Wisconsin D3 Basketball Challenge

[Gregory Sager]

Also, Ryan Scott drove through every state in the country in like 48 hours so maybe he could do New York.

Of course, we all know that Ryan was only able to do that because he drives a 1981 DeLorean DMC-12.

[Greek Tragedy]

I feel like doing 23 in Wisconsin isn't a big deal anymore.  LOL

Beloit to Superior is just over 5 1/2 hours away. I'm on the far East side of the state. Sheboygan to Superior is 6 hours. I need a lot of motivation to do that trip. Ashland, where Northland is, is a little over an hour from Superior and the schedule gives me 3 opportunities to do both schools in one trip (both play Friday and Saturday). I guess that's a bonus.

[WUPHF]

Of course, we all know that Ryan was only able to do that because he drives a 1981 DeLorean DMC-12.

I do not know Ryan, but I can see him driving a DeLorean.

I feel like doing 23 in Wisconsin isn't a big deal anymore.

I think it is awesome, but I am easily impressed...

[Gregory Sager]

The 1981 DeLorean DMC-12 I had in mind is this one:

[Greek Tragedy]

Yeah, I figured that's what you were referencing. No idea how long it took him, though.

[FCGrizzliesGrad]

Yeah, I figured that's what you were referencing. No idea how long it took him, though.

I believe the record is just under 4 days and Ryan had some car issues late in the journey so it was a bit over 4 days. Still impressive though.

FCGG can do Indiana

Are we including women's schools as well? St Mary's would make 10 in Indiana (the smallest mainland state west of the Appalachians)
I've always wanted to try and visit as many D3 schools as possible but I don't really travel much. 

[mailsy]

Well. I went thru d3hoops and all the teams in each region and made a list of all D3 schools in each state. 35 states and DC have D3 schools. You do have to have understanding of each states' abbreviation. NY has the most schools with 63, followed by PA with 59 and MA with 35 for the top 3. There would be some interesting road trips in some states.

AL   2
AR   2
CA   10
CO   1
CT   9
DC   2
GA   6
IA   10
IL   22
IN   9
KY   5
LA   1
MA   35
MD   8
ME   11
MI   8
MN   17
MO   4
MS   3
NC   8
NE   1
NH   5
NJ   15
NY   63
OH   22
OR   5
PA   59
RI   4
SC   1
TN   3
TX   16
VA   17
VT   5
WA   4
WI   23
WV   1

[Greek Tragedy]

Nice work mailsy. +1

[WUPHF]

Yes, good work and thanks!

[Greek Tragedy]

Gym #7 found me in Fond du Lac with Marian hosting #23 ranked Elmhurst. An electric crowd welcomed the visitors. Marian more than handled their opponents and lead by 3 at the break. It could've been more. They were up 6 with the ball with about 8 seconds left. However, they coughed the ball up on the inbounds play and Elmhurst ended up with a "and-1" play.

Marian increased their lead in the 2nd half, but that's when Elmhurst went on a huge run and basically put the game away. The taller, more athletic visitors dominated the boards. It was still an uncomfortable 10 point lead with about 5 minutes to go, but the Sabres just ran out of gas.

Sadoff gym is really small. There is literally no walk way between the stands and the player bench and between the wall and the end lines. If play was going on, you'd feel uncomfortable trying to walk past either spots. It was a nice intimate gym as the crowd was literally on top of the players. The Marian fans were a treat and the student section filled up most of the opposite side stands. This site says Sadoff holds 1100. The box score says there were just over 400. There's no way you're getting another 400 in there, let alone 700 to make up the 1100 capacity.

I mentioned this on Twitter. Have you ever seen Saved By the Bell? You remember the basketball game scenes? This reminded me of that...almost like the court was smaller than it was supposed to be, like on the show. It's definitely not a criticism. I'd rather have 500 fans at Sadoff than 500 fans at WLC's Tex Center that apparently holds 2500.

Find the public Facebook group: Wisconsin D3 Basketball Challenge and check out some pictures or follow me on Twitter @greektragedy08

[monsoon]

I'm enjoying your reports. Thanks!

[Greek Tragedy]

Week review:
Tuesday 11/15
Concordia-Chicago 87, at Concordia (WI) 85
Wednesday 11/16
Elmhurst 86, at Marian 68
Saturday 11/19
Stevens Point 75, at Edgewood 71
North Central 87, at Whitewater 86

[Greek Tragedy]

Wisconsin Destinations:
Lakeland - 11/8/22
Ripon - 11/11/22
MSOE - 11/12/22
WLC - 11/12/22
Carroll - 11/12/22
Concordia (WI) - 11/15/22
Marian - 11/16/22
Edgewood - 11/19/22
Whitewater - 11/19/22
Superior
Northland
Eau Claire
Stout
River Falls
La Crosse
Stevens Point
Oshkosh
Platteville
Carthage
Beloit
Lawrence
St. Norbert
Maranatha Baptist

[Greek Tragedy]

Teams I've seen in person
Lakeland - NACC - 11/8/22
Lake Forest - MWC - 11/8/22
Ripon - MWC - 11/11/22
SNC - NACC 11/11/22
MSOE - NACC - 11/12/22
Bethany Lutheran - UMAC 11/12/22
WLC - NACC -11/12/22
Martin Luther - UMAC - 11/12/22
Carroll - CCIW - 11/12/22
Dubuque - ARC - 11/12/22
Concordia - Chicago - NACC 11/15/22
Concordia (WI) - NACC 11/15/22
Marian - NACC - 11/16/22
Elmhurst - CCIW 11/16/22
Edgewood - NACC 11/19/22
Stevens Point - WIAC 11/19/22
Whitewater - WIAC 11/19/22
North Central (IL) - CCIW 11/19/22

[Greek Tragedy]

Gym # 1 -Tuesday 11/8
Lakeland 98, Lake Forest 72
Gym #2 - Friday 11/11
Ripon 68, SNC 55 - BEST ATMOSPHERE/CROWD
Gym #3 - Saturday 11/12
MSOE 85, Martin Luther 45 - BEST GYM
Gym #4 - Saturday 11/12
Bethany Lutheran 95, at WLC 78
Gym #5 - Saturday 11/12
Dubuque 68, at Carroll 53
Gym #6 - Tuesday 11/15
Concordia-Chicago 87, at Concordia (WI) 85 - BEST GAME 1A
Gym #7 - Wednesday 11/16
Elmhurst 86, at Marian 68
Gym #8 - Saturday 11/19
Stevens Point 75, at Edgewood 71
Gym #9 - Saturday 11/19
North Central 87, at Whitewater 86 - BEST GAME 1B