Edited by author 02-23-2005 10:19 PM
Who says AU can't hit free throws? We went 13-13 from the line Wednesday night!

Oops... that was the ladies.

I know we tend to focus on the men, but one more strange thing happened... Lehigh fouled us 5 times in 6 seconds.

                                     03:32 FOUL by Sullivan, Claire
TIMEOUT media 03:32
                                     03:30 FOUL by St. Laurent, Chantal
                                     03:28 FOUL by Hynoski, Mary
                                     03:27 FOUL by DePalo, Jessica
                                     03:26 FOUL by Ellis, Sara

That's taken straight from the box score. We were up 14 at that point. Have you even seen anything like that before, other than in the dying moments of a game?

It seems the men hit four in the last thirty seconds to clinch the win... Looks like they got my shipment of Kool-Aid.

Eagle: Looking at that play by play, it seems obvious what happened there. Lehigh had only two team fouls at the time, and needed to foul in a hurry to get in position to foul to extend the game at the end if they managed to get a little closer.

To Sue Troyan's credit, it doesn't look like they ended up doing a lot of fouling at the end since they never got close enough for it to matter.

Meanwhile, a good win for the AU men, eh? Seems they discovered the secret: send Thomas to the line to seal it at the end.

HT: It was strange, though, with the fouling. The refs hadn't been calling anything all game long. Sure, they were short on fouls and wanted them to add up, but they weren't wrapups or hack-a-Shaq type fouls. They were closer to touch fouls- reach-ins and whatnot that hadn't been called before. I was somewhat surprised the refs bothered calling them after swallowing their whistles all night until then. I'm certainly glad they didn't keep that up, though one more successful free throw would've been nice.

And the men's win was nice... in the dying moments, it looks like we need to give the ball to Andre to handle it (especially if we need a shot), but when he gets fouled he should go down injured so we can send Ryan to the line (16-17 this season). As for Jason... kudos to him for hitting the shots, now we need to teach him to handle the ball.

Edited by author 02-24-2005 10:34 AM
I'm sure the league will come out w/ this eventually...but here's what I gather for tiebreaker scenarios for seeds #3 - 5.

Lehigh/American finish tied - American #3
Lehigh/Colgate finish tied - #3 based on final RPI
Colgate/American finish tied - ???
Lehigh/Colgate/American all finish tied - ???

Anyone have any ideas on the last two scenarios?

Of course, all this is based on who wins, loses, forfeits, bus breaks down, etc. but it's mind boggling to think about so let's just assume a few of these guys will be tied in the end.

The rest of the players:

HC #1, BU #2 , #3 - 5 up for grabs, #6 Navy, #7 Lafayette, #8 Army

matt-i know you have been waiting to hear from the troll--if not often right about your numerous hc predictions,you are consistent--why do you think so highly of mcnaughton vs the hc defense?--it's never 1 on 1 in the post--willard's d usually takes away the inside strength-and they did it again last night--like sports illustrated,please pick hc to lose in the pl tourney

AU wins the tiebreaker over the other two in all tie situations by virtue of a W over Bucknell and a higher RPI. Colgate is 11 points higher on RPI than Lehigh, so they would win that tie.

So, essentially, Lehigh has to win in order to get a #4 spot, and they have to win and AU has to lose for them to get a #3 spot.

I'd put up a post on it, but I'd much rather just wait for the teams to settle it themselves.

What can I say? I don't think highly of HC's post players beyond Clifford. But you're right, maybe I think too much of McNaughton.

Edited by author 02-24-2005 05:49 PM
Though Matt is the expert on the random stats, I've wasted some time of my own. Check out http://rhydymwyn.blogspot.com/ and look at the post entitled "The Key to Success", which is likely still at the top... Warning: it is only AU stats; I only have so much time to waste due to those pesky classes I take. And you never ever ever have to go back if you don't want to. Just humor me and check at least once.

Matt, Navy is hot right now. Do you really want to meet them at Bucknell after beating them at home the week before, even if you can get to the game?

A good question, and an even better username.

While Navy is dangerous as all get out, I don't think they're any more dangerous than Lehigh or Colgate, who have both beaten AU. That is, I'd rather play a team that hasn't beaten us than a team that has.

Matt, do you have an RSS feed? Catch the USA Today article today?

http://www.usatoday.com/sports/college/men...multiple-bids_x.htm

I guess we can always dream...

Matt, do you have an RSS feed? Catch the USA Today article today?

http://www.usatoday.com/sports/college/men...multiple-bids_x.htm </A>

I guess we can always dream...

Thanks, Phelix. Screaming Eagle, I like the blog. Keep up the good work.

Assuming those lovable Eagles shore up a 3-spot, I will surely be headed to Lewisburg with some Bucknell alumnus next weekend. So, I need your faithful unbiased readers to tell me if I can realistically expect to be playing on Sunday and how large my friendly wager should be with those former Bison.

They should play Sunday. Only bet if you get a spread...

Hello. I'm moving a lot of things today. The new PL hoops messageboard is at http://patriotleaguehoops.com/phpBB2/viewforum.php?f=1. I locked this board in the meantime to encourage folks to post there. If you think that sucks, please drop me a line (mattb at patriotleaguehoops.com) and I will listen to any suggestions.