I was at the Bates-Wesleyan game tonight.....what a battle, it was a scrappy, at times sloppy game.....Starting with Wesleyan.......Kelly and Ashe did it all for WES tonight....Kelly had a game high 23 pts, Ashe the second highest with 14......Kelly is the best big man in the league with Cohen, has to be....He dominated Stockwell, it was embarrasing at times.....Kelly finished underneath again and again, he got great post position all night......Stockwell was so out of rhythm, Wes doubled him and he turned the ball over numerous times or gave up offensive fouls......Ray was shut down and played pretty poorly for most of the game, only 3-12 from the field, but come crunch time he hit some huge shots from 3, he is clearly they're leader but he is not a first team All Nescac guy....Ashe was the best guard on the floor I thought, 50% from the field, 14 pts, 5 steals, 8 rebs, and all over the place....Ray and Wholley were big down the stretch though, and Bates just toughed it out as a team, somehow found a way to win even with stockwell fouled out and playing poorly for his 25 minutes.....Bates had contributions from numerous guys, they just found a way to win it
The major difference in the game was 15 offensive boards for Bates, most of them in the end of regulation and in overtime.....and a shocking 23 pts from the Bates bench vs. 2 (yes only 2 points) from the WES bench
Wes needed one more scorer to step up in this game....Pelletier played his butt off, but shot miserably from the field......Shepherd has struggled with his shot as well....But Wes can play, they are no pushover
And Bates can certainly be beat, but they just never give up and have a winners mentality, you could see it tonight....they never had their heads down, they will be in every game they play and obviously win most of them
What a wide open race after Amherst at #1!!!
The major difference in the game was 15 offensive boards for Bates, most of them in the end of regulation and in overtime.....and a shocking 23 pts from the Bates bench vs. 2 (yes only 2 points) from the WES bench
Wes needed one more scorer to step up in this game....Pelletier played his butt off, but shot miserably from the field......Shepherd has struggled with his shot as well....But Wes can play, they are no pushover
And Bates can certainly be beat, but they just never give up and have a winners mentality, you could see it tonight....they never had their heads down, they will be in every game they play and obviously win most of them
What a wide open race after Amherst at #1!!!