I was at the Trinity - Colorado College game last night and wanted to post a few things.  First, Charles Houston is back for Trinity and looking good.  On the other hand, Mike Gilb did not play and was on crutches.  I don't know what the prognosis is for him, but I hope the Tigers can be at full strength for what should be a GREAT tournament in Conway.

Second, and maybe more important, is I would like to give big props to the Colorado College team.  As most of us on this board know, they did not win a game all year.  Last night's game was tied at half time, but Trinity came out and went on a 17-2 run to start the second half.  At that point, CC could have just mailed it in given the way the season and the game have gone.  If they had mailed it in, no one would haved blamed them.  Istead, to the credit of the CC players and coach they DID NOT MAIL IT IN and cut the lead to as little as 3 points.  They were hustling right to the final buzzer.  Well done!!

Can anybody tell me if Austin College does LiveStats?

Can anyone tell me if Sewanee broadcasts or live stats their games?

Trinity beat Southwestern in San Antonio 68-52.  Trinity was up by 6 at the half.  The Tigers came out in the second half and blew the Pirates out.  The big 20-1 run was set up with tenacious defense (big surprise, huh?). 

Trinity beat Hendrix by 25 (75-50) tonight in Conway.  They never trailed in the game and held Hendrix to 23% shooting from the field.

Happy New Year, Frank.

Will the Trinity - Millsaps game be broadcast on the web?  If so, could you provide a link or point me to the website?

Thanks!

Trinity returned to action today with a 6 point win over Wabash College in San Antonio.  The Tigers got 34 points from their bench.  I'm really impressed with their depth and the lack of drop-off when the starters take a breather.  The team hit its free throws today which has been a glaring weakness so far this year.  Barrett Koch, Nick Polidoroff and Luke Caldarera are making HUGE contributions right now.  I think the Tigers look primed to make the SCAC very interesting   

Good Call, Hendrixfan!  The same to you and yours!

First, Congrats to SU for beating Carthage.  I think d3allstar is dead on when he gives props to the Pirates for "changing the Carthage coach's opinion of the SCAC.  We all like to say' "a win is a win" when the team we support wins ugly.  Of course the the flip side is, "a loss is a loss".  Trinity was coming off of a 2 week layoff in the game against Carthage and it showed.  But........"A loss is a loss".  If the Carthage coach was stating that winning 20-21 games in the SCAC (or any conference for that matter) is something less than a good accomplishment, I really have to wonder about him.  Maybe some of the long time posters here can enlighten me.  What purpose does it serve to degrade the competiton, especially when you already beat them?

Trinity bounced back well tonight.  They beat Cal State East Bay by 12.  BJ Moon led the way with 21.

Dave84 hit the nail on the head about Coach Cunningham and defense.  This is the third game in a row in which Trinity held the opposition under 50 points.  If the Tigers keep up the intensity on the defensive end, they will be in every game and be a tough team to beat at home or on the road.  If Frank E. is right about the schedule being in Trinity's favor, the Tigers have to be among the favorites in the SCAC.

Happy Holidays to everybody on this board!

Trinity lost its first game tonight to Carthage College.  The Tigers had a 2 week layoff and the rust really showed.  They didn't hit a 3 pointer for the first 35 minutes of the game going 0-for-10 until the first one fell.  The overall FG% was 37%.  I'll be interested to see how they respond tomorrow night against Cal State East Bay.

Trinity beat Austin College by 27.

You're point is well taken, Wes.  I wasn't jumping the gun and declaring the Tigers the consensus National Champion.   I was actually just pointing out that Trinity was stasrting to get a little love.  (Probably all they deserve so far.)  I just wanted to point out that teams they beat are still getting a little more of that love.  Polls after all, are just that, polls. 

Trinity improved its record to 4-0 by beating Hardin-Simmons by 2.   Hardin-Simmons came out and was on fire.  They didn't miss a shot for the first 6 and a half minutes and had a 16 point lead at one point.  The Tigers seemed to not be fazed by it all and just kept playing their game.  Trinity trailed for all but the lastone and half minutes of the game showing both the resiliency and confidence to win this way.  The scoring for the Tigers was spread to almost everybody who played.  I hope they can keep this rolling into this weekend's two SCAC games.

On another point,  I see that Trinity made it into the "Others Receiving Votes" category of the Top 25 poll.  This probably makes sense given the 4-0 start.  Just a question though, does it make sense that both teams they beat in last week's Chicago tournament are still significantly ahead of them?

Another win for Trinity tonight against Texas Lutheran.  The final margin was only 2 points.  Trinity did not shoot well from the field or from the line.  This might have been due to the fact this was their third game four nights.  They showed some grit in doing what needed to be done to get the "W".  Mike Gilb had a nice double double while BJ Moon and Charles Houston made their typical contributions.