MBB: North Coast Athletic Conference

[wooscotsfan]

Some of us will have our hoops interest bifurcated at the least, and solely tuned to the gridiron at the most, for a couple three weeks (probably until the matchup with the Purple...)

Smed - Good luck to the Little Giants in the NCAA football playoffs!

[smedindy]

Thanks!

BTW, LG's freshmen added to their roster.

http://sports.wabash.edu/roster.aspx?path=mbball

One frosh that won't be appearing until later is #2 - Houston Hodges. He's currently occupied in the defensive backfield!

[woosterbooster]

Occupy the Defensive Backfield, that's what I always say.  Take it back from the MAN!

[seinfeld]

My dad told me another freshman had a good game against Mason College in their scrimmage.  He said Bretz had 18 points.  Said he had hit his three's and did well on the break too.  Another good freshman for the future.  Just thought I would pass it along.

Who is Mason College? Unless Wooster is now playing JV scrimmages, I don't quite follow how this scrimmage took place.

[rebounder club 03]

  Think the name of the school must be wrong.  Sorry.   Will call my Dad.

[rebounder club 03]

   Wooster starts it up Friday at the Al Van Wie on Friday.  Can't wait!

[woosterbooster]

All--we're going to be continuing our interview show with Wooster head coach Steve Moore next week at 11 AM. Any of you have questions you'd like us to ask him?

If you run out of serious questions to ask him, see if he'll verify the fact that Andy Van Horn and Rob McCarter had the scroungiest dorm room on campus during their freshman year.

[David Collinge]

Denison has decided to waive all admission fees to men's and women's games this season, and instead will be accepting charitable donations for three different charities during the season. Read more here. Good show, Big Red!

[pennstghs]

Witt opens up tongiht at home against IU-East (NAIA school). Somehow IU-East has amassed a 5-1 record so far. I wasn't able to attend as I had officiating duties, but am following it online and it looks like Witt left their defense at home.

[smedindy]

IU - East looks to be a formidable NAIA team. Also, having several games under their belt (and an exhibition against IUPUI) definitely helps. I think the NAIA gets 30 games plus their post season, or something.

The IU-East web site has the Red Wolves winning 91-84.

[pennstghs]

It actually ended up 92-84. I'll make this prediction, no other team this year in regulation will score 92 points against Wittenberg. In fact, if they score over 84 again in regulation I'd be surprised, that's just not their style.

A week to rebound and then back at it next week at Capital.

[sac]

Westminster 72 Oberlin 69

[smedindy]

It actually ended up 92-84. I'll make this prediction, no other team this year in regulation will score 92 points against Wittenberg. In fact, if they score over 84 again in regulation I'd be surprised, that's just not their style.

A week to rebound and then back at it next week at Capital.

Did IU-East just get Witt out of their element?

[David Collinge]

Back from Kenyon where I watched a very, very young Lords squad open a substantial lead on a senior-dominated Muskingum team, then squander the whole thing in the sloppy last eight minutes on a barrage of Musky 3-pointers. However, the Lords never trailed, and prevailed in a very sloppy OT, 71-69. Kenyon has just one senior (Anthony Chun, who sat the entire second half and OT for reasons I do not know) and one junior (Marcus Healey, 15 points), and I figured they'd get hammered by a team that starts four seniors and a junior, but it was the Muskies who looked shaky in the early going. Kenyon led by 7 at the half and it should have been more, considering the fits their defense was giving Muskingum and considering how many bunnies failed to drop for the Lords. They extended the lead to 17 with 8:30 left, and still led by 13 with just 3:36 remaining. At this point, Kenyon (with PG Chun still on the bench) lost their way on offense, making bad passes and taking silly shots. Muskingum took advantage, draining their next five shots, four from beyond the arc, to draw within one with 0:32 left. Kenyon regained their poise in the final seconds, stopping a potential game-winning post play by the Fish but committing a foul with 0:01.1 left that forced the OT. The extra period began with sophomore post Brian Lebowitz, who had made some bad decisions with the ball down the stretch, forcing his way inside and scoring an old-fashioned three point play, giving the Lords a lead that held up for about two minutes before the Fish made enough free throws to tie the game. Then sophomore Julian Pavlin, who also was playing fairly sloppily, managed to worry in a short jumper with 1:29 left, and the Lords D prevented Muskingum from getting a decent shot attempt as the clock wound down.

Lebowitz led the Lords with a fairly impressive double-double, 24 points and a dozen rebounds. His defense in the paint left a little to be desired, but he had good post moves and played aggressively against (slightly) bigger, stronger Fish all evening.

Elsewhere:
Hanover 70, Ohio Wesleyan 58 (sheesh...)
Hiram 86, Mt. Union 72
Marietta 64, Denison 58 (looks like a good result for the Big Red against the sixth-ranked Pioneers)
Bethany 82, Allegheny 60
and as noted above,
IU-East 92, Wittenberg 84
Westminster 72, Oberlin 69

NCAC non-conference record: 2-5
Not a good start.

[ohiofan1954]

wow the marietta-denison game was exciting at the end last night. Denison pushed them to the edge and the outcome was in doubt until late. Combination of Denison playing well and Marietta probably reading the press clippings too much. They obviously took the game too lightly. Maybe they were still looking forward to their game against Ohio next month. Whatever the case they were in danger of being upset late. Great job Big Red,wish you had won this one.