Thoughts from the CSB-Hamline game-- Hamline is a very athletic squad, but not as deep at the Blazers.  Ewert is definitely very dangerous around the hoop, and if the Piper guards produce, they could beat anybody in the conference.

CSB's defense caused a ton of turnovers, and the double and triple teams Hamline put on Anna (and she still scored 13), meant that other players were given more room to operate.  Any time teams collapse on Heikenen, one of the guards seems to get hot.  Noreen's 25 were HUGE yesterday.

Young-Kruse got along smashingly with the one legally blind ref at the game (his glasses were more like telescopes), and I occasionally wondered if MY-K's trench coat was hiding any WMDs.

Anyway, on to the wrapup of the first half of the MIAC season!  I predict, barring some sort of injury (god forbid for any team), CSB takes the team title.  Too much depth, too many options.

Go BLAZERS!!

Anybody else notice this section on the last page?

"Wed picks:
Ugs @ Cobs -- CCM by 12, Ugs are still ugs
Royals @ Tommies -- Bethel by 5, losing Gotchnik catches up
Oles @ Gaccers -- GAC by 9, Olaf's bad side shows up
Carls @ Katies -- CSC by 2, because you never know..."

Now, to pull out the crystal ball for Saturday:
Gustavus @ Augsburg,  GAC by 14
Concordia @ Bethel, Royals by 1
Saint Mary's @ St. Thomas,  Tommies by 2
Hamline @ Saint Benedict,  Blazers by 21
Carleton @ St. Olaf, Carls by 5