MBB: Ohio Athletic Conference

[Ohigy]

2014-15 should be a fun year in the OAC.  Mount and Marietta are the top dogs.  Like the Dr. said, Otterbein at the bottom is surprising but makes sense after knowing their 3 best players transferred out of the program.

[Dr. Acula]

Where did they transfer?  I hope their best player didn't transfer to Marietta again!

Mount opens up tonight at home against Bethany.  Should be a good test to start the season.  Wooster beat up on Cabrini so that looms large for Mount heading over to Wayne County.

[Ohigy]

Transferred/Quit/not on the roster.  I don't know where they are at or if they are playing.

[Dr. Acula]

Bischoff transferred to Miami to play.  He has to sit out this year.  Not sure about the others.

[Dr. Acula]

Mount jumps out on Bethany 22-2 and now leads by 30 at 49-19 late in the 1st half.

[Dr. Acula]

Final:  Mount 92, Bethany 49.  Raiders were up by 50 in the 2nd half. Solid win.

[Ohigy]

Nice win by Mount. Otterbein falls at Hiram.  Cap drills Witt.  Marietta blows out Waynesburg.  BW loses to Case Western.

[bouncer1]

If Bischof went to Miami, that's fine but 2 things: I don't think you have to sit out a year when transferring from D3 to D1 and he is not good enough to play at Miami. If he is, then Miami is in trouble.

[Dr. Acula]

Miami lost their exhibition game at home to D2 Edinboro by double figures.  Edinboro was picked to finish 8th (out of 9) in their conference.   

I know when guys I played with transferred up to DI they didn't sit out, but they weren't walk ons.  But him sitting out is straight from his bio on the Miami website so I assume I just don't know the rules. 

[sac]

Transfer ups have to sit out a year.


Miami has been in a rebuild mode for 2+ years.

[Ohigy]

Good effort by Mount at Wooster.  The Raiders almost took down a top 10 team on the road.  Mount looks to be playing at the level expected early in the year and should end up as OAC champs. Otterbein takes out a bad Houghton team and now faces DePauw in a tough matchup for the O Club Classic title.  Wilmington pulls out a 2 point win over SUNY Geneseo.  Geneseo was coming off a 21-7 season and NCAA Tournament berth a year ago.  Cap falls to a Methodist team picked 8th in their league.  Tough L for the Crusaders.

[Dr. Acula]

I'm not a big fan of moral victories, but I'm happy Mount went to Wooster and hung right with them.  That's a good sign to me.  They're raising the expectations and their level of play.  And they're getting big contributions from young guys like Jackson (So) and Kukura (Fr).  I couldn't help but like seeing a freshmen put up 16 and 6 with a couple steals at Wooster.  And no turnovers.  Shows me a kid who is ready to play against top teams right away and it speaks to the job Fuline has done recruiting.

[Dr. Acula]

I just watched Mount play a very poor first half.  They trail St. Vincent 38-27 at half.  The Raiders shot poorly and are getting killed on offensive rebounds so far.  The last 30 seconds summed it up when they missed a fast break layup, missed a dunk and then gave up a jumper at the buzzer.  So instead of potentially going in down 5 it's 11.  Time to rally!

[sac]

transitive scores and all being what they are, I have to think Mt. Union losing to St. Vincent has moved Marietta into the early favorites role in the OAC.

Marietta 72 St. Vinecent 60
St. Vincent 71 Mt. Union 65

Marietta has the best win so far, a 73-54 win over HCAC favorite Hanover

[Ohigy]

Surprising loss by Mount today to St. Vincent.  Poor performance by the Muskies in losing by 16 to previously winless (0-3) Kenyon.  Nice to see Cap bounce back and win big on Saturday. ONU, Marietta and BW all take care of business.  Looks like a headscratcher of a year.