Empire 8

[gobombers15]

You deserve it for all your hard work on the football boards, AUPep. Enjoy the privilege.

My Fisher/AU prediction is looking pretty good. I said this had "letdown game" written all over it and Alfred has the talent to stick with Fisher, though they're not nearly as well-coached nor do they execute like Fisher. My score of a 74-69 Fisher win has a shot!

[AUPepBand]

Thanks, GB15. AU 51, Fisher 47 with 10:43 to go. AU in a 2-3 zone....I believe a first for the Saxons in at least 3 years.
McGee 3-pointer makes it 51-50. 9:16 remaining and AU has only ONE timeout remaining.....yikes.

[AUPepBand]

AU 55, Fisher 53 with 7 and change.
55-55 with 5 to go

[AUPepBand]

AU 58, Fisher 55 with 4:39 to play
AU 58, Fisher 57 with 3:45 to go
AU 60, Fisher 57 2:44 to go
Stein goes to the line for AU....1 for 2, makes it AU 61, Fisher 57
McSweeney with Layup and free throw, 61-60 with 1:53 to go
Pete Gillette with 3-pointer to go up 63-61

[AUPepBand]

Fisher 63, AU 61 with 53 sec
Fisher 65, AU 61......Fisher has the ball......grrrrrrrrr
Gillette at the line after foul....less than half a minute to go

[AUPepBand]

Final from McLane Center:
Fisher 67, AU 63
Rob Kornaker gets still another win over his alma mater.

[Caz Bombers]

wow, great effort Saxons.

Counting up IC's remaining games I had the Bombers at 10-4 best-case scenario, but I definitely had Saturday at Alfred in the "toss-up" pile.  Now I remember why.

[AUPepBand]

Alfred has the talent to stick with Fisher, though they're not nearly as well-coached nor do they execute like Fisher. My score of a 74-69 Fisher win has a shot!

Everyone else posting on this board seems to be saying the same thing about Alfred coaching. I give credit to Murphy tonight for actually trying a trap, dropping back to a 2-3 zone, which worked well against Fisher. While I don't see most of the games, when I do catch a game, I don't see much in the way of defensive change-ups.

[the bird man]

Alfred really put a scare into Fisher, really outplayed them the entire game. I am just glad that Fisher escaped AU with a win.

Fisher got a big 3 point play from Mcsweeny, down 4 late, a steal, a huge three by Gillette, a block, and a bucket by Biegle, all in the last minute. I understand all the talk about AU being poorly coached. AU only had 2 timeouts left with 9 minutes left in the game. I think they would have made a difference with clock management late in the game.

Alfred plays SJF real tough for the second time this season. I don't think they are going to make the E8 tourny which is probably a really good thing for Fisher.

[gobombers15]

It goes without saying that Alfred plays Fisher the best of any E8 team. I don't want to hear it from the one Naz fan, you guys beat Fisher one out of every ten games and get killed the other nine. I think AU is a tough matchup for Fisher because they're deep, talented and don't really have an important player to get covered by Bennett. Bryant is too small and fast and Stein is a banger down low. This puts AU at 3-7 on the conference season, they're going to need to run the table to even have a shot at the E8 tourney.

[gobombers15]

RIT completes a three game sweep against Naz, winning at Naz, 78-68. Thanks for playing this year, Naz, we have some lovely parting gifts for you backstage including a date with a pissed off Fisher team. Enjoy yourself.

[bamm]

In a must-win game for any hope of a Pool C bid, Utica goes down @ Oswego 63-49.

[superman57]

Great Job Alfred, you guys should b proud of playing that close.  Naz to bad maybe next year.  You NEEDED this game and it will now be next to impossible to make the E8's.  Utica good luck winning at Fisher to get into the tourny.  Can't wait for this weekends games.  Ithaca should be intresting and then on Saturday they are dedicating the court to the great Bobby Wanzer

[gobombers15]

I love when Clear picks the Pioneers to win by double-digits and then Utica gets smacked. No offense to you, Budcrew, of course.

[fisheralum91]

2 thoughts-
As GB15 said - this (the AU SJF game) had let down all over it-
OUCH!  Glad to pull one out of the old hat.
UC- clear- um stick a fork in ya you are done!