MBB: Coast 2 Coast Athletic Conference

[kitchenrat]

Great to see Winters (27 and 7) and Keefer (20 and 13) step it up with Chad not feeling 100%. This is obviously a big win for York, and with 5 games left till the tournament they have a chance to put a bit more space between them and the pack.

I love the way Jeremy has matured into a real important cog in the Spartans machine, and I he continues to develop that could create a ton of problems for opponents in the coming weeks.

[ycp]

It sounds like it was a championship type of atmosphere at UMW which is no surprise considering their fan support.

Levi Winters led the Spartans with a career-high 26 points as the senior was 9-for-12 from the field including 4-for-7 from three and 4-for-4 from the free throw line. Winters also pulled in seven rebounds for the green and white. Sophomore Jeremy Keefer recorded a pair of career highs with 20 points and 13 rebounds. The double-double was his third of the year. Nick Brady added 13 points including his trio of threes. Senior All-American Chad McGowan, who played the game very sick with the flu, finished the game with 11 points, four rebounds, and three assists in just 29 minutes of action. Senior Nate Lankford contributed eight points, five assists, four rebounds, and a pair of steals for YCP.

Matt Hale, a player that has had great success against the Spartans in the last four games between the two teams, led the Eagles with 19 points, four rebounds, and four assists. Hale was 6-for-11 from the floor including 4-of-7 from three. He was also 3-for-4 from the free throw line. Sophomore Brandon Altmann added 13 points, eight rebounds, and three blocked shots. Justin Baker and Ben Stokes chipped in with 12 points each while Kevin Storus had 10 points.

GAME BOX
http://www.ycpspartans.com/sports/mbkb/2007-08/stats/ycpmbb20.htm

[ycp]

In case anyone missed this score...Hood 124-Gallaudet 120 in double overtime.

I believe Ryan Junghans had 47 while Jon Mowl had 44, quite a shootout

[Pat Coleman]

Yep -- anyone remember the last time the CAC had two men's games mentioned on the front page?

[ycp]

It has been a long, long time since that happened.

240 combined points is pretty impressive. Does anyone remember the Marymount /Salisbury CAC tournament game from a few years ago. If I can remember correctly it was a similar score.

[ycp]

Live Stats link for tonight's YCP-SAL game:

http://faculty.ycp.edu/~sguise/mbb/xlive.htm

[Salem, VA]

York leading 61-47 with 13 to play, Chad has taken over

[Salem, VA]

York wins 84-74

a game much closer then the final score.  It was 81-56 when York pulled back.  Chad has reached the 1850 point total.  With 7 possible games to go the CAC record and school record are in jeopardy.

Keep it going York
10-2 in conf

[ycp]

York picks up an important 79-73 win over St. Mary's on Saturday. Chad McGowan led the Spartans with a game-high 26 points and a game-high 12 rebounds. Those were good for his team-leading eighth double-double of the year. McGowan was 10-for-21 from the field and 6-for-11 from the free throw line. He also handed out four assists in addition to three blocked shots and three steals. He passed York College Athletic Hall of Famer Wayne Johnson for third on the Spartans' all-time scoring list as he now has 1,876 points. Levi Winters added 20 points, four rebounds, five steals, and two assists in his 37 minutes of work. Sophomore Nick Brady was the third Spartan in double figures with 11 points and a career-high tying seven rebounds. Nate Lankford chipped in with nine points, three assists, two rebounds, three steals, and a pair of blocked shots.
   Tyson Lesesne and Calvin Wise paced the Seahawks with 16 points each. Lesesne added five assists, three rebounds, and three steals as Winters did a good job on one of the most dangerous players in the CAC. Lesesne was 7-for-14 from the floor and 2-for-3 from three. Wise added six boards as he was 8-for-12 from the floor. Alex Franz contributed 10 points, five assists, five rebounds and a steal while Alex Irmer chipped in with 10 points and nine rebounds for the Hawks. Mike Bowden pulled down a team-high 11 rebounds for St. Mary's while he also had six points.

It was a good, tight CAC contest. Both teams went at it pretty hard. St. Mary's is a very talented group. Irmer had a put back dunk that you don't see too many times in Division III. York is now off until they host Wesley next Saturday.

[mwcsid]

Wednesday night's Capital Athletic Conference double featuring the University of Mary Washington at St. Mary's College will feature live audio starting at 6:00 p.m. with the women's game, with the men to follow at 8:00 p.m.

The Eagle women are looking to remain unbeaten in CAC play, while the men will look to strengthen its grip on the second seed for the upcoming CAC Tournament.

http://secure.stretchinternet.com/demo/games.php?user=umw&o=cal_stamp

[smcmsid]

Final from St. Mary's tonight...

St. Mary's 78
Mary Washington 63

[ycp]

Live Stats Link for Saturday's York - Wesley game

http://faculty.ycp.edu/~sguise/mbb/xlive.htm

Senior Day ceremonies precede the game as Chad McGowan, Chris Folland, Nate Lankford, and Levi Winters will be honored for their contributions to the Spartan program.

[mwcsid]

The University of Mary Washington's home basketball doubleheader against Marymount University on Saturday will feature live statistics viewable over the Internet starting at 2:00 p.m. for the women's game and 4:00 p.m. for the men's.

http://livestats.prestosports.com/umw/

FINALLY!!!
We'll have live stats for whatever remaining home games we have for hoops, and hopefully have spring sport live stats soon as well.

[ycp]

Final from York - YCP 84-Wesley 77
The Spartans capture the top seed in the upcoming CAC tournament with the win. They hold a two game lead with the tiebreaker over Mary Washington with two regular season games remaining. 
Chad McGowan made his final regular season appearance at Wolf?Gymnasium a memorable one as he netted a career-high 37 points while he also pulled in 12 rebounds for his ninth double-double of the year. McGowan was 13-for-19 from the floor and 11-for-17 from the free throw line. He handed out two assists, had one steal, and one big-time blocked shot near the end of the game that brought the crowd to its feet. The 37 points eclipses his previous career-high which was 34 and came on December 2, 2006 at Salisbury University. Nick Brady had a solid game with 17 points, five rebounds, two assists and a pair of steals. Brady made two threes and was a strong 7-for-8 from the free throw line. Nate Lankford, playing in his final regular season home game, added 12 points, seven assists, three rebounds and a trio of steals to the Spartan attack. Levi Winters chipped in with 10 second-half points as his two threes kick started the game-changing run for York. Winters added six rebounds and a pair of assists for the green and white. Pat Kelley added a strong defensive effort including seven rebounds.
Rashawn Johnson led the Wolverines with 28 points as he was 10-for-22 from the floor including 4-for-9 from three. Johnson, who entered the game tied with McGowan as the conference's top scorer, added nine rebounds, two assists and three steals in his 37 minutes of action. James Stratton added 20 points for the Wolverines as he was 7-for-16 from the field including 4-for-12 from three. Stratton also had three rebounds, four assists and a steal for Wesley. Khyle Nelson finished the game with a double-double as he had 10 points and a team-high 10 rebounds despite just playing 22 minutes due to first half foul trouble.

This was the first time I have gotten to see Wesley play. Rashawn Johnson is a smooth player. He made some shots today that were pretty well defended but he is just able to rise up and drain the shot. Certainly he is one of the top players in the league.

Congrats to Chad, Chris, Nate and Levi for closing out their regular season home schedule with a good win.

[CACsportsnut]

How about some chatter?

Its the final week of the regular season and there is nothing being said. How about some predictions on how the season finishes out, 1st and 2nd team predictions, P.O.Y, R.O.Y, and Coach of the year predictions?

Fianl Regular season standings:

York
Mary Washington
Hood
St. Mary's
Wesley
Marymount
Salisbury
Galluadett

1st Team All-Conference:

Chad McGowan - F - York
RaShawn Johnson - G - Wesley
Ryan Junghans - G - Hood
Tyson Lesesne - G - St. Mary's
Fred Stanbeck - F - Marymount

2nd Team All-Conference:

Greg Woody - G - Villa Julie
Justin Baker - F - Mary Washington
Matt Hale - G - Mary Washington
John Mowl - G - Galluadett
Levi Winters - F - York

P.O.Y - Chad McGowan

R.O.Y - Alex Franz - G - St. Mary's

Coach of the Year - Jeff Gamber - York

Predictions?