MBB: Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference

[Gray Fox]

Who is Bethesda, and where are they?  I couldn't find anything about them.

[OxyBob]

Who is Bethesda, and where are they?  I couldn't find anything about them.

Bethesda University of California, located in Anaheim.

http://www.buc.edu

Bethesda sports:

http://bucflames.com

OxyBob

[Gray Fox]

Thanks Bob,
My search had failed to find athletics at the top of the pages where they belong.
They have a seven man roster.  How do they scrimmage?

[OxyBob]

They have a seven man roster.  How do they scrimmage?

I don't know. Maybe they dribble around chairs like in Hoosiers.

Oxy beat Besthesda 95-91. Chris Montoya scored 36, Deshun McCoy 20, Conrad Liebowitz 18. Oxy plays Macalester this Friday. Last season Macalester was 1-24. Since 2008 the Scots are 4-95.

OxyBob

[Gray Fox]

Oxy plays Macalester this Friday. Last season Macalester was 1-24. Since 2008 the Scots are 4-95.

OxyBob

Are they thinking of giving up on basketball, too?

[WoostAr]

Watched Macalaster play last year in Minnesota.  Pierce Peters is AMAZING...one of the better shooting performances I've seen in d3.

Sam Marshall is a beast down low...very wide, very active.

I think their point guard was out injured last year??

Biggest problem with Macalaster is depth...all their starters went 30 plus last year....they're going back to back games against Oxy and Caltech, could see fatigue being a real factor.

The conference they are in is pretty strong so the lack of wins shouldn't fool you.

Caltech beat Macalaster last year when Cramer was still with them...he had 19 and 10 which helped Caltech eek out a victory.

I would look for Macalaster to be competitive with both Oxy and Caltech.

[OxyBob]

The conference they are in is pretty strong so the lack of wins shouldn't fool you.

Give me a break. They're 3-77 in the MIAC since 2008, 1-19 last season.

Caltech beat Macalaster last year when Cramer was still with them

Still in mourning I see.

OxyBob

[WoostAr]

The conference they are in is pretty strong so the lack of wins shouldn't fool you.

Give me a break. They're 3-77 in the MIAC since 2008, 1-19 last season.

Caltech beat Macalaster last year when Cramer was still with them

Still in mourning I see.

OxyBob

Who else did that team beat??....it was someone in the SCIAC I think.

[WoostAr]

Also...St Thomas (6-4 in the MIAC last year) took down a very good CMS last year...it's a pretty good conference.

[cmsme]

Best wishes to CMS. I missed the game, but hope you beat UC Santa Cruz tonight.
You guys look great--you just need to break the ice and win your first game.
So sorry to hear about Tyler Gaffaney. He must be going crazy twiddling his thumbs.

[WoostAr]

The conference they are in is pretty strong so the lack of wins shouldn't fool you.

Give me a break. They're 3-77 in the MIAC since 2008, 1-19 last season.

Macalester 81, Oxy 75.

Uh-oh...guess they were a little better than expected.  Looks like Peters had an off night from the field but made up for it at the free throw line -- Macalester with 30 of their 81 points from the free throw line.  McCoy went for 26 on 11/15 shooting!!  Wow!

Looks like they have more players contributing this year...look for a tough battle between Caltech and Macalester tomorrow.

[OxyBob]

Macalester 81, Oxy 75.

Oxy led 68-61 with 4:40 left, then outscored 16-2 before Montoya made a FT with 36 seconds left. Embarrassing loss at home.

All-around forgettable evening for the SCIAC:

UC Santa Cruz 61, Claremont 59. CMS now 0-4.
George Fox 73, Cal Lutheran 59. GFU led 51-50 at 12:10. 10-0 GFU run does in CLU.
The Master's 77, Pomona 58. Pomona kept it close at 42-38 at 14:30, but TMC too strong and pulls away.
Concordia-Irvine 110, Redlands 86. Defending NAIA champ way too much for UR to handle.

OxyBob

[(509)Rat]

Macalester 81, Oxy 75.

Oxy led 68-61 with 4:40 left, then outscored 16-2 before Montoya made a FT with 36 seconds left. Embarrassing loss at home.

All-around forgettable evening for the SCIAC:

UC Santa Cruz 61, Claremont 59. CMS now 0-4.
George Fox 73, Cal Lutheran 59. GFU led 51-50 at 12:10. 10-0 GFU run does in CLU.
The Master's 77, Pomona 58. Pomona kept it close at 42-38 at 14:30, but TMC too strong and pulls away.
Concordia-Irvine 110, Redlands 86. Defending NAIA champ way too much for UR to handle.

OxyBob

The CMS loss to Santa Cruz is a bad one...a really bad one. So who's the favorite to win the SCIAC, Redlands? Chapman? Whitworth gets both and Oxy down in SoCal right before Christmas. Will be a great weekend to see how the better teams in the SCIAC (sorry bob, that excludes oxy) match up with what's been the best program in the NWC.

[OxyBob]

The CMS loss to Santa Cruz is a bad one...a really bad one.

UCSC is at Pomona tonight.

Whitworth gets both and Oxy down in SoCal right before Christmas. Will be a great weekend to see how the better teams in the SCIAC (sorry bob, that excludes oxy) match up with what's been the best program in the NWC.

Looking forward to seeing Whitworth play on the 15th.

OxyBob

[CMSfan]

Nice bounce back win for the Stags (68-53) against Master's last night. I didn't see the UCSC debacle...hard to believe the same team that lost to them beat Master's by 15.  Here's the box score: http://www.cmsathletics.org/sports/mbkb/2012-13/files/CMS-TMC.HTM

A great all-around performance for the Stags; nice to get a win heading into SCIAC play.  They managed to take care of the ball (10 turnovers after three straights with at least 20) and they shot very well, including 10-22 on threes. Shelby Lane continues to impress, Nick Lund's minutes are increasing, and Jack Earley seems to have Scali's confidence (he played more minutes than veterans Cain and Donnelly each of the past two games).