MBB: North Coast Athletic Conference

[David Collinge]

You know, I can never get any of the media links at Wooster.edu to work properly. Not the video, not the live stats, nothing. Frustrating.

[wooscotsfan]

Final:  Wooster 78  Hope 75

Terrific regional win for the Scots!   Great game between two excellent teams!

Wooster was led tonight by Dan Fanelly with 28 points, Xavier Brown with 14, Evan Pannell with 13 and Alex LaLonde with 10.

Scots won this close game by outrebounding the Dutchmen 41 to 35 which resulted in 2 more made baskets and they also outshot Hope 45% to 43%.

Hope was led in scoring by Brock Benson with 26 points and Ben Gardner with 21 points.

Wooster is now 8-2.   Next game is this Saturday at Denison

GO SCOTS!

[sac]

Tremendous game at Timken tonight.   Pleasure to be there.  I imagine video did little justice to how hard those teams played and the injuries and fatigue guys played through for both teams at the end. 

Let's do that again.  Sooner than 18 years.

[wooscotsfan]

After watching a strong Hope team that may win their conference, I started reflecting on Wooster's first 10 opponents this year:
-8 of the 10 teams currently have winning records
-Only Pitt Bradford (4-5) and UW La Crosse (5-6) have losing records and they are just each 1 game below .500
-10 Wooster opponents have a combined cumulative record of 63 wins and 37 losses to date so Wooster has played a tough schedule
-Wooster's 8 wins are included in the 37 combined losses....so 63-29 combined record excluding games vs. the Scots

Excluding NCAC opponents, Wooster has now played 5 teams (and beat 4 of them) who may win their respective conferences this season:
Hope (MIAA)
Cabrini (CSAC)
Mount Union (OAC)
St. Vincent (PAC)
Hanover (HCAC) Scots lost at Hanover

It will be interesting at the end of the season to see how many of these teams do win their conferences and/or end up in the NCAA tourney.

Just checked Massey ratings--prior to tonight's game, Hope had the #5 toughest strength of schedule and Wooster's SOS was #19 in D3.  With the win over Hope, Wooster's SOS number should climb higher.

[imderekpoe]

You know, I can never get any of the media links at Wooster.edu to work properly. Not the video, not the live stats, nothing. Frustrating.

Too bad - you missed a good game!  I was able to get both the Live Stats and Video from my hotel in Vegas!

[smedindy]

NCAC is 44-21 in Non-Conference. That's even with Wittenberg's stink, stank, stunk of a year.

[Ohigy]

Wittenberg is 3-8.   Shocking for a team picked 3rd in the NCAC.  Have they had significant injuries?

[David Collinge]

I see that Witt lost to Alma (2-9) yesterday to finish 4th in the Zimmerman Classic. First last-place finish in 32 years of Zimmerman history. Looks like Wittenberg is becoming the Michigan to Wooster's Ohio State. Maybe there's another Harbaugh brother who coaches basketball...

[ScotsFan]

You know, I can never get any of the media links at Wooster.edu to work properly. Not the video, not the live stats, nothing. Frustrating.

Too bad - you missed a good game!  I was able to get both the Live Stats and Video from my hotel in Vegas!

Only question I have is what are you doing listening to a D3 hoops game in your hotel room when you're in Vegas?   

[wooscotsfan]

Only question I have is what are you doing listening to a D3 hoops game in your hotel room when you're in Vegas?   

Well, it was the first time that Wooster played Hope in 18 years so give him full credit --- he clearly has his priorities straight! 

[wooscotsfan]

Massey ratings today which include Wooster's win over Hope now show the Scots with the #12 SOS in D3.  Hope's SOS also moved up to #3.

Massey is showing Wooster today as the #7 team nationally.  Massey ratings clearly reward teams that schedule tough opponents.

[sac]

Massey ratings today which include Wooster's win over Hope now show the Scots with the #12 SOS in D3.  Hope's SOS also moved up to #3.

Massey is showing Wooster today as the #7 team nationally.  Massey ratings clearly reward teams that schedule tough opponents.

Technically Hope should be #2,  massey is including an exhibition against D1 ULL for Louisiana College.  Also  Howard Payne is #2 but only because they've played 3 D1's.


Interesting that both Hope and Wooster moved up massey's ratings after last night.

[Mr. Ypsi]

I see that Witt lost to Alma (2-9) yesterday to finish 4th in the Zimmerman Classic. First last-place finish in 32 years of Zimmerman history. Looks like Wittenberg is becoming the Michigan to Wooster's Ohio State. Maybe there's another Harbaugh brother who coaches basketball...

Well, the Indiana U. bball coach is Jim and John's brother-in-law - does that count?

Unfortunately there are no regular posters from Witt.  Anyone have a clue on how they have fallen so far so fast?

[sac]

I see that Witt lost to Alma (2-9) yesterday to finish 4th in the Zimmerman Classic. First last-place finish in 32 years of Zimmerman history. Looks like Wittenberg is becoming the Michigan to Wooster's Ohio State. Maybe there's another Harbaugh brother who coaches basketball...

Well, the Indiana U. bball coach is Jim and John's brother-in-law - does that count?

Unfortunately there are no regular posters from Witt.  Anyone have a clue on how they have fallen so far so fast?

Tom Crean was an assistant at Alma.    Symmetry!

[sac]

I was poking around Wittenberg's boxscores earlier this week, it appears they are very very young.   They just have trouble scoring shooting under 40% as a team.  Even worse they've struggled at the stripe and have lost a few close ones because of it.  For instance, against Alma they lost by 6 and missed 16 FT's.  Yikes!


Bill Brown has been starting  Sr., So, So. So. Fr  with a bench of  Fr, Fr, Jr, Sr, Jr.  He has only had 6 guys play in all 11 games.  Perhaps injuries have played a part.