MBB: Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference

dc_has_been · February 26, 2010, 01:01:52 AM

Hanover/DC is a pretty exciting match up that is for sure. Hanover has won 9 straight beating Transy, Manchester, Anderson and DC during that span. DC has won 6 in a row with their last loss being Hanover. I will be anticipating this one all day tomorrow.

zander · February 26, 2010, 09:57:06 AM

The Hanover vs. DC game should be a great one-- I think if Hanover brings tough defense to the game they will win but if they have defensive lulls DC will be ready stop Hanover's run to the big tourney-

Buzz · February 26, 2010, 12:09:41 PM

well DC stopped AU's 14-game streak earlier this year and that streak started with Anderson's win over Defiance. Now the Jackets can stop Hanover's long streak that started with a win against Defiance. I love that sorta stuff.

Jackets Backer · February 26, 2010, 12:13:20 PM

Already jacked up for this one Buzz. You going to be at the game tonight?

dc_has_been · February 27, 2010, 12:59:04 AM

Big game tomorrow or today for you east coasters! Anderson was able to hold off Manchester in a tight battle and DC finally did the right things to take down Hanover. I am excited for this one.
DC seems to have everything clicking right now and at the right time. They currently have a 7 game winning streak and was able to halt Hanover's 9 game streak tonight. Still they have to beat Anderson on their home court. This should be a good one as both teams will be fighting for an AQ bid to the big tournament.
I don't see either one getting a Pool C bid considering DC's SOS is 258 and Anderson's is 372. Not very helpful in trying to get a Pool C bid after taking another loss to their record. Also, with St. Thomas and John Carroll losing, they drops either one down the list when it comes time to pick the Pool C teams.
Anyway, I'm hoping DC doesn't even have to worry about C bids and gets in with an AQ for winning the HCAC tournament. Looking forward to a hard fought battle in Anderson tomorrow!

BUBeaverFan · February 27, 2010, 08:41:23 AM

I think if Defiance wins, the HCAC will get two teams in NCAA tourney, but if Anderson wins the HCAC will only get one. I've got no horse in this race but it would be great to have two HCAC teams in the tourney.

AUStudent · February 27, 2010, 08:49:33 AM

tonight should be fun

looking forward to it

Go Ravens

Jackets Backer · February 27, 2010, 11:30:15 AM

HCAC fans should be in for a treat tonight. What a great pair of college basketball games last night at Anderson, especially the second one. Manchester just couldn't put Anderson away by missing the front end of a one-and-one and then turning the ball over with like 16 seconds left. AU's gym was packed to the gills and it was rocking. Might be rocking even more tonight being Saturday night and a lot more on the line. I'm guessing more DC fans will be making the trip. Manchester had a great following last night, would be nice to see DC students do the same tonight.

The Jackets finally took care of business against Hanover. I thought a key sequence was right before the half. DC got a few really easy buckets in transition. They literally just beat Hanover down the court in transition and rammed it down their throats three or four times. I think one was an easy three from Anthony Brown.

Hanover did come back early in the second half and tie the game but Defiance's defense got them necessary stops this time around. Met a couple of very nice Hanover fans after the game. One was Jake Inman's father and the other was Coach Miller's dad. Great guys and really enjoyed talking to them. Never met a person with ties to Hanover that I didn't care for.

With the coaches that Defiance and Hanover have, both will be perennial powers in the HCAC year after year. Hanover is going to be really good next year. I figured next year would be their year but Miller got them going a year ahead of schedule. Case and Meyer are going to be hard to deal with next year, enjoy watching both play, although I just wish they wouldn't play so well against Defiance.

dc_has_been · February 27, 2010, 08:40:54 PM

Congrats to DC for winning the HCAC tournament and receiving an AQ to the Big Dance! It was a great game that went down to the wire! I don't think Anderson will get a Pool C bid with all the upsets in other conferences, but hopefully they do so there will be two teams representing the HCAC.
Now I'm hoping DC gets a good first round match up.

wc4252 · February 28, 2010, 08:41:00 AM

Well as of right now they have AU projected as the last team in. Still seems like a long-shot to me but there is a glimmer of hope.

AUStudent · February 28, 2010, 09:21:21 AM

Quote from: wc4252 on February 28, 2010, 08:41:00 AM
Well as of right now they have AU projected as the last team in. Still seems like a long-shot to me but there is a glimmer of hope.

yeah I was under the impression we played a pretty difficult schedule OOC but I guess we really didn't.

Anyways, Congrats to Defiance, you could have mailed it in a couple different times in the 2nd half and didn't, here is hoping AU gets in.

dc_star · February 28, 2010, 11:41:58 AM

Congrats to the Yellow Jackets on winning the HCAC tournament. DC showed a lot of heart overcoming the obstacles of winning the conference tournament on the road. Congrats to Anderson on an excellent season, and I hope the HCAC will have two teams representing the conference in the Division III tournament. I hope Yellow Jacket Nation is ready to go dancing!

Buzz · February 28, 2010, 07:06:19 PM

Put me in the list of hopefulls that Anderson scores an at-large bid, as it'd be great for the HCAC and I feel the league is deserving of multiple bids. The HCAC had a pretty solid year with several of its top teams scoring some nice non-conference victories. Getting Defiance and Anderson into the Dance to represent the HCAC would be icing on the cake....well scoring a win or two in the Dance would be the icing I suppose.

On a side note, I was also fortunate enough to make the trip to Anderson this weekend to watch the Semifinals and Championship and the atmosphere was fantastic. Anderson really did a nice job running the tourney and the crowds were electric with very good turnouts from Anderson, Defiance and Manchester.

cave2bens · February 28, 2010, 10:41:13 PM

Quote from: Buzz on February 28, 2010, 07:06:19 PM

On a side note, I was also fortunate enough to make the trip to Anderson this weekend to watch the Semifinals and Championship and the atmosphere was fantastic. Anderson really did a nice job running the tourney and the crowds were electric with very good turnouts from Anderson, Defiance and Manchester.

If the big kahuna's projections of brackets hold water tomorrow, will you and Jackets Backer be packin' up your clogging shoes and Mason Jar of "stumpblower" to journey south to the Little River Valley?

Jackets Backer · February 28, 2010, 11:13:23 PM

Cave,

You bet buddy. Golly am I proud of these young men, especially the seniors. They're great friends of mine and was just so happy to see them achieve their goal of playing in the NCAA Tournament. Can't wait for the next journey into the Big Dance.