MBB: NEWMAC

amh63 · December 29, 2015, 10:09:50 PM

WPI89.....nice win for your team! I was frustrated trying to get the video feed of the game! Would not link south of the Mason-Dixon Line

. Got the stats of the close game but left to pick up another Nescac game. Thought it was the "snowfall"

amh63 · January 02, 2016, 10:06:42 AM

Very interesting game today.....WPI vs. Eastern Nazerene. Would watch except for a time conflict with Amherst game...first one in awhile..in Memphis.
WPI's win at Bates is even "bigger" now that Babson lost to the Bobcats in Maine recently!

Ryan Scott (Hoops Fan) · January 02, 2016, 11:59:53 AM

Quote from: amh63 on January 02, 2016, 10:06:42 AM
Very interesting game today.....WPI vs. Eastern Nazerene. Would watch except for a time conflict with Amherst game...first one in awhile..in Memphis.
WPI's win at Bates is even "bigger" now that Babson lost to the Bobcats in Maine recently!

WPI is a big favorite and they played Bates the other day. ENC is coming off a three week layoff; could be trouble. It'll all depend on how committed they are to playing defense (and whether the threes are going down). I'm just hoping it'll be within 12 or 15 points.

Ryan Scott (Hoops Fan) · January 02, 2016, 04:17:44 PM

ENC was playing defense and hitting threes in the first half - exactly what they needed to do to win, leading by 3 at the half over WPI. WPI came out quick and strong in the second, but ENC battled back with good defense. WPI leads 55-53 with 6:30 to play. Great game so far.

amh63 · January 02, 2016, 04:33:33 PM

Watched the run by WPI in the second half....mainly by hitting the outside shots. WPI seemed to be controlling the boards with bigger players....ENC seemed to be the quicker team and seemed to be rushing their shots a bit from outside...even when not guarded closely by the Engineers. Good game.

Ryan Scott (Hoops Fan) · January 02, 2016, 04:47:07 PM

Quote from: amh63 on January 02, 2016, 04:33:33 PM
Watched the run by WPI in the second half....mainly by hitting the outside shots. WPI seemed to be controlling the boards with bigger players....ENC seemed to be the quicker team and seemed to be rushing their shots a bit from outside...even when not guarded closely by the Engineers. Good game.

ENC is way undersized. That's why I figured they had no chance against MIT earlier and WPI in this game, but they really turned the defense up. Niba was all but shut down - if not for the sweet shooting of Zach Karalis off the bench, it would've been an ENC win. They were up 1 with 12 seconds to go - Karalis got a shot off from three that landed in the net just as the buzzer went off. Sad ending for ENC at home (this would've been one of the biggest wins ever for the program) - still, this being their only loss isn't too bad.

WPI did well on defense as well - Jaylen Owens, ENC's best player came up largely empty (1-7 from three). It ended up being a pretty even match-up. Two good teams out there.

WPI89 · January 02, 2016, 04:50:41 PM

Missed this one. Thanks for the recap guys! Pumped about the win and the "acticity" on the NE2MAC board!

middhoops · January 09, 2016, 02:52:05 PM

Excuse me if I'm not the first to bring this subject up on the board.
Tufts, who is absolutely on fire this weekend, has its only losses to two NEWMAC teams: MIT and WPI.
Babson, who looks like a Salem bound team to me when I see them has losses, most in OT, to only NESCAC teams.

Without a doubt in my (old and deteriorating) mind, Babson is the best 7-4 team I've ever seen.
I'll be watching the NEWMAC conference games closely.
Good luck to all.

WPI89 · January 09, 2016, 04:33:00 PM

Hello Midd!

Good win for WPI today. Stuck to the script and hit a few more shots!

Now on to football - have a good weekend everybody!

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amh63 · January 09, 2016, 05:14:17 PM

Midhoops.....on the CAC board, WPI mentioned that he would be following Tufts and Bates. Seems there is a connection here that you may have uncovered

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WPI89 · January 09, 2016, 06:17:45 PM

+1 63

PS. In case Dave reads this and is voting on style points. MIT scored the last 12 points AFTER the game was well in hand!

Dave 'd-mac' McHugh · January 09, 2016, 09:27:57 PM

Style points don't interest me... and MIT has some other flaws that haven't enticed me. There are others more interesting than MIT, right now.

And of COURSE I am reading the boards! LOL

WPI89 · January 13, 2016, 08:32:18 PM

Big come back but a little unfortunate to be going to ot now!

WPI89 · January 13, 2016, 08:44:48 PM

Great game. Tough loss. Good win for the Beavers.

amh63 · January 14, 2016, 11:14:28 AM

Agreed WPI89! Watched the game last night on the flat screen. Excellent video and announcers. Is there a story about the group of 5-6 fans dressed all in white....suits?....opposite the WPI bench?
Compared to the calm presence of the Babson's HC, your HC storming the floor in the second half that got a technical was most interesting. He is not that animated normally. Did notice, his assistant was directing players on the floor for awhile. All in all, enjoyable game. Is there a tournament for the NEWMAC title?