BASKETBALL TICKETS FOR NCAA 1ST ROUND AT CAPITAL

Wooster vs Gettysburg Friday night game time 6pm.  Sales will be Tuesday 5-7pm and Wed 10-12 at Armington PEC Ticket Windows (Normal Spot to get Tickets to the right when you walk in to home games), $6 Adults, $3 Students/Seniors/Children, CASH ONLY!

Per Capital Basketball Page....The action begins with a doubleheader on Friday as Wooster faces Gettysburg at 6 p.m. followed by Capital playing host to Thomas More at 8 p.m.  The winners will square off in an NCAA Second Round matchup on Saturday at 7 p.m.

Tickets are only $6 for General Admission and $3 for all students/children/senior citizens.  A separate ticket will be sold for each day....still not sure how many tickets will be allotted for COW yet, but if I find out I'll post it...also from our basketball page....Capital is encouraging fans to arrive early on Friday due to a variety of other events going on in the area, including the OAC Indoor Track & Field Championships inside the Capital Center.

word is that balch will be ready to go this weekend...so that's good news...but you know how ankle injuries are...hopefully all goes as planned though because he's a key member of the team!

College of Wooster Fighting Scots, Wooster, OH
Rank Last in d3 hoops.com poll: Unranked
North Coast Athletic Conference (NCAC) Outright Regular Season and Tournament Champions
22-6 Overall Record, 14-2 NCAC
Head Coach Steve Moore- 22nd Season

Key Wins: Dec. 6th, 82-65 vs. Ohio Wesleyan; Jan. 7th, 74-64 @ Kenyon; Feb. 4th, 89-87 @ Hiram; Feb.14th, 67-53 @ Wittenberg. 

Record Against NCAA Tournament Teams- (0-2) L 66-74 @ Carnegie Mellon; L 67-76 Neutral Site vs. Wisc.-Platteville

Starters
22 PG- 6-1 175 So. Nathan Balch- 12 PPG, 90% FTA, 47% 3PA
33 SG- 6-3 175 So. Ian Franks-     15 PPG, 79% FTA, 39% 3PA
14 SF- 6-4 205 Sr. Marty Bidwell-  10 PPG, 71 % FTA, 42% 3PA
40 PF- 6-7 200 Fr. Justin Hallowell- 14.5 PPG, 89% FTA, 4.5 RPG, 52% 3PA
32 C- 6-6  205 So. Bryan Wickliffe- 7.5 PPG, 6 RPG, 71% FTA

Key Reserve(s)
12 G- 6-1 175 Jr. Dustin Geitgey- 5 PPG, 82%FTA, 3 RPG
20 G- 6-1 180 Fr. Matt Fegan- 5 PPG, 48% 3PA
42 F- 6-4 200 Fr. Mike Evans- 4.5 PPG, 37% 3PA
54 F- 6-5 205 Fr. Greg Ross- 4.5 PPG, 3.5 RPG

Other Notes
5th Straight Outright NCAC Championship
254-44 Record Since 2000 (85.2%) Winning Percentage...Best in ALL divisions
Final 4 Appearances in 2007 (4th Place) and 2003 (3rd Place)
Overall NCAA Record since 1990- (16-17)
7th Consecutive NCAA Tournament Appearance

Our Tournament Profile is posted!

College of Wooster Fighting Scots, Wooster, OH
Rank Last in d3 hoops.com poll: Unranked
North Coast Athletic Conference (NCAC) Outright Regular Season and Tournament Champions
22-6 Overall Record, 14-2 NCAC
Head Coach Steve Moore- 22nd Season

Key Wins: Dec. 6th, 82-65 vs. Ohio Wesleyan; Jan. 7th, 74-64 @ Kenyon; Feb. 4th, 89-87 @ Hiram; Feb.14th, 67-53 @ Wittenberg. 

Record Against NCAA Tournament Teams- (0-2) L 66-74 @ Carnegie Mellon; L 67-76 Neutral Site vs. Wisc.-Platteville

Starters
22 PG- 6-1 175 So. Nathan Balch- 12 PPG, 90% FTA, 47% 3PA
33 SG- 6-3 175 So. Ian Franks-     15 PPG, 79% FTA, 39% 3PA
14 SF- 6-4 205 Sr. Marty Bidwell-  10 PPG, 71 % FTA, 42% 3PA
40 PF- 6-7 200 Fr. Justin Hallowell- 14.5 PPG, 89% FTA, 4.5 RPG, 52% 3PA
32 C- 6-6  205 So. Bryan Wickliffe- 7.5 PPG, 6 RPG, 71% FTA

Key Reserve(s)
12 G- 6-1 175 Jr. Dustin Geitgey- 5 PPG, 82%FTA, 3 RPG
20 G- 6-1 180 Fr. Matt Fegan- 5 PPG, 48% 3PA
42 F- 6-4 200 Fr. Mike Evans- 4.5 PPG, 37% 3PA
54 F- 6-5 205 Fr. Greg Ross- 4.5 PPG, 3.5 RPG

Other Notes
5th Straight Outright NCAC Championship
254-44 Record Since 2000 (85.2%) Winning Percentage...Best in ALL divisions
Final 4 Appearances in 2007 (4th Place) and 2003 (3rd Place)
Overall NCAA Record since 1990- (16-17)
7th Consecutive NCAA Tournament Appearance

ScotsFan...very good point about keeping Hallowell out of trouble by not guarding Powers....that would put Hallowell and Spierenburg matching up....Spierenburg averages 2.5 Block per game, but I would have to imagine he doesn't guard players that have quite the range that Hallowell has....he seems pretty lanky though at 6-8 190, so that might be something to look at if Hallowell can spread him out of the paint, it might open the lanes up a bit for Franks, Balch, Bidwell and company to get some closer baskets without Spierenburg in their face....i'll try to get an accurate word on Balch as soon as I can.... 

Looking at the Scots first round matchup, I can say statistically it was a good draw at least...first for the Gettysburg College Bullets of the Centennial Conference who finished the regular season and conference tournament play with an 18-8 record...
Starters
PG- 5-10 160 Sr. Chris Nevolo- 4 PPG, 91% FTA
SG- 6-2   160 Sr. Dan Capkin- 14 PPG, 64% FTA, 41% 3PA
SF-  6-5  195 Sr. Corey Dorsey- 12 PPG, 77% FTA, 31% 3PA
PF- 6-8   190 Sr. Joe Spierenburg- 5.5 PPG, 6 RPG, 2.5 BPG
C-  6-6   190 So. Andrew Powers- 18 PPG, 7 RPG, 73% FTA
Totalling- 53.5 PPG from starters or 82.3% of team's total points PPG
Top Reserve(s)
F- 6-5   195 So. Kevin Kennedy- 6 PPG, 78% FTA
-Kennedy was the only real reserve that had significant playing time as others played but not much.
Some key notes- The Bullets have won their past 4 games after losing the previous 3.  The average score for their past 4 wins is 69-58 so they have been playing some good ball
-For the year, averaging 65 PPG, Opp. 61 PPG
-Average 34% 3PA, Opp. 30% 3PA
-73% team FTA
-Rebounding dead even with Opp. at about 33-33 RPG
-Averaging 16 TO's per game with Opp. 14 TO's per game
-Average 4 block shots per game
-Finished 10-2 at Home, 6-6 Away, and 2-0 at Neutral Sites. 

Now for the College of Wooster Fighting Scots of the North Coast Athletic Conference who finished the regular season and conference play with a record of 22-6....
Starters
PG- 6-1 175 So. Nathan Balch- 12 PPG, 90% FTA, 47% 3PA
SG- 6-3 175 So. Ian Franks-     15 PPG, 79% FTA, 39% 3PA
SF- 6-4 205 Sr. Marty Bidwell-  10 PPG, 71 % FTA, 42% 3PA
PF- 6-7 200 Fr. Justin Hallowell- 14.5 PPG, 89% FTA, 4.5 RPG, 52% 3PA
C- 6-6  205 So. Bryan Wickliffe- 7.5 PPG, 6 RPG, 71% FTA
Totalling- 59 PPG from starters or 70% of team's total PPG
Key Reserve(s)
G- 6-1 175 Jr. Dustin Geitgey- 5 PPG, 82%FTA, 3 RPG
G- 6-1 180 Fr. Matt Fegan- 5 PPG, 48% 3PA
F- 6-4 200 Fr. Mike Evans- 4.5 PPG, 37% 3PA
F- 6-5 205 Fr. Greg Ross- 4.5 PPG, 3.5 RPG
Some Key Notes- The Scots have won their past 9 contests with an average win of 84 PPG to their Opp. 66 PPG
-For the year Wooster averages 81 PPG and their Opp. 69 PPG
-Wooster averages 43.5% 3PA, with Opp. at 33% 3PA
-Wooster shoots at a 77% FTA
-Wooster averages 37.5 RPG to Opp. 32 RPG
-Wooster averages 14 TO's per game to their Opp. 13 TO's per game
-Average 2.5 BPG as a team
-Finished the year 15-1 at home, 7-4 Away, 0-1 at neutral sites....
Some Final Comments
-Gettysburg plays around a 6-7 man rotation as Wooster typically plays more of a 9-10 man rotation
-Wooster is coming in with slightly more momentum riding their 9 game winning streak
-Andrew Powers and Justin Hallowell potential matchup could be a great one...with Powers having a great inside game and Hallowell shooting Threes Lights out
-Wooster will need to use their depth to an advantage to try to tire out and possibly get Powers and/or Spierenburg in foul trouble to alleviate their lack of height.
-Gettysburg will need to play a more slow grind it out game against Wooster while relying on their big 3 of Powers, Capkin, and Dorsey to outlast Wooster's great shooting team..
-If Wooster can negate the slightly height disadvantage and use their depth, I feel Wooster will win the game and advance to play the Capital/Thomas More winner....should be a great one!! 

At the game now and both teams are on fire from deep...Chase Haltom is carrying the LG's...Scots receiving a more complete effort...2nd half will be interesting to watch...should go down to the wire if Haltom continues his hot shooting or Wes Smith heats up...Scots need to defend the 3 better

can't wait for tonights game....wooster has been building a lot of momentum lately and especially with the recent tragedy the team is playing with extra motivation....bash has been on a roll lately too so this should be a great matchup!...i'm sure it'll be much closer than both teams semifinal games...if wooster's best defensive player marty bidwell can hold wes smith to closer to the 11 points he had in their second matchup at timken, the scots have a great chance at cutting down the nets...smith has 11 turnovers in the 2 games against wooster so although he's averaging 17.5 ppg in the two matchups, he hasn't played a per say "complete" game for his standards...hopefully the scots can continue their hot shooting and WIN!

I agree seinfeld...if balch does not play it could create quite a problem for the scots because as you said he has been quite a key component of not only running the offensive show but also with tough defense on opposing guards....he is a very intense competitor and i'm sure he'll do his best to suit it up although it doesn't look good right now from the looks of it...but it could be more precautionary and simply to keep the weight off of the injured ankle....i guess he'll just be a gametime decision 

I'm not saying by any means that Wooster WILL win the tournament...but having home court advantage and only the 5, 6, and 7 teams remaining....you have to call Wooster the clear favorite...if you were to go to vegas and this tournament was hypothetically up for bet....what do u think the odds would be?...although any of the 3 other remaining teams could easily upset the scots....wooster is the clear favorite being the 1 seed with home court advantage....trust me though, the team will not practice and prepare as if they are, however....this is just my opinion and i'm 1-3 picking so far after one round so you can tell how well i do at betting against the underdogs! 

WOW! crazy night in the NCAC tourney....I can't believe that Allegheny came back to shock the Bishops....that sets up Wooster as the only top 4 seed left in the tournament and the obvious favorite......Wooster beat Kenyon earlier in the year and I feel despite Yelvington and Knight returning...the Scots still have to be favored to beat the Lords...I still say the Scots will be victorious by 8-10 although it could be closer and advance to the championship game...The team is really coming together with the tragedy involving Coach Cline and his son....don't underestimate what this has done to this team...they played as hard as i've seen them play all year tonight and with the huge crowds expected this weekend...the home court advantage could play quite a role....and as far as Wabash defeating Hiram, it wasn't completely unexpected but kind of disappointing the way the Terriers finished off the season....it'll be a good semi-final matchup b/w the LG's and the Gators although it is setting up for a Wooster-Wabash championship game!

looks like it is probably going to be.....
5.) Kenyon @ 1.) Wooster..............in the second semi-final game.
and
6.) Wabash @ 2.) Ohio Wesleyan.........in the first semi-final game. 

assuming OWU finishes off Allegheny...who should match up in the finals.....

I think Wooster will finish off Kenyon...they won by 10 at Kenyon earlier this year....I'd say they would be around a 8-10 point favorite even despite Kenyon's impressive victory......WOO 80-70

I also think OWU will win although it will be a very close game....I'd say OWU by b/w 6-8 points although Wabash's recent streak could make it closer....thoughts and other predictions??? OWU 70-64

Good luck tonight Scots!...i'm sure they'll be playing the rest of this season for Corey!                                                                                                                     

Picks so far
Wooster (5) over Denison (1)
Witt (4) over Kenyon (2)
Wabash (4) over Hiram (2)
OWU (5) over Allegheny (1)
...that would set up some interesting semi-final matchups!