Today we play at Loyola, MD. They are 13-11 but are close to us in talent level and could upset us at their place.
They have an advantage at SG, and Graves defense will be critical.
Down 15-12 with 11 minutes to go.
Down 26-19 when my starters come back with 4:40 to go.
Our shots aren't falling and their star SG is KILLING us. He has 17 in the first half and they are up 37-23.
We closed within 2, but a 12-0 run gives them a big lead as I get ready to rest my starters. We are down 54-42 with 11:42 to go.
With 4:30 to go, Willis fouls out. I bring my starters back in to try to make one last run.. we are currently down 70-54.
Simon fouls out with 3:20 to go. Their driving has gotten them to the FT line a lot. That and their SG performance is the key to them beating us today.
We lose the game 80-65. Hannan finally started scoring in the last few minutes, but it wasn't enough.
Belser, their star SG, had 29 pooints, 7 boards, and 3 assists to win player of the game. He shot 10 of 17, 5 of 9, and 4 of 4.
Everett had 9 points, 5 assists, and a steal. He shot 3 of 8.
Graves had 8 points, 3 boards, 3 assists, and 3steals. He shot 4 of 10.
Hannan had 16 points and 1 assist. He shot 6 of 16.
Corentte had 10 points, 9 boards, and 2 assists.
Simon had 6 points, 4 boards, and a block.
Collins led the bench with 6 points but he was 2 of 8.
Loyola beat us earlier at home 72-58 and it is apparent that we have a matchup problem against them. Hopefully, we don't face them in the conference tourney.
Our next game is at home vs a weak Rider team that we beat 79-41 earlier in the year. They are 8-15. I decide to go ahead and sim it.
We beat them 75-65. Everett with 6 points and an assist.
Graves with 9 points, 6 boards, and 7 assists.
Hannan with 16 points, 3 boards, and 2 assists. He shot 8 of 15.
Cornette with 10 points and 4 boards.
Simon with 12 points and 5 boards.
Ortiz led the bench with 7 points and 6 boards.
Our next game is hosting an even weaker Canisus team. I beat them 71-36 on the road the last time I played them. I'll play that out as I want to get a win tonight and we should beat them easily.
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Last edited by Eaglesfan27 : 05-30-2008 at 11:54 PM.
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