December 16, 2039
#4 Villanova 87, @William & Mary 76
Exams are over, so the team can spend a bit more time on its road trip to Virginia. After a team walk in the historic area at Colonial Williamsburg the evening before, the Wildcats take to the court at William & Mary and knock off the Tribe.
Zak Marshall, who's a History major, enjoys both activities very much. His 16 points, 10 boards, and 4 blocks earn him a PotG award.
John Cannon (14p),
DeAndre Brown (11p/7r), and
Chris Wilson (11p/6r/2b) join him in double figures.
Tony Flaherty returns to the court, scoring a basket and grabbing a rebound in two minutes of action.
Record: 10-1.
December 19, 2039
@#3 Villanova 68, Creighton 46
The top four teams in this week's media poll are all Big East teams. Our preparation for the demands of conference play continue, as we smother the Blue Jays back at Wawa Arena.
Chris Wilson (19p/13r/2b),
Zayden Calhoun (10p/6a/4r) and
John Cannon (11p/4a) distinguish themselves, and everyone plays solid defense.
Record: 11-1.
December 22, 2039
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#3 Villanova 88, Macalester 68
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Macalester (0-9, 0-0):
Player Pos Min Fgm-a Ftm-a Off Reb Ast PF Pts
Ned Horton C 28 4-4 2-2 0 1 1 4 10
Charles Robinett PF 24 4-7 0-0 0 5 1 2 8
Grover Wille SF 25 4-10 4-4 0 1 2 3 12
Rudolf Perkins SG 31 5-9 2-3 2 3 5 4 13
Winston Yager PG 13 1-1 0-1 1 1 0 4 2
Dean Fenton PG 17 3-3 0-0 0 1 3 3 7
Oren Osborn PG 20 4-6 2-2 0 3 2 1 10
Danilo Hinson PF 17 0-1 0-0 0 0 0 3 0
Quincy Leiker C 15 1-3 1-2 0 1 0 1 3
Bert Ball SF 10 1-3 0-0 0 3 3 1 3
Turnovers: 18 (N.Horton 1, C.Robinett 2, G.Wille 1,
R.Perkins 6, W.Yager 1, D.Fenton 2, O.Osborn 2,
D.Hinson 2, B.Ball 1)
Blocked Shots: 0
Steals: 3 (R.Perkins 1, D.Fenton 1, O.Osborn 1)
3P FGs: 3-7 (G.Wille 0-1, R.Perkins 1-3, D.Fenton 1-1,
B.Ball 1-2)
Villanova (12-1, 0-0):
Player Pos Min Fgm-a Ftm-a Off Reb Ast PF Pts
Forrest Curl C 23 3-6 2-4 4 8 0 4 8
Jordi Ballester PF 27 5-9 1-1 2 10 2 3 11
Derek Lamb SF 33 6-11 2-2 1 1 3 3 14
David Lovett SG 17 6-9 3-4 2 4 0 4 17
Nick O'Brien PG 33 5-8 6-7 0 3 5 2 16
John Locklear C 24 4-5 2-2 0 1 1 2 10
Kai Smith PG 22 1-3 1-2 0 0 5 1 3
Tony Flaherty SF 8 3-3 3-4 0 1 0 0 9
DeAndre Brown SG 7 0-1 0-0 0 0 1 0 0
Chris Wilson C 4 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0
Turnovers: 10 (D.Lovett 3, N.O'Brien 2, J.Locklear 1,
K.Smith 2, D.Brown 1, C.Wilson 1)
Blocked Shots: 2 (D.Lamb 1, T.Flaherty 1)
Steals: 10 (F.Curl 1, J.Ballester 1, D.Lamb 1, D.Lovett
2, N.O'Brien 3, K.Smith 2)
3P FGs: 2-10 (D.Lovett 2-5, N.O'Brien 0-3, K.Smith 0-1,
D.Brown 0-1)
Player of Game: PG Nick O'Brien (VLNV)
We give the second team some action against Macalester, who enter the game 0-8 for the season. The Scots don't win tonight, either, but they aren't humiliated, either. And, to Macalester's credit, they aren't playing against some dudes from an intramural league.
Forrest Curl is a Green/Green player.
Jordi Ballester is Green/Blue. So is
David Lovett. David was a five-star recruit; Forrest and Jordi were four-star, Top 100 guys. Even
Nick O'Brien is an Orange/Green walk-on. Macalester won't play a better team all year than the Villanova squad they face tonight.
David, Jordi, and Forrest look good again, as do walk-ons
Derek Lamb and
John Locklear.
Record: 12-1.
December 31, 2039
@#1 Villanova 72, Lafayette 50
Tonight is the last night of the '30s, a decade that has been a very good one for
Graham Sims and Villanova basketball. We mark the occasion with a return to the top spot in the media poll, and a victory over the team that gave Coach Sims his start. Tonight's victory gives him a very symmetrical
888 career wins (against 144 losses).
Tony Flaherty celebrates his return to the starting five with 18 points, 6 rebounds, 3, blocks, and 2 steals. Tony's fellow starters,
Chris Wilson (13p/9r),
Nick Spencer (11p),
Zayden Calhoun (10p/7r/5a/3s), and
Zak Marshall (6p/6r/3b), all do good things.
We still shoot badly: 41 percent from the floor, 24 percent from three. I think this might be more than a slump.
Record: 13-1.