January 2, 2042
@#1 Villanova 94, Lehigh 52
Lehigh has a good team this year. They enter the game at 9-3, with good wins over Rutgers and La Salle. We are more than the Mountain Hawks can handle, however, and we pull away in the second half and cruise home.
Dan O'Halloran puts up another double-double (23p/11r/4b), but
Kai Smith wins the PotG (16p/8a/5s/1t).
John Cannon (22p/5r),
Forrest Curl (12r), and
Weston Wagner (11 points in 9 minutes) also show their stuff.
Record: 13-0.
January 5, 2042
Code:
#1 Villanova 90, #8 Lafayette 59
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Villanova (14-0, 0-0):
Player Pos Min Fgm-a Ftm-a Off Reb Ast PF Pts
Dan O'Halloran C 30 5-9 4-5 4 13 2 1 14
Forrest Curl PF 23 1-3 0-0 3 4 3 3 2
Asaad Richardson SF 25 6-9 4-4 0 1 2 0 21
John Cannon SG 29 5-10 4-4 0 0 3 3 17
Kai Smith PG 30 2-5 2-2 1 2 11 1 7
Israel Moody PF 28 4-13 7-8 0 2 0 3 15
Tyson Lien SG 14 2-3 2-2 0 1 0 1 7
Immanuel Bahr C 7 1-1 0-0 0 1 0 0 2
Weston Wagner PF 5 1-1 1-1 0 3 0 0 3
Nick O'Brien PG 9 1-2 0-0 0 0 1 0 2
Turnovers: 9 (D.O'Halloran 1, J.Cannon 1, K.Smith 2,
I.Moody 2, T.Lien 1, W.Wagner 1, N.O'Brien 1)
Blocked Shots: 4 (D.O'Halloran 2, F.Curl 1, I.Moody 1)
Steals: 11 (D.O'Halloran 1, A.Richardson 3, K.Smith 3,
T.Lien 3, N.O'Brien 1)
3P FGs: 10-19 (A.Richardson 5-8, J.Cannon 3-6, K.Smith
1-3, T.Lien 1-2)
Lafayette (13-1, 0-0):
Player Pos Min Fgm-a Ftm-a Off Reb Ast PF Pts
Alton Resnick C 14 0-3 0-0 0 3 2 4 0
Mark Black PF 21 2-5 0-0 2 7 1 4 4
D. Lingenfelter SF 21 1-5 0-0 1 3 1 2 3
Dewayne Mazzola SG 28 3-7 5-7 1 2 2 2 12
Morris Smith PG 10 1-2 0-0 2 2 1 0 3
A. Middaugh PG 15 3-4 0-0 0 2 0 1 8
Anibal Falcon PG 24 2-7 2-2 2 2 3 3 6
Franklin Benites PF 19 5-7 4-6 1 5 0 1 14
Daniel Ream C 21 2-4 0-0 1 4 0 2 4
Thomas Brasher SF 18 0-4 0-0 2 3 1 3 0
Tyler Ardoin PG 8 2-4 0-0 0 0 0 0 5
Clark Granado SG 1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0
Carl Puma PF 1 0-0 0-0 0 1 0 0 0
Turnovers: 23 (A.Resnick 1, M.Black 2, D.Lingenfelter
1, D.Mazzola 4, M.Smith 3, A.Middaugh 3, A.Falcon 6,
F.Benites 1, D.Ream 1, T.Ardoin 1)
Blocked Shots: 3 (D.Lingenfelter 1, F.Benites 1, D.Ream
1)
Steals: 6 (M.Black 1, D.Mazzola 1, F.Benites 1,
T.Ardoin 3)
3P FGs: 6-17 (D.Lingenfelter 1-5, D.Mazzola 1-4,
M.Smith 1-2, A.Middaugh 2-3, A.Falcon 0-1, T.Ardoin
1-2)
Player of Game: SF Asaad Richardson (VLNV)
Look who's back! It's
Israel Moody, returning to action with 15 points in a rout of the Leopards at the Kirby Center.
Graham Sims is always greeted warmly there; almost everyone at Lafayette--with the exception of the most obnoxious fools in the student section--understand Coach Sims' role in building the Lafayette basketball program. Here's the statistic that proves it best:
Lafayette Prestige in 2011 (Coach Sims arrives): 27
Lafayette Prestige in 2026 (Coach Sims leaves): 91
Lafayette Prestige in 2030 (all-time peak; last of Coach Sims' players): 95
Lafayette Prestige in 2042 (currently): 71
The Leopards continue to win with a roster of solid three-star recruits, occasionally fronted by a Top 100 player. This year's star is
Morris Smith, who unfortunately gets hurt tonight and barely shows what he can do. He's a senior who has started 114 games for Lafayette, with over 1500 career points to his credit. Morris was a high four-star recruit as a high school senior.
Meanwhile, our 11 scholarship players include six five-star and four four-star recruits. We have more talent at our disposal, and tonight that makes a sizeable difference.
Record: 14-0.
Code:
2041 Big East Conference Standings
TEAM CW CL Pct W L Pct RPI Prestige
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#2 Georgetown 0 0 .000 15 0 1.000 3 99
#1 Villanova 0 0 .000 14 0 1.000 1 100
#10 Pittsburgh 0 0 .000 10 3 .769 43 90
Seton Hall 0 0 .000 9 5 .643 82 52
Connecticut 0 0 .000 9 5 .643 104 73
Boston College 0 0 .000 9 4 .692 130 99
St. John's 0 0 .000 8 4 .667 20 70
Providence 0 0 .000 8 4 .667 222 67
Syracuse 0 0 .000 7 3 .700 144 74
Our two most traditional rivals--Georgetown and Pitt--share the top of the Big East table with us. It's going to be another spirited fight for the conference championship.
The return of
Israel Moody gives me a wonderful problem: how to find playing time for all our deserving players! This quick look at our stats illustrates the situation well.
Code:
#1 VILLANOVA Averages
Player Pos GP GS Min Pts Orb Reb Ast Stl Blk To Fls +/-
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Dan O'Halloran C 14 13 32.6 17.9 2.3 9.4 2.3 0.7 1.9 1.9 2.2 19.6
Kai Smith PG 14 13 29.1 10.9 0.8 1.7 8.9 2.9 0.1 1.8 2.4 21.9
Israel Moody SF 1 0 28.0 15.0 0.0 2.0 0.0 0.0 1.0 2.0 3.0 14.0
Asaad Richardson SF 14 13 27.2 15.0 0.8 2.7 2.5 1.3 0.4 1.3 1.9 18.9
Forrest Curl PF 14 13 26.7 5.1 1.9 6.2 1.9 0.8 1.2 0.9 2.4 17.1
John Cannon SG 14 13 26.1 16.6 1.3 2.2 2.7 1.9 0.1 1.5 3.1 19.6
Tyson Lien SG 14 1 20.6 9.6 0.9 1.9 2.0 1.2 0.1 0.6 1.3 9.6
Immanuel Bahr PF 14 1 15.5 4.2 1.3 4.9 0.4 0.4 0.7 1.1 1.9 8.6
Weston Wagner SF 14 1 8.6 4.4 0.3 1.8 0.8 0.3 0.2 0.9 0.8 4.3
Nick O'Brien PG 14 1 6.7 1.5 0.3 0.8 0.7 0.4 0.0 1.0 0.5 0.7
Brian Cioffi PF 12 1 5.8 1.3 0.4 0.9 0.2 0.1 0.0 0.3 0.4 2.2
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#1 VILLANOVA 30 Min Averages
Player Pos GP GS Min Pts Orb Reb Ast Stl Blk To Fls +/-
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Dan O'Halloran C 14 13 30.0 16.5 2.1 8.6 2.1 0.7 1.7 1.8 2.0 18.1
Kai Smith PG 14 13 30.0 11.2 0.8 1.8 9.2 2.9 0.1 1.8 2.4 22.6
Israel Moody SF 1 0 30.0 16.1 0.0 2.1 0.0 0.0 1.1 2.1 3.2 15.0
Asaad Richardson SF 14 13 30.0 16.5 0.9 3.0 2.8 1.4 0.5 1.4 2.0 20.9
Forrest Curl PF 14 13 30.0 5.7 2.1 7.0 2.1 0.9 1.4 1.0 2.6 19.3
John Cannon SG 14 13 30.0 19.2 1.5 2.5 3.1 2.2 0.2 1.7 3.5 22.5
Tyson Lien SG 14 1 30.0 14.0 1.2 2.8 2.9 1.8 0.1 0.8 1.9 13.9
Immanuel Bahr PF 14 1 30.0 8.2 2.5 9.5 0.8 0.8 1.4 2.2 3.6 16.7
Weston Wagner SF 14 1 30.0 15.3 1.0 6.3 2.8 1.0 0.8 3.0 2.8 15.0
Nick O'Brien PG 14 1 30.0 6.7 1.3 3.5 3.2 1.6 0.0 4.5 2.2 3.2
Brian Cioffi PF 12 1 30.0 6.4 2.1 4.7 0.9 0.4 0.0 1.7 2.1 11.1
My original plan was to bring
Asaad Richardson off the bench, and that still might be the way I go.
Forrest Curl is not as dynamic an all-around player as the other starters, but an
O'Halloran-Moody-Richardson-Cannon-Smith starting five relies exclusively on big Dan to provide rebounding, shot blocking, and interior defense. Forrest's classic big man skills might very well keep him in a starting role.