Another 2-1 day for ODAC teams RMC cruises past Augsburg 85-49. And, as mentioned above, Roanoke gets a lopsided win over Wilson, 104-69 and H-SC loses 91-90 to Redlands in a game that was close from start to finish.

Players and coaches get a nice break. No more games until Sunday the 28th.

Merry Christmas to all.

^^^ Yes, Roanoke's win over Guilford didn't help them as much as I thought it might. Redlands is just much better at that style of play. Guilford will probably get better at it with time.

ODAC teams take two of three games yesterday. RMC has no trouble with Centre, starting out on a 22-3 run. The Colonels cut the deficit to eight with five minutes left in the first half, but the Jackets outscored them by 30 points the rest of the way for an 84-46 win.

H-SC downs Wilson 86-67.

In the matchup of top 25 teams, Roanoke struggles against Redlands' pressure defense and quick pace of play, losing 79-60. The Bulldogs have what I think is referred to as "length" -- players who appear lean and lanky and have long arms that seem to take up a lot of space. Plus they are quick.

The same three ODAC teams play today. RMC faces Augsburg, another team that plays pressure defense, though not as aggressively or effectively as Redlands. Roanoke & H-SC switch opponents at the H-SC Holiday Classic.

In games yesterday and today ODAC teams went 4-2. W&L, Averett, Lynchburg, and EMU got wins. Randolph took a loss and VWU dropped a double OT game at CNU.

Yesterday Roanoke gave up a 17-point halftime lead and lost by one point, (80-79) to Catholic. Today they got outscored by 18 points in the 4th quarter against Principia (a small school in Elsah, IL). Luckily for Roanoke they entered the frame leading by 21, so they held on for a 3-point win, 79-76. Looks like the Maroons have trouble finishing games.

In the same tournament, at Catholic U. in D.C., Randolph-Macon gets two wins -- 62-44 over Principia and 68-57 over Catholic. RMC sophomore Erin Porter had a huge game today vs Catholic with 28 points, making 9 of 16 field goals (including 6 of 12 from beyond the arc) and 4 of 4 from the free throw line.

Shout out to the announcer who was exceptionally well prepared, even noting that Porter's six made three-pointers was one off the single game record for RMC, set a decade ago by Hannah Livermon.

Prin loses to Roanoke today 79-76. Just like yesterday vs Randolph-Macon, they trailed significantly entering the fourth quarter (21 points today, 17 yesterday), but mounted another comeback. This one nearly worked as the Panthers outscored Roanoke by 18 in the final stanza.

^^^ ODAC teams take two more losses today. So, over the past three days Bridgewater, Lynchburg, Shenandoah, W&L and EMU have all fallen.

Quote from: y_jack_lok on September 16, 2025, 12:00:47 PMPrincipia was the talk of this board at the end of last season, so let's talk about them again to start the new season. Their schedule is posted and among their games is a trip to Washington, DC in mid-December to face a couple of ODAC schools -- Randolph-Macon and Roanoke -- in a four team "Classic" at Catholic University. Randolph-Macon is my alma mater. They were 29-2 last season and made it to the Sweet Sixteen. Their two losses were to the same team (Gettysburg in the 2nd game of the season and in the Sweet Sixteen). But RMC graduated three key players, whereas Principia had only one senior last season. I'll be looking forward to this game.

The Principia/RMC game is in the books. RMC wins 62-44, but it was much more competitive than the final score. Prin cut a 20-point 4th quarter deficit to eight before going cold again. They are quick and have players with good offensive moves and are pesky in both their man and zone defenses. They were hurt by poor shooting in the second and third quarters and were significantly out-rebounded. Their tough non-conference schedule should have them well prepared for SLIAC play, though I'm surprised at their early loss to Westminster. Will be interested in how they fare tomorrow against another ODAC opponent in Roanoke.

Quote from: Greek Tragedy on December 15, 2025, 03:07:08 PM

Quote from: y_jack_lok on December 14, 2025, 09:13:21 AM^^^ Then, 24 hours later, Greenville plays at Elmhurst. Maybe not as much fun to watch, though.

48 hours?

Oh, right. My bad.

Bridgewater, Lynchburg, and Shenandoah all lost over the weekend. Hope teams do better between now and Saturday, before the Christmas week break. Made a slight error in an earlier post -- there are no ODAC teams playing on Thursday, otherwise someone is playing every day through Saturday.

^^^ Roanoke should be ready, having already played Guilford, though Redlands will surely be tougher. Hope H-SC is prepared.

^^^ Then, 24 hours later, Greenville plays at Elmhurst. Maybe not as much fun to watch, though.

A little bit of mid-week action for some ODAC teams with Averett getting a W over Warren Wilson. Randolph lost to Southern Virginia and Shenandoah lost to Hood, which fell from the Top 25 into the RV group after a loss to Johns Hopkins.

Starting Saturday there is at least one ODAC team playing every day through the following Saturday (20th), after which there is a full week when all are idle. Games then start back up on Sunday the 28th.

^^^Excellent news! Thanks for sharing that.

^^^ I was only able to watch the first half and got plenty worried when the Jackets fell behind 23-14. But they were able to close out the half on a 14-6 run to trail by one at the half. It was quite a relief, about two hours later, to see the final score. It's the second game in a row  that Ollie Jones didn't play for RMC. Hope he's okay.

In other games, H-SC gets a two point win at EMU. Putting that game together with EMU's five point loss at VWU on Wednnesday and it would seem that the Royals have something going and are not to be taken lightly.

Shenandoah loses at home by 15 to Averett. After Wednesday's loss at Bridgewater the Hornets are off to a rough start in ODAC play.

VWU downs Randolph and Lynchburg beats Bridgewater.

W&L and Guilford were idle.