Sunday, March 6th, 2011
The notion that “it’s hard to beat a team three times in one season,” has been heard by anyone who’s been interested in team sports for a significant period of time. This saying, of course, is demonstrably false. Thousands of games played at every level conclusively show that when one team beats another in each of their first two meetings, the victor in those games is significantly more likely to win the third game as well.
Add another data point to the sample. No. 6 Hartford pulled the nominal upset on Saturday, but the Hawks’ regular-season sweep of No. 3 Maine proved to be a reliable indicator of how the nightcap would conclude.
How the Hawks got there, however, proved to be completely unpredictable. With Hartford’s primary outside shooters mired in 0-fers, it was time for the big men to go to work. And Genesis Maciel let it fly. (more…)
Tags: Anthony Minor, Genesis Maciel, Gerald McLemore, Hartford, Joe Zeglinski, John Gallagher, Kevin Estes, Maine, Morgan Sabia, Ted Woodward, Terrance Mitchell
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Saturday, January 8th, 2011
One-Bid Wonders writer Sam Perkins takes 5 minutes off from the back roads of the America East to check with some early thoughts on each team from around the conference.
The America East has already been one hell of a roller coaster ride,
Sam Perkins: Always watching over the "AE"
and we’re only a few games into the conference slate. We’ve already seen one lowly-regarded team in Hartford knock off a “contender” on its home court in Maine; another devastating injury to an explosive talent in New Hampshire forward Ferg Myrick; and an early-season battle between two of the top-teams in the conference in Vermont and Albany – a battle from which Vermont emerged as the clear “team to beat.” Here are my thoughts on each AE squad. (more…)
Tags: Alasdair Fraser, Albany, Alvin Abreu, Binghamton, Boston University, Brendan Bald, Brian Voelkel, Chandler Rhoads, Chretien Lukusa, Chris De La Rosa, Chris Martin, D.J. Irving, Dane DiLiegro, Evan Fjeld, Ferg Myrick, Gerald McLemore, Greer Wright, Hartford, Jay Greene, Jeff Pelage, Joe Zeglinski, Joey Accaoui, John Gallagher, John Holland, Kevin Fitzgerald, Logan Aronhalt, Luke Devlin, Maine, Mark Macon, Mike Allison, Mike Black, Morgan Sabia, Muhammad El-Amin, Murphy Burnatowski, New Hampshire, Preye Preboye, Randy Monroe, Scott Morris, Sean McNally, Stony Brook, Terrance Mitchell, Tim Ambrose, Tommy Brenton, Troy Barnies, UMBC, Vermont, Will Brown, Will Harris
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Tuesday, November 30th, 2010
One man cannot box out five opponents at once, but Alasdair Fraser certainly tried.
Maine’s mammoth freshman power forward routinely occupied the bodies of multiple Quinnipiac players while shots made their way toward the hoop. Swarms of opposing players descended on the hoop and prevented Fraser from securing many rebounds himself (4) or giving the Black Bears the rebounding edge (offensive rebounds were 19-9 in favor of Quinnipiac), but the effects were noticeable.
In a game Maine (3-2) would eventually lose, 75-67, Fraser was the best player on the court. With Fraser’s help, Maine managed to keep Northeast Conference Preseason Player of the Year Justin Rutty in check. Rutty had 12 points and eight rebounds but required 15 shots to amass his total and never took over the game. (more…)
Tags: Alasdair Fraser, Gerald McLemore, James Johnson, Justin Rutty, Maine, Quinnipiac, Raheem Singleton, Ted Woodward, Terrance Mitchell
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