MBB: North Coast Athletic Conference

[D3 Poster]

Chicone was the 40 minute man yesterday vs Depauw.  Just didn't have enough help as JCU lost the lead late.

[Dr. Acula]

JCU is 2 losses behind Denison with the season finale against each other.  That home loss to last place OWU is looming large for the Streaks.

Also, seeing Wooster at 7-14 compelled me to pull up their archives.  It's been almost 40 years since the Scots had a losing record in a full season (1986-87).   

[Greek Tragedy]

Pretty impressive on Dennison's part to be doing this well without the injured Trevor Reed.

[Gregory Sager]

JCU is 2 losses behind Denison with the season finale against each other.  That home loss to last place OWU is looming large for the Streaks.

Also, seeing Wooster at 7-14 compelled me to pull up their archives.  It's been almost 40 years since the Scots had a losing record in a full season (1986-87).   

It's not as though there has been a long, slow decline at Wooster, either. Even though the Scots haven't been the national powerhouse under Doug Cline that they were during the Steve Moore era, they have still been consistent winners; the Scots went 21-7 just last season.

They've plummeted over a cliff, it seems.

[Dr. Acula]

My thoughts exactly.  Mount has played them every year for probably the last 6 or 7 years.  And to your point, while they haven't been peak Wooster of yesteryear they have been pretty good.  They've done well in the NCAC each year.  Then this year happened.  And even this year when I watched the game at Mount they were solid to my eye.  They played Mount tough.  Unless they've suffered some injuries I don't know how that team I saw is 7-14.

[Dr. Acula]

This is going to be a fun finish.  JCU (10-4) overtakes the lead by a half game over Denison and Witt both 9-4.  JCU plays both of them again.  DPU is only a game back at 9-5 and should finish 11-5.  I also included Wabash's schedule below because at 8-5 they could realistically also finish 11-5 putting them squarely in the hunt. 

Denison:  JCU, @ Woo, OWU
DPU: OWU, @ Woo
JCU: @ Denison, Witt   
WAF: Kenyon, Witt, @ Oberlin
Witt:  Oberlin, @ Wabash, @ JCU

If Denison beats JCU Saturday they clearly have the inside track.  But if the best record ends up 11-5 it will probably be a tie breaker scenario.

[Dr. Acula]

I'm looking at the box score trying to figure out how Denison beat JCU by 17.  Shot a little better, but not good by any stretch.  Committed more TO.  FT similar.  Then I found it.  22 offensive rebounds!  They outrebounded the Streaks 59-30.  That's impressive.