MBB: Centennial Conference

[Reserved Seat]

No way F&M qualifies for the tournament unless they win the league. Gettysburg took care of business and easily beat F&M.  For F&M, no intensity, NO defense, no offense, and NO VICTORY.

[CC Fan]

Gburg looked great tonight. I like the adjustments Petrie has made with his lineup. Seems they are clicking the last two games. Now need to beat Mcd twice, first one for home court advantage would be nice. But winning the second one is the only one that matters.

[CCD3Basketball]

Agree, F&M won't make the NCAA Tourney unless they win the league. Which, looking at them right now, I wouldn't bet on it happening. The youth might be starting to catch up a little bit. Losers of 3 of their last 5 games and are 5-5 in the last 10 overall, and picking the wrong time of the year to do it....AND they have Dickinson coming to town this weekend, who really needs a win to keep their potential at-large hopes alive in the case that they don't win the conference tournament. Don't get me wrong, once the playoffs begin it's still hard to bet against a team coached by Robinson, but they need to show some signs of improvement starting this Saturday against the Red Devils.

[Ryan Scott (Hoops Fan)]

I'm not sure F&M was expecting to make the tournament this year.  They had that big run of success to start off, but it's overall a very young team.

[Dave 'd-mac' McHugh]

Week 2's regional rankings made an early appearance today: http://www.d3blogs.com/d3hoops/?p=2630

[Reserved Seat]

When the season started, F&M was just hoping to have a winning record.  With a lot of early breaks, they were fortunately to start 14-0.  I just happy to be 19-5, as I'm sure a lot of teams would like.

[CCD3Basketball]

I would agree, nobody expected F&M to do this well this year. Shows how scary they could also be for a couple of years, beings that all that the Diplomats graduate is Morgan Lee.

[Hoopdog14]

The Mules gave Dickinson a run at Dickinson but came up short.  Game went back and forth but neither team set the world on fire. Dickinson missed more  bunnies than Elmer Fudd but in the end Mules just didn't have any leadership to carry the load.  Defense and Offense struggles plagued both teams.

Hinnenkamp was a tough match-up for the Mules and carried Dickinson (19 pts) as Wixted and Collins had poor shooting game.  For the Mules LaRose was the sole double digit scorer with 10. 

The Mules season was summed up in one play.  McLeod made a great defensive play, stole a pass and had an uncontested lay-up.  A last second decision to throw it down got him rim-blocked and a turnover.  And so went the Mules season.........

[givengo]

Think Dickinson, with the exception of juniors Angradi and Hinnenkamp, played a let down game after the win over Hopkins Saturday --their designated senior day. The Weds game with Muhl was the last true home game for the seniors and it showed. Looked more like a preseason scrimmage for them. If they'd made half the gimmie lay ups they missed they'd have won by thirty.
I agree Muhlenberg had their season summed up in that one unfortunate play and I felt bad for that kid.  It was one of the more embarrassing things I've seen on court in a while.  But,  he also was the only player I thought had any real spark for Muhl in the game-- had nice moves to the basket so I hope it's just a lesson learned for him for the future.  Muhlenberg did not look like a team battling for a playoff spot. Killing was a non factor.

[Reserved Seat]

Dickinson/F&M game moved up to 2 for tomorrow.

[Ryan Scott (Hoops Fan)]

F&M beats Dickinson - I think they get second place based on tiebreakers, right (it goes all the way to Ursinus, if I'm not mistaken).

[Reserved Seat]

After a listless game at Gettysburg, F&M put together a solid game to beat Dickinson(69-53)  With a new starter(Hunter Eggers), F&M played a solid game, offensively and defensively despite having Federici in foul trouble and still struggling with his shot.  Lee scored 20 points in his last home game, and Figueroa added 15 off the bench.  Hunters contributed 10 rebounds, 3 blocks and 6 points.  Both teams struggled with threes and F&M continued their woes from the line missing 9 to Dickinson's 3.  Wixted played a strong game for Dickinson and scored 25 points with a little help from the refs getting 12 of his points on the foul line out of 13 attempts.  With a little more help from his teammates the game would have been closer.  Angradi was tightly guarded forcing him to shot longer 3's than in the previous game against the Dips.  Angradi didn't get the open looks he had a Dickinson.  Unfortunately both teams match up again on Friday in Baltimore, in possibility of a do or die game for both teams.

[Dave 'd-mac' McHugh]

F&M beats Dickinson - I think they get second place based on tiebreakers, right (it goes all the way to Ursinus, if I'm not mistaken).

From what I can tell... yes, F&M over Dickinson based on results vs. Ursinus (F&M 2-0, Dickinson 1-1).

[Hoopdog14]

Muhlenberg and Ursinus played for what was left of their pride.  Mules won 67-58 but the game was touch & go.  Mules led by 15 at half and that lead rapidly disappeared.  Defense by the Mules was again MIA as UC took direct aim at the glaring weakness and closed the gap to 4. Fortunately for the Mules, Ursinus shot miserably ;38% from the field, 29% from 3s and 59% from foul line.  The Mules were soundly beaten on the boards as UC cleared 49 boards to 26 for Mules

Mercifully the season for both of them is over.  Also ending with a wimper and not a bang was the career of Killing.  MK did not start and played a mere 14 minutes!  Seems to be a lousy way for a coach to close the  career of a player who played hos heart out for 4 years and was the schools leader in virtually every offensive category; tossed aside like yesterday's paper.  Sad!

[Reserved Seat]

Hoopdog14, I agree Killing certainly was disrespected in his final game for the Mules.  Looks like he didn't even start.  Not my favorite player, but always exciting to watch.