MBB: Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference

[luv d3hoops]

how good is north park this year               AU just starting ,this game online

[from downtown]

I dont know how good North Park is suppose to be this year but #25 on North Park is a heck of a player. They seem to have a nice mix of shooters and guys who can drive; though there wasnt much post-up offense.

It looked like it was going to be long night to start the game as MSOE missed some early lay-ups and North Park hit some wide open jumpers for a early 8-0 lead. MSOE was able to respond quickly and not let it get away. Most of the first half North Park held a slight lead but MSOE never let them pull away. MSOE was having a hard time getting through screens and was giving North Park open jumpers and they seemed content taking them. MSOE played to North Parks pace early as NP had 24 points in the first ten minutes and pressed the Raiders throughout the game. MSOE scored on its last couple possessions to cut the defecit to 3 going into the break. MSOE came out strong to start the second half and drew I believe the first seven fouls of the first half. They tightened up the defense on the perimeter. MSOE had alot of momentum and was up 4 or 6 and looked like it was going to pull away but never could. NP adjusted to the improved perimeter defense from MSOE and attempted to attack the hoop more and drew 8 straight fouls (I believe) on MSOE and jumped back ahead by one. However, with under 4 minutes to play MSOE again tightened up the defense and forced some North Park turnovers. Andy Voight hit some bit free throw line extend jumpers down the strech. Despite missing some bonus free throws, MSOE held on for the win. Meier is the real deal. He must have created 5 or 6 steals. He got switched over to #25 in the second half and did a nice job containing him. Trainor is a borderline all-NAC player in my opinion. I think some knee injuries slowed him the last couple of seasons but he looked real quick driving to the rim tonight. Scott Murphy had a nice game especially for the up and down pace of the game. MSOE missed alot of lay ups that will have to fall tomorrow night though. The refs seemed more willing to call the fouls on the drives then the physical play underneath which didnt help MSOE.

[Gregory Sager]

Congrats to MSOE for the win. Honestly, NPU fans were not expecting this loss at all. As I said in CCIW Chat, I figured that the Raiders would give the Vikings a good game, but I did not expect it to be a nail-biter at the end, much less an NPU loss. NPU was fairly dominant in its scrimmage against Dominican, and very dominant in its scrimmage against Benedictine, and I did not figure that MSOE would be any tougher than the Stars.

NPU was starting a freshman point guard last night, and it appears as though he had a very uneven game. I expect Bruce Durham to rapidly improve as the non-conference stretch of the season goes on. BTW, #25 for NPU is sophomore Nick Williams. He's going to be a great one.

Congrats again to MSOE for the win.

[Greek Tragedy]

Very disappointing loss by NathCon's top team, Aurora, losing to Wartburg.  I have no idea how good they are supposed to be this year, but they didn't get any votes in the preseason poll and were just 5-11 in a not-very-good IIAC league.  Anyone make it down to Waverly, IA?

[luv d3hoops]

welton was flat in the first half and was not loose .Buy time he got his grove the game was over, the good thing is he had about 6 blocked shots. AU needs to win even if welton has a bad game.

[mifflin]

Some info on former Lakeland player Matt Rogers now at North Central : Matt helped NCC win Hoilday Inn Tournament by scoring 54 pts and was named tournament MVP.

Congrats to Kris Saiberlich on his 1,000 point good luck in the season ahead.

[WLCALUM83]

11/16-17 NAthCon Men's Scores:

11-16:  Marian 85, Cornell, IA 64
             Maryville, MO 78, Edgewood 74
            WLC 72, Coe 63 (caught the last 5 minutes and it was tighter than that 'til the Warriors pulled away late.)
             Benedictine 79, Wittenberg 74
             St. Norbert 71, Concordia-Chicago 54
             Lawrence 87, Dominican 72

11-17:  Marian 73, Coe 69
             Edgewood 72, Beloit 56
            Lawrence 72, Concordia-Chicago 68
            UW-Whitewater 87, MSOE 56
            WLC 88, Cornell, IA 80. (Another close call for the Warriors at home.)
            Ashford 75, Rockford 64.
            Aurora 64, UW-Eau Claire 55
            Dominican 58, St. Norbert 52 OT

[Greek Tragedy]

You forgot about Lakeland's loss to La Crosse.  Here is part of my post from the WIAC board.

Speaking of Falcons, Lakeland's headlines say they lost a heartbreaker to Falcons!  Ummm, Eagles, Lakeland SID, Eagles, from La Crosse. 

Game story here.  Boxscore here

[WLCALUM83]

Sometimes I can't get 'em all!

[AndOne]

Has anyone over here heard anything about an injury to one of Aurora's players?
Perhaps Magee?
Trying to confirm a rumor that some of us who regularly post in the CCIW room heard.
Thanks for any info anyone can provide.

[luv d3hoops]

I think he is out with a knee injury maybe for the year big blow to AU

[MarsBlackmon]

I was unable to make it to any of the games over the weekend as I was out of town, and will not be able to make it next weekend either, however, I did catch the end of the WLC-Coe game on the radio friday night. sounds like it was pretty close, but they made some big plays when the needed them to pull away.  I saw that they also beat Cornell on Saturday.  word is that kyle plath, marcus zondag, and danny behm did the majority of the scoring for the warriors over the weekend.  good to see they can win without lindberg doing a lot of scoring, but i think in the long run they'll need him to get going if they want to keep winning.

[Gregory Sager]

Northwestern 95
Benedictine 63

[WLCALUM83]

11/19-21/07 Men's NAthCon Scores:

11/19:  Emmaus 78, Maranatha 74
            Trinity International 100, Lakeland 91, OT

11/20:  MSOE 70, Beloit 50.
             North Central, IL 78, Aurora 70
             
             In-Conference:  Concordia-Chicago 76, Concordia-WI 74

11/21:  Lake Forest 72, Edgewood 70 (OT)

[Greek Tragedy]

Any Lakeland fans out there make either the La Crosse game or the Trinity International game?  I know that Lakeland was down big to La Crosse and they came back only to lose at the buzzer on a layup.  I know La Crosse lost their best player (Werner) to graduation, but they still have a solid team with the likes of Brandon Brown, Kegler, Fehrenbach and transfer Mason, so I thought that was a good showing for the Muskies.  Then, I see they lost in overtime to Trinity International, who came into the game 0-5!  So, what's to watch for from the Muskies as they come to Stevens Point this weekend?  Are they going to get smoked like they did last year or upset the Dawgs like they did two years ago in the cornfields?