MBB: Little East

[ECSUalum]

Pretty good game Albertus Magnus gave D-I CCSU last Sunday in New Britain....85-82!!!!

Back in the old days Eastern, Western, Southern, Central, U of Hartford, Quinnipiac, all played each other pretty competitively!!!

[AllStar]

Pretty good game Albertus Magnus gave D-I CCSU last Sunday in New Britain....85-82!!!!

Back in the old days Eastern, Western, Southern, Central, U of Hartford, Quinnipiac, all played each other pretty competitively!!!

It's nice to see that, too.  I think there is a big misconception about D-III basketball and the quality of it!

[7express]

Goucher beats UMass-Dartmouth 83-76.

What a bad day.  2 easily winnable games.

[7express]

Tuesday results:

Colby over Plymouth 66-51.  Curtis Arsenault had 11 for Plymouth; Chris Hudnut had a game high 21 for the White Mules
Goucher over Dartmouth 83-76.  Jake Laga had 22 to lead Dartmouth and Wale Abraham finished with a 12-18 line.  Julian Livingston & Kevin Miles combined to have 17 of Goucher's 30 made field goals and 42 combined points.

36-29 LEC; 53-17 me.

Thursday schedule:
Western @ Western New England 7:00 PM.

Western 67 @ WNEC 58. 
Usually they play in a scrimmage so weird to see them play a regular season game.  Hopefully Western comes out well after the almost 4 week long layoff, they were playing great ball heading into it.

[AllStar]

We will have to see how many games in the region are actually played over the next few days considering the impending storm.  Regardless, I'd like to see the LEC have some OOC success.

[7express]

We will have to see how many games in the region are actually played over the next few days considering the impending storm.  Regardless, I'd like to see the LEC have some OOC success.

My guess is not many.  There's already been a few women's games pushed back including the tournament Western is hosting.

[AllStar]

We will have to see how many games in the region are actually played over the next few days considering the impending storm.  Regardless, I'd like to see the LEC have some OOC success.

My guess is not many.  There's already been a few women's games pushed back including the tournament Western is hosting.

Well at least the Key Largo Classic won't be impacted...we know that.   

[AllStar]

Western/Western New England postponed due to weather.

[7express]

Western/Western New England postponed due to weather.

Next games Saturday:

Colby-Sawyer @ Boston 3 PM
Eastern @ Plymouth (LEC game) 3 PM.

[7express]

Saturday predictions:

Colby-Sawyer 67 @  Boston 58.
Colby-Sawyer is 4-4 overall, but is 0-2 against the LEC and 4-2 vs. everyone else.  Boston had a nice run to open the season, but looks to be settling in where they thought they would be at the beginning of the season.
Eastern 64 @ Plymouth 68.
Here are 2 posts I made in a span of couple of days in January of 2012.  Here's the first, predicting a Western game @ Plymouth state: "Saturday predictions:
Western 73 @ Plymouth 66.
The dreaded sandwich game, could be a lot closer then the score should be.  Western is a better team and should pull away in the latter stages of the game, but I look for Plymouth to give us a game for 25 or 30 mins.  Guess what happened??  Plymouth won the game!  Here's post #2, from the previous day talking about "sandwich" games: "Even though on the surface it looks good I really don't like Plymouth or Boston's placement in the schedule.  The Plymouth game on Saturday is that dreaded "sandwich" game I always hate having to play.  In case anyone is unfamiliar with the "sandwich" game, it's the game against a bad to crappy team (Plymouth would qualify) sandwiched between two games against two good to very good teams (both Keene and Eastern who qualify are the bread of the sandwich, Plymouth is the meat).  The sandwich game is even worse when it's taking place on the road. From my 15+ years of watching college basketball, I can't tell you the amount of times I've seen a team in first/second/3rd lose to a team in last or 2nd to last just because of that sandwich game factor. Boston is another sandwich game (sandwiched between Eastern & RIC), but it's not as bad as Plymouth because it's at home."
Take key of what I underlined in that post, the road.  Extra points when that road trip is an overnight (at least I think, though Dartmouth & RIC go up to Plymouth that morning, so who knows.  I know Western goes up the Friday).  Guess what game this is??  Yup, it's that dreaded road sandwich game.  Less points because they've been off for 2 weeks, but they still had those tough games in Orlando against Carthage & North Central, and guess what's on the horizon for Eastern??  The Amherst Jeffs on Tuesday evening!  Plymouth has been in a losing streak, they could very easily steal one.

[ECSUalum]

ECSU gets off to a 19-0 run in the first minutes of the game and never looked back defeating Plymouth State 61-49.  Salzillo, 20; Garrow, 14; ( perfect 6-6 at FT line); Yarborough, 8; Lindo, 8; Preston 7.

                      FG                  3PT             FT
                  ..................   ................   ..............
ECSU          25-56 44.6%  4-12 33.3%  7-8   87.5%
Plymouth    20-58 34.5%  3-12  25.0%  6-14 42.9%

Big game on Tues up in Amherst MA vs the defending D3 National Champ, Amherst Lord Jeffs @ 7:00 pm!!!!!!    

[amh63]

ESCU....left you some parking space suggestions on the CAC board.
Watched the second half of the Warriors win.  Your team's jump start in the first half impressed me.....and probably the Amherst scout in the stand.  Assume the team got back from Florida.  Amherst lost to a Div. 2 team there 105-101 in a shootout.  Amherst's starting center Pollack from Framington HS, CT did not play in that game...been out for the last 3-4 games.
I was planning to be up for the Amherst games on Fri and Sat....the Sat afernoon game is with Williams in the conference counting game.  The weekend games are iffy wrt to weather....and I have put my trip on hold.  My host in East Lyme is not walking on icy walks and driving in bad weather.  He does have 4 wheel drive vehicles...just getting old.
Is playing bridge in Boston this weekend so he can do it.  He is my daughter's godfather and I am a godfather to one of his daughters.   Weather conditions seem better today for next weekend.  Just do not want to stress him out

[ECSUalum]

ESCU....left you some parking space suggestions on the CAC board.
Watched the second half of the Warriors win.  Your team's jump start in the first half impressed me.....and probably the Amherst scout in the stand.  Assume the team got back from Florida.  Amherst lost to a Div. 2 team there 105-101 in a shootout.  Amherst's starting center Pollack from Framington HS, CT did not play in that game...been out for the last 3-4 games.
I was planning to be up for the Amherst games on Fri and Sat....the Sat afernoon game is with Williams in the conference counting game.  The weekend games are iffy wrt to weather....and I have put my trip on hold.  My host in East Lyme is not walking on icy walks and driving in bad weather.  He does have 4 wheel drive vehicles...just getting old.
Is playing bridge in Boston this weekend so he can do it.  He is my daughter's godfather and I am a godfather to one of his daughters.   Weather conditions seem better today for next weekend.  Just do not want to stress him out

Lucked out in that this upcoming Tues' weather will be fine, albeit COLD.  Plan on getting into Amherst early, checking in, having a nice early dinner, and then mosey over to LeFrak!!
Kids taking care of the dogs!!!

[amh63]

ECSU...left you some more info on the CAC board....hope you and your wife have an enjoyable time in Amherst.

[7express]

Welp, looks like I was totally wrong on Plymouth winning.