MBB: North Coast Athletic Conference

[GoRed]

And concerned for good reason.  Oberlin leading 30-22 at halftime.  Austin Little on fire with 13 and 4 of 5 from 3 pt. land, while Dimonde has yet to score.  Not a surprise when he's playing with his back to the basket and 6'9" Ollie is underneath. 

Ball's getting kicked out but long shots aren't dropping.  Big Red need to either start making the long ball or bring Dimonde out to win this one.   

[smedindy]

Oberlin's videos are really nice this year and the announcers are good. I was fearing a broadcast like the OWU football team's crew.

[GoRed]

Have to commend Oberlin on the broadcast and their play.  Yeomen win 52-51.  Not a well-played game on either side, really, but Oberlin defended well and did what they needed to do to stop Hale and win the game.

I hope all the NCAC (and other D3) SID's get in touch with Oberlin to find out how they're connecting to the web.  Very nice video tonight!

[fsant]

Yeomen   3rd place!
Go Yeo!

[smedindy]

Have to commend Oberlin on the broadcast and their play.  Yeomen win 52-51.  Not a well-played game on either side, really, but Oberlin defended well and did what they needed to do to stop Hale and win the game.

I hope all the NCAC (and other D3) SID's get in touch with Oberlin to find out how they're connecting to the web.  Very nice video tonight!

It also helps when the best video locations are generally unencumbered by fans! 

Good win in another close game for the Yeomen, and another tough loss for the Big Red. Did they use up all of their Cinderella dust last year?

[woosterbooster]

Have to commend Oberlin on the broadcast and their play.  Yeomen win 52-51.  Not a well-played game on either side, really, but Oberlin defended well and did what they needed to do to stop Hale and win the game.

I hope all the NCAC (and other D3) SID's get in touch with Oberlin to find out how they're connecting to the web.  Very nice video tonight!

It also helps when the best video locations are generally unencumbered by fans! 

Good win in another close game for the Yeomen, and another tough loss for the Big Red. Did they use up all of their Cinderella dust last year?

Yeah, Wabash could stick their cameras in the co-ed section!   It was Tinkerbell who used dust, tossing it in the eyes of the defender when she went to the hoop.  Since been outlawed in DIII.

[ScotsFan]

New Top 25 is out and the NCAC has two teams represented this week!

Wooster climbs to #12 up from #16 and OWU cracks the top 25 and checks in this week at #23.   

Btw, the only team to beat Wooster so far this year (Adrian) is up to #14 this week and are currently 7-0 on the young season...

[smedindy]

And of course Denison reverses course and beats Kenyon today 74-70, despite double / doubles for Nwadibia and Lebowitz. Kenyon shot 9-16 from the FT line and that seemed to be their undoing.

So the muddled middle of the NCAC is truly muddled. I have a feeling that positions 4-10 will be hotly contested...

[smedindy]

Hey, I got busy and missed the good news! NCAC went 2-0 yesterday!

Allegheny beat Thiel 86-75 in double OT! The Gators have matched their victory total from last year.
Oberlin bested Grove City 57-55.

2-0 vs. the PrAC (as it should be) and 30-22 overall vs. non-conference foes.

[smedindy]

Another slight docket this weekend, as this is the real break before Holiday tourney action.

Tomorrow:

Wooster (3-0, 6-1) @ Kenyon (1-2, 5-4) - Wooster showed no quarter to Wabash Saturday, blasting the LG's back to C'ville with dispatch. After finals break they travel to Gambier for the rare Friday NCAC game with the Lords. Kenyon's been very inconsistent and they lost a tough one to Denison earlier in the week. Unless the Kenyon vets really step up and the supplemental cast contributes, the Scots should roll past the Lords with ease.

Saturday:

Waynesburg (2-6) @ Hiram (1-4) - This begins the PrAC tour for the Terriers. It comes at a good time, as Hiram is reeling, having lost four in a row. Waynesburg's not doing much better as they've dropped their past three contest including one to bottom feeder Grove City. Hiram has a great opportunity in these games to right the ship before their trip to Vegas after Christmas.

Ohio Christian (5-4) @ Wittenberg (5-2) - The Old Tigers steadied themselves a bit by beating a game Allegheny squad and now face the Trailblazers, an NCCAA power that went 27-10 last year. Of course, being an NCCAA power is probably not quite the same as being a D-3 power, so your mileage may vary. OCU faces Valor Christian tonight - the college run by Rod Parsley. I wonder if the basketballs at Valor are anointed with oil. If so, won't there be a lot of turnovers?

[Gregory Sager]

Ohio Christian (5-4) @ Wittenberg (5-2) - The Old Tigers steadied themselves a bit by beating a game Allegheny squad and now face the Trailblazers, an NCCAA power that went 27-10 last year. Of course, being an NCCAA power is probably not quite the same as being a D-3 power, so your mileage may vary. OCU faces Valor Christian tonight - the college run by Rod Parsley. I wonder if the basketballs at Valor are anointed with oil. If so, won't there be a lot of turnovers?

Valor Christian is, I'm pretty sure, the only institution of higher learning in the U.S. whose men's basketball head coach is a woman. I think that that's kinda cool, actually.

[smedindy]

Ohio Christian (5-4) @ Wittenberg (5-2) - The Old Tigers steadied themselves a bit by beating a game Allegheny squad and now face the Trailblazers, an NCCAA power that went 27-10 last year. Of course, being an NCCAA power is probably not quite the same as being a D-3 power, so your mileage may vary. OCU faces Valor Christian tonight - the college run by Rod Parsley. I wonder if the basketballs at Valor are anointed with oil. If so, won't there be a lot of turnovers?

Valor Christian is, I'm pretty sure, the only institution of higher learning in the U.S. whose men's basketball head coach is a woman. I think that that's kinda cool, actually.

Very surprising, too!

I've never thought there was any reason a woman couldn't coach a men's basketball team, seriously.

[woosterbooster]

I've never thought there was any reason a woman couldn't coach a men's basketball team, seriously.

Other than why would they want to lower themselves, I agree.

[David Collinge]

Ohio Christian (5-4) @ Wittenberg (5-2) - The Old Tigers steadied themselves a bit by beating a game Allegheny squad and now face the Trailblazers, an NCCAA power that went 27-10 last year. Of course, being an NCCAA power is probably not quite the same as being a D-3 power, so your mileage may vary. OCU faces Valor Christian tonight - the college run by Rod Parsley. I wonder if the basketballs at Valor are anointed with oil. If so, won't there be a lot of turnovers?

Valor Christian is, I'm pretty sure, the only institution of higher learning in the U.S. whose men's basketball head coach is a woman. I think that that's kinda cool, actually.

Very surprising, too!

I've never thought there was any reason a woman couldn't coach a men's basketball team, seriously.

Pat Head Summitt's name used to come up in connection to men's jobs from time to time.

[wooscotsfan]

Final:  Wooster 89  Kenyon 62 

Scots had 4 scorers in double figures tonight - Xavier Brown 15, Jalen Goodwin 15, Doug Thorpe 15 and Kenny DeBoer with 11.  Wooster shot 47% from the floor while holding the Lords to only 39%

Wooster dominated the boards by a 52 to 35 count with Jake Mays 10 and Josh Claytor 9 leading the way.

Kenyon was led tonight by Ikenna Nwadibia with 21 points and John Bray who had 11 points.

Wooster is now 7-1, 4-0 NCAC with 3 of those wins on the road.    Next game is at Transy on 12/18.