December 22, 2040
@#1 Villanova 88, Emory 55
We play the second half of a home-and-home with Emory tonight, and the UAA team hangs in against a Villanova lineup that features several reserves.
Forrest Curl leads us with 16 points and 9 rebounds. Walk-on freshman forward
Brian Cioffi makes 6 of 7 points, scores 15, makes 2 steals, and grabs 6 rebounds in 18 very productive minutes...and tears his MCL. He'll miss the remainder of the season.
Nick Spencer (9p/7a/5r) displays his well-rounded set of skills.
Record: 9-0.
December 26, 2040
#1 Villanova 77, @Rider 61
A Boxing Day contest at Rider ends up being a competitive game; we lead 36-30 at halftime, and the Broncs twice cut our lead to three points.
John Cannon scores 18 points to lead us, with
Kai Smith contributing a career-high 15.
Israel Moody scores 10;
Dan O'Halloran and
Zak Marshall grab 10 rebounds each, and Zak blocks 3 shots.
Record: 10-0.
December 30, 2040
Code:
#1 Villanova 95, Stanford 69
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Villanova (11-0, 0-0):
Player Pos Min Fgm-a Ftm-a Off Reb Ast PF Pts
Dan O'Halloran C 23 8-13 2-4 3 9 1 4 18
Chris Wilson C 29 4-10 1-1 1 6 4 1 9
Israel Moody SF 16 3-6 3-4 1 3 1 4 9
DeAndre Brown SG 24 5-11 1-2 0 2 3 2 13
Kai Smith PG 25 7-9 0-0 0 1 8 1 18
Nick Spencer SG 24 1-4 0-0 1 4 4 4 3
John Cannon SF 17 5-8 6-8 0 2 2 5 19
Zak Marshall PF 27 1-4 3-4 1 11 2 2 5
Jordi Ballester PF 6 0-0 0-0 0 3 0 1 0
Nick O'Brien PG 9 0-1 1-2 1 2 1 0 1
Turnovers: 11 (D.O'Halloran 2, I.Moody 3, D.Brown 2,
K.Smith 1, N.Spencer 2, J.Cannon 1)
Blocked Shots: 14 (D.O'Halloran 5, C.Wilson 4,
Z.Marshall 5)
Steals: 8 (C.Wilson 1, D.Brown 4, K.Smith 2, J.Cannon 1)
3P FGs: 10-17 (D.Brown 2-3, K.Smith 4-5, N.Spencer 1-2,
J.Cannon 3-6, N.O'Brien 0-1)
Stanford (7-5, 0-0):
Player Pos Min Fgm-a Ftm-a Off Reb Ast PF Pts
Timothy Walker C 22 0-3 0-0 0 3 0 3 0
Albert Novak PF 28 2-10 1-3 4 12 0 2 5
Randall Hoover SF 23 4-11 2-2 2 3 0 4 10
Buster Hunt SG 22 2-8 2-4 1 5 3 4 8
Joshua Lewis PG 25 3-4 2-2 0 2 5 1 10
T. Merriweather C 21 1-4 1-1 0 2 3 1 3
C. Greenfield PF 16 4-7 1-1 1 5 0 3 9
Marcus McDonald SG 16 2-4 4-5 1 4 0 1 8
Dominique Jones PG 10 2-2 4-5 0 1 1 0 9
Henry Griffiths SG 7 0-2 1-2 1 2 1 1 1
Gregory Battle SF 7 1-4 0-2 0 0 1 0 2
Frederick Windham SG 3 1-2 1-2 1 1 0 0 4
Turnovers: 16 (R.Hoover 1, B.Hunt 3, J.Lewis 4,
T.Merriweather 2, C.Greenfield 2, M.McDonald 3,
D.Jones 1)
Blocked Shots: 3 (T.Walker 2, G.Battle 1)
Steals: 4 (R.Hoover 1, B.Hunt 2, F.Windham 1)
3P FGs: 6-15 (R.Hoover 0-2, B.Hunt 2-5, J.Lewis 2-2,
M.McDonald 0-1, D.Jones 1-1, H.Griffiths 0-1, G.Battle
0-2, F.Windham 1-1)
Player of Game: PG Kai Smith (VLNV)
The Cardinal have struggled a bit this year, so this game doesn't end up being the stern test I anticipated when I put them on our schedule last spring.
We enjoy a dominant performance from
Dan O'Halloran, the first of his young career. Those 14 blocks are the fourth highest total for a Villanova team during Graham's tenure. All in all, it's a very satisfying performance with contributions from a number of players.
The calendar year will end with us riding a 43-game winning streak.
Record: 11-0.