Big, important clash in Collegeville tonight. URSINUS vs SWAT.
SWAT seems to be a very deep team. But Bears have good talent & most important are in their home cave where they likely will play a determined physical game & may well take a key game to stay at the top of CC in the 1st place logjam. In the early league play, the softer schedule more wins in non conference squads are not getting it done. I say kudos to GBurg & Dickinson for playing strong teams by seasons end they may stand well in playoffs.

F&M did not look like the same team as lost to GBurg on the road in a game with a peculiar referee style.
Who would've given Dips a chance if told Nowoswiat would only score 6 pts.
I suppose the coronation of Hop may have to wait & maybe Dips arent as bad as thought by many experts.
Every week will reveal exciting revelations that aren't easy to predict. I cannot wait to watch.

Some interesting matchups Wednesday. Muhlenberg vs SWAT should be a good one & Gburg vs F&M (Bullets almost beat Hopkins on the road as it seems tougher preseason schedule was useful). Massey has Bullets a 1 point favorite over Dips,so likely a good game.

I watched that Monday Statcast with Quillman and the 2 midwest brothers.The saturday Blue Jays at Dips showdown was the pick-em game of the week & 2 picked Hopkins & 1 picked F&M, (the line they used Jays +2.5).

I agree with stretch4, but also have noticed Gettysburg has played quite a tough schedule and likely be a dangerous playoff team. I thought Johns Hopkins should have been #1 seed. My alma mater F&M could finish near the top but needs more depth and no key injuries to finish well.
Finally Bullets will likely do well against the teams playing the weak sisters of the poor schedules.

I don't know how it happened, but Hamilton College lost to my alma mater F&M in an intense struggle in Clinton NY, I had been watching the Continentals online for several games this season and felt like all Centennial teams would be solid underdogs to them especially when they are on their home court. Hamilton's best player Morgan did not dominate like he did in the other games I saw. Well anyway just a few thoughts. Anyhow the NESCAC is loaded with strong teams, and I am sure legit FF contenders this year. GL & good health to all.

Halftime at Mayser Gym.

Stunning me F&M leads 53-29. Balanced scoring, making reasonable 3 pointers and watch out if this continues especially odd 7 for 7 from charity stripe. I assume Neumann will scrap and make a game of it. We'll just have to watch.

The pre-season starts.

F&M gets a tough 1st game with Neumann who are coming off consecutive 21-win seasons. Plus, they have an All-American inside player (Vaughns) that will be hard to contain, while possibly keeping Parra on the bench with foul trouble. They have overcome situations like this occasionally with strong 3-point play in past, but we will see tonight if they can stay in the game or not. It will be interesting to see if any of freshman can play & whether Dylan Cormac is recovered and able to pick up like he started a promising rookie season last year before being injured.

A key reason for Dips downturn might be the loss of Josh Parra. He was apparently injured 2 minutes into Washington game and hasnt played since. I couldn't see him on the bench at Gburg. If he is out for any significant length of time the Dips outlook is dismal. Seidman & Parra are players they can't afford to be without.

That was a shallow attempt to attack me, rather it seems like dips were not highly regarded before games were played, not about retaking a preseason poll. Perhaps you may have not looked at the video which is available with about 8 minutes left in regulation while dismissing me as griping about one call. It appeared like an attempt to inflict a potentially serious harm to a defender who had made a good play, the kind reaction that may merit ejection. Plus I said that missing many FTs gave game away.

I wonder if CC revoted order of predicted finish if F&M would be picked higher then 8th this time?
If dips would've shot better than 16/35 at FT line they probably win. However one play sticks out, late in Reg or 1st OT Dip guard tipped the ball away from one of league all conference players in red on offense & rather than go for looseball he took his forearm and whacked jaw/neck area hard instead. Odder yet it was called a player control foul, no shots awarded. I believe it should have been called a technical foul with player ejection. Marring what was generally a back & forth amazing struggle.

Interesting, exciting early tilt at Allentown. Dips controlled 1st 60% of game fending off each others charges. Then mules Put on extended stretch of 2 players doing the scoring and not missing baskets until they seemed to have control of game. Point guard for MC reminded me of JHUs Conner Delany who starred for 4 years. Getting streaking layups that were challenged. Then I had to leave and found out Dips came back and won somehow.

Nice trip to LV for Dips. I thought they might be able to play with Pioneers of Platteville but was surprised by how they came back vs Dubuque. What awaits are tough conference games. 1st going to Allentown where muhls are always tough & this seems to be their best team in many years. SWAT is next in Mayser and they have been tough on current coach by pressing Dips out of game in 1st 10 minutes over and over. I hope they are well prepped. It will be a tough task on the point forward.

Thank you, Pat, that's nice to know.

Hello. Does the D3Hoops Las Vegas Event have a Broadcast or Statcast?
League looks tough up and down the rankings of CC this year. It looks like JHU, SWAT, MUHLS & perhaps URSINUS look to be the main ones to worry about.
Dips have 2 talented strong teams from last year's NCAA field to play out west, Dubuque & U Wisc. Platteville (rematch of 1991 National title game). Xmas want list for F&M would be an actual PG someone like Georgio Milligan would suffice and getting off the bottom 4 of D3 FT% shooting list. Additionally, they'll need some injured players to get healthy. Good luck to all the teams & players.

Been seeing F&M mostly online, except for nearby scranton ot loss which I saw in person. I was surprised they nearly had that game featuring tons of 1st year players.
I was also not expecting them to beat Alfred who came in with a 6-1 record.
Now they are playing highly ranked Wesleyan who has been destroying most of their opponents,  unless they make free throws and trifectas they likely won't be competative. Also seems like they have trouble in road games. Don't see them making playoffs this year, too inexperienced, but I imagine I'll go with the obvious that JHU & SWAT should run away with league honors.