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GAELS ARE WCC Regular Season Title Winners aka CHAMPIONS!
GOTTA LOVE MY SMC MEN’S BASKETBALL TEAM, SO PROUD <3
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My college basketball teams had an amazing night!
Duke [vs. St John], University of Memphis [vs. Marshall], and St. Mary’s [vs. BYU] all WON!
I had the pleasure of attending the University of Memphis game at the FedEx Forum tonight and can I just say, the stadium and game absolutely blew me away! It was like attending the Southern Regionals all over again. The huge crowd, the intense cheers, the fun music courtesy of the sports band, the good pom-pom/cheerleader people, etc. It was AMAZING! I didn’t bring my big camera (because I’ve heard security there is strict on that) but I did bring my Canon point-and-shoot, and my iPhone, so between the two of them I have some decent shots and videos of what turned out to be a very suspenseful and engaging game! It was so much fun to see another team’s strategy and style of playing and compare that to Saint Mary’s (or CBU, a division II school, for that matter) and I enjoyed cheering them on!
They narrowly beat Marshall (GO TIGERS!) while I also “watched” SMC beat BYU (a bit suspenseful toward the end with all the fouls, and debris being thrown on the court…) via Twitter (thank goodness for twitter).
All in all, it was a fabulous night for my college basketball teams!
[I also went to dinner before hand with Stokes, Mary Kate, and their two friends, at this amazing Italian restaurant downtown and it was sooooo delish! Seriously amazing food and drink!]
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My fishy got fresh water [and other mundane things]
*My fishy Rua Róisín Baurizzle II got fresh water and food. I’m sure she’s a happy fish.
*My phone bit the dust (new one on its way)
*I am not going to the basketball game on Monday night because it is late (11pm-1am…eek!) and I need sleep.
*The more I talk about and think about my study abroad experience, the more I realize just how much it taught me.
*I made DELISH homemade bean soup without a recipe today! AND I have enough for 3 more meals (which means I won’t have to freak out when I’m hungry later this week!)
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Note by me: My GAELS BEAT SAN DIEGO [67-56]! It’s all about the G.
Also, this video is kinda epic. seriously.
<3 LM
My Gaels are 22 this week.
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”The Gaels are one of the better shooting teams in the country. Randy Bennett has quietly put together another fantastic season and is a real threat to unseat the Zags in the WCC.
~ESPN Power Rankings [SMC WAS IN THE TOP 25! Hello #24, I love you.]
I miss watching my Gaels so much and hope they kick some butt tonight.
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”Aside from perhaps the road game in Moraga, there’s no game Gonzaga should lose in the WCC.
~The Slipper Still Fits (a Gonzaga Basketball Blog)
GONZAGA BETTER LOSE THE ROAD GAME IN MORAGA. That’s all I have to say about it.
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Praying for Australia…
I’m thinking of Patty Mills. He’s a former SMC Men’s Basketball Point Guard, from Queensland, Australia, an area hit hard by floods and in dire need of help. Many people are dead and many more are missing.
Please check out this link to the Queensland Government if you can donate anything to help. Also, Brisbane
and other Australian cities aren’t doing so well and it’s expected to get worse. Please keep Australia in your thoughts and prayers.
Australia, I know us Gaels are praying for you. After all, some basketball teams have hope. We have Aussies. And we are grateful.
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Funny joke life, very funny…not.
I just realized that I will be spending prime basketball season time aka Spring Semester in a foreign country, on an 8 sq mile island, with TWO GONZAGA STUDENTS. God, grant me patience. Oh and PLEASE help my GAELS kick some MAJOR Gonzaga butt. Thanks God! :D
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It’s basketball season once again!
Time to bring out the Aussie Aussie Aussie! Oi Oi Oi! chants and resign myself to “watching” the whole season via radio station feed online or if I’m super “lucky”, watch a playstation version on the Gael’s site (up for all the big games…better be up for us vs. Gonzaga in January or I will cry! You KNOW I will be up at crazy hours in England rooting for my Gaels. Partly because the Bulldogs suck. But more because God is a Gael. You know.]
The Gaels are off to a strong start with an 86-42 win over College of Idaho and 76-71 win over St. John’s!
College of Idaho Highlights
[Nov 12, 2010]
Clint Steindl scored a career-high 20 points and Stephen Holt had a school record nine steals
2010-11 season opener from McKeon Pavilion
In his collegiate debut, Holt was in the starting line-up and played 23 minutes. He filled the stat sheet with nine points, nine steals, five rebounds and four assists. He broke the school record for steals, breaking the previous record of seven, held by Carlin Hughes in Nov. of 2008. [say what? by the way, I miss having Carlin on the team, he was always a fun player. Congrats to Holt!]
Mitchell Young came off the bench to score 10 points and added a game-high eight rebounds. [excuse me? Mitch got playing time? wow…I’m impressed! go Mitch! ]
If there was one negative for the Gaels on Friday, it was their free throw shooting. Saint Mary’s was 18-for-28 from the line to shot 64.3 percent. [Boys, that cannot happen again. Remember how that’s Gonzaga’s weakness, well was, I guess I don’t know what their weakness is this year. But still, do NOT let your free throw awesomeness slip now, please and thank you.]
read more by clicking HERE
St. John’s Highlights
[Nov 15, 2010]
Clint Steindl hit a career-high seven three-points en route to a career-high 22 points
Steindl was one of three Gaels (2-0) to score in double figures, as Matthew Dellavedova scored 15 and Mickey McConnelladded 10. [that’s what I’m talking about Mickey! way to bring it, keep it going!]
Tim Williams had an impressive performance off the bench for the Gaels, scoring eight points to go along with a career-high eight rebounds. Williams was 4-for-5 from the floor, which included a monster dunk to give the Gaels a 53-40 lead with 4:39 left in regulation. [interesting….]
The game, part of ESPN’s Tip-Off marathon, began at 11 p.m. local time. That didn’t stop fans from packing McKeon Pavilion, many of them coming to jeer Lavin in his return to the bench. [don’t mess with the Gaels.]
Polee made a 3-pointer to give the Red Storm a 40-39 lead with 11:31 remaining, but Steindl answered with his fourth 3-pointer of the half. That sparked a 14-0 run by Saint Mary’s and gave the Gaels a 53-40 lead. [thats. whats. up. ]
The Red Storm made one more push and were within 68-62 on Malik Stith’s layup. They were forced to foul after that, however, and Dellavedova went 8-for-8 from the free throw line over the final 25 seconds. [ gooooo Dellavedova!!!]
read more by clicking HERE.
Saint Mary’s returns to the hardwood on Thursday, Nov. 18 with a traditional game time of 7 p.m. at McKeon Pavilion against the Point Loma Nazarene Sea Lions.
1st Conference Game = Loyola Marymount University (LMU) on January 6th at LMU
And Gonzaga? We’ll see you January 27th in Washington and February 24th at our place.
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Keep Hatin'
- [standing in line for NUIG class registration]
- Me: Hey, what college are you guys from?
- Guy 1: Villanova
- Me: Oh, cool, we played you guys in basketball.
- Guy 2: We won, didn't we.
- Me: Actually, we won.
- Guy 1: Where are you from?
- Me: Saint Mary's College of Calif...
- Guy 1: Oh, let's not talk about that...
- Girl in front: Was it an important game?
- Guy 2: championships...
- And just a reminder of that game...
- Samhan played the game of his career on basketball's biggest stage, finishing with 32 points and seven rebounds to lead 10th-seeded Saint Mary's past Villanova 75-68 on Saturday and on to Houston for the South Regional's Sweet 16.
- Read more: http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/basketball/ncaa/men/gameflash/2010/03/20/63030_recap.html#ixzz0zo9ep6dU
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NBA Draft in 32 days…
PATRICK MILLS
“…Mills will most likely be waived by the Trailblazers this Friday so that they can sign Nigerian and former Spurs defensive standout Ime Udoka…That means Mills, who is rehabbing in Oakland right now, would become a free agent…Mills has not considered playing overseas, solely looking to make it in the NBA…Mills would make an interesting pick up for teams that could be looking for point guard depth.”
~NBADraft.net
OMAR SAMHAN
“Few players at the college level boast Samhan’s combination of touch and post instincts. Capable of operating over both shoulders in the post, Samhan gets almost 60% of his offensive possessions in the post according to the data at our disposal. Receiving the ball on the left block on the majority of his possessions, Samhan’s knack for putting points on the board stems from the way he takes what the defense gives him. Prone to putting the ball on the floor almost every time he receives the ball in the post, Samhan does an excellent job surveying the floor and then shielding his man from the ball from the mid-to-low post –two things that get him to get to the line at a very solid rate.”
~DraftExpress.com
DIAMON SIMPSON
“Simpson was often the best players on the floor for the L.A. Defenders”
~DraftExpress.com
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DUKE WON!
Duke won, it was an excellent game [i think Butler was 2 points behind]
That last shot was intense! I thought for a split-second it was going to go in, I was about to cry…
And now I miss basketball. And by the time the Gael’s fall season starts I will be in a foreign country :(
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Final Four predictions…
Butler vs. Michigan State
-I think Michigan State will win, despite Butler playing at home. Michigan State has the experience and the determination, which I think Butler lacks.
Duke vs. West Virginia
-I want Duke to win, despite almost everyone’s predictions being with West Virginia. If Duke keeps their focus and doesn’t miss like they did against Baylor, playing like they’re a #1 team, then they can do it.
updates:
Butler 52 vs. Michigan State 50
Duke 78 vs. West Virginia 57
*De’Sean Butler (WV) was unfortunately injured in the Duke vs. WV game, still waiting to hear details about what happened to his knee. I hear that he’s a great guy, not just on the court but off as well. Seeing him on the court floor, in agony, was really hard to watch. The coach cradling his head, really caring for his player as a person and not just as a player, was incredible. I hope and pray that De’Sean is going to be ok, no one wants to end their senior year like that.
“I’ve never seen a coach handle an injury like Huggs is handling Butler.”
