MBB: Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference

pbrooks3 · November 15, 2008, 10:05:06 PM

Score correction on the Centre-Franklin game - 67-65 Centre. Thomason scores 23 and Noll gets 16.

frank_ezelle · November 16, 2008, 08:21:05 AM

Millsaps lost by 19 to Belhaven to open up the season. This Belhaven team looked to be about the same strength as the team that Millsaps beat 75-70 last year.

I was impressed with the Millsaps team considering the situation they are in to start the season. The score was 29-27 Belhaven at halftime, and then it got to 39-37 before Belhaven went on a 13-0 run. During that stretch it seemed like Millsaps had a group on the floor that wasn't lacking so much in talent but in chemistry. That's no surprise since even the starting unit is going to take a while to mesh. There are a lot of new faces that will need to contribute this year and a lot of returning players who will have to take on greater roles of responsibility. That transition will take some time but I think Millsaps will be a tough opponent once SCAC play starts the main part of the season after Christmas.

Walter17 · November 16, 2008, 07:32:51 PM

did anyone stand out for Millsaps, frank?

pbrooks3 · November 16, 2008, 08:58:53 PM

A friend of mine who attended the Centre-Franklin game Saturday told me it was an outstanding competitive game with neither team getting more than a 6-pt lead throughout. Centre's upperclassmen played extremely well. I think Coach Mason is still hoping that some of the younger players will begin to make more significant contributions. It will take a complete team effort in Maryville Tuesday night to have any chance of victory.

frank_ezelle · November 17, 2008, 10:57:43 AM

Quote from: Walter17 on November 16, 2008, 07:32:51 PM
did anyone stand out for Millsaps, frank?

I don't know if they'll have anyone who will really stand out this year. This is going to be a team effort type of season with contributions being needed from 10-12 guys.

Here's the box score from Saturday: http://blazers.belhaven.edu/m_basketball/Stats/2008-09/Box%20Score-Millsaps.htm

Their Friday game at Louisiana College is scheduled for a webcast at 7 PM. The link is: http://www.atwsportscast.com/Colleges/Millsaps%20College.htm

bballlover · November 17, 2008, 11:57:15 AM

Did Ben Purcell get hurt in the first minute of the first game. If so, that's a tough break for Sewanee.

Walter17 · November 17, 2008, 12:25:27 PM

I'm interested in the Austin/UT-Dallas game tonight. jekelish, will you be in attendance? This should be a good early test for the Roos.

Oglethorpe kicks off the season tonight against Emory. Centre looks to have another tough game tomorrow night against Maryville, Tenn.

4-5 start for the SCAC on opening weekend. Any word on what happened to Sewanee this weekend?

jekelish · November 17, 2008, 01:47:25 PM

I'm not going to be able to make it down to Richardson for the AC/UTD games tonight. AC does host a tournament this weekend with Dallas, Hardin-Simmons and ETBU, so it'll be interesting for me to get my first real look at this year's squad.

ASCfan237 · November 17, 2008, 06:03:54 PM

I'd love to hear updates on the UTD/AC game tonight if anyone is in attendance.

jekelish · November 17, 2008, 06:21:18 PM

Both the men's and women's games between UTD and AC are going to have live audio:

http://radio.utdallas.edu/

Not sure if there will be live stats or not, though.

FlightofthePetrel · November 17, 2008, 10:45:51 PM

Oglethorpe Wins Overtime Thriller over Cross- Town Rival Emory 89-81!

Joe Kennedy calmly knocked down 2 free throws with 2.2 seconds left to force overtime. In the overtime period the Petrels led by 5 I believe and seemed to have the overtime in control but an Emory bucket and quick steal and layup to make it a game again. The Petrels made their free throws down the stretch to put the game away by the final margin.

Oglethorpe was led by Sophomore Todd Ward's 25 points and 16 rebounds. Joe Kennedy also had an impressive outing filling up the stat sheet with 18 points, 7 rebounds and 6 assists.

Big win for Oglethorpe as they will look to carry that momentum all the way to Philadelphia this weekend for their tournament against Haverford and Swarthmore.

Here's the link by the way: http://www.oglethorpe.edu/athletics/

pbrooks3 · November 17, 2008, 11:31:51 PM

That's a tremendous win for OU. This team has some great talent. Ward can really play as evidenced by his stat line tonight. I've said it before - consistency is what will determine whether this squad will be a contender or a pretender.

frank_ezelle · November 18, 2008, 06:55:52 AM

Coach Ponder has done a great job at OU--I have a feeling that he will keep them as a contender year after year. As for Todd Ward, everyone in the league saw his star potential last season. They have a very young roster--5 freshmen, 6 sophomores, and 3 juniors--so I suspect they continue to need and get big numbers from Ward this season.

brave heart · November 18, 2008, 09:39:29 AM

Youth must be the rule this season as DePauw has one Senior,3or 4 Juniors ,6 Sophmores......Should be interesting if these young players are ready to step up.

Walter17 · November 18, 2008, 11:32:08 AM

Well, youth may not be the case for Trinity, as 6 of their top 7 are seniors. Hopefully, that experience will help them win the close games that they lost last year (DePauw and Centre at home last season).

Sounds like Ward might be the real deal. Good win for OU! Seems like Oglethorpe/Emory games are usually high scoring (last year 106-89?).

Tough 85-64 defeat for Austin. Looks like the were even down by 30 to UT Dallas. I wasn't able to find a boxscore for this one.