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Quote from: SpringSt7 on Today at 03:22:36 PMWeird to just be sitting here on January 22nd and Bates is a basically a lock to make the NCAA tournament. Just not something we're used to it. Also Colby really let the rope slip last weekend with the second loss to them. Does anyone have any updates on Montiel?

I don't have any intel and I could be wrong, but it looked like he was wearing a boot on his right foot while on the bench at the Bates game on Sunday.  It was hard to tell from the stream, so take that for what you will. Maybe someone could confirm or correct me on this.

Injuries going to start hurting more teams. Bates couple of nice wins without Pouye, does anyone know when he will be back? O'Leary playing like a all conference player the last few games. Colby on the road and then U Maine Farmington on the road both without Pouye. Another tough one against St joes Maine on the road. Does St Joes have their injured players back?

UWW picks up a QB from UWO.

https://www.beloitdailynews.com/sports/former-hononegah-star-qb-cole-warren-transferring-to-uw-whitewater/article_e2c471e7-0d01-4caa-89c6-527cf20f154f.html

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Quote from: Tigerfan on Today at 10:21:09 AMThe Jackets - Marlins game must have been a nerve-racking watch.  The box score says the lead changed hands a remarkable 19 times and the score was tied 11 times.  For reference, the 2 point AU win over RMC had 5 lead changes, the W&L 2 point win over GC had only 2 lead changes (also remarkable with GC having a 10 point lead at the half) and W&L's 1 point win over Noke had 5 lead changes. 

Definitely nerve-racking. Before the game the RMC announcers, who made the trip down and called the game on radio, cited VWU's relatively poor three-point shooting this season. That changed last night as they hit 10 of 22 for 45.5%, which I think was at least a 10-percentage point improvement over their season average. Several times RMC defenders were just slow to get out and contest those shots. Down by six at the half, the Marlins switched their offensive strategy and got the ball in to Amari Moorer more frequently. He's good around the basket and passes well also. It all worked for them. Conversely, the Jackets couldn't hit their three-point attempts (4-18). Neither team was that great from the free throw line.

Just like at Averett, the Jackets lost on a contested three with seconds remaining. Both of those shots were taken from nearly the same spot on the floor -- albeit different floors.

So RMC has two road losses by a total of three points, both on last second made three pointers.

If you let teams hang around like that and don't put them away- especially when they are at home-thats the recipe for getting beat late and thats exactly what happened! Not to take anything away from the Fish- they did what they hd to do to beat us! Plus we certainly didn't help ourselves with our 3 point and free throw shooting either! We had chances to put them away and we just didn't! Still-losing two games -both at the buzzer on 3 tough pointers- isnt terrible either-but both games we did the same thing-which I'm quite sure Josh Merkel is driving in their heads at practice right now! Not a terrible loss but we will drop in the polls again- but I wouldn't think much lower than 10th.We're still very much in the hunt for an ODAC and a National Championship- IF we can get those lazy spells out of us! GO JACKETS!

Picks for the weekend below.  This week's slate is a little trickier than the first two, as I see Williams vs Middlebury and Colby vs Bowdoin as toss-ups. Based on the first two weeks, I'd say Amherst is better than I thought going into the season, and Williams is much worse than I anticipated.  Still a lot of ball left to play though.

8-2 last week, 14-6 on the year

Williams 58 at Middlebury 63
Trinity 75 at Wesleyan 62
Tufts 80 at Conn College 70
Hamilton 53 at Amherst 67
Colby 74 at Bowdoin 68

Quote from: SpringSt7 on Today at 03:22:36 PMWeird to just be sitting here on January 22nd and Bates is a basically a lock to make the NCAA tournament. Just not something we're used to it. Also Colby really let the rope slip last weekend with the second loss to them. Does anyone have any updates on Montiel?

I don't have any intel and I could be wrong, but it looked like he was wearing a boot on his right foot while on the bench at the Bates game on Sunday.  It was hard to tell from the stream, so take that for what you will. Maybe someone could confirm or correct me on this.

Quote from: hopefan on Today at 02:53:38 PMYep... Is it Webster, and everyone else.... or do we have a 3 horse race with Webster, Lyon and MUW?

We will find out tonight and Saturday.....

Saturday's game vs Lyon has been postponed due to impending weather. Make up date is Tuesday 2/3.

It seems like Trinity and Tufts are locks, but after that there is still a lot of games to be played.

The grouping of Amh/Bat/Bow/Col/Con/Wes is going to be very competitive - one, two or three of those teams could get a bid. Con beating Tuf (not predicting that) would be a huge boost for them. The loser of the Bow/Col game will be in tough spot.

With Ham/Mid/Wil on the outside looking in unless they make a miracle run in the NESCAC tournament. 

Ithaca should be very good destination for a D3 Coach. However ,the recruiting clock is ticking. Hobart lost our DC to Gettysburg and he was a very good recruiter, so gaps in the staff can  be an issue at this time of the year. Especially losing your HC.
I think Drach at Union did a great job pulling things together this season. That said, I think Drach has his eye on the next level and 2025 only padded his resume .

Weird to just be sitting here on January 22nd and Bates is a basically a lock to make the NCAA tournament. Just not something we're used to it. Also Colby really let the rope slip last weekend with the second loss to them. Does anyone have any updates on Montiel?

Augustana 92
North Park 87

Kolden Vanlandingham: 26 pts, 6 rebs
William Bates: 14 pts
Lazario Cornish: 13 pts, 11 rebs
Mike Vuckovic: 12 pts

Andre Klaver: 22 pts (10-10 FT)
Dom Rhoden: 17 pts (15-18 FT), 6 rebs, 3 stls
Cam Atkinson: 15 pts (3-4 trey)
Eli Aldana: 13 pts (8-10 FT), 3 stls
Jake Willems: 10 pts

For the Park this was a near note-for-note reprise of Wednesday's loss to Elmhurst: give up a huge first-half lead (Augie scored the first ten points of the game last night and led by as many as 21 in the first half), start chipping away at that massive deficit well after the second half has begun, make a great attempt at a comeback that succeeds in getting the game close in crunch time, then just can't make enough plays at the end to sprint that final mile to the finish line.

The Vikings simply aren't playing defense at a level necessary to win CCIW men's basketball games. In league play NPU is bottom third in points allowed, opponent FG %, opponent trey %, and defensive rebounds. That won't get it done.