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#2
Region 4 men's basketball / Re: MBB: MAC Freedom League
February 25, 2024, 07:47:47 PM
Quote from: Stretch4 on February 25, 2024, 04:44:24 PMI believe 1 MAC Freedom championship for DeSales in past 10 years, with 6 or 7 regular season 1st place finishes. I know for sure that their very talented senior class this year had four regular season 1st place finishes, and lost 3 home game championships and 1 home game semi-final. At some point that does creep in to the heads of the coaches and players. As far as yesterday went, I think you need to give credit to Stevens who put together a very good defense effort, and quite honestly were the tougher team yesterday. Hard to beat a good team 3 times in one year, and Stevens is clearly a good team. 

In my opinion, the way this D3 season has played out with seemingly any team vulnerable on any given night, it is a challenge to put a Sweet Sixteen lock label on anyone.

You can check your math here:
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1goo2eKaPC5byw3Ki2f6YF6tB5Ni1ekgN5MxKVONooaE/edit?path=mbball#gid=634347005

#3
John Davis is resigning as head football coach at Misericordia, effective March 4.


https://athletics.misericordia.edu/news/2024/2/17/john-davis-stepping-down-as-misericordia-football-coach.aspx
#4
Region 5 men's basketball / Re: MBB: Landmark Conference
November 23, 2023, 09:25:48 PM
Quote from: saratoga on November 23, 2023, 09:39:35 AM

Perhaps a little known fact of Miseri basketball...

Mike Dunleavey, current Governor of the great state of Alaska & graduate of Scranton Central High School, was a pretty darn good basketball player for the Cougars.

After graduating from Miseri, he headed northwest & the rest is history.
I didn't know Mike Dunleavy was from Scranton - maybe they should name a street after him.
#5
Region 5 men's basketball / Re: MBB: Landmark Conference
November 22, 2023, 10:26:45 PM
Quote from: ronk on November 21, 2023, 10:56:14 PM
Quote from: Great Day to be a Royal on November 21, 2023, 08:45:02 PM
Yeesh. About as bad a loss as I can remember. Winless program which will cease to exist in 3 months. Ranks up with 03 loss to Marywood.
That was a miserable season which also included a home loss to Miseri when they & Marywood had only had a men's team for 10 years. The Royals had 2 returning starters from the team that had won twice in the NCAA tourney the year before but 1(Brian O'Donnell) broke his hand and missed the next 5 weeks of the season. The other(Ryan Rogan) transferred out 2 weeks later.
  Mason Thompson showed some offense in the 2nd half after fouling 3 times in 3 mins in the 1st half.
  Back door cuts killed them plus at least 3 inbound passes intercepted under their own basket.
  Hopefully, Will returns for the start of the conference season in 8 days.
Misericordia's men's program started in the early 1980's.  Marywood's program came along in the mid-90's.
#6
Region 5 men's basketball / Re: MBB: Landmark Conference
November 17, 2023, 10:19:15 PM
Quote from: jmcozenlaw on November 17, 2023, 02:36:22 PM
Quote from: saratoga on November 16, 2023, 06:35:57 PM

The athletic department needs to provide a 2 semester internship each year to Marketing students or others, with the best ideas to implement internal interest...in all teams.

However, the lack of support for men's basketball is especially noticeable & has needed attention for years.

One of "lost" members of the brotherhood will be coming home Saturday & will probably drop 24 on his ex mates.

Penn State's Whiteout game aside, students at many levels of play, have lost interest in not just attending, but even following sports in general. I was in a group of primarily young men, talking about Hurts and Mahomes and the upcoming Super Bowl rematch. They looked at me as if I had five heads and six eyes. Now, when the discussion turned to the Middle East.........they couldn't shut up (and you wouldn't have wanted to have heard the commentary.......think delusional libs).

I think that the days of gyms and stadiums packed with students is gone and never coming back.

But to be honest, I'm more concerned about the future WWIII than I am about getting 500 students back in the Long Center and other PA college gyms. But I'm old and getting cranky! ;)
Well, it seems like you are in the right room.
#7
Region 4 men's basketball / Re: MBB: MAC Freedom League
November 15, 2023, 09:36:02 PM
Misericordia Head Coach Will Chandler won his 100th career game tonight, likely becoming the first member of the 2,500 point/100 win club. 
#8
Quote from: Pat Coleman on August 16, 2023, 06:06:32 PM
Fair!
But, you are right, it is a thankless job.
#9
Quote from: Pat Coleman on August 16, 2023, 04:07:09 PM
Quote from: Augie2020 on August 14, 2023, 10:23:04 PM
If you can release the Volleyball and Soccer why not basketball.

You might be aware that those are fall sports, and basketball is a winter sport. Apples and oranges.

Quote from: Augie2020 on August 14, 2023, 10:23:04 PM
But because I put up 22 question marks and 16 exclamation.You want to argue.

Actually, the only reason I interjected was your calling out the SID by name. That is a thankless, underpaid, overworked job.

To be fair, he called out the former SID.  Actually three SIDs ago. 
#10
King's uses the Revolution Ice Rink in Pittston.

Wilkes and Misericordia (2024) use the Toyota Sportsplex on Coal Street in Wilkes-Barre.  It is the same facility that houses the AHL Penguins.
#11
Quote from: Pat Coleman on June 23, 2023, 08:13:48 AM
Sad news for Mailsy and Coach C and others: We've learned that Cabrini will be closing after the upcoming 2023-24 academic year.

https://d3sports.com/notables/2023/06/cabrini-university-to-be-sold
There but for the grace of God go I.

I would've had a lot of schools ahead of Cabrini on the this list.
#12
Quote from: saratoga on May 28, 2023, 11:53:57 AM

Brief change of topic but congrats to Miseri's baseball team winning a berth in next week's College World Series.
Meanwhile, our Royals have played in 1 NCAA tournament in 40 years.
Enjoy the experience Lefty and Chuck!

Not many posters here can say that they coached a program that is in the World Series.  Even if what was long before these kids were born.
#13
Not that anyone will ever see this, but Lonnie Walker IV of the LA Lakers is the son of former Alvernia standout Lonnie Walker III.
#15
Quote from: Tim the Enchanter on June 27, 2022, 01:16:10 PM
Quote from: lefty2 on June 27, 2022, 12:49:37 PM
Quote from: ronk on June 27, 2022, 12:01:54 AM
I'm thinking that when Trevor was hired as Scranton's WBB that he was Miseri's MBB HC, had never coached women, and probably never would have thought of applying for the Scranton women's position unless his former AD broached the possibility. But I could be wrong.
As Saratoga pointed out, this statement couldn't be more wrong.

It could be more wrong.  Ronk could have said he was Marywood's Assistant coach and had coached women all his life.  ;D

That would be a different statement.