PSAC WEST

[Golden89]

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Speaking of the Griffins, they are actually showing some life as of late. If they beat Gannon in two days -- and they may -- the walls in the Hammermill may come down. Seton Hill may actually be a small favorite in that game. Depends who plays for Gannon (and isn't in the famous JR doghouse).

Gannon hosts UPJ on Wednesday hoping to avoid its seventh straight home loss (something I thought I'd never type). The Knights travel to Greensburg to play Seton Hill on Saturday.

[IUPbigINDIANS]

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I can't think of any reason why THE ROCK would sweat this game. They really just need to show up and take home the W. Now Saturday's game @ MFH that is a game to worry about. If they're not careful they could be run out of their own gym. Just sayin' never too early to
start thinking about the C'HAWKS.

That's the exact reason I think Cal could pull an upset Wednesday night.

[CALUPA69]

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The pattern you see in Cal's schedule is they are struggling against teams with legit bigs. Cal is just undersized. That will be a major problem against SRU, Mercyhurst and IUP. UPJ will be an interesting match-up. That should have an MEC tempo to it.

Look for Micah Till to go bonkers Wednesday night at the Angelo Dome. No idea how Danny will try and slow him down. If I was Cal I'd try and run him out of gas.

SRU has been sporadic. The hope is you catch them on a bad night like Seton Hill did.

Speaking of the Griffins, they are actually showing some life as of late. If they beat Gannon in two days -- and they may -- the walls in the Hammermill may come down. Seton Hill may actually be a small favorite in that game. Depends who plays for Gannon (and isn't in the famous JR doghouse).

I can't think of any reason why THE ROCK would sweat this game. They really just need to show up and take home the W. Now Saturday's game @ MFH that is a game to worry about. If they're not careful they could be run out of their own gym. Just sayin' never too early to
start thinking about the C'HAWKS.

[IUPbigINDIANS]

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I said in another post that Cal will compete for the 4 spot in the PSAC west, which is a significant improvement for them from the past years and is a credit to Sancomb and the players. But with Cal's 4-7 record going into the game, I stand by my assessment -- yes they are improving, but they have a long way to go - they aren't in the same class with IUP, or even Slippery Rock or Mercyhurst. Getting outscored 54-27 on your home floor against a 4-7 team speaks for itself. I wish I could call my Knights "mediocore to bad."

The pattern you see in Cal's schedule is they are struggling against teams with legit bigs. Cal is just undersized. That will be a major problem against SRU, Mercyhurst and IUP. UPJ will be an interesting match-up. That should have an MEC tempo to it.

Look for Micah Till to go bonkers Wednesday night at the Angelo Dome. No idea how Danny will try and slow him down. If I was Cal I'd try and run him out of gas.

SRU has been sporadic. The hope is you catch them on a bad night like Seton Hill did.

Speaking of the Griffins, they are actually showing some life as of late. If they beat Gannon in two days -- and they may -- the walls in the Hammermill may come down. Seton Hill may actually be a small favorite in that game. Depends who plays for Gannon (and isn't in the famous JR doghouse).

[Golden89]

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I said in another post that Cal will compete for the 4 spot in the PSAC west, which is a significant improvement for them from the past years and is a credit to Sancomb and the players. But with Cal's 4-7 record going into the game, I stand by my assessment -- yes they are improving, but they have a long way to go - they aren't in the same class with IUP, or even Slippery Rock or Mercyhurst. Getting outscored 54-27 on your home floor against a 4-7 team speaks for itself. I wish I could call my Knights "mediocore to bad."

[IUPbigINDIANS]

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PSAC top teams update:

IUP (6-0, 13-0) - Hawks had little trouble with Gannon and UPJ. Big week ahead with road games at Mercyhurst and SRU.
Shippensburg (6-1, 12-3) - Red Raiders recovered from the Shepherd loss with a big win over ESU. Tough week ahead.
East Stroudsburg (6-1, 9-4) - Warriors have lost two straight. A Lock Haven visit this week should stop the bleeding.
Slippery Rock (5-1, 8-5) - The Rock is red hot ... winners of 6 straight. Potential trap game at Cal prior to IUP's visit this weekend.
UPJ (4-2, 9-4) - Mountain Cats get Gannon and Edinboro this week and should defeat both fairly easily.
Mercyhurst (3-3, 8-3) - How will the Lakers respond to Saturday's 2 OT home loss?
West Chester (5-2, 8-5) - Rams on 3-game win streak and have a real soft next four games prior to visiting ESU on Jan. 23


Hanging around (for now):

Millersville (3-3, 7-6) - Marauders have been close against top teams. Need to get over the hump.
Kutztown (3-4, 9-6) - Bears should easily handle Edinboro Wednesday prior to a big road trip to Shippensburg this Saturday.

[IUPbigINDIANS]

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Gonnon has lost 6 straight in the once-vaunted Hammermill. Never thought I'd see that happen.

[IUPbigINDIANS]

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Edinboro lost to Seton Hill yesterday. Things are getting rough up there. Any word on the injury front?

[Feedoggie]

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Gannon revamped their starting lineup -- their starters totaled and average of 23.5 points per game. Joe Fustine played 1 minute on Wednesday, but played all 40 today. The move looked brilliant at the start -- Gannon looked like West Liberty in the first 10 minutes, making threes and forcing turnovers, taking a 30(!) to 18 lead. Then a very mediocre to bad Cal team outscored the now 3-10 Knights 54-27 for the final 30 minutes.

The battle for the last playoff spot in the West between Edinboro (1-5), Seton Hill (1-5), Clarion (1-5) and Gannon (1-6) is going to be epic -- it should bring lots of excitement to the Hammermill during the months of January and February.

[IUPbigINDIANS]

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UPDATED STANDINGS

WEST

IUP (6-0, 13-0)
Slippery Rock (5-1, 8-5)
UPJ (4-2, 9-4)
Mercyhurst (3-3, 8-3)
Cal (3-3, 6-7)
Edinboro (1-5, 4-7)
Clarion (1-5, 3-7)
Seton Hill (1-5, 3-9)
Gannon (1-6, 3-10)


EAST

Shippensburg (6-1, 12-3)
East Stroudsburg (6-1, 9-4)
West Chester (5-2, 8-5)
Lock Haven (4-3, 5-5)
Millersville (3-3, 7-6)
Kutztown (3-4, 9-6)
Bloomsburg (2-5, 4-7)
Mansfield (0-7, 1-11)

[IUPalum]

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Gannon revamped their starting lineup -- their starters totaled and average of 23.5 points per game. Joe Fustine played 1 minute on Wednesday, but played all 40 today. The move looked brilliant at the start -- Gannon looked like West Liberty in the first 10 minutes, making threes and forcing turnovers, taking a 30(!) to 18 lead. Then a very mediocre to bad Cal team outscored the now 3-10 Knights 54-27 for the final 30 minutes.

The battle for the last playoff spot in the West between Edinboro (1-5), Seton Hill (1-5), Clarion (1-5) and Gannon (1-6) is going to be epic -- it should bring lots of excitement to the Hammermill during the months of January and February.

Fustine shouldn't really see the floor if Gannon was legit. Other than aggressiveness, he brings nothing to the table at the D2 level.

[Golden89]

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Gannon revamped their starting lineup -- their starters totaled and average of 23.5 points per game. Joe Fustine played 1 minute on Wednesday, but played all 40 today. The move looked brilliant at the start -- Gannon looked like West Liberty in the first 10 minutes, making threes and forcing turnovers, taking a 30(!) to 18 lead. Then a very mediocre to bad Cal team outscored the now 3-10 Knights 54-27 for the final 30 minutes.

The battle for the last playoff spot in the West between Edinboro (1-5), Seton Hill (1-5), Clarion (1-5) and Gannon (1-6) is going to be epic -- it should bring lots of excitement to the Hammermill during the months of January and February.

[IUPbigINDIANS]

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Could have hung 30

[IUPbigINDIANS]

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Sloppy but a win

[IUPalum]

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Slippery Rock 92
Hurst 91

Final 2OT