MBB: Centennial Conference

[Reserved Seat]

Threes, oh, my.
Transy 8 for 15
I don't know if Beckford is injured, but he hasn't played at all.

[diplomatjunkie]

Wow, such lopsided foul calls in the second half.  15 for F & M and 9 for Transy.  Porter fouled out. Lee with 4 fouls most of the second half.  Brewer with 4, as well.  So, disappointing.

Hayk wasn't on the court as much as usual, was he sick?

I hope with a two week break, everyone is off the injured list and ready to play again......

[r.w. mcnickels]

F&M missed Beckford's defense on the perimeter, but I don't think that was the difference -- Transylvania was simply better tonight. In each half, F&M seemed ready to take control of the game and the Pioneers had an answer. Good experience on the road for the Dips in advance of several difficult games early in the new year.

[centfan]

when ihave seen merchant marine in the past they were not skilled but they play very hard, as we would guess.

[centfan]

Merry Christmas everyone!! Enjoy the holidays and see you back in conference play.

[diplomatjunkie]

Wow!  26 points for Hayk at the half for F & M!  Go Hayk!

[diplomatjunkie]

Carreer high for Hayk tonight, 40 points!!!    He was really dropping those 3's.

[Reserved Seat]

F&M held on to win in a turnover fest.  Ugly ball handling by both sides.   The Hayk Gyokchyan Show saved the night as he scored 40.
Standard and poor's rating is F&M's motto at the foul line.

[diplomatjunkie]

Year after year, F & M is weak at the free throw line.  Sadly, it's become expected. 

[onetinsoldier]

Year after year, F & M is weak at the free throw line.  Sadly, it's become expected.

reality is that every D3 team is going to have weaknesses.  if the guys didnt have weaknesses, they would be playing at a higher level.  So it appears as an outsider that Coach Robinson recruits players that fit his vision of defensive basketball.  So a kid who has a strength at 3-point shooting might not come to F&M because he knows in advance his skill set isnt necessarily valued the way it might be in a different system.  Those kids are also the ones that hit FT's. 

[diplomatjunkie]

You have a valid point, Tinsoldier.  But, to be consistently off in free throws, and sometimes even costing yourelf a win because you lack solid free throw shooting should dictate free throw drills during practice.  The assistant coaches should be on top of these guys shooting 100 free throws at every opportunity. 

[Reserved Seat]

After a one-man performance last night, F&M put together a team effort as Porter and Salandra scored 12 points each and Beckford and Brewer had 11 each.
Chris Robitaille(Eastern Connecticut) put had a defensive display as he held Hayk  to 4 points and scored 17 of his own.
Sloppy play over the last few minutes allowed EC to close the 10 point gap to 4 points.

[Swat Fan #1]

F&M played a very good game today against Swarthmore. Hayk is very tough to handle down low. I thought is was a pretty good game to watch and seemed to be closer than the score ended up. I would love to hear from anyone who was there today as I watched on the computer.

[Reserved Seat]

Hayk played another unconscious game.  It seemed that everything he tried worked.  Hayk received support from several other team members--Porter(8), Brewer(9), Early(10) and Lee(13).  Three point shooting was pathetic by both teams, but numerous 3's were contested.  F&M played a tight defense including 5 blocks.  F&M also dominated the boards.
Gates had a great game--working himself free for numerous good shots.

[centfan]

Ursinus pulls out a double overtime win over Hopkins despite poor shooting, particularly at the foul line and from 3. Dickinson gets upset handily by Haverford. Dickinson has to get other players involved somehow to keep winning as their two leaders (who had good but unspectacular games) were not enough to hold off the Fords, who had 5 guys in double figures, shared the ball and had a strong home game. Swat gets handled by F&M, who dominated in the paint all game.