MBB: Great Northeast Athletic Conference

goldenpipes · November 28, 2006, 09:14:33 AM

Emerson hosts UMass Boston tonight - it's the very first game at Emerson's new gym.

7 PM tip at 150 Boylston (Boylston T stop on the green line) for anyone that wants to check it out.

goldenpipes · November 28, 2006, 10:38:34 PM

Lions 85 UMB 62

Emerson raced out to a 17 point lead at the half and kept the Beacons at bay in the 2nd half.

Bryan Rouse scored 23 and Will Dawkins added 16 - great D by the Lions helped even their record at 2-2.

A great 1st home game at the Lions Den.

Ryan Scott (Hoops Fan) · November 29, 2006, 09:32:26 AM

Emerson's been quite impressive in the early going. Perhaps actually having a gym will be the boost they need to succeed.

All-around · November 29, 2006, 01:40:29 PM

Yes they have been impressive. It might look as if the class of the GNAC may be Emerson and WNEC. WHat happened with Norwich only scoring 36 against wnec. And emmauel is not off to a great start. Anyone actually see the emerson game, just wondering how the new gym is and the atmosphere?

Ryan Scott (Hoops Fan) · November 29, 2006, 02:27:02 PM

I haven't seen it, but a friend of mine works for the school and says it's really amazing what they were able to do with the space they had. I haven't talked to him since they started playing basketball there, but he said it was a great atmosphere for volleyball. The pictures I've seen on the Emerson website don't show much seating, but it appears designed to amplify sound really well and the stands are pretty close to the floor.

It's gotta be better than what had before, no matter what it's like.

goldenpipes · November 30, 2006, 10:36:29 AM

I was at the Emerson - UMB game. The new gym is fantastic. The seats are right on top of the action and there's a skybox for VIP seating too - no seat licences though

The sound system is phenomenal - we had one small speaker on the side opposite the crowd at Pine Manor and now there's 8 massive speakers overhead. We had a great crowd on Tuesday and the Lions really played well - tight D and a lot of movement and passing on offense.

Emerson is at Wheaton tonight and home on Saturday vs. Southern Vermont at 1PM at the Lions Den.

I still think it's too early to say which teams are going to be at the top and who will struggle. Personally, I'd like to see teams get into the conference schedule before making an opinion - I know that there have been many years where Emerson would struggle in non-conference play and be near the top of the conference (3-4-5) only to come on in February and make the tourney finals. We'll get more evidence as the season rolls along.

Pat Coleman · November 30, 2006, 09:32:28 PM

What's the name of the gym and its seating capacity?

Ryan Scott (Hoops Fan) · December 02, 2006, 02:06:05 PM

Quote from: Pat Coleman on November 30, 2006, 09:32:28 PM
What's the name of the gym and its seating capacity?

Piano Row Gymnasium. I don't know the official capacity.

All-around · December 03, 2006, 02:34:13 AM

How about a suffolk win over Emmanuel huh. Looks like Emmanuel is down this year. I have heard rumors that WNEC is pretty good, anyone know anything. I see they beat a 5-0 westfield team today. And Dweb beats Albertus, maybe for the first time in a while Dweb makes the playoffs huh. Emerson also crushes S. VT. They continue to seem pretty good.

Coxtie Green · December 03, 2006, 10:18:30 AM

Quote from: Hoops Fan on December 02, 2006, 02:06:05 PM
Quote from: Pat Coleman on November 30, 2006, 09:32:28 PM
What's the name of the gym and its seating capacity?

Piano Row Gymnasium. I don't know the official capacity.

I don't know the official capacity either but they must have had 400+ for their opener and there wasn't an empty seat in the house.

Worse than Alex Tse · December 05, 2006, 10:56:40 AM

Probobly because they still beat legit teams with a line up that has four guys under 6' 2''. I cant describe it. It's awesome to watch

Ryan Scott (Hoops Fan) · December 05, 2006, 01:46:16 PM

Over/under on how long this board stays up?

Ralph Turner · December 05, 2006, 02:17:24 PM

Under an hour! We can merge it into the GNAC board for further discussion by the fans of the institutional peers.

All-around · December 09, 2006, 05:37:51 PM

How about Freshman Bryan Rouse for Emerson with 56 points, huh. Given it was against Daniel Webster, but still...EC could me a contender this year.

goldenpipes · December 09, 2006, 09:49:29 PM

Rouse was 24-31 from the field, hit 8 FT's and grabbed 11 rebounds. Bryan scored 15 of Emerson's 1st 20 and had 36 at the half. It was a dominating performance - Rouse set the school and I believe the conference record for most points in a game vs. a conference opponent.

Lions face MIT on Tuesday in Cambridge to close out the semester.