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Big South Tourney Quarterfinals: G-W - Won 88-77
Posted: February 28th, 2009, 11:04 pm
by Sly Fox
Now that we have the 3rd seed in hand, we now can look forward to our Tuesday night quarterfinal against the Bulldogs ....
Gardner-Webb University
Boiling Springs, North Carolina
Official G-W HoopsSite
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Rick Scruggs
14th Season as G-W Head Coach
2008-2009 Results
Overall ....... 13-16
Big South ..... 9-9
Road ............ 6-11
Code: Select all Fri, Nov 14 Virginia Tech - at Blacksburg, Va. 8:00 p.m. 62 - 65 (L)
Tue, Nov 18 Longwood - at Farmville, Va. 7:00 p.m. 84 - 85 (L)
Sat, Nov 22 Oklahoma 12 at Norman, Okla. 2:00 pm 76 - 80 (L)
Tue, Nov 25 South Carolina - at Columbia, S.C. 7:00 p.m. 70 - 85 (L)
Sat, Nov 29 UVA-WISE - Boiling Springs, N.C. 7:00 p.m. 74 - 47 (W)
Thu, Dec 04 RU * - at Radford, Va. 7:00 p.m. 91 - 71 (W)
Sat, Dec 06 Liberty * - at Lynchburg, Va. 3:00 p.m. 59 - 68 (L)
Fri, Dec 12 Wichita State - at Wichita, Kan. 8:00 p.m. 64 - 76 (L)
Sun, Dec 14 Kansas St. - at Manhattan, Kan. 7:00 p.m. 48 - 107 (L)
Wed, Dec 17 WCU - at Cullowhee, N.C. 7:00 p.m. 96 - 90 (W)
Sat, Dec 20 FERRUM - Boiling Springs, N.C. 4:00 p.m. 85 - 51 (W)
Wed, Dec 31 ANDERSON - Boiling Springs, N.C. 7:00 p.m. 86 - 83 (W)
Sat, Jan 03 VMI * - Boiling Springs, N.C. 7:00 p.m. 92 - 96 (L)
Wed, Jan 07 UNCA * - Boiling Springs, N.C. 7:00 p.m. 76 - 86 (L)
Sat, Jan 10 HPU * - at High Point, N.C. 7:00 p.m. 60 - 57 (W)
Wed, Jan 14 WU * - at Rock Hill, S.C. 7:00 p.m. 64 - 49 (W)
Sat, Jan 17 CCU * - Boiling Springs, N.C. 7:30 p.m. 77 - 55 (W)
Wed, Jan 21 PC * - at Clinton, S.C. 7:00 p.m. 60 - 72 (L)
Sat, Jan 24 CSU * - at Charleston, S.C. 7:30 p.m. 86 - 70 (W)
Wed, Jan 28 CCU * - at Conway, S.C. 7:00 p.m. 79 - 74 (W)
Sat, Jan 31 RU * - Boiling Springs, N.C. 7:00 p.m. 76 - 57 (L)
Wed, Feb 04 LU * - Boiling Springs, N.C. 7:00 p.m. 95 - 90 (W) 2OT
Sat, Feb 07 VMI * - at Lexington, Va. 2:00 p.m. 88 - 94 (L)
Wed, Feb 11 UNCA * - at Asheville, N.C. 7:00 p.m. 78 - 87 (L)
Sat, Feb 14 HPU * - Boiling Springs, N.C. 2:00 p.m. 67 - 71 (L)
Wed, Feb 18 WU * - Boiling Springs, N.C. 7:00 p.m. 55 - 60 (L)
Sat, Feb 21 JMU - at Harrisonburg, Va. 7:00 p.m. 90 - 78 (L)
Wed, Feb 25 PC * - Boiling Springs, N.C. 7:00 p.m. 78 - 72 (W)
Sat, Feb 28 CSU * - Boiling Springs, N.C. 7:00 p.m. 68 - 69 (W)
Key Players:
#4 Grayson Flittner
6' 0" Junior Guard
In 23 Games: Averaging 14.8 Pts & 4.0 Assists
#23 Aaron Linn
6' 3" Junior Guard
Thru 28 Games: Averaging Team-High 14.9 Pts with 35.6% on 3-Pt Attempts and 4.1 Rebounds with Team High 52 Steals
#42 Auryn MacMillan
6' 8" Junior Center (Australian)
Thru 27 Games: Averaging 9.6 Pts (61.4% FG) and 5.1 Rebounds with Team High 41 Blocks
Posted: February 28th, 2009, 11:07 pm
by jcmanson
Thanks Sly, we're just a little anxious to get the ball rolling
Posted: February 28th, 2009, 11:10 pm
by Sly Fox
No problem. It took me about 15 minutes to get this thread set up. I wish we had G-W fans to chat with the next couple of days. AdrianB is a football only guy.
Posted: February 28th, 2009, 11:16 pm
by LUconn
LUconn wrote:I didn't want to play them. They're a wild card. On the plus side, there is zero chance that we lose to Winthrop in the 1st round.
Posted: February 28th, 2009, 11:24 pm
by whmatthews
I'll be at the game.... ordering tickets first thing Monday.
Posted: March 1st, 2009, 10:43 am
by Ed Dantes
It's going to be a fun game, hopefully this time we'll remember how to inbound the ball properly against Gardner-Webb.
Posted: March 1st, 2009, 11:17 am
by Sly Fox
whmatthews brings up a point that we have to reiterate every year ... students have to buy tickets to tourney games. It doesn't cost much and is well worth the price of admission. It is just like hitting a road game except Tuesday night you won't have to travel far at all.
Posted: March 1st, 2009, 1:16 pm
by grm
I'm predicting a comfortable (but not huge) victory in this one.
Posted: March 1st, 2009, 2:12 pm
by TIMSCAR20
This is going to be a tough game. G-W almost beat Liberty in Lynchburg. They led most of the game. This tournament is going to be wild I think. We could have all the seeds hold up or none in the 1st round. VMI has a tough one matchup wise too. WU and Asheville are both capable of beating RU too. Despite RU's record, the teams they have in their bracket are capable of beating them. I am excited about this game though after the way the team played yesterday. I am really pumped about the way James Spencer played yesterday. Solid!
Posted: March 1st, 2009, 2:18 pm
by bigsmooth
i agree SCAR. this league is just way too tough to think that this will be an easy win. i think the only 1st round game that is a lock is RU, but the other top three seeds could easily lose. let's hope our guys come out and play hard. GO FLAMES!
Posted: March 1st, 2009, 2:48 pm
by TIMSCAR20
The fact that senior night for the top 3 teams was ruined says a lot. VMI, Liberty and Radford all lost their last home game.
Posted: March 1st, 2009, 3:21 pm
by sweetnahmah1
Sly Fox wrote:whmatthews brings up a point that we have to reiterate every year ... students have to buy tickets to tourney games. It doesn't cost much and is well worth the price of admission. It is just like hitting a road game except Tuesday night you won't have to travel far at all.
pretty sure tickets are only 3 bucks for students. less then last year, i think they were 5 last year.
Posted: March 1st, 2009, 3:39 pm
by pcguy09
good luck in the tournament. wish we could be apart of it. oh well 2 more years haha.
Posted: March 1st, 2009, 3:48 pm
by TIMSCAR20
I'm watching Florida/Tennessee right now and the fans on the left of the arena are all wearing orange and the right side is all wearing blue. Incredible! I saw something this cool in person last year when I went to see IU play Michigan State and they had a stripe out. Pretty cool looking. Our attendance in the Vines has been spectacular this season especially since Christmas. I think our guys and the athletic department deserve to be applauded for getting folks interested in the program. I know it is too late to coordinate something like this for Tuesday but I am really hoping for a packed house again on Tuesday.
Posted: March 1st, 2009, 3:50 pm
by pcguy09
SCAR i bet that was awesome to see in person i remember watching that game on TV. The stripe out did look awsome, i don't florida's looks as good because the stripes are wider. but its still a neat looking idea
Posted: March 1st, 2009, 4:00 pm
by Kolzilla41
I am looking forward to this game. I feel guilty for not really giving them a chance at Radford last night... I guess that shows me
Anyways, I think the boys will really rise to the occasion this tournament and we have an awesome future ahead of us.
Posted: March 1st, 2009, 6:39 pm
by dompennix
We have some confidence coming into this game, i think we should come away with the win
Posted: March 1st, 2009, 7:14 pm
by coastalfan1
easy win
Posted: March 1st, 2009, 7:38 pm
by flames1971
Ed Dantes wrote:It's going to be a fun game, hopefully this time we'll remember how to inbound the ball properly against Gardner-Webb.
No joke- that ball better be going in the hole rather than into a Bulldogs' hand!!!!!
Posted: March 1st, 2009, 8:14 pm
by Cider Jim
Wondering if we should rest Jesse against G-W and save him for the semi finals and finals.
Posted: March 1st, 2009, 8:24 pm
by ToTheLeft
Cider Jim wrote:Wondering if we should rest Jesse against G-W and save him for the semi finals and finals.
Don't even talk like that. We have a game to play on Tuesday, and if we lose, we're done. We would be saving Jesse for a full offseason.
Posted: March 1st, 2009, 8:28 pm
by thepostman
Cider Jim wrote:Wondering if we should rest Jesse against G-W and save him for the semi finals and finals.
NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
Posted: March 1st, 2009, 8:35 pm
by olldflame
If it is really borderline whether he can play effectively, I could see not starting him, and if the other guys step up like they did last night, he could stay on the bench, but if things aren't going well and it looks like we need him in there, then have him give it a go and see what happens.
Posted: March 1st, 2009, 8:37 pm
by thepostman
but then you risk losing momentum...and in games like these sometimes giving the team more confidence makes the difference...we need our best players out there...
Posted: March 1st, 2009, 8:48 pm
by dompennix
olldflame wrote:If it is really borderline whether he can play effectively, I could see not starting him, and if the other guys step up like they did last night, he could stay on the bench, but if things aren't going well and it looks like we need him in there, then have him give it a go and see what happens.
I feel that would be the best thing to do