MBB: North Coast Athletic Conference

[wally_wabash]

Rudegair is unconcious. 

[wally_wabash]

89-72 is the final.  Hats off to OWU.  The Bishops really played lights out tonight.  Congrats on the tournament championship and the bid to the NCAA tournament! 

[smedindy]

Congrats to OWU! No offense to Wooster or Witt, but it is nice for one of the 'little eight' to win the championship!

Now, it's up to Wooster and OWU to represent well in the tourney!

[David Collinge]

Congrats to OWU! No offense to Wooster or Witt, but it is nice for one of the 'little eight' to win the championship!

Don't you mean the Dorksen Eight? 

Congratulations to Mike DeWitt and the OWU Battling Bishops on their tournament championship.

Twenty years after winning the 1988 NCAA Division 3 championship, the Bishops return to the national tournament to put their perfect record on the line.  I'd guess they'll begin their defense of that unblemished slate just down the road in Bexley, which should be good for the "OWU Zoo."  (Then again, Capital lost tonight to Heidelberg, so who knows?)  Good luck to the Bishops, and the Scots if they get a bid, in the tournament!

[Witt4ever]

To watch the men's selection show @ noon Monday:

http://all-access.cstv.com/cstv/player/player.html?code=ncaa&sport=m-baskbl&category=Features%20%26%20Interviews%20%28MediaType%29&media=62248

[Li'l Giant]

Congrats to OWU for winning the tourney championship. Despite the disappointing end to the season, it was a good one. Brock and Smith are young and the experience of beating Wooster and being a game away from the Madness will go a long way for them. Next year should be good, indeed.

Good luck to OWU and Wooster. Represent the NCAC well.

[David Collinge]

The announced attendance at Wooster on Saturday was 750.  I thought I saw an attendance of 300 for the women's final, but now the boxscores on the various sites (Denison, Witt, Kenyon) have omitted the attendance. 

[goscots]

It's a day late but my congratulations to Coach DeWitt and his OWU Bishops. Coach DeWitt is a class act and he has been building his team to this accomplishment for several years.

Congratulations to Wabash also. Even though it was at Wooster's expense they played a tremendous game. When Wooster made that run at the start of the second half I thought they would wilt but they responded with confidence. At the end of the game on Friday night and after the teams exchanged handshakes, coach Petty acknowledged the fans and his wife came down to give him a big hug. It was a special moment that I was glad to witness.

[wooscotsfan]

I would like to add my congratulations to Ohio Wesleyan and Coach DeWitt for winning the NCAC tourney and automatic bid to the big dance!  Nice to see the Bishops with their large group of Seniors getting a chance to play in the NCAA tourney.

One other stat that may help Wooster in getting an at-large bid into the NCAA tourney.  Wooster is 5-0 vs. other teams that have aready clinched automatic bids into the tourney.

The 4 NCAA bound teams that Wooster beat are:
St. Thomas (MIAC)
Farmingdale State (Skyline)
St. Mary's, MD (CAC)
Ohio Wesleyan (twice)

[kiltedbryan]

I am also a bit late to the party, but I wanted to extend my congratulations to the Bishops as well, and may they represent the NCAC well in the NCAA tournament!

I would be remiss if I didn't also pass along some kudos to Wabash, who utterly beat Wooster on Friday night.  Impressive performance for the LGs, and especially from Brock.

Hoping Wooster gets a bid and Brandon Johnson's injury isn't serious.

[ScotsFan]

Rudegair is unconcious. 

To say the same thing about Brock vs. Wooster would be a bit of an understatement...

Belated congrats to OWU on the A bid to the tournament.  As has been mentioned, Coach DeWitt is definitely a class act and he has been building towards this accomplishment and it is more than well deserved for not only him, but also to his team.

As far as the tournament is concernced, I woud be very surprised if Wooster didn't get an at large bid seeing as how they beat OWU twice this season.  And as wsf pointed out, they also have wins over 3 other teams who are dancing.  The first weekend of games could very well be an NCAC vs. OAC matchup  with OWU and Wooster vs. Heide and Cap.  But the NCAA never fails to impress me with their incopetence, so I wouldn't be surprised in the least to see Wooster left out of the dance...

And even if Wooster happens to get in, without Brandon Johnson, I'm not too confident in how far this team can go in the tournament.  Has there been any word on the severity of Johnson's injury or are the Scots going Lloyd Carr and keeping the injury on the down low...

[Gregory Sager]

The first weekend of games could very well be an NCAC vs. OAC matchup  with OWU and Wooster vs. Heide and Cap.

I tend to doubt that the selection committee would pair the two NCAC teams and the two OAC teams in a four-team pod. I think that the committee will make it a point to split them up.

[bufordscot]

From the Daily Record

JOHNSON X-RAYS NEGATIVE -- One of the downfalls for Wooster against Wabash was an ankle injury suffered by standout guard Brandon Johnson (11.4 ppg.) in the first half.

Moore said X-rays did not reveal a fracture and the team is hopeful Johnson will be able to get off his crutches today.

"Brandon is making progress, but it's too early to tell how soon he'll even be able to start running again," Moore said.

[BigRedGrad]

Congrats to OWU!!! That is awesome and even though I am not a REAL BIG Wabash fan I think that was great and the conference needs this.  They did a great job.  The whole Witt vs Wooster thing was getting real old.

Wooster certainly deserves a bid and I am sure they will get one.  Nobody at 23-4 does not go.  They did not pick a good night to shoot it like crap.  But Wabash does have a nice club and it was great.

I am going to shout again so cover your ears.............GO BIG RED GALS!!!!  That was terrific.  Good luck in the tourney.

[David Collinge]

Well, Wooster got in, but wow what a tough draw (vs. Wash U. at Augustana, if I heard correctly.)  A rematch of last season's third-place game, FWIW.  I certainly hope that Brandon Johnson's ankle allows him to play Friday as he will surely be needed. 

OWU goes to Centre to take on Heidelberg, while Centre faces Franklin. 

Good luck to the Scots and Bishops!