MBB: Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference

[Greek Tragedy]

Those 86 fans that show up for games must really make a difference. All those wins mentioned were by the home team. Thanks for the monthly report!

lol. Yes - It's not the fans that give the advantage, but the white-knuckle driving to Plymouth, Wisconsin that does a team in!

Ha! If the campus was actually in Plymouth, it wouldn't be too bad. Taking 57 out of Plymouth or 42 out of Sheboygan is the problem. Out near Lakeland, those roads are rarely plowed first and the snow drifts can be crazy. When they say Lakeland is out in the middle of nowhere, it's not an exaggeration.

[RFMichigan]

 

Those 86 fans that show up for games must really make a difference. All those wins mentioned were by the home team. Thanks for the monthly report!

lol. Yes - It's not the fans that give the advantage, but the white-knuckle driving to Plymouth, Wisconsin that does a team in!

Ha! If the campus was actually in Plymouth, it wouldn't be too bad. Taking 57 out of Plymouth or 42 out of Sheboygan is the problem. Out near Lakeland, those roads are rarely plowed first and the snow drifts can be crazy. When they say Lakeland is out in the middle of nowhere, it's not an exaggeration.

I'm pretty sure that we played football against Lakeland in the late 70's in what turned out to be a cold, blustery, snowy day in Wisconsin. We dressed in an elementary school classroom in what I believe was Howard's Grove and may have even played the game at Howard's Grove HS. Lakeland won something like 12-8 and did not complete a single pass, and in fact ran a QB sneak with three quarterbacks around 20 times. My parents drove around the lake to watch the game and nearly bailed at halftime and I wouldn't have blamed them. Welcome to small school college football in the 1970's.

[Captain_Joe08]

NACC Standings heading into the Holiday Break

1. #19 Benedictine 8-2 (4-1)
2. Wisconsin Lutheran 7-3 (4-1)
3. Lakeland 6-4 (4-1)
4. Concordia Wisconsin 5-4 (4-1)
5. Rockford 5-5 (3-2)
6. Concordia Chicago 3-4 (3-2)
7. Aurora 3-7 (2-3)
8. Edgewood 2-6 (2-3)
9. Dominican 5-5 (1-4)
10. MSOE 4-6 (1-4)
11. Marian 2-8 (1-4)
12. Illinois Tech 1-7 (1-4)

[Captain_Joe08]

Christmas/New Years Schedule

12/27

Olivet vs Illinois College (at Hope)

12/28

Illinois Tech at Hope

12/29

UW-Stout vs Edgewood (at St. Norbert)

12/30

Edgewood vs UW-Superior or St. Norbert
Trine at Concordia Chicago

[Ryan Stoppable]

Those 86 fans that show up for games must really make a difference. All those wins mentioned were by the home team. Thanks for the monthly report!

lol. Yes - It's not the fans that give the advantage, but the white-knuckle driving to Plymouth, Wisconsin that does a team in!

Ha! If the campus was actually in Plymouth, it wouldn't be too bad. Taking 57 out of Plymouth or 42 out of Sheboygan is the problem. Out near Lakeland, those roads are rarely plowed first and the snow drifts can be crazy. When they say Lakeland is out in the middle of nowhere, it's not an exaggeration.

I'm pretty sure that we played football against Lakeland in the late 70's in what turned out to be a cold, blustery, snowy day in Wisconsin. We dressed in an elementary school classroom in what I believe was Howard's Grove and may have even played the game at Howard's Grove HS. Lakeland won something like 12-8 and did not complete a single pass, and in fact ran a QB sneak with three quarterbacks around 20 times. My parents drove around the lake to watch the game and nearly bailed at halftime and I wouldn't have blamed them. Welcome to small school college football in the 1970's.

Oh my gosh. I actually went to school at the then Riverview Elementary, which is the one it sounds like you're referring to (it's a daycare now) and it was in pretty bad shape by the time I did; I can't imagine it was much better in the 70s. The idea that they used it as a college football dressing room is utterly ridiculous!

[Captain_Joe08]

WLC takes down #21 Benedictine 66-65 to take sole possession of first place in the NACC. The Warriors were down 40-28 at halftime.

[RFMichigan]

WLC takes down #21 Benedictine 66-65 to take sole possession of first place in the NACC. The Warriors were down 40-28 at halftime.

This is certainly a nice win for the Warriors. They are on a nice roll, winning the last eight of nine and remain (in my mind) one of the three league favorites along with Benedictine and Concordia-Wisconsin.

I did not realize until now that the NACC does not have a balanced conference schedule; each team plays every other conference foe twice except for two opponents whom a team only plays once. It's still relatively early in the conference season with many games yet to be played, but it just so happens that Benedictine and Concordia-Wisconsin only play each other once and that is the last game of the regular season which could loom large in determining the league champion. This seems unfortunate for WLC but it's one of those things.

[Captain_Joe08]

Other Scores from yesterday.

Illinois Tech 71 Lakeland 67
Concordia Chicago 104 Dominican 64
Concordia Wisconsin 68 Marian 63
MSOE 65 Edgewood 64
Aurora 87 Rockford 71

NACC Standings as of 1/12

1. Wisconsin Lutheran 10-3 (7-1)
2. #21 Benedictine 10-3 (6-2)
3. Concordia Wisconsin 7-5 (6-2)
4. Rockford 7-6 (5-3)
5. Concordia Chicago 6-6 (5-3)
6. Lakeland 6-7 (4-4)
7. Dominican 7-6 (3-5)
8. MSOE 6-7 (3-5)
9. Illinois Tech 5-8 (3-5)
10. Aurora 4-9 (3-5)
11. Edgewood 3-10 (2-6)
12. Marian 2-11 (1-7)

[Captain_Joe08]

NACC Standings through last night.

1. Benedictine 15-3 (11-2)
2. Wisconsin Lutheran 14-4 (11-2)
3. Concordia Wisconsin 11-7 (10-3)
4. MSOE 11-7 (8-5)
5. Rockford 9-9 (7-6)
6. Lakeland 8-10 (6-7)
7. Aurora 6-12 (5-8)
8. Concordia Chicago 6-12 (5-8)
9. Edgewood 6-12 (5-8)
10. Dominican 8-10 (4-9)
11. Illinois Tech 6-12 (4-9)
12. Marian 3-15 (2-11)

[Greek Tragedy]

My alma mater, Lakeland University, just hired former Green Bay Packers running back, Ahman Green, as their new coach!!!!...e-coach...for gaming (e-sports).

[Skinny Lance]

Wow, that BU v AU game has to be the biggest blowout I've ever seen in that rivalry. Any chance the Spartans bring back coach Lance Robinson?

[Greek Tragedy]

Benedictine   14-2   18-3
Wisconsin Lutheran   14-2   17-4
Concordia (Wis.)   12-4   13-8
Lakeland   9-7   11-10
MSOE   8-8   11-10
Rockford   8-8   10-11
Illinois Tech   6-10   8-14
Concordia-Chicago   6-10   7-14
Aurora   6-10   7-14
Edgewood   6-10   7-15
Dominican   4-12   8-13
Marian   3-13   4-17

[Dave 'd-mac' McHugh]

First Regional Rankings are out: https://www.d3hoops.com/notables/2020/02/men-regional-rankings-first

[Greek Tragedy]

According to the conference tracker page, Benedictine is not eligible for the NACC tournament. Are they also not eligible for the NCAAs? Is this their punishment for leaving and then begging to come back after things didn't go as planned?

[Pat Coleman]

According to the conference tracker page, Benedictine is not eligible for the NACC tournament. Are they also not eligible for the NCAAs? Is this their punishment for leaving and then begging to come back after things didn't go as planned?

The 2020 conference tracker page is still being worked on and is not linked from the front page for a reason.