MBB: Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference

[OxyBob]

Eyewitness report from Eagle Rock:

Oxy 94, Caltech 40

Oxy: Jack Hanley 19, Sean Anderson 12
CIT: Ryan Elmquist 16

Halftime: Oxy 47-21
Rebounds: Oxy 35-19

Oxy left no doubt in this one. The Tigers led 25-3 at 8:40 and cruised to an easy win. All 14 Oxy players scored. Jack Hanley led the way with 19 points on 8-for-11, plus 5 assists. Sean Anderson had 12 for his third straight game in double figures. Justin Goltz continued to impress with his exceptional athletic play. He pulled down 14 rebounds, scored 6, had 6 assists, and a couple of Kevin Love-like full court outlet passes. Blake Moore had 9 on 3-for-5 on 3-balls. Dave Ostrow was 4-for-4 FGs, and Clark Gordon and Sam Kesten played well off the bench. For Caltech, Ryan Elmquist played a solid game with 16 points, 3 rebounds, and a couple of blocks. Oxy held Travis Haussler to only 2 points on 1-for-8, and did a good job denying Matt Dellatorre the ball and held him to just 5.

With the win, Oxy is 3-2 in conference and moves into a tie with Claremont behind Whittier, Pomona and Cal Lutheran, all of which are 4-1.

Speaking of Whittier and Pomona, the Poets rebounded from their disappointing loss to Oxy by defeating the Sagehens, 91-84, in the GAC. Whittier had four starters in double figures: Travis Crow had 19, Mike Archuletta and Keegan Hoover each scored 18, and Marcus Gibson had 10. Hoover also had 10 rebounds. Jeff McLean scored 13 off the bench, and the Poets made 21 of 22 FTs. For Pomona, Adam Chiamowitz had 27 on 8-for-13 FGs and 5-for-9 on 3s, Gabe Porter scored 24 on 9-for-10 from the floor, and Justin Sexton had 10 points and 8 rebounds. Whittier snapped Pomona's 5-game winning streak.

Cal Lutheran led from start to finish against Redlands, handily beating the Bulldogs 69-52. Andy Meier had 23 and Kyle Knudsen returned to the CLU lineup and scored 17. CLU led by 9 at halftime and then pulled away in the second half. For Redlands, Matt Dietrich had 11 and Patrick Coffey scored 10.

Claremont bounced back from losses to Oxy and Pomona with a 71-54 win at La Verne. The Stags put a close game away with an 18-3 run over 5 minutes in the second half. For CMS, Chris Blees had 23 points and 8 rebounds, Connor Faught had 14, and Patrick Lacey scored 10. For ULV, Matt Heyd had 14 and Kyle Luhnow scored 10.

Wednesday's schedule:

Pomona (7-9, 4-1) @ Cal Lutheran (12-4, 4-1)
Caltech (1-15, 0-5) @ Redlands (5-11, 1-4)
Whittier (10-6, 4-1) @ Claremont (11-5, 3-2)
Oxy (7-9, 3-2) @ La Verne (5-11, 1-4)

OxyBob

[OxyBob]

Article about Cal Lutheran's 69-52 win over Redlands from the Ventura County Star:

CLU makes it 18 in a row over Redlands at home

There are few certainties in life or sports, but this is one of them: when the Redlands men's basketball team comes to Cal Lutheran, it leaves with a loss.

Andy Meier scored 23 points and CLU clamped down on defense from the start to maintain its mastery of Redlands, beating the Bulldogs 69-52 on Saturday.

CLU is 11-4, 3-1 in the Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference. Redlands is 5-10, — and is now 0-18 at CLU since the Kingsmen joined the SCIAC in 1991-92.
...

Kyle Knudsen added 17 points for CLU. Aaron Van Klaveren had eight points and 10 rebounds and Aaron Fisher collected eight points and eight rebounds.

Meier scored 16 of his points during a first half that also saw CLU force 12 of Redlands' 19 turnovers, mostly by jumping into passing lanes and intercepting passes.

"We came out with a lot of energy and a lot of intensity, and really picked it up on the defensive end," said [Andy] Meier. "The guards were getting all over (Matt) Dietrick and (Patrick) Coffey; Coffey would drive and (CLU's Aaron) Fisher would curl off, and we'd get in the passing lane, deflect the ball and we'd get the ball. Sometimes we don't get the bounces, but tonight, we got all the bounces."

CLU never trailed, taking a 30-17 lead in the first 14 minutes; only once thereafter did Redlands get as close as six points.
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The win moved CLU into a three-way tie for first with Pomona-Pitzer, which comes to CLU Wednesday, and Whittier.

Dietrich had 11 points and Coffey scored 10 to lead Redlands.

Corrections: Cal Lutheran is 12-4 overall and 4-1 SCIAC; Redlands is 5-11, 1-4. Also, it's Matt Dietrich, not Dietrick.

OxyBob

[scandihoovian]

scandi, your sarcasm is palpable. One, don't read TOO much into ANY one game. Plus, point two, don't draw any conclusions from seeing any team once. Carthage is a different team now than it was on Nov. 24 when CLU whipped them.
OxyBob

Good, I have been working hard on my palpability.  Now, if I can just find reliable records regarding the CLU-Oxy results from last season, I'll feel much better about the state of things. 

Got over to the Gilbert Center to watch the Kingsmen take on Redlands.  Pretty big crowd, with lots of students in attendance.  Atmosphere was less than electric, though, as it was clear from the start that CLU was in control.  Redlands had a very difficult time dealing with Meier, Fisher, and Van Klavaren under the basket.  Good to see Kyle Knudsen back in action as well.  Hopefully the students will turn out in force again on Wednesday when the Kingsmen take on the Sage Hens, in what will surely be a tighter contest.  It's tempting to go into full cliche mode at this point, but to the relief of all of you, I'll resist.

[OxyBob]

scandi, your sarcasm is palpable. One, don't read TOO much into ANY one game. Plus, point two, don't draw any conclusions from seeing any team once. Carthage is a different team now than it was on Nov. 24 when CLU whipped them.

Good, I have been working hard on my palpability. 

New Top 25 poll is out. Cal Lutheran got a couple of crumbs thrown its way. The Kingsmen received 2 points in the "Others Receiving Votes" category, same as great and mighty Carthage. Wow, what a honor!

There are only two teams in the Top 25 with 4 losses. You get one guess to identify the conference they're from. There is one conference with 5 teams which got Top 25 votes. You get the same one guess to identify the conference they're from.

OxyBob

[Titan Q]

scandi, your sarcasm is palpable. One, don't read TOO much into ANY one game. Plus, point two, don't draw any conclusions from seeing any team once. Carthage is a different team now than it was on Nov. 24 when CLU whipped them.

Good, I have been working hard on my palpability. 

New Top 25 poll is out. Cal Lutheran got a couple of crumbs thrown its way. The Kingsmen received 2 points in the "Others Receiving Votes" category, same as great and mighty Carthage. Wow, what a honor!

There are only two teams in the Top 25 with 4 losses. You get one guess to identify the conference they're from. There is one conference with 5 teams which got Top 25 votes. You get the same one guess to identify the conference they're from.

OxyBob

http://www.mratings.com/rate.php?lg=cb&yr=2009&sub=III&mid=6

#6 Wheaton
#10 Augustana
#11 Elmhurst
#17 Carthage
#23 North Central
#33 Millikin
#43 Illinois Wesleyan
#82 North Park


The computer has fallen victim to CCIW bias too.

[OxyBob]

The computer has fallen victim to CCIW bias too.

Dear Titan Q,

Yeah, don't take any guff from OxyBob! No computer has ever made a mistake or distorted information. We are all, by any practical definition of the words, foolproof and incapable of error. Well, except for the time I murdered those four people and tried to kill Dave Bowman, but that could have happened to anyone.

Sincerely,

HAL 9000

[Pat Coleman]

Name-calling rather than making a valid point.

[OxyBob]

Here are some stats:

SCORING OFFENSE
1. Whittier 78.0
2. La Verne 71.1

SCORING DEFENSE
1. Oxy 60.0
2. Cal Lutheran 61.8

FIELD GOAL PERCENTAGE
1. Claremont .477
2. Cal Lutheran .456

FIELD GOAL PCT DEFENSE
1. Oxy .364 -- Best in D-III
2. Whittier .405

3-POINT FIELD GOAL PERCENTAGE
1. Pomona .422
2. Whittier .361

3-POINT FIELD GOAL PCT DEFENSE
1. Oxy .322
2. Cal Lutheran .325

FREE THROW PERCENTAGE
1. Pomona .759
2. Whittier .704

OFFENSIVE REBOUNDS
1. Whittier 13.6
2. La Verne 12.3

DEFENSIVE REBOUNDS
1. Whitter 27.1
2. Cal Lutheran 27.0

REBOUNDING MARGIN
1. Cal Lutheran +6.5
2. Oxy +5.8

ASSISTS
1. Pomona 12.9
2. Whittier 12.9

STEALS
1. Whittier 9.9
2. Claremont 9.6

TURNOVER MARGIN
1. Whittier +4.2
2. Claremont +2.8

SCORING
1. Andy Meier, CLU 17.4
2. Adam Chiamowitz, Pomona 15.7
2. Matt Dietrich, Redlands 15.7

REBOUNDING
1. Andy Meier, CLU 8.6
1. Aaron Van Klavern, CLU 8.6
3. Sean Anderson, Oxy 6.8

FIELD GOAL PCT
1. Aaron Van Klaveren, CLU .566
2. Keegan Hoover, Whittier .533

3-POINT FG PCT
1. Adam Chiamowitz, Pomona .468
2. David Hayashi, Whittier .452

ASSISTS
1. Greg Grimm 41
2. Dave Ostrow, Oxy 40

FREE THROW PCT
1. Keegan Hoover, Whittier .912
2. Jeremy Namkung, Pomona .909

STEALS
1. Kyle Knudsen, CLU 32
2. Matt Dellatorre, Caltech 30

BLOCKED SHOTS
1. Travis Haussler, Caltech 21
2. Jeff McClean, Whittier 14

Name-calling rather than making a valid point.

The computer has fallen victim to CCIW bias too.

HAL 9000

Generally I don't explain, but it was a joke and an homage. I guess you never saw the movie.

OxyBob

[Sabretooth Tiger]

Nothing like a hot bowl of homage with berries and cream to start the morning.

[OxyBob]

Nothing like a hot bowl of homage with berries and cream to start the morning.

I had to grits my teeth at that one. I think you deserve a mush-needed rest.

Hey, people see whatever they want to see in computer rankings. Cal Lutheran is ranked 73rd in the Massey Ratings even though the Kingsmen whipped Carthage, ranked 18th (which is an absolute joke) and whomped Lawrence which is ranked 68th. Claremont is ranked 74th, yet the Stags beat Whitworth (21), Willamette (54) and CLU (73).

OxyBob

[Sabretooth Tiger]

My point eggsactly.  These scrambled computer rankings poach irrelevant material to get the job over easy.

uggh, that's really bad isn't it?  Guess I'm just not a hard boiled punster.  I'm feeling fried.

[OxyBob]

Wednesday night's schedule, all games 7:30 p.m.:

Pomona (7-9, 4-1) @ Cal Lutheran (12-4, 4-1)
First place at stake in Gilbert Arena. This past Saturday, Pomona got into a shoot out with Whittier and came up a few points short, while Cal Lutheran won easily over Redlands. The Sagehens will have to contend with Andy Meier, who leads the conference in scoring (17.4 ppg) and is tied with teammate Aaron Van Klaveren for the lead in rebounds (8.6 rpg). Kyle Knudsen has averaged 14.6 ppg for CLU. Pomona is led by guards Adam Chiamowitz (15.7 ppg) and David Liss (14.5 ppg), and the Sagehens are the best 3-point shooting team in the SCIAC.

Caltech (1-15, 0-5) @ Redlands (5-11, 1-4)
Redlands has struggled this season, but not as much as Caltech, which ranks last or next to last in all of D-III in 6 statistical categories. Matt Dellatorre (12.9 ppg), Ryan Elmquist (10.9 ppg) and Travis Haussler (10.6 ppg) are the stand-out players for CIT. Haussler leads the league in blocked shots (21). Matt Dietrich (15.7 ppg) and Patrick Coffey (13.5 ppg) are the offensive leaders for the Bulldogs

Whittier (10-6, 4-1) @ Claremont (11-5, 3-2)
Yet another chance for Whittier to show that it can win on the road against someone other than Caltech. Claremont only shot 34% in its two losses to Oxy and Pomona, but got well against La Verne by shooting 53%, including 62% in the second half. Good news: Whittier leads the SCIAC in scoring, scoring margin, steals, turnover margin, offensive rebounds, and defensive rebounds. Bad news: The Poets have lost 11 straight at Ducey Gym, and WC head coach Rock Carter has never beaten CMS's Ken Scalmanini in the Temple of Doom. The pressure's all on Whittier.

Oxy (7-9, 3-2) @ La Verne (5-11, 1-4)
Defense has not been Oxy's problem so far this season. On average the Tigers only give up 60 points a game, but they have only scored 57 points a game, and have been held under 50 six times. The Tigers had their best scoring half against Whittier with 46 points in the second half on 64% FGs. Sean Anderson has scored 11.7 ppg for Oxy, but no one else has averaged double figures. La Verne is second in the SCIAC in scoring at 71.1 ppg. Billy Nicolini and Kyle Luhnow have averaged 13.4 and 12.9 ppg for the Leopards.

OxyBob

[TeeDub]

Here are some stats:

SCORING OFFENSE
1. Whittier 78.0
2. La Verne 71.1

OB...don't you just miss the ol' TFS days? (Those were halftime scores.)

[TeeDub]

My point eggsactly.  These scrambled computer rankings poach irrelevant material to get the job over easy.

uggh, that's really bad isn't it?  Guess I'm just not a hard boiled punster.  I'm feeling fried.

You're cracking me up.

[OxyBob]

Here are some stats:

SCORING OFFENSE
1. Whittier 78.0
2. La Verne 71.1

OB...don't you just miss the ol' TFS days? (Those were halftime scores.)

On average the Tigers only give up 60 points a game, but they have only scored 57 points a game...

I think 57 points per game was Amir Mazarei's average against Oxy.

OxyBob