MBB: Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference

DCJackets4 · January 17, 2011, 12:26:57 PM

Hey everyone new to the board! Thought I would weigh in here since the thread seems to have died down since last year!

Just about half way through conference play and things seem to be shaping up almost as expected with Hanover, Anderson, and Manchester leading the charge with Defiance on their heels. I have been most impressed with Hanover so far. Starting 8-0 is not an easy task in the HCAC and I was impressed with the win at Defiance. Playing and winning at DC is a tough task especially with the way this DC team plays at home. It will be tough for any team to take the top spot away from Coach Miller and his team. They are extremely well coached, talented, and will always have a chance to win every game in my opinion.

Defiance is a tough team to put my finger on. It seems like on any given night, depending on which DC team shows up, they can either play with anyone or they can get blown out by anyone. Lately, they have been being the team that can play with anyone. A lot of that has to do with them being a young team and losing 6 seniors from last year. Hopefully they continue to improve, especially on the defensive end, because with Logan Wolfrum on your team, anything can happen. The game Wednesday against Bluffton will be interesting to watch. Two young teams going at it, with some possible seeding implications at stake when it is all said and done. The Weaner Center should be rockin' on Wednesday night!

dc_has_been · January 18, 2011, 10:35:59 AM

Welcome to the board DCJackets4! Nice to have another Jacket on the board!

zander · January 18, 2011, 12:53:39 PM

Lets get some picks for tomorrow night's games

FRANKLIN over MSJ
DEFIANCE over Bluffton
TRANSY over Earlham
HANOVER over RH
ANDERSON over Manchester

BUBeaverFan · January 18, 2011, 02:19:46 PM

With ten games to go the Beavers stand at 11-4 (4-4 HCAC) a year after going 2-23 (2-14 HCAC). If they continue playing well and secure a winning season, Coach Neal might be up for "Coach of the Year" honors. Big game Wednesday for the Beavers as they try to stay in the conference tourney mix. I think the 'Jackets are certain to make the conference tourney regardless of Wednesday's outcome.

1/19 at Defiance
1/22 at Transylvania
1/26 at Mount St Joseph
1/29 FRANKLIN
2/2    ANDERSON
2/5    HANOVER
2/9    at Manchester
2/12 at Rose-Hulman
2/16 DEFIANCE
2/19 at Earlham

DCJackets4 · January 18, 2011, 03:27:23 PM

I got:

Franklin
Defiance
Transy
Hanover
Manchester

dc_has_been · January 19, 2011, 05:03:38 PM

Wednesday's match ups
MSJ at Franklin-I'm taking Franklin
Bluffton at DC-DC
EC at Transy-Transy
HC at RHIT-HC
MC at AC-Tough one to pick so I'll go with the home team Anderson

BUBeaverFan · January 19, 2011, 09:23:28 PM

Bluffton defeats Defiance on the road 57-55. Good win for the Beavers!

Darryl Nester · January 19, 2011, 09:40:34 PM

Freshman Will Pope had a career-high 23 off the bench in that Beaver win. Jackets took a 53-48 lead with 4 minutes left, but managed only 2 FTs the rest of the way.

The other home teams picked up wins, including RHIT handing Hanover their first loss (by 2), AU edging MC by 2, and Franklin and Transy winning handily.

dc_has_been · January 20, 2011, 08:48:46 AM

Some good games last that! Three of the five decided by 2 points. Not surprised but ticked Bluffton edged DC especially hear DC had an advantage but threw it away in the end. Really surprised about Hanover, b/c they just seemed unstoppable but eventually someone was going to stop their streak. Anderson pulled out a tough one to hold down second (currently) by them selves and are now only 1 game behind HC. Thins are shaping up.

zander · January 20, 2011, 11:11:15 AM

The Hanover vs. RH game was a tough game for Hanover. 10 turnovers in the first half seemed to set the tone for a dismal performance. 14-23 from the line against RH who was 20-24. They did not play with energy and their passing was lazy. The Panthers did not seem hungry like they did when they played Defiance on the road. RH on the other hand played with passion and excitement and deserved the win.

Hopefully, Hanover will come out with something to prove against Manchester on Saturday.

dc_has_been · January 20, 2011, 12:29:15 PM

Thanks for the update Zander! I was to lazy to check the box score and seeing those two statistics does some it up.
Hanover does have a big one b/c Manchester is a very dangerous team and could really open things up for a lot of teams in the HCAC if they beat Hanover.
I'm curious to know what is going on with the minutes that are being dealt out? Plus, what's up with Morris and Heitkamp, are they that bad that they are rarely getting used?

treyall222 · January 20, 2011, 02:45:52 PM

Big wins last night for Rose, Bluffton and Anderson...League is very very strong this year. Seven teams with ten wins already

DCJackets4 · January 21, 2011, 07:14:17 PM

Tough game for the Jackets the other night. It was really disappointing to see them come out and play with no toughness whatsoever. Bluffton won that game by being tougher and hats off to them on playing tough enough to win on the road in a rivalry game. Hopefully the Jackets can rebound from a tough loss quickly because it will not get any easier with Rose coming to town tomorrow. They play with the same toughness that Bluffton plays with.

The Hanover loss really opens up the race for the regular season title. It is a shame that the Jackets couldn't pull out a win and get more into that hunt. It will be a long shot for them to host now.

BUBeaverFan · January 22, 2011, 06:07:36 PM

Beavers lose a tough won on the road 67-65 at Transy. Beavers fall to 12-5 (5-5 HCAC).

Rose-Hulman over Defiance 70-65
Anderson over Mt.St. Joe 81-58
Manchester over Hanover 67-52
Franklin over Earlham 63-54

HCAC All
Hanover 8-2 12-4
Anderson (Ind.) 8-2 12-5
Manchester 7-3 11-6
Rose-Hulman 6-4 12-5
Transylvania 6-4 12-5
Bluffton 5-5 12-5
Defiance 5-5 10-7
Franklin 4-6 6-11
Mt. St. Joseph 1-9 3-14
Earlham 0-10 2-15

zander · January 23, 2011, 03:19:14 PM

The way almost all of these teams are playing so close and with most teams able to win on the road over any other team, I think this conference tourney is WIDE OPEN no matter who hosts it.

Hanover played without Mitchel Meyer but Brian Gunter stepped in for Hanover with a double double-- No real excuse that they played so poorly at Manchester but hopefully Jon Miller can turn things around soon.