WBB: NESCAC

[feces monkey]

Yeah, it's nasty business in Portland. At least the snow is white. It's probable a black, toxic rain in Gorham that is melting tires and causing riots.

Still on in Brunswick for now -- I'm guessing the teams have already arrived.

Eagle, if I'm going to hoof it, I'll park at Joshua's and take the edge off before the trek.

[feces monkey]

From the Bowdoin website:

1:00 p.m. update: Friday's NCAA Women's Basketball Games are on as scheduled for this evening. The teams arrived locally last evening and the contests are expected to be played, regardless of weather. For the latest details, you can call the Polar Bear Sports Hotline: (207)725-3061

[speedy]

Remember that for Saturday's second-round game game, the Bowdon campus will also be jam packed with hockey players and hockey fans for the NESCAC men's semifinals that will be taking place in Dayton Arena next door to Morrell Gym and that there will be overlap between the 4:00pm Middlebury-Colby hockey game and the 5:00pm sectional final in women's bball. I'm surprised that the 5:00pm start time for the second-round women's bball game has not been pushed back to 7:00pm to relieve some of the burden on the Bowdoin facilities.

[pureshooter]

 no post game comments from the bowdoin- mt. holyoke game?
did silvey alone keep them in that game?
looks like bowdoin shot the ball well.

[feces monkey]

Couple of wins for the Polar Bears where the final score was not indicative of the level of competition. Mount Holyoke lost by 17, but still had the player of the game (Silvey, who was remarkable) and Keene State lost by 25 although they led by one with about 15 minutes to go. Conditioning and depth were keys in both games.

Although better in the second game, free throws were troubling in the first. All of the teams are excellent from here on out, so it's the little things that get you bounced. Free throws could be one of them.

Scranton makes sense as a site geographically. Should be three good games.

On a lighter note, my theory about a black, toxic rain falling in Gorham was not too far off. It actually melted the roof of the USM gym.

http://sports.mainetoday.com/college/basketball-women/070304usmwom.html

It's no wonder the committee didn't need to see the results of Sunday's game to make their decision. Thank goodness none of the Williams players were hurt. And with the State of Maine nearly bankrupt due to Baldacci's universal healthcare boondoggle, that roof might not be fixed until 2010. Maybe some of the recent alums can donate some of their hard-earned "campus job" money to fix the problem...

[Balder Eagle]

monkey have you made your travel plans yet?   

[feces monkey]

Ah, Eagle, while the historic sites and bucolic vistas of Fredericksburg might have piqued my interest and prompted a weekend getaway, the greater Scranton/Wilkes-Barre area does not hold the same allure...

[Balder Eagle]

monkey I am in shock!!
Not only did I assume you would not miss the sectionals I also assumed you might take in the parade, I am told the local "establishments" open at 7 AM on Saturday!

http://www.saintpatricksdayparade.com/scranton/index.htm

[feces monkey]

While the possibility of celebrating St. Patrick's Day on back-to-back weekends is enticing, I've found in my advancing years that even my Irish liver can't handle the heavy workload once taken for granted during my halcyon college days.

With that being said, the question still begs: why does Scranton celebrate SPD a week before the actual day when it already falls on a Saturday? Is there some kind of town ordinance that doesn't allow holidays to be celebrated on their designated date? Very strange.

Regardless of any celebrations planned for Scranton, I'm sure the genteel Mary Washington set will be content with a virgin mint julip and an afternoon nap before tipoff.

[Balder Eagle]

I will take the nap and settle for warm tea as a beverage.
Perhaps the parade people celebrate for the whole month?

http://www.saintpatricksdayparade.com/index.htm

[saratoga]

FM: To answer your question as to why Scranton holds their St.Patrick's Party/Parade a week before the actual date...it's due to the fact that probably 100 or so of the marching units & floats also participate in New York's Parade, so in order to get everyone together they have it on the Sat. prior to the 17th. In addition, they bring in many groups from NYC such as the Police & Fire units & Pipers who've been coming to the Scranton parade for decades. It really does create a festive atmosphere during the day to then be topped off that evening with the games. For anyone heading into the city for the games this weekend, both the Raddison & Hilton are only one block from the UofS campus. The Raddison is really nice...it gives you that old world flavor with High Tea serverd with scones, clotted cream & assorted jams & preserves for those so interested & the Hilton is only about 2 yrs. old & has all the immenities inclusive of indoor pool etc. At any rate...2 very good choices right by the campus & safe travels to all those heading in.

[feces monkey]

Makes sense. And sounds like a good time.

My early thoughts are Rochester is a 7-10 point favorite over Bowdoin and Scranton has a four-point edge over Mary Washington.

The UAA is the dominant conference in the country right now and Bowdoin would do well to be in the game at halftime. We'll see. One of the few games this year the Polar Bears will be serious underdogs.

[papabear]

To fesces Monkey.... Ok Mssey has the poler bears by ten, they are ranked unanimiously number one in both polls and you have them losing by 10, saying Bowdoin will be lucky to keep it close.... I must have misread that because quite frankly it is non logical.... I really do not need to further elaborate.....

[feces monkey]

To fesces Monkey.... Ok Mssey has the poler bears by ten, they are ranked unanimiously number one in both polls and you have them losing by 10, saying Bowdoin will be lucky to keep it close.... I must have misread that because quite frankly it is non logical.... I really do not need to further elaborate.....

PB,

Grab a Snickers bar or something; I think your blood sugar is getting low. Or maybe put a little tonic in that gin.

Anyhoo, I appreciate your unwavering allegiance to the Polar Bears and hopefully they will win a game or two. However, I would argue that Massey ratings and Top 20 rankings lose their relevance (if they ever had any) at this point. Losing to Rochester won't make Bowdoin a bad team, or even overrated. Sometimes it comes down to match-ups and from what I've deduced the Polar Bears will be hard-pressed to win on Friday. Hopefully I'm wrong.

[frank uible]

Put up money in a sum sufficient to hurt a lot if lost!