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Post by classof83 on Dec 5, 2018 16:08:17 GMT -5
I will give it a shot, but may have been mentioned in one of the threads: It was mentioned by Jen Tolland in her article that HC has lost the last 14 games to A-10 opponents before last night but she doesn't mention who the last A-10 opponent HC has beaten before UMASS.
Trivia 1- Who was the last A-10 team HC beat before UMASS and in what season? Trivia 2 - Who was the last A-10 team that HC beat Before UMASS on the road and in what season?
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Post by DiMarz on Dec 5, 2018 16:16:07 GMT -5
Last win over an A-10 team..... St. Joe's? at home, 08-09 season, RW was the coach
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Post by classof83 on Dec 5, 2018 16:30:34 GMT -5
Correct ... and question 2?
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Post by JRGNYR on Dec 5, 2018 16:40:18 GMT -5
I'll take a stab and say at St. Joe's the year before. When in doubt, guess that they played a home and home.
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Post by DiMarz on Dec 5, 2018 16:40:44 GMT -5
Same team, the year before?
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Post by Tom on Dec 5, 2018 16:49:37 GMT -5
That was a home and home and I am pretty sure HC won both. There may have also been a Fordham win in there, but I'm not sure that counts as an A-10 win
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Post by classof83 on Dec 5, 2018 16:51:39 GMT -5
Correct.
Both wins were against St. Joe's. We beat St. Joe's at home in the 2008-2009 season in OT 73-69. We won the year before on their floor 71-66.
It is interesting when looking at the record over that time period:
We didn't play an A-10 school in four straight seasons - 2011 - 2015. In the 2009-2010 season we played 4 A-10 schools (St. Joe's, URI, UMass & George Washington) when Sean Kearney was the coach. We lost to St. Joe's and GW by 2 points in each game.
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Post by classof83 on Dec 5, 2018 17:00:26 GMT -5
That was a home and home and I am pretty sure HC won both. There may have also been a Fordham win in there, but I'm not sure that counts as an A-10 win It looks like we haven't played Fordham since the 2005-2006 season when we won in double OT 71-63
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Post by rgs318 on Dec 5, 2018 17:21:40 GMT -5
Wasn't that shortly after their coach announced that Fordham would no longer schedule games with Holy Cross, since we could not give his players a "real" game?
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Post by classof83 on Dec 5, 2018 17:58:22 GMT -5
Wasn't that shortly after their coach announced that Fordham would no longer schedule games with Holy Cross, since we could not give his players a "real" game? Another Trivia question: Who was that coach who said he would never play HC again? Hint; He had probably the most famous missed shot in NCAA Tournament Finals history - although he claimed it was a pass
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Post by hchoops on Dec 5, 2018 18:16:02 GMT -5
Derek Wittenburg, NC State and Fordham
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Post by fillfittonfield on Dec 5, 2018 18:27:16 GMT -5
Wasn't that shortly after their coach announced that Fordham would no longer schedule games with Holy Cross, since we could not give his players a "real" game? Another Trivia question: Who was that coach who said he would never play HC again? Hint; He had probably the most famous missed shot in NCAA Tournament Finals history - although he claimed it was a pass I know the correct answer was just shared. To piggyback on this topic...for those HC hoops diehards reading this...can anyone confirm if the current Kennesaw State Basketball Coach made a similar comment over a decade ago when he was coach at some other college in Boston? Would be fun to take a quick trip down memory lane...
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Post by DiMarz on Dec 5, 2018 19:41:34 GMT -5
Yes I believe that is true..HC was too physical with his Eagles!
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Post by hchoops on Dec 5, 2018 19:47:23 GMT -5
With Mr.and Mrs. McCrybaby) as co presidents of this select club.
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Post by classof83 on Dec 5, 2018 21:23:28 GMT -5
Derek Wittenburg, NC State and Fordham Correct.. And here is his famous "pass"
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Post by fillfittonfield on Dec 5, 2018 21:27:52 GMT -5
Yes I believe that is true..HC was too physical with his Eagles! Mr. DiMarz, Thanks for chiming in! I'm glad my memory hasn't completely faded and another fan remembers Coach Skinner's post game analysis. As someone who bleeds purple and has an love and respect for HC's sports history (especially the wonderful rivalries), I'm still bothered by how the series with BC got put on ice soon after that (I honestly forget all the details around when it happened and how it went down). I don't think it resumed until after Skinner, DeFillipo, et al headed for greener pastures. But I obviously could be mistaken. Without rehashing everything and going on a long rant, I simply wish all the decisionmakers involved back then (whomever they were) would have taken a deep breath and tried to understand the history of the rivalry. The tradition. Perhaps they could have stepped back and tried to see "the big picture." It would obviously never happen, but imagine if Lehigh decided to drop Lafayette from the schedule next year because the coach felt they got a little too roughed up. Alas...the almighty dollar prevailed.
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Post by DiMarz on Dec 5, 2018 21:30:40 GMT -5
fitttonfield, Welcome to Crossports and post often! (and you can do away with the Mr.....lol)
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Post by classof83 on Dec 5, 2018 21:39:47 GMT -5
Wittenburg used the same excuse Skinner did - that playing HC did nothing to advance their programs.
I always thought Wittenburg was so befuddled by RW's match up zone he didn't want to play us anymore.
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Post by KY Crusader 75 on Dec 5, 2018 21:58:20 GMT -5
Wittenburg used the same excuse Skinner did - that playing HC did nothing to advance their programs. I always thought Wittenburg was so befuddled by RW's match up zone he didn't want to play us anymore. I think that was a key issue with many prospective opponents--did not want to prepare for a defense that you might not see again that year
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Post by sonsofspitler on Dec 5, 2018 23:21:06 GMT -5
That was a home and home and I am pretty sure HC won both. There may have also been a Fordham win in there, but I'm not sure that counts as an A-10 win It looks like we haven't played Fordham since the 2005-2006 season when we won in double OT 71-63 This was Colin Cunningham's best game he ever played for us, before the conference schedule of his freshman year. He was enormous in this game.
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