MBB: Coast 2 Coast Athletic Conference

[jesskleangda]

I repeat (see my February 3 post after last Salisbury/CNU game).  what a disappointment.

similar ending to Cabrini/Neumann semifinal game.  Refs can't help themselves I guess.

[Ryan Scott (Hoops Fan)]

Yeah, I was watching the live stream.  I thought they'd blown a late whistle on the initial lay-up, but apparently they blew a whistle on the put-back and then gave the foul to a Salisbury player who wasn't near the play.  It probably should've gone to double OT, but Salisbury will get into the tournament - they've got a very strong Pool C resume.


This is a little homer-y, but it details what happened pretty well - http://www.delmarvanow.com/story/sports/college/2016/02/27/sea-gulls-lose-cac-title-game-after-controversial-call/81043414/

I can't help think a little about karma here.  Salisbury "beat" Southern Vermont at the Hoopsville Classic in November because their (Salisbury's) scorer made a mistake in the book.  Funny how that kind of luck seems to go around and come back around.

[CNU85]

SU gets a bid. I would be shocked if they did not.

[Swish3]

Two words come to mind regarding the conference tournament championship this past Saturday..."poetic justice".  As CNU85 mentioned, the Captains were called for a foul last year at Salisbury with .7 of a second remaining and CNU leading by one point...the Gulls made two free throws and won by one point, essentially ripping CNU's heart out.  This time, the Captains were on the better end of a very similar call in Newport News, so the basketball gods made amends for last year...it's an extremely tough way to lose, and I sympathize w/Salisbury to a point, but they have to suck it up, just like CNU had to the previous year.  The ref clearly made a call before the buzzer sounded, but in the midst of a lengthy discussion with the other refs, he ended up calling it on the wrong guy...he accidentally called it on #15, when it should have been #22, which happens.  That likely added to the drama surrounding the call, 'cause #15 wasn't real close to the play, but the ref simply made a mistake...there was still a foul, but the wrong player got credit for it.  If Salisbury's coach would have gotten his hands on one of the refs afterwards, I swear he might have strangled them...he was running around the court like a maniac!  I hope he'd say it wasn't one of his better moments, but that was crazy...I haven't witnessed anything like that in my life.  Once the game ended, though, I could see a mutual respect and good sportsmanship between the players and coaches...Coach Sachs did compose himself long enough to shake hands.  All the drama aside, it was a classic heavyweight battle, as I expected...congratulations to CNU for their regular season and conference tournament championships!

GO CAPS!

[Swish3]

CNU will host Lycoming Friday night...don't know anything about them, except they got hot at the right time and won their conference tourney.  Don't want to get caught looking ahead, 'cause every team in the tournament is capable of winning, but Saturday could feature CNU and NYU...I know nothing about them either, except they play in a very tough conference and are on the verge of entering the top 25 poll.  Speaking of the poll, CNU moved up one spot to #4, even though it says 5, while Salisbury dropped one spot to #24...the Gulls will be playing in a pod at Stockton, which I think they're capable of winning.

GO CAPS!  GO CAC!

Ryan and Dave...given CNU's season to date, do you think they got a good draw?

[Mid-Atlantic Fan]

CNU will host Lycoming Friday night...don't know anything about them, except they got hot at the right time and won their conference tourney.  Don't want to get caught looking ahead, 'cause every team in the tournament is capable of winning, but Saturday could feature CNU and NYU...I know nothing about them either, except they play in a very tough conference and are on the verge of entering the top 25 poll.  Speaking of the poll, CNU moved up one spot to #4, even though it says 5, while Salisbury dropped one spot to #24...the Gulls will be playing in a pod at Stockton, which I think they're capable of winning.

GO CAPS!  GO CAC!

Ryan and Dave...given CNU's season to date, do you think they got a good draw?

Lycoming started out the season well with a 14-3 record but then went cold for the last 8 games with a 2-6 record. That put them at 16-9 entering conference playoffs and they went from being the favored 1 seed to barely sneaking in as the 5 seed thanks to tie breakers. But the second season has provided them with some new life and they went on the road for all 3 games in playoffs taking down #4, #1, and #3 on their way to the title. I have only seen them play twice this season, but from those games they are fast, athletic, and high pressure. They shoot the three well and love to get out in transition. They want a high scoring game and they don't care if they give up 85 points because they are trying to put up 95. I am not familiar with CNU, but I have heard they are a good defensive team so this will be a nice match up of offense vs defense. 

[Swish3]

Thanks, Fan...they sound similar to Wesley, who gave CNU all they could handle this season...should be a good game!

[Ryan Scott (Hoops Fan)]

CNU will host Lycoming Friday night...don't know anything about them, except they got hot at the right time and won their conference tourney.  Don't want to get caught looking ahead, 'cause every team in the tournament is capable of winning, but Saturday could feature CNU and NYU...I know nothing about them either, except they play in a very tough conference and are on the verge of entering the top 25 poll.  Speaking of the poll, CNU moved up one spot to #4, even though it says 5, while Salisbury dropped one spot to #24...the Gulls will be playing in a pod at Stockton, which I think they're capable of winning.

GO CAPS!  GO CAC!

Ryan and Dave...given CNU's season to date, do you think they got a good draw?

I think the bracketing went to seed about as much as they've ever done it before.  They really worked hard to make them as even as possible.  CNU got a great bracket.  Brooklyn/NYU is as close to an 8-9 game as you can get, I think.  Lycoming comes from an often underrated conference, but I asked their coach about it when I talked to him yesterday and he said he thought the conference overall was down this year and they got the seed they deserve.

They still think they can compete (and the teams are similar - long bench, spread out scoring, etc), but they certainly know it's a major uphill battle.

[CNU85]

Just bought my tickets for Friday. You need to call. I went to the Freeman during lunch today. The sign says the box office will not open until Friday die to Spring Break. But you can call and purchase them ahead of time so you don't have to wait in the long ticket line (1 window for tix in the freeman can be rough at times). 757-594-7880 is the ticket office number. You can also purchase tickets for Saturday, but I didn't want to count those chickens just yet!

I'm really looking forward to the game. I'm not sure about NCAA rules on hosting. I sort of remember you had to pretend it is a neutral site, thus no pep band or cheerleaders. But I may just be flat out incorrect on that. Does anyone know the scoop?

I'm going to go to both games Friday. It will be fun to watch teams that I know absolutely zero about battle each other. NYU and Brooklyn. I've done some basic research but nothing really stands out.

If anyone is traveling down for the weekend and needs tips on places to stay or restaurants or things to do, just let me know. I will do my best to help out. Be safe!

[Dave 'd-mac' McHugh]

They do treat it more neutral including if a team was hosting who was actually ranked lower they would wear their road colors at home... but that doesn't mean a pep band and cheerleaders aren't allowed. They have guidelines and such for both in their handbook(s).

But for example, if a team's PA announcer was way over the top of their team usually... the NCAA would request that be dialed back to a more neutral sound with some allowances (it is usually a gray area).

[ronk]

Just bought my tickets for Friday. You need to call. I went to the Freeman during lunch today. The sign says the box office will not open until Friday die to Spring Break. But you can call and purchase them ahead of time so you don't have to wait in the long ticket line (1 window for tix in the freeman can be rough at times). 757-594-7880 is the ticket office number. You can also purchase tickets for Saturday, but I didn't want to count those chickens just yet!

I'm really looking forward to the game. I'm not sure about NCAA rules on hosting. I sort of remember you had to pretend it is a neutral site, thus no pep band or cheerleaders. But I may just be flat out incorrect on that. Does anyone know the scoop?

I'm going to go to both games Friday. It will be fun to watch teams that I know absolutely zero about battle each other. NYU and Brooklyn. I've done some basic research but nothing really stands out.

If anyone is traveling down for the weekend and needs tips on places to stay or restaurants or things to do, just let me know. I will do my best to help out. Be safe!

Here's a link to the championship manual; i think there's a discussion about pep bands, etc.
https://www.ncaa.org/sites/default/files/2015-16_DIIIMBB_HostOps_20160120.pdf

[CNU85]

Just bought my tickets for Friday. You need to call. I went to the Freeman during lunch today. The sign says the box office will not open until Friday die to Spring Break. But you can call and purchase them ahead of time so you don't have to wait in the long ticket line (1 window for tix in the freeman can be rough at times). 757-594-7880 is the ticket office number. You can also purchase tickets for Saturday, but I didn't want to count those chickens just yet!

I'm really looking forward to the game. I'm not sure about NCAA rules on hosting. I sort of remember you had to pretend it is a neutral site, thus no pep band or cheerleaders. But I may just be flat out incorrect on that. Does anyone know the scoop?

I'm going to go to both games Friday. It will be fun to watch teams that I know absolutely zero about battle each other. NYU and Brooklyn. I've done some basic research but nothing really stands out.

If anyone is traveling down for the weekend and needs tips on places to stay or restaurants or things to do, just let me know. I will do my best to help out. Be safe!

Here's a link to the championship manual; i think there's a discussion about pep bands, etc.
https://www.ncaa.org/sites/default/files/2015-16_DIIIMBB_HostOps_20160120.pdf

Good info. Thanks for the link!! Will be interesting to see what CNU does. Might be moot since this is spring break so most students are long gone on a beach or cruise ship!

[Swish3]

GAME DAY!
GO CAPS!  GO CAC!

[CNU85]

I just saw how Sakisbury lost tonight. Ouch! That just hurts! Congrats to SU on a great season. The last 2 games were not very kind. Keep the faith!

[CNU85]

CNU wins tonight. Spring break and the crowd still numbered over 2,000. These NCAA rules about only having 25 pep band members at games is stupid! And only 12 cheerleaders/dance team members. Also stupid. I guess that's my word of the day. Stupid.

NYU is huge!!! Tomorrow will be tough. We have to play better than we did tonight.