The Journey of Shea Mengel (CH2k8)

[hockeyplaya2724]

Nice 2-0 start! I would like to see you put in Top 25 updates and Conference standings

[bucky3]

Quote: Originally Posted by hockeyplaya2724

Nice 2-0 start! I would like to see you put in Top 25 updates and Conference standings

Yeah I will be doing that. Thanks for the congrats. I have a pretty solid team, but we are loaded with seniors so recruiting this season will be key.

[bucky3]

November 16, 2010
Kirby Sports Center
vs.
Lafayette (2-0)   Fairleigh Dickinson(0-2)


Recap

Coach Mengel was riding a hot streak into his third game of the season. The team was responding well to his coaching, but also playing with great instincts. The Leopards welcomed in Fairleigh Dickinson and it turned out to be a rude awakening. FD blitzed Lafayette and jumped out to a huge lead. They led by as many as 15 before the Leopards even had a chance to breathe.
Senior PG Mike Scott lit up Lafayette. He was hitting shots from all over the court and really was difficult to guard. FD had a 31-23 lead after Lafayette was able to chip away at the lead for the remainder of the half.
In the 2nd half Lafayette was able to pick up their offense a little, but FD had all the answers. Scott finished with a game high 34 points and only missed 2 shots on the day. He was 12-of-14 from the field including 5-of-6 from 3-point range. Lafayette cut it to as few as 4 with just 30 seconds to play, but it was too little too late as the Leopards suffered their first loss of the season.

Coach's Corner

"There seems to be one player that always lights us up. One player is knocking down shots from all over the floor or getting to the rim. It is starting to become a problem. We really need to focus on our defensive strategy more to make a team become more well balanced rather than their star scoring 40. Normally it is a guard of some sort so we will have to go back to the drawing boards with our defensive scheme. We might look into a new defensive set or something to really get our guys to lockdown.
Our offense really struggled. That was partially my fault. I didn't do a good job with the rotation today and some guys didn't get the minutes they are accustomed to. I thought Benbow did a great job today. He is really getting into a rhythm and gives our team a spark from the SF spot.
Wheeler didn't give us his 20+ points of the bench today, but we can't be reliant on that. Again the rotation wasn't properly executed and I will have to do a better job from here on out.
This was a good learning experience. It shows that everything doesn't come easy and just because you win a few games doesn't mean you are going to win them all and not face adversity."

Team	1	2	OT	Total
	23	37	-	60
	31	35	-	66

Lafayette
STARTERS	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
T. Johnson	17	1/3	0/1	0/0	2	8	1	0	2	2
J. Mower	12	3/7	0/3	0/0	2	0	0	1	0	6
D. Benbow	17	8/12	0/1	4/5	2	5	1	0	0	20
J. Mintz	16	1/3	0/1	0/0	4	2	0	0	1	2
J. Kreuser	15	6/8	0/0	0/2	4	0	1	0	0	12
BENCH	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
R. Delaney	DNP
L. Smith	3	0/0	0/0	0/0	0	0	1	0	0	0
N. Petkovich	3	1/2	0/1	0/0	0	1	0	0	0	2
L. Giese	8	2/3	0/0	0/0	3	0	0	0	1	4
B. Wheeler	10	4/8	3/7	1/1	1	0	2	0	1	12
R. Willen	DNP
M. Gruner	DNP
TEAM TOTALS		26/46	3/14	5/8	18	16	6	1	5

Fairleigh Dickinson
STARTERS	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
M. Scott	18	12/14	5/6	5/5	1	4	1	0	1	34
M. Porcher	8	3/6	1/2	0/0	0	0	1	0	1	7
N. Gibbs	18	1/3	0/1	0/0	2	0	1	0	2	2
A. Dyenlyl	11	3/4	0/0	2/3	4	0	0	1	0	8
J. Galvin	14	1/1	0/0	0/0	7	2	1	0	0	2
BENCH	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
L. Larizza	7	1/5	1/4	1/2	0	0	0	0	1	4
T. Reynolds	3	0/0	0/0	0/0	0	0	0	0	0	0
S. Fernley	3	1/1	0/0	2/2	0	2	0	0	1	4
D. Dockery	DNP
K. Svrdlik	9	0/1	0/0	0/0	3	0	0	0	0	0
M. Seilund	9	2/6	0/4	1/1	3	1	1	0	0	5
B. Smith	DNP
TEAM TOTALS		24/41	7/7	11/13	20	9	5	1	6

[bucky3]

November 20, 2010
Kirby Sports Center
vs.
Lafayette (2-1)   UMBC(2-2)


Leopards Jump Out to Big Lead, Hold on Late to Beat UMBC





Coach's Corner

"Well that was a change from last week. We really had success on the defensive end of the floor for most of the game. However there was still one guy that went for 20+ against us. I don't know what the answer is going to be but maybe we are going to have to mix up matchups. We probably can't just go straight man to man with SG guarding SG, SF guarding SF etc. I think Benbow is one of our best defenders so I will have to throw him on who is lighting us up.
Wheeler really struggled today. He hit just 1-of-7 from beyond the arc, but I think our team really responded today. We didn't rely on him as much and it showed. The offense was spread around. While we only had 2 players in double figures, we did have 8 guys score which was good. We spread the ball around well.
Feels good to get back to winning after that set back last week against Fairleigh Dickinson. Now we have another test coming up next week with a tournament. It will show us where we are at and give us some experience with tournament style player. Good experience for the conference tournament and NCAA/NIT, wherever we end up."

Team	1	2	OT	Total
	34	33	-	67
	21	39	-	60

Lafayette
STARTERS	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
T. Johnson	10	2/3	2/3	0/0	0	3	0	0	0	6
J. Mower	7	1/1	1/1	0/0	1	1	0	0	1	3
D. Benbow	17	10/11	1/1	0/1	3	3	1	1	2	21
J. Mintz	15	4/5	1/1	0/0	5	0	1	1	2	9
J. Kreuser	16	5/6	0/0	2/3	4	1	0	1	1	12
BENCH	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
R. Delaney	DNP
L. Smith	10	0/0	0/0	2/2	1	4	0	0	1	2
N. Petkovich	6	0/1	0/1	0/0	0	0	0	1	0	0
L. Giese	3	2/2	0/0	1/1	0	0	0	0	0	5
B. Wheeler	14	2/8	1/7	4/5	2	3	0	0	1	9
R. Willen	1	0/0	0/0	0/0	1	0	0	0	0	0
M. Gruner	DNP
TEAM TOTALS		26/37	6/14	9/12	17	15	2	4	8

UMBC
STARTERS	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
C. De La Rosa	16	3/8	1/5	0/0	0	7	0	0	1	7
B. Smith	13	10/12	4/4	0/0	0	2	1	0	1	24
C. Plummer	17	4/10	3/7	0/0	2	0	1	0	0	11
J. Wasco	18	2/4	0/0	0/0	6	2	3	0	1	4
J. Fry	12	0/3	0/0	3/4	5	2	1	1	0	3
BENCH	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
N. Groce	7	0/1	0/1	0/0	0	4	0	0	0	0
A. Satchell	6	0/2	0/0	2/2	1	0	0	0	0	2
B. Neller	DNP
T. King	7	3/6	1/3	0/0	0	0	1	0	0	7
L. Jolicoeur	2	1/2	0/0	0/0	2	0	0	0	1	2
J. Wertz	DNP
M. Conway	1	0/0	0/0	0/0	0	0	0	0	0	0
TEAM TOTALS		23/48	9/20	5/6	16	17	7	1	4

[bucky3]

November 26, 2010

1. Lehigh 4-1 (0-0)
2. Army 3-1 (0-0)
3. Lafayette 3-1 (0-0)
4. American 4-3 (0-0)
5. Bucknell 1-2 (0-0)
6. Colgate 2-5 (0-0)
7. Holy Cross 1-4 (0-0)
8. Navy 0-7 (0-0)



1. Kansas (4-0)
2. North Carolina (3-2)
3. Tennessee (5-0)
4. Duke (4-1)
5. Ga Tech (5-0)
6. Florida (4-1)
7. Ohio State (2-1)
8. UCLA (4-1)
9. Memphis (3-2)
10. Bradley (6-0)
11. Arizona (3-1)
12. Alabama (4-0)
13. Purdue (3-0)
14. Mississippi State (6-0)
15. Xavier (4-1)
16. Oregon (5-1)
17. St. Louis (5-1)
18. Dayton (3-0)
19. Drexel (6-0)
20. Notre Dame (5-1)
21. DePaul (3-0)
22. Texas (3-1)
23. Louisville (3-2)
24. San Diego State (5-0)
25. Indiana (3-1)



1. Bradley (6-0)
2. Drexel (6-0)
3. Southern Illinois (3-1)
4. Gonzaga (4-2)
5. Missouri State (3-1)
6. Kent State (5-1)
7. Davidson (1-1)
8. Nevada (3-1)
9. Hofstra (3-0)
10. Wright State (1-0)
11. Utah State (4-3)
12. Boise State (4-0)
13. Akron (3-2)
14. North Texas (3-0)
15. East Tennessee State (3-1)
16. Austin Peay (4-1)
17. Idaho (3-0)
18. VCU (2-3)
19. Belmont (5-2)
20. Oral Roberts (2-2)
21. Northern Iowa (3-2)
22. Western Kentucky (3-2)
23. William & Mary (3-0)
24. Butler (2-4)
25. Long Beach State (3-2)

[bucky3]

[hockeyplaya2724]

This is such a cool dynasty! I love everything about it, how did you get these cool tournament brackets? Oh and good luck in the tournament, Duquesne is a tough team to play against.

[bucky3]

Quote: Originally Posted by hockeyplaya2724

This is such a cool dynasty! I love everything about it, how did you get these cool tournament brackets? Oh and good luck in the tournament, Duquesne is a tough team to play against.

Thanks. I am liking the format. I made the logo and bracket in photoshop since there isnt actually a Drake Iowa Realty Tournament. I thought highlights would give everyone a feel for the players and games a little better. Thanks for following. I just played the Duquesne game.