[Sly Fox]

Now that we have the 3rd seed in hand, we now can look forward to our Tuesday night quarterfinal against the Bulldogs ....


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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

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  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

[jcmanson]

Thanks Sly, we're just a little anxious to get the ball rolling

[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.

[LUconn]

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.

[whmatthews]

I'll be at the game.... ordering tickets first thing Monday.

[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.

[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.

[grm]

I'm predicting a comfortable (but not huge) victory in this one.

[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!

[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!

[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.

[sweetnahmah1]

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.

[pcguy09]

good luck in the tournament. wish we could be apart of it. oh well 2 more years haha.

[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.

[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

[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.

[dompennix]

We have some confidence coming into this game, i think we should come away with the win

[coastalfan1]

easy win

[flames1971]

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!!!!!

[Cider Jim]

Wondering if we should rest Jesse against G-W and save him for the semi finals and finals.

[ToTheLeft]

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.

[thepostman]

Wondering if we should rest Jesse against G-W and save him for the semi finals and finals.

NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

[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.

[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...

[dompennix]

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