MBB: Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference

[frank_ezelle]

Frank, you're moving on - congratulations!  Songy saved the day for the Majors - incredible that they win this game despite shooting 27%.  I think this is an important win for Millsaps, particularly the way you won the game.  This shows a certain amount of mental toughness I wasn't sure the Majors possessed earlier this season.  Hope your team continues to grow from this experience and ultimately goes to Salem.  

pbrooks3--thank you, thank you, thank you.  This weekend was the most incredible sporting event I've seen at Millsaps because of the tremendous student support for the basketball team.  I was down on the floor so I was getting a full blast of the cheers from both stands and at times it was deafening.  I think you were the one who pointed out the important contribution Chad Songy made to the team at the SCAC Tournament and that was a reflection of what he has done all season.  Chad was 1 of 9 for the game when he launched his 3-pointer with just seconds left on the clock.  How he got it off and how it went in is a mystery.  It wasn't as spectacular as a 15 laternal play in football, but maybe Millsaps was due for a stunning play that gave them a regional championship.

I'm working on photos, but I'll write more when time allows.

[frank_ezelle]

Game winning 3-pointer by Chad Songy in the Millsaps win over UMHB:





Link to box score for game:  http://www.millsaps.edu/athletic/basketball-m/ncaa-003.htm

[fcnews]

Were media timeouts used last night in the Maryville v. Millsaps game? There was no game following that one to stay on time for. The three games should have been played under the same conditions to have the playing field be level.

pobresita... c'mon now.

d3allstar- I think that the question I asked was pretty simple. Yes or No, would do.

[Ralph Turner]

Tough game for UMHB...

Thanks for the box score--

UMHB's Jason Wagner was playing (only 13 minutes) with a torn ACL, and Matt Dickey only played 6 minutes with his broken hand (probably not fully healed).

[Ralph Turner]

Frank, congratulations on the shot...

and how much will you charge Mrs. Songy for that photo?   

[pbrooks3]

Good line Ralph.  Remind me that you deserve more karma!

[frank_ezelle]

Frank, congratulations on the shot...

and how much will you charge Mrs. Songy for that photo?   

At Christmas, Mrs. Songy gave me a giant batch of a chocolate treat that is sort of a Songy family tradition--it's as sweet as Chad's game winning shot.  There's a possibility that I might see another batch of chocolate before next Christmas rolls around.

[Ralph Turner]

Frank, congratulations on the shot...
and how much will you charge Mrs. Songy for that photo?   

At Christmas, Mrs. Songy gave me a giant batch of a chocolate treat that is sort of a Songy family tradition--it's as sweet as Chad's game winning shot.  There's a possibility that I might see another batch of chocolate before next Christmas rolls around.

Okay Millsaps Moms, remember that the photographer can be bought with chocolate!   

[fcnews]

Since I guess my question will not be addressed, I'll post on something more positive.

The Fontbonne coaches, players and fans would like to compliment Millsaps and the athletic department on a great job of hosting. The southern hospitality was incredible, as usual. Special thanks to the O'Charley's on County Line Rd. who kept their restaurant open an extra hour on thursday for us. We had the late practice time. Also, to the Logan Roadhouse, who accomadated our party of 60 on a busy friday night.

The experience of playing in The Hangar will not soon be forgotten. Boy that place can get loud. And a special thanks to our hostess from Millsaps who's name I'm drawing a blank on ( point guard on the womens team ) what a delightfull young lady.

Only sour note, our charter bus tires were slashed at the hotel late last night. We didn't find out till we were ready to depart this morning. But hey, that can happen anywhere.

[Ralph Turner]

Since I guess my question will not be addressed, I'll post on something more positive.
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fcnews, I don't think that anyone is ignoring the question.  I certainly don't have the answer.

I recommend that you submit the question as an IM to Hoopsville, and let the D3hoops .com gurus run with it.

[consultant]

fcnews,
The Millsaps/Maryville game did have media, and there were no media timeouts to my knowledge.  Based on what I gathered from your initial post, I believe the decision must have been made to not utilize media timeouts for the first day only.    

At any rate, most D-III teams don't utilize media timeouts during the regular season, and Fontbonne and UMHB were playing the same game yesterday with no media timeouts....so there was no arguable disadvantage in my opinion.

Glad Fontbonne enjoyed their time in Jackson!

 

[Ralph Turner]

www.ncaasports.com/broadcast

Here are the guidelines that I could find.

[frank_ezelle]

fcnews, thanks for the kind words about Millsaps and the athletic department.  From what I could tell, it looked like almost every coach at Millsaps was involved in some way with the running of the tournament.  Millsaps is also lucky to have a great SID in Kevin Maloney who does an outstanding job on everything he tackles.

For the record, I understand the reason for your question about the media timeouts.  Fontbonne played a terrific game Friday night with a shot at the buzzer that would have sent the game into overtime.  In a game so close, a little extra rest and instructional time could make a difference in the outcome of the game, especially for a team that subs very little.  And with tonight's game being so close, it is a reasonable argument to say that the media timeouts on Friday might have resulted in a sweet 16 berth for your team--we'll just never know.

I would try to help you out on the name of the hostess from the women's team, but they had several point guards and I think all the players on the team are delightful.  Millsaps has a coach who is really turning the program around and I won't be surprised if the Lady Majors go dancing into the postseason in the near future.

[fcnews]

Thanks Frank.
As it would appear, do to travel expenses, you all may be headed to St' Louis next weekend. If there are any questions on hotels, restaurants,....ect. Feel free to ask. I live about four miles from both Fontbonne and Wash U. I'm very familar with the area.

[Major_Fan]

Cori Tucker was the Fontbonne University host.