MBB: Great Northeast Athletic Conference

[GnacAlum55]

Interesting night in the GNAC.........
Emerson played without Shannon and Suffolk played without Murphy.  Does anyone know what the deal is with either of them?  That hurts both teams a lot if those guys are out.  Shannon was pretty good from what I had seen, and Murphy is a first team all-conference kid.
Also, nice to see Norwich get revenge on SVC for an earlier loss and JWU upset Conn. College  .

[goldenpipes]

Lions beat Albertus last night 75-70....back on track.

[All-around]

A win, is a win. But I dont know if you could say beating Albertus by 5 is exactly back on track. What is going on with EC? I understand Shannon is out, but is it really that big of a blow?

The GNAC seems pretty up in the air this year, except for WNEC maybe. How about Riv on a two game win streak beating both of the teams in the championship from last year.

[goldenpipes]

Yes, not having Shannon is a big deal for Emerson. He's one of the best guards in the league - he should be back on Monday vs. JW and that will undoubtedly help us.

Emmanuel 96-70 over Suffolk....saints look like they are warming up and Riv gets 3rd GNAC win this week.

[heythere]

could be riv best week in years, they must be playin real. wouldnt say emmanuel is warming up they beat suffolk without murphy.

norwich is having major probelms this year, seems like they are really missing there pg from last year

[goldenpipes]

Riv wins for the 4th time this week - 64 to 60 over WNEC. I saw Riv beat Emerson in a hard fought game - Riv has the talent, looks like they are learning how to win.

Lions up 20 at J & W so they'll pick up a win as well.

[All-around]

Big show down on thursday. Emerson vs. Western New England

[crazyecbballfan823]

Emmanuel beat Rivier tonight 69-67! I would say that Emmanuel is definitely warming up!

[phoenix2099]

They are definitely warming up, especially after being down 6 at half, and being down as much as 11 during the game.

This Saints team has shown that they can win and close out the close game, even against the toughest of opponents. The rest of the year looks to be a complete turn-around from a dismal first semester. The contest against the tough Salem State team on Thursday should show some more of what Emmanuel has to offer, seeing as how the MASCAC is a superior conference when compared to the GNAC.  If the Saints can continue their impressive after Christmas swing, the rest of the conference match-ups should not be an issue for them.

Keep and eye out

[All-around]

I agree on some part that Emmanuel is playing better, but they have not yet closed out tough opponents. They have yet to beat WNEC, they have not played Emerson, or Norwich. Yes Rivier is a good win, but the likelihood that Riv. is in the top 5 at the end of the year is unlikely. And from what I can understand if it wasn't for Emerson's frosh. PG being out, they would have never lost to Riv, and would be undefeated.

Nothing against Emmanuel, I feel they can be very good, but tonight they will be playing a very good Salem team. I expect a 20 pt. win for Salem.

[goldenpipes]

Why would you say that its unlikely that Rivier won't be in the top 5 by season's end? Riv has posted quality wins vs. WNEC and at Emerson and Norwich. At this point the only team that will challenge Riv for the 5 spot is Norwich - otherwise Riv will be 5th  worse case and could challenge for 4th or better. They are clearly playing better than the last few seasons and have a chance to win every night in conference.

WNEC @ Emerson tonight at 7....should be a good one - can't wait!

[goldenpipes]

Emerson 53, WNEC 51 in a real grind-it-out affair in Boston.

Bryan Rouse had 12 including a couple of key baskets late and Matt Maynard missed a 30-ft three (not a clean look either) at the buzzer which allowed the Lions to hold on for the W.

[All-around]

Im not sure who fixes this, but the GNAC standings are incorrect. WNEC is now 5-2 and Emerson is now 4-1.

[Pat Coleman]

The schools put their own games in. We kind of assume the schools themselves know what's a conference game and what isn't. All we do is pull GNAC standings from the GNAC Web site, basically.

[JamIt]

Riv is finally playing like a team and showing the talent they have.  To answer goldenpipes question as to why it is "unlikely that Riv will be will be in the top 5" is for one reason and one reason only.  THEY HAVE THE SAME HEAD COACH AS ALWAYS AND HE DOES NOT KNOW HOW TO WIN GAMES.  Kudos to the players for having a fantastic week...the credit belongs to them.