Football and hoops

Football: Hawks jelled in all areas Saturday. After dropping a few passes last week Shane Sharpley (3 catches for 32 yards) bounced back with some clutch and tough receptions Saturday including a dandy 14-yarder over the middle that highlighted MU's first TD drive. I get the feeling Shane read last week's blog. He really did well today. And tight end John Nalbone, who also had a rough time last week, looked more like himself Saturday with three catches for 31 yards. Dave Sinsi set career highs with 19 carries for 107 yards. In case you were not aware Brian Boland's two TD passes tied the school career mark of 52. Had Monmouth notched the shutout it would have been its first back-to-back since 1995. After Eddie Occhipinti spent hours (well minutes) looking this up for me, naturally Wagner scored. Well...you can't have everything. Big game at RMU (5-2, 3-0) next week.


In hoops: I spent about an hour at practice and everyone took part though Simpson still has a foot MRI scheduled Monday. It was defense, defense, defense that was stressed in the first practice (and likely will be just about every practice). There's a reason MU almost always leads the NEC in defense. A few folks (mostly coaches I thought) showed up. But MU had extra chairs ready and issued rosters to those on hand. Now, if they'd just issue coffe and doughnuts! It was nice to see Tom Manzo again.

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