Empire 8

[magicman]

Ithaca loses to La Roche 80-77 and falls to 3-7 on the year. They are now off until December 30th when they travel to Wells for a 4 PM contest.

[Cyclone0205]

Statistics just came out and the Ducks' Simon Smith is #1 in the nation in Double-Doubles and #4 in rebounding.  I originally predicted him as co-conference player of the year but if he finishes top 5 in those two categories it's hard to see anyone that would split the award with him, as it probably would coincide with the Ducks winning quite a few games.

[Pat Coleman]

Things tend to heat up at least a little in January. Just don't give up, or better yet, spread the word...

[sjfcards]

Merry Christmas to all of the E8 posters!

[Ethelred the Unready]

Merry Christmas to all of the E8 posters!

And to you as well!

[fisheralum91]

I think the evidence is in the lower number of posts and posters on the E8 board we are currently on.

You're correct on that statement. Not many Fisher fans on here other than you and occasionally Fisher91 (I think that's his handle). The RIT poster isn't around because RIT isn't around. The Ithaca guys have pretty much disappeared as well. I guess they're waiting for something to cheer about. And there's never been many posters from the other E8 schools. Still don't think the Bombers are as bad as their record indicates and they'll put some W's on the board. Beating New Jersey City the other night was huge. I follow all three leagues in NYS extensively as well as those in other parts of the country. I don't have an allegience to any particular E8 team (the Plattsburgh State Cardinals are my home team), I just like good D3 basketball. I've been a voter on the weekly Top 25 Poster's Poll for the past few years and I'm a participant in the National Pick 'Em League as well, so you really get to know what's happening all over the D3 world, not just locally. After the regular season ends, a group of us from all over the country, participate in the NCAA Fantasy League, where we draft players from all the playoff teams, to form our own teams. You have to know your schools if you want to be competetive in that league, so all season long it's watching as many games, either live or on sreaming video, as time allows. It's fun and helps pass the time during our often brutal  north country winters.

Magic is right- I hop on only onow and then.  I enjoyed the games when I was a student 20 + years ago, but not living in the Roch area makes it tough to catch a game...Much more of a football guy....I am kinda meh on this season for Fisher. Here is hoping they right the ship. This is a good program, but seems to have a VERY TOUGH time keeping talent....I dont know if its Academics, homesickness or what but you cant lose starters at that rate and hope to keep consistent.  Happy Holidays Everyone!

[magicman]

Hartwick, behind a 34 point, 12 rebound night from Jared Suderley easily disposes of Delaware Valley 82-68. The Hawks remain undefeated as they move to 10-0 on the year. Chris Ryder also has a double double with 15 pts and 10 boards.
Hartwick will now face Penn State-Abington, who defeated host York (Pa,) 83-73 Wednesday, for the championship of the Coaches vs Cancer tournament on Thursday afternoon at 3 PM.

[magicman]

Hartwick wins the Coaches vs Cancer Tournamnet at York (Pa.) by defeating Penn State-Abington 104-90. The Hawks were once again led by Jared Suderley with 28 points (9x12 fg, 2x2 3's, 8x8 ft) and 8 rebounds. Andres Carpio had 17 pts, Mark Blazek had 15 pts and Aaron Laing added 13 pts. Hartwick struggled a bit in the early going and found themselves down 27-20 with 10 minutes left in the first period. The Hawks then caught fire and used a 16-3 run to grab a 36-30 advantage with 4:25 left in the period. The Nittany Lions came back to tie it at 44 going into the break. Hartwick opened the 2nd half on a 10-2 run and never lost the lead from that point on.

I don't know who the tournament's MVP award went to but it had to be Suderley. His stats for the 2 tournament games are worthy of D3hoops Team of the Week  consideration. Here they are:
62 points (22x34 field goals 64.7%,  5x7 threes 71.4%,  13x15 free throws 86.6%) 20 rebounds, and 6 assists. 9 of his 20 rebounds came on the offensive end.

Modified at 10:56: Hartwick's website has a write-up on the tournamnet and Suderley was named the MVP. Andres Carpio was also named to the All Tournament Team. Don't know for sure but Hartwick's 11-0 start may be the best in the school's history. Hartwick is now off until January 6th when they open up E8 conference play on the road at Elmira.

[magicman]

St. John Fisher leads Dickinson 36-20 at the half. Thad Weir with 12 and Optimystik Kinard with 11 to lead the Cardinals.

[magicman]

Fisher hangs on to beat Dickinson 78-70. The Cardinals were up by 15 to 20 points throughout much of the 2nd half. Up 68-50 with 2:32 to go, Fisher committed turnovers on 3 straight possessions that allowed the Red Devils to cut the lead to 9, at 68-59, with 1:42 to go. Dickinson had to foul and the Cardinals went 8 for 8 from the line to secure the win. Thad Wier with 25 pts and Optimystik Kinard with 16 pts led the way. Jason Norsen had 8 pts, 7 boards and 5 blocks, while Justin Plata added 15 pts. Cardinals improve to 8-3 and will take on New Paltz State in their next game on Jan. 3rd. 

[magicman]

Ithaca loses another close one as they fall at Wells 73-72. Ithaca had a chance to send the game into overtime when they went to the line with 1 second left, down 73-71. Ithaca player made the 1st but missed the second and Wells corraled the rebound to end it. Bombers had a 68-61 lead with 7:21 left to play but were outscored 12-4 from that point on. Jordan Marcus with 23 pts to lead Ithaca, while Frank Mitchell scored 15 pts with 5 rebounds. Sean Rossi had 9 pts, 16 assists 4 rebounds and 2 steals.  Terry Harrison had a huge game for Wells with 28 pts and 16 boards.

Ithaca falls to 3-8 for the year and will next face conference rival St John Fisher on January 6th at Ithaca. Six of the Bombers 8 losses have been by a total of 16 points. They've lost by 3,5,1,3,3,and 1. With a little luck in some of those games they could just as easily be sporting an 8-3 or 7-4 record.

[fisheralum91]

Decent win by the alma mater.
Dickenson was a good test....
That said.....Is this Fisher team one on the rise or just a flash in the pan?
I still see a team that got monkey stomped by 'Bart.....

[Bombers798891]

Ithaca falls to 3-8 for the year and will next face conference rival St John Fisher on January 6th at Ithaca. Six of the Bombers 8 losses have been by a total of 16 points. They've lost by 3,5,1,3,3,and 1. With a little luck in some of those games they could just as easily be sporting an 8-3 or 7-4 record.

Yeah, but then we'd be saying they were 8-3, but six of their wins have been by 1,2,3,5,2 and 1...

Look, you are your record. The Bombers are 3-8.

[sjfcards]

Decent win by the alma mater.
Dickenson was a good test....
That said.....Is this Fisher team one on the rise or just a flash in the pan?
I still see a team that got monkey stomped by 'Bart.....

I think they are better than last years team, but they are very young and will be up and down a lot this year. I am excited about some of the young talent that they have this year, and Kornaker's teams typically are much better at the end of the year than wherever they start.

I think this fisher team has as good a shot as any to get into the E8 tournament this year, and they have a shot at a home game in the tournament. An at large bid is probably out this year, especially with the slow start, but they do have enough talent to win a lot in the league.

[Bombers798891]

Great, great win by the Bombers tonight. Playing without Jordan Marcus, who was averaging 14.5 PPG, and with a hobbled Andrei Oztemel (15.5 PPG) only able to play 13 minutes, the Bombers beat St. John Fisher 71-65. Frank Mitchell with 24, and Christian Jordan goes for 17 and hits big shots all night.Adam Ambeielli hits four three pointers for Fisher, but it isn't enough.

Season started tonight for the Bombers, and that was a statement win in my book. Cardinals led for most of the game, but Ithaca hung around all night. Down 63-60 with 4:23 to go, Ithaca doesn't allow another point until Fisher hits a meaningless layup with three seconds to go.

Thought the game turned with 2:36 to go. Game tied at 63, Plata missed the front end of a one and one and Sean Rossi hit a layup on the other end. Till that point, Fisher answered every Ithaca burst with one of their own, but the Bombers got the stops. Great IC win