MBB: Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference

[OxyBob]

The Bulldogs host Willamette tomorrow night.

Redlands 89, Willamette 75

Easy win for Redlands. Ricky Peetz scored 30 for UR.

OxyBob

[dahlby]

In action this weekend at Chapman University:
Oxy defeated Pacific Lutheran 81-74 and UC Santa Cruz 83-73.
Chapman defeated UC Santa Cruz 80-71 and Pacific Lutheran 75-64.

Oxy improves to 5-3 overall and 2-0 conference.
Chapman goes to 7-3 overall and 2-1 in SCIAC action.

Box scores and write-ups are available on D3 Hoops scores.

[OxyBob]

Oxy defeated Pacific Lutheran 81-74 and UC Santa Cruz 83-73.

Against PLU on Saturday, Oxy trailed 35-25 at the start of the second half, but rallied to tie it up 60-60 with 8 minutes left. Two 3-pointers and a couple of FTs by Kris Montoya helped give the Tigers a 70-65 lead, and Oxy won it from there. Montoya finished with 28 points, Juwan Rice scored 13, and Jay Miller and Andrew Johnson had 12 and 11 each.

Against UCSC on Sunday: Spencer Levy scored 18, Miller 14, Kory Hamane 11, Rice 10, and Ty Cobb 10.

Also on Saturday: Cal Lutheran improved to 8-1 with a 64-59 win over Willamette. Arik Smith scored 17 and Corey Quintana had 15 plus 11 rebounds for the Kingsmen.

OxyBob

[OxyBob]

Saturday scores:

No. 14 Calvin 88, Redlands 82

UR: Alex Rudd 25, Ricky Peetz 20, Eric Radford 13, Aljosa Bjekovic 12

Milwaukee Engineering 77, La Verne 70 OT

ULV: Niall Harrison 20 and 11 rebs, Ronn See 16

Whittier 94 Cal Maritime 82

WC: Chris Barnes-William 25, Eric Jennings 13, Nick Demusis and Tyree Landrum 12 each

OxyBob

[OxyBob]

Sunday scores:

Cal Lutheran 82, Ripon 65

CLU improved to 9-1. Corey Quintana 21, Arik Smith 18, Coltrane Powdrill 12.

Ohio Northern 102, Caltech 69

CIT: Kc Emezie 17, Lawrence Lee 12, Bryan Joel 10.

OxyBob

[CMSfan]

Nice win for the Stags tonight over 16th ranked Calvin. I caught some of the live video and was glad to see the Stags shooting so well. Here's the game recap: http://www.cmsathletics.org/sports/mbkb/2013-14/releases/20131231l9q6ep

[OxyBob]

Nice win for the Stags tonight over 16th ranked Calvin.

Claremont 66, Calvin 50

Other Monday night scores:

Milwaukee Engineering 84, Oxy 82

Oxy: Andrew Johnson 23, Spencer Levy 18, Kris Montoya and Juwan Rice 11 each.

Cal Lutheran 71, Hamline 57

CLU: Coltrane Powdrill 25, Guy Lynott 12, Jeremy Sulker-Hall 10.

Whittier 79, Pacifica 71

WC: Nick Demusis 22, Chris Barnes-William 16 and 12 rebs, Jacob Porter 11, Michael Alvarez 10.

Happy New Year to one and all!

OxyBob

[dahlby]

Tuesday results:

Ohio Northern 86 Chapman 82

Stats at
www.chapmanathletics.com

Cornell over CIT 61 -49

Oxy over La Sierra 84-81

[Gosox]

Happy New Year to all. I have enjoyed, and will continue to, all the info on this board!...I look forward to the updates over the next four years...again....and it is official...Mike Edwards signs his first pro contract and becomes Caltech's first pro basketball player....

Oxy have a great new year.....!  looking forward to chattin with you soon brother!...All my best!....(and keep em coming!)   

[OxyBob]

Eyewitness report from Thousand Oaks:

La Verne 64, Cal Lutheran 57

ULV got a big road win at CLU. In the first half the Leopards played with a lot of energy, while CLU looked lethargic and disinterested. ULV shot 60% from the floor in the first half and led 33-20 at halftime. In the second half ULV led 44-29 at 14:15 but CLU chipped away. Key play: CLU's Arik Smith hit a 3-pointer to cut La Verne's lead to 53-48 at 4:20, but ULV's Ronn See immediately responded with a driving layup and was fouled, made the FT, and the Leopards weren't threatened after that.

For ULV, See scored 18 and had 3 assists, 5 rebounds, and a couple of steals. Weston Newell had 15, and Niall Harrison scored 10.

For CLU, Coltrane Powdrill scored 20 of his 22 points in the second half. He also had 7 rebounds and 2 assists. Arik Smith scored 14 but had 6 turnovers. Jeremy Sulker-Hall came off the bench and scored 13.

CLU outrebounded ULV 33-28, but the Kingsmen were only 2-for-10 on 3s, and 9-19 FTs.

La Verne is 4-6 and 1-1 SCIAC. The Leopards host Caltech (3-8, 0-2) on Saturday, while Cal Lutheran (10-2, 1-2) hosts Oxy (6-4, 2-0).

Spotted Caltech coach Doc Eslinger and Claremont coach Ken Scalmanini in the stands doing a little scouting. Had a nice evening talking SCIAC sports with Oxy assistant coach and SID Michael Wells, who I mistook for Tigers forward Kris Montoya. Mike is a veritable fountain of sports knowledge.

Whittier was also in action on Thursday. The Poets lost at UC Santa Cruz 74-66. WC: Chris Barnes-William 16, Nick Demusis 15,  Eric Jennings 13. Whittier (5-5, 0-2) is at UC Merced this Saturday. Quick! What is the nickname of UC Merced?

OxyBobcats

[Hoops_lover]

Happy New Year to everyone.  Didn't get a chance to see the UC Santa Cruz nor Pac Lu games vs. Chapman.  Did see Oxy play and Newhall has done a pretty good job with this team so far. Seems that everyone knows their role.

Saw both games that Chapman played against Cornell and Ohio Northern.  I thought it was a good prep for Chapman (especially against CMS and Pomona-Pitzer) because both of these teams run their offense very patiently and get good looks at the basket. 
I was concerned when Chapman was down 11 vs. Cornell but fortunately Davis Dragovich and Garrett James score five points between them to end the first half.  With about 16 minutes left in the game, Chapman went on a 18-4 run with Hamasaki scoring 11 of those points on three 3 pointers and a lay up.  in fat with four seconds left on the shot clock and chapman taking the ball out on the sideline in their frontcourt, Hamasaki received the pass in the BACK COURT, took a few dribbles and hit a 35 footer straight away to give Chapman its first lead of the game.  The story on the Chapman website says it was desperation, IT WAS NOT.  he sized up the defender and stroked it.  Hamasaki had a career high of 31 points and added four rebounds three assists and two steals.  Zavrsnick scored 13 with three assists and three rebounds James also had 13 with five rebounds and six assists; and Nick Dragovich had 10 points and eight rebounds.

The game against Ohio Northern was very similar to the Cornell game except when Chapman made a run, the Polar Bears nailed a bucket to keep the Panthers at arm's distance. John Joyce came out of a mini-funk scoring 20 points on 10-11 shooting.  Ohio Northern had no answer for him.  It was nice to see Joyce have a game like this before SCIAC play begins Saturday.  On the flip side, Chapman had no answer for guard Branden Rushton who scored 31 points, hitting 5 of 6 three point shots.  He put the team on his back and carried them to victory.  Hamasaki put up 27 for Chapman, Zavrsnick added 15 and James dished out seven more assists.  Justin Young is rounding back into form after suffering an ankle injury in a pre-season scrimmage.  Mike Atwater is also improving each game and these two with Dragovich and Joyce bolster the Panthers front court.  They're rounding onto a solid team.

[Hoops_lover]

Congratulations to Chapman's Taylor Hamasaki...SCIAC Player of the Week.

[cmsme]

Looking forward to watching the CMS Chapman game tonight!
CMS people--is the user name and password the same as before?
Is it possible to watch archived games, e.g. CMS PP game?
Best luck to CMS--I am keeping my fingers crossed for another great year.
d

[stag44]

First Saturday of SCIAC play! Preview and predictions below:

Chapman (8-4, 2-1 SCIAC) @ CMS (6-4, 1-0 SCIAC)
This is the marquee matchup of Saturday night. The Stags were one of the conference favorites coming into the year but have had a rocky road thus far. Chapman had an average season last year but has come back with strong transfers and the bulk of its production back.

CMS is coming off a very impressive win vs #16 Calvin at home, albeit the Calvin team was without its best player. They really played some incredible defense and Grodahl found his groove after getting some quality time at home with 18pts and 8rbs and went on his all to well known hot streaks where he rattled off 10+ points in a row for the stags blowing open the game at the beginning of the 2nd half. Along with that Gaffaney looked to be in a great situation with 13/6/8. As teams begin to key on Tyler and take him away he's shown a way to impact the game with his playmaking, passing and overall skill. It's impressive to see him every game play within the offense and quietly put up HUGE games.

Chapman has been scoring more than they have recently and alot of that comes from Hamasaki. He's been on fire averaging 23ppg over the past 5 games getting to the line and shooting over 50% from the field and a scorching 11/17 from behind the line! Along with Zavrsnick they have a potent 2/3 combo and i based on the box scores the key has been moving Hamasaki to the 2 and letting Concordia transfer Garret James run the 1 for them. Along with that, they have some strong post guys with Dragovic and a veteran transfer Joyce who had D1 talent before some off-court issues got the best of him in high school.

I see this game being VERY competitive. Chapman has been scoring like crazy and CMS defense has been in full form this year, so something will have to give. Chapman has also been giving up alot of points (71ppg) letting teams shoot 47% and 38% from 3 while they are shooting 52% and 42% from 3. I think its key for Pinson, Gaffaney, and Grodahl to shut down the guards for Chapman. Offensively they should attack the post and let the motion wear down Chapman. Making Hamasaki and Zavrsnick play defense and making Chapman feel their size disadvantedge will be key for the stags. They should be physical and screen the Chapman guards and make their 4s and 5s move their feet with ball screens. On Chapman's side they should push the ball and as usual try to contain Gaffaney.

I think CMS prevails at home in a close game, with their defense and big games from Grodahl and Pinson

CMS 72 - 64

Caltech (3-8, 0-2 SCIAC) @ ULV (4-6, 1-1 SCIAC)
Both programs are on the rise. ULV has done a really good job under Reed the past few years getting on the D3 national stage with participation in the D3hoops classics and playing against nationally ranked teams. While they haven't won as much they still have been improving and always play with a chip on their shoulder. It seems like the team always likes each other and rallies around the troops. This year it seems like they have been the OT players as 3 of their games have headed into extra time. As usual Reed has a semi-unknown rotation with new guys playing big minutes each game, but there has been on constant this year - Ron See. He was a role player the past few years but has come to play in his senior year averaging 15ppg. Along with Stephan and Young they are going to put pressure on the upper echelon of the SCIAC this year. Their pressing and quick tempo should cause fits for Caltech.

Caltech has won 3 games this year and been close in a few other game as well vs NWC teams and SCIAC leading Oxy. They currently have 4 players averaging 9+ points and are a rugged, physical team. I saw them play against Pacific earlier in the season and while the game was a bit of a blowout, you could see that Caltech will cause teams in the SCIAC to take them seriously. They still can be susceptible to relentless pressure but handle it much better. I think they will lose this game but it will be close through the first week.

ULV wins 74-52

Oxy (6-4, 2-0 SCIAC) @ CLU (10-2, 1-2 SCIAC)
Oxy is the surprise early SCIAC leader. They have revamped their style and play and now are being effective with their uptempo style. They are led by the relentlessly offensive Montoya who seems to be putting up 20 points in his sleep. Juwan Rice and Spencer Levy round out their backcourt and have provided some strong play.

CLU did not lose a single non-conference game, but are 1-2 through their first 3 games in the SCIAC. They have reloaded their team with transfer talent in Powdrell and Smith both big time athletes and players. Along with Quintana, Lynott, Wade they have the talent to beat any team in the SCIAC, but as it seems to be the case with the Kingsmen recently they seem disengaged from time to time.

I don't have a good gauge on this game but I think CLU bounces back from their loss on Thursday to ULV with a win.

CLU 67 - 60


Redlands (5-6, 1-1 SCIAC) @ P-P (6-5, 2-1 SCIAC)

This will be a shoot out. Both teams have multiple players who can light it up (Rudd, Peetz for Redlands, Moss, McAndrews, Cohen for PP) from 3 and both teams like to get up and down to shoot quick. I think this will be a game with high scoring and 3s galore.

PP wins at home 81-72

[OxyBob]

Oxy is the surprise early SCIAC leader. They have revamped their style and play and now are being effective with their uptempo style. They are led by the relentlessly offensive Montoya who seems to be putting up 20 points in his sleep. Juwan Rice and Spencer Levy round out their backcourt and have provided some strong play. 

Eyewitness report from Thousand Oaks:

Cal Lutheran 79, Oxy 59

This one will not go into my Oxy memory book. CLU easily won. In the first half, Oxy hung around by hitting 7 3-pointers, plus a 3-point play by Spencer Levy, and only trailed 35-26 at the half. In the second half, Ty Cobb's layup made it 46-38 at 15:30, but CLU's Guy Lynott scored 7 straight to make it 53-38, and that was that.

For CLU, Arik Smith scored 20, mostly on uncontested layups, Corey Quintana scored 18, Guy Lynott had 17, and Coltrane Powdrill had 10. For Oxy, Spencer Levy scored 18, and Jay Miller and Kory Hamane each had 11. Kris Montoya came into the game as the conference's leading scorer (19.6 ppg) but only scored 1 point.

As for the other SCIAC games:

La Verne 62, Caltech 52

ULV got off to a 25-9 lead and led comfortably for most of the game. Caltech pecked away and cut the lead to 4 with a minute to go, but ULV scored the last 6 points and got the win. ULV: Weston Newell 13, Niall Harrison 12, Ronn See 10. CIT: Kc Emezie 16.

Pomona 90, Redlands 73

Pomona had no problem with UR. The Sagehens led 16-14 at 13:30, but 7 minutes later it was 40-21, and Pomona cruised from there. All 5 Pomona starters were in double figures: Michael Cohen 20, Xayvr Moss 17, Kyle McAndrews 16, Jake Klewer 12 (and 12 rebs), John Weiss 11. For UR, Aljosa Bjekovic scored 18 (and 11 rebs), Alex Rudd 15, Ricky Peetz 13, Eric Radford 11.

Nonconference:

Claremont 66, Chapman 54

In a nonconference game between Claremont and Chapman, a 13-2 run gave CMS a 60-40 lead at 9:25 and game over. CMS: Tyler Gaffaney 18, Jack Grodahl 13, Remy Pinson 12. CU: Colin Zavrsnik 12, Taylor Hamasaki and John Joyce 11 each.

Whittier had the night off. Whittier defeated UC Merced 79-67. WC: Nick Demusis 15, Chris Barnes-William 14, Eric Jennings 12, David Richardson 10.

OxyBob