MBB: Coast 2 Coast Athletic Conference

[mwcsid]

UMW Men's Basketball Edges Dickinson for Pizza Hut Tipoff Tourney Title, 61-60


CARLISLE, PA - Senior guard A.J. Fitzgerald canned a three-pointer with two seconds remaining to propel the University of Mary Washington men's basketball team to a 61-60 win over host Dickinson College in the championship of the Pizza Hut Tipoff Tournament on Saturday in Carlisle, PA. The Eagles improve to 2-0 on the season.
The Eagles trailed throughout the game, but used oustanding perimeter shooting by Fitzgerald down the stretch to climb back into the game. Tournament Most Valuable Player Justin Baker had a team-high 17 points, Fitzgerald added 14, and senior guard Mike Lee added ten points for UMW. Sophomore forward Kiernan Whitworth and junior all-tournament selection Jon Pierce each had seven for the Eagles.
UMW shot 45.3% from the floor, including 10-26 on three-point attempts. Dickinson was able to fend off the Eagles for much of the game by shooting 14-14 from the free throw line. Kizmahr Grell led Dickinson with 23 points.
Mary Washington will visit North Carolina Wesleyan College on Tuesday evening at 5 pm.


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[unreallawns]

Salisbury won the Coaches v.s. Cancer Tourney at Mt. Aloysius by beating the home team by 21.  Ray WIlliams led the Seagulls with 25 while Ozi Menakaya had 18 points, 13 boards, and 3 blocks.  Menakaya was the MVP of the tourney.  In the first game against Waynesburg he had 17 points and 13 boards.  Congrats to the Seagulls!

[Matt Letourneau]

Catholic made a major statement tonight by winning the Albright Tournament pretty much against all odds.

Like Messiah, who Mary Wash beat, Albright is a very solid team at the top of the MAC.  They won the ECAC Tournament last year and have a lot of depth in every spot.  To make matters worse, Catholic was without Steve Papageorge, who is likely going to be the 3rd leading scorer.  There was a good, solid, loud crowd in Reading to support Albright.

The Cardinals were ice cold to start this game and shot 24%.   They got it to down by 3 by halftime, but came out pretty flat, and Albright had a steady lead, eventually building it to 53-42 with 8:30 left.  Down 11 on the road to a quality team--talk about a gut check.

Well, they responded.  The freshman saw major minutes in this game, and Kurt Rheinhold hit a jump shot and a layup during the CUA spurt.  Scott Fumai--who could not have been colder most of this game--drained 2 3's like the clutch senior he is.  This was CUA basketball of old down the stretch--total team basketball, and flat out out hustling their opponents.  Albright didn't know what hit them--diving for loose balls, going right around people for rebounds, blocked shots, steals, the whole nine yards.  Mike Waslinenko was super clutch when they needed him, and from Catholic ended up closing the deal to wn 67-62.

The numbers weren't pretty---CUA got outscored in the paint 38-16 (!), shot 31%, commited more turnovers, etc.  But Fumai finished with 21, and they just gutted this out.  The team was as fired up as I've seen them and played with a ton of emotion. I didn't know what to expect with so many freshman mixed with a group of seniors, but its working perfectly.  Coaching was perfect for the situation, and that team really came together.  The freshman class is very strong and hung with Albright's seniors in key spots (for instance, with 3 Albright players under the boards, including their main monster who was killing us, Danny Quinn just muscled his way in for a put back).

This is going to be a very, very interesting team to watch.  They've got Haverford on Tuesday, but then another tough test at Scranton next weekend.

Impressive showings by Mary Wash and CUA to put down quality MAC teams this weekend.  Should help the conference quite a bit.

[muchacho]

Thats an impressive weekend for the CAC with 3 teams winning tournaments. Looks like York lost a close one to Villa Julie, although the Mustangs aren't the pushovers they used to be. Box score shows that the Spartans had a difficult time shooting from deep and from the line.

Matt...do you have any knowledge regarding why Papageorge was out?

[kitchenrat]

York dropped a tough one last night to Villa Julie, 71-69. There's something about this team and two point losses. At the start it looked almost like they were trying to do a little too much to impress the massive crowd that showed up to open the new building. The fans were amazing as they cheered themselves horse by the end of the night.

Chad McGowan led York with 22 and 11 and Pat Kelly (16) Nick Brady (11) and Brad Zerfing (10) all were in double figures. Another new Spartan, Nate Lankford, Had 7 points and 8 boards despite picking up 5 fouls. The York lead was as much as 10, but the shots just weren't falling last night. Both teams shot under 40%, but York only managed 2-11 from 3 and 19-30 from the free throw line. A big piece of the puzzle was missing in the person of Nate Frye who was unable to suit up due to injury, so that bodes well for future outings.

[Salem, VA]

Tough one for the York faithful.  there last 6 losses by 2 points, kind of tells you something.  A few good things came out of the game tonight. 1. Pat Kelly, he was the question mark coming in and showed that he will be a big part of the Spartan rotation. 2. the crowd, absolutely the best crowd i have ever been a part of for York College. 3. Promise, this team seemed a little out of sync with cohesiveness.  Give it time I think they will be good and will be tough all year.  Overall, it was just the worst weekend in the history of York College.  Men's Soccer and basketball a combined 0-4 leaving the York Faithful wondering what if.   

Kitchen Rat- what did you think of the crowd?  Its seems its going to be tough to play there all year.

[mapper]

Yorks new gym seems like a great place to play, I'm sure the players knees were not hurting as much as they are used to after playing a game a York.  Boy that old kitchen floor could put a hurting on ya!!
Good game by both teams.  Both shot poorly from the feild, but I'm sure opening night jitters in front of a packed crowd may have had something to do with that.  I really thought VJC could have pulled away early (they were up by 6 or 7 before York came back to take a 6 point halftime lead) but VJC's point guard, Chris Warren, got into some foul trouble.  Seemed like everytime he came back in he hit a big three and picked up a foul.  HE CAN FLAT OUT SHOOT THE BALL!!!!!
York shot a lot of free throws, especially in the first half (BRICKS), but they couldn't connect.  VJC hung in there late and made a great run on the road and came away with a sweet victory.   Good job VJC and good luck defending your title this week in the D3 Maryland tournament.

[kitchenrat]

I thought the crowd was outstanding. Even though they were loud and hyped all game, there were few, if any instances of "regrettable behavior." There were a few chants of A**hole when the refs made close calls, and at one point the students along the south baseline chanted "Sit down Skippy" when VJC coach Brett Adams was barking at the refs about a call. Brett was the guy who accepted me to York, and I think he is a really great coach, but he does look a bit like Skippy from "Family Ties," even though most of our students were 2 or 3 when that show went off the air.

I think that gym will be a bit intimidating to teams who play in it, even our team, if the crowds keep coming out like that. We'll see on Sunday if the students come back in force.

PS I'm just happy basketball isn't decided by PKs like soccer. That just sucked!

[bisonpride]

2nd day of the 2006-2007 Hampton Inn Coaches vs Cancer Classic at Mt. Aloysius College.

Waynesburg (0-1) - 91
Gallaudet Bison - 89 (OT)

Gallaudet were down by 8 at halftime before surged back into the game and forced the game to extend into overtime. At end of overtime, Gallaudet scored in the paint with 6 seconds remaining on the clock to tied it up 89 apiece. Waynesburg going full court length and got game-winning shot with 2 seconds remaining in thrill overtime game. Sophomore point guard Jon Mowl played 44 out of game total 45 minutes. He got 10 points and 9 assists. Junior Sekoe White had 20 points and 11 rebounds to earn him All-Tournament Team.

Salisbury beat Mt. Aloysius for the Coaches vs Cancer title. Mt. Aloysius wasn't prepare for Salisbury at all at begin of the game. All of us got to watch out for Ray Williams and the Seagulls since they could make a big run this season. They are better team than last year's cinderella run into CAC final before bowed to Catholic Cardinals.

Gallaudet (0-2) will play home opener tonight at Field House against Maryland Bible (4-2). Maryland Bible actually led for most of 1st half and begin of 2nd half against Goucher before the Gophers came back and pull it away before the final buzzer.

[Matt Letourneau]

Yeah, Salisbury is going to be good.

Catholic, Mary Washington and Salisbury are all off to impressive starts--CUA and UMW have already beaten good teams. 

I can't figure out Marymount losing to Lesley--that shouldn't happen.  And while I know that VJC is a good team, I'm still surprised York couldn't channel all that energy into a W.  It might take them a while to develop an identity.

We knew Gallaudet was going to be down--a LOT--and they are.  Goucher couldn't really be any worse, but they should be make up to respectability.   SMC I'm not really sure about--there's no reason to think they've gotten a lot better or worse.

[mwcsid]

UMW Men's Basketball Tops NC Wesleyan, 85-79


ROCKY MOUNT, NC - Junior forward Jon Pierce scored 20 points to lead five players in double figures, as the University of Mary Washington men's basketball team defeated North Carolina Wesleyan College, 85-79, on Tuesday at NC Wesleyan. The Eagles improve to 3-0 on the season.
The Eagles jumped out to a fast start, leading 46-32 at halftime, but NC Wesleyan stormed back to take the lead with eleven minutes remaining. Despite the loss of sophomore forward Kiernan Whitworth, who fouled out with 11 minutes remaining, the Eagles regained the lead and held on for the six point win.
Pierce had six rebounds, four assists, and two steals in addition to his 20 points, and sophomore guard Matt Hale added 17 points and four assists off the bench. Senior guard Mike Lee scored 14, Justin Baker added 13 points and eight rebounds, and senior guard A.J. Fitzgerald scored 10 points and had eight rebounds and four assists.
The Eagles shot 46.2% from the floor, including 42.6% on three point baskets (18-39). The Eagles will return to action next Wednesday, when they visit Marymount University in the Capital Athletic Conference opener at 8 p.m.

[ycp]

With two minutes left in Gettysburg,
York 54-Gettysburg 36

[ycp]

Final from Gettysburg..
York 58-Gettysburg 42

More details when I get the box

[Matt Letourneau]

Catholic beats Haverford 61-55 to improve to 3-0.

Certainly not the game CUA wanted to play tonight--cold shooting (37%), neither Dwyer nor Fumai really on top of their game.  However, Scott still had 19 and Pat had 17.   CUA was hot from 3, led by freshman sharpshooter Jeff Sparrow (8 points).

Once again, CUA was without Steve Papageorge, which is obviously impacting them.  However, I can't say enough about how Mike Wasilenko has played.  He's really stepped up to be the Cards third scoring option during Papageorge's absence..he had 11 tonight.


CUA's had 3 road games, so I'm sure they are looking forward to taking the court at DuFour for the first time this season next week against St. Mary's.

For all the talk about home court advantages, Catholic was 14-1 at home last year, and since the DuFour Center opened in 1985 is .764 in their building--and that includes some lean years in the late 80s.  In the Lonergan/Howes era, Catholic has been extremely tough to beat at home.

[smcmsid]

Johns Hopkins 78, St. Mary's (Md.) 60
Provident Pride of Maryland Tournament

Senior center Matt Griffin led the Blue Jays with a game-high 22 points on 5-of-8 shooting from the field and 12-13 from the foul line. Senior guard T.J. Valerio added 19 points, with three three-pointers, while senior forward Danny Nawrocki contributed with eight points and a game-high 12 rebounds.

The Seahawks were led by senior swingman Valdez Preston with 19 points and nine rebounds. Junior guard Tyson Lesesne added 18 points and four steals while sophomore forward/center Alex Irmer was also in double figures with ten points.