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.