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The GSU Panthers were formally introduced to the UNCW Seahawks over the weeekend and I think the Hawks made a good impression with a 69-57 victory over the new foes during a Saturday matinee.
Leading the way for the Seahawks in scoring, get ready for a shocker, was TJ Carter who led all scorers with 21 points. Mitch Laue followed with 16 points and 5 boards in only 17 minutes of play. And John Goldsberry regained his shooting touch going 4-6 from the field for 11 points and 4 assists. Temi Soyebo took the assist category with 5. On the GSU side Herman Favors and Malcom Manier led their team with 13 points apiece.
An interesting side note, GSU coach Michael Perry is a member of the Richmond Athletic Hall of Fame. He was a 4 year standout for the old conference foe of UNCW before playing professionally and then coming back as an assistant leaving just as former UNCW coach Jerry Wainwright arrived. Perry took over the GSU program after legendary coach Lefty Dreisell stepped down after taking his 4th team to the big dance. Another interesting side note, Michael Perry is from my home town of Oxford NC.
In other CAA news GMU defeated Towson and Hofstra held of Northeastern to keep the top of the standings just as they were. GMU remains in 1st at 13-2. UNCW in 2nd at 12-3. And Hofstra in 3rd at 11-3. Here are the complete standings.
The big news as of now is that we take on Hofstra Wednesday night at 7 in Trask. In case you don't remember Hofstra took down UNCW by 6 earlier this year in NYC in an triple OT instant classic. This time I see the home team winning in the form of a close victory to keep UNCW within grasp of GMU. Loren Stokes and Antoine Agudio could be 2 of the best players in the league. But John Goldsberry and TJ Carter are right up there with them. And if Todd, Mitch, and Beckham can get it going inside this should be no sweat for UNCW. If they don't, the best guards will win. UNCW by 4.
The other marquee matchup is Drexel at GMU. Drexel has the ability to trip teams up. Just look at their near defeat of Duke, and their shoulda-won game against UCLA. But they can also lose games that they should never dream of losing. GMU is not a team that Drexel should beat, especially in Fairfax. GMU by double digits.
The Hofstra game will unfortunately not be on TV. So if you can't make it to Trask you can tune into 980 AM as always. Or failing that here is a link to the live stats.
Leading the way for the Seahawks in scoring, get ready for a shocker, was TJ Carter who led all scorers with 21 points. Mitch Laue followed with 16 points and 5 boards in only 17 minutes of play. And John Goldsberry regained his shooting touch going 4-6 from the field for 11 points and 4 assists. Temi Soyebo took the assist category with 5. On the GSU side Herman Favors and Malcom Manier led their team with 13 points apiece.
An interesting side note, GSU coach Michael Perry is a member of the Richmond Athletic Hall of Fame. He was a 4 year standout for the old conference foe of UNCW before playing professionally and then coming back as an assistant leaving just as former UNCW coach Jerry Wainwright arrived. Perry took over the GSU program after legendary coach Lefty Dreisell stepped down after taking his 4th team to the big dance. Another interesting side note, Michael Perry is from my home town of Oxford NC.
In other CAA news GMU defeated Towson and Hofstra held of Northeastern to keep the top of the standings just as they were. GMU remains in 1st at 13-2. UNCW in 2nd at 12-3. And Hofstra in 3rd at 11-3. Here are the complete standings.
The big news as of now is that we take on Hofstra Wednesday night at 7 in Trask. In case you don't remember Hofstra took down UNCW by 6 earlier this year in NYC in an triple OT instant classic. This time I see the home team winning in the form of a close victory to keep UNCW within grasp of GMU. Loren Stokes and Antoine Agudio could be 2 of the best players in the league. But John Goldsberry and TJ Carter are right up there with them. And if Todd, Mitch, and Beckham can get it going inside this should be no sweat for UNCW. If they don't, the best guards will win. UNCW by 4.
The other marquee matchup is Drexel at GMU. Drexel has the ability to trip teams up. Just look at their near defeat of Duke, and their shoulda-won game against UCLA. But they can also lose games that they should never dream of losing. GMU is not a team that Drexel should beat, especially in Fairfax. GMU by double digits.
The Hofstra game will unfortunately not be on TV. So if you can't make it to Trask you can tune into 980 AM as always. Or failing that here is a link to the live stats.
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