January 5 schedule

NEC conference play kicks off tonight, and the final game of OOC play in the LEC tonight.

Robert Morris 76 @ Bryant 58.
Robert Morris is rolling, Bryant is struggling
Long Island 76 @ Sacred Heart 72.
I've written all about LIU about how their terrible defensively, and how their transition d sucks, but they can score, and score in bunches. SHU has played well to start the year, but I don't think they have enough offense to keep up, but they will keep it close.
SFU 65 @ Central 79.
Central's really struggled this year, but this is the part of the season that counts. SFU's only 2 wins are against FDU & Monmouth at home, and they are notoriously a terrible road team.
Wagner 85 @ FDU 52.
This game, the West Conn/CCNY women's game and the RIC/CUNY-York women;s game will be the 3 worst games of the day, and coincidentaly, they're all being played within 25 miles of each other.
Mount St. Mary's 65 @ Monmouth 62.
Both teams are terrible, MSM is slightly better
Quinnipiac 72 @ SFC 68.
Probably the best game of the day.

LEC men's action:
Lasell 67 @ Keene state 82.
Lasell is 3-6, but started the season with a 91-82 win at Brandeis. They also beat Anna Maria (won the CCC regular season title last year) and only lost by 3 @ RIC earlier in the year. Keene state has given up 83+ in 3 of their last 4 games, so they need to tighten it up on the defensive end with conference play resuming Saturday.
RIC 76 @ Wheaton 58.
This is RIC's first game back from break, and first game since they suffered their first loss to Eastern way back on December 10. Wheaton is 6-4, but got pounded by 17 against Tufts, the best team they've had on the schedule so far.

LEC women's action:
Boston 54 @ Merchant Marine 51.
Both teams are terrible, both teams have 2 wins, and each of these teams beat a non D-3 team for 1 of their wins, and beat a crappy d-3 team for their other win. Boston's non d-3 win was against the music school Berkeley college (out of the USCAA) while Merchant Marine's non d-3 win was against Vaughn (I have no clue who they are what conference/division they are a part of). Boston's D-3 win is against Wheelock (winless), while Merchant's D-3 win is against CCNY (1 win). Normally in these games I pick the home team, so why am I picking the road?? Boston beat Berkeley college 74-40, while Merchant Marine lost to Berkeley college 49-44; therein lies the difference.
Plymouth state 49 @ Johnson & Wales 52.
Another crap vs, crap game. Plymouth has been off since they lost by 17 to Dartmouth on Dec 10, J&W is coming off a 41-40 loss to Gordon last Saturday in which the score at halftime was 10-9. Each has 2 common opponents: J&W lost @ Dartmouth by 15, Plymouth lost there by 17. Plymouth lost at home to RIC by 29, J&W lost @ RIC by 48.
RIC 86 @ York 42.
I have a feeling RIC coach Marcus Reilley can have Rachel Riley, Cynthia Gaudet, Ashley O'Dell, Courtney Burns, Nicole Girard, and Stephanie Coro put on street clothes and I'm sure they'll win this going away. York is 0-11 on the season, have lost only 2 games by single digits, and have lost by an average of 33.8 their last 5 games. They haven't scored more then 43 points those 5 games, and have been held to 53 or fewer in 10 of their 11 games this year. They got beat by 50 by William Paterson and by 80 (yes 80, 8-0) against Eastern Mennonite. This could be an easier win then the West Conn men had against SUNY-Cobleskill back in December.
Western Connecticut 85 @ CCNY 43.
Another game where coach Kim Rybczyk could put Stephanie Slonski, Carly Muphy, Nicole Eanillio, Sciarra Brandt, Jackie Zilnicki, and Amber Litwinko in street clothes, and we'll probably win fairly easily. Actually, I'm gonna do a running count tomorrow between RIC & Western comparing 3 things because they both play absolutely awful CUNY teams: 1) Which team scores more points 2) which team gives up less points and 3) which team has a higher winning margin. I have RIC winning each category by the slighest margin (86 to 85, 42 to 43 and 44 to 42). CCNY's lone win is against New Rochelle, and haven't lost by fewer than 10 this year, but have been playing better in December then they did in November. CCNY has cracked 60 just twice this year.

LEC should do worse than 4-2 tonight.