Second (and last) weekend of conference tournaments in the MCLA.
Quick Review Of Last Week…
SELC: Elon once again won the title. Kennesaw played a tough game. Both teams will make the tournament. Calling it.
LSA: Sam Houston State ran away with a #16 seed.
PNCLL: Opening round games. Read more below.
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THIS WEEK…
CCLA
Quarters
Calvin vs. Hope – Hope won their division. I don’t know too much about either team. Hope is 10-4. Calvin is 5-9. Gonna go Hope on this one.
Grove City vs. Davenport – GCC has a few name wins. Davenport is just plain dirty. Davenport it is.
Semi’s
Hope vs. Dayton – Hope doesnt really stand a chance.
Davenport vs. Grand Valley State – GVSU won 11-8. Davenport gets revenge.
Championship
Davenport vs. Dayton – Davenport makes it 2-0 vs the Flyers in 2010.
Denver Bound: Davenport, Dayton, GVSU.
On the Bubble: Grove City. That’s right. I just said 4 CCLA teams could make it to Denver.
GRLC
Quarter’s
Missouri State vs. St. Louis – Again, I know very little about teams to the west. I do know Missouri State traveled and played a relatively decent schedule. Mo State.
Wheaton vs. Dordt – No reasoning. I just like the name Dordt.
Semi’s
Mo State vs. Creighton – Creighton has a 3-8 record according to mcla.us. No brainer. Mo State.
Dordt vs. Missouri Baptist – Mo Bap is 9-2 and has some great wins. Mo Bap.
Championship
State vs. Baptist – Toss up for me. Gonna go out on a limb. Mo Bap.
Denver-bound: Mo Bap.
On the Bubble: Mo State
UMLL
I’m not gonna give any deets.
North Dakota State over Carleton. Eau Claire over Moorhead.
Johnnies over NDSU. Tommies over UWEC.
Championship
Tommies beat the Johnnies. Again. Staying undefeated for a chance to pull a Michigan.
Denver-bound: The usual. St. Thomas and St. Johns
PCLL
Quarter
Bridgewater vs. Central Connecticut – Bridgewater has 1 win. It stays that way.
Semi’s
CCSU vs. Briarcliffe – Briarcliffe is undefeated. See above.
Stonehill vs. WPI – Stonehill is a school with a name that made waves when they joined the MCLA. They havent made too much of a rumble. Stays that way in a snoozer.
Championship
WPI vs. Briarcliffe – This is Briarcliffe’s conference to lose.
Denver-bound: Briarcliffe gets the #15 seed.
WCLL
Much like the LSA, they just play a title game, no playoffs.
UC Santa Cruz vs. St. Mary’s – I’m going Banana Slugs.
Denver-bound: UCSC, if the WCLL gets a bid, which I don’t think they do. Feel free to correct me if I’m wrong and I’ll adjust accordingly.
PNCLL
Semi’s
Southern Oregon vs. Western Washington – WWU won 11-4 in the regular season. Gonna happen again.
Whitman vs. Western Oregon – Whitman gets revenge from a regular season battle.
Championship
Whitman vs. WWU – I’m gonna go WWU based off record.
Denver-bound: WWU. Maybe: Western Oregon.
RMLC
Quarters
Mines vs. UVU – UVU is a dirty dirty team. Big win.
Fort Lewis vs. Montana State – Fort Lewis continues the slide down the mountain.
Semi’s
UVU vs Northern Colorado – Looks good on paper. UVU takes down the Bears.
Montana State vs. Westminster – Westie. No question.
Championship
UVU vs. Westminster – UVU lost a tight one in the regular season game. Not so this time around.
Denver-bound: UVU, Westminster
SLC
Semi’s
Concordia vs. Fullerton – Fullerton. Not close.
Long Beach vs. Biola – Biola gets a close one.
Championship
Fullerton vs Biola – The Titans are going back to Denver with a big win.
Denver-bound: Fullerton. Bubble: Concordia.
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MY BRACKET
Here’s my bracket for Denver. Don’t ask how or why. Just accept it as truth.
#1 St. Thomas (UMLL AQ) vs. #16 Sam Houston State (LSA AQ)
#8 Western Washington (PNCLL AQ) vs. #9 Elon (SELC AQ)
#5 Westminster (RMLC At-Large) vs. #12 Kennesaw State (SELC At-LArge)
#4 St. Johns (UMLL At- Large) vs. #13 Western Oregon (PNCLL At-Large)
#6 Utah Valley (RMLC AQ) vs. #11 Cal State Fullerton (SLC AQ)
#3 Dayton (CCLA At-Large) vs. #14 Missouri State (GRLC At-Large)
#7 Grand Valley State (CCLA At-Large) vs. #10 Missouri Baptist (GRLC AQ)
#2 Davenport (CCLA AQ) vs.#15 Briarcliffe (PCLL AQ)
By Conference:
3 – CCLA
2 – SELC, RMLC, PNCLL, GRLC, UMLL
1 – LSA, SLC, PCLL
0 – WCLL
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UNCG INFO
Got a mock-up for shooting shirts for next season from Lacrossewear. Shoulders/arms are busy. Tramp stamp. Yuck.
And we FINALLY got in our sweats and a new shooting shirt. You know, after our season is over with. Perfect timing, if you ask me. If I knew the name of the company, I’d put you on blast.
I promise this isn’t me.
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