Last night we took on our first league opponent, the Gustavus Adolphus Gusties. It was first of three straight league games against teams with horrendous nicknames (Tommies and Oles are next).
We got off to a pretty hit start with a couple of fast break layups and really got going defensively. Our guys played with a lot of energy and it showed as we took a decent lead over the first couple of minutes. We somewhat held heir leading scorer, Seth Anderson, in check. We battled on the boards against a much bigger team. I was surprised to see he stats at halftime saying that they were shooting over 50% from the floor. I believe we were up by one at the half.
The second half started much like the first as we were playing solid defense and really communicating. After about ten minutes of play I was still close an you could also feel the momentum swinging our way. Like the Eau Claire and Whitewater game, we had them on their heels, and then we turned it over. They scored on the next couple of possessions and we didn't have an answer.
It is clear to us as with everyone else that we are struggling a bit right now. We will have to figure out a way to get the ship straightened. No need to panic right now but we certainly need to make some adjustments.
It doesn't get easy as we play St Thomas and St Olaf on Monday and Wednesday of next week. Both teams were predicted to finish in the top two of the conference in the coaches' preseason poll. UST knocked off Olaf last night after beating D2 Concordia St Paul last week
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