I was at the Midd Trinity game tonight. Trinity played this Middlebury team VERY tough. They were very aggressive on the boards and played great perimeter defense against a team that we all know loves to shoot the three.
It seemed as if there were points in the game where the Midd offense was stalled, but Rudin stepped up and came through for them in the clutch. It really felt like Trinity had it in the bag during the first OT... Down 6 with about 50 seconds left... Midd came down the court and Jamal Davis put up a three that he ended up getting fouled on, this was not only big because it was a chance to cut the lead in half w/out time running off, but because it was Paul Rowe's 5th foul. Davis made all three and after only making one of two from the line, Midd got a quick basket and then forced a turnover and Rudin finished it off tying it with 9 seconds left in OT.
It just seemed as if both teams were so exhausted in the 2nd OT... With Paul Rowe fouled out for Trinity and Aaron Smith fouled out for Midd, both offenses seemed to just stall. The lone field goal Middlebury got in the 2OT was the only they needed as Rudin drove left down the lane, underneath the basket and gave Locke a nice bounce a pass which he then layed up for the win and silenced the Trinity crowd.
Truly a fun game to watch, Middlebury really showed they had some heart fighting to come back from down 6 with 42 seconds left. Rudin also showed how he's a candidate for NESCAC POY with his performance tonight, brilliant.
Congrats Midd on the win and hopefully they left some in the tank for Amherst tomorrow.
It seemed as if there were points in the game where the Midd offense was stalled, but Rudin stepped up and came through for them in the clutch. It really felt like Trinity had it in the bag during the first OT... Down 6 with about 50 seconds left... Midd came down the court and Jamal Davis put up a three that he ended up getting fouled on, this was not only big because it was a chance to cut the lead in half w/out time running off, but because it was Paul Rowe's 5th foul. Davis made all three and after only making one of two from the line, Midd got a quick basket and then forced a turnover and Rudin finished it off tying it with 9 seconds left in OT.
It just seemed as if both teams were so exhausted in the 2nd OT... With Paul Rowe fouled out for Trinity and Aaron Smith fouled out for Midd, both offenses seemed to just stall. The lone field goal Middlebury got in the 2OT was the only they needed as Rudin drove left down the lane, underneath the basket and gave Locke a nice bounce a pass which he then layed up for the win and silenced the Trinity crowd.
Truly a fun game to watch, Middlebury really showed they had some heart fighting to come back from down 6 with 42 seconds left. Rudin also showed how he's a candidate for NESCAC POY with his performance tonight, brilliant.
Congrats Midd on the win and hopefully they left some in the tank for Amherst tomorrow.