tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-69357837920994754782024-03-18T20:26:10.530-04:00Purple & Gold Western Carolina Catamount Sports............All Catamount Sports............All the time.Jerry Lovehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09525326869088430021noreply@blogger.comBlogger6343125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6935783792099475478.post-77194376912401423592024-03-17T09:40:00.002-04:002024-03-17T09:45:06.570-04:00Cats Look To Sweep Harvard In Cullowhee<p><a href="https://pbs.twimg.com/profile_images/1476264034366332940/2L2ZGDBE_400x400.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="400" data-original-width="400" height="131" src="https://pbs.twimg.com/profile_images/1476264034366332940/2L2ZGDBE_400x400.jpg" width="131" /></a><span face="Inter, Ubuntu, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-size: 16px;"></span></p><p><span face="Inter, Ubuntu, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-size: 16px;"><br /></span></p><span style="font-family: inherit;">WCU swept both ends of Saturday's doubleheader with Harvard, as Catamount pitching combined for 13 strikeouts in a 2-hitter in the series opener, before the offense erupted for 10 runs in the 8th inning to complete the sweep and take game two, 19-12. </span><p></p><p><span face="Inter, Ubuntu, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; font-family: inherit;">Trent Turner collected a team-high four hits over the doubleheader, including a double and a home run, for a total of 10 RBI. Nate Stocum also homered twice in the doubleheader, one per game, to go along with his 5 runs scored and 5 RBI. Stocum got on base 7 times between the doubleheader and the doubleheader, with three walks and an extra-base hit.</span></p><p><span face="Inter, Ubuntu, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; font-family: inherit;">In the first game of the series between Western Carolina and Harvard, Nate Stocum hit a three-run home run in a four-run third inning to give Western Carolina a 4-2 lead in the series opener. The Catamount pitching staff combined for 13 K's in a 2-hitter in the win.</span></p><p><span face="Inter, Ubuntu, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; font-family: inherit;">The Catamounts came back from a three-run deficit in the home half of the eighth inning to beat Harvard 19-12 in game two of Saturday's twin bill sweep. WCU plated five runs in the first four innings and then went on to score 14 runs between the seventh and the eighth frames. The Catamounts’ 19 runs were their most since scoring 19 in last May’s 19-7 home victory over UNC Asheville. This marks the third time WCU has scored double-digit runs this spring – and the second in three games – after pushing across 18 runs in an 8-inning victory over Western Michigan last Sunday.</span></p><p><span face="Inter, Ubuntu, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; font-family: inherit;">The final game of the three-game series will be played on Sunday with an early 11:00 a.m. start to accommodate Harvard’s schedule. The game will be aired on ESPN+and live stats can be found by following the link on the official Catamount Sports website.</span></p><p><span face="Inter, Ubuntu, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-size: 16px;"><br /></span></p><p><span face="Inter, Ubuntu, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-size: 16px;">Game #1</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://pbs.twimg.com/media/GIz40OtWwAEeaNb?format=jpg&name=small" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="427" data-original-width="641" height="266" src="https://pbs.twimg.com/media/GIz40OtWwAEeaNb?format=jpg&name=small" width="400" /></a></div><br /><span face="Inter, Ubuntu, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-size: 16px;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span face="Inter, Ubuntu, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-size: 16px;">Game #2</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://pbs.twimg.com/media/GI0vVX7X0AAVifK?format=jpg&name=small" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="438" data-original-width="680" height="258" src="https://pbs.twimg.com/media/GI0vVX7X0AAVifK?format=jpg&name=small" width="400" /></a></div><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p></p>Jerry Lovehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09525326869088430021noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6935783792099475478.post-77103797432366246852024-03-13T20:49:00.005-04:002024-03-13T22:44:16.422-04:00Harvard (Weekend Series)<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmJGdFtAFNlm0DdSr-z6GOlAmxjh8cQSihfvg8DGTCarmANan03v0_KAMgn0QTSILSDWcA9LsoMt2lObUCPDw67OaAKnQmiJGSIa_AhW3ev_LCa1DtZ9xyz_TmglqPCtyRzEJQ0t4pqo_36jhlIEig79N_JT99e_OxKdhIF4QKfEKW9HYp1blknQH3Sqw/s1465/Harvard.png" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1465" data-original-width="1200" height="103" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmJGdFtAFNlm0DdSr-z6GOlAmxjh8cQSihfvg8DGTCarmANan03v0_KAMgn0QTSILSDWcA9LsoMt2lObUCPDw67OaAKnQmiJGSIa_AhW3ev_LCa1DtZ9xyz_TmglqPCtyRzEJQ0t4pqo_36jhlIEig79N_JT99e_OxKdhIF4QKfEKW9HYp1blknQH3Sqw/w85-h103/Harvard.png" width="85" /></a></div><div><br /></div><br /><p></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: 0px 0px; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; font-weight: 700; margin: 0px; max-height: 1e+06px; outline: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px;">Who</span>: Harvard Crimson<br style="max-height: 1e+06px; overflow-wrap: break-word;" /><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: 0px 0px; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; font-weight: 700; margin: 0px; max-height: 1e+06px; outline: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px;">When</span>: Friday, March 15 - Sunday, March 17, 2024<br style="max-height: 1e+06px; overflow-wrap: break-word;" /><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: 0px 0px; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; font-weight: 700; margin: 0px; max-height: 1e+06px; outline: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px;">Times</span>: Fri. 4:00 pm; Sat. 2:00 pm (updated); Sun. 11:00 am<br style="max-height: 1e+06px; overflow-wrap: break-word;" /><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: 0px 0px; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; font-weight: 700; margin: 0px; max-height: 1e+06px; outline: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px;">Where</span>: Childress Field, Cullowhee, NC<br style="max-height: 1e+06px; overflow-wrap: break-word;" /><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: 0px 0px; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; font-weight: 700; margin: 0px; max-height: 1e+06px; outline: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px;">TV/video</span>: <a href="http://redirect.viglink.com/?key=71fe2139a887ad501313cd8cce3053c5&subId=3051070&u=https%3A//www.espn.com/watch/player/_/id/4f1d242b-08fd-4a59-9a7d-6d3f0d560a8a%3Fom-navmethod%3Despn%253Aglobalsearch%253Aresults" rel="nofollow" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: 0px 0px; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; color: #592c88; cursor: pointer; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; max-height: 1e+06px; outline: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank">ESPN+</a><br style="max-height: 1e+06px; overflow-wrap: break-word;" /> -announcer: Daniel Hooker (PxP)<br style="max-height: 1e+06px; overflow-wrap: break-word;" /><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: 0px 0px; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; font-weight: 700; margin: 0px; max-height: 1e+06px; outline: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px;">Live Stats: </span><a href="http://redirect.viglink.com/?key=71fe2139a887ad501313cd8cce3053c5&subId=3051070&u=https%3A//catamountsports.com/sidearmstats/baseball/summary" rel="nofollow" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: 0px 0px; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; color: #592c88; cursor: pointer; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; max-height: 1e+06px; outline: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank">WCU Live Stats</a><br style="max-height: 1e+06px; overflow-wrap: break-word;" /><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: 0px 0px; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; font-weight: 700; margin: 0px; max-height: 1e+06px; outline: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px;">Conference</span>: Ivy League<br style="max-height: 1e+06px; overflow-wrap: break-word;" /><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: 0px 0px; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; font-weight: 700; margin: 0px; max-height: 1e+06px; outline: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px;">Nickname</span>: Crimson<br style="max-height: 1e+06px; overflow-wrap: break-word;" /><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: 0px 0px; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; font-weight: 700; margin: 0px; max-height: 1e+06px; outline: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px;">Location</span>: Cambridge, Massachusetts<br style="max-height: 1e+06px; overflow-wrap: break-word;" /><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: 0px 0px; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; font-weight: 700; margin: 0px; max-height: 1e+06px; outline: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px;">Colors</span>: Crimson, white, and black<br style="max-height: 1e+06px; overflow-wrap: break-word;" /><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: 0px 0px; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; font-weight: 700; margin: 0px; max-height: 1e+06px; outline: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px;">Students</span>: 21,613<br style="max-height: 1e+06px; overflow-wrap: break-word;" /><br style="max-height: 1e+06px; overflow-wrap: break-word;" /><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: 0px 0px; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; font-weight: 700; margin: 0px; max-height: 1e+06px; outline: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px;">Last season's record</span>: 20-24 overall, 9-5 home, 9-15 away, 2-4 neutral, 15-6 conference<br style="max-height: 1e+06px; overflow-wrap: break-word;" /><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: 0px 0px; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; font-weight: 700; margin: 0px; max-height: 1e+06px; outline: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px;">This season</span>: 2-8 overall, 0-0 home, 1-6 away, 1-2 neutral, 0-0 conference<br style="max-height: 1e+06px; overflow-wrap: break-word;" /><br style="max-height: 1e+06px; overflow-wrap: break-word;" /><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: 0px 0px; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; font-weight: 700; margin: 0px; max-height: 1e+06px; outline: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px;">Head Coach</span>: Bill Decker was introduced as the Joseph J. O'Donnell ’67 Head Coach for Harvard Baseball on September 26, 2012. He will enter his 12th season at the helm of the Crimson during the 2023-24 academic year following a 22-year tenure at Trinity in which he won a national championship in 2008 and earned induction into the Trinity Athletics Hall of Fame in 2023.<br style="max-height: 1e+06px; overflow-wrap: break-word;" /><br style="max-height: 1e+06px; overflow-wrap: break-word;" /><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: 0px 0px; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; font-weight: 700; margin: 0px; max-height: 1e+06px; outline: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px;">Series History</span>: This will be the first meeting between the two teams.<br style="max-height: 1e+06px; overflow-wrap: break-word;" /><br style="max-height: 1e+06px; overflow-wrap: break-word;" />Harvard will play in Johnson City on Wednesday, before the series in Cullowhee. Harvard University baseball was selected to finish third in the 2024 Ivy League Baseball Preseason Media Poll. Harvard returned key hitters to its lineup from the 2023 season, including junior George Cooper (.333 average, 13 doubles), senior Jake Berger (.292 average, 32 RBIs), senior Ben Rounds (.290 average, 33 RBIs), and senior Peter Messervy (.280 average, 16 doubles).<br style="max-height: 1e+06px; overflow-wrap: break-word;" /><br style="max-height: 1e+06px; overflow-wrap: break-word;" />On the mound, Harvard brings back junior right-hander Sean Matson – the Most Outstanding Relief Pitcher award winner in the Cape Cod Baseball League in 2023 – and sophomore right-hander Callan Fang – the 2023 Ivy League Rookie of the Year.<br style="max-height: 1e+06px; overflow-wrap: break-word;" /><br style="max-height: 1e+06px; overflow-wrap: break-word;" />In 2023, the Crimson gained a berth in the inaugural Ivy League Tournament, securing the No. 2 seed behind a 15-6 Ivy League record, marking Harvard's most Ivy League wins since 2005. The Crimson captured six of its seven Ivy League series during the regular season.</span></span></p><p><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Harvard baseball fell to East Tennessee State University, 14-4, on Wednesday afternoon at Thomas Stadium.</span></span></p><p><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></span></p><p><br /></p><p><span style="background-color: white;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white;"><a href="https://pbs.twimg.com/profile_images/1476264034366332940/2L2ZGDBE_400x400.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="400" data-original-width="400" height="200" src="https://pbs.twimg.com/profile_images/1476264034366332940/2L2ZGDBE_400x400.jpg" width="200" /></a></span></div><span style="background-color: white;"><br /><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></span><p></p>Jerry Lovehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09525326869088430021noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6935783792099475478.post-26098937479840442882024-03-04T03:41:00.000-05:002024-03-04T03:41:54.671-05:00SoCon MBB Power Ranking (3-4-24)<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-2-O9d4kTgR4/YE5VH8UfSXI/AAAAAAAAGus/1ZaehYV4TnsP4UhHdflDGvArHpYO9HiJwCLcBGAsYHQ/s328/power%2Branking.JPG" style="clear: left; display: inline; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="198" data-original-width="328" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-2-O9d4kTgR4/YE5VH8UfSXI/AAAAAAAAGus/1ZaehYV4TnsP4UhHdflDGvArHpYO9HiJwCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/power%2Branking.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div>Welcome to<b> <i>Purple & Gold's</i></b> <b>2024 SoCon Men's Basketball Power Rankings</b></span></div><div>
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><br />This is the Monday, March 4, 2024, <b>SoCon Basketball Power Rankings</b>.<b> </b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: inherit;">Last week's ranking in parentheses. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div><br /></div><div><span style="font-size: x-small;"> </span><span style="font-family: inherit;"> </span></div><div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span> </span>1. <span style="background-color: white;">(1) </span><b>Samford</b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="background-color: white;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: inherit;"> </span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: inherit;"> 2. (2) </span><b style="background-color: white; font-family: inherit;">UNCG</b></div><div style="background-color: white;"></div><div><span style="font-family: inherit;"> 3</span><span>. (5) </span><b style="font-family: inherit;">Western Carolina</b></div><div><span style="font-family: inherit;"> 4. (3) </span><b style="font-family: inherit;">Chattanooga </b></div><div style="background-color: white;"></div><div><span style="font-family: inherit;"> </span><span style="font-family: inherit;"> 5</span><span>. (6) </span><b style="font-family: inherit;">Wofford</b></div><div><span style="font-family: inherit;"> 6</span><span style="font-family: inherit;">. (4) </span><b style="font-family: inherit;">Furman</b><span style="font-family: inherit;"> </span></div><div style="background-color: white;"></div><div><span style="font-family: inherit;"> </span><b style="font-family: inherit;"> </b><b style="font-family: inherit;"> 7</b><span style="background-color: white;">. (8) </span><b style="background-color: white; font-family: inherit;">ETSU </b><span style="background-color: white;"> </span><b style="font-family: inherit;"> </b></div><div style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"> </span><span style="font-family: inherit;"> </span><span style="background-color: transparent;"> 8</span><span style="background-color: transparent;">. (7) </span><b style="background-color: transparent;">Mercer</b></div><div style="background-color: white;"><div><span style="font-family: inherit;"> </span><span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: inherit;"> 9. (9) </span><b style="background-color: transparent; font-family: inherit;">The Citadel </b></div></div><div style="background-color: white;"><span face=""arial" , "tahoma" , "helvetica" , "freesans" , sans-serif"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span face=""arial" , "tahoma" , "helvetica" , "freesans" , sans-serif"><span face="arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif"><span face="arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif"><span face="arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif"><span face="arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif"><div><span face=""arial" , "tahoma" , "helvetica" , "freesans" , sans-serif"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><div><span face="arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif"><span face="arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif"><span style="background-color: transparent;"><span face="arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif"><div></div></span></span></span></span></div></span></span></div><div><span><span face=""arial" , "tahoma" , "helvetica" , "freesans" , sans-serif"><span><span><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span><span face=""arial" , "tahoma" , "helvetica" , "freesans" , sans-serif"><span><span><span><span><span face="arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif"><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span face="arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif"><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span face="arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif"><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span face="arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif"><span><span><span><span><span style="font-family: inherit;"></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div><div><span style="background-color: transparent;"> 10</span><span style="background-color: transparent;">. (10) </span><b style="background-color: transparent;">VMI</b></div><div><b style="background-color: transparent; font-family: inherit;"><span style="background-color: transparent;"> </span> <br /></b></div></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div><div><div><span><span face=""arial" , "tahoma" , "helvetica" , "freesans" , sans-serif" style="background-color: white;"><span><span><span style="font-family: inherit;"><div><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span face="arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif"><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span face="arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif"><span><span><span><span><span><span style="background-color: transparent;"><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span face="arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif"><span><span><span><span><span><div></div><div><span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: inherit;"> </span></div></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div></span></span></span></span></span></div><div><span><span><span><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span face="arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif" style="background-color: white;"><div><span><div><br /></div></span></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCYdJppMlHxXherotMWgXr9ChwOqUWlkiEHwTqhqzSBwNSF9lWZSedUyhpfB0pn5QYWJlNodZpyJUOJwm8UrmKjQIIjaenIF31dhwFmb_teGBU1EtA51yNYevbNU37jfXjI8f_R30zhFV4F4JG5_WaxwIjbKm44ROjluIsoLetb-YMb4-LhTx2vrEfvHM/s292/SoCon%20MBB.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="279" data-original-width="292" height="244" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCYdJppMlHxXherotMWgXr9ChwOqUWlkiEHwTqhqzSBwNSF9lWZSedUyhpfB0pn5QYWJlNodZpyJUOJwm8UrmKjQIIjaenIF31dhwFmb_teGBU1EtA51yNYevbNU37jfXjI8f_R30zhFV4F4JG5_WaxwIjbKm44ROjluIsoLetb-YMb4-LhTx2vrEfvHM/w255-h244/SoCon%20MBB.JPG" width="255" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></span></span></span></span></span></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span color="rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.83921568627451)" face="arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif"></span></span></div></div></div>Jerry Lovehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09525326869088430021noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6935783792099475478.post-66131769227844597452024-03-02T23:59:00.001-05:002024-03-03T14:52:25.789-05:00Scanning the SoCon (Saturday March 2, 2024)<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_6Et3Ym4mDbNBQ_cKIosWOvZhI4sfWQxqN31IDFasdBnm-VAzQbc_kppVqabMOG-DFOm7_UllF3R8lATP3yuNmxgFXwc-JBn9Qb1ekdJ2o9p_wAQ4jtdIH3ydQmkcESOyJ6q6ioe9xzyV51qsKin-Qwiz41k4Co1Gx1VoIPi4AOMiELAmfrGDQx6IkEE/s264/scannin%20SoCon.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="160" data-original-width="264" height="160" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_6Et3Ym4mDbNBQ_cKIosWOvZhI4sfWQxqN31IDFasdBnm-VAzQbc_kppVqabMOG-DFOm7_UllF3R8lATP3yuNmxgFXwc-JBn9Qb1ekdJ2o9p_wAQ4jtdIH3ydQmkcESOyJ6q6ioe9xzyV51qsKin-Qwiz41k4Co1Gx1VoIPi4AOMiELAmfrGDQx6IkEE/s1600/scannin%20SoCon.jpg" width="264" /></a></div><b> Saturday March 2, 2024 </b><p></p><p><b><span style="font-family: inherit;">Today's Results....</span></b></p><p><b><span style="font-family: inherit;">Wofford 74 - VMI 62 </span></b><span style="background-color: #f4f5f6; font-family: inherit; white-space-collapse: preserve-breaks;">Corey Tripp led Wofford to a 74-62 victory over VMI on Saturday with 17 points. Tripp also grabbed five rebounds for the Terriers. Kyler Filewich contributed 15 points, shooting 7 of 11 from the field and 1 for 3 from the line, along with six rebounds and six assists. Dillon Bailey scored 11 points, making 2 of 8 shots and 1 for 7 from 3-point range, while going 6 for 8 from the line. Taeshaud Jackson led the Keydets (4-27, 1-17) with 22 points, 12 rebounds, two steals, and two blocks. Tyran Cook added 13 points for VMI. VMI's losing streak extended to 12 games.</span></p><p><b style="background-color: #f4f5f6; font-family: inherit; white-space-collapse: preserve-breaks;">Mercer 82 - Furman 75 </b><span style="background-color: #f4f5f6; font-family: inherit; white-space-collapse: preserve-breaks;">Jalyn McCreary led Mercer to an 82-75 victory over Furman, scoring 21 points. McCreary also contributed five rebounds to the Bears' win. David Thomas made two 3-pointers and ended the game with 18 points and six assists. Caleb Hunter added 14 points with two 3-pointers. On the other hand, Furman, with a record of 16-15 (10-8), was paced by JP Pegues who tallied 19 points and eight assists. Pjay Smith Jr. chipped in with 17 points and six rebounds, while Marcus Foster finished with 13 points and 10 rebounds.</span></p><p><b>Western Carolina 82 - Chattanooga 63 </b>Western Carolina's Vonterius Woolbright finished with a triple-double, Tre Jackson added 20 points and as the Catamounts beat Chattanooga 82-63 on Saturday. Woolbright scored 15 points and grabbed 13 rebounds to go with 10 assists. Jackson shot 7 for 13, including 6 for 9 from beyond the arc for WCU (22-9, 11-7 SoCon). Russell Jones was 6-of-11 shooting to finish with 15 points. Honor Huff led the way for the Mocs, with 16 points. Jan Zidek and Tyler Millin scored 13 points apiece.</p><p><span style="font-family: inherit;"><b>The Citadel 80 - Samford 92 </b></span><span style="background-color: #f4f5f6; font-family: inherit; white-space-collapse: preserve-breaks;">In Samford's victory over The Citadel on Saturday night, Achor Achor contributed 21 points to the Bulldogs' 92-80 win. Achor displayed impressive shooting accuracy, going 7-of-12 from the field and a perfect 7 of 7 from the free-throw line. Nathan Johnson also made significant impact, scoring 18 points by shooting 4 for 7 (including 3 for 6 from 3-point range) and converting 7 of 10 free throws. Dallas Graziani added 11 points, shooting 4-of-6 (with 3 for 5 from 3-point range). Quentin Millora-Brown had a double-double performance with 16 points and 11 rebounds. AJ Smith contributed 15 points for The Citadel, while Colby McAllister scored 14 points as well.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: inherit;"><b>ETSU 66 - UNCG 65 </b></span><span style="background-color: #f4f5f6; font-family: inherit; white-space-collapse: preserve-breaks;">ETSU secured a 66-65 win over UNCG on Saturday, thanks to Jaden Seymour's 18 points and Quimari Peterson's go-ahead layup with only four seconds remaining. Seymour contributed six rebounds, while Peterson recorded 14 points and five assists. Ebby Asamoah made two 3-pointers and scored 14 points as well. On the other side, Keyshaun Langley led the Spartans with 25 points, followed by Donovan Atwell with 18 points.</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQZSFw1IRYwIobVi13UJPdBdnej13UYEQcY20AIi88pC_T5ZW-NrjstaQMv6Ldqr2faWmdDhAYMYzB6AUcFkJgkr2c5muEwjcx2V4FdPQxyvBEvRSInbDXlx8U_v_JXQi0wKs5mxIy1QAZzXVPWOCiBDLupJBCOV_VorOs4-Rb_lR4Q4ojDPt6MQ11S68/s281/Road%20to%20Asheville.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="267" data-original-width="281" height="267" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQZSFw1IRYwIobVi13UJPdBdnej13UYEQcY20AIi88pC_T5ZW-NrjstaQMv6Ldqr2faWmdDhAYMYzB6AUcFkJgkr2c5muEwjcx2V4FdPQxyvBEvRSInbDXlx8U_v_JXQi0wKs5mxIy1QAZzXVPWOCiBDLupJBCOV_VorOs4-Rb_lR4Q4ojDPt6MQ11S68/s1600/Road%20to%20Asheville.JPG" width="281" /></a></div>Jerry Lovehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09525326869088430021noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6935783792099475478.post-23602926722300786402024-03-01T17:24:00.000-05:002024-03-01T17:24:00.588-05:00Game #31 - at Chattanooga Mocs (the rematch)<p> <span style="background-color: white;"><img alt=" " src="https://catamountsports.com/images/logos/UTC_2022.png?width=80&height=80&mode=max" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: 0px 0px; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; font-family: Verdana, Arial; font-size: 12px; margin: 0px; max-height: 1e+06px; max-width: 100%; outline: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px;" /></span></p><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: 0px 0px; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; font-family: Verdana, Arial; font-size: 12px; font-weight: 700; margin: 0px; max-height: 1e+06px; outline: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px;">Who</span><span style="font-family: Verdana, Arial; font-size: 12px;">: Chattanooga Mocs</span><br style="font-family: Verdana, Arial; font-size: 12px; max-height: 1e+06px; overflow-wrap: break-word;" /><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: 0px 0px; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; font-family: Verdana, Arial; font-size: 12px; font-weight: 700; margin: 0px; max-height: 1e+06px; outline: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px;">Where</span><span style="font-family: Verdana, Arial; font-size: 12px;">: McKenzie Arena</span><br style="font-family: Verdana, Arial; font-size: 12px; max-height: 1e+06px; overflow-wrap: break-word;" /><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: 0px 0px; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; font-family: Verdana, Arial; font-size: 12px; font-weight: 700; margin: 0px; max-height: 1e+06px; outline: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px;">When</span><span style="font-family: Verdana, Arial; font-size: 12px;">: Saturday, February 2, 2024</span><br style="font-family: Verdana, Arial; font-size: 12px; max-height: 1e+06px; overflow-wrap: break-word;" /><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: 0px 0px; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; font-family: Verdana, Arial; font-size: 12px; font-weight: 700; margin: 0px; max-height: 1e+06px; outline: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px;">Time</span><span style="font-family: Verdana, Arial; font-size: 12px;">: 2 pm</span><br style="font-family: Verdana, Arial; font-size: 12px; max-height: 1e+06px; overflow-wrap: break-word;" /><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: 0px 0px; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; font-family: Verdana, Arial; font-size: 12px; font-weight: 700; margin: 0px; max-height: 1e+06px; outline: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px;">Radio</span><span style="font-family: Verdana, Arial; font-size: 12px;">: </span><a href="http://redirect.viglink.com/?key=71fe2139a887ad501313cd8cce3053c5&subId=3051070&u=https%3A//portal.stretchinternet.com/wcu/" rel="nofollow" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: 0px 0px; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; color: #592c88; cursor: pointer; font-family: Verdana, Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size: 12px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; max-height: 1e+06px; outline: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank">Catamount Sports Network</a><br style="font-family: Verdana, Arial; font-size: 12px; max-height: 1e+06px; overflow-wrap: break-word;" /><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: 0px 0px; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; font-family: Verdana, Arial; font-size: 12px; font-weight: 700; margin: 0px; max-height: 1e+06px; outline: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px;">Video/TV</span><span style="font-family: Verdana, Arial; font-size: 12px;">: </span><a href="http://redirect.viglink.com/?key=71fe2139a887ad501313cd8cce3053c5&subId=3051070&u=https%3A//www.espn.com/watch/player/_/id/5d1f0f3b-bbc9-4124-a723-8e74caec03a0" rel="nofollow" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: 0px 0px; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; color: #592c88; cursor: pointer; font-family: Verdana, Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size: 12px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; max-height: 1e+06px; outline: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank">ESPN+</a><br style="font-family: Verdana, Arial; font-size: 12px; max-height: 1e+06px; overflow-wrap: break-word;" /><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: 0px 0px; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; font-family: Verdana, Arial; font-size: 12px; font-weight: 700; margin: 0px; max-height: 1e+06px; outline: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px;">Live Stats</span><span style="font-family: Verdana, Arial; font-size: 12px;">: </span><a href="http://redirect.viglink.com/?key=71fe2139a887ad501313cd8cce3053c5&subId=3051070&u=https%3A//gomocs.com/sidearmstats/mbball/summary" rel="nofollow" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: 0px 0px; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; color: #592c88; cursor: pointer; font-family: Verdana, Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size: 12px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; max-height: 1e+06px; outline: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank">Live Stats</a><br style="font-family: Verdana, Arial; font-size: 12px; max-height: 1e+06px; overflow-wrap: break-word;" /><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: 0px 0px; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; font-family: Verdana, Arial; font-size: 12px; font-weight: 700; margin: 0px; max-height: 1e+06px; outline: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px;">Enrollment</span><span style="font-family: Verdana, Arial; font-size: 12px;">: 11,400</span><br style="font-family: Verdana, Arial; font-size: 12px; max-height: 1e+06px; overflow-wrap: break-word;" /><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: 0px 0px; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; font-family: Verdana, Arial; font-size: 12px; font-weight: 700; margin: 0px; max-height: 1e+06px; outline: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px;">Nickname</span><span style="font-family: Verdana, Arial; font-size: 12px;">: Mocs</span><br style="font-family: Verdana, Arial; font-size: 12px; max-height: 1e+06px; overflow-wrap: break-word;" /><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: 0px 0px; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; font-family: Verdana, Arial; font-size: 12px; font-weight: 700; margin: 0px; max-height: 1e+06px; outline: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px;">Colors</span><span style="font-family: Verdana, Arial; font-size: 12px;">: Blue and Gold</span><br style="font-family: Verdana, Arial; font-size: 12px; max-height: 1e+06px; overflow-wrap: break-word;" /><br style="font-family: Verdana, Arial; font-size: 12px; max-height: 1e+06px; overflow-wrap: break-word;" /><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: 0px 0px; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; font-family: Verdana, Arial; font-size: 12px; font-weight: 700; margin: 0px; max-height: 1e+06px; outline: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px;">Head Coach</span><span style="font-family: Verdana, Arial; font-size: 12px;">: Dan Earl - Earl came to Chattanooga after a 7-year stint leading the VMI Keydets</span><br style="font-family: Verdana, Arial; font-size: 12px; max-height: 1e+06px; overflow-wrap: break-word;" /><br style="font-family: Verdana, Arial; font-size: 12px; max-height: 1e+06px; overflow-wrap: break-word;" /><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: 0px 0px; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; font-family: Verdana, Arial; font-size: 12px; font-weight: 700; margin: 0px; max-height: 1e+06px; outline: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px;">Earl's Record vs. WCU</span><span style="font-family: Verdana, Arial; font-size: 12px;">: 7-8 (at VMI)</span><br style="font-family: Verdana, Arial; font-size: 12px; max-height: 1e+06px; overflow-wrap: break-word;" /><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: 0px 0px; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; font-family: Verdana, Arial; font-size: 12px; font-weight: 700; margin: 0px; max-height: 1e+06px; outline: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px;">Gray's Record vs. UTC</span><span style="font-family: Verdana, Arial; font-size: 12px;">: 2-3</span><br style="font-family: Verdana, Arial; font-size: 12px; max-height: 1e+06px; overflow-wrap: break-word;" /><br style="font-family: Verdana, Arial; font-size: 12px; max-height: 1e+06px; overflow-wrap: break-word;" /><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: 0px 0px; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; font-family: Verdana, Arial; font-size: 12px; font-weight: 700; margin: 0px; max-height: 1e+06px; outline: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px;">Chattanooga's Current Record</span><span style="font-family: Verdana, Arial; font-size: 12px;">: 20-10 overall, 12-3 home, 8-7 away, 0-0 neutral, 12-5 SoCon</span><br style="font-family: Verdana, Arial; font-size: 12px; max-height: 1e+06px; overflow-wrap: break-word;" /><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: 0px 0px; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; font-family: Verdana, Arial; font-size: 12px; font-weight: 700; margin: 0px; max-height: 1e+06px; outline: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px;">Chattanooga's Last Season Record</span><span style="font-family: Verdana, Arial; font-size: 12px;">: 18-17 overall, 12-3 home, 0-9 away, 3-1 neutral, 7-11 SoCon.</span><br style="font-family: Verdana, Arial; font-size: 12px; max-height: 1e+06px; overflow-wrap: break-word;" /><br style="font-family: Verdana, Arial; font-size: 12px; max-height: 1e+06px; overflow-wrap: break-word;" /><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: 0px 0px; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; font-family: Verdana, Arial; font-size: 12px; font-weight: 700; margin: 0px; max-height: 1e+06px; outline: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px;">The Series</span><span style="font-family: Verdana, Arial; font-size: 12px;">: Western owns a 30-71 record versus the Mocs in a series that tipped off in 1969, and are 6-4 in the last 10 games played. The Cats are 6-39 in games played in Chattanooga. The two teams split the wins last season, each winning on their home court, but the Cats dropped a game to the Mocs in Cullowhee in January.</span><br style="font-family: Verdana, Arial; font-size: 12px; max-height: 1e+06px; overflow-wrap: break-word;" /><br style="font-family: Verdana, Arial; font-size: 12px; max-height: 1e+06px; overflow-wrap: break-word;" /><span style="font-family: Verdana, Arial; font-size: 12px;">The Cats travel to Chattanooga to end the current regular season in one of the historically, most difficult place, for a Catamount basketball team to pick up a win, McKenzie Arena in Chattanooga, Tennessee. Having played a total of 101 games, the Cats have only won 6 in McKenzie Arena. </span><br style="font-family: Verdana, Arial; font-size: 12px; max-height: 1e+06px; overflow-wrap: break-word;" /><br style="font-family: Verdana, Arial; font-size: 12px; max-height: 1e+06px; overflow-wrap: break-word;" /><span style="font-family: Verdana, Arial; font-size: 12px;">The Mocs were picked to finish 5th by both the coaches and media in preseason polling and sophomore guard Honor Huff was selected preseason all-conference. The Mocs are currently 3d in offense in the SoCon, posting an average of 79 points per game, and 4th in scoring defense, giving up 69.8 points per game.</span><br style="font-family: Verdana, Arial; font-size: 12px; max-height: 1e+06px; overflow-wrap: break-word;" /><br style="font-family: Verdana, Arial; font-size: 12px; max-height: 1e+06px; overflow-wrap: break-word;" /><span style="font-family: Verdana, Arial; font-size: 12px;">Currently, the Mocs are tied for second place in the conference standings at 12-5 (in conference) with UNCG (both teams play their final game Saturday). The Mocs come into the game with a 2-2 record in the last 4 games, and are coming off a win in a home game vs. Mercer. However the Mocs dropped a road game vs. The Citadel in Charleston, SC the prior week. </span><br style="font-family: Verdana, Arial; font-size: 12px; max-height: 1e+06px; overflow-wrap: break-word;" /><br style="font-family: Verdana, Arial; font-size: 12px; max-height: 1e+06px; overflow-wrap: break-word;" /><span style="font-family: Verdana, Arial; font-size: 12px;">"Chattanooga became the fourth SoCon team to hit the 20-win plateau back on Feb. 28, as the Mocs rebounded from a 71-62 upset loss at The Citadel with an 84-75 home win over Mercer in the midweek. The SoCon ranks tied with the ACC, Big Ten, and Mountain West with four 20-win teams – one of six conferences in the nation with four or more teams with 20+ victories. The SEC (6) and Big 12 (5) are the only other leagues with more.</span><br style="font-family: Verdana, Arial; font-size: 12px; max-height: 1e+06px; overflow-wrap: break-word;" /><br style="font-family: Verdana, Arial; font-size: 12px; max-height: 1e+06px; overflow-wrap: break-word;" /><span style="font-family: Verdana, Arial; font-size: 12px;">The Mocs lineup boasts two of the top seven scorers in the Southern Conference as two VMI transfers Honor Huff (17.7 ppg) and Trey Bonham (16.3 ppg) rank fourth and seventh, respectively. Huff was the first player in the SoCon to surpass the 100 3-pointers made list with 101 on the year, ranking first with a 3.4 treys per game average. Sam Alexis ranks fourth in the SoCon in rebounding at 9.1 per contest, joined in the league's Top 25 by Tyler Millin (4.8 rpg), Randy Brady (4.8 rpg), and Bonham at 4.7 boards per contest."</span><br style="font-family: Verdana, Arial; font-size: 12px; max-height: 1e+06px; overflow-wrap: break-word;" /><br style="font-family: Verdana, Arial; font-size: 12px; max-height: 1e+06px; overflow-wrap: break-word;" /><br style="font-family: Verdana, Arial; font-size: 12px; max-height: 1e+06px; overflow-wrap: break-word;" /><br style="font-family: Verdana, Arial; font-size: 12px; max-height: 1e+06px; overflow-wrap: break-word;" /></span><div style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: 0px 0px; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; font-family: Verdana, Arial; font-size: 12px; margin: 0px; max-height: 1e+06px; outline: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white;"><img alt="" src="https://encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcSORP46xAfTsJMXtfRUqemPgHzn3DxRez2eFw&usqp=CAU" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: 0px 0px; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0px; max-height: 1e+06px; max-width: 100%; outline: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px;" /></span></div>Jerry Lovehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09525326869088430021noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6935783792099475478.post-20335855099238617012024-02-29T20:32:00.002-05:002024-02-29T20:32:36.993-05:00Scanning the SoCon (Saturday March 2, 2024)<div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCbY3sDFeV9G231b6R4pexDU3HuIo8wloCg7TK4ELjx_f_DYFYa8Uy_4PF3SwIplaaOyZ41rVC-9nN_SP8122s8BLeq0HV2DpOKkhSfCVJEZ2FIlrUSwGAMhzh61enpLIcanx3W5yPWGOIik-TTy9mM_8Dd7h2xNBZQB1RyClC892fVCyU1aH7tbOMv7s/s247/scanning%20the%20SoCon.JPG" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="153" data-original-width="247" height="153" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCbY3sDFeV9G231b6R4pexDU3HuIo8wloCg7TK4ELjx_f_DYFYa8Uy_4PF3SwIplaaOyZ41rVC-9nN_SP8122s8BLeq0HV2DpOKkhSfCVJEZ2FIlrUSwGAMhzh61enpLIcanx3W5yPWGOIik-TTy9mM_8Dd7h2xNBZQB1RyClC892fVCyU1aH7tbOMv7s/s1600/scanning%20the%20SoCon.JPG" width="247" /></a></div></div><div><b>Saturday, March 2, 2024</b></div><p>All ten teams are in action on the final Saturday of the conference regular season. Only 3 of the 10 seeds have been finalized prior to Saturday's games, they are #1, #9, and #10. So the outcome of these five games are critical to the final seedings. </p><p>The day kicks off with Wofford traveling to Lexington, VA. While VMI's fate is sealed, the Terriers is not. In game two of the day, tipping off at 2 pm in Timmons Arena, the Paladins host Mercer, both with identical 7-10 conference records. Game three starts at 2 pm as well and has the Catamounts traveling across the mountain to face the Mocs in Chattanooga, while the Cats are trying to move up to a #4 seed, the Mocs wants to hold on two a share of the #2 spot in the conference standings. The Citadel travels to Homewood, AL to face the other Bulldogs in a game where the results will not effect the standings as Samford has nailed down the #1 seen and The Citadel will hold down the #9 seed win or lose. The final game of the day tips at 4 pm in Johnson City as the Spartans travel to the Freedom Center to face the ETSU Bucs, that second place in the standing is also at play for the Spartans should they win, on the "Road to Asheville"</p>
1:00 PM - on ESPN+<br /><b>
Wofford </b>(16-14, 9-8 SoCon) at <b>VMI </b>(4-26, 1-16 SoCon)<br />
Cameron Hall - Lexington, VA<br />
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2:00 PM - on ESPN+<br /><b>
Mercer </b>(14-16. 7-10 SoCon) at <b>Furman </b>(16-14. 10-7 SoCon)<br />
Timmons Arena - Greenview, SC<br />
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2:00 PM - on ESPN+<br /><b>
Western Carolina</b> (21-9, 10-7 SoCon) at <b>Chattanooga </b>(20-10, 12-5 SoCon)<br />
McKenzie Arena - Chattanooga, TN<br />
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3:00 PM - on ESPN+<br /><b>
The Citadel</b> (11-19, 3-14 SoCon) at <b>Samford </b>(25-5, 14-3 SoCon)<br />
Pete Hanna Center - Homewood, AL<br />
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4:00 PM - on ESPN+<br /><b>
UNCG </b>(21-9, 12-5 SoCon) at <b>ETSU </b>(15-15, 7-10 SoCon)<br />
Freedom Hall Civic Center - Johnson City, TN<br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQZSFw1IRYwIobVi13UJPdBdnej13UYEQcY20AIi88pC_T5ZW-NrjstaQMv6Ldqr2faWmdDhAYMYzB6AUcFkJgkr2c5muEwjcx2V4FdPQxyvBEvRSInbDXlx8U_v_JXQi0wKs5mxIy1QAZzXVPWOCiBDLupJBCOV_VorOs4-Rb_lR4Q4ojDPt6MQ11S68/s281/Road%20to%20Asheville.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="267" data-original-width="281" height="267" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQZSFw1IRYwIobVi13UJPdBdnej13UYEQcY20AIi88pC_T5ZW-NrjstaQMv6Ldqr2faWmdDhAYMYzB6AUcFkJgkr2c5muEwjcx2V4FdPQxyvBEvRSInbDXlx8U_v_JXQi0wKs5mxIy1QAZzXVPWOCiBDLupJBCOV_VorOs4-Rb_lR4Q4ojDPt6MQ11S68/s1600/Road%20to%20Asheville.JPG" width="281" /></a></div><br />Jerry Lovehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09525326869088430021noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6935783792099475478.post-20896663662073010192024-02-27T20:49:00.000-05:002024-02-27T20:49:06.815-05:00Game #30 - Furman (the rematch)<p> <a href="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Furman_Paladins_logo.svg/1200px-Furman_Paladins_logo.svg.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; display: inline !important; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="784" data-original-width="800" height="117" src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Furman_Paladins_logo.svg/1200px-Furman_Paladins_logo.svg.png" width="118" /></a></p><p><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: 0px 0px; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; font-family: Verdana, Arial; font-size: 12px; font-weight: 700; margin: 0px; max-height: 1e+06px; outline: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px;">Who</span><span style="font-family: Verdana, Arial; font-size: 12px;">: Furman Paladins</span><br style="font-family: Verdana, Arial; font-size: 12px; max-height: 1e+06px; overflow-wrap: break-word;" /><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: 0px 0px; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; font-family: Verdana, Arial; font-size: 12px; font-weight: 700; margin: 0px; max-height: 1e+06px; outline: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px;">Where</span><span style="font-family: Verdana, Arial; font-size: 12px;">: Ramsey Center, Cullowhee, NC</span><br style="font-family: Verdana, Arial; font-size: 12px; max-height: 1e+06px; overflow-wrap: break-word;" /><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: 0px 0px; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; font-family: Verdana, Arial; font-size: 12px; font-weight: 700; margin: 0px; max-height: 1e+06px; outline: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px;">When</span><span style="font-family: Verdana, Arial; font-size: 12px;">: Wednesday, February 28, 2024</span><br style="font-family: Verdana, Arial; font-size: 12px; max-height: 1e+06px; overflow-wrap: break-word;" /><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: 0px 0px; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; font-family: Verdana, Arial; font-size: 12px; font-weight: 700; margin: 0px; max-height: 1e+06px; outline: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px;">Time</span><span style="font-family: Verdana, Arial; font-size: 12px;">: 7 pm</span><br style="font-family: Verdana, Arial; font-size: 12px; max-height: 1e+06px; overflow-wrap: break-word;" /><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: 0px 0px; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; font-family: Verdana, Arial; font-size: 12px; font-weight: 700; margin: 0px; max-height: 1e+06px; outline: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px;">Radio</span><span style="font-family: Verdana, Arial; font-size: 12px;">: Catamount Sports Network</span><br style="font-family: Verdana, Arial; font-size: 12px; max-height: 1e+06px; overflow-wrap: break-word;" /><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: 0px 0px; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; font-family: Verdana, Arial; font-size: 12px; font-weight: 700; margin: 0px; max-height: 1e+06px; outline: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px;">Video/TV</span><span style="font-family: Verdana, Arial; font-size: 12px;">: ESPNU</span><br style="font-family: Verdana, Arial; font-size: 12px; max-height: 1e+06px; overflow-wrap: break-word;" /><img alt="" src="https://catamountsports.com/images/2022/2/25/ESPNU_WEB.png" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: 0px 0px; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; font-family: Verdana, Arial; font-size: 12px; margin: 0px; max-height: 1e+06px; max-width: 100%; outline: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px;" /><br style="font-family: Verdana, Arial; font-size: 12px; max-height: 1e+06px; overflow-wrap: break-word;" /><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: 0px 0px; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; font-family: Verdana, Arial; font-size: 12px; font-weight: 700; margin: 0px; max-height: 1e+06px; outline: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px;">Live Stats</span><span style="font-family: Verdana, Arial; font-size: 12px;">: Live Stats</span><br style="font-family: Verdana, Arial; font-size: 12px; max-height: 1e+06px; overflow-wrap: break-word;" /><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: 0px 0px; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; font-family: Verdana, Arial; font-size: 12px; font-weight: 700; margin: 0px; max-height: 1e+06px; outline: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px;">Nickname</span><span style="font-family: Verdana, Arial; font-size: 12px;">: Paladins</span><br style="font-family: Verdana, Arial; font-size: 12px; max-height: 1e+06px; overflow-wrap: break-word;" /><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: 0px 0px; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; font-family: Verdana, Arial; font-size: 12px; font-weight: 700; margin: 0px; max-height: 1e+06px; outline: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px;">Colors</span><span style="font-family: Verdana, Arial; font-size: 12px;">: Purple and White</span><br style="font-family: Verdana, Arial; font-size: 12px; max-height: 1e+06px; overflow-wrap: break-word;" /><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: 0px 0px; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; font-family: Verdana, Arial; font-size: 12px; font-weight: 700; margin: 0px; max-height: 1e+06px; outline: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px;">Fan Message Board</span><span style="font-family: Verdana, Arial; font-size: 12px;">: GoPaladins.com</span></span><br style="background-color: #f5f0e6; font-family: Verdana, Arial; font-size: 12px; max-height: 1e+06px; overflow-wrap: break-word;" /><br style="background-color: #f5f0e6; font-family: Verdana, Arial; font-size: 12px; max-height: 1e+06px; overflow-wrap: break-word;" /><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: 0px 0px; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; font-family: Verdana, Arial; font-size: 12px; font-weight: 700; margin: 0px; max-height: 1e+06px; outline: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px;">Head Coach</span><span style="font-family: Verdana, Arial; font-size: 12px;">: Bob Richey enters his seventh season as head coach and 13th season with the Furman program</span><br style="font-family: Verdana, Arial; font-size: 12px; max-height: 1e+06px; overflow-wrap: break-word;" /><br style="font-family: Verdana, Arial; font-size: 12px; max-height: 1e+06px; overflow-wrap: break-word;" /><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: 0px 0px; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; font-family: Verdana, Arial; font-size: 12px; font-weight: 700; margin: 0px; max-height: 1e+06px; outline: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px;">Richey's Record at Furman:</span><span style="font-family: Verdana, Arial; font-size: 12px;"> 148-64 (7th season)</span><br style="font-family: Verdana, Arial; font-size: 12px; max-height: 1e+06px; overflow-wrap: break-word;" /><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: 0px 0px; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; font-family: Verdana, Arial; font-size: 12px; font-weight: 700; margin: 0px; max-height: 1e+06px; outline: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px;">Richey's Record vs. WCU</span><span style="font-family: Verdana, Arial; font-size: 12px;">: 16-1</span><br style="font-family: Verdana, Arial; font-size: 12px; max-height: 1e+06px; overflow-wrap: break-word;" /><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: 0px 0px; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; font-family: Verdana, Arial; font-size: 12px; font-weight: 700; margin: 0px; max-height: 1e+06px; outline: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px;">Gray's Record vs. Furman</span><span style="font-family: Verdana, Arial; font-size: 12px;">: 1-5</span><br style="font-family: Verdana, Arial; font-size: 12px; max-height: 1e+06px; overflow-wrap: break-word;" /><br style="font-family: Verdana, Arial; font-size: 12px; max-height: 1e+06px; overflow-wrap: break-word;" /><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: 0px 0px; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; font-family: Verdana, Arial; font-size: 12px; font-weight: 700; margin: 0px; max-height: 1e+06px; outline: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px;">Furman's Current Record</span><span style="font-family: Verdana, Arial; font-size: 12px;">: 16-13 overall, 12-2 home, 4-9 away, 0-2 neutral, 10-6 conference.</span><br style="font-family: Verdana, Arial; font-size: 12px; max-height: 1e+06px; overflow-wrap: break-word;" /><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: 0px 0px; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; font-family: Verdana, Arial; font-size: 12px; font-weight: 700; margin: 0px; max-height: 1e+06px; outline: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px;">Furman's Last Season Record</span><span style="font-family: Verdana, Arial; font-size: 12px;">: 28-8 overall, 14-2 home, 8-3 away, 6-3 neutral, 15-3 conference.</span><br style="font-family: Verdana, Arial; font-size: 12px; max-height: 1e+06px; overflow-wrap: break-word;" /><br style="font-family: Verdana, Arial; font-size: 12px; max-height: 1e+06px; overflow-wrap: break-word;" /><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: 0px 0px; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; font-family: Verdana, Arial; font-size: 12px; font-weight: 700; margin: 0px; max-height: 1e+06px; outline: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px;">The Series</span><span style="font-family: Verdana, Arial; font-size: 12px;">: Western has a 30-55 overall record in the series with Furman that tipped off in 1977. The Cats are 1-9 in the last 10 games played and are 21-17 overall in games played in Cullowhee, but have dropped the last three games played to the Paladins. </span><br style="font-family: Verdana, Arial; font-size: 12px; max-height: 1e+06px; overflow-wrap: break-word;" /><br style="font-family: Verdana, Arial; font-size: 12px; max-height: 1e+06px; overflow-wrap: break-word;" /><span style="font-family: Verdana, Arial; font-size: 12px;">This game is a Purple Out in Cullowhee, as the Cats - "Paint It Purple!" Wear Purple!</span><br style="font-family: Verdana, Arial; font-size: 12px; max-height: 1e+06px; overflow-wrap: break-word;" /><br style="font-family: Verdana, Arial; font-size: 12px; max-height: 1e+06px; overflow-wrap: break-word;" /><span style="font-family: Verdana, Arial; font-size: 12px;">The preseason favorite Paladins currently sit tied for 5th place in the SoCon standings with Chattanooga, both holding 3-2 conference records. Furman has conference win over VMI, the Citadel, & ETSU, with losses to Chattanooga and UNCG.</span><br style="font-family: Verdana, Arial; font-size: 12px; max-height: 1e+06px; overflow-wrap: break-word;" /><br style="font-family: Verdana, Arial; font-size: 12px; max-height: 1e+06px; overflow-wrap: break-word;" /><span style="font-family: Verdana, Arial; font-size: 12px;">Western dropped a very close 62-65 loss to Furman in January. </span></span><br style="background-color: #f5f0e6; font-family: Verdana, Arial; font-size: 12px; max-height: 1e+06px; overflow-wrap: break-word;" /></p><p><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, Arial; font-size: 12px;"><br /></span></span></p><p><span style="background-color: white;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-GAIbMXDzHnA/Wey3AbUfhiI/AAAAAAAAEKY/G0-ZSPt3D4kEepawU1yajOw09fNP9DMNACLcBGAs/s640/The%2BBattle.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="94" data-original-width="640" height="94" src="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-GAIbMXDzHnA/Wey3AbUfhiI/AAAAAAAAEKY/G0-ZSPt3D4kEepawU1yajOw09fNP9DMNACLcBGAs/w640-h94/The%2BBattle.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana, Arial; font-size: 12px;"><br /></span><p></p>Jerry Lovehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09525326869088430021noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6935783792099475478.post-34911819449808119702024-02-26T11:47:00.000-05:002024-02-26T11:47:49.948-05:00SoCon MBB Power Ranking (2-26-24)<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-2-O9d4kTgR4/YE5VH8UfSXI/AAAAAAAAGus/1ZaehYV4TnsP4UhHdflDGvArHpYO9HiJwCLcBGAsYHQ/s328/power%2Branking.JPG" style="clear: left; display: inline; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="198" data-original-width="328" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-2-O9d4kTgR4/YE5VH8UfSXI/AAAAAAAAGus/1ZaehYV4TnsP4UhHdflDGvArHpYO9HiJwCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/power%2Branking.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div>Welcome to<b> <i>Purple & Gold's</i></b> <b>2024 SoCon Men's Basketball Power Rankings</b></span></div><div>
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><br />This is the Monday, Feb. 26, 2024, <b>SoCon Basketball Power Rankings</b>.<b> </b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: inherit;">Last week's ranking in parentheses. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div><br /></div><div><span style="font-size: x-small;"> </span><span style="font-family: inherit;"> </span></div><div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span> </span>1. <span style="background-color: white;">(1) </span><b>Samford</b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="background-color: white;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: inherit;"> </span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: inherit;"> 2. (2) </span><b style="background-color: white; font-family: inherit;">UNCG</b></div><div style="background-color: white;"></div><div><span style="font-family: inherit;"> 3. (3) </span><b style="font-family: inherit;">Chattanooga </b></div><div style="background-color: white;"></div><div><span style="font-family: inherit;"> </span><span style="font-family: inherit;"> 4</span><span style="font-family: inherit;">. (4) </span><b style="font-family: inherit;">Furman</b><span style="font-family: inherit;"> </span></div><div style="background-color: white;"></div><div><span style="font-family: inherit;"> </span><span style="font-family: inherit;">5</span><span style="font-family: inherit;">. (5) </span><b style="font-family: inherit;">Western Carolina </b><b style="font-family: inherit;"> </b></div><div style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"> 6</span><span>. (6) </span><b style="font-family: inherit;">Wofford</b></div><div style="background-color: white;"><div><span style="font-family: inherit;"> </span><span style="background-color: transparent;"> 7</span><span style="background-color: transparent;">. (7) </span><b style="background-color: transparent;">Mercer</b></div><div><span style="font-family: inherit;"> 8. (8) </span><b style="font-family: inherit;">ETSU </b><span style="font-family: inherit;"> </span></div></div><div style="background-color: white;"><span face=""arial" , "tahoma" , "helvetica" , "freesans" , sans-serif"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span face=""arial" , "tahoma" , "helvetica" , "freesans" , sans-serif"><span face="arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif"><span face="arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif"><span face="arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif"><span face="arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif"><div><span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: inherit;"> 9. (9) </span><b style="background-color: transparent; font-family: inherit;">The Citadel </b></div><div><span face=""arial" , "tahoma" , "helvetica" , "freesans" , sans-serif"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><div><span face="arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif"><span face="arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif"><span style="background-color: transparent;"><span face="arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif"><div></div></span></span></span></span></div></span></span></div><div><span><span face=""arial" , "tahoma" , "helvetica" , "freesans" , sans-serif"><span><span><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span><span face=""arial" , "tahoma" , "helvetica" , "freesans" , sans-serif"><span><span><span><span><span face="arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif"><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span face="arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif"><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span face="arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif"><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span face="arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif"><span><span><span><span><span style="font-family: inherit;"></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div><div><span style="background-color: transparent;"> 10</span><span style="background-color: transparent;">. (10) </span><b style="background-color: transparent;">VMI</b></div><div><b style="background-color: transparent; font-family: inherit;"><span style="background-color: transparent;"> </span> <br /></b></div></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div><div><div><span><span face=""arial" , "tahoma" , "helvetica" , "freesans" , sans-serif" style="background-color: white;"><span><span><span style="font-family: inherit;"><div><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span face="arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif"><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span face="arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif"><span><span><span><span><span><span style="background-color: transparent;"><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span face="arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif"><span><span><span><span><span><div></div><div><span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: inherit;"> </span></div></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div></span></span></span></span></span></div><div><span><span><span><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span face="arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif" style="background-color: white;"><div><span><div><br /></div></span></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCYdJppMlHxXherotMWgXr9ChwOqUWlkiEHwTqhqzSBwNSF9lWZSedUyhpfB0pn5QYWJlNodZpyJUOJwm8UrmKjQIIjaenIF31dhwFmb_teGBU1EtA51yNYevbNU37jfXjI8f_R30zhFV4F4JG5_WaxwIjbKm44ROjluIsoLetb-YMb4-LhTx2vrEfvHM/s292/SoCon%20MBB.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="279" data-original-width="292" height="244" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCYdJppMlHxXherotMWgXr9ChwOqUWlkiEHwTqhqzSBwNSF9lWZSedUyhpfB0pn5QYWJlNodZpyJUOJwm8UrmKjQIIjaenIF31dhwFmb_teGBU1EtA51yNYevbNU37jfXjI8f_R30zhFV4F4JG5_WaxwIjbKm44ROjluIsoLetb-YMb4-LhTx2vrEfvHM/w255-h244/SoCon%20MBB.JPG" width="255" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></span></span></span></span></span></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span color="rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.83921568627451)" face="arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif"></span></span></div></div></div>Jerry Lovehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09525326869088430021noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6935783792099475478.post-33834877495353328072024-02-19T10:52:00.000-05:002024-02-19T10:52:00.732-05:00SoCon MBB Power Ranking (2-19-24)<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-2-O9d4kTgR4/YE5VH8UfSXI/AAAAAAAAGus/1ZaehYV4TnsP4UhHdflDGvArHpYO9HiJwCLcBGAsYHQ/s328/power%2Branking.JPG" style="clear: left; display: inline; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="198" data-original-width="328" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-2-O9d4kTgR4/YE5VH8UfSXI/AAAAAAAAGus/1ZaehYV4TnsP4UhHdflDGvArHpYO9HiJwCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/power%2Branking.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div>Welcome to<b> <i>Purple & Gold's</i></b> <b>2024 SoCon Men's Basketball Power Rankings</b></span></div><div>
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><br />This is the Monday, Feb. 19, 2024, <b>SoCon Basketball Power Rankings</b>.<b> </b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: inherit;">Last week's ranking in parentheses. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div><br /></div><div><span style="font-size: x-small;"> </span><span style="font-family: inherit;"> </span></div><div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span> </span>1. <span style="background-color: white;">(1) </span><b>Samford</b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="background-color: white;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: inherit;"> </span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: inherit;"> 2. (3) </span><b style="background-color: white; font-family: inherit;">UNCG</b></div><div style="background-color: white;"></div><div><span style="font-family: inherit;"> 3. (2) </span><b style="font-family: inherit;">Chattanooga </b></div><div style="background-color: white;"></div><div><span style="font-family: inherit;"> </span><span style="font-family: inherit;"> 4</span><span style="font-family: inherit;">. (6) </span><b style="font-family: inherit;">Furman</b><span style="font-family: inherit;"> </span></div><div style="background-color: white;"></div><div><span style="font-family: inherit;"> </span><span style="font-family: inherit;">5</span><span style="font-family: inherit;">. (4) </span><b style="font-family: inherit;">Western Carolina </b><b style="font-family: inherit;"> </b></div><div style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"> 6</span><span>. (5) </span><b style="font-family: inherit;">Wofford</b></div><div style="background-color: white;"><div><span style="font-family: inherit;"> </span><span style="background-color: transparent;"> 7</span><span style="background-color: transparent;">. (8) </span><b style="background-color: transparent;">Mercer</b></div><div><span style="font-family: inherit;"> 8. (7) </span><b style="font-family: inherit;">ETSU </b><span style="font-family: inherit;"> </span></div></div><div style="background-color: white;"><span face=""arial" , "tahoma" , "helvetica" , "freesans" , sans-serif"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span face=""arial" , "tahoma" , "helvetica" , "freesans" , sans-serif"><span face="arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif"><span face="arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif"><span face="arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif"><span face="arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif"><div><span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: inherit;"> 9. (9) </span><b style="background-color: transparent; font-family: inherit;">The Citadel </b></div><div><span face=""arial" , "tahoma" , "helvetica" , "freesans" , sans-serif"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><div><span face="arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif"><span face="arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif"><span style="background-color: transparent;"><span face="arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif"><div></div></span></span></span></span></div></span></span></div><div><span><span face=""arial" , "tahoma" , "helvetica" , "freesans" , sans-serif"><span><span><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span><span face=""arial" , "tahoma" , "helvetica" , "freesans" , sans-serif"><span><span><span><span><span face="arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif"><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span face="arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif"><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span face="arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif"><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span face="arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif"><span><span><span><span><span style="font-family: inherit;"></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div><div><span style="background-color: transparent;"> 10</span><span style="background-color: transparent;">. (10) </span><b style="background-color: transparent;">VMI</b></div><div><b style="background-color: transparent; font-family: inherit;"><span style="background-color: transparent;"> </span> <br /></b></div></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div><div><div><span><span face=""arial" , "tahoma" , "helvetica" , "freesans" , sans-serif" style="background-color: white;"><span><span><span style="font-family: inherit;"><div><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span face="arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif"><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span face="arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif"><span><span><span><span><span><span style="background-color: transparent;"><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span face="arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif"><span><span><span><span><span><div></div><div><span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: inherit;"> </span></div></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div></span></span></span></span></span></div><div><span><span><span><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span face="arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif" style="background-color: white;"><div><span><div><br /></div></span></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCYdJppMlHxXherotMWgXr9ChwOqUWlkiEHwTqhqzSBwNSF9lWZSedUyhpfB0pn5QYWJlNodZpyJUOJwm8UrmKjQIIjaenIF31dhwFmb_teGBU1EtA51yNYevbNU37jfXjI8f_R30zhFV4F4JG5_WaxwIjbKm44ROjluIsoLetb-YMb4-LhTx2vrEfvHM/s292/SoCon%20MBB.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="279" data-original-width="292" height="244" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCYdJppMlHxXherotMWgXr9ChwOqUWlkiEHwTqhqzSBwNSF9lWZSedUyhpfB0pn5QYWJlNodZpyJUOJwm8UrmKjQIIjaenIF31dhwFmb_teGBU1EtA51yNYevbNU37jfXjI8f_R30zhFV4F4JG5_WaxwIjbKm44ROjluIsoLetb-YMb4-LhTx2vrEfvHM/w255-h244/SoCon%20MBB.JPG" width="255" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></span></span></span></span></span></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span color="rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.83921568627451)" face="arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif"></span></span></div></div></div>Jerry Lovehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09525326869088430021noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6935783792099475478.post-24408292667252334792024-02-18T11:37:00.001-05:002024-02-18T11:37:23.492-05:00WCU Player of the ETSU Game (Woolbright)<div><br /></div><div><a href="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-U2wd22LOrVo/VCiLkNx8XcI/AAAAAAAAB7s/jEitme8jLzg/s320/Purple%2B%26%2BGold%2Bplayer.JPG" style="clear: left; display: inline; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="195" data-original-width="320" height="195" src="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-U2wd22LOrVo/VCiLkNx8XcI/AAAAAAAAB7s/jEitme8jLzg/w320-h195/Purple%2B%26%2BGold%2Bplayer.JPG" width="320" /></a><p><br /></p><p><span style="background-color: white; font-family: inherit; font-style: italic;"><i><b><br /></b></i></span></p><p><span style="background-color: white; font-family: inherit; font-style: italic;"><i><b>Purple & Gold's</b></i></span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: inherit; font-style: italic;"> </span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: inherit;"><b>Catamount "</b></span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: inherit;"><b>Player of the Game</b>"</span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: inherit;"> versus t<span style="font-family: inherit;">he ETSU Bucs </span></span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">on</span> February 17th in the Ramsey Center, </span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: inherit;">is senior guard <b>Vonterius Woolbright. </b> </span></p><div><div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://a.espncdn.com/combiner/i?img=/i/headshots/mens-college-basketball/players/full/4897357.png&w=350&h=254" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="254" data-original-width="350" height="196" src="https://a.espncdn.com/combiner/i?img=/i/headshots/mens-college-basketball/players/full/4897357.png&w=350&h=254" width="271" /></a></div><div><br /></div></span><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="background-color: white;"><b><div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="background-color: white;"><b><br /></b></span></span></span></span></div>Vonterius Woolbright</b> </span></span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: inherit;">tallied a SoCon and nationally-leading twenty-third double</span></span></span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: inherit;">-double </span><span style="background-color: white;">of the season</span><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">, with 21 points, 10 rebounds, and 3 assists against the Bucs In Saturday's game in Cullowhee. </span></span></div><div><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="background-color: white;">Woolbright hit 5 of 14 field goals and went 11 of 12 at the charity stripe. Wo</span><span style="background-color: white;">olbright's rebounds consisted of 9 defensive rebounds and 1 offensive rebound for a total of 10, he also had 3 assists in the game. </span></span></div></div><div><br /></div><div><span style="background-color: white; font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="background-color: white; font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="background-color: white; font-family: inherit;">Our congratulations to </span><b style="font-family: inherit;">Vonterius Woolbright</b><span style="background-color: white; font-family: inherit;"> on his selection as </span><b style="font-family: inherit;">Player of the Game. </b></div><div><br /></div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://catamountsports.com/images/2024/2/18/VonteriusWoolbright_DriveVsETSU_AVA.png?width=942&quality=80&format=jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="450" data-original-width="800" height="360" src="https://catamountsports.com/images/2024/2/18/VonteriusWoolbright_DriveVsETSU_AVA.png?width=942&quality=80&format=jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: right;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><i>Pic Courtesy WCU Athletics Media Relations</i></span></td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: right;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://content.sportslogos.net/logos/35/2724/full/western_carolina_catamounts_logo_wordmark_2018_sportslogosnet-7695.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="119" data-original-width="901" height="85" src="https://content.sportslogos.net/logos/35/2724/full/western_carolina_catamounts_logo_wordmark_2018_sportslogosnet-7695.png" width="640" /></a></div></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;"> </span></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://dxbhsrqyrr690.cloudfront.net/sidearm.nextgen.sites/catamountsports.com/images/2022/11/1<div class=" separator="" style="clear: both;"></a></div><br />
</div>Jerry Lovehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09525326869088430021noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6935783792099475478.post-44102991483851759792024-02-18T00:58:00.001-05:002024-02-18T10:52:54.345-05:00Scanning the SoCon (2-17-24)<div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCbY3sDFeV9G231b6R4pexDU3HuIo8wloCg7TK4ELjx_f_DYFYa8Uy_4PF3SwIplaaOyZ41rVC-9nN_SP8122s8BLeq0HV2DpOKkhSfCVJEZ2FIlrUSwGAMhzh61enpLIcanx3W5yPWGOIik-TTy9mM_8Dd7h2xNBZQB1RyClC892fVCyU1aH7tbOMv7s/s247/scanning%20the%20SoCon.JPG" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="153" data-original-width="247" height="153" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCbY3sDFeV9G231b6R4pexDU3HuIo8wloCg7TK4ELjx_f_DYFYa8Uy_4PF3SwIplaaOyZ41rVC-9nN_SP8122s8BLeq0HV2DpOKkhSfCVJEZ2FIlrUSwGAMhzh61enpLIcanx3W5yPWGOIik-TTy9mM_8Dd7h2xNBZQB1RyClC892fVCyU1aH7tbOMv7s/s1600/scanning%20the%20SoCon.JPG" width="247" /></a></div><br /></div><div><b>Saturday, February 17, 2024</b></div><p>Only four games were on the schedule today, as Furman and Chattanooga will face on Sunday on the CBS Sports Network in a nationally televised game with a tipoff at 2 pm in Timmons Arena. In Saturday's games, there was a major upset as the Mercer Bears upset the league-leading Samford Bulldogs in Macon. In other games, The Citadel won the military school battle over rival VMI in Charleston, while UNCG handled Wofford and the Catamounts picked up a 5-point win in Cullowhee to get a firmer grip on that important 6th position in the conference standings, which will avoid the Friday play-in games at the start of the SoCon MBB Tournament, on the "Road to Asheville"</p><p><b>
Samford 84 - Mercer 88</b><br />
Probably the biggest upset of the season was pulled off by Mercer as Jalyn McCreary scored 27 points to lead the Bears over Samford 88-84 on Saturday. David Thomas scored 19 points and added seven assists, while Alex Holt shot 7 of 10 from the field and 2 for 3 from the line to finish with 16 points, and eight rebounds. For the Bulldogs, Achor Achor finished with 20 points and nine rebounds, and Rylan Jones added 19 points. The Bulldogs ended a six-game winning streak with the loss, but remain in first place in the standings<br />
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ETSU 65 - Western Carolina 70<br /></b>The Catamounts Vonterius Woolbright picked up his NCAA-leading 23rd double-double as he and Russell Jones both scored 21 points as the Catamounts beat East Tennessee State 70-65 on Saturday night. Woolbright added 10 rebounds to round out the double as Jones posted three 3-pointers. DJ Campbell had 12 points. The Buccaneers were led by Ebby Asamoah with 20 points and 11 rebounds. Quimari Peterson added 13 points and Jadyn Parker put up nine points and three blocks in the losing effort for the Bucs.<br />
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UNCG 58 - Wofford 47 <br /></b>The Spartan's Donovan Atwell hit 15 points to lead UNCG to a 58-47 win against Wofford on Saturday night. Atwell hit 5 for 9, including 4 for 8 from beyond the arc. Keyshaun Langley added 13 points and seven assists. Corey Tripp led the way for the Terriers with 13 points, as Jackson Sivills added eight points and six rebounds for the Terriers.<br />
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VMI 52 - The Citadel 76<br /></b>
The Citadel evened their record with VMI this season by putting up a 76-52 win in Charleston, after the Keydets posted a 70-63 victory over the Bulldogs earlier this season in Lexington, VA. AJ Smith scored 19 points to lead The Citadel over VMI 76-51 on Saturday. Elijah Morgan scored 15 points and added nine steals, while Quentin Millora-Brown had 13 points and 11 rebounds. The victory snapped a six-game skid for the Bulldogs. Taeshaud Jackson finished with 13 points, seven rebounds, and three steals for the Keydets. Stephen Olowoniyi added 11 points and three blocks for VMI, which has lost eight straight games in conference play. </p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQZSFw1IRYwIobVi13UJPdBdnej13UYEQcY20AIi88pC_T5ZW-NrjstaQMv6Ldqr2faWmdDhAYMYzB6AUcFkJgkr2c5muEwjcx2V4FdPQxyvBEvRSInbDXlx8U_v_JXQi0wKs5mxIy1QAZzXVPWOCiBDLupJBCOV_VorOs4-Rb_lR4Q4ojDPt6MQ11S68/s281/Road%20to%20Asheville.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="267" data-original-width="281" height="267" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQZSFw1IRYwIobVi13UJPdBdnej13UYEQcY20AIi88pC_T5ZW-NrjstaQMv6Ldqr2faWmdDhAYMYzB6AUcFkJgkr2c5muEwjcx2V4FdPQxyvBEvRSInbDXlx8U_v_JXQi0wKs5mxIy1QAZzXVPWOCiBDLupJBCOV_VorOs4-Rb_lR4Q4ojDPt6MQ11S68/s1600/Road%20to%20Asheville.JPG" width="281" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p>Jerry Lovehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09525326869088430021noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6935783792099475478.post-81601460608710673272024-02-16T18:42:00.002-05:002024-02-16T18:42:47.405-05:00Game #27 - ETSU (Black Out Ramsey Day)<p><a href="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ab/East_Tennessee_State_Buccaneers_logo.svg/1200px-East_Tennessee_State_Buccaneers_logo.svg.png" style="background-color: #f5f0e6; clear: left; display: inline; font-family: Verdana, Arial; font-size: 12px; font-weight: 700; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="795" data-original-width="800" height="88" src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ab/East_Tennessee_State_Buccaneers_logo.svg/1200px-East_Tennessee_State_Buccaneers_logo.svg.png" width="89" /></a></p><p><span style="background: 0px 0px rgb(245, 240, 230); border: 0px; font-family: Verdana, Arial; font-size: 12px; font-weight: 700; margin: 0px; max-height: 1e+06px; outline: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: 0px 0px; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; margin: 0px; max-height: 1e+06px; outline: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px;"><br /></span></span></p><p><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: 0px 0px; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; background: 0px 0px white; border: 0px; font-family: Verdana, Arial; font-size: 12px; font-weight: 700; margin: 0px; max-height: 1e+06px; outline: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: 0px 0px; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; margin: 0px; max-height: 1e+06px; outline: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px;">Who</span><span style="font-weight: 400;">: ETSU Bucs</span><br style="font-weight: 400; max-height: 1e+06px; overflow-wrap: break-word;" /><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: 0px 0px; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; margin: 0px; max-height: 1e+06px; outline: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px;">Where</span><span style="font-weight: 400;">: Ramsey Center, Cullowhee, NC </span><br style="font-weight: 400; max-height: 1e+06px; overflow-wrap: break-word;" /><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: 0px 0px; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; margin: 0px; max-height: 1e+06px; outline: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px;">When: </span><span style="font-weight: 400;">Saturday, February 17, 2024</span><br style="font-weight: 400; max-height: 1e+06px; overflow-wrap: break-word;" /><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: 0px 0px; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; margin: 0px; max-height: 1e+06px; outline: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px;">Time</span><span style="font-weight: 400;">: 4 pm</span><br style="font-weight: 400; max-height: 1e+06px; overflow-wrap: break-word;" /><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: 0px 0px; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; margin: 0px; max-height: 1e+06px; outline: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px;">Radio</span><span style="font-weight: 400;">: <a href="https://portal.stretchinternet.com/wcu/" target="_blank">Catamount Sports Network</a></span><br style="font-weight: 400; max-height: 1e+06px; overflow-wrap: break-word;" /><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: 0px 0px; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; margin: 0px; max-height: 1e+06px; outline: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px;">T</span><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: 0px 0px; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; margin: 0px; max-height: 1e+06px; outline: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px;">V/Video</span><span style="font-weight: 400;">: <a href="https://www.espn.com/watch/player/_/id/9a0fb413-8ac2-48c4-be31-ac021e3fe4de" target="_blank">ESPN+ </a></span><br style="font-weight: 400; max-height: 1e+06px; overflow-wrap: break-word;" /><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: 0px 0px; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; margin: 0px; max-height: 1e+06px; outline: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px;">Live Stats:</span><span style="font-weight: 400;"> <a href="https://catamountsports.com/sidearmstats/mbball/summary" target="_blank">Live Stats</a></span><br style="font-weight: 400; max-height: 1e+06px; overflow-wrap: break-word;" /><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: 0px 0px; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; margin: 0px; max-height: 1e+06px; outline: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px;">Enrollment</span><span style="font-weight: 400;">: 13,483</span><br style="font-weight: 400; max-height: 1e+06px; overflow-wrap: break-word;" /><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: 0px 0px; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; margin: 0px; max-height: 1e+06px; outline: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px;">Nickname</span><span style="font-weight: 400;">: Buccaneers</span><br style="font-weight: 400; max-height: 1e+06px; overflow-wrap: break-word;" /><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: 0px 0px; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; margin: 0px; max-height: 1e+06px; outline: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px;">Colors</span><span style="font-weight: 400;">: Navy Blue and Gold</span><br style="font-weight: 400; max-height: 1e+06px; overflow-wrap: break-word;" /><br style="font-weight: 400; max-height: 1e+06px; overflow-wrap: break-word;" /><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: 0px 0px; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; margin: 0px; max-height: 1e+06px; outline: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px;">Head Coach</span><span style="font-weight: 400;">: Brooks Savage was named ETSU men's basketball head coach on March 20, 2023. Savage, the 19th head coach in program history, served as an ETSU assistant coach during its historic run from 2015-2020.</span><br style="font-weight: 400; max-height: 1e+06px; overflow-wrap: break-word;" /><br style="font-weight: 400; max-height: 1e+06px; overflow-wrap: break-word;" /><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: 0px 0px; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; margin: 0px; max-height: 1e+06px; outline: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px;">Savage's Record at ETSU</span><span style="font-weight: 400;">: 13-13 (First Season)</span><br style="font-weight: 400; max-height: 1e+06px; overflow-wrap: break-word;" /><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: 0px 0px; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; margin: 0px; max-height: 1e+06px; outline: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px;">Savage's Record vs. WCU</span><span style="font-weight: 400;">: 0-1</span><br style="font-weight: 400; max-height: 1e+06px; overflow-wrap: break-word;" /><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: 0px 0px; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; margin: 0px; max-height: 1e+06px; outline: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px;">Gray's Record vs. ETSU</span><span style="font-weight: 400;">: 5-1</span><br style="font-weight: 400; max-height: 1e+06px; overflow-wrap: break-word;" /><br style="font-weight: 400; max-height: 1e+06px; overflow-wrap: break-word;" /><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: 0px 0px; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; margin: 0px; max-height: 1e+06px; outline: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px;">ETSU Current Record</span><span style="font-weight: 400;">: 13-13 overall, 8-4 home, 4-9 away, 1-0 neutral, 5-8 conference.</span><br style="font-weight: 400; max-height: 1e+06px; overflow-wrap: break-word;" /><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: 0px 0px; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; margin: 0px; max-height: 1e+06px; outline: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px;">ETSU Last Season's Record</span><span style="font-weight: 400;">: 12-29 overall, 7-9 home, 4-9 away, 1-3 neutral, 8-10 conference.</span><br style="font-weight: 400; max-height: 1e+06px; overflow-wrap: break-word;" /><br style="font-weight: 400; max-height: 1e+06px; overflow-wrap: break-word;" /><span style="font-weight: 400;">T</span><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: 0px 0px; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; margin: 0px; max-height: 1e+06px; outline: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px;">he Series</span><span style="font-weight: 400;">: Western owns a 29-58 overall record versus the Bucs. In conference games, the Cats are 20-48 and are 5-5 in the last 10 games played, however, the Cats are on a five game win streak against the Bucs that broke a 13 game slide against the ETSU. Western is 14-25 overall vs. ETSU in games played in Cullowhee.</span><br style="font-weight: 400; max-height: 1e+06px; overflow-wrap: break-word;" /><br style="font-weight: 400; max-height: 1e+06px; overflow-wrap: break-word;" /><span style="font-weight: 400;">The Catamount men host the </span><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: 0px 0px; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; margin: 0px; max-height: 1e+06px; outline: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px;">"Beat the Bucs – Black Out Ramsey"</span><span style="font-weight: 400;"> game with all fans encouraged to match the squad's black Nike uniforms by wearing their black WCU gear to the game. In the doubleheader nightcap, the Catamount women host Samford for their annual "Shoot for the Cure – Pink Out" game with fans encouraged to wear pink to raise awareness for breast cancer.</span><br style="font-weight: 400; max-height: 1e+06px; overflow-wrap: break-word;" /><br style="font-weight: 400; max-height: 1e+06px; overflow-wrap: break-word;" /><span style="font-weight: 400;">The Bucs were picked to finish in seventh place in preseason polls by both the coaches and media. ETSU comes into this game having beat Mercer and losing to UNCG last Saturday. ETSU has won six of its last eight games and is holding opponents to 64 points, 37% percent from the field and 25% from beyond the arc during this run .</span><br style="font-weight: 400; max-height: 1e+06px; overflow-wrap: break-word;" /><br style="font-weight: 400; max-height: 1e+06px; overflow-wrap: break-word;" /><span style="font-weight: 400;">After losing three starters and eight players from last year's team, head coach Brooks Savage brought in 11 new guys for the 2023-24 season, seven of the new Bucs are transfers: Ebby Asamoah (Delaware), Karon Boyd (USC Aiken), DJ Hughes (Butler), Jadyn Parker (North Florida), Quimari Peterson (John A. Logan), Tyler Rice (William & Mary) and Timmy Fasehun (Gulf Coast State College). Four of the new Bucs are true freshmen: Maki Johnson, Gabe Sisk, Jaxson Jones, and David Meriwether.</span><br style="font-weight: 400; max-height: 1e+06px; overflow-wrap: break-word;" /><br style="font-weight: 400; max-height: 1e+06px; overflow-wrap: break-word;" /><span style="font-weight: 400;">The Bucs return four players from last year's roster who logged minutes, including starters Jaden Seymour and Allen Strothers, along with Justice Smith and Braden Ilic. Overall, ETSU only returns 29% of its scoring, 37% of its rebounding and 38% of its minutes played in 2022-23. Seymour totaled 253 points, 218 rebounds, Smith posted 237 points, 111 rebounds, while Allen Strothers recorded 109 points, 51 rebounds and Braden Ilic added for 46 points, 33 rebounds.</span><br style="font-weight: 400; max-height: 1e+06px; overflow-wrap: break-word;" /><br style="font-weight: 400; max-height: 1e+06px; overflow-wrap: break-word;" /><span style="font-weight: 400;">The Bucs come into Saturday's game on a 2 game slide, losing to Furman at home and Chattanooga on the road. </span><br style="font-weight: 400; max-height: 1e+06px; overflow-wrap: break-word;" /><br style="font-weight: 400; max-height: 1e+06px; overflow-wrap: break-word;" /><br style="font-weight: 400; max-height: 1e+06px; overflow-wrap: break-word;" /></span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://catamountsports.com/images/2024/2/15/2024_MBK_GmDay_vsETSU_INSIDE.png?width=1416&quality=80&format=jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="450" data-original-width="800" height="360" src="https://catamountsports.com/images/2024/2/15/2024_MBK_GmDay_vsETSU_INSIDE.png?width=1416&quality=80&format=jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: right;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><i>Pic Courtesy WCU Athletics Media Relations</i></span></td></tr></tbody></table><p></p><p><br /></p>Jerry Lovehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09525326869088430021noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6935783792099475478.post-10508432299334434732024-02-15T20:21:00.006-05:002024-02-15T20:21:54.027-05:00Scanning the SoCon (2-14-24)<div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCbY3sDFeV9G231b6R4pexDU3HuIo8wloCg7TK4ELjx_f_DYFYa8Uy_4PF3SwIplaaOyZ41rVC-9nN_SP8122s8BLeq0HV2DpOKkhSfCVJEZ2FIlrUSwGAMhzh61enpLIcanx3W5yPWGOIik-TTy9mM_8Dd7h2xNBZQB1RyClC892fVCyU1aH7tbOMv7s/s247/scanning%20the%20SoCon.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="153" data-original-width="247" height="153" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCbY3sDFeV9G231b6R4pexDU3HuIo8wloCg7TK4ELjx_f_DYFYa8Uy_4PF3SwIplaaOyZ41rVC-9nN_SP8122s8BLeq0HV2DpOKkhSfCVJEZ2FIlrUSwGAMhzh61enpLIcanx3W5yPWGOIik-TTy9mM_8Dd7h2xNBZQB1RyClC892fVCyU1aH7tbOMv7s/s1600/scanning%20the%20SoCon.JPG" width="247" /></a></div></div>No surprises in Wednesday night's SoCon games. All the teams that were picked to win, won, so the standings pretty much remain the same, except that WCU fell to sixth place and now Furman and Wofford remain tied for fourth place. The Bulldogs strengthen their stranglehold on 1st place, with Chattanooga solidly in second, and UNCG in third. The bottom four teams remain the same with ETSU holding down 7th, Mercer 8th, The Citadel in 9th, and VMI in 10th. On the "Road to Asheville"<br />
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VMI 62 - Mercer 75<br /></b>
Furman's Ben Vanderwal scored 15 points to lead Furman to a 75-62 win over VMI on Wednesday night. Vanderwal also pulled down 13 rebounds as JP Pegues scored 14 points and added eight assists. Taeshaud Jackson led the Keydets in scoring with 14 points, 12 rebounds, and two steals. Maurice Wright Jr. added 13 points and Stephen Olowoniyi added nine points. The loss was the Keydets' seventh straight.<br />
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Wofford 73 - Mercer 60<br /></b>
Wofford's Dillon Bailey's scored 17 points to led Wofford over Mercer 73-60. Jackson Sivills scored 16 points, hitting 6 for 7, including 2 for 3 from beyond the arc. Anthony Arrington, Jr. had 11 points and shot 4 for 8, including 3 for 6 from beyond the arc. Jake Davis finished with 15 points for the Bears and Alex Holt and David Thomas each recorded 12 points.<br /><br /><b>
UNCG 76 - The Citadel 60<br /></b>
Keyshaun Langley led the Spartans over The Citadel 76-61 with 21 points on Wednesday night. Donovan Atwell adds 17 points. Joryam Saizonou finished 5 of 6 from the field to finish with 12 points. The Bulldogs were led by AJ Smith, with 20 points, and 11 rebounds. Quentin Millora-Brown added 14 points, 11 rebounds, two steals, and two blocks for Citadel. <br />
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ETSU 71 - Chattanooga 84<br /></b>
Chattanooga tightened its hold on second place in the conference standings with an 84-71 win over rival ETSU in Chattanooga. Honor Huff led the Mocs with 31 points (9 for 16 from 3-point range) and Trey Bonham added 14 points and eight assists. The Bucs were led in by Quimari Peterson who finished with 22 points and three steals. Jaden Seymour added 19 points, six rebounds, and two steals for East Tennessee State. <br />
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WCU 88 - Samford 52<br /></b>
Samford extended its lead in the Southern Conference standings with their win over the Catamounts. Achor Achor had 18 points and five rebounds for the Bulldogs. Jaden Campbell and Jermaine Marshall added 16 points apiece. Vonterius Woolbright led the way for the Catamounts with his twenty-second double-double, with 21 points, 13 rebounds, and two steals. DJ Campbell added 13 points for the Cats. Tre Jackson also had 10 points and four assists.<br />
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If it ended today.....<br /></b>
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<b>First round // Friday, March 8 // Harrah's Cherokee Center - Asheville // Asheville, N.C.<br />
</b>Game 1 - #8 Mercer vs. #9 The Citadel 5 p.m<br />
Game 2 - #7 ETSU vs. #10 VMI 7:30 p.m<div><br />
<b>Quarterfinals // Saturday, March 9 // Harrah's Cherokee Center - Asheville // Asheville, N.C.<br /></b>Game 3 - #1 Samford vs. Game 1 winner 12 p.m<br />
Game 4 - #2 UTC vs. Game 2 winner 2:30 p.m <br />
Game 5 - #3 UNCG vs. #6 WCU 6 p.m<br />
Game 6 - #4 Wofford vs. #5 Furman 8:30 p.m</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQZSFw1IRYwIobVi13UJPdBdnej13UYEQcY20AIi88pC_T5ZW-NrjstaQMv6Ldqr2faWmdDhAYMYzB6AUcFkJgkr2c5muEwjcx2V4FdPQxyvBEvRSInbDXlx8U_v_JXQi0wKs5mxIy1QAZzXVPWOCiBDLupJBCOV_VorOs4-Rb_lR4Q4ojDPt6MQ11S68/s281/Road%20to%20Asheville.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="267" data-original-width="281" height="267" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQZSFw1IRYwIobVi13UJPdBdnej13UYEQcY20AIi88pC_T5ZW-NrjstaQMv6Ldqr2faWmdDhAYMYzB6AUcFkJgkr2c5muEwjcx2V4FdPQxyvBEvRSInbDXlx8U_v_JXQi0wKs5mxIy1QAZzXVPWOCiBDLupJBCOV_VorOs4-Rb_lR4Q4ojDPt6MQ11S68/s1600/Road%20to%20Asheville.JPG" width="281" /></a></div><br /><div><br />
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</div>Jerry Lovehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09525326869088430021noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6935783792099475478.post-25439119171352056082024-02-15T17:57:00.005-05:002024-02-16T12:10:13.848-05:00Cats open season vs. Iona Gaels (3 game series)<div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://1000logos.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/Iona-Gaels-logo.png" style="clear: left; display: block; float: left; padding: 1em 0px; text-align: center;"><img alt="" border="0" data-original-height="450" data-original-width="800" src="https://1000logos.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/Iona-Gaels-logo.png" width="200" /></a></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><b>Who</b>: Iona Gaels<br /><b>
When</b>: Friday, February 16 - Sunday, February 18, 2026<br /><b>
Times</b>: Fri. 4:00 pm; Sat. 1:00 pm (updated) ; Sun. 1:00 pm<br /><b>
Where</b>: Childress Field, Cullowhee, NC<br /><b>
TV/video</b>:<a href="https://www.espn.com/watch/player/_/id/d445b6e6-8100-4be1-a17d-7912cbeb9d8b?om-navmethod=espn%3Aglobalsearch%3Aresults" target="_blank"> ESPN+</a> (Friday & Sunday only)<br /> -<i>announcer</i>: Daniel Hooker (PxP)<br /></span><ul style="animation: auto ease 0s 1 normal none running none; background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; list-style: none; margin: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; transition: none 0s ease 0s;"><li class="sidearm-schedule-game-links-stats" style="animation: auto ease 0s 1 normal none running none; box-sizing: border-box; display: inline-block; margin-right: 8px; overflow-wrap: break-word; transition: none 0s ease 0s;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><b>Live Stats</b>: <a href="https://catamountsports.com/sidearmstats/baseball/summary" target="_blank">WCU <span style="color: #592c88;"><span style="animation-duration: auto; box-sizing: border-box; transition-property: none;">Live Stats</span></span></a></span></li></ul></div><div>
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><b>Conference</b>: Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (MAAC)<br /><b>
Nickname</b>: Gaels<br /><b>
Location</b>: New Rochelle, New York<br /><b>
Colors</b>: Maroon and gold<br /><b>
Students</b>: 3,590<br /><b>
Mascot</b>: Killian<br />
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Last season's record</b>: 13-38 overall, 7-5 home, 6-31 away, 0-2 neutral, 9-15 MAAC<br />
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Head Coach</b>: Conor Burke (3rd season) - Burke, a Long Island native, joins the Maroon & Gold after most recently serving as an assistant coach at the Ivy League's Dartmouth College in Hanover, New Hampshire. Burke spent the last two years at Dartmouth, where he served as the recruiting coordinator and was primarily responsible for working with hitters and outfielders. Conor's college coaching resume also includes time with Adelphi University, Concordia College, and Queens College. In addition to his roles as a collegiate coach, Burke was the national recruiting coordinator for the Bayside Yankees, an elite travel baseball program based out of New York City. Conor is a 2012 graduate of Queens College (N.Y.) with a degree in Media Studies. He served as captain of the Knights baseball team as a senior. Prior to enrolling at Queens, he captained Suffolk Community College to an appearance in the NJCAA World Series.<br />
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Burke's Record at Iona: 18-75<br /><b>
Burke's Record vs. WCU</b>: 0-0<br /><b>
Beck's Record vs. Iona</b>: 0-0<br />
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Series History</b>: The two teams met in a three-game series in Cullowhee in March of 2012, the Cats swept the series. <br />
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Iona was picked ninth in the 11-team MAAC preseason poll, with no players selected for the pre-season all-conference honors, however at the end of last season sophomore infielder Anthony Zollo was tabbed to the All-Rookie team.
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</span></div><div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcRp7v5jSRB8hccfiRGyiBpZmAl34P2C4vYuFA&usqp=CAU" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="225" data-original-width="225" height="225" src="https://encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcRp7v5jSRB8hccfiRGyiBpZmAl34P2C4vYuFA&usqp=CAU" width="225" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div>Jerry Lovehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09525326869088430021noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6935783792099475478.post-71773409823069094102024-02-13T16:31:00.002-05:002024-02-13T17:57:39.432-05:00Scanning the SoCon (2-14-24)<b>Wednesday, February 14, 2024<br /></b><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0N6xk-F42Phz9M8XfLX1gdfvHNBUOYqXjMy7bkOENUF0ZfVXndAvapgz0qoNM3DJrpXYMVga0tCRZhk_oPoMujaOzdl29InFDaIkKQLZ-Sl4BjskK9JNKvgGSWidLBVg-TThrWZy4e5UEzkrqS4phC0cRAcWxGG_QFQKVmVqFWHpYRC0rdNJ5cYI4exc/s247/scanning%20the%20SoCon.JPG" style="clear: right; display: block; float: right; padding: 1em 0px; text-align: center;"><img alt="" border="0" data-original-height="153" data-original-width="247" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0N6xk-F42Phz9M8XfLX1gdfvHNBUOYqXjMy7bkOENUF0ZfVXndAvapgz0qoNM3DJrpXYMVga0tCRZhk_oPoMujaOzdl29InFDaIkKQLZ-Sl4BjskK9JNKvgGSWidLBVg-TThrWZy4e5UEzkrqS4phC0cRAcWxGG_QFQKVmVqFWHpYRC0rdNJ5cYI4exc/s320/scanning%20the%20SoCon.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>
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All ten SoCon teams are in action on Wednesday night. The big game of the night has to be the <b>Catamounts </b>traveling to Homewood to face the <b>Bulldogs </b>of <b>Samford</b>. <b>Western </b>dropped the first meeting in Cullowhee earlier this year on national TV by 4 points, 71-75. The <b>Bulldogs </b>are on a 14-game home win streak this season in the Hanna Center and have only one conference loss this season at the hands of <b>Furman</b>. In other games, <b>VMI </b>faces off with the <b>Paladins </b>in Travelers Rest, <b>Wofford </b>travels to Georgia to face the <b>Bears </b>in Macon, <b>UNCG </b>makes it a beach trip as they travel to Charleston to meet the other <b>Bulldogs </b>and the two Tennessee foes face off in the Roundhouse in Chattanooga. All games will be carried by<b> ESPN+</b>, while the <b>WCU/Samford</b> game is being shown nationally on <b>ESPNU</b>. All games start at 7 pm, except the <b>WCU </b>game which tips off at 9 pm ET, on the "<b>Road to Asheville</b>" <br />
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VMI </b>(4-21, 1-11 SoCon) at Furman (13-12, 7-5 SoCon)<br />
Timmons Arena - Greenview, SC<br />
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Wofford </b>(14-11, 7-5 SoCon) at <b>Mercer </b>(11-14, 4-8 SoCon)<br />
Hawkins Arena - Macon, GA<br />
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UNCG (17-8, 8-4 SoCon) at <b>The Citadel</b> (9-16, 1-11 SoCon)<br />
McAlister Field House - Charleston, SC<br />
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ETSU </b>(13-12, 5-7 SoCon) at <b>Chattanooga </b>(17-8, 9-3 SoCon)<br />
McKenzie Arena - Chattanooga, TN<br />
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Western Carolina</b> (18-7, 7-5 SoCon) at <b>Samford </b>(22-3, 11-1 SoCon)<br />
Pete Hanna Center - Homewood, AL<div><br /></div><div><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3lVUrM1ehsLIOqozNFqAmQjbYa8rC2XGWvTeWwYttm0wzvzpGscB2_OIDxRixLuyRTo4FV82A-QRwJK4XbCiGcKKZpEnBnPVqWQT1GjzbOijnhsWY5bTs3qDK9zBjL2xzoEaTDeyPJPySpf7-2XjhyphenhyphencSuOJOMg68EMfk3vXxP9BNlAi5CXPoCJlBkfOg/s281/Road%20to%20Asheville.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="267" data-original-width="281" height="267" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3lVUrM1ehsLIOqozNFqAmQjbYa8rC2XGWvTeWwYttm0wzvzpGscB2_OIDxRixLuyRTo4FV82A-QRwJK4XbCiGcKKZpEnBnPVqWQT1GjzbOijnhsWY5bTs3qDK9zBjL2xzoEaTDeyPJPySpf7-2XjhyphenhyphencSuOJOMg68EMfk3vXxP9BNlAi5CXPoCJlBkfOg/s1600/Road%20to%20Asheville.JPG" width="281" /></a></div><br /></div>Jerry Lovehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09525326869088430021noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6935783792099475478.post-20906897187811267312024-02-12T08:12:00.000-05:002024-02-12T08:12:32.549-05:00SoCon MBB Power Ranking (2-12-24)<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-2-O9d4kTgR4/YE5VH8UfSXI/AAAAAAAAGus/1ZaehYV4TnsP4UhHdflDGvArHpYO9HiJwCLcBGAsYHQ/s328/power%2Branking.JPG" style="clear: left; display: inline; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="198" data-original-width="328" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-2-O9d4kTgR4/YE5VH8UfSXI/AAAAAAAAGus/1ZaehYV4TnsP4UhHdflDGvArHpYO9HiJwCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/power%2Branking.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div>Welcome to<b> <i>Purple & Gold's</i></b> <b>2024 SoCon Men's Basketball Power Rankings</b></span></div><div>
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><br />This is the Monday, Feb. 12, 2024, <b>SoCon Basketball Power Rankings</b>.<b> </b>Last week's ranking in parentheses. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: x-small;"> </span><span style="font-family: inherit;"> </span></div><div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span> </span>1. <span style="background-color: white;">(1) </span><b>Samford</b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="background-color: white;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: inherit;"> 2. (3) </span><b style="font-family: inherit;">Chattanooga </b></div><div style="background-color: white;"></div><div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="background-color: white;"> 3. (2) </span><b style="background-color: white;">UNCG</b></span></div><div style="background-color: white;"></div><div style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"> </span><span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: inherit;"> 4</span><span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: inherit;">. (6) </span><b style="background-color: transparent; font-family: inherit;">Western Carolina </b><b style="background-color: transparent; font-family: inherit;"> </b></div><div style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"> 5</span><span>. (4) </span><b style="font-family: inherit;">Wofford</b></div><div style="background-color: white;"><div><span style="font-family: inherit;"> 6</span><span style="font-family: inherit;">. (5) </span><b style="font-family: inherit;">Furman</b><span style="font-family: inherit;"> </span></div></div><div style="background-color: white;"><div><span style="font-family: inherit;"> </span><span style="font-family: inherit;"> 7. (7) </span><b style="font-family: inherit;">ETSU </b><span style="font-family: inherit;"> </span></div></div><div style="background-color: white;"><span face=""arial" , "tahoma" , "helvetica" , "freesans" , sans-serif"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span face=""arial" , "tahoma" , "helvetica" , "freesans" , sans-serif"><span face="arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif"><span face="arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif"><span face="arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif"><span face="arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif"><div><span style="background-color: transparent;"> 8</span><span style="background-color: transparent;">. (8) </span><b style="background-color: transparent;">Mercer</b></div><div><span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: inherit;"> 9. (9) </span><b style="background-color: transparent; font-family: inherit;">The Citadel </b></div><div><span face=""arial" , "tahoma" , "helvetica" , "freesans" , sans-serif"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><div><span face="arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif"><span face="arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif"><span style="background-color: transparent;"><span face="arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif"><div></div></span></span></span></span></div></span></span></div><div><span><span face=""arial" , "tahoma" , "helvetica" , "freesans" , sans-serif"><span><span><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span><span face=""arial" , "tahoma" , "helvetica" , "freesans" , sans-serif"><span><span><span><span><span face="arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif"><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span face="arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif"><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span face="arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif"><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span face="arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif"><span><span><span><span><span style="font-family: inherit;"></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div><div><span style="background-color: transparent;"> 10</span><span style="background-color: transparent;">. (10) </span><b style="background-color: transparent;">VMI</b></div><div><b style="background-color: transparent; font-family: inherit;"><span style="background-color: transparent;"> </span> <br /></b></div></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div><div><div><span><span face=""arial" , "tahoma" , "helvetica" , "freesans" , sans-serif" style="background-color: white;"><span><span><span style="font-family: inherit;"><div><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span face="arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif"><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span face="arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif"><span><span><span><span><span><span style="background-color: transparent;"><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span face="arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif"><span><span><span><span><span><div></div><div><span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: inherit;"> </span></div></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div></span></span></span></span></span></div><div><span><span><span><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span face="arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif" style="background-color: white;"><div><span><div><br /></div></span></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCYdJppMlHxXherotMWgXr9ChwOqUWlkiEHwTqhqzSBwNSF9lWZSedUyhpfB0pn5QYWJlNodZpyJUOJwm8UrmKjQIIjaenIF31dhwFmb_teGBU1EtA51yNYevbNU37jfXjI8f_R30zhFV4F4JG5_WaxwIjbKm44ROjluIsoLetb-YMb4-LhTx2vrEfvHM/s292/SoCon%20MBB.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="279" data-original-width="292" height="244" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCYdJppMlHxXherotMWgXr9ChwOqUWlkiEHwTqhqzSBwNSF9lWZSedUyhpfB0pn5QYWJlNodZpyJUOJwm8UrmKjQIIjaenIF31dhwFmb_teGBU1EtA51yNYevbNU37jfXjI8f_R30zhFV4F4JG5_WaxwIjbKm44ROjluIsoLetb-YMb4-LhTx2vrEfvHM/w255-h244/SoCon%20MBB.JPG" width="255" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></span></span></span></span></span></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span color="rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.83921568627451)" face="arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif"></span></span></div></div></div>Jerry Lovehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09525326869088430021noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6935783792099475478.post-55164844143630512202024-02-11T19:34:00.002-05:002024-02-14T08:30:19.096-05:00Game #26 - Samford Bulldogs (the rematch)<span style="font-family: inherit;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://i.pinimg.com/736x/f1/da/ed/f1daed55879416fe41550b61cd945364.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="798" data-original-width="736" height="175" src="https://i.pinimg.com/736x/f1/da/ed/f1daed55879416fe41550b61cd945364.jpg" width="162" /></a></div></span><div><b style="font-family: inherit;">Who</b><span style="font-family: inherit;">: Samford Bulldogs</span></div><div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><b>
Where</b>: Hanna Center, Homewood, AL<br /><b>
When</b>: Wednesday, February 14, 2024<br /><b>
Time</b>: 9 pm (ET)<br /><b>
Radio</b>: <a href="https://portal.stretchinternet.com/wcu/" target="_blank">Catamount Sports Network</a><br /><b>
TV/Video</b>: <a href="https://www.espn.com/watch/player/_/eventCalendarId/401587950?gameId=401587950&sourceLang=en&om-navmethod=espn%3Aglobalsearch%3Aresults" target="_blank">ESPNU</a> <br /><b>
Live Stats</b>: <a href="https://stats.statbroadcast.com/broadcast/?id=487135" target="_blank">Live Stats</a><br /><b>
Enrollment</b>: 5,791<br /><b>
Nickname</b>: Bulldogs<br /><b>
Colors</b>: Blue and Red</span></div><div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br />
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Head Coach</b>: Bucky McMillan enters his fourth season as head coach of the Samford University Men's Basketball team. McMillan was named Samford's 29th head men’s basketball coach on April 6, 2020.<br />
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McMillan's Record at Samford</b>: 62-37 / 4th season<br /><b>
McMillan's Record vs. WCU</b>: 6-0<br /><b>
Gray's Record vs. Samford</b>: 0-5<br />
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Samford Current Record</b>: 22-3 overall, 14-0 home, 8-3 away, 0-0 neutral, 11-1 conference.<br /><b>
Samford Last Season's Record</b>: 21-11 overall, 13-3 home, 8-7 away, 0-1 neutral, 15-3 conference.<br />
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The Series</b>: In the series that tipped off in 1970, the Cats are 14-17 overall vs. the Bulldogs, thanks to a 6-game skid against Samford by the Catamounts. Western is 3-7 in the last 10 games played but is 3-12 against Samford in games played in Homewood. <br />
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The Rematch</i> - this time the Cats travel to Samford's home court, where they have only 3 wins out of 15 games. <br />
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In the preseason polls, the coaches picked Samford to finish in 4th place, while the media picked Samford and Western Carolina in a tie for second place, and senior forward Jermaine Marshall was picked as preseason all-conference. Samford has won its last 15-straight game for a school record for longest win streak, interestingly 12 of those 15 wins have come in Homewood, AL, in the Pete Hanna Center - the home court of the Bulldogs. <br />
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So far this season, Samford has been led by junior Achor Achor, averaging 15.4 points and 5.7 rebounds per game, leading the team in both categories. Junior A.J. Staton-McCray is averaging 13.1 points and 4.8 rebounds per game. Rylan Jones leads the team in assists, dishing out 5.4 assists per contest. Samford ranks in the top 10 in the nation in several categories, bench points per game (5th-38.80 ppg.), assists per game (3rd-20.5), fastbreak points per game (2nd-18.47 pg.), scoring offense (4th-89.5 ppg.), steals per game (6th-11.0 pg.), three-point percentage (5th-40.6%) and turnovers forced per game (8th-18.00 pg.).<br />
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Samford currently leads the SoCon in scoring (88.8 ppg.), scoring margin (+14.9), field goal percentage (.490), three-point field goal percentage (.404), turnover margin (3.38), assists (20.00 pg.) and steals (10.88 pg.). Individually, A.J. Staton-McCray leads the SoCon in free throw percentage (.891) and ranks third in steals (1.7 pg.). Achor Achor leads the league in field goal percentage (.617) and ranks third in blocked shots (1.7 pg.). Rylan Jones ranks first in assist-to-turnover ratio (3.7) and fourth in assists (5.4 pg.).<br />
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The Samford Bulldogs now own a 2-game lead in the </span><span style="font-family: inherit;">conference standings, with Chattanooga in sole possession of 2d place and UNCG falling to 3rd, in the standings. Three teams are now tied for fourth place (WCU, Wofford, Furman) with identical 7-5 conference records, with 6 conference games remaining to be played before the conference tournament. ETSU, Mercer, The Citadel, and VMI fill out the 7-10 positions, on the "Road to Asheville".</span></span></p><p></p><p><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></span></p><p><b><span style="font-family: inherit;">Saturday's results:</span></b></p><p><b style="background-color: white; font-family: inherit;">Samford 102 - VMI 63</b></p><p><span style="background-color: white; font-family: inherit;">The Bulldogs broke 100 points today against the helpless Keydets as Jaden Campbell and Rylan Jones each scored 16 points to lead Samford's defeat of VMI 102-63 in Lexington. Campbell shot 5 of 6 from the field and 4 for 4 from the charity stripe, while Jones was 6 for 8, including 3 for 5 from beyond the arc. A.J. Staton-McCray had 13 points and was 5 of 6 shooting and 3 of 6 from the free throw line. Taeshaud Jackson finished with 16 points and seven rebounds for the Keydets and Corey Chesley also scored 16 points for VMI off the bench. Samford took the lead with 19:47 left in the first half and did not give it up. </span></p><p><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /><b>Mercer 46 - Western Carolina 79<br /></b>Vonterius Woolbright scored 16 points, pulled down 10 rebounds, and posted 10 assists for his third triple-double of the season as he led the Catamounts over Mercer 79-46 on Saturday in Cullowhee. With the game tied early at 4-4, the Cats hit a three-pointer and never gave up the lead in a dominating performance against the Bears as they swept the series with Mercer this season. Tre Jackson also scored 16 points while shooting 6 for 11, including 4 for 6 from beyond the arc. Kamar Robertson shot 7 for 11, including 1 for 4 from beyond the arc to finish with 15 points. The Bears were led in scoring by David Thomas, who finished with 18 points.<br /><br /><b>Chattanooga 89 - UNCG 61<br /></b>The Moc's Trey Bonham scored 31 points to led Chattanooga past UNCG 89-61 on Saturday night in Greensboro. Honor Huff scored 19 points while shooting 6 for 11, including 6 for 10 from beyond the arc, as Myles Che went 6 of 8 from the field, finishing with 14 points. For the Spartans. Mikeal Brown-Jones finished with 25 points and eight rebounds, while Keyshaun Langley added 12 points and four assists. Chattanooga's win over the Spartans elevated the Mocs to 2d place in the standings, behind Samford with UNCG dropping to third place. <br /><br /><b>Furman 65 - ETSU 63<br /></b>Recovering from an unexpected loss to Mercer on Wednesday night, the Paladins traveled to Johnson City and once again pulled off a win in the last seconds of a game, this time JP Pegues sealed the victory with a free throw with 1.8 seconds remaining as the Paladins took down ETSU 65-63 on Saturday night. In addition to Pegues' 15 points, Marcus Foster added 11 points, shooting 4 for 10, including 1 for 4 from beyond the arc, and eight rebounds. Tyrese Hughey finished 3 of 3 from the field to finish with eight points. For the home-standing Bucs, Quimari Peterson put up 14 points and 6 rebounds as Jadyn Parker added 13 points, nine rebounds, and five blocks. Jaden Seymour's dunk with 1:03 to play gave ETSU a 63-61 lead, but Pegues was fouled on a 3-point shot and made 2-of-3 free throws to tie the game. Seymour then missed a go-ahead jumper on the other end but Pegues was fouled and hit the winning foul shots.<br /><br /><b>The Citadel 54 - Wofford 77</b><br />The home-standing Terriers defeated the Citadel 77-54 in Spartanburg on Saturday night, in the final SoCon game of the day. The Terriers hit 11 of 26 from beyond the three-point line (42.3%) hitting 53% overall in field goals, while picking up 12 points off 12 turnovers by the Bulldogs. Dillon Bailey and Belal El Shakery both posted 15 points to lead the Terriers in scoring and AJ Smith lead all scorers with 27 points for the Bulldogs and Madison Durr added 17 points for the Citadel in their losing effort. </span></span></p><p><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></span></p><p><span style="background-color: white;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3lVUrM1ehsLIOqozNFqAmQjbYa8rC2XGWvTeWwYttm0wzvzpGscB2_OIDxRixLuyRTo4FV82A-QRwJK4XbCiGcKKZpEnBnPVqWQT1GjzbOijnhsWY5bTs3qDK9zBjL2xzoEaTDeyPJPySpf7-2XjhyphenhyphencSuOJOMg68EMfk3vXxP9BNlAi5CXPoCJlBkfOg/s281/Road%20to%20Asheville.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="267" data-original-width="281" height="267" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3lVUrM1ehsLIOqozNFqAmQjbYa8rC2XGWvTeWwYttm0wzvzpGscB2_OIDxRixLuyRTo4FV82A-QRwJK4XbCiGcKKZpEnBnPVqWQT1GjzbOijnhsWY5bTs3qDK9zBjL2xzoEaTDeyPJPySpf7-2XjhyphenhyphencSuOJOMg68EMfk3vXxP9BNlAi5CXPoCJlBkfOg/s1600/Road%20to%20Asheville.JPG" width="281" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span><p></p>Jerry Lovehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09525326869088430021noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6935783792099475478.post-34216675374972934102024-02-10T17:13:00.003-05:002024-02-10T17:13:43.661-05:00WCU Player of the Game (Mercer) Woolbright<div><br /></div><div><a href="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-U2wd22LOrVo/VCiLkNx8XcI/AAAAAAAAB7s/jEitme8jLzg/s320/Purple%2B%26%2BGold%2Bplayer.JPG" style="clear: left; display: inline; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="195" data-original-width="320" height="195" src="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-U2wd22LOrVo/VCiLkNx8XcI/AAAAAAAAB7s/jEitme8jLzg/w320-h195/Purple%2B%26%2BGold%2Bplayer.JPG" width="320" /></a><p><br /></p><p><span style="background-color: white; font-family: inherit; font-style: italic;"><i><b><br /></b></i></span></p><p><span style="background-color: white; font-family: inherit; font-style: italic;"><i><b>Purple & Gold's</b></i></span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: inherit; font-style: italic;"> </span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: inherit;"><b>Catamount "</b></span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: inherit;"><b>Player of the Game</b>"</span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: inherit;"> for t<span style="font-family: inherit;">he Mercer Bears basketball game</span></span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"> on</span> February 10th in the Ramsey Center, </span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: inherit;">is senior guard <b>Vonterius Woolbright. </b> </span></p><div><div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://a.espncdn.com/combiner/i?img=/i/headshots/mens-college-basketball/players/full/4897357.png&w=350&h=254" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="254" data-original-width="350" height="196" src="https://a.espncdn.com/combiner/i?img=/i/headshots/mens-college-basketball/players/full/4897357.png&w=350&h=254" width="271" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div></span><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="background-color: white;"><b><div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="background-color: white;"><b><br /></b></span></span></span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="background-color: white;"><b><br /></b></span></span></span></span></div>Vonterius Woolbright</b> </span></span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: inherit;">tallied a SoCon-leading third triple</span></span></span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: inherit;">-double </span><span style="background-color: white;">of the season</span><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">, with 16 points, 10 rebounds, and 10 assists against the Bears In Saturday's game in Cullowhee. </span></span></div><div><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="background-color: white;">Woolbright hit 4 of 15 field goals and went 8 of 10 at the charity stripe. Wo</span><span style="background-color: white;">olbright's rebounds consisted of 7 defensive rebounds and 3 offensive rebounds for a total of 11, he also had 10 assists in the game to round out the triple-double.</span></span></div></div><div><br /></div><div><span style="background-color: white; font-family: inherit;">Our congratulations to </span><b style="font-family: inherit;">Vonterius Woolbright</b><span style="background-color: white; font-family: inherit;"> on his selection as </span><b style="font-family: inherit;">Player of the Game. </b></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://catamountsports.com/images/2023/10/25/2023_PRE_MBKAllSoCon_FRONT.png?preset=large.socialmediaimage" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="450" data-original-width="800" height="360" src="https://catamountsports.com/images/2023/10/25/2023_PRE_MBKAllSoCon_FRONT.png?preset=large.socialmediaimage" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://content.sportslogos.net/logos/35/2724/full/western_carolina_catamounts_logo_wordmark_2018_sportslogosnet-7695.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="119" data-original-width="901" height="85" src="https://content.sportslogos.net/logos/35/2724/full/western_carolina_catamounts_logo_wordmark_2018_sportslogosnet-7695.png" width="640" /></a></div></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;"> </span></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://dxbhsrqyrr690.cloudfront.net/sidearm.nextgen.sites/catamountsports.com/images/2022/11/1<div class=" separator="" style="clear: both;"></a></div><br />
</div>Jerry Lovehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09525326869088430021noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6935783792099475478.post-82495403243325519392024-02-09T21:40:00.006-05:002024-02-09T21:42:03.548-05:00Game #25 - Mercer Bears (SoCon Game of the Week)<div><a href="https://www.mercer.edu/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/cropped-android-chrome-512x512.png" style="clear: left; display: inline; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="512" data-original-width="512" height="109" src="https://www.mercer.edu/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/cropped-android-chrome-512x512.png" width="109" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><b>Who</b>: Mercer Bears</div><b>
Where</b>: Ramsey Center, Cullowhee, NC<br /><b>
When</b>: Saturday, February 10, 2023<br /><b>
Time</b>: 3 pm<br /><b>
Radio</b>: <a href="https://portal.stretchinternet.com/wcu/" target="_blank">Catamount Sports Network</a><br /><b>
TV/Video</b>:<a href="https://www.espn.com/watch/player/_/eventCalendarId/401587945?gameId=401587945&sourceLang=en&om-navmethod=espn%3Aglobalsearch%3Aresults" target="_blank"> ESPN+</a><span style="font-family: inherit;"> / Nexstar</span><br /><b>
Live Stats</b>: <a href="https://catamountsports.com/sidearmstats/mbball/summary" target="_blank">Live Stats</a><br /><b>
Enrollment</b>: 9,024<br /><b>
Nickname</b>: Bears<br /><b>
Colors</b>: Black and Orange<br />
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Head Coach</b>: <span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="background-color: white;"><a href="https://mercerbears.com/sports/mens-basketball/roster/coaches/greg-gary/2914" target="_blank">Greg Gary</a> </span><span style="background-color: white;">begins his fifth season leading the Mercer men’s program in 2023-24. Gary’s squads have recorded 65 wins in his first four seasons. The 51 wins earned in his first three seasons are the most by any coach in school history.</span></span><br style="animation: auto ease 0s 1 normal none running none; background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: montserrat, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; overflow-wrap: break-word; transition: none 0s ease 0s;" />
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Gary's Record at Mercer</b>: 73-70 (fifth season)<div><b>
Gary's Record vs. WCU</b>: 6-7<br /><b><br /></b></div><div><b>Gray's Record vs. ETSU</b>: 4-2</div><div>
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Mercer Current Record</b>: 11-13 overall, 7-5 home, 3-7 away, 1-1 neutral, 4-7 SoCon.<br /><b>
Mercer Last Season's Record</b>: 14-19 overall, 7-7 home, 4-10 away, 3-2 neutral, 6-12 SoCon.<br />
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The Series</b>: Western owns a 15-13 overall record against the Mercer Bears. The Cats are 7-3 in the last ten games vs. Mercer and are 8-3 in games played in Cullowhee. The Cats have won 4 of the last 5 games and come into this game riding a three-game winning streak with the Bears. </div><div><br /></div><div><span face="Montserrat, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; font-family: inherit;">Saturday's game is the <b>Ingles SoCon Game of the Week</b> with an over-the-air broadcast on the Nexstar family of stations </span></div><div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /><span style="font-family: inherit;">#The Bears are led by redshirt senior forward Jalyn McCreary at 15.5 points and 5.2 rebounds per game, ranking eighth and 17th in the SoCon, respectively. He is also tied for third in the conference with 1.5 steals per game and sixth with an average of 1.2 blocks per contest. Freshman forward Jake Davis (9.8 ppg) and grad transfer Robby Carmody (9.5 ppg) are just below the 10-point threshold.
Under fifth-year head coach Greg Gary, the Bears were picked sixth in the preseason SoCon coaches poll and were tagged seventh in the media tabulation, recording one of the 17 first-place votes."</span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: inherit;">Mercer Comes into the game riding a two-game conference win streak, with victories over VMI and Furman, both in the friendly confines of Hawkins Arena in Macon. The Bears are 2-3 in conference road games so far this season. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiZBbHJkdVSBohp2rsJUJfVnu-nziUjk2-1WH0ASH_xnkT3eE5pF_gljUUhnif4yLaOXnhUwZbnq3vVoc8VRxQYLKtf8oiBDdBAn_TL-ypwta0ye93ZrvSjpqeledQUM3QYkI3tI5MRDItPAToo2ZRNEEyLsCswhOLasCUy-4PCMQsth777INGew2BOpo/s1280/mercer.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="720" data-original-width="1280" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiZBbHJkdVSBohp2rsJUJfVnu-nziUjk2-1WH0ASH_xnkT3eE5pF_gljUUhnif4yLaOXnhUwZbnq3vVoc8VRxQYLKtf8oiBDdBAn_TL-ypwta0ye93ZrvSjpqeledQUM3QYkI3tI5MRDItPAToo2ZRNEEyLsCswhOLasCUy-4PCMQsth777INGew2BOpo/w400-h225/mercer.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>Jerry Lovehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09525326869088430021noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6935783792099475478.post-42949714646329060122024-02-08T09:41:00.001-05:002024-02-08T10:00:09.129-05:00Scanning the SoCon (2-10-24)<p> </p><h3 class="Card__Header__Title Card__Header__Title--no-theme" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #151617; line-height: 20px; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: small;">Saturday, February 10, 2024</span></h3><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlt6XHFORlwWVMtLkFQVin51NTUeYAcuxQY4QyzoVhs5oWFDQSkBn8xwun4S3CZ1y8wAdgc24BSMqeioXcFz39LP-IK5pnk_LvhQMLfrpsXgY2H7kEu1OUlhTqIMSLxPLoOS7kqGZWqNFDAf_nsBqvYrSDG05V29eQj72cFQ5A-878Uj8n5r6VdC9Zn4U/s247/scanning%20the%20SoCon.JPG" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="153" data-original-width="247" height="173" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlt6XHFORlwWVMtLkFQVin51NTUeYAcuxQY4QyzoVhs5oWFDQSkBn8xwun4S3CZ1y8wAdgc24BSMqeioXcFz39LP-IK5pnk_LvhQMLfrpsXgY2H7kEu1OUlhTqIMSLxPLoOS7kqGZWqNFDAf_nsBqvYrSDG05V29eQj72cFQ5A-878Uj8n5r6VdC9Zn4U/w280-h173/scanning%20the%20SoCon.JPG" width="280" /></a></div><br /></div><div>All ten teams will be in action on Saturday, with Samford at VMI to tip off the day's play. Following that action, one game starts at 3 pm start time, with Western Carolina hosting Mercer and then an hour later (4 pm) Chattanooga travels to Greensboro. Furman is at Freedom Hall to face the ETSU Bucs at 6 pm on the CBS Sports Network, then Wofford hosts The Citadel at 7 pm in Spartanburg. ESPN projects Samford, Western Carolina, UNCG, ETSU, and Wofford to win their respective games, on the "Road to Asheville".</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><div>-1:00 PM - Watch on ESPN+</div><div><b>Samford </b>(20-3, 9-1 SoCon) at <b>VMI </b>(4-19, 1-9 SoCon)</div><div>Cameron Hall - Lexington, VA</div><div><br /></div><div>-3:00 PM - Watch on ESPN+</div><div><b>Mercer </b>(11-13, 4-7 SoCon) at <b>Western Carolina </b>(17-7, 6-5 SoCon)</div><div>Ramsey Center - Cullowhee, NC</div><div><br /></div><div>-4:00 PM - Watch on ESPN+</div><div><b>Chattanooga </b>(15-8, 7-3 SoCon) at <b>UNCG </b>(17-6, 8-2 SoCon)</div><div>Greensboro Coliseum - Greensboro, NC</div><div><br /></div><div>-6:00 PM - Watch on CBSSN</div><div><b>Furman </b>(12-12, 6-5 SoCon) at <b>ETSU </b>(13-11, 5-6 SoCon)</div><div>Freedom Hall - Johnson City, TN</div><div><br /></div><div>-7:00 PM - Watch on ESPN+</div><div><b>The Citadel</b> (9-15, 1-10 SoCon) at <b>Wofford </b>(13-11, 6-5 SoCon)</div><div>Richardson Indoor Stadium - Spartanburg, SC</div></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPS8MCpGc9SQj4cAIgkVfnknvEuQXYLe20YgPM6EVkmURUEM9myL-Z_PHqa8qaB5QwNWGUPeqHDJSy3IONewDEXIMRXWXeIYWNB2hzTN2dPJHR-g3LW6Vbd8BYupiWHHqBmPo41kFqkqIzz8pYe8XClX3vvBnGkP-q0fS5hHlT9Tq_d2tZBng_IFRessA/s281/Road%20to%20Asheville.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="267" data-original-width="281" height="267" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPS8MCpGc9SQj4cAIgkVfnknvEuQXYLe20YgPM6EVkmURUEM9myL-Z_PHqa8qaB5QwNWGUPeqHDJSy3IONewDEXIMRXWXeIYWNB2hzTN2dPJHR-g3LW6Vbd8BYupiWHHqBmPo41kFqkqIzz8pYe8XClX3vvBnGkP-q0fS5hHlT9Tq_d2tZBng_IFRessA/s1600/Road%20to%20Asheville.JPG" width="281" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div>Jerry Lovehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09525326869088430021noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6935783792099475478.post-5024970343054497192024-02-07T21:33:00.004-05:002024-02-07T21:33:47.586-05:00WCU Player of the Game (vs. The Citadel ) Woolbright<div><br /></div><div><a href="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-U2wd22LOrVo/VCiLkNx8XcI/AAAAAAAAB7s/jEitme8jLzg/s320/Purple%2B%26%2BGold%2Bplayer.JPG" style="clear: left; display: inline; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="195" data-original-width="320" height="195" src="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-U2wd22LOrVo/VCiLkNx8XcI/AAAAAAAAB7s/jEitme8jLzg/w320-h195/Purple%2B%26%2BGold%2Bplayer.JPG" width="320" /></a><p><br /></p><p><span style="background-color: white; font-family: inherit; font-style: italic;"><i><b><br /></b></i></span></p><p><span style="background-color: white; font-family: inherit; font-style: italic;"><i><b>Purple & Gold's</b></i></span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: inherit; font-style: italic;"> </span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: inherit;"><b>Catamount "</b></span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: inherit;"><b>Player of the Game</b>"</span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: inherit;"> for <span style="font-family: inherit;">The Citadel Bulldogs basketball game</span></span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"> on</span> February 7th in the Ramsey Center, </span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: inherit;">is senior guard <b>Vonterius Woolbright. </b> </span></p><div><div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://a.espncdn.com/combiner/i?img=/i/headshots/mens-college-basketball/players/full/4897357.png&w=350&h=254" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="254" data-original-width="350" height="196" src="https://a.espncdn.com/combiner/i?img=/i/headshots/mens-college-basketball/players/full/4897357.png&w=350&h=254" width="271" /></a></div><div><br /></div></span><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="background-color: white;"><b>Vonterius Woolbright</b> </span></span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: inherit;">tallied a SoCon-leading twentieth</span></span></span><span style="background-color: white;"> </span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: inherit;">double-double </span><span style="background-color: white;">of the season</span><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">, with a game-high 27 points and 11 rebounds against the Bulldogs on Wednesday night in Cullowhee. </span></span></div><div><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="background-color: white;">Woolbright hit 11 of 19 field goals and went 5 for 9 at the charity stripe. Wo</span><span style="background-color: white;">olbright's rebounds consisted of 8 defensive rebounds and 3 offensive rebounds for a total of 11, he also had 3 assists in the game.</span></span></div></div><div><br /></div><div><span style="background-color: white; font-family: inherit;">Our congratulations to </span><b style="font-family: inherit;">Vonterius Woolbright</b><span style="background-color: white; font-family: inherit;"> on his selection as </span><b style="font-family: inherit;">Player of the Game. </b></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://pbs.twimg.com/media/GFrQkT6bAAAP_Rq?format=jpg&name=small" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="383" data-original-width="680" height="383" src="https://pbs.twimg.com/media/GFrQkT6bAAAP_Rq?format=jpg&name=small" width="680" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://content.sportslogos.net/logos/35/2724/full/western_carolina_catamounts_logo_wordmark_2018_sportslogosnet-7695.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="119" data-original-width="901" height="85" src="https://content.sportslogos.net/logos/35/2724/full/western_carolina_catamounts_logo_wordmark_2018_sportslogosnet-7695.png" width="640" /></a></div></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;"> </span></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://dxbhsrqyrr690.cloudfront.net/sidearm.nextgen.sites/catamountsports.com/images/2022/11/1<div class=" separator="" style="clear: both;"></a></div><br />
</div>Jerry Lovehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09525326869088430021noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6935783792099475478.post-36226683935423889402024-02-05T07:15:00.000-05:002024-02-05T07:15:48.099-05:00SoCon Men's Basketball Power Rankings (2-5-24)<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-2-O9d4kTgR4/YE5VH8UfSXI/AAAAAAAAGus/1ZaehYV4TnsP4UhHdflDGvArHpYO9HiJwCLcBGAsYHQ/s328/power%2Branking.JPG" style="clear: left; display: inline; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="198" data-original-width="328" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-2-O9d4kTgR4/YE5VH8UfSXI/AAAAAAAAGus/1ZaehYV4TnsP4UhHdflDGvArHpYO9HiJwCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/power%2Branking.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div>Welcome to<b> <i>Purple & Gold's</i></b> <b>2024 SoCon Men's Basketball Power Rankings</b></span></div><div>
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><br />This is the Monday, Feb. 5, 2024, <b>SoCon Basketball Power Rankings</b>.<b> </b>Last week's ranking in parentheses. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: x-small;"> </span><span style="font-family: inherit;"> </span></div><div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span> </span>1. <span style="background-color: white;">(1) </span><b>Samford</b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="background-color: white;"> 2. (3) </span><b style="background-color: white;">UNCG</b></span></div><div style="background-color: white;"></div><div style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"> 3. (2) </span><b style="font-family: inherit;">Chattanooga </b></div><div style="background-color: white;"><div><span style="font-family: inherit;"> 4</span><span>. (6) </span><b style="font-family: inherit;">Wofford</b></div><div><span style="font-family: inherit;"> 5</span><span style="font-family: inherit;">. (4) </span><b style="font-family: inherit;">Furman</b><span style="font-family: inherit;"> </span></div></div><div style="background-color: white;"><div><span style="font-family: inherit;"> 6</span><span style="font-family: inherit;">. (5) </span><b style="font-family: inherit;">Western Carolina </b></div><div><span style="font-family: inherit;"> </span><span style="font-family: inherit;"> 7. (7) </span><b style="font-family: inherit;">ETSU </b><span style="font-family: inherit;"> </span></div></div><div style="background-color: white;"><span face=""arial" , "tahoma" , "helvetica" , "freesans" , sans-serif"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span face=""arial" , "tahoma" , "helvetica" , "freesans" , sans-serif"><span face="arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif"><span face="arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif"><span face="arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif"><span face="arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif"><div><span style="background-color: transparent;"> 8</span><span style="background-color: transparent;">. (8) </span><b style="background-color: transparent;">Mercer</b></div><div><span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: inherit;"> 9. (10) </span><b style="background-color: transparent; font-family: inherit;">The Citadel </b></div><div><span face=""arial" , "tahoma" , "helvetica" , "freesans" , sans-serif"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><div><span face="arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif"><span face="arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif"><span style="background-color: transparent;"><span face="arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif"><div></div></span></span></span></span></div></span></span></div><div><span><span face=""arial" , "tahoma" , "helvetica" , "freesans" , sans-serif"><span><span><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span><span face=""arial" , "tahoma" , "helvetica" , "freesans" , sans-serif"><span><span><span><span><span face="arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif"><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span face="arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif"><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span face="arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif"><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span face="arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif"><span><span><span><span><span style="font-family: inherit;"></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div><div><span style="background-color: transparent;"> 10</span><span style="background-color: transparent;">. (9) </span><b style="background-color: transparent;">VMI</b></div><div><b style="background-color: transparent; font-family: inherit;"><span style="background-color: transparent;"> </span> <br /></b></div></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div><div><div><span><span face=""arial" , "tahoma" , "helvetica" , "freesans" , sans-serif" style="background-color: white;"><span><span><span style="font-family: inherit;"><div><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span face="arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif"><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span face="arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif"><span><span><span><span><span><span style="background-color: transparent;"><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span face="arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif"><span><span><span><span><span><div></div><div><span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: inherit;"> </span></div></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div></span></span></span></span></span></div><div><span><span><span><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span face="arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif" style="background-color: white;"><div><span><div><br /></div></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCYdJppMlHxXherotMWgXr9ChwOqUWlkiEHwTqhqzSBwNSF9lWZSedUyhpfB0pn5QYWJlNodZpyJUOJwm8UrmKjQIIjaenIF31dhwFmb_teGBU1EtA51yNYevbNU37jfXjI8f_R30zhFV4F4JG5_WaxwIjbKm44ROjluIsoLetb-YMb4-LhTx2vrEfvHM/s292/SoCon%20MBB.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="279" data-original-width="292" height="244" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCYdJppMlHxXherotMWgXr9ChwOqUWlkiEHwTqhqzSBwNSF9lWZSedUyhpfB0pn5QYWJlNodZpyJUOJwm8UrmKjQIIjaenIF31dhwFmb_teGBU1EtA51yNYevbNU37jfXjI8f_R30zhFV4F4JG5_WaxwIjbKm44ROjluIsoLetb-YMb4-LhTx2vrEfvHM/w255-h244/SoCon%20MBB.JPG" width="255" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></span></span></span></span></span></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span color="rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.83921568627451)" face="arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif"></span></span></div></div></div>Jerry Lovehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09525326869088430021noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6935783792099475478.post-74424075846089290282024-01-31T16:11:00.000-05:002024-01-31T16:11:02.179-05:00Scanning the SoCon (1-31-24)<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWOIFg37AWN3Na7EqpKIh3rv3TLgOlBmYHjOyr029PWE21438cuykRpH-U4WGf2-VvFjpSkoPnxF1JZm_9Y1kOHGsq7v4GMTriIqfkLtK9PegDOR6Tn9mJsMHvct6vV8diZOIOKVWjZFY-VGThUyC08h9BDYdHY7F7rhoCED8fbn6eufT-eyQEgl8cxF4/s264/scannin%20SoCon.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="160" data-original-width="264" height="160" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWOIFg37AWN3Na7EqpKIh3rv3TLgOlBmYHjOyr029PWE21438cuykRpH-U4WGf2-VvFjpSkoPnxF1JZm_9Y1kOHGsq7v4GMTriIqfkLtK9PegDOR6Tn9mJsMHvct6vV8diZOIOKVWjZFY-VGThUyC08h9BDYdHY7F7rhoCED8fbn6eufT-eyQEgl8cxF4/s1600/scannin%20SoCon.jpg" width="264" /></a></div><span style="background-color: white;"> <span style="font-weight: 700;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Wednesday, January 31, 2024 <br /></span></span></span><p></p><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">All ten teams are in conference action on Wednesday night, as the Spartans are on the road to Virginia looking to bounce back from their loss to Mercer on Saturday and remain in the hunt for a regular season championship, as the Keydets seek to pick up conference win number 2. With identical 2-6 conference records, the Bucs are in Macon for a showdown with the Mercer Bears as both teams look to move out of the seventh position in the standings. Furman hopes to return to the win column as they travel to Charleston to face the Bulldogs who are tied with VMI for last place in the standings with 1-7 records. The Mocs cross the mountains to the Cullowhee valley to face the Catamounts as they put their four game win streak on the line. In the final tipoff of the night, a surprising Terrier teams visits Homewood, AL to face off with the league leading Samford Bulldogs and their undefeated record inside the Hanna Center this season, on the "Road to Asheville"<br style="max-height: 1e+06px; overflow-wrap: break-word;" /><br style="max-height: 1e+06px; overflow-wrap: break-word;" /><br style="max-height: 1e+06px; overflow-wrap: break-word;" />-6:00 PM ESPN+<br style="max-height: 1e+06px; overflow-wrap: break-word;" /><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: 0px 0px; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; font-weight: 700; margin: 0px; max-height: 1e+06px; outline: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px;">UNCG </span>(15-6. 6-2 SoCon) at <span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: 0px 0px; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; font-weight: 700; margin: 0px; max-height: 1e+06px; outline: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px;">VMI </span>(4-17, 1-7 SoCon)<br style="max-height: 1e+06px; overflow-wrap: break-word;" />Cameron Hall - Lexington, VA<br style="max-height: 1e+06px; overflow-wrap: break-word;" /><br style="max-height: 1e+06px; overflow-wrap: break-word;" />-7:00 PM ESPN+<br style="max-height: 1e+06px; overflow-wrap: break-word;" /><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: 0px 0px; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; font-weight: 700; margin: 0px; max-height: 1e+06px; outline: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px;">ETSU </span>(10-11, 2-6 SoCon) at <span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: 0px 0px; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; font-weight: 700; margin: 0px; max-height: 1e+06px; outline: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px;">Mercer </span>(9-12, 2-6 SoCon)<br style="max-height: 1e+06px; overflow-wrap: break-word;" />Hawkins Arena - Macon, GA<br style="max-height: 1e+06px; overflow-wrap: break-word;" /><br style="max-height: 1e+06px; overflow-wrap: break-word;" />-7:00 PM on ESPN+<br style="max-height: 1e+06px; overflow-wrap: break-word;" /><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: 0px 0px; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; font-weight: 700; margin: 0px; max-height: 1e+06px; outline: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px;">Furman </span>(11-10, 5-3 SoCon) at <span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: 0px 0px; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; font-weight: 700; margin: 0px; max-height: 1e+06px; outline: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px;">The Citadel</span> (9-12, 1-7 SoCon)<br style="max-height: 1e+06px; overflow-wrap: break-word;" />McAlister Field House - Charleston, SC<br style="max-height: 1e+06px; overflow-wrap: break-word;" /><br style="max-height: 1e+06px; overflow-wrap: break-word;" />-7:00 PM ESPN+<br style="max-height: 1e+06px; overflow-wrap: break-word;" /><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: 0px 0px; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; font-weight: 700; margin: 0px; max-height: 1e+06px; outline: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px;">Chattanooga </span>(14-7, 6-2 SoCon) at <span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: 0px 0px; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; font-weight: 700; margin: 0px; max-height: 1e+06px; outline: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px;">Western Carolina</span> (16-5, 5-3 SoCon)<br style="max-height: 1e+06px; overflow-wrap: break-word;" />Ramsey Regional Activity Center - Cullowhee, NC<br style="max-height: 1e+06px; overflow-wrap: break-word;" /><br style="max-height: 1e+06px; overflow-wrap: break-word;" />-7:30 PM ESPN+<br style="max-height: 1e+06px; overflow-wrap: break-word;" /><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: 0px 0px; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; font-weight: 700; margin: 0px; max-height: 1e+06px; outline: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px;">Wofford </span>(12-9, 5-3 SoCon) at <span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: 0px 0px; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; font-weight: 700; margin: 0px; max-height: 1e+06px; outline: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px;">Samford</span><i style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: 0px 0px; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; margin: 0px; max-height: 1e+06px; outline: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px;"> </i>(18-3, 7-1 SoCon)<br style="max-height: 1e+06px; overflow-wrap: break-word;" />Pete Hanna Center - Homewood, AL</span></span><div><br /><div><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span style="background-color: white;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPS8MCpGc9SQj4cAIgkVfnknvEuQXYLe20YgPM6EVkmURUEM9myL-Z_PHqa8qaB5QwNWGUPeqHDJSy3IONewDEXIMRXWXeIYWNB2hzTN2dPJHR-g3LW6Vbd8BYupiWHHqBmPo41kFqkqIzz8pYe8XClX3vvBnGkP-q0fS5hHlT9Tq_d2tZBng_IFRessA/s281/Road%20to%20Asheville.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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color: #245594;" target="_blank">C<b>atamount Sports Network</b></a><br style="background-color: white;" /><b style="background-color: white;">Video/TV</b><span style="background-color: white;">: </span><a href="https://www.espn.com/watch/player/_/eventCalendarId/401587930?gameId=401587930&sourceLang=en&om-navmethod=espn%3Aglobalsearch%3Aresults" target="_blank">ESPN+</a><br style="background-color: white;" /><b style="background-color: white;">Live Stats</b><span style="background-color: white;">: </span><a href="https://catamountsports.com/sidearmstats/mbball/summary" target="_blank">Live Stats</a><a href="http:" style="background-color: white; color: #245594; text-decoration-line: none;"><br /></a><b style="background-color: white;">Enrollment</b><span style="background-color: white;">: 11,400</span><br style="background-color: white;" /><b style="background-color: white;">Nickname</b><span style="background-color: white;">: Mocs</span><br style="background-color: white;" /><b style="background-color: white;">Colors</b><span style="background-color: white;">: Blue and Gold</span></span></p><div style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><b>Head Coach</b>: <b>Dan Earl - </b>Earl came to Chattanooga after a 7-year stint leading the VMI Keydets</span></div><div style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><b><br />Earl's Record at VMI</b>: 14-7 (1st season)<br /><b>Earl's Record vs. WCU</b>: 7-8 (at VMI)<br /><b>Gray's Record vs. UTC</b>: 3-1</span></div><div style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><b>Chattanooga's Current Record</b>: 14-7 overall, 9-7 home, 6-9 away, 0-0 neutral, 6-2 SoCon<br /><b>Chattanooga's Last Season Record</b>: 18-17 overall, 4-5 home, 0-9 away, 3-1 neutral, 7-11 conference.<br /><br /><b>The Series</b>: Western owns a 30-70 record versus the Mocs in a series that tipped off in 1969, and are 5-5 in the last 10 games played. The Cats are 24-24 in games played in Cullowhee. The two teams split the wins last season, each winning on their home court.</span></div><div style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">The Mocs were picked to finish 5th by both the coaches and media in preseason polling and sophomore guard Honor Huff was selected preseason all-conference. The Mocs are currently 3d in offense in the SoCon, posting an average of 79 points per game, and 4th in scoring defense, giving up 69.8 points per game. </span></div><div style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Honor Huff leads the Mocs in scoring posting an average of 15.6 points per game (7th). </span><span style="background-color: transparent;">Chattanooga’s Trey Bonham entered the Mocs’
lineup after missing the first nine games and has
become one of the top scorers in the conference.
Bonham has scored in double figures in nine of the 10
games that he has played in, including 20 or more in
four of those contests.</span></div><div style="background-color: white;"><span style="background-color: transparent;"><br /></span></div><div style="background-color: white;"><span style="background-color: transparent;">Currently, the Mocs are tied at 4-2 (in conference) with Western, Furman, and Wofford. The Mocs come into the game on a 4 game winning streak, having beat Mercer, ETSU, Wofford, and The Citadel (three of the four games were played on the road for the Mocs).</span></div><div style="background-color: white;"><span style="background-color: transparent;"><br /></span></div><div style="background-color: white;"><span style="background-color: transparent;"><br /></span></div><div style="background-color: white;"><span style="background-color: transparent;"><br /></span></div><div style="background-color: white;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://s.secure.espncdn.com/stitcher/artwork/16x9.jpg?height=720&width=1280&cb=12&templateId=espn.core.dtc.large.16x9.1&source=https%3A%2F%2Fartwork.espncdn.com%2Fevents%2F401589224%2F16x9%2F1280x720_20240123220136.jpg&showBadge=true&package=ESPN_PLUS" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="450" data-original-width="800" height="225" src="https://s.secure.espncdn.com/stitcher/artwork/16x9.jpg?height=720&width=1280&cb=12&templateId=espn.core.dtc.large.16x9.1&source=https%3A%2F%2Fartwork.espncdn.com%2Fevents%2F401589224%2F16x9%2F1280x720_20240123220136.jpg&showBadge=true&package=ESPN_PLUS" width="400" /></a></div></div><p><br /></p>Jerry Lovehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09525326869088430021noreply@blogger.com0