Saturday Press story on MU men's hoop Texas trip
By TONY GRAHAM
STAFF WRITER
A need to be more in control. Of himself and of his team.
That's how point guard Michael Shipman of the Monmouth
University men's basketball team views
the situation as the Hawks (1-2) head to Houston (1-0) and Texas A & M Corpus
Christi for two more non-conference games.
Two losses in the first two games last weekend in the Cox Classic against
Old Dominion and Clemson, in which Shipman had four assists and 11 turnovers,
gnawed at the psyche of the sophomore from Delaware.
""I was frustrated after the Clemson game, I honestly felt we should have
beaten them the way our team played, especially in the first half,'' said
Shipman who said after the game he talked with coach Dave Calloway
as well as family members who had made the trip.
""I talked to them and they expressed I needed to relax and play my
game and really look to be a leader for this team, even if I'm only a
sophomore,'' said Shipman.
""It's going to be tough but I think I'm ready for it.''
Shipman said he's looking forward to more challenging games this
weekend.
""The more competition we get, the tough teams we face in the beginning of
the season, should help us in tournament time,'' he said. ""We'll be prepared
for those type of games, we'll be experienced against teams from tougher
levels and tougher conferences.''
Calloway said, while there's no Duke or Kentucky on Monmouth's pre-conference
schedule, it makes it no less demanding.
""It looks like it might be one of Clemson's better seasons and one of
Houston's better seasons,'' said Calloway. ""But even on top of that, with
our so-called mid-major schedule, Old Dominion and Texas A & M, every mid major
school we're playing is good.''
Monmouth will play 12 non-conference games this season and it's record vs.
these opponents will be factored into the realm of seedings if the
Hawks reach the NCAA Tournament for the third time in four years.
In its last three NCAA trips, 2006, 2004, and 2001, Monmouth was seeded No.
16 (first round/play-in game last year), No. 15 vs. Mississippi State, and No.
16 vs Duke.
""Do we need to win every one of these out of league games?'' said Calloway.
"That's impossible, we already lost two. But we've got to start winning more
than we're losing.''
Including the Cox Classic Monmouth is now 5-18 the last three years in
non-conference games going 3-8 last season and 1-8 in 2004-2005.
Houston shot 18-for-38 from 3 when it won at Rhode Island 102-99 in its
season opener.
""We'd like to hold them to half ot that'' said Calloway. ""We'll see.''
Six players finished in double-figures led by seven-footer Chris Daniels with 13 points in 12 minutes for Texas-Corpus Christie in a 90-53 win Thursday over Texas College.
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STAFF WRITER
A need to be more in control. Of himself and of his team.
That's how point guard Michael Shipman of the Monmouth
University men's basketball team views
the situation as the Hawks (1-2) head to Houston (1-0) and Texas A & M Corpus
Christi for two more non-conference games.
Two losses in the first two games last weekend in the Cox Classic against
Old Dominion and Clemson, in which Shipman had four assists and 11 turnovers,
gnawed at the psyche of the sophomore from Delaware.
""I was frustrated after the Clemson game, I honestly felt we should have
beaten them the way our team played, especially in the first half,'' said
Shipman who said after the game he talked with coach Dave Calloway
as well as family members who had made the trip.
""I talked to them and they expressed I needed to relax and play my
game and really look to be a leader for this team, even if I'm only a
sophomore,'' said Shipman.
""It's going to be tough but I think I'm ready for it.''
Shipman said he's looking forward to more challenging games this
weekend.
""The more competition we get, the tough teams we face in the beginning of
the season, should help us in tournament time,'' he said. ""We'll be prepared
for those type of games, we'll be experienced against teams from tougher
levels and tougher conferences.''
Calloway said, while there's no Duke or Kentucky on Monmouth's pre-conference
schedule, it makes it no less demanding.
""It looks like it might be one of Clemson's better seasons and one of
Houston's better seasons,'' said Calloway. ""But even on top of that, with
our so-called mid-major schedule, Old Dominion and Texas A & M, every mid major
school we're playing is good.''
Monmouth will play 12 non-conference games this season and it's record vs.
these opponents will be factored into the realm of seedings if the
Hawks reach the NCAA Tournament for the third time in four years.
In its last three NCAA trips, 2006, 2004, and 2001, Monmouth was seeded No.
16 (first round/play-in game last year), No. 15 vs. Mississippi State, and No.
16 vs Duke.
""Do we need to win every one of these out of league games?'' said Calloway.
"That's impossible, we already lost two. But we've got to start winning more
than we're losing.''
Including the Cox Classic Monmouth is now 5-18 the last three years in
non-conference games going 3-8 last season and 1-8 in 2004-2005.
Houston shot 18-for-38 from 3 when it won at Rhode Island 102-99 in its
season opener.
""We'd like to hold them to half ot that'' said Calloway. ""We'll see.''
Six players finished in double-figures led by seven-footer Chris Daniels with 13 points in 12 minutes for Texas-Corpus Christie in a 90-53 win Thursday over Texas College.
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posted by Tony Graham at 5:04 PM
3 Comments:
MU down just 9 at laf right now, but 16 turnovers...had a chance to make it even closer down 3 with just about 2:30 left and alex nunner proceeds to jack up threes on two staright possessions...can someone tell me why he is even playing? 20 points off turnovers for houston, thats why MU cant beat a team like this....By the way, FDU beats Seton Hall, talk about a program on the decline...MU should beat the Pirates this year...here's hoping to a better second half!
tough loss for the hawks, just too many turnovers in the end...89-80 cougars over hawks....deki career high 33 points and 10 rebounds, marques alston I think 15 points and 10 rebounds, freshman jhamar youngblood 12 points, and john big nec bunches 7 points 11 rebounds and a handful of blocked shots...Texas AM CC will be another up-tempo tough game for the hawks before they come home and pound on st. peters...cmon hawks!
I put a fresh comments blog on this trip out front...Nunner plays because you just can't go with seven guys for 40 minutes and they hope he'll hit a 3. I notice Simpson played two minutes..that's not a heck of a lot, but maybe a beginning for him.
I liked him a lot in preseason. I felt he had moved ahead of Nunner until injuries hit.
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