Should be interesting tonight.  Klein should be back in the line up but I'm not sure how much time he will get.  Maryville has had a few issues as a team but all decided to be men and handle everything as a team.  Heard some news about Rezabeck and it sounds as if he might be out for a long while because of his back.  Hope Maryville doesn't underestimate their opponent tonight because if they come out and play their game, they should not have a problem.  They have a tendancy to play to the level of the other team though.  That can be a great thing when they are out matched or a very bad thing if they were to do that tonight.  Well, I will be at Greenville tonight to see it. 

Hope they come out ready....

Hey everyone, just got back from the Maryville game against MO BAP.  MO BAP is ranked #11 in NAIA division 1.  Maryville wins in overtime!!!!  Kind of a sloppy game and poorly officated but Maryville pushed the tempo and played right around 15 guys during the game.  Turpin continued to shoot the ball well.  I think his final stats from the three point line were 7 for 9.  He had to finish with about 25 pts.  Bash played another tough game.  Battled an all-american big man and held his own.  The game was back and forth but Maryville had the lead by 7 with 2 minutes left in regulation. Kind of gave it away with some tournovers and forced shots.  They got it to overtime though and Hebl, Bash, and Turpin were the difference on the offensive end in overtime. 

Maryville showing two games in a row that they can battle with two pretty good scholarship teams.  In both games the Saints did not press at all.  They played tough half court man and pushed the ball off of solid defense and tournovers.  They still created an uptempo game and continue to rotate players in and out. 

Maryville heads off to the Bahamas to play two games and when they come back they play Wash U.  After that they head into conference play.  Should be interesting to see how they play against Wash U.  That could be a big win for them for a region win and could continue to be a momentum builder as they head into conference to play Webster.  I wasn't impressed with Maryville's ability to take care of the ball this game but they were playing against some very good athletes.  They found a way to win against good competition though, something they weren't doing at the begining of the year.   

Mabye the two biggest wins for Maryville since Rogers has been here!!!!!!!!

All has to do with senior leadership.  They have an old squad with young talent.  That can be a dangerous combination.

Nope, no trip to the Bahamas for me.  I was going to go but ended up having to work over that time, so I will be stuck in the office instead of laying in the sun.  Rogers had to make the trip a year after I was done, not fair.

I will be posting from now on.  Just so you have a little bit about my background and you know how biased I might actually be at times, try not to be though.  I was the point guard at Maryville last year and now I announce the games for their saintscast. 

Hopefan, I think I know who you are just from seeing you at our games last year but you should come up and talk to me at the next game.  My name is Andrew Hulbert and I normally sit at mid court announcing the game.

Hi board, first time posting on the SLIAC!!!  The Maryville game was exciting last night.  Every person hopefan mentioned that had a good game was a senior if anyone noticed.  These guys will pull the Maryville program back up to where it was two years ago when they won conference.  It was a huge thing for Hebl to get his game going because he struggled in all five of the opening games of the year.   When he shoots the ball well, Maryville gets into a constant flow because Bash and Reagan are always so solid.  It is almost expected for them to put up constant numbers.  All of those five seniors played between 23-32 minutes, which is a lot of minutes in Rogers system.

I was kind of down on Mayville early in the year because they haven't looked solid or consistent, but last night was a major glimpse of hope.  If MU can stay consistent as a team, the sliac could be in trouble this year.  It is only the first game they have played this well, so lets see if Rogers can keep them going in the right direction.