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Scouting Charlotte!!
The UNCC 49ers may have had more problems lately than the Muskies. After a strong 2-0 start in the A-10, Charlotte has lost 4 in a row. They're 10-9 overall and 2-4 in the league under second year coach Alan Major,a former Muskie and OSU assistant under Thad Matta. Charlotte lost starting point guard Pierria Henry to sprained knee. He did not play against Temple Wednesday in Charlotte and the Owls rolled 79-57.
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SLU Slays Muskies!!
It's easy to get down in the dumps, ring your hands and look for someone to blame when things are going poorly. That's where we're at - at the moment - with Muskie basketball. XU lost 73-68 at Cintas to a very good very disciplined veteran St Louis team. The Billikens torpedoed the Muskies' Atlantic 10 record 43 game home court winning streak which dated back almost 6 years. Hey, 43 out of 44 is not bad in almost any endeavor. OK, maybe you'd expect a better record in parachutes opening while sky diving but you get the picture. Still there are problems!!
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Slumping Muskies Dealt a Crushing Blow at Home
 | | Jeff Robinson shouts his approval after getting free for a power dunk.[enlarge] Photo by Bob Stevens |
In the blink of an eye, and in one bad half, Xavier saw its 43 game home court winning streak against the A10, and maybe its vice-like grip on the conference come to a skidding halt.
"I mean, if you've guys have got any answers," Tu Holloway said, "We're all looking for answers right now. We know Coach Mack, he can get it for us."
It was a frustrating loss in what has become an increasing frustrating and disappointing season. St. Louis marched into Cintas and ended 6 years of dominance by Xavier at home, 73-68. Now, the Muskies (13-7, 4-3) are left to pick up the pieces before it's too late. And St. Louis (16-4, 4-2) has positioned itself to claim an A10 crown.
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Saturday, January 28, 2012
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Scouting St Louis!!!
Things have gone much more smoothly for SLU so far in 2010-2011 versus last season. The Billikens are 15-4 overall and 3-2 in the Atlantic 10-tied for 4th with La Salle, St Bonnies and GW. Dayton leads the conference at 4-1 followed by XU and UMass at 4-2. St Louis posted a 12-19 record last year (first losing mark for coach Rick Majerus after stops at Marquette, Ball State, Utah and now SLU-6th year). Majerus himself had health problems. Starters Kwamain Mitchel(PG) and Willie Reed(PF) were suspended for the season. Reed left school. Starting SF Cody Ellis hurt a shoulder and hardly played. The young guys were force fed. Majerus stuck with his patient offense (many passes,reliance on lay-ups and three pointers-few mid-range shots) and stingy hard-working defense.
Flyers Flatten Muskies!!!
XU and UD went head to head for first place in the Atlantic 10 at UD Arena Saturday afternoon and the Muskies came in a distant second losing in fading fashion, 87-72. You can blame the less than satisfactory Xavier effort on any number of factors. Dayton owned home court advantage. The Flyers were better rested after a mid-week schedule bye. ESPN's Jon Gruden, a former UD football quarterback, gave the Flyer players a pep talk. No excuses hold water from my perspective!! UD just simply played smarter and harder and better. X had the chance to start quickly but the Muskies missed a ton of shots right around the rim.
Muskies Blitzed by Flyers at UD Arena
Surely there were flashbacks to the 2009-10 season running through more than few of the Xavier players' minds. Most likely through the fans', though. Then, Xavier was blown out 90-65 by the Flyers at UD Arena. Xavier regrouped to win the A10 and take a very good Kansas State team to the wire in the Sweet 16. After that loss, the Muskies ran off 10 of 11, including beating that same Dayton team again in the A10 tourney - and sending them to the NIT. Nonetheless, Saturday's 87-72 loss to the Flyers is as hard to take as any of the Musketeers' (13-6, 4-2) other losses. The inability to play strong defense against their rival undermines all of the good work they had accomplished over the past homestand.
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XU Women's Basketball: A New Era
Coach Amy Waugh takes over the program, and sees a lot of exciting potential for the upcoming season and the future. "We are not going to fail," Coach Amy Waugh said. As the new head coach of a Xavier University women's basketball program that has reached new heights over the past few years, that is a daring thing to say. Especially with the losses of stars Ta'Shia Phillips, Amber Harris, Special Jennings, and 3 point specialist Katie Rutan.
Xavier Falls in a Heartbreaker
Amber Harris and Ta’Shia Phillips walked off the court to a standing ovation. Harris had her jersey pulled up to her face, covering the tears. Phillips had a look of disbelief on her face. Special Jennings was sobbing in the arms of an assistant coach. What had been such a great game, a great season, and a great four years suddenly had unraveled in a little over a minute. The scoreboard read Louisville 85, Xavier 75.
“That was an incredibly tough loss,” coach Kevin McGuff said, “It was bad for the seniors. But it wasn’t about effort, or the intangibles, there were just too many mistakes down the stretch.
Phillips, Musketeers Out-muscle Jackrabbits
On a Sunday afternoon at the Cintas Center, it was a day for focus. The Musketeers made sure there would be no doubt against 15th seeded South Dakota State, out of the Summit League – not like there was at times last year in a tight matchup with East Tennessee State in the first round. There was determination and frustration at the same time in the opening half, but the Muskies stuck with it, pulling out a decisive 72-56 victory. “We just kept wearing on them,” Ta’Shia Phillips stated, “We stuck to our game plan: balance on offense and tenacity on defense.”
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