MBB: Old Dominion Athletic Conference

[Seatfiller]

Roanoke started their season last Tuesday with a beat down against a developing Christendom team 90-38.  That game didn't really tell me much about us except we can beat teams that most likely won't have a good season.

Today Roanoke played Southern Virginia University and won 86-56.  First half we only had a 9 point lead but the defense got way better in the second half.  Hard to judge this team right now as we haven't played anyone really that good. That might change tomorrow as we go against a Marymount team who's currently beating Guilford 82-68 with 40 seconds left at Roanoke college.

I watched a good bit of this game. The announcers said Roanoke had won all six previous meetings vs SVU by an average of 28 points and never allowed SVU to score more than 60 points. With five and a half minutes left in the first half and SVU leading 31-24 it sure looked like that would change. Then Roanoke went to another gear, scored 18 unanswered points and led 42-33 at halftime. They kept it up in the second half and kept the scoring margin and under 60 streak in tact. Final was 86-56.

Averett downs Greensboro in a back and forth game 82-73. W&L starts off strong, downing Salisbury 88-63. Guilford loses to Marymount 84-68.

Thanks for the info, I was only keeping up with it using live stats. Yesterday Roanoke got a good win against Marymount 73-54.  It was a low scoring first half with RC only winning at intermission 28-24. RC came out on fire after half going on a 15-4 run.  My big worry seems to be RC is starting off slow and that will eventually put us in a big hole as the season wears on.  Roanoke is off until the weekend where they play in the Salisbury tournament.

[y_jack_lok]

After going 1-3 in games on Sun, Mon, & Tues ODAC teams are now 23-14 in non-conference play.

Three teams in action tonight and one on Friday, before a busy weekend, all of it vs non-conference teams.

[Tigerfan]

EMU, BC and Randolph account for 1/2 of those OOC losses. 

[y_jack_lok]

All three ODAC teams -- W&L, Randolph, Shenandoah -- win tonight.

[y_jack_lok]

RMC with a strong second half, turning an 11-point halftime lead into a 35-point win over Yeshiva 92-57. I wasn't able to watch the entire game live, but what I did see live was blurry and choppy. Then when I went to the replay and watched from the begining it was the same way. I hope there's a remedy for that.

Whatever was causing the problem with the Yeshiva game stream appears to have been resolved, as tonight's women's game vs Mary Washington was crystal clear.

On the ODAC men's side, Lynchburg gets a win over Geneva tonight up in Pittsburg. Nine ODAC teams in action tomorrow.

[Tigerfan]

Big day in Tigerland as H-SC dedicates Tony Shaver Court and unveils the renovated Kirby Field House with all its new stuff.  I precede that with my annual siblings (5 of us) lunch in a convenient, centrally located spot for all:  Ashland. 

In other conference threads, they enjoy posting commitments.  I shall join in.  3 H-SC commits are on this list:  Nolan Ericson, Mack Walters and Aidan Scruitsky.  The last influx of Tigers from the Charlotte area turned out to be pretty good, ie Adam Brazil, Davidson Hubbard, Nick Shryock. From Tennessee, the Tigers will be joined by 6'6" forward Seth Farmer.  From Williamsburg, VA, the Tigers get Isaiah "Zay" Randall, the son of Tiger HOFer Brandon Randall (3x All ODAC, Academic All American).  His uncle Bryan is in the VA Tech HOF for his QB play; he also played basketball for the Hokies.  Zay has some athletic genes. 

[y_jack_lok]

^^^Enjoy your stop in the COTU.

[Tigerfan]

The Tony Shaver Court dedication was everything a H-SC fan could hope for.  A huge contingent of Tiger players was there.  The Final Four teams of '99 and '03 were well represented, led by All Americans TJ Grimes and Jeff Monroe.  The current Tigers rolled over Mary Baldwin 71-40.  Through most of the first half, the Squirrels hung around.  It was 24-17 with 4 minutes left in the first half which felt a little dissatisfying as the defense was good, but the offense sputtered a bit.  A 10-0 run to end the half eased any worries and a fast start to the second half sealed the win.  The Tigers that caught the eye were Santana Lynch with an efficient 13 points and 5 rebounds and Alex Cannon with his defensive presence and rebounding.  Junior Alex got the start along with the 4 sophomores: Travis Stickney, Peter Moye, Tugg Bizzelle and Lynch.

Pfeiffer, preseason #1 in the USA South, should be a tougher test this afternoon.

[y_jack_lok]

^^^ I saw the final 7-8 minutes of the first half. Man, the remake of the gym looks fantastic!

[Tigerfan]

Thanks!  We've got more comfortable seats and a multi-media experience with the new sound system and computer screen scoreboards.  I looked briefly at the Flo video later in the evening, and I like the multi camera angles that are available now. There looked like a glitch at halfcourt, maybe when cameras were switching.  There's also a learning curve in production as to when to switch cameras.  During game play, most of the scoreboard is occupied by a video feed of the action - which seems rather irrelevant.  I'd rather see more stats, but who's looking at the scoreboard during play?  All in all, its a sweet setup.

[Tigerfan]

Hampden-Sydney faced an energized Pfeiffer squad that played with a lot of emotion in the first half on their way to a 42-36 halftime lead, primarily because they shot 7-14 from beyond the arc.  However, halftime adjustments got the Tigers on track as they limited Pfeiffer to 29 second half points.  Final score was 84-71.  Santana Lynch and Tugg Bizelle led the scoring with 19 and 15, respectively.  Pfeiffer started 6'9 and 6'8 players but the dominant big guy was Alex Cannon with 11 rebounds and 3 blocks to go along with 6 points and 2 assists, no turnovers.

The ODAC was 9-4 over the weekend.  Saturday was a little rough at 5-4, but Sunday was 4-0.

[y_jack_lok]

Thanks!  We've got more comfortable seats and a multi-media experience with the new sound system and computer screen scoreboards.  I looked briefly at the Flo video later in the evening, and I like the multi camera angles that are available now. There looked like a glitch at halfcourt, maybe when cameras were switching.  There's also a learning curve in production as to when to switch cameras.  During game play, most of the scoreboard is occupied by a video feed of the action - which seems rather irrelevant.  I'd rather see more stats, but who's looking at the scoreboard during play?  All in all, its a sweet setup.

That camera glitch at half court was both weird and interesting, kind of like the players and refs were entering and exiting a portal between dimensions.

[Seatfiller]

Roanoke went 1-1 on the weekend.

Yesterday they lost to #13 Wesleyan University.  I've been complaining about RC starting slow in the 1st half and in a complete turnaround RC started off well and even got up 22 in the 1st half. Wesleyan missed some shots I knew would most likely drop in the 2nd half and they did. Wesleyan showed no quit and eventually tied the game at 71 with a minute left. RC did a good job of extending the game but Wesleyan was money at the free throw line and won 84-79.

Today RC played against the host team, Salisbury University. The score was close at first but a big run towards the end of the 1st half would have RC up 53-27.  RC would control the 2nd half and the final score would be 79-63. 

RC has a tough test at Guilford but not until next Wednesday (Dec 3rd).

[y_jack_lok]

The ODAC was 9-4 over the weekend.  Saturday was a little rough at 5-4, but Sunday was 4-0.

That brings the ODAC non-conference record to 36-18, which is very respectable.

[Tigerfan]

A bunch of ODAC teams playing today: 7 of 'em.  VWU and W&L should handle their opposition.  I was thinking that Shenandoah would take easily any school with Bible in their name.  However, Lancaster Bible is 5-0 with an impressive win over Washington and Jefferson.  So we've got a battle of unbeatens in Winchester.  Pfeiffer at Guilford is another interesting game; Pfeiffer has other ODAC opponents so we can gauge the Quakers a little.