Re: Coaching legacy of RJW [CH2k8]
NCAA Tournament: Round 1 Birmingham, AL
"Tonight wasn't a good night for us." Said Guard Junior Bernal " We did accomplish a huge goal this year by getting into the tourney but we wanted to go further then just this"
A big step in the right direction for maine who never sniffed the NCAA tournament till tonight. One could say that the lights were just too bright for this young inexperience team or it just wasn't there time to make some noise in the tournament either way this close out the 07-08 season for the black bears. Not many had them on the radar to even make the tournament but they some how did with the help of a new head coach at the helm. Entering into this game they racked up 23 wins including a conference championship and winning the AEC Tournament. Ranked as the #13 seed they went toe-to-toe against the #4 seed Rhode Island Rams. The Rams jumped out to a huge lead and never looked back!
49-26 by half time the black bears try to give it their all going into the second half but to no luck. All of their shot kept clanking off the rim left and right it seem as if nobody could get a shot to go down. To be blown out by that large of a margin must hurt their confidence! Let's hope that maine can bounce back and be right back into the big dance next year!
NCAA Tournament: Round 1 Birmingham, AL
One and Done!
"Tonight wasn't a good night for us." Said Guard Junior Bernal " We did accomplish a huge goal this year by getting into the tourney but we wanted to go further then just this"
A big step in the right direction for maine who never sniffed the NCAA tournament till tonight. One could say that the lights were just too bright for this young inexperience team or it just wasn't there time to make some noise in the tournament either way this close out the 07-08 season for the black bears. Not many had them on the radar to even make the tournament but they some how did with the help of a new head coach at the helm. Entering into this game they racked up 23 wins including a conference championship and winning the AEC Tournament. Ranked as the #13 seed they went toe-to-toe against the #4 seed Rhode Island Rams. The Rams jumped out to a huge lead and never looked back!
49-26 by half time the black bears try to give it their all going into the second half but to no luck. All of their shot kept clanking off the rim left and right it seem as if nobody could get a shot to go down. To be blown out by that large of a margin must hurt their confidence! Let's hope that maine can bounce back and be right back into the big dance next year!
| Maine Black Bears at Rhode Island Rams | |||
| Mar 21, 2008 | 1ST | 2ND | SCORE |
| Maine (23-9) | 26 | 36 | 62 |
| Rhode Island (28-6) | 49 | 41 | 90 |
| Maine Black Bears | ||||||||||
| STARTERS | MIN | FGM-A | 3PM-A | FTM-A | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS |
| S. Costigan | 17 | 4-12 | 1-2 | 1-2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 10 |
| P. Tchekane Bofia | 14 | 4-10 | 0-0 | 2-5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10 |
| J. Bernal | 19 | 2-8 | 1-1 | 3-6 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 8 |
| Rhode Island Rams | ||||||||||
| STARTERS | MIN | FGM-A | 3PM-A | FTM-A | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS |
| J. Baron | 13 | 4-11 | 2-7 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 10 |
| W. Daniels | 13 | 6-11 | 1-2 | 2-2 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 |
| L Ulmer | 11 | 5-6 | 0-0 | 1-1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 11 |
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