Nearly a quarter of the NEC season has been completed, so I’d like to go through the exercise of deciphering which 1-3 teams are in trouble and which could climb out of their early hole. With four programs off to difficult starts, I’d like to begin by assessing Sacred Heart and Bryant. Continue reading “Can Sacred Heart and Bryant Pull Themselves Out of the NEC Cellar?”
Hofstra’s two premier players put forth record-breaking performances, but it was not enough to lift the Pride to victory. Continue reading “Record Efforts Not Enough For Hofstra Against Elon”
Inside this week: Recapping the first week of Ivy action, including two rivalry games at The Palestra that set the tone for this season’s race, and looking ahead to more debuts this weekend. Continue reading “Ivy League Weekly Roundup: Rivalries Turn at The Palestra”
Hofstra has been known to pull off a miracle or two this season. The Pride came through in the clutch once more Friday night with an 87-81 overtime victory over James Madison keyed by 26 points from Justin Wright-Foreman, including the game’s biggest bucket. Continue reading “Wright-Foreman’s Heroics Pull Hofstra From The Brink”
The start of conference play has brought about some surprising results in the MAAC. Thanks to the unpredictable results, there is plenty of movement from last week’s rankings, including a new top team. Continue reading “MAAC Weekly Recap – Start Of League Play”
Last time, I wrote that this Ivy League season was the most boring one of this decade so far. The very next day, Dartmouth gave Notre Dame a close game and Princeton won at USC. So now I’m going to declare it the worst season of all time and watch what happens this week. Continue reading “Ivy League Weekly Roundup: Previewing the Openers”
Saint Peter’s evened its MAAC record at 1-1 after a 47-point second half outburst propelled the Peacocks past Monmouth 77-64 Sunday afternoon. Continue reading “Saint Peter’s Closes 2017 With Win Over Monmouth – Three Thoughts”
Happy New Year! We’ve made it to 2018 and with the turning over of the calendar comes a new NIT bracket projection. Continue reading “NIT Bracket Projection: Jan. 1, 2018”
When you come to a game at Manhattan’s Draddy Gymnasium, a demonstration in defense is the expectation. That’s just what was in store Saturday evening as the Jaspers outlasted MAAC foe Fairfield 61-58 in their opening game of conference play. Continue reading “Defense Spurs Manhattan To Win In MAAC Opener”
Some predictions regarding the Northeast Conference this season have occurred as expected: Saint Francis looks like a favorite, Junior Robinson and Keith Braxton are currently NEC POY frontrunners and LIU Brooklyn is playing fast. For the past seven weeks, however, a majority of events have not been as predictable. Continue reading “The Best NEC Players After Non-Conference Play”
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