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#1
Multi-Regional Topics / Re: Top 25 talk
February 17, 2007, 05:25:28 PM
Final:  Amherst 72, Bates 68

Amherst wins with help of an eight-point possession.  Trailing 37-35 early in the second half, Olson sets a screen for Wheeler.  Wheeler drains a three and the Bates player is called for a foul for running into Olson.  The officials allow the three and give Amherst the ball out-of-bounds.  The inbounds pass goes to Wheeler who drills another three.  Reilly the Bates coach is called for a technical for protesting the officials' calls and Olson hits two free throws.  Bates finally gets the ball trailing 43-37.  Amherst didn't trail the rest of the game.
#2
Quote from: augie_superfan on February 27, 2006, 09:04:55 PM
I'm really excited to get the opportunity to see Wooster play. 

Wooster consistently plays nine players; two of the three guards (Witucky, Cooper, Johnson) on the court at all times and sometimes all three.  Six of the nine are capable of hitting the three at any time.  Wooster has been in a funk on their three-point shooting the last several weeks; when they're on they've been putting up 100 points a game.  Vandervaart is a blue-collar workhorse in the center with a lot of double-doubles and Will is a capable replacement.  Port is more of a finessse player on the wing and likes to put up the 3 but will mix it up on the inside from time to time.  With the shot-clock off, watch for Wooster to clear out the lane and let Cooper go one-on-one to drive or pull up and hit the jumper.

On Saturday Wittenberg's tenacious defense took away the 3 in the first half.  Wooster went to a dribble-drive offense in the second half and was able to get Witt in a little bit of foul trouble and stay in the game.  Down by nine with 1:02 to go, Wooster proceeded to put 13 points on the board calmly trading threes and daring Witt to hit their free throws.  In the final analysis Wooster missed 11 free throws, many of them from their best free throw shooters.  Witt's defense had to have tired them out.

Two of their three losses have been to teams with strong inside play: Witt with 6'9-6'8 Russ and Borchers and BW with Tori Davis.  Enjoy.
#3
Thanks Titan Q for the Pool C update.

I'll be at the NCAC game tonight with a Wooster jacket and a North Central alumni cap.  As a Wooster parent my dollars are with the Scots but my heart's with the Cardinals!