WVIAC - Season #82 Topic

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4
. West Virginia Intercollegiate Athletic Conference: 34 recruits, 359 points

19. Davis and Elkins: 4 recruits, 458 points, West Virginia Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
28. Ohio Valley: 4 recruits, 443 points, West Virginia Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
7/13/2015 9:34 AM
Mully's Fearless Predictions.



 
This Season   Last Season
North Standings W L   W L
Concord * 13 3   14 2
D & E * 13 3   12 4
Fairmont 9 7   7 9
Bluefield 7 9   10 6
Alderson-Broaddus 6 10   3 13
Glenville 5 11   3 13
  53 43   49 47
           
           
  This Season   Last Season
South Standings W L   W L
W. Va St. * 11 5   9 7
Shepherd * 10 6   14 2
Salem * 10 6   5 11
Ohio Valley 8 8   10 6
Charleston 4 12   9 7
W. Liberty 0 16   0 16
  43 53   47 49
           
* = NT berth projected


(I hate picking my team 1st!  arrgh)
         





7/14/2015 9:09 AM (edited)
I would like to suggest that WVSU's conference expected win total is low in the predictions. I'll go on record picking them to go 14-2. Otherwise I think the rest of the standings are pretty good. I am a little concerned about the mere 5 NT berths. I hope we see more than that!
7/14/2015 12:17 PM
I think you are right favre - but I can see losing to Concord, D&E, Salem, and Shepherd - so that's 4 losses right there.
7/14/2015 1:22 PM
Non-Conference Games and players of the Day 
7/15 :   #21 W. New Mexico 68 - #5 Concord 74 
The post tarv era begins with a thrilling victory over a ranked team.   Concord pounded the lanes, getting to the FT line 33 times while only attempting 2 three point shots.   Odinan Ahmed, the "Kenyan Minion", led the team with 21 points on 7-14 shooting.   WNM pulled within 4 point three times in the last two minutes but could not get over the hump and get into OT.

7/16 :   W. New Mexico 61 - Fairmont St. 70
Can we not have a game of the day? Out of 12 games this was the only outcome with less than a 10 point spread.   Was it interesting?  Not really.  Did any players have a great game?  NOT!   In fact,  other than W. New Mexico being listed in the game of the day for the second straight week,  there is absolutely nothing to talk about.    But good win none-the-less pumpkin!

7/17 :  UAM 64 - #21 Bluefield St. 71 (OT)
Down by 8 with 3:17 left in the game,  Bluefield put on a furious rally to send the game into OT.  It helped that UAM was completely inept in those last 3 minutes, only scoring 3 points.   The press was unimpressive and Bluefield went to the line 42 TIMES thanks to 33 fouls by UAM.

7/18 :  Bluefield St. 61 - Mount Olive 64 (OT)
Back to back nail-biters for haasdr.    This one was not so lucky.  Neither team shot worth a crap and committed 32 turnovers combined.   One could argue that neither team should have won.   Bluefield's leading scorer had 14 points but on 5-14 shooting...so nothing to write to mum about.    Let's see if they can have 3 OT games in a row!!!

7/19 :  CSU, San Bernardino 64 - D&E 62
D&E trailed the entire 2nd half until a basket by William Quinn put them up 59-57 with 3:16 left in the game.   Apparently the celebration was too much for them and they could only muster 3 more points the rest of the game.    The nail in the coffin by CSUSB occurred with a jumper from the FT line as time expired.    This one cold have gone either way.....it just went the other way.

7/20 :  California U. 53 - Glenville St. 56
A dominating defensive performance by Glenville, holding CU to 38% shooting and 5 FTs while committing only 8 fouls.   Despite the effort, they had to withstand a flurry of 3 point attempts (30) to seal the win.

7/21 :  #10 Concord 71 - #4 Lincoln 77
A battle of two top 10 teams didn't disappoint.  Concord had a slim 2 point lead at half-time thanks to strong guard play,  but Lincoln came out of the locker room on fire and took a 5 point lead just 5 minutes into the half.   The lead was 8 at the 6 minute make when Concord made their last stand.   They were able to pull within 2 several times but their defense could not make the stop needed to get the possession needed to tie.

7/22 :  U Pittsburgh, Johnstown 65 - Charleston 68
UPJ came out strong and built a 7 point half-time lead as Charleston couldn't hit the side of a barn.   Charleston stormed back in the 2nd half while dominating both the boards and the turnovers.   Offensively they had balanced scoring with three players scoring +14 points.  

7/23 :  #13 Concord 71 - Mercyhurst 69
Concord closed the first half on a 16-6 run to open up a 13 point lead at the half. The stingy zone defense of Concord held Mercyhurst to just under 38% shooting and they committed only 6 fouls leading to 5 FTA. The fortunes of Mercyhurst reversed from the floor in the second half as they began to find holes in the zone and converted 61.5% of their shots. Tied with 3:44 to go in the game, Mercyhurst soon seized their first lead since midway through the first half. The two teams exchanged points over the next few minutes keeping it close but Concord took the last possession with 14 seconds to go and Odinan Ahmed hit the game winner as time expired from the left block.  (thanks favre)

7/24 :  #6 W. Virginia St. 71 - U. of the Sciences 72 (OT)
A 7 point WVA St half-time lead fizzeled as their offense threw up a pathetic 17 points in the 2nd half.   As crappy as that was they still had the ball and a 3 point lead with 40 seconds left in the game.   But a TO and 3 point shot later (against a +5 defense) and the game was in OT where they went down like sheep.



Players of the Night: 
7/15 : Cory Johnson 26 points (pg - Shepherd) :  8-14 ; 1-1 from the arc ; 9-11 from the line ; 5 assists 
7/16 : Darryl Woods 23 points (c - W. Virginia St.) :  8-15 ; 0-0 from the arc ; 7-10 from the line ; 7 rebounds
7/17 : 
Seth Cates 29 points (sg - Bluefield St.) :  10-20 ; 3-6 from the arc ; 6-8 from the line ; 4 assists 
7/18 :
Paul Evans 23 points (sf - D&E) :  7-12 ; 7-12 from the arc ; 2-3 from the line ; 1 rebound
7/19 :
Brian Kehl 23 points (pg - Fairmont St.) :  7-10 ; 2-2 from the arc ; 7-9 from the line ; 3 assists
7/20 : John Scruggs 25 points (c - Concord) :  10-13 ; 0-0 from the arc ; 5-5 from the line ; 13 rebounds
7/21 : Cory Johnson 35 points (pg - Shepherd) :  11-22 ; 3-6 from the arc ; 10-11 from the line ; 5 steals
7/22 : Jerry Littell 22 points (pf - Shepherd) :  9-13 ; 0-0 from the arc ; 4-4 from the line ; 6 rebounds
7/23 : Stephen Keeling 22 points (pg - Ohio Valley) :  7-10 ; 2-3 from the arc ; 6-8 from the line ; 3 assists
7/24 : Mark Meserve 19 points (c - ABC) :  7-14 ; 0-0 from the arc ; 5-7 from the line ; 12 rebounds       

7/24/2015 9:30 AM (edited)
If you think we are going to win 7 conference games with 8 underclassmen you are sadly mistaken!!
7/14/2015 3:33 PM
Don't scare us like that mully! Vergara pre-sim pick for player of the night. Didn't he graduate?!?
7/14/2015 4:55 PM
Five NT bids looks low to me - usually a .500 conference record with the relative strength of the conference is enough to get into the Big Dance.  I went back through the records and the WVIAC has sent at least six teams to the NT each of the last six seasons.

I do think you are right about Ohio Valley being at risk for missing the NT this season.  I hope to prove you wrong, but it's going to be close - especially since I forgot to fill out my non-con schedule this season.
7/14/2015 7:23 PM
Standings after Non-Conf Play

North Standings
 
School Coach Conf.
W-L
Overall
W-L
Home
W-L
Road
W-L
Top 25
W-L
Last 10 STRK RPI SOS
#22 Fairmont St. dirtbag13 0-0 10-0 1-0 9-0 1-0 10-0 W10 27 138
Bluefield St. haasdr 0-0 9-1 2-0 7-1 0-0 9-1 W6 73 235
#10 Concord redshaw77 0-0 9-1 5-0 4-1 1-1 9-1 W3 5 36
#21 Davis and Elkins pkoopman 0-0 9-1 2-1 7-0 0-0 9-1 W5 62 193
Alderson-Broaddus tanner255 0-0 8-2 3-0 5-2 1-0 8-2 W6 36 113
Glenville St. franklynne 0-0 5-5 3-2 2-3 0-0 5-5 L2 175 196
 
 
 South Standings
 
School Coach Conf.
W-L
Overall
W-L
Home
W-L
Road
W-L
Top 25
W-L
Last 10 STRK RPI SOS
#19 Shepherd favre3xmvp 0-0 10-0 3-0 7-0 0-0 10-0 W10 66 242
#13 Salem International rupp 0-0 9-1 9-1 0-0 1-0 9-1 W4 78 168
#6 W. Virginia St. mullycj 0-0 9-1 4-0 5-1 0-0 9-1 L1 22 90
Ohio Valley dabighonu 0-0 8-2 2-1 6-1 0-1 8-2 W2 65 151
Charleston jtt8355 0-0 7-3 2-1 5-2 0-2 7-3 L1 17 29
W. Liberty St. robertsponge 0-0 1-9 0-6 1-3 0-0 1-9 L1 247 149
7/24/2015 9:31 AM
Projection report after non-con

8. Fairmont St. WVIAC dirtbag13 22 27 138 10-0 1-0 9-0 0-0 10-0 Lock
13. Concord WVIAC redshaw77 10 5 36 9-1 5-0 4-1 0-0 9-1 Lock
16. W. Virginia St. WVIAC mullycj 6 22 90 9-1 4-0 5-1 0-0 9-1 Lock
24. Shepherd WVIAC favre3xmvp 19 66 242 10-0 3-0 7-0 0-0 10-0 Lock
25. Davis and Elkins WVIAC pkoopman 21 62 193 9-1 2-1 7-0 0-0 9-1 Lock
32. Salem International WVIAC rupp 13 78 168 9-1 9-1 0-0 0-0 9-1 Bubble
36. Charleston WVIAC jtt8355   17 29 7-3 2-1 5-2 0-0 7-3 Bubble
40. Bluefield St. WVIAC haasdr   73 235 9-1 2-0 7-1 0-0 9-1 Bubble
42. Alderson-Broaddus WVIAC tanner255   36 113 8-2 3-0 5-2 0-0 8-2 Bubble
54. Ohio Valley WVIAC dabighonu   65 151 8-2 2-1 6-1 0-0 8-2 Bubble
170. Glenville St. WVIAC franklynne   175 196 5-5 3-2 2-3 0-0 5-5 Out
261. W. Liberty St. WVIAC robertsponge   247 149 1-9 0-6 1-3 0-0 1-9 Out
7/24/2015 9:33 AM
A good start for the conference with 10 teams hitting the magic 7 win mark.    I am now thinking we get 8 in the NT and 2 in the PIT.    
The match-up vs GVL was a surprising 9-2 blowout.   Hopefully that speaks well to how we will do in the post season.


7/24/2015 9:35 AM
Conference Games of the Day

7/25 :  #24 Sheperd 83 - #10 Concord 84
Holy foulfest Batman!!   Shepherd committed 39 fouls, had 6 players foul OUT,  sent Concord to the FT line 46 times and still only lost by 1 point.    Meanwhile,  Concord won despite committing 19 turnovers and shooting 41%.

7/26 :    #14 Concord 58 - #9 D&E 65
A battle between 2 teams with 1 loss between them at the tip off.   D&E held a 4 point lead at the half thanks to Concord bricking 6 out of 10 FTs.   The FT woes continued in the 2nd half and probably cost Concord the game as they finished a Mully-like 10-20. The D&E bench outscored Concord's bench 21-10 and proved to be the difference in the game.

7/27 :  #15 D&E 75 - #22 Fairmont St. 79 (OT)
This barn burner went back and forth the entire game.   The fans were treated to extra time when D&E sank a 3 pointer with 13 seconds left to tie the game at 69.  Unfortunately for them,  the attempt to tie the game in OT barely clipped the rim.   Jeff Surface was a monster for D&E scoring 25 points on 10-19 shooting.   Free throw shooting cost them dearly as they only converted 13 of 22 attempts.

7/28 :  #18 Concord 60 - Glenville St. 56
The smell of upset was in the air in Glenville WVA last evening.  The fans were going crazy in this Zone v Zone match-up.  Concord could not pull away in the 2nd half and Glenville tied the game at 51, 53, and 55.   The dagger to the heart came at the 1:12 mark with the game tied at 55.  Shawn Luciano (Concord)  hit a jump hook plus one.   After a defensive stop,  O Ahmed sealed the game with a runner in the paint with 15 seconds left.

7/29 :  Alderson-Broaddus 51 - Fairmont St. 48
A North match-up between two scrappy teams.   This game was back and forth the entire 2nd half and came down to a missed 3 pointer by Fairmont with 4 seconds left.   Samuel Hamilton was the stud for ABC scoring 21 points on 7-9 shooting.   

7/30 :  Charleston 63 - Ohio Valley 67 (OT)
This one looked like an easy victory for OV when they built a 12 point lead with 9 minutes left in the game.   But their offense went cold and Charleston tied the game at 51 with 2 mins left.    From there, the game went back and forth until Charleston hit a tip in with 6 seconds left to force OT.   OV grabbed the early lead in OT and never looked back.  Offenses continued to struggle shooting 42% (Charles) and 39% (OV).  

7/31 :  #8 D&E 69 - ABC 68
ABC fans went home in a rage after watching their team blow a 13 point half-time lead vs. #8 D&E.   ABC was on fire in the 1st half shooting 15-28 from the floor and 10-10 from the FT line.   But their defense fell apart in the 2nd half and couldn't make a stop when it counted.   ABC got the ball back with 18 seconds left and down by 1 but couldn't hit the game winning basket.   Jeff Surface (D&E) led all scorers with 20 points.

8/01 :  Bluefield St. 54 - Concord 51
You know when these two teams match-up it's going to be a low scoring game.   Bluefield eeks out the win despite shooting 7-13 from the FT line.   This game came down to the last minute and Bluefield made the big plays.   A George Love 3 pointer gave them a 52-51 lead with 38 seconds left followed by a Ron Greenhalgh steal with 5 seconds left to seal it.

8/02 :  Bluefield St. 52 - Fairmont St. 51
Rather than bore you with the game details,  lets discuss Bluefield this season.  Seven of their nine conference games have been decided by 5 points or less.   Plus two non-conference games in OT and two more decided by 2 points.    They are 6-5 in those games.    Truly a cardiac team for haas to watch each night.



Players of the Night
7/25 :  David Johnson 20 points (sf - Salem) :  8-9 ; 1-1 from the arc ; 3-3 from the line ; 4 rebounds
7/26 :  Samuel Hamilton
 22 points (sg - ABC) :  8-13 ; 4-7 from the arc ; 2-2 from the line ; 3 steals
7/27 :  Chisulo Abdula 24 points (c - Shepherd) :  6-11 ; 0-0 from the arc ; 12-14 from the line ; 6 rebounds
7/28 :  Roy Stadler 20 points (pf - Fairmont St.) :  8-12 ; 0-0 from the arc ; 4-6 from the line ; 8 rebounds
7/29 :  Chisulo Abdula 23 points (c - Shepherd) :  7-11 ; 0-0 from the arc ; 9-13 from the line ; 11 rebounds
7/30 :  Michael Harris 25 points (pg - Fairmont St.) :  9-16 ; 0-0 from the arc ; 7-8 from the line ; 3 rebounds
7/31 :  David Johnson 26 points (sf - Salem) :  8-17 ; 3-9 from the arc ; 7-10 from the line ; 4 rebounds
8/01 :  
Darryl Woods 23 points (c - W. Virginia St.) :  9-13 ; 0-0 from the arc ; 5-8 from the line ; 13 rebounds
8/02 :  Chisulo Abdula 20 points (c - Shepherd) :  7-13 ; 0-0 from the arc ; 6-10 from the line ; 14 rebounds 
   
8/2/2015 2:50 PM (edited)
Half Way Check Up

  This Season   Prediction
North Standings W L   W L
D & E * 7 1   13 3
Alderson-Broaddus 5 2   6 10
Fairmont 4 3   9 7
Bluefield 4 4   7 9
Concord * 3 4   13 3
Glenville 0 7   5 11
  23 21   53 43
           
           
  This Season   Prediction
South Standings W L   W L
W. Va St. * 8 0   11 5
Salem * 6 2   10 6
Ohio Valley 4 4   8 8
Shepherd * 2 5   10 6
Charleston 2 5   4 12
W. Liberty 0 8   0 16
  22 24   43 53
8/1/2015 10:01 AM
How are those predictions looking??


Surprises
ABC : The front half of their schedule has been favorable.   They only need 2 more wins to surpass my prediction.
WVA St. : Surpassing expectations or claims of sand bagging?


WTF?
Concord : I know Tarv was a great coach but c'mon!
Shepherd :  The low point of the season was the 42 point smackdown  by fellow press team Salem.
8/1/2015 10:06 AM
sand bagging :-)
8/1/2015 12:58 PM
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