MBB: North Coast Athletic Conference

[ohiofan1954]

congrats scots, hope you host next week. I saw a comment on the size of the crowd last night. Since I didn't make it and can only go on the poor video feed I am guessing the reason is because of cap. They have had poor attendance all year with only minimal support from the students and then only at a few games.  Last week at the oac finals Wilmington had a much better crowd there then the crusaders  had. The game between Wooster and Cap in 09 was a sellout but only because 2/3's of the crowd came from Wooster. Hopefully the lower turnout last night will have nothing to do with the selection.

[David Collinge]

The reason I think Wittenberg will get to host is not because Wooster hosted last year, but rather because I think Wittenberg is the higher-seeded team due to their head-to-head sweep of the Scots. I think Wooster hosted in the regional phase only because of geography: that allowed Randolph-Macon to bus (464 miles to Wooster) rather than fly (507 to Wittenberg). With no geographical excuse, I think seeding comes back into play and Witt gets the nod this afternoon. We'll see shortly.

[Cali-Scot]

Per Pat Coleman via Twitter

Men's sectionals will be held at: Wooster, UWW, F&M, Middlebury.

[David Collinge]

Happy to be wrong; I'd be displeased if I were Witt.

[nicevilledave]

Seinfeld called it...

[fantastic50]

Happy to be wrong; I'd be displeased if I were Witt.

Agreed!

[nicevilledave]

Per Pat Coleman via Twitter

Men's sectionals will be held at: Wooster, UWW, F&M, Middlebury.

All schools that hosted and won their rounds 1 & 2 games.

[woosterbooster]

This is fantastic, although the competition is going to be very stiff.  Wittenberg will have their hands full with North Central, especially with the whole house backing Ian Frank's team!  Then, the Scots against what looked like a very tough Illinois Wesleyan squad.  Even being at home, Wooster will have to be at their best to get out of this group and move south.

[wooscotsfan]

Great news that Wooster is hosting!   I agree that Wooster will have to play their best though to win this sectional with 3 very tough teams coming to the Scot Center and Timken Gym.

So, is everyone ready for the NCAC - CCIW Holiday Classic Challenge......er, I mean the NCAA sectional! 

[ScotsFan]

congrats scots, hope you host next week. I saw a comment on the size of the crowd last night. Since I didn't make it and can only go on the poor video feed I am guessing the reason is because of cap. They have had poor attendance all year with only minimal support from the students and then only at a few games.  Last week at the oac finals Wilmington had a much better crowd there then the crusaders  had. The game between Wooster and Cap in 09 was a sellout but only because 2/3's of the crowd came from Wooster. Hopefully the lower turnout last night will have nothing to do with the selection.

From watching the replay of last night's game, surprisingly it looked as though Cap had quite a nice contingent of fans there.  It looked comparable to the Witt contingent that comes up every year.

I am glad to see Wooster is once again awarded the right to host!  I agree that Wooster is going to have to be at their best in order to advance out of this sectional.  Although, the competition was pretty stiff in last year's sectional as well with Whitworth being in it and all.

As for last night's game, I think that may have been the best all around game I've seen Wooster play all season.  Wooster did just about everything right last night.  They shot the ball well going 52% from the field and 43% from beyond the arc and even 77% from the charity stripe!   They rebounded well winning the battle of the boards 38-32.  They didn't win the turnover battle, but with only 11 to's, whose complaining?!  And they spread their scoring around landing 5 guys in double figures led by Wooster's top 2 scorers in Justin Hallowell (20) and Xavier Brown (18)!  If Wooster can continue that high level of play next weekend, they're going to be tough to beat!

Also, wrt last night's game, was it just me or did it seem like Cap may have just ran out of gas a bit in the 2nd half?  They expended a great deal of energy in their comeback from 12 down in the 2nd half to R-MC the night before and to me, it just looked like they were a step slower than the Scots, especially in the 2nd half.

[Titan Q]

Wooster friends, I'll be traveling from Lincoln, Nebraska Friday.  Is Cleveland the best place to fly into?  Thanks for the local knowledge!

[wooscotsfan]

Titan Q - yes, either Cleveland (one hour drive south to Wooster) or Akron/Canton airport (40 minutes drive west to Wooster) are good choices.

[imderekpoe]

Titan Q - yes, either Cleveland (one hour drive south to Wooster) or Akron/Canton airport (40 minutes drive west to Wooster) are good choices.

And sometimes you can get better fares through Columbus, but its about a 90 minute drive.

[kiltedbryan]

Titan Q - yes, either Cleveland (one hour drive south to Wooster) or Akron/Canton airport (40 minutes drive west to Wooster) are good choices.

And sometimes you can get better fares through Columbus, but its about a 90 minute drive.

I often end up flying to Columbus--usually seems to be much cheaper when coming from the Washington DC area.

[David Collinge]

Titan Q - yes, either Cleveland (one hour drive south to Wooster) or Akron/Canton airport (40 minutes drive west to Wooster) are good choices.

Are you going to have any media credentials, or are you just coming as a fan and planning to sit in the IWU section? I'll keep an eye out for you, just gotta know where to look. Unfortunately I'm not likely to be there much before the first game tips on Friday.