That's expecting Carleton to beat Hamline. Last time they played at Carleton, it took an absolute collapse from Hamline and a buzzer beater for the Knights to win. As a Minnesota sports fan I am naturally pessimistic on my teams chances so I am worried for Friday night.
Those Mac kids sounded crushed. What the announcing team lacked in polish, they made up for in enthusiasm.
Must not be an advance sale. I am not real concerned about a sell out, no disrespect to the Piper following.
No advance sale. not too worried about Piper fans making the trek down. Carleton athletics will be there, don't know how well the rest of the campus will show up though.
Knights night.
Was a hell of a night down in Northfield. Student section was kinda wild. I know St John's will travel well on Sunday, so we are planning on getting into the gym at least 30 minutes beforehand. Should be a fun day.
Fun night, I capped it off by picking up a pizza from George's Vineyard. Life is grand.
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I think the big turning point was when Hamline's #32 (their leading scorer) got called for a foul in the early part of the second half for elbowing on a defensive rebound. That was his third foul, and he had to back off considerably on D after that, and Carleton then started controlling the boards. That's when Carleton went on their run, with Carleton's #2 draining three three's on subsequent possessions.Who is to say how it would have played out, but after that non-goaltending call even though the Pipers hit a 3 on their next possession, the Knights finished on a 30-11 run. My friend and I agreed, horrible "play on" call.
Also could have been youth, on the road in a charged environment and as well as coming off wringer of a double OT win that it finally caught up to them. Plus Carleton is really good. Combo of all I suppose.
If I had been told ahead of time Beckler was going to be held to 12 points, I would have said that the Knights would be fortunate to escape in a 1 or 2 possession game.
Knights surge past Hamline in MIAC Playoffs semifinal, 68-51 - Carleton College
NORTHFIELD, MINN. - Luke Harris (So./Piedmont, Calif./Piedmont) slashed and spun his way to a game-high 22 points, keying the Carleton College men's basketball team
Good point on the foul trouble.
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Heard reports of a SJU fan bud so we are trying to extend the Carleton student section and force their students into a corner
Awesome job by the Carleton students! It didn't help the Johnnies cause that the SJU student bus arrived 8 minutes into the game.
Man what a game from Beckler, and from Banovetz. quietly put up 22 himself. Was great to see the Knights fan show up in force as well
I know nothing of DIII outside the MIAC other than that (the state of) Iowa has a similar kind of conference and then all the Wisc schools that should be in DII.
Given how few non-confernce games there are, tough to gage but heading into the week Carleton wasn't in the Top 25. They were in the Others receiving votes (#27) so with the Playoff title should crack into the rankings.
Getting some insider info due to working within the sports department at Carleton, the region chair reached out to us before the MIAC tournament started and suggested we submit a bid to host. The thought is that it is a coin flip about whether we host or not, but it hinges on if La Crosse gets an at-large and if the NCAA wants two WIAC schools hosting as opposed to 1 WIAC and 1 MIAC. Oshkosh is going to host and will likely pull in Illinois College from the MWC or Bethany Lutheran from the UMAC. The thought of Carleton hosting would likely pit them against Illinois College from the MWC and have the other round of 64 game being Coe against La Crosse or WhitewaterGiven how few non-confernce games there are, tough to gage but heading into the week Carleton wasn't in the Top 25. They were in the Others receiving votes (#27) so with the Playoff title should crack into the rankings.
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Overall record at 24-3 is gaudy but due to not so great strength of schedule, probably less than 50/50 they draw a top 16 seed and get to host 1st & 2nd Rds.
Pairings will be released tomorrow at Noon.
I might be biased as a Carleton student, but Beckler is top 15 in the country in scoring, and hits his average, with the way Harris has been playing they can sure play with any team in the country. I haven't seen much NESCAC basketball but this team can score in bunches and that makes them scary.
The way Carleton defends without fouling is amazing. The program said rated #2 among all D3 teams in fewest fouls per game. #4 throughout All Divisions (1055 teams).
I write the programs for most Carleton home events so its good to know that people actually pick those up and use them.
Only went to the Hamline game, but loved the program and tidbits thrown in at the bottom on the national stats and rankings. It was like a cram sheet for a test, and I mean that in a totally positive way. Great job.
I think Beckler is good enough to get paid playing hoops overseas if he wanted to, but perhaps will be putting his Carleton Software Engineering to use instead.
