Happy Monday! We’re back into the weeknight games now after an excellent first weekend of several tournaments around the country that gave us some exciting matchups, and a scoring record broken too, (Ref. Hope). Hope you had a good weekend, and let’s take a look at today’s Game of the Day…
Game of the Day: William Peace @ Guilford
Admittedly, it is a very light schedule tonight…but this one still has storylines to follow, as William Peace (1-1 overall) comes off a 84-71 loss to Lynchburg and will look to rebound with a better performance in this one. Guilford (1-0) won at Greensboro on Saturday, aided by the shooting of forward Courtney McMillan who scored 25 points….off the bench! I expect Guilford to win this one, but look for an increased pursuit on the glass from them, as they were outrebounded in the season opener, 52-40.
Additional thoughts from around the league…
- Tuned into the #9 Amherst-Rowan game yesterday, and as it progressed, I became more and more impressed by Amherst’s defense. The Mammoths have always seemed to be best in low-scoring, defensive-dominated contests, so this 57-50 final score fit them like a glove. Rowan led by five with about six minutes to go, but Amherst had already stepped up its defense by that point. Rowan would not make a single (yes, you read that right) shot from the field in the fourth quarter, and did not score at all in the final 4:07. Really impressive performance from Amherst on this opening weekend.
- #3 NYU rolled to a pair of wins this weekend over Alvernia and Haverford. The Violets looked incredibly sharp, and Belle Pellecchia had 24 points for NYU in yesterday’s nine-point win over Haverford. She is a dynamic player, sees the floor well, and is someone NYU will probably have on the floor for 30+ minutes a game this season.
- Stevens won its second game in a double-overtime thriller against Moravian, winning 87-84. Didn’t get a chance to watch it, but looking back over the box score, Stevens used a 27-point fourth quarter to force the game into overtime, and after each side scored seven apeice in the first extra period, it went into a second. Stevens’ Lucy Alberici played 47 minutes in that one and Moravian’s Morgan Amy played 48. Both had 20+ points. Talk about endurance!
- Mary Washington came away with a 53-49 win over Gettysburg yesterday. Keep an eye on Mary Washington. One thing that sticks out to me about them is their depth. Three players came off the bench to play 20+ minutes in the win. They’ll need to cut down on turnovers though. Had 20 against Gettysburg.
That’s all for today. Hope you continue following along, as the season will only get better from here!