WBB: Landmark Conference

[Dave 'd-mac' McHugh]

Dave quick question when did you think Scranton was in trouble and you thought Hopkins was going to pull it out?

Early in the fourth? (Time is a blur right now.) JHU made a run to cut it within seven or so and Scranton looked back on their heels. They weren't able to stop JHU opportunities suddenly and weren't hitting shots on offense. It was starting to look like JHU's run could make it difficult for Scranton to stop - something we had seen in several other games just a short time earlier.

Scranton may have called timeout - with so many games going on I lost track of that - and got some stops. That was key to slow JHU down and Scranton was then able to keep them at arm's length until JHU ran out of gas.

[Rofrog]

Yeah Scranton lead every quarter 16-12,18-11,12-11,13-12.But yeah JH got it down to 6pts with 8:05 left in the fourth and Mason hit a 3 pts and scranton went on a 13-6 run to end the game!
This statement is true- basketball is a game of runs it truly is.Dave keep up with the great work truly appreciate it you put more in here about our local team then are sports edition in the local paper.

[Dave 'd-mac' McHugh]

Sorry to hear about your local editors. Scranton as a department deserves better.

Same can be said in my neck of the woods with the programs around here as well.

[NEPAFAN]

students have to pay for this weekends games?

[saratoga]

Per the Scranton website, looks like the answer is $4.00.

However, Ronk has generously offered to underwrite the first 1,000 Scranton students wearing purple.

[ronk]

 Sorry, all my funds for Scranton donations went to playing in the Carlesimo Golf Tourney last June.

[Dave 'd-mac' McHugh]

All NCAA tournament games have a gate charge ... different rate for students which is normally $5.

Some schools pay for the student tickets and allow them to be free. In this case, they may be paying for some of the price to reduce the cost.

It is not a Scranton choice on ticket prices, it is an NCAA/DIII one. Considering the costs involved in running these events, charging a gate fee even for students makes sense. It is still a damn cheap ticket for games.

[Dave 'd-mac' McHugh]

The second weekend of the DIII Men's and Women's Championship Tournaments is set to start. Can the upset minded teams continue to prevail? Can the "favorites" maintain their poise? What home team will enjoy their own cooking? And who will still be playing in Fort Wayne and Salem?

On Thursday's Hoopsville, Dave is joined by a number of guests to get a look not only at the action ahead this weekend, but the action coming at the final fours. Which teams seemed ready to be playing one more weekend?

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- Dave Hixon, No. 7 Amherst men's coach
- Nathan Denison, VP for Sales, Memorial Coliseum (Fort Wayne, Ind.)
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- Carla Berube, No. 4 Tufts women's coach

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[saratoga]

Regarding attendance....

I know we all want the Long Center packed for every game the Lady Royals play but last weekend they played before an average of 1,300 fans on Friday & Saturday evening.

Last night, Division I Binghamton played Albany in the first round of the America East Tournament in front of:

A. 4,396

B. 5,277

c. 472

The answer is C.

This is for a D-I automatic bid.

Trust me, the Long Center will put those numbers to shame for any game, let alone a playoff game.

So, although we wish the Lady Royals had 2,000 there every night to watch, imagine how D-I kids feel with 400 people sitting in a 6,000 seat arena for a playoff game?

I'll take a rocking Long Center any day!

[NEPAFAN]

Regarding attendance....

I know we all want the Long Center packed for every game the Lady Royals play but last weekend they played before an average of 1,300 fans on Friday & Saturday evening.

Last night, Division I Binghamton played Albany in the first round of the America East Tournament in front of:

A. 4,396

B. 5,277

c. 472

The answer is C.

This is for a D-I automatic bid.

Trust me, the Long Center will put those numbers to shame for any game, let alone a playoff game.

So, although we wish the Lady Royals had 2,000 there every night to watch, imagine how D-I kids feel with 400 people sitting in a 6,000 seat arena for a playoff game?

I'll take a rocking Long Center any day!

You are supposed to let us guess. Ha.

I have no issue with overall attendance, my issue is more with student turnout during the year for both the men's and women's games. Enjoy the game tonight all!

[Tim the Enchanter]

Well, Scranton won.  It wasn´t pretty, but they won.  I´ll take it, but they need to play much better tomorrow to have a chance against Tufts. 

I thought they did a nice job breaking the press but they were too timid in the half court and didn´t attack the basket enough.  They played generally solid half-court defense especially around the perimeter.  But when they allowed penetration, CNU either scored right away or they allowed second chance opportunities.

That said, they could have given up after being down 15-6 after the first, and I give them credit for fighting back and staying in the game, allowing Mason and Mann to hit some big shots down the stretch and eke it out.

[NEPAFAN]

what an ending...

[saratoga]

The Lady Royals didn't panic when down 10, which is also a spot they've rarely been in all year.

In the post game interview one of the players referenced the earlier Desales game where they were down 16 and the mindset was keep coming back one good possession after another.

Have to give props to the student section for this one as well, no question they played a vital role in this outcome.

Hope the flights to Cancun, the Bahama's & Europe for Spring break don't leave until Sunday & they're all back tonight!

[saratoga]

One final thought on last nights game.

Although I certainly wanted the CNU player to miss at least one shot (preferably 2) at the end, I think we all need to remember that the player in question is still someone's little girl who probably pretended she was on the line with one second left since she first started playing the game at 8 years old.

For whatever reason, it just was not meant to be last night.

It is certainly my hope that this mili-second in time does not ever minimize all the camps, all the practices, all the games & all the extra work she nor anyone commit to becoming elite athletes in their chosen sport and end up as their defining moment.

Human nature, being what it is, will have her think she let her team down.

It is now up to her teammates, coaches & friends to reinforce to her nothing could be further from the truth.

It's a process...I wish her well.

[Ryan Scott (Hoops Fan)]

I continue to be amazed at what college and pro athletes train themselves to endure and forget in moments like that.  I ran cross country in high school, in some pretty big moments, but those are largely individual events.  It's so different with a team.  I was the 5th or 6th best player on my intramural team in college.  We made the finals my senior year.  I've never experienced the dislocation, adrenaline, and pressure like that anywhere else in my life.  And that was just stupid college intramurals.  I can't even imagine how it feels to be at the line for something like Sweet Sixteen make-or-break FTs.  You'll never hear me downplay or criticize anyone in those moments.  Making big plays in big moments, with a team counting on you, even if they're routine, is amazing.