2011 Final Four

[monsoon]

Does anyone know if a DVD or VHS is available for purchase after the final four that would include the Championship game, and maybe more?

Mrs Van Solkema might be able to hook you up.

Too funny!!

[Flying Dutch Fan]

Does anyone know if a DVD or VHS is available for purchase after the final four that would include the Championship game, and maybe more?

Mrs Van Solkema might be able to hook you up.

Oh! A serious +K for that one! 

Hey don't slight the set-up man 

[hopefan]

The All Regional Teams make the Final Four all the more exciting to look forward to...

Amherst   NE Region Player of the Year Andrew Olson

Amherst   NE Region First Teamer  Fletcher Walters 

Ursinus     MA Region Player of the Year  Nick Shattuck

Wash U     MW Region First Teamer and Jostens Award Winner Troy Ruths

Hope         GL Region First Teamer  Marcus Vanderheide

[Pat Coleman]

True -- couple coaches of the year in there too. Game on!

[mailsy]

3 coaches of the year Small - Ursinus, Edwards - Wash U and Van Wieren - Hope

[Flying Dutch Fan]

Here's to four good games this weekend

Go HOPE!

[Hugenerd]

3 coaches of the year Small - Ursinus, Edwards - Wash U and Van Wieren - Hope

Amherst Coach must not be doing a good job.   

[Pat Coleman]

Heh. Yeah -- obviously the case.

Barry deserved it for his team's unanticipated playoff run. Plus they were eight games above last year's regular season results as well. Hixon is obviously a Coach of the Year quality coach as well.

[dothedew]

As a fan of Hope College, I was wondering if someone can explain to me what happened in the Wash U Loss below.
Were there injuries? Since it was a Sunday did half the team sit out? Did players boycott the game b/c the coaches weren't being paid 40K?
Just wondering how such a solid team lost by 31 pts to a 19-9 team that went 6-8 in confernece play.
I saw that it was after the tough OT loss to Rochester.
Thanks!
Feb. 3  12:00 PM  at Carnegie Mellon * •  L, 86-55 

[Mr. Ypsi]

As a fan of Hope College, I was wondering if someone can explain to me what happened in the Wash U Loss below.
Were there injuries? Since it was a Sunday did half the team sit out? Did players boycott the game b/c the coaches weren't being paid 40K?
Just wondering how such a solid team lost by 31 pts to a 19-9 team that went 6-8 in confernece play.
I saw that it was after the tough OT loss to Rochester.
Thanks!
Feb. 3  12:00 PM  at Carnegie Mellon * •  L, 86-55 

That same day Rochester lost by 9 AT HOME to Chicago (which, at the time, seemed a huge upset).  So I suspect it was just one of those things - a 'hangover' if you will from the Saturday showdown.  But perhaps a UAA poster can give a better insight.

[Pat Coleman]

Read Sean Wallis' Insider blog post in the Daily Dose, actually, for more about that game. He references it this week.

[Mr. Ypsi]

Thanks, Pat, I hadn't read his latest yet.  I'm not sure Sean would dare use the term 'hangover' , but sounds like he saw it the same way I suspected it to be.

[Greek Tragedy]

Does anyone know if a DVD or VHS is available for purchase after the final four that would include the Championship game, and maybe more?

Tape it on CSTV. 

the ncaa provided the teams with copies of the games last year. they also frown on bring electronic equipment into the center. i had to conceal my camera for the final game.

Yeah, the 2nd year the Pointers won it, I had a camera with two lenses.  One was a normal one and one a zoom...they said my zoom was too big!  I eventually got it in.

[Greek Tragedy]

Have no fear (I think), there shouldn't be any problem getting a ticket to the Final Four in Salem.

Is that a challenge to Hope fans to buy more tickets? We can do that.

Do it!

Hope, Platteville, Calvin, Stevens Point, Hampden-Sydney, Wooster and Illinois Wesleyan have shown up the best in Salem over the years.

According to D3 Championship site, via the ODAC

Attendence figures:

Wash U. v Hope:  2187
Amherst v Ursinus:  2113

I have a good feeling that having it Easter Weekend didn't help the attendence.


2007
Amherst v Virginia Wesleyan:  3075 (only available boxscore)

2006
Virginia Wesleyan v Wittenberg:  3435 (only available boxscore)

2005
Stevens Point v York (Pa):  2660
Rochester v Calvin:  2650

Stevens Point v Rochester:  2877

2004
Stevens Point v John Carroll:  2120
Williams v Amherst:  2105

Stevens Point v Williams: 2374

2003
Williams v Wooster:  3980
Gustavus Adolphus v Hampden-Sydney:  4179

Williams v Gustavus Adolphus:  3867

[Ryan Scott (Hoops Fan)]

Wow.  I didn't realize Williams traveled so well.