MBB: Conference of New England

[number1chargerfan]

It must be helpful to them however to be in that area of Boston where you have several colleges within blocks..but it is certainly a tough thing for a team to work with but it will be interesting to see what happens when it re-opens.

[backboard]

It didn't bother Wentworth to play on the road last season, ask Roger Williams.  And since they only lost one player, I can't imagine it would have that much of an effect this season too.

[Ryan Scott (Hoops Fan)]

UNE got crushed by Southern Maine last night 83-51.  Southern Maine isn't even that good. Stickney had 12 and 12 and Tom Button added 10 boards.  This game was never close and UNE emptied their bench early when it was obvious this would not be a game.  I've never seen so many players on a UNE box score (I'm talking about ever); they played a lot of guys.  UNE shot 2-21 from deep.  Wow.  Also, Southern Maine has Taylor Coppenrath's little brother playing for them; that's just cool.


NEC hosts Castleton tonight; Gordon travels to Husson tomorrow.

[scout]

Apparently, NEC lost a close one to Castleton, 78-81. This was just the second win for the Castleton squad.

Tyler Evans had a season-high 21 points and three steals.  NEC also got contributions from Ryan Jaziri with 18 points and Patrick Quinn who dropped in 17 points.  Antoine Sylvia also had a strong double-double performance with 12 points and 17 rebounds.

On a normal night, it would seem that stats like those would get you the win. Apparently the bench didn't do too much.

The box score isn't up yet, but I'm sure details will follow soon enough.

This leaves the CCC with one final game before the winter breaks. Gordon at Husson, all the way up in Bangor, Maine. A lot of people are writing Husson off, but from what I can tell, this is a team that is averaging 21 wins a season under the current coach.

Granted, these wins may not be against quality opponents, but there is something to be said about a system that works. I was talking with a prominent freshman on the Gordon team the other day and he told me that, according to the QOWI, a win at Husson would actually mean more than a win against Salem St. at home.

That being said, Gordon needs this game to go to break on a good note and to rebound from a controversial loss. As long as Gordon sets the pace of the game with its defense and deliberate offense, they should come out on top. Salem St. proved that the way to beat Gordon is to take them out of their element, and force them to play a game they aren't used to.

[scout]

Gordon dropped their second loss in a row against Husson. 70-53.

A bunch of factors led to this one. Gordon turned the ball over 20 times. In the first half, they shot 45.8% from the floor and in the second half, 25%.

Despite going to the line 15 times, and Husson only getting there 4 TIMES IN THE ENTIRE GAME, Gordon was not able to overcome a 6 point deficit at the half.

It seems from the box score that Husson didn't allow the Gordon stars to take any decent shots. They held Marstaller to a 1 for 8 night, and Kaufman only took 2 shots from the floor, and Herr only 6. If this is an indicator as to how the game went, it looks like it was an ugly night in Bangor, Maine.

Again, Marstaller only made one shot, and went 6 for 6 from the line. The guy that he was matched up against had 4 fouls so it looks like they played Marstaller rough. He had 4 fouls himself, so it seems as if he was playing with foul trouble from the start. Salem State did the same thing and it worked for them.

And for the second game in a row, the other main scorers couldn't overcome it. Jerry Logan led Gordon with 16 points and Aaron Trigg had 12.

Four of the Husson starters broke double digits in points, and the ball seems to have been well distributed. Tyler Muzzy had a double-double with 16 points and 10 rebounds. He also had 4 steals and 4 assists. Let me mention that I believe this was the guy guarding Marstaller.

Overall, it looks like Gordon got wrecked. I said earlier that as long as Gordon kept playing its style game, they would have a great shot at winning. From the stats that I just mentioned, they never had the chance to get their slow, deliberate rhythm going in the first place. A tough physical game with fast breaks, etc. Husson took control and ended up with the hard-earned win.

Gordon goes into the winter break for the third year in a row on a losing streak. This loss was not the bounce back that they were hoping for after the loss against Salem St. I bet Schauer was peeling the paint off the walls in the locker room, and he can only hope to get things going again when Northwestern (Minn.) comes to town on the 2nd of January.

For now, happy holidays and enjoy the break.

[d3bballinboston]

wow two losses to NAC schools in the same week for the CCC (Castletown and husson)

[Ryan Scott (Hoops Fan)]

Luckily for Gordon, Husson has about the easiest schedule in the world and could finish the season with only two or three loses, so this one won't be so bad to have on the record.

That being said, while this wasn't a definite win for them, there is no way they should have lost by 17.  Anyone know if Shauer was back for this game?

Kauffman did nothing and only played 18 minutes; did he get hurt?  Too many turnovers, not enough rebounds.  There are plenty of legit excuses if you all want to make them.  A long drive, a tough gym to play in, finals, looking ahead to the break.

From an overall perspective, I would have rather lost to Husson than Salem State, Gordon dropped both of them.  They'll probably drop out of the votes in the next Top 25 poll, but they can earn their way back in with a good showing next semester.

[dwebbs]

Kaufman did get hurt and didn't play the second half. Nothing serious.

And Schauer was back.

[akirk]

Well, I hope everyone has a great and safe christmas.  Talk to you all in a couple weeks.

[gullfan]

I would like to also wish everyone a safe and happy holiday season, whether it's Merry Christmas, Happy Hannucha (I know I missed that one!), or whatever. Let's all meet back here after the first and start following some great guys playing their hearts out!!!!
My best to all the Gulls! See you back on campus in a while. Sorry there won't be so many people at a few games (dumbass schedule) but we'll be back there for you before you know it. 

[CCC Talk]

I know it's the very last minute but here are some great last minuted gift ideas for the CCC's Men's Basketball Teams.

So go out and see if you can grab the following:

For Curry:  Tim Jones healthy.

For Roger Williams: A hug for Mike Tulley he always looks so sad during games. Plus they don't need much on the court right now they're looking good.

For Salve Regina: Another year of eligibility for Matt Coute

For Nicholls: Some consistancy

For ENC: The ghost of CCC past to show them what it was like when they were competetive.

For AMC: A better nickname

For Gordon: Their own message board so they can post their Scots Propoganda to each other.

For Endicot: Plenty of holiday cheer for their fans, the type you can drink.

For Wentworth: A gym.

For Colby-Sawyer: A floor

For UNE and NEC: One of them needs to agree to change their name.

Happy Holidays to the CCC

[Ryan Scott (Hoops Fan)]

We're back:

Tonight

GC hosts Northwestern (MN)
CC hosts Brandeis

[Maq Diesel]

As we ring in the start of the new year and the second semester does anyone have any news on any roster changes, transfres or ineligability?  There were a lot of rumors floating around before the season started I wonder if there is any validity to any of them.

[backboard]

Not necessarily a change, but still no Bynes on the Wentworth roster.  We'll see if he plays in their upcoming tournament

[Ryan Scott (Hoops Fan)]

Depending on the academic structure of particular schools, sometimes players are forced to wait until classes start to be eligible for athletics.  We'll have to wait a couple of weeks to know for sure on anyone.