MBB: North Coast Athletic Conference

[ScotsFan]

Yeah, I'm questioning how OWU would be in the NCAC East?  In baseball, OWU is a part of the NCAC West, so why would they hypothetically be a part of the NCAC East in Basketball?

[imderekpoe]

All tickets for the Witt-Woo game Dec. 9 will be reserved.

Tickets go on sale Dec.4 and will be available 5-7pm  in the HPER lobby.

Tickets will be $8 adults and $5 students.

No passes will be honored.

w4e

I had heard (unofficially) that there would be a pre-sale in Wooster of tickets for the 12/9 game as well.  Has anyone heard anything about that?

[WoosterFAN]

The NCAC has not produced standings yet and league play starts this SAT.

WITT      4-0
(With big win over Transylvania, that is twice 8 months and  playing mostly upperclassman?)
WOOSTER    3-0
ALLEGHENY   3-0
(but barely beat lowly PSU-Behrend at home, .444 FG% and being out rebounded..hummm??)
OWU      4-1 (see below)
KENYON      2-3
WABASH      1-2 (and about to face Depauw, the NCAC killa)
DENISON      1-4
HIRAM      0-1
OBERLIN      0-4
EARLHAM      0-4
(also narrow lost to Depauw like OWU, but on neutral court)

OWU has beaten Ill Weslyan on a neutral court and narrowly lost to the hosts, Depauw.  They look strong this year with Seniors Chojnacki and Shirer leading the way.  They are experienced squad. And in early action they are going 10 deep with 8 players getting 15 mpg or more.

I see OWU making a move on WITT this year and they may split with WOO again. My concern is that the NCAC again looks strong at the top with nothing in the middle or bottom and many of great NCAC players are moving on with graduation.  The future does not look bright.

Go Scots!! Go Bengals!!

[Titan Q]

OWU has beaten Ill Weslyan on a neutral court and narrowly lost to the hosts, Depauw. 

WoosterFan, I probably wouldn't call that OWU loss to DePauw "narrow."  DePauw led by double digits most of the second half...

http://www.depauw.edu/ath/mbasket/2007/stats/112506.htm

It is going to take more time to evaluate the 3 Division III teams in that DePauw tournament.  Last week DePauw lost at U. of Chicago - a decent, but certainly not great team.  DePauw also just barely beat 1-8 Judson, the NAIA team Illinois Wesleyan beat by 42 the next day.  And I think everyone knows the extent that IWU is reloading, with a new coach and new players.

As I posted this weekend, I'm a big fan of OWU.  I think they have Top 25 potential and certainly the ability to challenge that 2 spot in the NCAC...just saying we need to step back and watch these teams play some more before we draw conclusions.

[uknowme2]

W4E,
Are the students in session, or will they be, for this game?

The students will be in session for this one.  Will they be at the game?   

GO TIGERS!

[pennstghs]

hey guys sorry its been so long since i posted. ill try not to cause problems haha but i do bring a student perspective to the table. i haven't been to any of witt's games yet this year, but i have listened to two of them. in both it seems that they are relying on their defense and timely scoring to win games. i need to see more consistent play out of the bench for this team to be great-i.e. if we can develop a few of our freshman.

yes we will be at the game december 9th and if the students aren't there, plenty of local fans will fill their void-remember guys this is the big ticket game in division 3 arguably, so it will be sold out guaranteed. its a shame it has to be so early in the season so both teams will still be feeling themselves out. wittenberg also has a tough home game against the NAIA Cedarville earlier in the week, but should prevail and set up the showdown again. hope everyone on here has a good season and we have some more diverse talking points instead of wooster/wabash chatter all season. thanks.

[David Collinge]

Congratulations to Tim Vandervaart, today named the NCAC Player of the week:

November 27, 2006

Wooster's Tim Vandervaart (North Canton, OH/Hoover), a 6-6, senior post,
scored a career-high 32 points while playing in his hometown and leading
the second-ranked Fighting Scots to a 17-point victory (85-68) at Walsh,
the No. 7 rated team in NAIA Div. II. Vandervaart made 12-of-15 (.800)
field goals and 8-of-9 (.889) free throws and also led the Scots in
rebounding (7) in their lone game of the week.

Congratulations also to Denison's Dan Hodgkinson, who scored his 1500th career point in the second half of their game Sunday against Capital.  Although I knew he was closing in on this milestone, I had no idea that it had been accomplished on Sunday, and noticed no reaction from those in attendance (which included his parents).  It's too bad that there wasn't some way that this achievement could have been noted when it happened. 

[wooscotsfan]

Final :  #1 Virginia Wesleyan lost tonight on the road to Averett 81-73.

So, IF Wooster can win their two games this week, they may secure the #1 ranking (and accompanying bulls-eye  ) in the next D3Hoops Top 25 poll.

That is a big IF considering the challenge posed by Georgetown tomorrow.

GO SCOTS!

[woosterbooster]

I'd be a lot more concerned if tomorrow's opponent had uniforms that said "Hoyas" on their shirts and Patrick Ewing and Eric Floyd came running out on the floor. 

Wooster's gonna take 'em, I can feel it in the air.

[David Collinge]

Hmmmm...that's interesting.

What is implied but unsaid in WSF's post is that VWU probably will still be #1 in the poll released tomorrow, as it considers games only up through Sunday.  (I say 'probably' because their only other game was a 1-point home victory over Christopher Newport, now 2-2; it's possible although extremely unlikely that Wooster reels in the Marlins in tomorrow's poll based on results through Sunday.)

It's not out of the realm of possibility that Wooster could move to #1 even with a loss to Georgetown.  Our voters are well-informed, and they know that Georgetown is an elite-class team.  Losses to top-flight scholarship teams are not always held against teams. 

It sure makes things interesting for those among us who are poll-obsessed (like, uh, well, me.  )

[David Collinge]

And oh by the way....
Supposing that Wooster does move up to #1 in next week's poll, to be released on Tuesday 12/5.  Who's on Wooster's schedule that week?  I mean, besides Oberlin.  That's right: Wittenberg.  I don't need to remind any of the old-time regulars about what has happened in the past when Wooster has moved to #1 and played Wittenberg immediately thereafter.   

[pennstghs]

D.C. you beat me to that little observation-they say history does repeat itself----but it usually is when we're at wooster so we're gonna change the history hopefully

[ScotsFan]

D.C. you beat me to that little observation-they say history does repeat itself----but it usually is when we're at wooster so we're gonna change the history hopefully

Yes, the history will be changed alright.  Only Wooster will be the ones doing the changing!

[pennstghs]

we'll have to wait and see-any word on if the allottment of tickets to wooster is any different then in years past? i dont think it will matter because wooster fans will get their tickets regardless one way or another.

[WoosterFAN]

Here is another question?  If Wooster loses to NAIA Division I Georgetown, could Wooster hold on to the #1 or #2 slot? 

I, for one, am not one for the having or holding on to that ranking.  I hate to sound cliche but FEB/MAR is what counts.  The last thing SCOTS need is more motivation for OWU and WITT to overtake the SCOTS or more motivation for the MOSE HOLE tourney participants!!

Go SCOTS!!  Go Bengals!!...man did I love that win over the hapless BROWNS!!