MBB: USA South Conference

[njlincolnlion]

CNU85:

It's been a long time since I've heard from you.  We discussed the Lincoln/CNU game last year.  Lincoln played CNU on the last day of a four day trip that took the Lions to Ashland Virginia, before heading south to Myrtle Beach.  If I recall the MB posts, there were only about 15 people at the game on a neutral court

The Captains are playing Lincoln at home, and Lincoln has averaged about 1450 fans during the last few games.  I guess the fans come out when you're nationally ranked and only had so few home games during the season.  I'm glad we're playing the Captains with an opportunity to rest, and at home.

Get well soon with the flu and bronchitis.

[cnufan]

We like hostile crowds of 1500  !!

Except when they arent ours!!

I really wish they had done what everybody had figured they were going to do and pair us up with someone in the Fish Tank so some of our faithful could attend. But hey,  you go where the NCAA tells you. I still hate the fact that they paired us up with a team we've already played this year. I used to think in the past they would make consertive efforts to avoid that, but we CNU fans found out in the fall when our women's soccer squad matched up with VWC in the first round of NCAA's, which ended up being on our field, and we lost!!

Oh well, as the God's gift to rock and roll said (very sarcastic statement), You cant always get what you want!

[narch]

ODAC Players in the first annual ODAC vs. USA South Senior All-Star game.

Bridgewater – Clay Michael, and Zach Butler
Eastern Mennonite - Dustin Gaylon
E&H – Gary Kearns
Guilford – Jamel Taylor
HSC – Matt Guill, and Aaron Lewek
LC – Andy Albright and Pat Prior
RMC – Justin Wansley and Patrick Gill
RC – Jared Butler
VWC – Marques Fitch and Matt Towell
W&L - None

does anyone know when the usasac team will be named?

anyone want to take a stab at the usasac team...i might give it a try...

good luck to the capts in the tourney - captj - i know you're out there...what are your pontiac keys to victory?

[narch]

assuming everyone is healthy and can play, this is what the usasac roster would look like ('cause this is every senior in the conference) - i've divided them into who i would start, who i would bring off the bench and who i would play a few minutes

starters
eugene grant -mc - 6'2"/200      11.1 ppg/ 3.5 apg
jeremy romeo - cnu - 6'1"/190 -     13.7 ppg/2.8 rpg
steve berg - gc - 6'0"/180      18.6 ppg/5.5 rpg
seth thomas -mc - 6'4"/195      13.4 ppg/ 7.3 rpg
justin battle - gc - 6'7"/200       6.1 ppg/5.3 rpg

top reserves
brian holloway - gc - 6"6/210      5.8 ppg/4.9 rpg
adam purdham - cnu - 6'3"/190 -    1.2 ppg/1.4 rpg
micheal mcevoy - mc- 6'11"/225   3.4 ppg/ 2.08 bpg
billy gardner - au - 6'7"/235        3 ppg/1.5 rpg
jared hale - su - 6'0"/185      3.8 ppg/ .8 rpg

they'll play, 'cause it's an all-star game
nigel kelly - fc - 6'6"/185      1.6 ppg/.4 rpg
jermaine artis - ncwc - 6'4"/NA      1.7 ppg/ 1.0 rpg
patrick miller - su - 6'5"/195      2.4 ppg/2.6 rpg
marchise jones - mc - 5'7"/175   .9 ppg/ .55 apg
aaron bahm - mc - 6'4"/205      1.5 ppg/ 2.5 mpg

the odac post players will have a field day, and there is no pg other than grant (and he's not a true pg...he just played one for the monarchs...he's really a 2 or 3) - thomas will have to take the post, and i imagine he might guard wansley some...interesting matchup - this team WILL be able to shoot lights out, though

[hasanova]

If you look at the bracket, they did a lot of moving teams around. Like sending the Ursinus/Farminadale winner to VWC, sending CNU to PA with I think three other PA teams, two for sure. And then sending Macon out to TN to play Wooster, WOOSTER in the first round!! I would have much preferred to play Alvernia or Messiah!! Especially after having seen Lincoln play its third and fourth games in as many days. They are an amazing athletic team who doesnt play a lot of D, but when you have the scorers that they do, you dont really need to!

Goose - It's not much difference (unless you actually drive to the wrong state to go to the game lol), but I believe Randolph-Macon and C. of Wooster got sent to Lexington, KY (Transylvania).

[bosco14]

nice to see the captains on the bracket tourney sheet!!!
if the game were at cnu the comment would be:
"bean break out the liberace suit"
we're dancin baby???

what does lincoln look like this year?

[cnufan]

Damn bosco, I almost forgot about the electric blue suit!! Thats hot!!

Lincoln is tough. They had the nation's leading scorer and the nation's second best assists man (same person!!) They, as well as the Captains, will be not be the same team each other saw back in Myrtle in a 114-112 OT Lincoln win. Lincoln was without Tyreek Byard, a Temple transfer, and the Capts were without the services of Jahmar Claxton and Matt Coleman. Romeo was also 2-17 in that game and Korey Lewis had 19 points in 17 minutes and fouled out. But its on the road in their house and it will most definitely be a very, very tough game.

[Pat Coleman]

Lincoln was also playing its fourth game in five nights, I believe.

[cnufan]

Oh its believable Pat, they were. But they didnt play like they were playing their fourth game in four nights. They didnt look tired to me.

[CNU85]

njlincolnlion,

don't think you have too much to worry about tomorrow night. CNU is not a road team and their record against ranked opponents lately stinks. Just as long as Lincoln doesn't look past CNU, they should be ok...and I don't think they will since the last game was a barn burner in MB. If CNU doesn't play all out for the entire game, it will get ugly and very quickly.

Now if Selden can quit the quotes in the newspaper, which I'm sure is in the Lincoln locker room by now......we'll see tomorrow night...I'll tune in as long as I can. I actually fell asleep during the Duke FSU game last night......prescription drugs are a wonderful thing!!

[gordonmann]

I know CNU has their own radio crew, but just in case you want to catch the first game of the Lincoln/CNU bracket.....

6 PM: Messiah College vs. Alvernia College

CNU and Lincoln follows at 8 PM with the webcasts available at:

http://www.ncaasports.com/basketball/mens/scoreboard/div3

Pregame begins 20 minutes before each game and you'll need Windows Media to listen.  You can broadcast it for free here:

http//www.microsoft.com/windows/windowsmedia/download/default.asp

[cnufan]

No offense Gordon!! But I hope the CNU fans listen to the voice of the Captains!! I know you will do a fine job!! Look forward to seeing you there Friday.

[gordonmann]

No offense taken.

Captain fans should stick with their radio guys.  But if they are optimistic and want to hear who they might play in the second round, we'll be there.

[CNU85]

good game...better than I thought it would go....102-96 with CNU having a chance to tie it with 25 seconds left.

NJlincolnlion...good luck the rest of the way....you should make the sweet 16...enjoy it...it's fun!!

tough way for Romeo to end his career....it sounded like CNU would hang on for the win....I'm actually looking forward to next year already....the team is solid unless there are unexpected player losses in the off season.

see y'all next year!

[njlincolnlion]

CNU85

The Captains gave Lincoln all they wanted and then some.  CNU will be a team to be reckoned with.

I think the Lions came out tight, and I was surprised they went with the three guards starting to match up with CNU.  The 3 guard line-up played right into the Captains hands.  I'm glad we came out with the win, and now we have to play Messiah for the second time this year.

I hope you're over with the flu.