Swish,

Congrats on the huge win.  It was a hard-fought game and the Captains really dominated the Seahawks down the stretch behind great three point shooting.  I know it is a long shot, but I hope the NCAA committee gives SMCM a look.  Good luck versus SU on Saturday!

Go Hawks!

Congrats Swish!  Unfortunately I will not be picking an upset for tomorrow .  It should be fun though.

Go Hawks!

I picked two upsets, and almost had them both.  MMT really struggled to end the season when Konadu went down with an injury.  He was their heart and soul, and I was not surprised to see them lose early.  Why would they not go to Hoelich on that last shot?  Wesley took a brief lead on CNU in the last 2 minutes, but CNU made a few HUGE shots down the stretch to win the game.  Congrats to the Captains and I look forward to a rematch from last weeks regular season game at SMCM.  It should be a great game tomorrow!  Gotta love post season hoops!

Go Hawks!

Swish.  Active boards are fun as long as it is done with respect for the other programs.  Both teams tomorrow have good home court advantages, but Wesley is dangerous and UMW is playing better as of late.  I actually had a hard time picking winners, so decided to pick upsets in the hope that it would get this conversation going.  Why do you think it will be CNU?  Freshman typically play better at home.  Cherry was awesome at SMCM last week, and looked like he did when he was a sophomore.

Saratoga are you saying they were cheating at Cabrini?

PLAYOFF TIME!

Seeds are as follow:
1. SMCM
2. SU
3. MMT
4. CNU
5. WC
6. UMW

Congrats to SMCM on their regular season Championship and a first round bye.  Another 20 win season in the books for coach Harney.  Now we look ahead for the first round of the playoffs tomorrow:

Wesley @ Newport-  Wesley 73-68
Mary Wash @ Marymount- Mary Wash 76-70

Picking two upsets.  Thoughts?

Pretty cool story from Saturday.

http://www.nbcnews.com/news/weather/st-marys-college-basketball-team-pushes-bus-out-snow-n310341

Rankings are out:

JHU
Dickinson
CUA
F & M
Scranton
SMCM

I will also take a stab at regional rankings prior to last nights games:

1- JHU
2- Dickinson
3- Catholic
4- SMCM
5- Scranton
6- F & M

Thoughts?

The Seahawks wrapped up the CAC regular season championship last night as they defeated a very tough CNU team that beat them earlier in the season.  It was a very physical game all 40 minutes, and looked to be very difficult to referree as both coaches were unhappy with calls throughout the game.  Laguerre showed once again why he is the unanimous CAC POY with last nights performance.  In the deciding game for the CAC championship he finished with 33 points. 7 rebounds, 5 assists in playing all 40 minutes.  He shot 11/16 from the field, 6/8 from the 3 and 5/6 from the free throw line.  He really should be looked at as an All-American.  He is one of the best division 3 players I have ever seen.  Coach Harney's system allows guys to put up numbers their senior years.  If Laguerre would have played in a system that ran plays for him for four years he would have been a 2k scorer.  Coach Harney has a "system" that if you are open you shoot the ball, so guys do not normally get enough shots to put up the numbers needed for post-season awards.  I hope that changes this year.

This could be a fun rematch next Thursday night as these two teams could have a rematch in the CAC semi's.  It should be fun!

Go Hawks!

Winners for tonight....any takers?

WC @ PSUH:  WC 75-65
CNU @ SMCM: SMCM 78-72
Salisbury @ MMT: SU 80-71
FSU @ YCP: YCP 70-66
SVU @ UMW: SVU 69-65

SMCMs losses are to:

@ EMU- 15-8 (8-6) 4th in ODAC  - (EMU was 1-0 at that time)
@ DVC- 13-10 (8-4) tied for 2nd in MAC - (DVC was 0-2 at that time)
@ MMT- 18-5 (12-4) tied for 2nd in CAC - (MMT 6-0 at that time)
@ CNU-  17-6 (12-4) tied for 2nd in CAC - (CNU 10-3 at that time)

Another big win at the time that does not look as good now is their game at Widener.  Widener at that time was getting votes nationally and was 8-2.  Who was to know that they would win one more game since?

SMCM also does not have one non-league game at home.  Are there any other teams in the country that do not have any non-league home games?  I am sure it is tough to get games for SMCM with the consistent success they have had under coach Harney.

So with the new Top 25 out today I see that the voters do not think SMCM is in their Top 42 teams in the nation.  Bennett has them at #13 this week.  I will be curious to see where they will be ranked within their region on Wednesday.  I think it will probably be #5 but we will see.

1.  JHU
2.  Dickinson
3.  Catholic
4.  F & M
5.  SMCM
6.  Scranton

Thoughts?

Thanks!  I hate the thought of a coin toss deciding anything, but I understand....

Does anyone know who would hold the tie breakers if there is a tie (two-way or three-way)?  Should be a huge game this Wednesday at home versus CNU.  SMCM is playing pretty well right now and they don't usually lose at home (undefeated this year) and an amazing record over Coach Harney's career at home.  I wonder where SMCM will rank in the regional rankings on Wednesday.  They had a 3-0 week and four of the teams ahead of them lost once.  I am also eager to see if they creep into the top 25 on D3Hoops.  They sit in 12th on Bennett rank. 

Swish:  SVU has been playing everyone tough lately.  Should be a tough get on the road....especially on their Senior Day.

SMCM really dominated Wesley on Saturday as they celebrated the senior day for Laguerre, Jordan, and MacGuiver.  It was a really physical game from start to finish.  The CNU win gives SMCM a little bit of wiggle room as they now have a 2 game lead in the loss column in the CAC.  This sets up a big game at home versus CNU on Wednesday.  It should be a fantastic game and an opportunity for some pay back from the Seahawks loss at CNU earlier in the season. 

A big congratulations to coach Chris Harney who tallied his 200th win in his fist ten years as the head coach at SMCM.  What an unbelievable feat for a coach to average over 20 wins over his first ten years!!!!