December 17, 2042
Code:
#3 Villanova 95, Tulane 69
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Tulane (6-4, 0-0):
Player Pos Min Fgm-a Ftm-a Off Reb Ast PF Pts
Neal Philips C 30 2-5 5-7 1 6 1 2 9
Richard Castillo PF 18 2-2 0-0 0 1 2 0 4
David Dailey SF 30 2-6 0-0 0 7 4 4 5
Devon Vetter SG 36 8-19 2-3 2 5 2 2 25
Keven Fleck PG 29 3-7 1-2 1 1 3 3 8
Tony Mulligan PF 24 1-3 5-6 0 4 1 1 7
Chris Miele SG 11 0-3 2-2 0 1 1 1 2
Russell McDavid PF 12 0-2 2-6 0 0 0 2 2
Kraig Stauffer PG 8 2-2 2-2 1 1 0 3 7
Gotthold Plab PF 2 0-1 0-0 0 0 0 0 0
Turnovers: 21 (N.Philips 3, D.Dailey 6, D.Vetter 4,
K.Fleck 5, C.Miele 1, R.McDavid 1, K.Stauffer 1)
Blocked Shots: 0
Steals: 5 (N.Philips 1, R.Castillo 1, D.Vetter 1,
K.Fleck 2)
3P FGs: 10-22 (D.Dailey 1-2, D.Vetter 7-12, K.Fleck
1-4, C.Miele 0-2, K.Stauffer 1-1, G.Plab 0-1)
Villanova (9-1, 0-0):
Player Pos Min Fgm-a Ftm-a Off Reb Ast PF Pts
Dan O'Halloran C 29 7-15 3-4 2 9 0 2 17
Forrest Curl PF 21 4-6 0-0 0 6 2 4 8
Israel Moody SF 28 15-21 7-9 3 8 4 1 37
Asaad Richardson SG 24 3-4 2-2 1 1 4 2 9
Kai Smith PG 16 1-5 0-0 1 4 8 4 2
Tyson Lien SG 23 3-5 0-0 0 0 6 2 7
Roman Holloway C 21 2-2 2-2 0 4 0 5 6
Scott McMasters PG 14 0-1 4-4 0 0 1 2 4
Immanuel Bahr PF 12 1-2 0-0 0 3 0 0 2
Weston Wagner SF 5 1-1 0-0 0 1 0 1 3
James Largent C 3 0-0 0-2 0 0 0 1 0
Nick O'Brien PG 1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0
Mark Ferree SG 2 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0
Brian Cioffi PF 1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0
Turnovers: 13 (D.O'Halloran 2, F.Curl 1, I.Moody 2,
A.Richardson 2, T.Lien 2, R.Holloway 2, S.McMasters 1,
I.Bahr 1)
Blocked Shots: 4 (D.O'Halloran 1, R.Holloway 2, I.Bahr
1)
Steals: 12 (F.Curl 1, I.Moody 3, A.Richardson 1,
K.Smith 1, T.Lien 3, R.Holloway 2, S.McMasters 1)
3P FGs: 3-10 (A.Richardson 1-2, K.Smith 0-3, T.Lien
1-3, I.Bahr 0-1, W.Wagner 1-1)
Player of Game: SF Israel Moody (VLNV)
Israel Moody busts out with the finest scoring performance of his career. The only players in school history who have scored as many points as Israel does tonight are
Mason Reynolds, Zayden Calhoun, Reed Weisberg, and
Kenny Scalf, who did so before Coach Sims arrived. Unlike the other players I'm familiar with on this list, Israel does his scoring from inside the arc. Mason, Zayden, and Reed were all long-range threats.
Israel is far from a one-dimensional scorer; his rebound and assist totals are up this year, and he's second in the Big East behind
Kai Smith in steals. It's hard to believe Israel is only considered the #9 pro prospect among draft-eligible players in the Big East. I guess the pros are wary of the effects of his Achilles injury, which don't seem to be holding him back.
Record: 9-1.
December 21, 2042
Code:
#3 Villanova 75, Swarthmore 56
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Swarthmore (2-7, 0-0):
Player Pos Min Fgm-a Ftm-a Off Reb Ast PF Pts
Mitch Holbrook C 29 4-8 3-5 1 5 1 3 11
Jose Terry PF 27 4-12 0-0 3 5 1 1 8
Larry Bedard SF 27 2-8 1-2 2 5 1 1 5
Elliott Roper SG 29 3-8 0-0 0 4 2 2 7
Kurtis Little PG 32 4-5 1-2 1 5 6 3 10
Anibal Straka PF 20 1-6 1-3 1 4 1 0 3
James Whetstone SG 13 4-5 0-0 1 2 1 1 8
Thomas Rogers SG 12 0-1 2-2 0 1 0 0 2
Jamie Goolsby C 3 0-1 0-0 0 0 0 0 0
Wayne Fletcher PG 3 0-1 0-2 0 1 0 0 0
Frank Colon SF 3 0-3 2-2 1 2 0 0 2
Turnovers: 14 (M.Holbrook 3, J.Terry 1, L.Bedard 1,
E.Roper 2, K.Little 5, J.Whetstone 1, J.Goolsby 1)
Blocked Shots: 6 (M.Holbrook 1, J.Terry 1, L.Bedard 1,
E.Roper 1, K.Little 1, T.Rogers 1)
Steals: 2 (M.Holbrook 1, L.Bedard 1)
3P FGs: 2-10 (J.Terry 0-1, L.Bedard 0-2, E.Roper 1-1,
K.Little 1-1, T.Rogers 0-1, W.Fletcher 0-1, F.Colon
0-3)
Villanova (10-1, 0-0):
Player Pos Min Fgm-a Ftm-a Off Reb Ast PF Pts
Dan O'Halloran C 34 5-14 2-2 4 11 3 3 12
Forrest Curl PF 15 2-4 1-1 0 4 2 4 5
Israel Moody SF 23 11-17 1-3 1 5 2 3 23
Asaad Richardson SG 26 4-12 1-1 0 1 2 3 12
Kai Smith PG 34 1-3 5-5 0 1 6 3 8
Tyson Lien SG 15 2-6 0-0 2 3 4 1 4
Roman Holloway PF 19 0-2 0-0 2 6 4 2 0
Scott McMasters PG 5 0-1 0-0 0 1 0 0 0
Immanuel Bahr PF 14 0-2 0-0 5 8 0 1 0
Weston Wagner SF 12 4-5 0-0 0 3 0 0 11
James Largent C 1 0-0 0-0 1 1 0 2 0
Mark Ferree SG 1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0
Brian Cioffi PF 2 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0
Turnovers: 13 (D.O'Halloran 2, F.Curl 3, I.Moody 1,
A.Richardson 4, R.Holloway 1, S.McMasters 1, J.Largent
1)
Blocked Shots: 9 (D.O'Halloran 4, I.Moody 1, R.Holloway
2, I.Bahr 2)
Steals: 9 (F.Curl 1, I.Moody 1, A.Richardson 1, K.Smith
5, T.Lien 1)
3P FGs: 7-19 (A.Richardson 3-9, K.Smith 1-2, T.Lien
0-2, R.Holloway 0-1, S.McMasters 0-1, W.Wagner 3-4)
Player of Game: SF Israel Moody (VLNV)
The new members of Division I have improved their rosters enough that I'll coach my team against them the same way I do any other team. No more letting the bench guys start while I bury the All-Big East players at the bottom of the depth chart. Our neighbors from Swarthmore demonstrate why that's a good idea, by taking a 37-34 lead that stuns the crowd at Wawa Arena.
We flex our muscles a bit more in the second half, when
Israel Moody uses his full set of skills to confound the Garnet defense. Meanwhile,
Kai Smith shows off his ability to control a game without shooting.
Record: 10-1.
December 31, 2042
Code:
#3 Villanova 107, Lafayette 58
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Lafayette (7-7, 0-0):
Player Pos Min Fgm-a Ftm-a Off Reb Ast PF Pts
Alton Resnick C 29 1-6 0-0 2 6 1 3 2
Mark Black PF 28 4-5 1-1 1 10 2 2 10
Anibal Falcon SF 23 4-11 2-3 1 1 1 3 10
Otis Estes SG 30 2-10 2-3 0 2 4 3 7
A. Middaugh PG 27 5-8 2-2 0 2 3 2 13
Franklin Benites PF 11 0-3 0-0 0 0 0 0 0
Daniel Ream C 11 0-0 0-0 0 3 0 2 0
Thomas Brasher SF 21 5-9 4-5 0 1 0 5 14
Harold Sousa SG 11 1-6 0-0 0 0 0 1 2
Tyler Ardoin PG 8 0-0 0-0 2 2 1 3 0
Turnovers: 22 (A.Resnick 1, M.Black 2, A.Falcon 2,
O.Estes 7, A.Middaugh 2, D.Ream 1, T.Brasher 3,
H.Sousa 3, T.Ardoin 1)
Blocked Shots: 7 (A.Resnick 2, M.Black 4, D.Ream 1)
Steals: 3 (A.Middaugh 2, F.Benites 1)
3P FGs: 3-10 (M.Black 1-1, A.Falcon 0-2, O.Estes 1-4,
A.Middaugh 1-1, H.Sousa 0-2)
Villanova (11-1, 0-0):
Player Pos Min Fgm-a Ftm-a Off Reb Ast PF Pts
Dan O'Halloran C 24 6-10 4-4 1 4 2 3 16
Forrest Curl PF 26 3-6 0-0 3 8 2 0 6
Israel Moody SF 22 6-11 6-6 1 3 3 3 18
Asaad Richardson SG 26 8-14 1-3 0 3 5 2 18
Kai Smith PG 31 5-8 7-7 1 6 9 1 19
Tyson Lien SG 14 3-4 0-0 0 0 0 4 9
Roman Holloway C 20 2-3 0-0 1 8 4 0 4
Scott McMasters PG 7 2-3 1-1 1 1 0 0 6
Immanuel Bahr PF 13 0-1 4-4 0 3 1 0 4
Weston Wagner SF 14 2-5 1-2 1 3 1 3 7
Mark Ferree SG 3 0-0 0-0 0 2 0 0 0
Turnovers: 13 (F.Curl 1, I.Moody 3, A.Richardson 4,
T.Lien 3, R.Holloway 1, W.Wagner 1)
Blocked Shots: 4 (D.O'Halloran 1, I.Moody 1, I.Bahr 2)
Steals: 14 (F.Curl 2, I.Moody 1, A.Richardson 4,
K.Smith 6, T.Lien 1)
3P FGs: 9-20 (A.Richardson 1-5, K.Smith 2-5, T.Lien
3-3, R.Holloway 0-1, S.McMasters 1-1, W.Wagner 2-5)
Player of Game: PG Kai Smith (VLNV)
I don't remember when Lafayette was last unranked in either the national poll or the Mid Major poll. Their new coach,
Andy Smith, was promoted from the scouting position to replace
Michael Coffin, who departed for Maryland after two outstanding seasons. Coach Smith is a young Level 4 coach with some promise. I hope the Leopards remain patient with him.
His current team is no match for us, as we spread the ball around and let everyone eat. That's
Kai Smith's specialty. Even after a few games when he was more careless than usual, Kai is second in the nation in assist-turnover ratio, behind Tennessee's outstanding freshman
Aaron Scott.
Record: 11-1.