Howie's Heroes are unstoppable/Wagner can't help MU/RMU wins/Latest NEC standings
from CCSU school web site and AP...anyone watch the CCSU game ??
Win Streak Reaches 10 as Blue Devils Top Quinnipiac by 23 on SaturdayObie Nwadike recorded his sixth straight double-double, while Javier Mojica and Tristan Blackwood each went over 20 points to lead Northeast Conference leading Central Connecticut (15-10, 12-1) to a 94-71 home win versus second place Quinnipiac (11-12, 9-5). Nwadike, a senior, scored 21 points and had 14 rebounds, while Mojica, a senior, led all players with 32 points. Blackwood , a junior, added 24 points and five assists in the win.
Note from me - (these three are playing at a very high level this season..that's a key reason this team is so good - in the NEC. It also points out that - in the NEC...you don't have to field a particularly big team to be successful, most seasons anyway).
The win is the 10th straight for the Blue Devils and the 15th straight regular season home conference victory dating back to last season. The Blue Devils play again on Monday night on the road at Sacred Heart at 7 p.m.
Sacred Heart 81, Wagner 79
Feb. 10, 2007
FAIRFIELD, Conn. (AP) -Tavio Hobson hit a driving layup and a free throw in the final 31 seconds as Sacred Heart held on for an 81-79 victory over Wagner Saturday.
Joey Henley scored 19 points for Sacred Heart (12-12, 8-5 Northeast Conference) as the Pioneers broke a two-game losing streak. Jarrid Frye had 13 points for the Pioneers and Brice Brooks and Chauncey Hardy each had 10.
Mark Porter scored a game-high 22 points for Wagner (9-15, 6-7 NEC). James Ulrich and Jamal Smith each had 17.
Hobson, a senior point guard, hit layup with 30.7 seconds left to give Sacred Heart an 80-76 lead.
After a tip-in by Ulrich, Henley missed two free throws with 15.6 seconds left. But Porter was called for traveling with 11 seconds to go, leading to Hobson's free throw with 5 seconds left for an 81-78 lead.
Sacred Heart then fouled T.J. Czeski with 0.5 seconds remaining. The freshman hit the first free throw and intentionally missed the second, but Matt Vitale's tip-in try sailed wide of the basket.
The victory lifted Sacred Heart's home record to 7-1 and avenged an 80-77 loss at Wagner six days earlier.
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RMU rallies to win at the Mount....65-60
Latest NEC standings..
Central Conn. St.* 12-1 .923 15-10
Quinnipiac 9-5 .643 11-12
Sacred Heart 8-5 .615 12-12 .500
Fairleigh Dickinson 7-5 .583 12-11
Mount St. Mary's 8-6 .571 9-16
Robert Morris 7-6 .538 15-7
Monmouth 6-6 .500 11-13
Wagner 6-7 .462 9-15
St. Francis (NY) 4-9 .308 6-19
Long Island 3-9 .250 7-16
St. Francis (PA) 1-12 .077 4-20
Clinched NEC Tournament Berth
Win Streak Reaches 10 as Blue Devils Top Quinnipiac by 23 on SaturdayObie Nwadike recorded his sixth straight double-double, while Javier Mojica and Tristan Blackwood each went over 20 points to lead Northeast Conference leading Central Connecticut (15-10, 12-1) to a 94-71 home win versus second place Quinnipiac (11-12, 9-5). Nwadike, a senior, scored 21 points and had 14 rebounds, while Mojica, a senior, led all players with 32 points. Blackwood , a junior, added 24 points and five assists in the win.
Note from me - (these three are playing at a very high level this season..that's a key reason this team is so good - in the NEC. It also points out that - in the NEC...you don't have to field a particularly big team to be successful, most seasons anyway).
The win is the 10th straight for the Blue Devils and the 15th straight regular season home conference victory dating back to last season. The Blue Devils play again on Monday night on the road at Sacred Heart at 7 p.m.
Sacred Heart 81, Wagner 79
Feb. 10, 2007
FAIRFIELD, Conn. (AP) -Tavio Hobson hit a driving layup and a free throw in the final 31 seconds as Sacred Heart held on for an 81-79 victory over Wagner Saturday.
Joey Henley scored 19 points for Sacred Heart (12-12, 8-5 Northeast Conference) as the Pioneers broke a two-game losing streak. Jarrid Frye had 13 points for the Pioneers and Brice Brooks and Chauncey Hardy each had 10.
Mark Porter scored a game-high 22 points for Wagner (9-15, 6-7 NEC). James Ulrich and Jamal Smith each had 17.
Hobson, a senior point guard, hit layup with 30.7 seconds left to give Sacred Heart an 80-76 lead.
After a tip-in by Ulrich, Henley missed two free throws with 15.6 seconds left. But Porter was called for traveling with 11 seconds to go, leading to Hobson's free throw with 5 seconds left for an 81-78 lead.
Sacred Heart then fouled T.J. Czeski with 0.5 seconds remaining. The freshman hit the first free throw and intentionally missed the second, but Matt Vitale's tip-in try sailed wide of the basket.
The victory lifted Sacred Heart's home record to 7-1 and avenged an 80-77 loss at Wagner six days earlier.
AP NEWSThe Associated Press News ServiceCopyright 2005-2006, The Associated Press, All Rights Reserved
RMU rallies to win at the Mount....65-60
Latest NEC standings..
Central Conn. St.* 12-1 .923 15-10
Quinnipiac 9-5 .643 11-12
Sacred Heart 8-5 .615 12-12 .500
Fairleigh Dickinson 7-5 .583 12-11
Mount St. Mary's 8-6 .571 9-16
Robert Morris 7-6 .538 15-7
Monmouth 6-6 .500 11-13
Wagner 6-7 .462 9-15
St. Francis (NY) 4-9 .308 6-19
Long Island 3-9 .250 7-16
St. Francis (PA) 1-12 .077 4-20
Clinched NEC Tournament Berth
posted by Tony Graham at 7:23 PM
5 Comments:
Au contraire .....if I were MU I would hope they're in the other bracket....
Tony if thigns work out, MU can get 2nd place, I think right?
Things would have to go very right..but yes..it could happen...
Until recently I had been mainly considering fourth place as the high water mark....
The most impressive thing to me about CCSU is that they're so good, and doing it while only playing 5 guys! They've got to have 3 all-NEC kids starting for them, pretty amazing. That forward Obie is incredible, did MU recruit him? He's from St.Ant's and could have helped a lot given the Hawks' recent rebounding issues (and by recent I mean the past 3 years).
I am sure MU knew about him....but Dave was zeroed in on Alston..and - as far as I know - liked him (Alston) better as they were both seniors the same year.
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