MBB: Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference

[dahlby]

The 2012 version of the Tiger/Panther Classic will be held Sunday and Monday at Chapman's Hutton Gym.

The 1 PM Sunday contest has Oxy (3-6) taking on SCAC Conference member Colorado College (4-3). Colorado College comes in to the game with an early season 3 point victory over D1 neighbor Air Force.

The 3 PM game features Chapman (5-5) taking on D3 Independent UC Santa Cruz (4-9). UCSC has a 2 point win over CMS,
but took down CIT by only 5 points.

The 2 hosts keep the same game times on Monday, but switch opponents. It should be 4 interesting games.

Catch all the action at "chapmanathletics.com".
Good luck to the Tigers (of Oxy and Chapman's Panthers.

[Gregory Sager]

Colorado College comes in to the game with an early season 3 point victory over D1 neighbor Air Force.

I'm not sure where you're getting that information. Colorado College and Air Force haven't played each other this season. Here's Air Force's schedule and here's Colorado College's.

[dahlby]

Gregory,
Plus K for your find. I read the info on their D3 page, unfortunately, I did not realize that 2010 is long gone and we are now in
2012, pushing 2013. And,to top it off, I just got my new glasses 2 weeks ago!! :-)

One interesting thing that I did pick up from their schedule that I found interesting was that in some instances they play a team twice away (or at home if applicable) rather than a home and away each season. Probably due to travel costs.

Thanks again for the correction.

[Gregory Sager]

Travel costs, plus an independent's need to pick up games wherever it can.

[Gray Fox]

One interesting thing that I did pick up from their schedule that I found interesting was that in some instances they play a team twice away (or at home if applicable) rather than a home and away each season. Probably due to travel costs.

I was checking the schedule of U of Dallas (the D3 school closest to me).  It is a SCAC school.  Apparently that is how they do it.  For travel costs as GS stated.  It was probably the idea of Colorado College because they go through their year one class at a time.

[OxyBob]

Colorado College comes in to the game with an early season 3 point victory over D1 neighbor Air Force.

I'm not sure where you're getting that information.

I was also surprised to read about dahlby's account of Colorado College's win over Air Force. I figured that it had been overshadowed by the bigger basketball news of the day that Chaminade beat Virginia.

Mixed bag of results for SCIAC teams yesterday:

Caltech beat visiting Bard 60-59. The Raptors led 59-55 with 1:50 to go, but Mike Edwards hit a 3-ball and then a jumper to give CIT the lead with 40 seconds left. Bard had its chances in the last seconds of the game but couldn't convert. CIT: Edwards 17, Kc Emezie 13. Bard may stop traveling to play Caltech over winter break. In 2007 Caltech routed Bard 81-52, which broke CIT's 207-game D-III losing streak. Caltech (1-10) hosts Anderson (5-5) on New Year's Eve.

Speaking of Anderson, the Ravens beat La Verne 72-68 in the Super Tents. ULV led 50-33 at 15:00, but Anderson outscored the Leopards 27-9 over the next 9 minutes for a 60-59 lead, and held off ULV down the stretch. ULV: Alex Wolpe 16, Jourdan Simmonds 16, Jake Vieth 14, Vince Bauer 10. La Verne (1-9) hosts MIT (8-2) on the 31st.

Claremont beat Southern Maine 81-75 in overtime, at the Salem State Holiday Classic. Jack Grodahl's 3-pointer with a minute to go gave CMS a 68-65 lead, but USM's Brandon Tomah hit a 3-ball with a second left to send the game into OT. After USM took a 69-68 lead, Claremont outscored the Huskies 9-2, and the Stags went on to victory. CMS: Cody Mivshek 17 and 10 rebs, Grodahl 13, Jason Harrington 13, Shelby Lane 11. Claremont (7-4) faces Maine-Presque Isle (6-5) today.

Whittier lost to visiting Lewis & Clark 78-69. The game was tied 37-37 at halftime. WC led 66-65 at 3:10, but the Pioneers outscored the Poets 13-3 to finish the game. WC: Chris Barnes-Williams 23, Tyree Landrum 15, Phillip Thomas 11. Whittier (5-6) hosts Valley City State (NAIA-2) today.

Cal Lutheran easily beat Northland 75-59 in the Thrivent Financial Tournament at CLU. The Kingsmen led by 29 a couple of times in the second half. CLU: Jayvaughn Nettles 20, Michael Palmer 13, Dan Wade 10. CLU (5-6) faces D3hoops No. 24 Williams (9-1) today.

Redlands lost to visiting Buena Vista 86-79. UR led by 14 in the first half, but BVU overpowered the Bulldogs in the second half. UR: Alex Rudd 13, Matt Calhoun 12, Josiah Brensdal 12, Tristan Kirk 11, Ricky Peetz 11. Today, Redlands (7-4) hosts Emerson (4-4), while Buena Vista (7-3) travels to Pomona (7-2).

The 1 PM Sunday contest has Oxy (3-6) taking on SCAC Conference member Colorado College (4-3).

Game note: Deshun McCoy did not make the recent trip to Las Vegas and is no longer on Oxy's roster. In seven games this season McCoy averaged 17 points and 6.6 rebounds, so he'll be sorely missed by the Tigers.

OxyBob

[D O.C.]

dahlby tried to pull a quick one on The Sage!

I shoulda taken in a Cal Tech / Bard ghame just for the conversation piece.

Perhaps a short hop to Chapman Monday 1 PM.

[dahlby]

D O.C.
Pardon me, but I don't understand your comment.
If you go to the game Monday, look for me, I would like to meet you.
I will probably be doing the starting line-ups.

[dahlby]

Tigers 81, Tigers 73.

The Oxy Tigers kept fighting off the Colorado College Tigers this afternoon at Chapman University to take the win.
Box scores are posted the the D3 scoreboard for those interested. Oxy led most of the way, at times by over 10 points. CC kept fighting back  to reduce the margin.Fast paced game. Each team scored 20 points at the line, and had 5 3-pointers
apiece. Oxy had 19 turnovers to CC's 20. Oxy moved the ball well around the perimeter with sharp passes. The Oxy SID was there and his story will be on the Oxy website. Oxy played a decent game, and I think they are getting better, and are a better team than the record shows.

In the late game Chapman downed UC Santa Cruz  handily by a 75-50 margin. The Panthers dominated the game after UCSC
took an ealy lead.

In Monday's session Oxy takes on UCSC at 1 PM while Chapman will entertain Colorado College at 3 or 3:30 PM.

Both games will be sreamed at "chapmanathletics.com".

[OxyBob]

Sunday scores:

Buena Vista 75 Pomona 63

BVU led 38-36 at 16:40, and then outscored the Sagehens 26-5 over the next 6 minutes to put the game away. Pomona: Kyle McAndrews and David Okpalugo 10 pts each. Pomona (7-3) hosts NAIA-1 Biola (8-5) on Jan. 2.

Valley City St. 73 Whittier 69

VCSU, an NAIA-2 team from North Dakota, led by 19 at halftime. The Poets scratched back and trailed only 57-53 at 9:50 but couldn't get over. WC: Willie Mebane 20, Phillip Thomas 13, Aaron Fernandez 10. Whittier (5-7) is at Redlands (8-4) next Saturday.

Redlands 86 Emerson 77

Game tied 51-all at 14:50. UR got the lead and never gave it up the rest of the way. UR: Tristan Kirk 16, Alex Rudd 16, Josiah Brensdal 15 and 14 rebounds, Brian Kuklok 12.

Williams 71 Cal Lutheran 53

D3hoops No. 24 Willlams led from start to finish. The Kingsmen only trailed 43-40 at 13:40, but the Ephs had runs of 9-0 and 14-0 and won going away. CLU:  Jayvaughn Nettles 12, Dan Wade 12, Corey Quintana 11. Cal Lutheran (5-7) hosts Oxy (4-6) on the 5th.

Claremont 70 Maine-Presque Isle 46

Claremont opened the game 12-0 and was never headed. CMS: Kevin Sullivan 18, Cody Mivshek 10. Claremont (8-4) hosts Bethesda and old pal Bruce Victor this Friday.

EDIT:

In Oxy's 81-73 win over Colorado College, Kris Montoya scored 31, Ryan Chong scored 21, and David Yetenikyan had 10 points and 8 rebounds.

OxyBob

[OxyBob]

Final from Monday:

UC Santa Cruz 68 Oxy 65

Oxy trailed 64-56 at 6:50, scored 9 straight to take the lead 65-64 at 3:30, and then didn't score the rest of the way, as UCSC made 4 FTs and got the win. Oxy: Kris Montoya 23, Eric Leider 18, Ryan Chong 11. The Tigers chucked up 37 3-pointers and made 14 of them, but lost the game at the FT line, making a pitiful 5-for-14.

Oxy is 4-7; UCSC is 5-10.

OxyBob

[dahlby]

Chapman upended Colorado College 62-48 in the final Tiger/Panther Classic held this afternoon at Chapman.
Chapman's young team continues to gel and hopefully will be competative when SCIAC action continues in January.

Just a few comments regarding Oxy's battle with UCSC. (I will not attempt a recap, but would suggest that those interested read the game write up from Oxy's very talented intern).
I was near the court action and was very impressed, (under the unusual circumstance that the coach (s) and players have been presented with):

The Oxy Coach is one of the most positive coaches with his team that I have ever seen......my Dad coached so I have been around basketball my entire life. The team is really cohesive and continually supported their teammates throughout both games this weekend.
Oxy was the better team against UCSC, the basket just would not let the ball through. The Tigers passed and ran their plays
to perfection, only to not have the ball fall thru the hoop. As OxyBob wrote though, no excuse for freethrows. I still think that Oxy will be a formitable team when SCIAC action resumes. We just have to let them make some adjustments for their player loss.

The upcoming Oxy/Chapman clash at Oxy on 1/26 should be interesting .

I hope each and every D3 poster a very Happy, Healthy and Prosperous New Year.

[OxyBob]

Monday score:

MIT 77 La Verne 74

Caught most of the second half of the game on video. MIT led 57-45 at 13:30. ULV rallied and took the lead 65-64 at 6:05. MIT ran off 11 straight and led 75-65 at 3:20. Brett Stephan's 3-ball made it 77-74 with 10 seconds left. ULV fouled James Burke, who missed the FT. The Leopards got the ball upcourt into the hands of the right guy -- Jake Vieth -- but his 3-pointer was no good, and MIT got the win.

ULV: Vieth 25, Jourdan Simmonds 16, Alex Volpe 14 and 9 rebounds.

MIT: Todd Cramer DNP

After opening its season with a win over Willamette, La Verne has lost 10 straight.

The Oxy Coach is one of the most positive coaches with his team that I have ever seen

His name is Brian Newhall. He's only been coaching Oxy for 24 years, so you may not have heard his name before.

I still think that Oxy will be a formitable team when SCIAC action resumes.

Formidable? First Oxy has to get past being unamazing.

OxyBob

[dahlby]

OxyBob:

I am well aware of the Oxy Coach's name. Glad to see that you are back to your snide comments.
Does being a positive coach require a certain number of years experience?
I have known/seen new coaches and very experienced coaches who are not very positive, and some
that are. Sometimes you go overboard in your desires to be funny.

I stated that, in my opinion that Oxy "will be  a formitable team...." I didn't say they were. And, all things considered,
AS YOU SHOULD KNOW, they are working thru a situation not expected. Give 'em a break, they played their hearts out
and I respect that very much. They will get better as the year goes on.

UNAMAZING, you may look at the glass as half empty, I prefer to look at their Monday game as  being half full (or there)
as they executed good, just missing the final final part of the play with a shot that did not go in. We do agree on the free-throws though!

Have a Happy New Year!

[OxyBob]

Wednesday scores:

Oxy 73 Emerson 63

Oxy led 42-30 at halftime. The Tigers led comfortably in the second half. Emerson cut the lead to 7 with 2 minutes to go but that's as close as they got. Oxy: Kris Montoya 17, Ryan Chong 17, Conrad Liebowitz 16, Ty Cobb 10 and 10 rebounds. Oxy shot 47% from the floor on 30-for-64, but were only 5-for-10 FTs.

Pomona 70 Biola 62

Pomona scored an impressive win over NAIA-1 Biola. 15-0 run gave the Sagehens a 29-11 lead, and they were never threatened. Pomona: Kyle McAndrews 20, Xavyr Moss 11, Jake Klewer 11 rebounds.

Saturday's SCIAC schedule:
Oxy (5-7, 0-3 SCIAC) @ Cal Lutheran (5-7, 1-2)
Pomona (8-3, 3-1) @ Caltech (1-11, 0-3)
Whittier (5-7, 1-2) @ Redlands (8-4, 3-0)

Nonconference:
Chapman (7-5) @ La Verne (1-10)
Claremont (8-4) hosts Bethesda (1-15) on Friday night. CMS is idle on Saturday.

OxyBob