The Undefeated and the Winless

[pabegg]

Unbeaten

Ithaca
New York University
Amherst
Franklin and Marshall
St. Thomas
Wheaton (Ill.)

Unbeaten vs. D3

Puget Sound

Winless

Macalester
Knox
Medgar Evers
Chicago
Castleton State
Morrisville State
Suffolk
Polytechnic
Bard
Crown
Caltech
CCNY

Winless vs. D3

Thiel
Maranatha Baptist
Blackburn
Presentation
Principia
Goucher
Maine-Presque Isle
Philadelphia Bible
SUNY Cobleskill
Randolph
Hope (0-2)
Clermont (0-3)

[HopeConvert]

I can't tell you how painful it is to see Hope on that list. 

[gordonmann]

Randolph scratches itself off the "winless versus Division III" list.

Randolph 69 Washington (Md.) 68 OT

[Hugenerd]

1 more team will be marked off the winless list tonight, as Caltech (0-10) hosts Polytechnic (0-9).  I hope Caltech pulls this one out and wins Coach Eslinger his first game as a head coach.

Note: I missed OxyBob's comments before I made this post.  I still hope Caltech wins.

[David Collinge]

One winless team guaranteed to pick up a victory tonight...

Polytechnic (0-9) @ Caltech (0-10)

OxyBob

1 more team will be marked off the winless list tonight, as Caltech (0-10) hosts Polytechnic (0-9).  I hope Caltech pulls this one out and wins Coach Eslinger his first game as a head coach.

[thinking]I've got to concentrate...[his thoughts echo] concentrate... concentrate... I've got to concentrate... concentrate... concentrate... Hello?... hello... hello... Echo... echo... echo... Pinch hitting for Pedro Borbon... Manny Mota... Mota... Mota...

[LogShow]

Is Puget Sound really the only team left that's unbeaten in D3?  That doesn't seem quite right.

[Hugenerd]

Is Puget Sound really the only team left that's unbeaten in D3?  That doesn't seem quite right.

No, they are the only team that has not lost to a d3 school but has lost to a school from another division.  There are 6 teams that havent lost to anyone (the first list).

[Hugenerd]

Its final, Caltech wins 77-69.  We can no longer talk about them on this board.  Congrats to Coach Eslinger on his first win as a head coach.

[Mr. Ypsi]

Is there ANYONE who can honestly say they figured that Caltech would leave the winless board earlier than Chicago or Hope?  (Hmm...isn't Chicago Hope a canceled series? )

I have no clue as to the Chicago problem, but I'd strongly recommend that Hope schedule some d3 opponents that are not in the CCIW!  (Despite being 7-4 overall, their 0-2 in d3 are defeats by Wheaton and Carthage in the MIAA-CCIW challenge.)

Hope will not stay winless for long.  Nor will Chicago (though their next game is WashU - if 2009 is as crazy as 2008, they may win that one ).

[sac]

To be honest I hadn't give it much thought.   But I had penciled in Wheaton and Carthage games as losses for Hope before the season began.


I'd be much more concerned if they'd played more than 2 games against D3's.

Hope plays @ Olivet and Albion this week, neither of those games will be easy.

[magicman]

To be honest I hadn't give it much thought.   But I had penciled in Hope and Carthage games as losses for Hope before the season began.


I'd be much more concerned if they'd played more than 2 games against D3's.

Hope plays @ Olivet and Albion this week, neither of those games will be easy.

sac

Is Hope so bad that they will lose to themselves?

[OxyBob]

I hope Caltech pulls this one out and wins Coach Eslinger his first game as a head coach.

You got your wish!

Eyewitness report from Pasadena:

Caltech 77, Polytechnic 69

CIT: Matt Dellatorre 27 pts, 10 rebs, 3 assists, 3 steals, Travis Haussler 19 pts, 12 rebs, 2 assists, 5 blocks, Ryan Elmquist 14, Wei Li 11
NYU-Poly: Arjun Ohri 25, Andre Robinson 17 pts, 7 rebs, 3 assists, 3 steals, Anthony Mottola 10

Halftime: CIT 40-24
Rebounds: CIT 38-36
Records: Caltech 1-10, Polytechnic 0-10

Very entertaining game between Caltech and NYU-Poly. CIT got off to a quick 7-0 lead and never trailed in the game. Arjun Ohri's 3-point play brought the Fighting Blue Jays within 7-5, but that's as close they'd get the rest of the night. The Beavers took a 26-12 lead on Travis Haussler's layup at 9:30, stretched the lead to 18, and led 40-24 at the break. In the second half, CIT led 52-37 at 12:25, but NYU-Poly scored 11 straight to close to 52-48 at 8:40. Wei Li's 3-ball broke the scoreless spell for CIT to push the lead back to 7, and the Blue Jays didn't get closer than 4 the rest of the way. The Beavers won it at the free throw line by sinking 28-for-33, while NYU-Poly was only 10-for-20, and missed several chances to close the gap by clanking their FTs.

For Caltech, the Beavers had 4 starters in double figures. Matt Dellatorre scored 27 points on 6-for-13 FGs and 13-for-14 from the line, and also pulled down 10 rebounds. Travis Haussler played a very strong game in the post with 19 points and 12 rebounds, and had 5 blocks. Ryan Elmquist had 14 points on 4-for-6 FGs and 6-for-6 FTs, and made a key basket on a put back with 3 minutes to go. Wei Li scored 11 and hit on 3-for-5 on 3-balls. For Polytechnic, Arjun Ohri played a strong game with 25 points on 10-for-18 FGs and 3-for-3 from the line. Andre Robinson scored 17 and had 7 boards, and Anthony Mottola had 10.

I've now seen Caltech win its last 3 games. I saw CIT break its 207-game losing streak to D-III teams against Bard on 01/06/07, I saw them break an 18-game losing streak against Gallaudet on 12/17/07, and I saw them break a 30-game losing streak tonight. Fear the Beavers!

[thinking]I've got to concentrate...[his thoughts echo] concentrate... concentrate... I've got to concentrate... concentrate... concentrate... Hello?... hello... hello... Echo... echo... echo... Pinch hitting for Pedro Borbon... Manny Mota... Mota... Mota...

Surely you can't be serious.

OxyBob

[Hugenerd]

Now all they need is a conference win and their all set.

[Ethelred the Unready]

[thinking]I've got to concentrate...[his thoughts echo] concentrate... concentrate... I've got to concentrate... concentrate... concentrate... Hello?... hello... hello... Echo... echo... echo... Pinch hitting for Pedro Borbon... Manny Mota... Mota... Mota...

Surely you can't be serious.

OxyBob
[/quote]

I am serious... and don't call me Shirley

[HopeConvert]

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I have no clue as to the Chicago problem, but I'd strongly recommend that Hope schedule some d3 opponents that are not in the CCIW!  (Despite being 7-4 overall, their 0-2 in d3 are defeats by Wheaton and Carthage in the MIAA-CCIW challenge.)

Amen.

Hope will not stay winless for long. 

From your lips (or fingers) to God's ears.