MBB: Great Northeast Athletic Conference

[GnacBballFan]

Lol tellem Pat!

[officer cadet]

Stevenson tops Norwich 80-61.
Mastangs was bigger,tougher,athletically than Norwich.

Cadets will host StJoe in Saturday game.

[GnacBballFan]

Most teams are bigger, tougher, and more athletic than the cadets

[pjunito]

Albertus is 2-0 after the long break. Winning a close one at home without Watson and then pulling away from JWU in the second game. Albertus, once again, looks like the best team in the conference. However, they have some tough games coming up agaisnt an improved Suffolk club, St. Joe's of Maine, and a more talented Emerson team. Should be fun match-ups for falcon fans to watch. The lost of Armstead and Smith means that Albertus losses a lot of size and defense presence. They don't lose much scoring, but Smith and Armstead both defended well, rebounded well, and were fantastic in transition.

Let's see who steps up for Albertus. They have a few guys on the bench who can play. Also, interesting to see how Oliver mixes and matches with other teams. We may see a lot of 3 guard looks, with Watson at the four. A healthy Dugas will help a lot and Jimmy E has been on fired lately from the field. Lora is motivated, if he stays focused and healthy, he can be a difference maker. Lets see how the team improves and gells as they play into mid February.

[GnacBballFan]

Dugas looks like a new player this semester

[pjunito]

Dugas is playing a lot better... Albertus wins in Me (92-74 over the Monks of St. Joe's).

Watson was unreal, Larson is playing great. Jimmy E is stepping up. Lora and Jackson are very consistent and they keep the team grounded.

[GnacBballFan]

Albertus cruising in game against rivier. Were up 26 in first half. Bench players playing in second half so Riv has made it look a lot closer than it actually is. Watson got hurt about 10 mins in, looks like a rolled ankle, early night for him, but Albertus still dominated. 31 in a row against GNAC opponents now. The GNAC has never seen a program like this in its history. And Albertus came from the bottom, 2-24 in 2005. Mitch Oliver is unreal. The guy is a young up and coming coach who possibly may be headed to bigger basketball programs(D1). I'm going to say last yrs team with askew and Watson, Lora,Jackson, and the rest of the gang is the best team in GNAC history. Hopefully Watson is back Saturday, I would hate to see their streak ended when their not at 100 percent, but injuries and Albertus themselves seems to be the only thing that can stop this dominant program at the moment

[pjunito]

Great job by Mitch. He recruited local and got guys who were committed to the program. It is nice how he built the team and how he gets guys who fit his style of play. The team looks like they love playing for him and he is hard on them. Suffolk looks like a solid team, should be a great game next week at the Nest. Hopefully, Watson is 100% soon. Solid win by Albertus tonight. Keep it going!

[pjunito]

Albertus rolls again; they beat Emmanuel 97-90; Watson scored 5 points and fouled out. But, Albertus was too much for the Saints.

St. Joes's hangs on for one point win at Rivier 56-55

Norwich beats Mt. Ida 79-70

JWU continues its hot streak rolling past Emerson

Lasell gets its first GNAC win beating Suffolk 71-65. Lasell has been playing much better lately and Suffolk has been struggling

[pjunito]

After a 3-0 week, Albertus remains in the 19th spot in this week's polls.

Albertus needs to stay focus and continue playing well and winning.

[pjunito]

No real surprises in the GNAC last night. The top teams are beginning to separate themselves. It looks like Albertus, Johnson and Wales, and Anna Maria are looking like the teams that have the best shot at winning the GNAC.  Still plenty of season left and St. Joe's is always a well coached team and Emerson will be tough this year as well.

Tue., Jan. 15    

Emmanuel 61    
Johnson & Wales (RI) 74    
Final   
      
Suffolk 76    
Albertus Magnus 95    
Final   
      
Norwich 59    
Emerson 68    
Final   
      
Mount Ida 50    
Saint Joseph's (Me.) 69    
Final   
      
Rivier 50    
Anna Maria 57    
Final   



Standings
Albertus Magnus   8-0
                                    
Johnson & Wales (RI) 7-1
                                    
Anna Maria 5-2
                                    
Emerson 5-2
                                    
Saint Joseph's (Me.) 5-3
                                    
Emmanuel 3-4
                                    
Suffolk 2-4
                                    
Rivier 2-5
                                    
Norwich 1-6
                                    
Lasell 1-6
                                    
Mount Ida 1-7
                                    

[GnacBballFan]

Funny how all the Emerson, Norwich, Suffolk, JW, Emmanuel posters don't post on this thread at all anymore lol. Albertus has taken over the GNAC, and this thread!

[pjunito]

It makes the thread kind of boring... Would like to hear about what is happening at other schools. Players making a splash, recruitment, etc...

Albertus will be losing some key pieces this year.. let's hope that a new class of freshmen is ready to step in.

[pjunito]

Albertus 91 Emerson 67.... Albertus was ready for the new look Emerson team. Albertus was too experience, forced a lot of turnovers and had good looks at the basket all day long. Albertus continues their impressive dominates in the GNAC....

Next up: A scary Anna Maria team. Albertus only plays the AMCats once during the regular season. They last faced each other in the GNAC Championship game last February. Albertus ran away with it. AMCats has a lot of athletes and I think have this gamed circled, since the scheduled came out. Anna Maria just beat St. Joe's in Maine and will be ready.

Should be a very good game on Monday in Paxton.

[lildave678]

Excited for the game Monday vs the AMCats. Hopefully I'll get a chance to catch some of it? Does Anna Maria provide a live feed?