MBB: North Coast Athletic Conference

[phil]

How right you are. The Rowan foils are relegated to the football realm as their basketball prospects have dimmed – even then, the Rowan folks are a group of good guys (many of whom I met), save one mean spirited SOB who it isn't even worth wasting my "A" material on.

[DenisonFan]

I did some homework on the "Dynamic Duos" of the NCAC.  I looked at the two top players on each team and their impact for the team.  Here is what I got.

I am sorry for Earlham it was very difficult to choose Miller over Jewett.  Either guy would do.  Wabash is just so balanced it was hard to pick two so I am sorry if you disagree with my choices.

Allegheny:  Majzlik & McCloskey    36 pts    10.3 Rpg   48% scoring   29% rebounding

Denison:  Hodgkinson & Hern    28.7 pts   14.4 Rpg   43% scoring  38% rebounding

Earlham:   Henry & Miller    32.2 pts   11.4 Rpg    44% scoring   35% rebounding

Hiram    White & Spencer     25.5 pts  11.3 Rpg    35% scoring    33% rebounding

Kenyon   Formato & Yelvington  25.8 pts  11.9 Rpg  37% scoring  31% rebounding

Oberlin    Spencer & Loll  24.6 pts   14 Rpg      41% scoring   45% rebounding

OWU   Chojnacki & Rudegeair   25.4 pts   12.4 Rpg   34% scoring  33% rebounding

Wabash   Medeiros & Joseph   22.6 pts    4.8 Rpg     31% scoring   13% rebounding

Witt     Russ & Borchers    26.4 pts    12.1 Rpg     39% scoring   34% rebounding

Wooster   Port & Cooper   29.3  pts   8.9 Rpg    28% scoring    20% rebounding


What this shows me is that Oberlin and Denison rely heavily on their duos in order to score and rebound.

I really don't see how you are not hurting your team in a game situation to sit these two guys down at the same time for extended periods of time.   This "pine time" crap does not cut it.  It directly impacts the game.  You hurt the teams chances of winning.  What lesson are the coaches trying to teach? 

In the case of Wabash, Witt and Wooster, they are very deep and their two guys do not have the impact as it would at Allegheny, Denison and Oberlin.

I just found it interesting.

[smedindy]

Seeing 'Gheny last night, Savage and Hollihan could definitely step up, as Majzlik had just 9 points in 24 ineffective minutes.

[goscots]

Last night Port guarded Findlay and Vandervaart guarded whoever the #4 guy was. Considering Findlay was listed at 245 and Tom is stronger than Tim I think it was a good move. It might explain some of Port struggles with shooting.

Another good move was Wooster would double down on Findlay whenever he was passed the ball (I wish Coach Moore had done some of that in the BW game). Given that the TCNJ guards hit no 3's during the game, it was very effective.

The only other consistent threat TCNJ had was Stallworth driving the lane. But given his lack of long distance shooting, Witucky just backed off in the second half and took that away.

With NCJU only two threats contained, even though they hung 4-6 points behind most of the second half I don't think Wooster ever lost confidence they would win, ( the rest of TCNJ shot 8-26).

[wally_wabash]

After an 0-5 start, Wabash has gone nuts.  A 12-0 run has Wabash up 12-2 over Hiram with just over 16 minutes left in the first half...good start for Wabash. 

[wally_wabash]

Halftime at Chadwick:

Hiram 18
Wabash 36

Medeiros got off to a great start for Wabash with 13 points pretty early on.  Otherwise, the game has sounded about as one sided as the score would indicate. 

[ScotsFan]

I was actually surprised that TCNJ was able to dictate the tempo and stay close the entire game. The Lions are far from being an NJAC favorite as they were picked ninth out of ten teams in the preseason coaches poll

phil,

I wasn't aware that TCNJ was picked so far down.  I was basing my statement on what I have heard about them on Hoopsville.  Before the Holiday Break, they were talking them up quite a bit about what a nice surprise TCNJ was.  And the fact that they beat Ramapo who was #1 in the coaches poll (I looked it up after reading your post), I would say that the NJAC is a bit more competitive top to bottom than your average league like the NCAC for instance.  TCNJ may not have been a favorite to start the season, but they are certainly still in the mix right now, that's all I was saying.

[wally_wabash]

Final from Chadwick:

Hiram 52
Wabash 76

Not a whole lot of explanation necessary here.  Wabash shot very well from the floor (somewhere around 50%) and the defense was typical Wabash defense.  The streak goes to 9, 7 in a row at Chadwick court.  

Boxscore standouts for Wabash this afternoon include:
Kyle Medeiros - 13 points
Caleb Lyttle - 8 points
Gary Simkus - 10 points
Andrew Zimmer - 11 points

Wabash's individual stats won't ever knock you off your feet, but this is the kind of effort Wabash gets from four or five guys every game.  

Off to Delaware on Wednesday in an attempt to run the streak to 10 games.  

I think it's important to note here that this streak that Wabash is on shouldn't be particularly surprising.  Beating Depauw early in the streak was big for Wabash and then knocking off Franklin at home was also big.  But Wabash has played almost all of these games in Crawfordsville against teams that Wabash should be beating.  Confidence is high right now, Wabash is playing well, and will need this momentum as they get into the guts of of the conference schedule.  

[billy_pilgrim]

Halftime in Richmond:

Earlham 32,
Allegheny 20

Tristian Gregory with a nice game so far off the bench, somewhere in the 12-point range.

Sounds like Earlham was a little more prepared to play the first half of this one than last night.

[billy_pilgrim]

and Earlhamalum himself has made his first play-by-play appearance on Teamline

I will never let him live this down........

Earlham up 16 with about 12 minutes or so to go.........

[billy_pilgrim]

Final in Richmond:

Earlham 69,
Allegheny 53

I'll let earlhamalum handle the details on this one; he was there. Sounded like good balance...led by double digits the entire second half.

[woolax]

ha ha according to the W&J broadcasters, Wooster is wearing thier dark "blue"  away unis.

[wooscotsfan]

Final:  Wooster 97  Washington & Jefferson 72

Wooster wins the Wash & Jeff Tournament beating the Presidents on their home court. 

Wooster was led tonight by Evan Will with 20 points, James Cooper with 17 points, Tom Port with 12 points, Devin Fulk with 11 points and Andy Van Horn chipped in 10 points.

Wooster got off to a slow start in the 2nd half but then nailed several three pointers to stretch out the lead.  Scots made 13 three pointers this evening.

Wooster is now 12-1.    Next up is road game at Allegheny on 1/11.

GO SCOTS!!

[smedindy]

Good win against Hiram. Stephens against impressed with his effort.

Huge tests next week - with a trip to see the Bishops and then Wooster at home.

But since a tough OWU squad is in the way, there will be no squwaking at the Scots yet.

[WooMix]

Does anyone know what the record is for the number of game appearances in D3 basketball is?  Witucky at Woo I believe hasn't missed a game and must be close to breaking that record, especially given the fact that Woo is gonna go deep in the post season.