Throw % 1st Half: 3-5 60.0% 2nd Half: 7-11 63.6% Game: 62.5% 1
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Officials:
Technical fouls: Lesley University-None. Newbury College-None.
Attendance: 71
Score by Periods 1st 2nd Total
Lesley University............. 29 40 - 69
Newbury College............... 17 24 - 41
Johnson State is rolling after upsetting Castleton last week. They have won 5 in a row and if they beat Elms and Becker this weekend they will clinch 2nd in the west!!!! Cladia Martineau has been Rookie of the week 4 times and Player of the week once. She is really coming in to her own. 5th in scoring ave. 15.3Pts/ game!!! Jenna Lewis is 2nd in 3pt Percentage at .404. Scoring 11.8 Pts per game. 12-11 after tonights beating of 15-3 Lyndon State. This team is peaking at the right time.
Good time to make a run at the automatic bid.
Does it make sense to anyone else how MMA can be ranked higher than Farmington even though Farmington has beat them twice? Yes I know UMF has one more loss but last time I checked MMA never played USM this year. I don't know it doesn't make any sense to me.
http://www.rutlandherald.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070510/SPORTS/705100389/1007/SPORTS
Congrats to Becker College Womens Basketball on a heck of a week and winning the NAC championship. Coach Godin and Coach Thomas got those ladies working hard and they peeked right at the right time. Good luck in the NCAA's Dean.
First Regional Rankings: http://www.d3blogs.com/d3hoops/category/ncaa-stuff/regional-rankings/
Maine Maritime Academy head coach, Craig Dagan is pleased with his team's prospects for the 2011-2012 season. Coming off of a 17-10 season, the Mariners are loaded with experience and leadership. Now they have their sights set on the squad's first North Atlantic Conference championship since 2005...
http://www.marinersports.org/sports/wbkb/2011-12/releases/201111094vbbmr (http://www.marinersports.org/sports/wbkb/2011-12/releases/201111094vbbmr)
Love to hear about coaching change rumors. Let's dig and find out!
Quote from: remsleep on April 09, 2013, 12:12:22 PM
Love to hear about coaching change rumors. Let's dig and find out!
Not a coaching change, but an AD change.
https://www.oxy.edu/news/shanda-ness-named-occidental-athletic-director
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One month. That's all that's left in the DIII regular season. It doesn't seem that long ago when the holidays marked an early half-way point and there was still lots to figure out and games to enjoy watching.
There are still lots of games still to enjoy and there is plenty to still figure out. However, just a month remains before the regular season is over and the two 64-team NCAA Tournaments will be set.
Time is running out.
On this midday edition of Hoopsville (due to schedule conflicts), we focus our attention on Regions 1 & 2 (combined), 4, 6, and 8 (the old Northeast, Atlantic, South, and Central) to talk to programs still jockeying for home court advantage in their conference playoffs or to make sure they get into the NCAAs no matter the avenue.
Guests include:
- Rodney Rogan, Rhodes women's coach
- Jon Miller, Hanover men's coach
- Top 25 Men's Double-Take
- Steven Schulman, Lehman men's coach
- Craig Dagan, Maine Maritime women's coach
Hoopsville airs LIVE 1:00 PM ET: www.d3hoops.com/hoopsville/archives/2021-22/jan31 (you can also watch the show On Demand or listen to the podcast after the show goes off the air).