MBB: Northwest Conference

[Loggerville]

Good balanced win for the Loggers on the road; after a slower first-half then some may have expected they went of one of the runs that have defined UPS hoops of late - a 30-4 run over 9 min.  early in the second half that turned a one-point def.  into a 25-point advantage.  Only ten turnovers for the Loggers has to make the coaching staff happy as well.  On to Pacific.

Nice win for GFU was well over the Rats...

[big_al]

Much better game for the Bruins tonight, they still will need to pick it up another notch or two for when Corban comes to thier gym next Tuesday.

There's only one word to describe the first 33 minutes of Bruin play Friday night, and that word is UGLY. The only thing that kept them in the game at all was Szalay. For the first 25 minutes of the game Szalay scored over half of the teams points, and in the first half while the rest of the team whent 2-21 from the field, Szalay was 5-7. It was he that tipped the ball in as time was expiring to put the game into overtime, and it was his 19 board and 4 blocks that controlled the key.
If Szalay can step up again Tuesday night against Corban and Fiegi, look for there there to be a different outcome for sure.

[Tezbaseball]

Any one know if a Kelsey is playing for Pacific this season?

[Himjay23]

Nope

[Tezbaseball]

Nope

You don't no or there is no Kelsey playing this year?

[Himjay23]

Sorry for not being more specific, he's not on the team.  Also, Lowery doing a great job so far up there with very little to work with.

[Tezbaseball]

Sorry for not being more specific, he's not on the team.  Also, Lowery doing a great job so far up there with very little to work with.

Is he still on the church mission or did AJ transfer?

[David Collinge]

I see that Puget Sound is coming to Southern California for games on the 18th, 19th, and 21st (in Pasadena and Riverside), and again on the 29th and 30th (at Westmont.)  Since Christmas falls in between, I assume they are not staying in the Southland for that intervening week.  Right?    Does anyone think that all that travel (three trips up and down the coast in 10 days) will have any effect on the Loggers prior to their big game against #1 Illinois Wesleyan on the 29th?  Are there maybe some UPS players from SoCal that will stay and not return to the Northwest between these games?  Just curious; I hope UPS is good and fresh for that IWU game.

[Loggerville]

I wouldn't worry about plane  the travel too much.  The flights are short - actually shorter than the conference bus trips - the time zones the same, and the trips are far enough apart that they shouldn't effect each other.

The question would be when is IWU coming into town, and how will a 2000+ mile trip treat their legs?  Should be a good test for both teams.

[Titan Q]

IWU flies into LAX on 12/27 and drives up to Santa Barbara.  They'll practice 12/28 before the games on 12/29-30.

IWU vs Puget Sound should be a great game...looking forward to seeing the Loggers.

[Loggerville]

IWU flies into LAX on 12/27 and drives up to Santa Barbara. They'll practice 12/28 before the games on 12/29-30.

IWU vs Puget Sound should be a great game...looking forward to seeing the Loggers.

Thanks for the update Titan Q...should be a good one for sure.  You may not know, but when was the last time IWU came to the West coast for games?

[castle]

Last time that I know IWU was out west was back in '01-'02...  I was on the CLU team that IWU beat 97-71 on the day after new years.  That IWU team went 12-13, but they were well rested and prepared for that game...

[Loggerville]

Thanks for the info...I figured it wasn't often they made it our west.

[Titan Q]

Loggerville and Castle, Illinois Wesleyan takes a trip between Christmas and New Year's every year.  The last trips to the "west" have been...

2002-03: Hawaii
IWU 76
St. John's 56

IWU 89
UW-Stout 75

IWU 68
Nebraska Wesleyan 56

2001-02: Southern California
U. of Alberta 82
IWU 76
(@ Westmont College)

IWU 73
St. Xavier 67
(@Westmont College)

IWU 97
Cal Lutheran 71

1998-99: Hawaii
Chaminade 80
IWU 73

IWU 92
BYU-Hawaii 87

Hawaii Pacific 89
IWU 71

1996-97: Southern California
IWU 82
Concordia (CA) 77

IWU 83
Montana St - Northern 79
(@ Westmont College)

IWU 68
Westmont 60
(@ Westmont College)


The 1996-97 team wasn't supposed to be any good.  IWU graduated 4 starters and 7 of the top 8 from a Final Four team.  I believe the Titans were picked 5th by the coaches in the preseason CCIW coaches poll.  When the Titans came back from California 11-0 with wins over what Dennie Bridges felt were really good Concordia and Westmont teams, you could tell he started to feel like he had some special developing.  IWU went on to finish 29-2 and win a national championship that season. 

[piofan]

IWU's trips are everywhere.  As a member of the 97-98 LC team, we lost to them in Florida around New Year's during a tournament.