MBB: Skyline Conference

[Raptormania!]

Bard played the undefeated conference leader close, took Yeshiva to overtime, and will win their share of games in the Skyline. Wins over last season's NCAA club Rivier and one-loss Green Mountain have also made this season good- but with such a young team, the nest is yet to come.

[Rhodes Scholar]

Today's Skyline Conference games:

Bard (0-5) at Purchase (1-4)
Farmingdale St. (4-1) at Maritime (4-2)
MSM (5-1) at MSV (0-4)
Old Westbury (3-2) at Poly (1-4)

[Rhodes Scholar]

OxyBob: Nice to see your keyboard has been fixed. Last time you posted here the letter 'e' was stuck. 

[Raptormania!]

Bard with a nice Skyline conference road win, 103-91 at SUNY-Purchase. Demitrius Washington, Justin White and Ray Arocho all finished with more than 20 points, while ARKANSAS PRIDE David Polett finished with 15.

[Rhodes Scholar]

Scores from 1/12

Bard 102, Purchase 91
Farmingdale St. 91, Maritime 75
MSV 88, MSM 87
Old Westbury 90, Poly 77

Skyline Standings

St. Joe's 6-0
Farmingdale 5-1
MSM 5-2
Old Westbury 4-2
Maritime 4-3
Yeshiva 3-4
MSV 1-4
Bard 1-5
Poly 1-5
Purchase 1-5

[Rhodes Scholar]

Bard got their first conference win yesterday beating Purchase. It was certainly a winnable game for the Raptors and they came up with the victory. In the biggest surprise of the day, Mount St. Vincent won their first conference game with an upset win over Mount St. Mary in Riverdale. Old Westbury stayed in contention with a road win at Polytechnic. And in the premier matchup, Farmingdale State handily defeated Maritime in Throggs Neck to stay on the heels of St. Joseph's.

[Rhodes Scholar]

In the only Skyline Conference game yesterday, Mt. Saint Vincent defeat Bard, 104-95, in Riverdale. It was MSV's second straight conference win after losing their first four games. It remains to be seen whether the Dolphins will join Yeshiva and Maritime as middle-of-the-pack teams or whether they'll be relegated to the bottom tier. With the loss, the Raptors take sole possession of last place.

[Raptormania!]

Worth noting, however, that "sole possession" is by half a game, and Bard still has both games against Poly, the home games against both Mt. St. Vincent and Purchase, etc. When it is all said and done, they will hold their own in their first season in the Skyline. As it was, they played MSV very tough in a difficult environment.

[Rhodes Scholar]

Bard has 11 more conference games this year. And I agree with you that they're capable of winning some of those games.

[Rhodes Scholar]

Three conference games today:

Old Westbury (4-2) @ Purchase (1-5)
Polytechnic (1-5) @ Maritime (4-3)
St. Joe's (6-0) @ Farmingdale (5-1)

[Rhodes Scholar]

Scores from 1/16

Farmingdale St. 74, St. Joseph's 70
Maritime 86, Polytechnic 81
Old Westbury 95, Purchase 67

Skyline Standings

Farmingdale 6-1
St. Joseph's 6-1
MSM 5-2
Old Westbury 5-2
Maritime 5-3
Yeshiva 3-4
MSV 2-4
Bard 1-6
Poly 1-6
Purchase 1-6

[Rhodes Scholar]

I watched Polytechnic defeat Mount St. Vincent, 90-85, earlier today. The game was not as close as the final score would have one believe. A late run by the Dolphins made it closer than it should have been.

For the Bluejays, Thomas DeMarco is a versatile point guard. Jordan Mattfield can shoot the three. Arjun Ohri is a good all-around player. Jason Buckner has some size and athleticism in the middle. Anthony Mottola is a hustler and very physical under the basket. Poly is a very young team that could be decent down the road.

Mount St. Vincent has a good point guard in Dino Johnson, but he has to get stronger. Joe Cooke is a very good long-range shooter. Derek Charlton is an excellent defender and saavy floor leader. Kyle Byron is the team's best big man. MSV is also a very young team and like Poly needs some time to grow and develop.

[Rhodes Scholar]

Scores from 1/19

Farmingdale 113, MSM 80
Old Westbury 91, Bard 73
Polytechnic 90, MSV 85
St. Joseph's 75, Purchase 60

Skyline Standings

Farmingdale 7-1
St. Joe's 7-1
Old Westbury 6-2
Maritime 5-3
MSM 5-3
Yeshiva 3-4
MSV 2-5
Poly 2-6
Bard 1-7
Purchase 1-7

[NYBB]

Best player in the skyline right now? 

[Rhodes Scholar]

David Acree, Damien Santana and Erastus Shannon are among the best players in the conference.