MBB: North Coast Athletic Conference

[Witt4ever]

The Spfld News-Sun reports that Witt's Mark Caraway tore his ACL last week against Hiram and done for the season.

The date for surgery to be determined later.

Good luck to Mark The Seed Caraway for a fast recovery.

[David Collinge]

That's tough; he's a good player.  Best wishes to Mark for a speedy recovery and restoration to full health for next season.

[imderekpoe]

Definitely a tough break for the Tigers.  Caraway was averaging 18 minutes per game, although I'm guessing that stat is a little inflated from when Bowen was injured earlier in the season.  Who is likely to see increased action in his place??

[jimmychitwood15]

DC- I guess my point was Hodgkinson would never have gotten as many minutes as a frosh or soph at Woo or Witt to retain the consistency he's had at Denison. For Woo, he would had to share minutes with Blake Mealer, Matt Schlingman, and even Port. For Witt, no way he would've played ahead of Dan Russ, Kenny Brady, or Pete Walker before that, not to mention Borchers. Again, that's just my opinion but I think Denison's overall lack in depth of talent allowed him to play more early. There's no question, at this point as a senior he would be a starter for either Witt or Woo but no way a 4 year starter all the way through.

Tough break for Caraway and the Tigers. He has been a strong perimeter player for Witt, who actually hit the last second 3 vs. Kenyon to send the game to overtime. Look for Brandon Barabino or Kevin Murray to step up in place of Caraway.

[David Collinge]

It's all just a what-if game anyway, but my opinion is that by the middle of his sophomore season, Hodgkinson would have been ahead of Mealer as a senior or Bradley as a soph. on a hypothetical Scots depth chart two seasons ago, meaning he'd have been the first 4/5 off the bench spelling Schlingman and Vandervaart (Port started at the 3 that season).  Mealer averaged 21 mpg (started 14 before Vandervaart replaced him in the starting lineup) and Bradley about 14 mpg., so I think Hodgkinson would have seen a lot of time that season, and since.  Just my opinion, of course. 

I agree with you about Witt, though perhaps he'd have been shifted down to small forward with all of those trees ahead of him.

Smeds, just a guess of course, but I'd bet that if Hodgkinson had gone to Witt, he'd be a much better defensive player than he is today.  Clearly he wouldn't have the stats as a Tiger or Scot that he has put up as a Big Red, since he'd never have been the go-to guy that he is in Granville.  Bit I think he'd have been and would continue to be a solid contributor on either team.

[WillieBrown]

Most likely Brandon White will shoulder some of the playing time with the absence of Carraway. Who is more than able to step in without much of a drop off.

[TigerFan_1973]

OWU 12 Witt 8 13:25to go in first half.

[TigerFan_1973]

Now it's 17- 10 OWU. 10:17 left.

Let's go, Tigers!

[TigerFan_1973]

21 - 12 OWU with about 7:00 left.

[ScotsFan]

Witt ends the half on 6-0 8-0 run.  At the half in Delaware:

OWU - 26
Witt - 20

Wooster is all over Hiram 24-8 early in the 1st half.

[ScotsFan]

OWU opens the half on a 9-2 run and are now up 35-22!

[wooscotsfan]

At the Half:  Wooster 52  Hiram 23

This game is essentially over at the half.    Wooster jumped out to a big lead early and has stretched the margin ever since.  Scots have made several three pointers led by Devin Fulk with 3.

Wooster is being led by James Cooper with 15 points, Devin Fulk with 9 points and Tom Port with 7 points.

GO SCOTS!

[ScotsFan]

TO Witt.

OWU - 38
Witt - 22

[kiltedbryan]

Wittenberg's streaming broadcast page:

http://www4.wittenberg.edu/news/athletics/sportsnetwork/index.html

OWU by 20, 48-28 with 13:22 to play in the game.

[TigerFan_1973]

This is amazing.  

OWU 48 Witt 28 with 13:30 left.