MBB: University Athletic Association

[Ralph Turner]

Any word on when Deluca gets back?

Impressive win today for Wash.U. without Wallis. It proves very comforting to know that we are still a very good basketball team even without our All-American running the show. We will surely miss him a great deal, but don't sleep on WUSTL just yet. Our homecourt advantage will pay great dividends throughout the UAA season....

Okay Marty, a question about WUSTL,

6-1 at home, 4-3 on the road; 6-1 in-region non-conference. 16-5 overall in the Midwest Region.

Does the OWP and OOWP from the UAA boost WUSTL to a Pool C bid?

Thanks. 

[hopefan]

one thought for cautious optimism for Wash U fans was the improvement of some of the guards' stats from Saturday to Sunday with the loss of Sean Wallis

On Saturday, Wash U's 3 primary guards (O'Boyle, Thompson, and Sapp) combined for 15 turnovers and 7 assists, and Troy Ruths saw the ball enough to get only 7 shots.

On sunday, the same 3 had only 9 turnovers and 10 assists, and Ruth got 14 shots   -  with the added bonus of Danny O'boyle starting to find the mark from 3 point range.

Yes, I know, different opponents and defense, but it's a move in the right direction.

[ILive4This]

Number 7 ranked Brandeis, advances to 5-0 after a 15 pt win over visiting Babson. Although the judges held a 21 pt advantage halfway through the first half, a combination of some "iffy catch up calls" and the Beavers waking up led to a closer game than many anticipated. A few telling stats from the game, Brandeis was once again out rebounded, this time by 1 board, by a team whose tallest player measured up at 6-6. Also of note Hollins was held to just 8 points and 3 rebounds, while the Judges through down a number of outside shots (at times because they were forced, and others it seemed like for the heck of it).

[deiscanton]

To Ilive4this:

I know Babson is not a very good team, and I expected the Brandeis men to blow them out, but didn't Babson just hang tough against Trinity(CT)?  Trinity only beat Babson by 7 points.

Next up is Framingham State.  I expect Brandeis to win this one in a comfortable fashion, and it won't matter if Framingham's top player Jose Almodouvar plays this game or not.  NYU beat Framingham by 8 earlier this season, and NYU is nowhere near as good as they were last season.

When Brandeis plays Tufts next time, though:  If you have to play both the men's and women's games against Tufts on the same day, it cannot be on split sites with both games starting at or near the same time.  That is what Tufts is used to in their NESCAC games, but we don't play our UAA games this way.  It has to be either a doubleheader at the same site, or one game has to be held in the early afternoon and the other in the evening with time to travel in between games.

[ILive4This]

I am not so sure Framingham St will be a cake walk. This is part of the reason I would have felt more comfortable seeing a larger margin of victory last night against Babson. FSC just beat RIC who knocked Brandeis out of the tournament last year and as many know beat D1 Holy Cross earlier this season. Also of note it looks like it will be two undefeated teams playing this game.

[old_hooper]

We might add to Holy Cross team that has since gone on a 5-0 run in rather convincing fashion.  RIC's loss last night is probably the big story in the Northeast.  I would not take any team lightly that has just beaten them.  This will be a game to watch.

[ILive4This]

Another thing to note about last night's game against Babson, is for the first time (including the suffolk game), Brandeis took the lead from the tip off, holding the lead the entire game. Too many times in this short season they have gotten in a hole early, some bigger than others, which in a few cases (Tufts, BSC, Kenyon) resulted in fairly narrow victories. This quick start is going to need to occur again this weekend, and there can be no falling asleep around the 10 minute mark.

[ILive4This]

WOW...how has no one brought up the fact that my last few posts have been in huge ignorance. Brandeis plays framingham state college this weekend, not fitchburg state. Fitchburg beat RIC this weekend, however Framingham lost to Williams by 4. Please disregard my last few posts and perhaps even the responses that resulted.

MY BAD!!

[Hoop Dreams]

Chicago guard Matt Corning was named UAA Men's Basketball Athlete of the Week for his efforts in the DePauw tournament last weekend.  Quite an accomplishment, considering all the talent in this conference.

Corning has led the Maroons in scoring every game thus far, averaging 22.8 points while shooting 62% from the floor.  I also like that he's getting to the free-throw line a lot (26-32 FTA in 4 games).

Corning and the Maroons will have their hands full tonight in Wheaton against Kent Raymond and the Thunder.  Somebody besides Matt is going to have to step up and score some points for the Maroons to have a chance.  I am sure Wheaton will be looking for revenge after last year's loss at Ratner, during which they were the target of some persecution, er, heckling by the W-Heads.

[Gregory Sager]

Corning and the Maroons will have their hands full tonight in Wheaton against Kent Raymond and the Thunder.  Somebody besides Matt is going to have to step up and score some points for the Maroons to have a chance.  I am sure Wheaton will be looking for revenge after last year's loss at Ratner, during which they were the target of some persecution, er, heckling by the W-Heads.

I wasn't at that game, but I heard that it got so bad that Jake Pancratz's mom apologized on behalf of Chicago to the Wheaton fans after the game.

Wheaton beat Chicago tonight, 75-73, in spite of the fact that the Maroons came all the way back from a 19-point deficit in the last 12 minutes of the game to give themselves a chance to win or tie at the final buzzer. I have a writeup in CCIW Chat for those interested in more details. The most important aspect from a Chicago standpoint was that Nate Hainje was in street clothes. He twisted his knee in the DePauw game and will probably miss Saturday's home contest against Kalamazoo (he probably won't be needed in that one, as the Hornets are pretty poor).

To come within a hairsbreadth of beating a team as good as Wheaton on that team's home floor without the services of your star player says a lot for the Maroons.

[ILive4This]

Is everyone in the UAA without their star player right now?

[Jacketfan2011]

Chmielowiec has been out at UR, but it has allowed Dominiak to step up big time.  Should be interesting when he returns.

[eastcoast]

Any word on when Deluca gets back?

Impressive win today for Wash.U. without Wallis. It proves very comforting to know that we are still a very good basketball team even without our All-American running the show. We will surely miss him a great deal, but don't sleep on WUSTL just yet. Our homecourt advantage will pay great dividends throughout the UAA season....

Yeah,  like when that home court kicked in last year against Brandeis(31-39 freethrows for Wash. U.,  compared to 8-12 for Brandeis; 27 fouls on Brandeis and15 for Wash.U  and how about that beaut with NYU; Wash U. 38-45 from the line vs 8-12 for  NYU, while 5 players foul out for NYU including 3 senior starters who had to be well adjusted to UAA road games, and NYU loses by 1 in O.T. after having a 13 point lead late in the second half. Yeah, you should look forward to great dividends from your home court advantage.     


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[Marty Peretz]

Here they go again with the great St. Louis conspiracy nonsense.... I'm sure we went 14-0 at home because of referees. Is that how we won at Stevens Point also? NYU had arguably, man for man, the most talented team in the league last year and absolutely tanked. With Boone and co leading the team, the Violets could have been a top 10 team, but their lack of quality coaching and inability to execute in key spots doomed them; poor officiating had little, if anything to do with their disastrous collapse. And Brandeis was a great team...who lost to Rhode Island College. End of conversation.

[dblock]

Here they go again with the great St. Louis conspiracy nonsense.... I'm sure we went 14-0 at home because of referees. Is that how we won at Stevens Point also? NYU had arguably, man for man, the most talented team in the league last year and absolutely tanked. With Boone and co leading the team, the Violets could have been a top 10 team, but their lack of quality coaching and inability to execute in key spots doomed them; poor officiating had little, if anything to do with their disastrous collapse. And Brandeis was a great team...who lost to Rhode Island College. End of conversation.

why don't you take a step back from your allegiances to Wash U and look at the facts?

NYU at WASH U-

Wash U goes 38-45 from the CHARITY stripe. Four NYU starters foul out.

Wash wins by 1 in an OT.

Wash U at NYU-

Wash goes 13-18 from the line. Zero NYU starters foul out, only player in foul trouble for NYU is Danny Falcon with 4.

Wash loses by 16.

Just a mere coincidence that this happens with Brandeis and Rochester also. I'm guessing that its just a random occurence that every team seems to play a 'Hack-A-Shaq' defense when they venture to Wash U.

Was Wash U a good team last year? Of course they were, did NYU not live up to their potential? obviously they didn't.

Is there a severe officiating problem when teams enter Wash's gym?

Why doesn't someone else answer that question?