MBB: Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference

[Gromek]

Just looking at the Claremont stats.   They Claremont had 33-27 edge in rebounding.   Blees  had 25 points and 6 rebounds.   The two freshmen guards have good numbers.

[OxyBob]

Absolutely huge win for the Stags, the SCIAC, and D3!!!

What a great victory for CMS over the No. 1 team in NAIA. That is awesome.

OxyBob

[dahlby]

In non-conference hoops action tonight in Orange, La Verne lost to that independent other university in Orange County, 67-49.

[Pat Coleman]

CMS BEATS APU!!!!!!!!!!

Down 10 at the half, they battle back, taking their first lead with under 3 minutes to go, and from there go back and forth. Blees gets fouled with under 4 seconds to go to give them a 2 point lead, and the hold on!!!!!!

Absolutely huge win for the Stags, the SCIAC, and D3!!!

Along with Blees (25pts), Lacey, Anderson, Davis, Pinson, Gaffeney, and Heidrich all played admirably. Big props to Lacey for battling with a D1 kick back all game long and coming through in the end with big buckets. He's really developed the last 2 years to a big time SCIAC 5. Couldn't be happier.


Would love to see some ink on the D3 home page with this win as well!!!

The road doesn't get any easier for the Stags this week. On Saturday they travel to Irvine to play Concordia (NAIA #5). As wonderful of a win this was, they need to get back into Ducey tomorrow morning ready to practice and get better. CUI throws a nasty man-to-man press out there that has caused upward of 30 turnovers from the stags in the past. Its paramount that the guards (Davis, Pinson, Mivshek, Heidrich) break the press with the pass not the dribble. Even if Concordia gets a couple breakaways and easyones, its vitally important the Stags remain poised. After this win, Concordia will be ready for the Stags and bring all their guns including Taylor King, Justin Johnson and Cameron Glidden ready to play. A game in the 60s favors the Stags!!!

CONGRATS TO THEM AGAIN FOR A HUGEEEEEE WIN!

More ink on our site than on CMS site right now. Thanks for the email, 44.

[stag44]

More ink on our site than on CMS site right now. Thanks for the email, 44.

Thanks for the love, Pat! Really appreciate it, and glad to see that the Stags and SCIAC are making some national news. Hopefully this will reflect in the polls next week regardless of result on Saturday.

I can give a bit more color on them once I see them in St Louis this year.

[Titan Q]

Tremendous win, CMS!

[cmsme]

There is an article, pictures and box score from Azusa Pacific.          http://www.apu.edu/athletics/basketball/mens/stories/16471/

[OxyBob]

There is an article, pictures and box score from Azusa Pacific.

That is a rather blunt commentary about APU's performance.

Never mind that the loss will likely knock Azusa Pacific from the NAIA's top billing when the next coaches' poll is released in December, it snaps the Cougars' 42- game winning streak over NCAA Division III teams, and ironically, it was Claremont-Mudd that handed Azusa Pacific its last loss to a DIII school, a 73-69 setback back in the 1990-91 season.

Love it. Good on ya, CMS.

OxyBob

[Hoopsallthetime]

CMS BEATS APU!!!!!!!!!!

Down 10 at the half, they battle back, taking their first lead with under 3 minutes to go, and from there go back and forth. Blees gets fouled with under 4 seconds to go to give them a 2 point lead, and the hold on!!!!!!

Absolutely huge win for the Stags, the SCIAC, and D3!!!

Along with Blees (25pts), Lacey, Anderson, Davis, Pinson, Gaffeney, and Heidrich all played admirably. Big props to Lacey for battling with a D1 kick back all game long and coming through in the end with big buckets. He's really developed the last 2 years to a big time SCIAC 5. Couldn't be happier.


Would love to see some ink on the D3 home page with this win as well!!!

The road doesn't get any easier for the Stags this week. On Saturday they travel to Irvine to play Concordia (NAIA #5). As wonderful of a win this was, they need to get back into Ducey tomorrow morning ready to practice and get better. CUI throws a nasty man-to-man press out there that has caused upward of 30 turnovers from the stags in the past. Its paramount that the guards (Davis, Pinson, Mivshek, Heidrich) break the press with the pass not the dribble. Even if Concordia gets a couple breakaways and easyones, its vitally important the Stags remain poised. After this win, Concordia will be ready for the Stags and bring all their guns including Taylor King, Justin Johnson and Cameron Glidden ready to play. A game in the 60s favors the Stags!!!

CONGRATS TO THEM AGAIN FOR A HUGEEEEEE WIN!

****Eyewitness Report*****
The Stags didn't know what hit them in the first 4 minutes of the game as the APU defense swarmed them at every turn, forcing 4 turnovers and holding them without a field goal for the first 4 minutes of the game. APU rolled out to a 15-4 lead less than 8 minutes into the contest. Finally the Stags got there bearings, and were able to capitalize on a couple of uncontested layups and 3 point shooting. APU controlled the majority of the first half, usually leading by a margin of 8 to 10 points througout the first half. Senior Patrick Lacey was able to lead the way in the first half with a couple of great plays including a thundering two handed dunk down the middle of the lane, that even brought a couple of APU students off of there butts. CMS overall in the first half was able to weather  the APU opening onslaught, and matched there energy the rest of the half to stay within 10 points, down 44-34 at halftime.

In the second half, Coach Scali and the Stags made adjustments, which I can't say APU did as well. Owen's was a beast the first half, single handedly scoring at will against the stags. The second half was a different story. The stags were able to limit Owen's touches, and every basket he was able to score was tough. Scali and the Stags were not going to let Owen's beat them...so it was up to other talented APU athletes to fill the load. They simply looked scared. I don't know if scared is the word, but they looked shakey. Every shot was off balance or forced, and the Stags were able to force a lot of one and out's on nearly every posession down the floor.  As for the Stags, CMS Senior MVP played like an MVP. Blees played like a beast...ready to trample on anyone who got in his way. Blees scored 20 of his game-high 25 points in the second half, going 5-for-7 from the floor and 10-for-11 at the charity line.  The Stags just wanted it more, including a couple of Scali's talented Freshman and Sophomores. I have to say, recruiting at CMS has certainly picked up with the last couple of years, seeing a lot of great players toning the Maroon and Gold. Freshman guard Remy Pinson was absolultey fun to watch. Remy was able to step in for the Shane Davis at every opportunity, and nothing more important than a 3-pointer that gave Claremont-Mudd its first lead of the game at 74-73 with 3:26 left to play. Another Pinson trey put the Stags back up at 77-76 with 2 minutes left, and Claremont-Mudd never trailed again. A pair Marshall Johnson free throws for APU did tie the game at 79-79 with 24 seconds left, setting up the Stags' final game-winning possession. With 14 seconds left in the game, Senior Chris Blees waited out the clock and with 7 seconds remaining on the clock began to work the taller guard. As Blees started to move over a set pick from Patrick Lacey, APU's center De'Angelo Riley jumped the screen and reached for the ball, colliding with Blees and committing an obvious foul. Blees, a 75-percent free throw shooter last year, made both shots to go up 81-79. APU's Mike Caffese's running jumper in the key banged off the right side of the rim as the final horn sounded. A great win for the relentless Stags, who looked like they were in mid-season form rather than showing off there talents on the first game of the year. Give it to Scali and the Stags for weathering the early storm and battling together for a hard fought victory.

Freshman guards Tyler Gaffaney, Remy Pinson and Cody Mivshek played a lot of crucial minutes down the stretch for the Stags. I look forward to see how they continue to battle for minutes throughout the season. After tonight, I don't see how they don't play a lot of minutes once the SCIAC comes along. The Stags still have a lot of work to do this year, but this year looks promising. The Stags travel to Concordia this Saturday to play the #5th ranked team in NAIA...Good luck Stags!!!!

Stats:
Chris Blees 25 points....6 rebs....11-13 FT
Joey Anderson  9 points...3 rebs..
Patrick Lacey  8 points...4 rebs....
Shane Davis  11 points....3 rebs...
Cody Mivshek 7 points...4 rebs...
Remy Pinson  13 points...2 rebs....

[DIIIghetto]

What a great way to start off my morning.  Thank you Scali and Stags! 

[cmsme]

Regarding the CMS game against Concordia on Saturday, the following link enables you to watch live or On Demand.  There seems to be a cost, but I don't know what it is.      http://client.stretchinternet.com/client/cui.portal#

Concordia has a transfer,Taylor King who signed with UCLA when he was in 8th grade.  He ended up playing at Duke for one year and then at Villanova for a year.  He must be very good, but I looked at his stats for the most recent game and his shooting seemed to be way off.   Any predictions?

[stag44]

Regarding the CMS game against Concordia on Saturday, the following link enables you to watch live or On Demand.  There seems to be a cost, but I don't know what it is.      http://client.stretchinternet.com/client/cui.portal#

Concordia has a transfer,Taylor King who signed with UCLA when he was in 8th grade.  He ended up playing at Duke for one year and then at Villanova for a year.  He must be very good, but I looked at his stats for the most recent game and his shooting seemed to be way off.   Any predictions?

There is video, and going from last years cost by the same provider, its between 8-10 dollars for the game.

I personally believe that Concordia will be an even stiffer test than APU. Their style and athleticism really bother the Stags. The 2 years I played in those games, they dominated us in the full court with their guard pressure and denial. They probably picked our PGs clean 4-5 times in the back court of both games for easy layups. Once the Stags get into the half court though, they should be able to control it. The key lies in controlling the middle third of the court, limiting turnovers, and contesting all shots.

The Stags are running high with emotion, but I'm sure Concordia saw the APU loss and will be ready and prepared for the Stags. No winner/loser prediction from me, but if the Stags can keep it close through the first 10 minutes and then prevent any 10-2 12-3 runs, the pressure fall squarely on Concordia.

Taylor King is on the team, but is arguably not the best player on the squad. That probably goes to Justin Johnson who leads the team in scoring and is the reigning GSAC player of the year.  Should be an exciting game.

[dahlby]

CMS-Concordia contest in Irvine was called with 4:27 to go in first half because of power failure. Concordia was leading 30-15. No future date for completion has been set. Info was on CUI web site.

[CrashDavisD3]

In non-conference hoops action tonight in Orange, La Verne lost to that independent other university in Orange County, 67-49.

November 16, 2010
Season-opening success as Chapman tops La Verne 67-49
http://www.chapmanathletics.com/sports/mbkb/2010-11/releases/1116

[CrashDavisD3]

November 20, 2010
Redlands Men's Basketball Stumbles to Chapman in Home Opener
http://www.goredlands.com/sports/mbkb/2010-11/releases/20101121wm2o3c