November 14, 2020
@Lafayette 105, Virginia 79
"Small ball" worked well for us tonight, didn't it?
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Lafayette 105, Virginia 79
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Virginia (0-1, 0-0):
Player Pos Min Fgm-a Ftm-a Off Reb Ast PF Pts
Bernd Dumser C 28 3-6 2-3 4 9 0 1 8
Edmund Mitchell PF 20 2-5 4-8 0 4 1 4 8
Eckbert Falcon SF 27 6-12 4-5 0 0 3 3 17
Daniel Colquitt SG 26 3-7 0-0 0 1 2 0 8
Brian Jeter PG 25 3-9 1-2 1 2 5 0 8
Jamal Baillargeon SG 23 0-3 1-3 2 2 2 4 1
Philibert Houzet PF 21 5-7 1-1 2 7 0 0 11
Cletus Smith PF 8 4-5 1-1 0 0 0 3 11
Jake Davis C 8 1-2 1-2 0 1 0 1 3
Harold McGaha PG 12 1-2 2-2 0 2 3 2 4
Robert Shenk PF 2 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0
Turnovers: 19 (B.Dumser 2, E.Mitchell 4, E.Falcon 6,
B.Jeter 3, J.Baillargeon 2, P.Houzet 1, H.McGaha 1)
Blocked Shots: 2 (P.Houzet 1, H.McGaha 1)
Steals: 7 (E.Falcon 1, D.Colquitt 1, B.Jeter 2,
J.Baillargeon 1, P.Houzet 1, H.McGaha 1)
3P FGs: 6-20 (E.Falcon 1-6, D.Colquitt 2-4, B.Jeter
1-4, J.Baillargeon 0-3, P.Houzet 0-1, C.Smith 2-2)
Lafayette (1-0, 0-0):
Player Pos Min Fgm-a Ftm-a Off Reb Ast PF Pts
Matt Robles C 13 4-6 0-1 0 3 0 4 8
Tim Hutchinson PF 17 3-7 4-4 1 6 4 4 11
Thomas Lucy SF 29 5-8 2-2 0 4 6 1 15
Matthew Ackerman SG 28 6-10 1-2 0 0 2 2 14
Jamie Kelso PG 20 6-10 0-1 2 4 6 4 13
Ben Miele PG 19 6-9 3-4 4 6 4 2 17
Asdrubal Cruz PF 22 3-3 0-0 1 7 2 4 6
Rob Prendergast SG 13 2-6 0-0 0 1 0 0 4
Jonathan Baldwin C 25 6-7 1-2 2 6 3 0 15
Joseph Hubbard SF 6 0-1 0-0 0 0 0 0 0
Rodney Lundgren PF 6 0-0 2-2 1 1 0 1 2
Carlton McFadden PF 1 0-1 0-0 0 0 0 0 0
W. Carrasquillo SG 1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0
Turnovers: 14 (T.Hutchinson 1, T.Lucy 2, M.Ackerman 2,
J.Kelso 1, B.Miele 1, R.Prendergast 2, J.Baldwin 4,
W.Carrasquillo 1)
Blocked Shots: 6 (M.Robles 2, B.Miele 1, J.Baldwin 1,
R.Lundgren 2)
Steals: 8 (T.Lucy 2, J.Kelso 1, B.Miele 3, J.Baldwin 1,
J.Hubbard 1)
3P FGs: 10-25 (T.Hutchinson 1-3, T.Lucy 3-6, M.Ackerman
1-4, J.Kelso 1-3, B.Miele 2-5, R.Prendergast 0-1,
J.Baldwin 2-3)
Player of Game: PG Ben Miele (LFYTE)
We set a new school record for points in a single game, and we manage to do it with three of our starters battling foul trouble. All the starters do good things while they're in the game,
Ben Miele is the Player of the Game in a "sixth starter" role, and
Azdrubal Cruz and
Jonathan Baldwin both come off the bench to play well.
This Virginia team is a sad outfit, coming off a 6-24 season that has its coach,
Merrill Moses, on the hottest of hot seats. We didn't help Coach Moses tonight.
Record: 1-0.
November 19, 2020
Maui Shootout, First Round
(5) Lafayette 102, (4) #19 Memphis 69
What's more fun than beating a ranked opponent by 33 points?
Doing it in sunny Hawai'i!
We score in triple digits again, shooting 57.8% from the floor and draining 14 threes.
Tim Hutchinson and
Matthew Ackerman score 21 apiece, with
Thomas Lucy adding 16 more.
Matt Robles,
Asdrubal Cruz, and
Jonathan Baldwin form a three-headed pivot monster that scores 20 points, claims 16 rebounds, and contributes 4 assists from its Cruz form.
I hate turning the ball over, and we do that only 7 times tonight. Well played.
Record: 2-0.
November 20, 2020
Maui Shootout Semifinal
(1) #4 Kansas 87, (5) Lafayette 84 (OT)
Today's game is a treat for anyone who likes college basketball. We stand toe-to-toe with one of the sport's premier programs and send the game to overtime when
Tim Clutchinson nails a three with four seconds left. Then, we battle for five more minutes before the Jayhawks make two crucial defensive stops to seal their victory.
Hutchinson finishes with 22 points, and so does
Thomas Lucy.
Matthew Ackerman has 15, and
Matt Robles 11 (and another 4 fouls). Eight Leopards finish with between 4 and 8 rebounds, and Ackerman has 5 assists.
Record: 2-1.
November 21, 2020
Maui Shootout, Third Place Game
(5) Lafayette 93, (3) #18 Washington 85
We complete our tropical tourney trip with another win over a Top 25 opponent.
Matt Robles manages to stay on the floor this time, and he completes a double double with 13 points and as many rebounds. Matt is one of five Leopards starters to score between 12 and 15 points. Right now,
Tim Hutchinson,
Thomas Lucy, and
Matthew Ackerman are all averaging between 16 and 17 per game.
Record: 3-1.
November 24, 2020
Lafayette 75, @Davidson 72
The Wildcats enjoyed a five-year run early in the 2010s, when they were considered one of the very best mid-major programs in the country. They've fallen from that peak in the last few years, but they're still a very good team, and we have to play well to beat them at their place.
This time it's
Tim Hutchinson who is limited by foul trouble, so
Matthew Ackerman steps up and leads us with 15 points.
Matt Robles contributes 14 and 7 rebounds, and
Thomas Lucy finishes with 11.
Jamie Kelso assembles a points/rebounds/assists line of 7/8/7, and
Asdrubal Cruz pairs 8 points with 8 rebounds.
Record: 4-1.
November 30, 2020
@Mississippi State 72, Lafayette 57
Don't be fooled by that lack of a national ranking. Mississippi State is the defending NCAA champion and the winningest team in this universe's history. Coached first by
Douglas Gillum (now at Kansas) and now by
James Berube, the Bulldogs simply keep on winning.
We didn't play well, but Mississippi State has a way of forcing that upon their opponents. We fire up 34 threes, but make only 7.
Tim Hutchinson's 14 points are our game high.
Matthew Ackerman and
Jamie Kelso pitch in 11 apiece, and
Matt Robles snares 12 rebounds.
We've done well this month, against a very tough set of opponents.
Record: 4-2 (with an RPI of 6).