MBB: Conference of New England

[scout]

Gordon downs NEC by 26...

They were totally in control of the entire game...

[gullfan]

I should hope so!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[James]

Still no update on the RWU web page but the guys said that they won the game with a spread close to 40 points

[gullfan]

find the box score at enc.edu.

[James]

RWU-ENC 84-47. only a 16 poit first half for ENC

[Ryan Scott (Hoops Fan)]

AMC comes close, but goes down to Worcester State 60-65.  AMC got 12 points each from Nunnally, Daigineault and McDonald.  Porcaro had 8 assists.  Adam Richards had 10 points.    AMC seems to be settling down a bit.  They spread the ball around and hit the boards hard.  22 turnovers caused some problems and their shooting was a little off, but they were in this game despite the mistakes.  That's got to be seen as improvement for this squad.

EC by two over Bridgewater 74-72.  Good win for the powergulls, but I wouldn't say this was one of their toughest non-con games, although it was one of the tougher games that they actually had a chance to win.  It says a lot about the squad to pull out a close one.  Marinkovic came off the bench in this one (any word yet on exactly what's up with him?) for 14 and 10.  Ross Stewart had 19 with 4 assists, Burton showed up with 6 assists to 1 turnover and Corbett put in 11 points.  EC played together and well.  They still had 19 turnovers, but their guards handled the ball better and the team shot extraordinarily well.  Good win for them.

GC 86 NEC 60.  Gordon shut down the high scoring Pilgrims with their typical solid perimeter defense.  NEC shot 1-10 from three while GC compiled 8 blocks and 7 steals.  Sylvia was totally shut down, sending good signs that GC can play defense on bigger post players.  Quinn had 16 points for NEC, Evans, Jaziri and Faragher each had 10.  GC was led by 19 from Schnack off the bench; he's really been contributing a lot this semester.  Logan had 18 and Marstaller had 13, but the starters got a lot of rest in this one.  I doubt the game was even as close as the score.  NEC just couldn't hit their shots and the coach emptied the bench to try and get something going, to no avail.

CC 74, NC 71.  Curry gets a much needed win and Nichols continues its slide.  Bowers showed up again and contributed 22 solid minutes off the bench.  They'll need him if they want to do anything this spring.  Robbins had 18, Jones had 17 and Brittian hd 11 with 4 assists.  CC showed a little more life in this one, but still lack solid post play.  Powers had 12 and 12 and Vallee went 13 and 12 with 5 assists for NC.  The young guys Lindgren and Wilcox had 17 and 12 respectively off the bench.  Nichols had a big lead in the first half, but couldn't hold on.  They shot the three ball well, but couldn't hit from the floor.

RWU 84 ENC 47.  Roger Williams continues to roll as ENC continues to tank.  I'm not sure you could have found two more opposite squads last night.  Both teams emptied their benches as this one was never close.  ENC actually shot pretty well from three in the second half once the game was already out of reach.  The much taller RWU players totally kept Jasmin from doing anything.  I'm really wondering what's happened to him of late?  Does he have mono or something?  Seaberg scored 14 for ENC and Jean-Noel put in 10.  This was an ugly, ugly game.  So ugly in fact that perennial disappointment Brandon Parrish was able to lead the team in scoring with 12 points.  Wooley also had 12 off the bench.  Billy Barrent and Gumb each had 11 off the bench and Bashaw had 10.  This one was so bad, I wish I was there to see it.

[Ryan Scott (Hoops Fan)]

Tomorrow's games:

CSC @ NC
GC @ SRU
UNE @ WIT
ENC @ NEC
RWU @ AMC

[James]

This will be the RWU test

1/18/2007 @ 08:00PM  HOME vs CURRY COLLEGE*   
   
1/20/2007 @ 03:00PM  Away at University of New England*   
   
1/25/2007 @ 08:00PM  Away at Salve Regina*   
   
1/27/2007 @ 03:00PM  Away at New England College*   
   
1/30/2007 @ 08:00PM  HOME vs SALVE REGINA UNIVERSITY*   
   
2/3/2007 @ 03:00PM  HOME vs ENDICOTT COLLEGE*   
   
2/6/2007 @ 07:30PM  Away at Wentworth Institute of Technology 

[scout]

Just a quick clarification on things in the GC v. NEC game...

At halftime, the lead was 16. Coach Schauer rested the starters early in the second half and the NEC coach did the same. Hoops, you were correct. The game wasn't even as close as the final score shows.

Of note is the increased play of Tim Macdonnel who at the beginning of the year sat near the end of the bench. Over the past 3 games, his minutes have significantly gone up and his play has matched that of those on the floor. He drew several key charge fouls last night and defends pretty well. From what I understand, his playing time is, along with reqarding him for good play, a challenge to both Ben Gaskill and Jeff Derr to step up as young big men in the paint.

Anyway, just some thoughts...

It's time to see if Gordon's higher level of play, as of late, can translate into big wins away from Wenham...

[gullfan]

As far as Marinkovic for EC - I heard that it's no big thing. He wasn't on campus for a while because of an internship. No mystery or dark messages being sent. Most everybody does their internships during the break (that's why we aren't there for games in earlyJan.), but the sports teams have to do them during other times because of schedules. Senior year it's a whole semester gig.

[scout]

Gordon wins by 17...
Any time you can hold a solid opposing team at their home place to 51 points, that's a pretty good start...
Kaufman had 14, leading GC...

Gordon allowed Grendel to score 22, and Goodridge had 12...
They only allowed 4 other players to score, holding all 4 to a total of 17 points...

The motion offense is working, passes are crisper...
Gordon was plagued by free-throws in the first half, though...
Fortunately, they responded by scoring 42 points in the second half, just 9 short of what Salve put up for the entire game...

GC has a break until Thursday, when they face a 5-6 Wentworth...
The game is a 'home' game for WIT, but it's being played at Curry...

[backboard]

Wentworth continues to defeat the teams they're expected to by beating UNE 72-66.  UNE was led by Nick Farynaz with 23, however Doyle matched it with his own 23.  The size of UNE wasn't much of a factor as Wentworth out-rebounded the Nor'Easters.  Wentworth plays Nichols at Eastern Naz, they still have no gym, and UNE faces Endicott on Tuesday.

[heythere]

wentworth can take the next two games, any word on whats goin on with the gym. what do they do for practice everyday

[Bill Gorman]

The new floor in Wentworth's gym will be finished by the last week in January (was supposed to have been the beginning of January, but there was an unforeseen delay).  Both the men's and women's teams have used various practice sites such as a community center across the street from campus, Emmanuel College, Northeastern University, and Boston Latin and have played "home" games at Suffolk, Northeastern, Eastern Nazarene, and Curry (as well as swapping home dates with Colby-Sawyer).  The student-athletes and coaches on both teams (as well as the women's volleyball team, which did not have the gym for its entire season) deserve a lot of credit for having to deal with an adverse situation and making the best of it.  It hasn't been fun for anyone within the department, but the players and coaches have gone above and beyond what has been asked of them.

[backboard]

wentworth can take the next two games, any word on whats goin on with the gym. what do they do for practice everyday

Just curious, but did you realize that Wentworth plays Nichols and then Gordon?  I believe that WIT can defeat Nichols, but the Gordon game will take a lot.  Certainly not putting it has Wentworth, espescially with the return of Bynes, who dropped 25 points in the two teams final meeting last season.