MBB: Liberty League

[dcahill44]

Impressed with the 8-1 Vassar start so far. Hobart is less talented than Last year but will have as just as good of a record i believe. Credit Mike Neer and the great job he does year after year.

[magicman]

I guess there's a new Sheriff in town:       Vassar College 71 at  Skidmore 66.

The Brewers and Thoroughbreds were tied at 62 with 4 minutes to play. Vassar made the plays down the stretch to win it as Skidmore misfired on 4 straight possessions. By then it was 68-62 with 41 seconds left. Skidmore narrowed the gap with 2 free throws, fouled Vassar who missed the front end of a 1&1. Skidmore rebounded, missed a 3, rebounded and missed another 3. They had to foul and the Brewers closed the door at the line. Big win for Vassar.

St. Lawrence 79  Union 78    There were 6 lead changes and a tie in the final 3 minutes of this game. Saints hit a bucket with 10 seconds left to take the lead for good. Dutchmen with a layup at the buzzer that wouldn't go down.

Hobart wins the track meet  106-93 over RPI.  Hobart used a 12-0 run starting at the 11 minute mark of the first half to break open a tie game as the Statesmen led at the break 54-44. The Red Hawks closed to within a single possession twice, at 64-61, and again at 66-64, but could never get over the hump. Another 12-0 run made it 78-64, with 10:48 to play, and the Statesmen were never seriously threatened from that point on.

[7express]

Even Bard isn't totally terrible this year either.  Can Vassar sustain this for 7 more weeks??

[dcahill44]

With the Regional Rankings coming out here soon. Here's how i think they will look like!
1. Brockport State 11-1 Overall 5-0 Conference SOS 60
2. Plattsburgh State 10-3 Overall 4-2 Conference SOS 40
3. Geneseo State 10-2 Overall 4-1 Conference SOS 173
4. New York University 11-3 Overall 1-2 Conference SOS 195
5. Hobart 10-4 Overall 4-1 Conference SOS 179
6. St John Fisher 10-5 Overall 4-1 Conference SOS 189

In contention, Nazareth, Stevens, Oneonta, Hartwick, Oswego State, Skidmore.

[dcahill44]

With Regional Rankings on its way this week heres how I think the East Regional Rankings will look like
1. Brockport
2. Plattsburgh
3. Geneseo
4. NYU
5. Hobart
6. Stevens
I think Nazareth is 7th and Vassar 8th. Main reason I think Stevens is ahead of Naz is because they beat them twice.

[magicman]

We heard you the first time Derrick!

[Bengalsrule]

We heard you the first time Derrick!

Just in case you missed it!

[magicman]

We heard you the first time Derrick!

Just in case you missed it!

Bengalsrule,
I think you missed it.  Derrick's last post...the one at 5:34 yesterday, was a copy of another one he posted within a few minutes of that time. So he had 2 posts in a row that were identical. He has since removed one of the duplicates, I believe, before you even noticed that there were identical posts up there.    

[Bengalsrule]

Oops I thought that's what he did here except that he replaced Fisher with Stevens in 6th place!

[7express]

So I'm here at the Vassar Skidmore game tonight and the Brewers could really be a contender next year.  Only 2 seniors on roster and 1 hasn't even played in first half.  Of course Skidmore is in same boat (2 seniors only 1 played in first).  Wouldn't be surprised to see a Skidmore/Vassar title game next year.  Vassar leads 40-32 at half, and won the first matchup at Skidmore.  Vassar would go a half game up and own the tiebreaker with a win.

[magicman]

So I'm here at the Vassar Skidmore game tonight and the Brewers could really be a contender next year.  Only 2 seniors on roster and 1 hasn't even played in first half.  Of course Skidmore is in same boat (2 seniors only 1 played in first).  Wouldn't be surprised to see a Skidmore/Vassar title game next year.  Vassar leads 40-32 at half, and won the first matchup at Skidmore.  Vassar would go a half game up and own the tiebreaker with a win.

7,

How do you think Vassar/Skidmore stack up against the top teams in the LEC?.

[7express]

Well considering each one has a win against a top 4 team (Skidmore beat Rhode Island College [second place] by 9 on a neutral court, and Vassar beat Western Connecticut [4th place] by 8 at home) I'd say pretty well.  Both of those games were in November, but neither RIC nor Western has changed much since then.  Neither of them looked like they could beat Eastern Connecticut, but each one could probably beat the other 7 teams in the conference.

[magicman]

Thanks 7. I was wondering if they would be equal to Eastern and thought they might be a step below the Warriors.

[ITH radio]

Any chances Hobart surprises Scraton tonight?

[NYHOOPS8]

Any chances Hobart surprises Scraton tonight?

Very good chance ;-)