The Journey of Shea Mengel (CH2k8)

[Knickerbocker91]

Re: The Journey of Shea Mengel (CH2k8)

Tough stretch of losses, I hope Lafayette can bounce back.

[bucky3]

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March 3rd, 2011


1. American 17-12 (9-5)
2. Bucknell 13-14 (9-5)
3. Colgate 13-15 (9-5)
4. Holy Cross 12-14 (9-5)
5. Army 14-12 (7-7)
6. Lehigh 16-11 (6-8)
7. Lafayette 11-18 (5-9)
8. Navy 5-24 (2-12)



1. Memphis (23-6)
2. Indiana (24-4)
3. Ohio State (19-7)
4. Florida State (22-7)
5. North Carolina (20-9)
6. Alabama (23-6)
7. UConn (18-9)
8. Arizona (20-8)
9. Dayton (20-6)
10. New Mexico (21-7)
11. Kansas (19-9)
12. BYU (23-7)
13. Virginia Tech (21-7)
14. Baylor (20-7)
15. Cincinnati (20-8)
16. George Washington (18-6)
17. Florida (19-9)
18. West Virginia (19-10)
19. Syracuse (17-10)
20. Georgia (17-8)
21. Michigan (18-11)
22. Northwestern (18-9)
23. DePaul (18-10)
24. Notre Dame (17-11)
25. Gonzaga (19-11)




1. Gonzaga (19-11)
2. Nevada (19-8)
3. Cleveland State (22-7)
4. Central Michigan (18-8)
5. Idaho (16-9)
6. Belmont (22-7)
7. George Mason (17-11)
8. La Tech (16-8)
9. Southern Illinois (16-12)
10. UMKC (21-8)
11. Oral Roberts (18-9)
12. Western Michigan (16-10)
13. Drexel (19-11)
14. Wichita State (18-12)
15. Missouri State (17-12)
16. Delaware (19-8)
17. Columbia (20-8)
18. New Mexico State (15-13)
19. Kent State (17-11)
20. Hawaii (15-11)
21. James Madison (18-11)
22. Loyola Marymount (18-11)
23. Bradley (17-13)
24. Drake (16-11)
25. UNC Wilmington (17-12)


Conference Leaders

American East - Stony Brook (14-14, 11-5)
ACC - Florida State (22-7, 12-2)
Atlantic Sun - Belmont (22-7, 14-2)
Atlantic 10 - George Washington (18-6, 10-4)
Big East - UConn (18-9, 11-5)
Big Sky - Idaho State (14-13, 11-5)
Big South - VMI (18-10, 10-4)
Big Ten - Indiana (24-4, 14-2)
Big 12 - Baylor (20-7, 10-4)
Big West - UC Riverside (15-9, 11-3)
CAA - Delaware (19-8, 13-5)
C-USA - Memphis (23-6, 12-2)
Horizon - Cleveland State (22-7, 15-3)
Independents - Chicago State (14-11)
Ivy League - Columbia (20-8, 8-4)
Metro Atlantic - Siena (18-10, 13-5)
MAC - Kent State (17-11, 10-4)
Mid-Eastern - Winston-Salem State (18-8, 15-2)
Missouri Valley - Wichita State (18-12, 11-7)
Mountain West - BYU (23-7, 11-3)
Northeast - Fairleigh Dickinson (18-9, 14-4)
Ohio Valley - Samford (18-8, 15-5)
Pac 10 - Arizona (20-8, 12-4)
Patriot - American (17-12, 9-5)
SEC - Alabama (23-6, 12-2)
Southern - Appalachian State (17-11, 14-6)
Southland - Texas at Arlington (14-10, 12-3)
Southwestern - Jackson State (17-13, 9-4)
Summit - UMKC (21-8, 14-4)
Sun Belt - North Texas (17-9, 12-6)
West Coast - San Diego (15-14, 9-5)
WAC - Nevada (19-8, 10-5)




RPI - Team (Record)
35 - Villanova (15-12)
31 - Georgetown (15-13)
45 - Central Michigan (18-8)
25 - Minnesota (15-12)
32 - Oklahoma (17-12)
57 - Temple (17-11)
43 - Saint Joseph's (17-12)
55 - San Diego State (18-10)
56 - Washington (19-9)
54 - Southern Miss (14-8)
69 - Belmont (22-7)
53 - SMU (17-8)
39 - Idaho (16-9)
49 - Louisville (16-14)
42 - Pittsburgh (15-14)



Stat Leaders


Points
1. JR - C - Travele Jones (Texas Southern) - 30.6
2. JR - PF - Dominique Morrison (Oral Roberts) - 29.8
3. SR - PG - Mike Scott (Fairleigh Dickinson) - 29.6
4. SO - SG - LaceDarius Dunn (Baylor) - 29.6
5. SR - PG - Jacob Pullen (Kansas State) - 29.1

Rebounds
1. SR - SG - Wesley Telfare (South Carolina State) - 11.2
2. SO - SF - Amir Stevens (Florida A&M) - 10.8
3. SO - C - Aaron Thompson (Sam Houston State) - 10.6
4. SR - C - Chris Black (Grambling State) - 10.3
5. JR - PF - Olu Ashaolu (La Tech) - 10.3

Assists
1. SO - PG - Reggie Moore (Washington State) - 6.7
2. FR - PG - Isaiah Umipig (Cal State Fullerton) - 6.4
3. FR - PG - Ahmad Starks (Oregon State) - 6.0
4. SO - PG - Rayner Moquete (Fordham) - 6.0
5. SO - PG - Lateef McMullan (UC Riverside) - 5.8

Blocks
1. SR - PF - JaJuan Johnson (Purdue) - 2.5
2. JR - C - Michael Eric (Temple) - 2.4
3. SO - C - Jordan Aaberg (North Dakota State) - 2.4
4. SO - C - Chris Collinsworth (BYU) - 2.4
5. SO - C - Marshall Powell (Arkansas) - 2.3




Points
1. SR - C - Vlad Moldoveanu (American) - 20.0
2. FR - C - Alex Newsom (Navy) - 19.4
3. JR - PF - Yaw Gyawu (Colgate) - 18.0

Rebounds
1. SR - C - Vlad Moldoveanu (American) - 7.1
2. SO - PF - Joe Wilman (Bucknell) - 6.4
3. SO - C - Justin Maneri (Lehigh) - 6.0

Assists
1. FR - SG - Anthony D'orazio (Lehigh) - 5.6
2. SO - PG - Tony Johnson (Lafayette) - 4.3
3. SO - PG - Warren Flood (American) - 4.1

Blocks
1. SO - C - Justin Maneri (Lehigh) - 2.1
2. SR - C - Jake Kreuser (Lafayette) - 1.4
3. SO - PF - Colin Klebon (Bucknell) - 1.2

[bucky3]

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[bucky3]

Re: The Journey of Shea Mengel (CH2k8)

2010-2011 Patriot League Touranment
March 5, 2011
Kirby Sports Center
at
Lafayette (11-18)    Bucknell (13-14)


Miraculous Win Puts Leopards in 2nd Round of Patriot League Tournament



Coach's Corner

"Great, great defensive plays at the end of that game and then 2 big shots. First we had Wheeler pick up the steal off the double team with just over 15 seconds left. He dribbles to the NBA 3-point line and drills the 3-pointer to cut it to 1 point. I thought he should have taken it for the layup, but he felt like he could nail the jumper. He was lucky that the trailing defender didn't block that shot. I was saying 'NOOOOO', then he made it. It turned out ok. He had missed all 8 of his 3-point attempts prior to that shot, so I was a little nervous.
Then you had Benbow with the heads up play. He was going to foul in the backcourt with just under 10 seconds left, but the inbounding player didn't see him and he snuck in for the steal and quick lay-in to give us the lead.
Our final defensive possession was crucial. Kreuser was able to get over there and alter the shot. Big miss and we won. Cannot believe it, but we live to play another day this season and it is great to be playing in March.
Wilman played great for Bucknell. He had 31, but he was the only one that really got going. Fitzpatrick was held in check and he missed that last shot, which was big. Their guards were also held in check.
Off to the next round. Excited to see who we play."

Team	1	2	OT	Total
	30	30	-	60
	28	31	-	59

Lafayette
STARTERS	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
T. Johnson	11	1/2	1/2	0/0	2	1	0	0	0	3
B. Wheeler	15	2/13	1/9	0/0	1	3	2	0	1	5
J. Mower	15	6/14	4/10	0/0	1	1	2	0	0	16
D. Benbow	19	10/13	1/2	0/0	1	2	1	0	3	21
J. Kreuser	17	4/5	0/0	1/1	8	2	0	3	0	9
BENCH	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
R. Delaney	DNP
L. Smith	7	0/0	0/0	0/0	1	2	2	0	0	0
N. Petkovich	DNP
L. Giese	13	3/5	0/0	0/3	2	2	2	2	1	6
J. Mintz	2	0/0	0/0	0/0	1	1	0	0	0	0
R. Willen	DNP
M. Gruner	DNP
TEAM TOTALS		26/52	7/23	1/4	17	14	9	5	5

Bucknell
STARTERS	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
S. Tyree	16	1/4	0/0	0/0	1	7	0	0	0	2
R. Hill	18	2/4	1/1	0/0	3	1	0	0	1	5
G. Boon	11	2/4	1/1	1/1	4	0	1	0	1	6
B. Fitzpatrick	18	5/9	0/0	0/0	3	2	1	0	1	10
J. Wilman	17	14/21	1/1	2/2	8	2	1	0	0	31
BENCH	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
C. Klebon	8	0/0	0/0	0/0	1	2	1	0	2	0
B. Johnson	8	0/0	0/0	0/0	0	3	0	0	0	0
D. Shazier	DNP
B. Brackney	7	2/4	1/1	0/0	2	1	0	1	4	5
P. Leoo	DNP
C. Ayers	DNP
M. Muscala	DNP
TEAM TOTALS		26/46	4/4	3/3	22	18	4	1	9

[Getty51]

Re: The Journey of Shea Mengel (CH2k8)

Congrats on the Win over Bucknell, now let's keep that run alive and go dancing!

[bucky3]

Re: The Journey of Shea Mengel (CH2k8)

[bucky3]

Re: The Journey of Shea Mengel (CH2k8)

Congrats on the Win over Bucknell, now let's keep that run alive and go dancing!

Thanks. It was a great come back win. Really thought it was over when they had the ball up 4 with 40 seconds left, but that 3 by Wheeler was unreal.

Thanks for following.

[bucky3]

Re: The Journey of Shea Mengel (CH2k8)

2010-2011 Patriot League Touranment
March 9, 2011
Cotterell Court
at
Lafayette (12-18)    Colgate (14-15)


Extremely Efficient Shooting Puts Lafayette in Patriot League Final



Coach's Corner

"Another close game. I thought we really shot the ball after good choices all game long. Interesting that we didn't get much production from our guards today. Mower and Wheeler both struggled a little bit from the floor, but we then decided to go inside.
Benbow, Kreuser, and Giese had 43 of the 56 points. They also only missed 4 shots combined and had 16 rebounds as well. We did a good job of shutting down Gyawu by getting him in foul trouble. He did finish with 12 points, but wasn't as aggressive on offense as he could be.
After such and up and down season it now all comes down to just one game. Very difficult to believe that we have come all this way and are now in the Patriot League Tournament Final. Luckily we don't play in the Ivy League where there is no tournament and we had a chance to improve as the season went along. We are now getting hot at the right time and it is paying off for us. We will also get some nice exposure with the game on ESPN as well."

Team	1	2	OT	Total
	27	26	-	56
	26	25	-	51

Lafayette
STARTERS	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
T. Johnson	16	0/1	0/1	0/0	0	3	0	0	1	0
B. Wheeler	16	3/9	1/6	0/0	2	1	1	0	0	7
J. Mower	13	2/7	0/1	2/2	1	2	1	0	1	6
D. Benbow	18	8/10	1/1	2/4	3	2	1	1	0	19
J. Kreuser	16	6/8	0/0	1/3	6	2	3	1	1	13
BENCH	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
R. Delaney	DNP
L. Smith	5	0/0	0/0	0/0	0	1	0	0	1	0
N. Petkovich	DNP
L. Giese	14	5/5	0/0	1/4	7	2	2	0	2	11
J. Mintz	1	0/0	0/0	0/0	0	0	0	0	0	0
R. Willen	DNP
M. Gruner	DNP
TEAM TOTALS		24/40	2/9	6/13	19	13	8	2	6

Colgate
STARTERS	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
M. Venezia	14	6/15	2/7	0/0	0	3	0	0	1	14
C. Johnson	17	5/10	0/3	2/2	2	2	1	0	0	12
B. James	17	1/3	0/0	0/0	3	3	1	0	0	2
Y. Gyawu	19	6/10	0/0	0/0	5	1	0	0	2	12
L. Bodganovic	15	0/1	0/0	2/2	8	0	1	1	3	2
BENCH	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
P. Moore	3	2/2	1/1	0/0	0	0	0	0	0	5
M. Rolls	6	1/1	0/0	0/0	0	4	0	0	1	2
S. Melville	3	0/2	0/1	0/0	1	0	0	0	0	0
P. Liengueu	DNP
J. Brandenburg	1	0/2	0/0	0/0	1	0	0	0	0	0
J. Hoban	DNP
N. Pascale	5	1/3	0/0	0/0	4	0	0	0	1	2
TEAM TOTALS		22/49	3/12	4/4	24	13	3	1	8

[bucky3]

Re: The Journey of Shea Mengel (CH2k8)

[bucky3]

Re: The Journey of Shea Mengel (CH2k8)

2010-2011 Patriot League Touranment
March 14, 2011
Bender Arena
at
Lafayette (13-18)    American (19-12)


Lafayette is in the NCAA Tournament With Rout of American



Coach's Corner

"An amazing feeling to walk up onto this podium as the Patriot League Tournament Champions. Wow, what a game. We couldn't miss. Everything we shot looked like it was going to go in and almost all of them did. Valdomeanu is a beast on the inside. It was really difficult to continually game plan for him. In our first matchup we tried to double and force Fisher to beat us. In the next matchup that doubling didn't work and everyone was on fire from the outside. Now we just played him straight up today. Good job by Kreuser on the defensive end and especially on the glass.
Mower, Wheeler, Benbow, and Kreuser were all in double figures and each one of them had a great game. Johnson did a great job facilitating them.
Now we get to go to the Big Dance! I didn't think we would get there with the way my first year was going and it is definitely a rewarding feeling. You have to think that we will be playing in the opening round game. Our record has to be one of the worst to get into the field in history. Hopefully we can continue this hot streak and get our shot at some more history."

Team	1	2	OT	Total
	45	33	-	78
	27	33	-	60

Lafayette
STARTERS	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
T. Johnson	19	1/2	1/2	0/0	1	6	3	0	3	3
B. Wheeler	20	9/19	8/16	0/0	0	2	4	0	2	26
J. Mower	20	7/9	6/8	0/0	4	1	1	0	0	20
D. Benbow	20	6/14	0/2	2/2	3	3	6	0	3	14
J. Kreuser	19	6/6	0/0	3/6	11	4	1	1	2	15
BENCH	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
R. Delaney	DNP
L. Smith	1	0/0	0/0	0/0	0	1	0	0	1	0
N. Petkovich	DNP
L. Giese	1	0/0	0/0	0/0	1	0	0	1	0	0
J. Mintz	DNP
R. Willen	DNP
M. Gruner	DNP
TEAM TOTALS		29/50	15/28	5/8	20	17	15	2	11

American
STARTERS	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
W. Flood	20	2/2	0/0	0/0	1	8	1	0	5	4
D. Munoz	14	5/11	3/8	3/4	0	2	0	0	2	16
T. Brewer	18	3/6	1/1	1/1	0	3	3	1	4	8
D. Fisher	20	1/4	0/0	0/2	6	5	5	0	1	2
V. Moldoveanu	18	8/12	0/1	0/0	9	1	1	1	2	16
BENCH	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
M. Bersh	4	3/3	1/1	0/0	0	0	0	0	0	7
R. Grafft	2	2/2	0/0	0/0	2	0	0	0	0	4
S. Lumpkin	DNP
W. Simon	3	1/1	0/0	1/2	0	0	0	0	1	3
S. Luptak	DNP
T. Wroblicky	DNP
C. Hinkle	DNP
TEAM TOTALS		25/41	5/11	5/9	18	19	10	2	15

[bucky3]

Re: The Journey of Shea Mengel (CH2k8)

[bucky3]

Re: The Journey of Shea Mengel (CH2k8)

[bucky3]

Re: The Journey of Shea Mengel (CH2k8)

East Regional
1 Ohio State vs. 16 South Carolina State/16 Lafayette
8 Cleveland State vs. 9 Georgetown
5 Gonzaga vs. 12 East Tennessee State
4 Cincinnati vs. 13 VMI
6 Mississippi State vs. 11 Temple
3 Arizona vs. 14 The Citadel
7 Minnesota vs. 10 Delaware
2 New Mexico vs. 15 St. Francis (NY)

West Regional
1 Florida State vs. 16 McNeese State
8 St. Joseph's vs. 9 Marquette
5 Northwestern vs. 12 Columbia
4 Alabama vs. 13 Illinois
6 Kansas vs. 11 Missouri State
3 Notre Dame vs. 14 Long Beach State
7 South Florida vs. 10 SMU
2 UConn vs. 15 Alabama State

South Regional
1 Memphis vs. 16 Western Illinois
8 George Washington vs. 9 Providence
5 Virginia Tech vs. 12 Ohio
4 Florida vs. 13 Siena
6 Syracuse vs. 11 Utah
3 North Carolina vs. 14 Eastern Kentucky
7 Baylor vs. 10 Nevada
2 BYU vs. 15 Vermont

Midwest Regional
1 Indiana vs. 16 Northern Arizona
8 Clemson vs. 9 Georgia Tech
5 DePaul vs. 12 Butler
4. West Virginia vs. 13 North Texas
6 Michigan vs. 11 La Tech
3 Texas A&M vs. 14 UNLV
7 Georgia vs. 10 Villanova
2 Dayton vs. 15 California

[bucky3]

Re: The Journey of Shea Mengel (CH2k8)

2010-2011 NCAA Tournament
March 18, 2011
University of Dayton Arena
at
Lafayette (14-18)    South Carolina State (19-17)


South Carolina State Runs Lafayette Out of the Gym in NCAA Play-In Game



Coach's Corner

"After having the performance we had in the Patriot League Final against American, I thought we would shoot better, but I think the stage go the best of us. It was just a little bit too big of a stage and we got a little nervous. Our team was an experienced bunch, but we just didn't have experience on this kind of stage. We aren't a team that scores 45 points. That isn't the type of team that we are. However, that was the team we were today and we are headed home.
Wheeler, Mower, and Benbow just couldn't get the perimeter going. Kreuser got in foul trouble and I didn't want to take him out because he was our best option to stay in the game. It all went downhill in the 2nd half. I thought we could make a run, but we never did.
Well what can you say. It really wasn't our day. It was fun while it lasted. I can't believe this is the last time that I will be in the locker room with guys like Benbow and Wheeler. Those senior are going to be remembered for how they battled to get us to the NCAA Tournament. They really are going to set the foundation for what we are going to do with this program in the future."

Team	1	2	OT	Total
	22	23	-	45
	30	40	-	70

Lafayette
STARTERS	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
T. Johnson	17	1/3	1/2	0/0	0	1	2	0	0	3
B. Wheeler	16	2/9	2/8	0/0	1	1	1	0	0	6
J. Mower	20	2/10	2/8	0/0	3	3	2	0	1	6
D. Benbow	20	5/13	0/2	2/4	4	4	2	0	0	12
J. Kreuser	9	5/7	0/0	1/1	7	0	0	1	0	11
BENCH	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
R. Delaney	DNP
L. Smith	5	1/5	0/1	0/2	1	0	1	0	0	2
N. Petkovich	2	0/3	0/0	0/0	0	0	0	0	0	0
L. Giese	11	2/5	0/0	1/2	5	0	0	1	0	5
J. Mintz	DNP
R. Willen	DNP
M. Gruner	DNP
TEAM TOTALS		18/55	5/21	4/9	21	9	8	2	1

South Carolina State
STARTERS	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
K. Toombs	16	4/7	2/4	1/2	0	7	0	0	1	11
D. Porter	16	4/9	1/2	0/0	6	4	0	0	3	9
J. Wright	17	6/12	1/1	3/6	7	2	1	1	0	16
R. Pitt	13	3/4	0/0	1/2	4	0	0	1	1	7
O. Sanders	16	3/4	0/0	3/4	6	0	0	1	0	9
BENCH	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
W. Telfare	6	3/3	0/0	2/2	2	1	0	0	4	8
T. Williams	2	0/0	0/0	2/2	0	2	0	0	0	2
M. Hill	DNP
J. Ikhinmwin	2	1/2	1/1	0/0	0	0	0	1	0	3
C. Bennett	2	2/2	1/1	0/0	0	0	0	0	0	5
P. Bell	10	0/0	0/0	0/0	7	2	0	0	0	0
R. Riley	DNP
TEAM TOTALS		26/43	6/9	12/18	32	18	1	4	9

[bucky3]

Re: The Journey of Shea Mengel (CH2k8)

East Regional
1 Ohio State vs. 16 South Carolina State
8 Cleveland State vs. 9 Georgetown
5 Gonzaga vs. 12 East Tennessee State
4 Cincinnati vs. 13 VMI
6 Mississippi State vs. 11 Temple
3 Arizona vs. 14 The Citadel
7 Minnesota vs. 10 Delaware
2 New Mexico vs. 15 St. Francis (NY)

West Regional
1 Florida State vs. 16 McNeese State
8 St. Joseph's vs. 9 Marquette
5 Northwestern vs. 12 Columbia
4 Alabama vs. 13 Illinois
6 Kansas vs. 11 Missouri State
3 Notre Dame vs. 14 Long Beach State
7 South Florida vs. 10 SMU
2 UConn vs. 15 Alabama State

South Regional
1 Memphis vs. 16 Western Illinois
8 George Washington vs. 9 Providence
5 Virginia Tech vs. 12 Ohio
4 Florida vs. 13 Siena
6 Syracuse vs. 11 Utah
3 North Carolina vs. 14 Eastern Kentucky
7 Baylor vs. 10 Nevada
2 BYU vs. 15 Vermont

Midwest Regional
1 Indiana vs. 16 Northern Arizona
8 Clemson vs. 9 Georgia Tech
5 DePaul vs. 12 Butler
4. West Virginia vs. 13 North Texas
6 Michigan vs. 11 La Tech
3 Texas A&M vs. 14 UNLV
7 Georgia vs. 10 Villanova
2 Dayton vs. 15 California