MBB: Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference

[trey]

Granted the Lakeland ladies might be the LMC's premier female team, but this is still the grind-it-out, let's-have-a-jump-ball-every-15 seconds girls basketball that I have grown up watching.  Plus in the first round I'm guessing they played the 0-fer-16 Maranatha crew.  B-Uns, fan support may be apathetic, but you need a more prominent example than that.

[lilphil]

I think every player has a bad game every once in a while, lets chalk Welton's 4 point performance up to that...  I guess you didn't see his 22pts 11 rebounds in the first meeting between Clarke and AU?? 

"Hot headed technical" maybe just a little frustrated that one of his teammates was knocked out of the game with a concussion by an elbow and didn't want to get hurt himself?!?! 

Lancaster has been back since last weekends Benedictine game....

[baseman201]

Yes, I know there is no NIIC next year, but I just didn't think about it.

At least next year there will be an automatic bid.

[Bust Ya'll]

Unbelievable....remember when I had that equation for the best night on D3hoops...well mutiply it by 10 tonight.
A big win over the Nurses and even bigger 6th Man turnout.  What an incredible game.  Titus choked, while we were spitting up 3's 2's and everything at one point WLC was up by 20.  And the unbelievable happened...6th Man almost got a "T"  ...  Hey sorry bout it our sticks apperantly are noise makers...so what did we do, I collected them, put them down and proceeded to chant "WE DONT NEED BROOMS" and pounded the feet in a defiant 6th Man style. 
Hey props to Marian for turning up with a bunch of girls and a guy in a skirt...yay...nothing like representing the nurses 
Hey and know what else?  EDGEWOOD WON...HOME COURT SATURDAY....as my last homegame for the 6th Man I expect all of D3 LMC to come down and meet me after the game to shake hands...to bad I dont know who Black Lung is. 
The Way..its not to late to hop on the bandwagon, I wont hold it against you buddy, i promise...remember this post guys..

From the mouth of Busty:

WLC CONFERENCE CHAMPS 05-06
Last year in the saddle and as the new self proclaimed CEO of 6th Man Nation I bring you these tiddings:

Sorry Bout it
Busty

WHOOT WHOOT!
A proud and loud fan,
Bust Ya'll

[Big_Uns]

Old School,

First your Pointers. Now your Muskies. Something about those Eagle boys that the refs just love.

Refs   76
Lakeland   70

It's easy to rip on the refs. Hell, it's D3. But come on, that game was the worst officiated game I've ever witnessed high school and up.

Funniest thing I've ever seen: Averkamp hitting four straight threes to start the game, running down the court pumping his fist because he's too soft to use his 6'7" 280 frame inside. Then got ran over by 6'4" 190 David Hoerres and gets up complaining to the refs that he got fouled. Biggest guy in the league can't take it.

7 Year Plan Seth saved the day again when the refs were clearly happy with how they shut down Lakeland, who were clearly the better team...better ball control...better inside presence even being outsized at each position inside.

I feel sorry for the LMC because once again they will not be sending the best team to the tournament. Too bad. Conference tournaments are pointless.

[crusaders]

yea lilphil, i saw the stats, but not the performance....elbow or not, welton still didn't need to be screaming at the officials using profanity, i mean, come on, there was little kids around.  He should have kept his cool.

I think welton should be on the lookout for one of those elbows.  With his disrespectful outburst, he deserved one more than anybody out there.  it is not our fault that one of your players was caught with an inadvertant elbow, that happens in basketball, which is what welton needs to understand.

just tell your boys to bring their stuff, 27 point blow outs aren't exactly fun to watch...make us earn it this time, we'd appreciate a good test of our ability

[Ralph Turner]

Yes, I know there is no NIIC next year, but I just didn't think about it.

At least next year there will be an automatic bid.

Baseman, unless the NCAA gives special dispensation, there will be no Pool A bid for the Norhtern Athletic Conference.

A truly new conference must be in existence 2 years before Pool A bids are awarded.  The Northern AC members are in Pool B until 2008-09.

[diego]

"Who cares, this is clarkes first championship, so be it!!!!!!!!!!!!!!  let us rejoice, and rub it in!!!!"--Crusader

Rub it in??  Congrats Clarke won the NIIC.  But rub it in, I think you meant soak it up.  Since Clarke won its first NIIC title in the leagues most down year in a long time. 

Also, the last time you beat AU they didn't have their head coach.  I think that made a huge difference. 

[jgatz33]

haha just like like lakeland to cry and bitch about the game...well it looks like you guys are done unless you get an at large bid.......didnt make it to the game but listened via webcast...i dont no how you could say the refs blew the game 29-28 on the free throws which is even as hell.......last time i checked a three is worth more than a 2 so i dont no how you can hate on averkamp for hitting 4 straight threes.....o well it looks like edgewood is still playing and lakeland is at home in the corn...no way you can say lakeland is clearly the better team.....

[LUMAN80]

i'm surprised the man knows from lakeland even can spell referee

[Greek Tragedy]

Wow.  And I almost came to the game last night.  Lakeland chokes their great season away.  What a joke.

The fish have virtually no shot at a Pool C bid with SEVEN teams ahead of them in the midwest regional ranking.  Lawrence or Carroll will win the AQ most likely and one of North Central, Ill. Wes. or Augustana will win the CCIW's Pool A...and Transy should win their conference tourney.  But, that still leaves at least four teams that need to be picked before Lakeland is even considered.  No shot.  Washington U. does not hold the tie-breaker with Carnegie Mellon, so they are also a Pool C long shot.

Conference tournaments are pointless.

They aren't pointless at all and last night and every year the #1 seed doesn't get the NCAA bid proves that, unfortunately. 

[tommy_devito]

i'm surprised the man knows from lakeland even can spell referee

You can't even type a coherent sentence. So stop knocking some other school's academics.

[Big_Uns]

i dont no how you could say the refs blew the game 29-28 on the free throws which is even as hell.......

Just because the free throws were even doesn't mean the game was called evenly. Aaron Regal got fouled at least three times driving to the basket and no foul was called.

It was a great season for Lakeland, and it's too bad it's not continuing.

We finally got a rowdy crowd, which was amazing to see in the Aquarium last night.

[The Way]

The Way I See It,

First off,,,,,great season to my Muskies. It's tough going out like this. Good luck to the seniors.

Now as for the game. Not sure how you can say the reffing was the worst you have seen Big_Uns. I was at the game as well and the reffing wasn't that bad. I mean Lakeland was in the bonus with 15 minutes left to go in the 2nd half. It is a frustrating loss but don't blame the usual suspects in this case.

Edgewood showed last night the team that everyone thought they would be for the entire year. They earned the win last night. They were up 17 in the second half and held on even after Lakeland came back to tie it with a little over 4 minutes to go. I think Lakeland just ran out at the end with having to come from behind the entire game. Props to Big_Uns and the student section for finally providing some ripples in the Tank. It was good to see. Lakeland clearly was the better team night in and night out of the season, but Edgewood may have been a tad better on the night when it mattered most. But great job to Gary and the boys on a hell of a year where not was expected out of Lakeland.

Busty, thanks for the invite but i will have to decline. Hey, as much as i rag on WLC, I was actually hoping for a WLC @ Lakeland final on Saturday. It would have provided the best tournament atmosphere because i know the 6th man would have travelled up here. But alas, a man can't always get what he wants.

[I Hate WLC]

Well, I get back from South Beach to find out that the Eagles are in the championship game against Lutheran.....now this might mean there is a need for a road trip.

I'm out of the loop with the LMC stuff going on since I have been out of town, but I am well aware of the history of the LMC tournament and am not surprised at all that the championship game is between the 3/4 seeds.

As for the whining about Averkamp's game, he has always shot 3's, he will always shoot 3's, it doesn't matter that he is a big dude.

It's about time E-wood has been playing up to their potential.

Edgewood 78 WLC 74.......with me in attendance to celebrate....hopefully.