MBB: North Coast Athletic Conference

[smedindy]

I want to feel sorry for the midwest, because our ski season and ski resorts are struggling. We've had hardly any snow here, and the mountains haven't had much snow. The jet stream and the CA issues with warming and drought have hit here. Rain, yes, some but no snow.  And before you say Seattle, if you go over the Cascades it's a much different climate. We don't get much rain in the summer. I fear our fire season will be hellish with dry conditions and maybe more heat.

But having lived in Indiana and Minnesota, I emphasize, but I'm not crying.

[wally_wabash]

Axelrod is rocking an Adam Morrison stache.  Presented without further comment. 

More Axelrod- he's getting layups any time he wants it.  And I mean Any. Time.  I know it's OWU's game, but he's doing Olaf a favor when he kicks it out to a 3 shooter. 

This tournament timing format really helps the Bishops.  They aren't super deep and they shoot a ton of jumpshots- these extra media timeouts are a huge bonus for them. 

Good half here.  OWU led all half until actually after the buzzer.  Axelrod was great, but did make a freshman mistake at the end of the half by fouling an Olaf player shooting a 40 footer at the horn.  Olaf made two of the three foul shots and have a 37-36 lead at the break. 

Doesn't look good for the league champs.  Down 12 with 2 minutes to play.  Olaf has beaten OWU up inside, which you can do.  Gray hasn't been great, and they needed him to be great.  OWU will really rue losing that game to DPU.  They aren't in this brutal pod if that doesn't happen. 

[wally_wabash]

Very nice result for Wooster.  Good bounce back from the NCAC final. 

[imderekpoe]

Very nice result for Wooster.  Good bounce back from the NCAC final. 

They sure played great tonight, but I'm pretty sure a good part of that had to do with level of the competition. Misericordia was supposed to be strong on defense, but it sure didn't show tonight.

Looks like a good one going between St Olaf and OWU!

[David Collinge]

OWU goes down, 90-78. 

Next season, I think they should consider opening a branch campus in, say, Steubenville, and using that as their home base. Then maybe they could get into an Atlantic/Mid-Atlantic pod instead of the West/Central meatgrinder they always seem to draw.

Still, congratulations to Mike and the Bishops on a great, great season.

[wally_wabash]

Prediction: If Marietta gets 120 tomorrow, they'll win. 

Also happening, the team that Kyle Brumett built at Defiance is about to take out the defending national champs in their own building.  There's a lot to like about that. 

[NCACZip]

Prediction: If Marietta gets 120 tomorrow, they'll win. 

Also happening, the team that Kyle Brumett built at Defiance is about to take out the defending national champs in their own building.  There's a lot to like about that.

Yes, Very Impressive win by Defiance. Got home from the Woo game and watched that game online.
After watching some of the Etta game, I'm hoping my Scots can hang in there with them. But, I believe Etta just had an easier opponent. The team Etta played got beat by Pitt-Bradford. And if anyone knows anything about them..they would know they're not competition at all..probably should not base a team's strength off who they lose or win too, but seriously...

[NCACZip]

Read two articles from the hometown of Miseracordia today.

Before the game: "But I'll tell you what. I wouldn't bet against those two seniors. I think they'll give somebody a run for their money. Big time." Speaking on the two Miser seniors...

After the game: Misericordia eliminated by dominant Wooster. . . Wooster was the only team all season to score 80 points on the Cougars. No one else had topped 77.
"(In the second half), they kinda punched us in the face," said senior Joe Busacca, who led the Cougars with 17 points in his final game. "And we just couldn't get back.
"That just speaks to our opponent. I think we're a pretty good team and they just handled us tonight."
"That's just a great team. ... They always made the extra pass. They had my head spinning on defense. You're just thinking, 'How are they finding these guys open?' "

and then Coach Moore makes the comment of the night, "Maybe they got a little tired," long-time Scots coach Steve Moore said.

[countyroad]

I wonder how much it cost coach Moore to have the refs call his team for 9 fouls more than Mis.

[NCACZip]

I wonder how much it cost coach Moore to have the refs call his team for 9 fouls more than Mis.

Whooh now, there will be none of that.  I was very pleased with the refs last night, they were fair to both sides and let them play for the most part. I'd take those three any game.

[wally_wabash]

Was Steve Moore checking texts there? Did you guys catch that?

[imderekpoe]

Was Steve Moore checking texts there? Did you guys catch that?

Maybe the Browns general manager is at the game??

I didn't see him checking his phone this game, but I thought I had seen that at a game earlier this season.  Seems somewhat out of character for him.

[David Collinge]

Marietta's last three baskets were practically uncontested. Still an exciting game, and generally a good effort from the Scots. Congratulations to Marietta and good luck going forward.

So now we're all DePauw fans......right?

[Dr. Acula]

I was surprised how easily Ewing blew by the Woo defense down the stretch.  That layup against Brown to go up 3 was waaaay too easy.  He just went right and blew past him for an easy score.

[David Collinge]

Lost in the shuffle of DePauw's magical run is that the NCAC semifinal victory over OWU was Bill Fenlon's 500th career win. Belated congratulations to Coach Fenlon! Let's make it 503 tonight!

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Alas, no; Augustana survives the Tiger menace 68-66. The NCAC season officially draws to a close. But it was a good ride.