January 4, 2017
Albany (4-5) at Colgate (3-6)
We finally get a win again, and this time against an instate rival. This final here was 64-58. Not very overwhelming, but we will take it. Murphy was our only player to score in double figures, and he had 22.
Colgate Stats:
Player Pos Min Fgm-a Ftm-a Off Reb Ast PF Pts
Moses Litton C 23 1-6 7-8 2 4 1 4 9
Donny Bray PF 21 0-0 2-3 3 3 0 3 2
Wendell Wampler SF 27 3-8 0-0 0 1 2 1 7
Freeman Murphy SG 30 8-19 3-4 2 5 4 3 22
John Craven PG 30 4-11 0-0 1 3 4 0 9
James Raby PG 14 0-3 5-9 2 3 1 2 5
Michael Brown SG 5 0-3 0-0 0 0 0 1 0
Julius Fielding SF 25 3-5 0-1 2 5 3 1 6
Ronald Messner SG 1 0-0 0-0 0 1 0 0 0
Damon Herrera PF 12 0-2 0-0 2 6 0 0 0
Richard Sanchez PF 6 1-1 0-0 2 4 0 2 2
Chadwick Franck C 6 1-1 0-0 2 2 0 0 2
Turnovers: 12 (M.Litton 2, D.Bray 2, W.Wampler 1,
F.Murphy 2, J.Craven 3, M.Brown 1, R.Sanchez 1)
Blocked Shots: 2 (J.Fielding 2)
Steals: 7 (D.Bray 1, W.Wampler 2, J.Craven 2,
J.Fielding 1, D.Herrera 1)
3P FGs: 5-21 (W.Wampler 1-3, F.Murphy 3-10, J.Craven
1-5, J.Raby 0-1, M.Brown 0-1, J.Fielding 0-1)
January 8, 2017
New Hampshire (3-9) at Colgate (4-6)
We put together a few wins to start off the new year, taking this one 76-47. Moses finally gets to play at 100% after some nagging injuries and shows what he is capable of. He scored 24 and had 10 boards. Wampler chipped in with 15 points today.
Colgate 76, New Hampshire 47
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Colgate Stats:
Player Pos Min Fgm-a Ftm-a Off Reb Ast PF Pts
Moses Litton C 29 9-18 6-7 4 10 3 3 24
Donny Bray PF 22 2-4 0-0 0 2 0 2 4
Wendell Wampler SF 26 6-10 1-2 3 5 0 1 15
Freeman Murphy SG 31 4-10 0-0 1 6 7 2 8
John Craven PG 31 3-7 0-0 3 4 7 2 6
James Raby PG 11 2-6 0-0 0 3 3 2 4
Michael Brown SG 2 2-2 0-0 0 0 1 2 5
Julius Fielding SF 22 3-4 0-0 1 8 1 3 8
Ronald Messner SG 4 0-0 0-0 0 2 0 1 0
Damon Herrera PF 6 0-0 0-0 0 1 1 3 0
Richard Sanchez PF 7 0-0 0-0 0 2 0 0 0
Fabian Straight PF 3 0-0 0-0 1 0 0 1 0
Chadwick Franck C 6 1-2 0-0 1 1 0 0 2
Turnovers: 15 (M.Litton 2, D.Bray 2, F.Murphy 5,
J.Craven 3, J.Raby 1, R.Sanchez 1, C.Franck 1)
Blocked Shots: 12 (M.Litton 3, D.Bray 2, W.Wampler 2,
F.Murphy 1, J.Fielding 2, D.Herrera 1, C.Franck 1)
Steals: 7 (M.Litton 1, W.Wampler 1, F.Murphy 1,
J.Craven 2, J.Raby 1, F.Straight 1)
3P FGs: 5-15 (W.Wampler 2-4, F.Murphy 0-4, J.Craven
0-2, J.Raby 0-2, M.Brown 1-1, J.Fielding 2-2)
January 13, 1017
Northeastern (8-2) at Colgate (5-6)
Despite the shaky start to the season, we pull ourselves back up to 500 on the year, and more importantly, win our conference opener against one of the preseason favorites. The final score was 72-64. Moses had 19 and 9, but for once a few other guys stepped up all at the same time. Craven had 16 while Murphy had 13 and Wampler with 12.
Colgate Stats:
Player Pos Min Fgm-a Ftm-a Off Reb Ast PF Pts
Moses Litton C 34 8-16 3-4 3 9 2 2 19
Donny Bray PF 22 1-3 0-1 1 4 1 0 2
Wendell Wampler SF 28 5-6 0-0 1 3 1 1 12
Freeman Murphy SG 28 6-12 1-1 1 5 4 3 13
John Craven PG 32 4-8 8-8 3 3 6 2 16
James Raby PG 13 0-1 2-4 0 3 0 1 2
Michael Brown SG 6 0-2 5-5 1 1 0 0 5
Julius Fielding SF 20 1-6 0-0 0 3 2 3 3
Ronald Messner SG 1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0
Damon Herrera PF 9 0-0 0-0 0 1 0 4 0
Richard Sanchez PF 5 0-1 0-0 0 1 0 2 0
Chadwick Franck C 3 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0
Turnovers: 12 (M.Litton 1, D.Bray 1, W.Wampler 2,
F.Murphy 3, J.Craven 1, J.Raby 1, J.Fielding 1,
D.Herrera 2)
Blocked Shots: 3 (M.Litton 2, R.Sanchez 1)
Steals: 6 (M.Litton 1, W.Wampler 3, J.Craven 1,
D.Herrera 1)
3P FGs: 3-14 (D.Bray 0-1, W.Wampler 2-2, F.Murphy 0-3,
J.Craven 0-2, J.Raby 0-1, M.Brown 0-1, J.Fielding 1-4)
January 14, 2017
Campbell (6-6) at Colgate (6-6)
We trailed through most of this game, but rallied late and hit a basket with little time remaining to take this one 74-73! Moses scored 20 and pulled in 10 boards today. Our guards, Murphy and Craven combined for 35 points and 10 assists.
Colgate Stats:
Player Pos Min Fgm-a Ftm-a Off Reb Ast PF Pts
Moses Litton C 34 9-23 2-2 1 10 2 2 20
Donny Bray PF 22 3-3 0-0 2 4 0 3 6
Wendell Wampler SF 24 1-3 0-0 0 1 3 4 3
Freeman Murphy SG 33 8-18 0-0 3 4 3 2 18
John Craven PG 28 4-7 8-8 2 3 7 5 17
James Raby PG 12 1-4 0-0 0 1 4 1 2
Michael Brown SG 6 0-2 0-0 0 0 0 0 0
Julius Fielding SF 18 2-6 0-0 2 3 1 1 4
Ronald Messner SG 1 1-2 0-0 2 2 0 0 2
Damon Herrera PF 9 1-1 0-0 1 2 0 0 2
Richard Sanchez PF 6 0-1 0-0 3 6 1 2 0
Chadwick Franck C 5 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0
Turnovers: 10 (W.Wampler 2, F.Murphy 1, J.Craven 4,
J.Raby 1, J.Fielding 2)
Blocked Shots: 3 (M.Litton 2, J.Fielding 1)
Steals: 5 (M.Litton 1, J.Craven 2, J.Fielding 1,
R.Sanchez 1)
3P FGs: 4-15 (W.Wampler 1-2, F.Murphy 2-3, J.Craven
1-4, J.Raby 0-3, M.Brown 0-1, J.Fielding 0-1,
R.Messner 0-1)
Mid Month Review
2016 Ivy League Standings
CW CL Pct W L Pct
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Colgate 2 0 1.000 7 6 .538
North Carolina A&T 1 0 1.000 5 8 .385
Wagner 1 0 1.000 5 9 .357
Loyola-Maryland 1 1 .500 7 9 .438
Brown 0 0 .000 4 10 .286
Campbell 0 1 .000 7 7 .500
Holy Cross 0 1 .000 4 9 .308
Northeastern 0 2 .000 9 4 .692
We struggled out of conference but got off to a nice start in conference with two home wins. It is yet to be seen how we will fare on the road.
Top 25
Top 25 Poll
# School FPV Record Points Previous
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1. Fresno State (56) 15-3 1783 2
2. Tennessee (15) 15-2 1704 1
3. Indiana (1) 16-3 1689 3
4. Michigan State 15-2 1589 4
5. Kentucky 12-3 1466 5
6. Georgia 12-2 1458 7
7. Connecticut 12-4 1361 9
8. Stanford 14-3 1303 6
9. Florida 11-4 1078 10
10. Wake Forest 11-5 1073 14
11. Oklahoma 13-4 1025 15
12. George Washington 12-3 877 16
13. Gonzaga 12-3 811 11
14. Pepperdine 14-1 790 12
15. Ohio State 11-5 768 NR
16. Cincinnati 10-5 750 19
17. Notre Dame 13-5 588 23
18. Detroit 13-5 498 NR
19. Maryland 10-7 478 18
20. Arizona 13-5 414 NR
21. Virginia 12-7 363 25
22. Missouri 10-5 318 8
23. Georgetown 11-4 308 17
24. Tennessee-Martin 14-2 204 NR
25. Syracuse 8-8 199 22
Others Receiving Votes:
Texas Christian 13-5 173
Purdue 13-3 163
Kansas 12-6 80
Georgia Tech 11-4 63
Illinois 9-7 24