Darryl - Hope all is well.

What is going on up in Beaverland this season?  I've been following their games online, and it looks to be a struggle thusfar.

Take care,

Rumor out of Beaverland is that Krauss has been booted from the team.  Should have been done last year.

It was a good effort again last night by the Beavers...Pretty ugly game, I think 60 FT's were taken between the teams, but they pulled one off...Hopefully Saturday  everything will works it way out, and the Beavers can get a W down in Transy, and as long as they break the press and withstand a quick start, they can do...DC needs to beat RHIT, so hopefully that happens, or the Choke of all Chokes for my buddy at HC and they go down to Manchester....

We'll see how it all plays out.

Well 2 games left, 3 teams vying for 2 spots...RHIT just needs to beat DC on Saturday and they are in, HC and BU could make a run for it, scares me now that Franklin is playing well, especially since RHIT swept them in their two meetings...

Guys looked better on Saturday and withstood a couple Hanover runs, which was good to see, 2 more games, need 2 more wins, and very capable of winning both if they play together...Still not a fan whatsoever of the Offense they are running, so many threats to score on the team, and we are running into each other on the court...Play together and get into the tournament...Good luck fellas.

Darryl,

Thanks for putting this together, although it is a mess right now, gives you something to look at...Now hopefully everything pans out well for the Beavers tonight, and come tomorrow it will still be a mess, instead of a little bit more clear.

Darryl, thanks for posting that by popular demand on this board...1-0.

I like our chances, Although the percentages don't show it, I think 7-9 will  get us in the tourney...Our guys will be ready for Hanover Saturday, all we have to do is completely change our defunct offense and play like they were a month ago when we played Hanover there, and looked real good.  It's all mental right now...

Nothing but love for RHIT, but I hope they choke their last 3 games away.

Well, I'm going to post because I'm superstitious and maybe a post on the site will turn the luck of the Beavers for a positive in the last 2 weeks of the season.

Played hard but fell short on Saturday, have to get them there...RHIT plays AU, MC and DC to finish out their season, and BU plays HC, MSJ, and TU to round theirs out...

Darryl, what does your statistical prowess tell you the chances of a conference tournament position be for us?

It looks like it's going to  be a 5 team race for the final 4 spots in the tournament.  6 games left for most teams, a couple with 7, and there' a game seperating 5 teams.

Went to the game last night, Defiance came out guns-a-blazin again, led 31-9 at one point, than the game was played at an even pace the rest of the way with DC winning 90-71.  Pettaway killed on the inside, he played hard, and there wasn't much Bluffton threw out there that didn't result in Pettaway getting a lay-up or even hit a couple 10 foot J's...

Traveling to Anderson Saturday, come Beavers, have to grab one now.

Big week this week in the conference for Bluffton.  They have went from a battle for the crown to needing to win a couple here to get the ball rolling, and not fall short of the conference tournament.  I believe Eichar went out with a rib injury that has been bothering him all year.  Not sure what's wrong yet, but it was the ribs they were working on. 

Been a disappointing last couple of games, hopefully Bluffton sees that they can't win the games by themselves, and may need to start setting screens and maybe the coaches will implement a new offense, but with the way they have been coaching lately, they like this one-on-one ball they are playing.  Little more coaching and little less yelling hasn't ever hurt a team either, probably why some of the guys on the team are trying to do everything on their own...All I know is that Defiance and Anderson are big games this week, and hopefully they start playing together.

Matchups for Tomorrow:

Defiance   Anderson (Ind.)     
Rose-Hulman   Hanover     
Transylvania   Thomas More     
Manchester   Mt. St. Joseph     
Franklin   Bluffton 

I'm thinking, Defiance, Hanover, TU, MSJ, and Bluffton in a tight one...

Darryl,

It's funny you said that, because I actually went to Elmhurst and Osh Kosh's website and checked the same thing...I really should be doing work, but who needs to work, more fun looking at those kinds of stats.

I was a part of that game, and it was miserable, because we got beat by 2-3 last second shots that year on our way to a stellar 0-fer HCAC.  I definitely had that same thought process in my head last night, and I believe last year it came down to the end as well.

Rather scary last night...I thought after that 17 point lead, we were doomed.  Kids held tough and played hard though to get back and win the game...I like my one miss for sure, now they come to Bluffton on Saturday. 

Nate said something about PJ being out 2 weeks, I was thinking it was his knee though?  Could be wrong.  Well supposedly BU was #1 in nation in FT shooting heading into last night, but after last night, I think it's safe to say, they aren't #1 today.  Good W though.

Predictions for the Night:

Franklin @ Defiance - Have to go with Defiance in this one, at home and on a roll
Hanover @ Transy - Hanover will come out strong and hit more shots than they did on Saturday, pulling out the W.
Manchester @ Anderson - AU will be too much.
Mt. St. Joe @ Bluffton - As long as Bluffton can contain Romes, and cut down on TO's they will come out with a big W.

Anyone else?

Beavers looked good on Saturday...Hanover is a tough place to go and play at, not because of the raucious crowd that they have (all 150 people) but it's just hard to go in there and beat Hanover.  Another big week for the Beavers this week with MSJ and FC both coming to town...Need to get the Home W's because February is all on the road.

Last night winners were; MSJ, Transy, BU and Hanover...All the home teams came out victorious last night.

Bluffton looked real good for half the game last night up by 17 at halftime, ended up winning by 13.
Any other reports from games last night?