MBB: USA South Conference

[Goose_13]

You can definitely tell its exam week! At least at CNU and it seems like most other schools as well.

[narch]

it got ugly...

the monarchs played campbell pretty tight for the majority of the first half and trailed by 7 at with around 6:00 left, but cu stretched the lead to 18 at the half...

the second half was more of the same, and cu ended up with a 103-55 win - mu emptied their bench with around 7:00 left, but the camels were apparently gunning for 100, leaving their starters in for most of the game...in fact, with 1:30 left, i counted at least 3 campbell starters on the floor and with :45 seconds left and up by 40+, the camels were still running offense and working hard to score...

whitehead didn't make the trip...jernigan and combs both played solid games, but campbell just had too many athletic wings for the monarchs

it was also probably the poorest officiated game i've ever seen...it didn't make an impact on the game, but those guys didn't deserve a game check today - poor officiating isn't unique to division 3, apparently

[hasanova]

http://www.peace.edu/content/page/id/1307

Guilford assistant Claude Shields has been named the first men's basketball and golf coach at William Peace University.  Pacers will begin play in the fall of 2012.  Congratulations!

[narch]

http://www.peace.edu/content/page/id/1307

Guilford assistant Claude Shields has been named the first men's basketball and golf coach at William Peace University.  Pacers will begin play in the fall of 2012.  Congratulations!

Four-Year Baccalaureate University Hires Coach To Oversee Its First Male Recreational Sports Offerings

i found this to be an interesting headline, all around...peace referring to itself as "four-year baccalaureate university" feels kind of like an athlete going third-person and the term "recreational sports offerings" instead of intercollegiate sports is a bit odd, as well - maybe the folks at a women's school write differently

[narch]

just took a look at the monarchs coming weekend...mount st. vincent on saturday is a 2-6 d3...should be an opportunity for mu to get a win, but of course, kenyon has a similar record and beat mu early in the season - on sunday, the monarchs get a 9-1 d2 in the university of west georgia...

[D-BAT]

New look SU program. 

If you have not witnessed what Coach Pryor and staff has done with the kids that he has in the program, then you will see a considerable difference on how this program operates now.

This team is undersized but they sure do compete and run their offense very well.

It was a pleasure to watch them the other week and one could see that Coach Pryor has much structure and discipline injected into this program.

Give a Coach Pryor a couple-few seasons and it would not surprise me if he's able to rival what Coach Dean has done at EMU.

[narch]

the monarchs lost an 83-81 heartbreaker to mt. st. vincent today...with this schedule, they've GOT to win against the sub .500 teams when they get a chance to play them...

[Goose_13]

Saw my first CNU game tonight in a while. Definitely was a tale of two halves as the Captains scored 33 in the first and 62 in the second in a win over Piedmont. The Lions led at the break and went away from playing a zone defense that stifled CNU in the opening stanza. This team will have some problems with anyone who has size inside. With Taylor and Benefield, they shouldnt have too much of a problem scoring. Look forward to seeing how they do come conference time.

[D-BAT]

SU gets a huge win 85-83 2OT win on the road at Averett.  It was SU's 3rd game in a row.

SU overcame an 11pt deficit with 5mins to go and had a shot to win it in regulation as well as the 1st OT if I recall accurately.

SU got a 81-77 win on Monday vs. a very tall Swarthmore (PA) team and lost an 8pt lead at the 5min mark vs. Kenyon (OH) to fall 66-63 in championship game of the Morris Cregger New Year's Day Classic in Roanoke.

Coach Pryor and staff has these young men playing a very disciplined controlled offense.  This team has no quit in them as they compete game in and game out. 

Keep it moving forward gentlemen!

[CNU85]

Wow. CNU over NCW 84-56 at Rocky Mount.
I never would have predicted that score!

[D-BAT]

Watched a good game today between Ferrum and SU.  Ferrum is very, very athletic and SU competed their tails off but unfortunately the basketball did not bounce or roll SU's way too much today.  I am very impressed with the progression of SU's team and heard nothing but positive comments in the stands about the direction the program is headed.

January 7, 2012

WINCHESTER, Va. - Visiting Ferrum College used a strong final push to down Shenandoah University 80-71 in USA South Conference men's basketball action Saturday afternoon at Shingleton Gymnasium.

With Shenandoah (3-11, 1-1 USA South) trailing 66-64 following a Dominic Chappell layup at the 4:36 mark, Ferrum (6-7, 1-1) answered by scoring 10 of the game's next 12 points in a span of 2:45.

The Panthers had total control of the contest from this point on; SU got no closer than four points the rest of way.

Junior Avery Green, who led all scorers with 26 points, cut that deficit to four points with his eighth and final field goal of the contest at the 3:02 mark.

Ferrum closed the game out on a 10-5 run.

The two teams traded the lead seven times and were tied on six other occasions. FC took the lead for good on a Marcus Mayo jumper with 11:23 remaining.

The Panthers largest lead, 11 points, came with 26 seconds to play in the first half and was fueled by an 11-2 run from the 4:19 to :10 seconds mark.

Green ended that run by canning a pair from the charity stripe. He finished 9 for 12 from the line.

Shenandoah outrebounded its opponent 32-30; this is just the second time all season that SU has won the battle of the glass.

Both teams shot 48 percent from the field - the Hornets were 25 for 52 and Ferrum 28 for 58.

Shenandoah hosts Marymount on Wednesday at 7 in its final non-league game of the season.

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[narch]

wow...a season that started with a bit of promise has gone south quickly for the monarchs, with an 8th straight loss...

[hasanova]

wow...a season that started with a bit of promise has gone south quickly for the monarchs, with an 8th straight loss...

Wow is right.  I didn't realize it was up to eight.  I just looked at Methodist's schedule - first CNU and then SU.  I see MU lost to CNU by five earlier and perhaps the Shenandoah game will be competitive as well. 

[D-BAT]

Not sure who could of beaten GB with those 1st half shooting percentages.

January 14, 2012

Greensboro Sizzles Over Men

56 - 40 = 96 ... Greensboro (10-5, 3-0)   
32 - 41 = 73 ... Shenandoah (3-13, 1-2)   

WINCHESTER, Va. - Visiting Greensboro College hit nearly every shot it attempted in a 96-73 USA South Conference men's basketball victory over Shenandoah Saturday afternoon.

Greensboro (10-5, 3-0 USA South) jumped out to an early 10-point lead and never looked back against Shenandoah (3-13, 1-2).

After Xavier Alston scored the initial bucket of the game for the Hornets 21 seconds into the contest, GC sandwiched a pair of TJ Holman free throws around two jumpers to take a lead it would not relinquish.

A 16-8 run from the 15:50 to 11:02 marks pushed the lead into double-digits for the Pride and SU was only able to cut it under 10 points on one occasion the rest of the way.

Freshman Ross Heyl drained a 3-pointer from the corner at 7:54 to make it 30-21 in favor of the visitors, but Greensboro scored the game's next 13 points to take a commanding 22-point lead.

Greensboro led 56-32 at the half, thanks to 62 percent (23 of 37) shooting from the field and a perfect 6 of 6 performance from the line.

The Pride, which led by at least 18 points the remainder of the contest, shot 17 of 33 (52 percent) after the break to coast home to the 23-point victory.

Holman led all scorers with 26 points while Brock Moorman had 16 andf Luqman Tijani 13.

Avery Green led 14, James Bowens 12 and Dominic Chappell 11 for the hosts.

GC also had a 42-26 advantage on the glass; the Pride had 24 second-chance points to the Hornets 9.

Shenandoah is back in action on Monday at 7:30 against Methodist.

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[D-BAT]

January 16, 2012

WINCHESTER, Va. - Shenandoah University matched both its overall and conference win totals from last season with an 81-72 USA South Conference victory over Methodist Monday night.

The Hornets (4-13, 2-3 USA South) led from the midpoint of the first half, but had to withstand a big Methodist (3-13, 0-4) second half rally.

With Shenandoah taking its largest lead, 11 points, following a Nick Brown 3-pointer with 10:25 to play, MU scored the next nine points of the game in just 73 seconds to trail 60-58.

Fortunately for the home crowd, junior Dominic Chappell drained a 3-pointer of his own on the next SU trip down the floor and Methodist never seriously threatened again.

Chappell's '3', one of eight the victors had on the evening, ignited a 9-1 Shenandoah run over a span of 2:16.

From this point on, the Hornets lead remained at least five points.

Methodist cut its deficit to five points on two occasions in the final 3:11, the last 1:18 remaining, but James Bowens canned all four of his attempts from the charity stripe to seal the victory for the hosts.

Shenandoah earned the victory, its first in the past four games, despite being outrebounded 48-30.

SU forced 11 of the Monarchs 18 turnovers with steals and scored 30 points off of those Methodist miscues.

Thanks to its rebounding advantage, MU had 24 second-chance points to the Hornets 4.

Junior Avery Green led Shenandoah with 17 points while Bowens added 13 and Chappell 10.

James Whitehead and Bryan Hockaday both had double-doubles for the Monarchs. Whitehead had 18 points and 10 boards with Hockaday 12 points with 13 rebounds.

SU is back in action on Wednesday for a 7:30 USA South contest at Christopher Newport.

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