Snowball Shootout Season 15
Championship Match- Minnesota vs Midwest
1. Hamline at Beloit (75-72)
2. St. Norbert at Macalester (60-70)
3. Augsburg at RHIT (88-79)
4. Monmouth at St. Mary's (92-74)
5. Bethel at Grinnell (61-71)
6. Lawrence at St. John's (67-75)
7. St. Scholastica at Lake Forest (73-69 2OT)
8. Ripon at St. Thomas (71-62)
9. CCM at Carroll (80-91)
It took some close games and thrilling endings to finalize this one. But, Minnesota prevails over Midwest, 5-4.
Consolation Match- Michigan vs Upstate
1. Marian at Chicago (67-78)
2. Washington at Hope (72-64)
3. MBBC at RPI (77-64)
4. HWS at Calvin (69-66 OT)
5. Albion at Brandeis (53-77)
6. NYU at Alma (86-109)
7. Finlandia at Rochester (57-79)
8. Skidmore at Olivet (62-82)
9. Adrian at CWR (53-58)
Much has been made of the demise of Upstate, especially after killbatman and tb305 bolted for other top conferences. But, Upstate showed they still have some life left by defeating Michigan, 6-3. Now if they can just get some elite coaches to fill those openings, maybe we can put to bed talk of them dropping out of the Big 4 entirely. As much as we love to hate you Upstate, we don't want you to disappear!
Upstate will face Minnesota in the Championship next season, while Midwest plays Michigan in the Consolation match.
Updated Championship count:
Upstate- 8
Midwest- 3
Minnesota- 2
Michigan- 2
Consolation wins:
Minnesota: 4
Midwest: 4
Michigan: 4
Upstate: 3