I have seen several Division III games this year and the talent level continues to impress. What people sometimes overlook is that these student athletes are paying to play at this level because of their love for the game and for some a chance to be a big fish in a small pond. There are your Duke and Carolinas in Division III too, but just as impressive are that the majority of D3 teams never take a night off. They are constantly fighting to stay with and play with the more tradition laden teams. The NCAC saw that this year with every team either upsetting a top tier program or at the least fighting to the final horn. Wooster and Wittenberg are reaping the awards, but they would not be the teams they are without the others pushing them to perform the best each night. I wish good luck to the Scots led by potential 1st team All-American Danyon Hempy and the Senior dominated Tigers and look forward to 2021 when the others continue to close the gap.

I expect the Wooster-Mount Union game to be a track meet next week. It will probably come down to taking care of the ball and I would give Mount Union the edge in that department. Home court advantage may not exist for Wooster with the students on Thanksgiving break and that is huge as they have really been vocal the first two games. Hempy versus Hill will be very entertaining to watch. I would rate Hempy as the most complete player in the NCAC right now and as he goes so do the Scots.

Oberlin has looked impressive in their first three games. 6-8 Freshman Dorde Otasevic is an outside threat and also clogs up the middle good on defense. The rest of their team is senior laden with good chemistry. Look for a top five NCAC finish this year and 15-17 wins very possible. The league has not had this much talent from top to bottom for years.