D3 vs. D1/D2/NAIA/NCCAA

[Rhodes Scholar]

WT: Since Penn Tech doesn't have a national affiliation, they fall into the "other" category. A couple of years ago, they competed on the junior college level.

[Warren Thompson]

Rhodes:

I know. I was merely bringing a bit of coal to Newcastle ....

[David Collinge]

Rhodes:

I know. I was merely bringing a bit of coal to Newcastle ....

...and while the people who live in Newcastle don't need any more coal, we tourists who come to Newcastle come to see the coal, and we can't get enough of it! 

[Warren Thompson]

Rhodes:

I know. I was merely bringing a bit of coal to Newcastle ....

...and while the people who live in Newcastle don't need any more coal, we tourists who come to Newcastle come to see the coal, and we can't get enough of it! 

There you have it, ladies and gentlemen. The coal in Newcastle as endorsed by David Collinge.

[smedindy]

Actually, people come to New Castle to see the Indiana Basketball Hall of Fame, and the world's largest high school gym (over 9,000 capacity).

Oh, wrong New Castle...

[Gregory Sager]

I come to Newcastle for the Brown Ale. Mmm. Tasty enough to make a Geordie out of me! 

[Warren Thompson]

Greg:

Newcastle Brown Ale is pure nectar.

After we spent a sabbatical year at the University of Durham, just south of Newcastle, our daughter at age four came home with a Geordie accent (e.g. "Mummie, where are me dullies? I cannut fine me dullies").

[Rhodes Scholar]

Scores from 12/8

DePauw 104, Illinois Tech (NAIA 1) 79
Elizabethtown 77, Millersville (D2) 60
Evergreen State (NAIA 2) 55, Linfield 41
Ferrum 64, Southern Virginia (USCAA) 61
Grand View (NAIA 2) 77, Simpson 74
Marian 74, Northland Baptist (NCCAA) 48
Northwestern, MN 81, Crossroads (ACCA) 45
Redlands 130, West Coast Baptist (USCAA) 93
Siena Heights (NAIA 2) 64, Adrian 61
Southern Polytechnic State (NAIA 1) 97, Piedmont 67
Thiel 107, Penn State-DuBois (other) 59

[hopefan]

a couple more scores:
from 12/7
Maine Ft Kent  (NAIA-D2)  81  Maine Presque Isle  57
Brockport St  95   Roberts Wesleyann  (NAIA-D2)  82
Catawba  (NCAA-D2)  84    Chowan  67

12/8
Geneva  (NAIA-D2)  62  Grove City  59
Cascade  (NAIA-D2)  55   Linfield  41

Still missing from 12/8

Sunyit vs Paul Smith's
Dallas  vs Dallas Christian

[hopefan]

scores

12/8
Dallas Christian  (NCCAA-D2)  75   U of Dallas  70
SUNYIT  84  Paul Smith's  (USCAA)  66

12/9
Cabrini  119  Penn Tech (Other)  84
Taylor  (NAIA-D2)  67   Greenville  47
Hope  83   Madonna  (NAIA-D2)  76
Coe  80   Mt Mercy (NAIA-D2)  64
Concordia St Paul  (NCAA-D2)  91   St John's  69
Northwest  (NAIA-D2  79)    Pac Lutheran  66

[Ralph Turner]

Wow!  Dallas Christian defeated UDallas!  Usually UDallas defeats DCC by double digits.

[hopefan]

Ralph, when I saw that UD beat Caltech by only single digits, it gave them automatic admission to "bottom 10" candidacy, and showed they were at a level of the Dallas Christian's of the world.   Incidently, when I was looking for that score I went to the Dallas Christian site - their athletic site was making a big deal of the signing of a GOOD local player - didn't mean anything to me, but may be interesting to you.

[Ralph Turner]

The names on the Dallas Christian College web site did not meanmuch to me, but then I am not too ardent of a follower of High School talent.

UDallas was in the ASC-East until 2001.  They always guaranteed my seeing a McMurry game.  I was disappointed when they went independent.  UDallas has had an acceptable run in Pool B.  I believe they have earned a Men's Pool B Hoops and Baseball bid since the move and a Women's Soccer bid.  UDallas was not successful in starting a club football team in 2003, which may have set back their athletic program more than we know.

They do have a Phi Beta Kappa Chapter, which seems to be other criteria sought by the SCAC as it expands to 12 teams, (football being the other).

[Matt Letourneau]

Catholic played D1 Davidson tonight.  Davidson was fresh off a nice win against Missouri and has a good RPI thanks to a tough schedule that included Duke.

The final was 80-56, Davidson.  Catholic's 6'9 Shane Sowden led all scorers with 19.  Overall, CUA played pretty good defense.  Not a bad showing against a very good team.  In their final exhibition tune-up last month, the Cardinals came very close to beating American on the road.

[Rhodes Scholar]

Scores from 12/10

Alma 67, Spring Arbor (NAIA 2) 65
Arkansas Tech (D2) 85, University of the Ozarks 65
Concordia, MI (NAIA 2) 80, Greenville 71
Concordia-Portland (NAIA 2)104, Pacific Lutheran 67
Grinnell 137, Grand View (NAIA 2) 110
Northland Baptist (NCCAA) 90, Maranatha Baptist 77
Hood 68, Penn Tech (other) 66
Immaculata 62, Williamson Trade (USCAA) 55
Incarnate Word (D2) 70, Schreiner 53
Northwest Nazarene (NAIA 2) 91, Willamette 84
Piedmont 101, Atlanta Christian (NCCAA) 86
Redlands 125, Hope International (NAIA 1) 115 (OT)
Sioux Falls (NAIA 2) 75, Nebraska Wesleyan 55
Warner Pacific (NAIA 2) 90, Whitman 78
Robert Morris-Springfield (USCAA) 70, Millikin 68
Rowan 93, Newport News (USCAA) 67
St. Ambrose (NAIA 2) 95, Buena Vista 79
St. John's 72, St. Cloud State (D2) 67
Webster 87, Lincoln Christian (NCCAA) 59