Tag Archives: Johnny McCarthy

Successful Bridge Year: Amherst Season Wrap-up

Season: 21-8 (6-4), lost NESCAC Championship to Wesleyan, lost in NCAA Second Round to St. John Fisher College Nobody lost more from last year – not Williams who graduated two 1,000-point scorers and lost Duncan Robinson to Michigan, not Hamilton … Continue reading

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NCAA First Round Preview: Amherst College vs. The Sage Colleges

Game Information: Amherst (20-7) vs. Sage (23-4) Friday, March 6, 5:30 PM Manning and Napier Varsity Gym at St. John Fisher College, Rochester, NY Live Stats  Video If you were wondering, “What is Sage?”, you’re not alone. As a matter of … Continue reading

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All-NESCAC Team

The 2014-15 NESCAC men’s basketball season was marked by parity and unpredictability. But through it all, a few players played exceptionally well all season long. As Wesleyan showed in their title run, the five best individual players do not always … Continue reading

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#2 Bowdoin vs. #5 Amherst: NESCAC Semifinal Preview

The late game Saturday pits two teams in Bowdoin and Amherst that played some of their best basketball of the season in the quarterfinals. The Polar Bears overcame the hot shooting of Hayden Rooke-Ley ’15 because of great games from … Continue reading

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Last Chance to Buy or Sell: Stock Report 2/22

It was a wild quarterfinals Saturday in the NESCAC, and we laid out our initial reactions in this video Saturday night, but we’ve now had a bit of time to digest all the action and think about how those results will impact … Continue reading

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Joe Loves Efficiency Part 27: Fantasy Report 2/4

This was a big week in fantasy with injuries playing a big role. Joe did not have two of his top players, Chris Hudnut ’16 and Hunter Sabety ’17 healthy. Given the lack of public information about injuries, we have … Continue reading

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The Bantams Separate From the Chaos (Barely): Stock Report 1/2

Trinity now holds a game and a half lead over everybody in the NESCAC with a 6-1 conference record, but it took a late second half comeback against Bowdoin to first force overtime and then escape with the win. In … Continue reading

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Friday Recap and Saturday/Sunday Preview

Reaction to Friday’s Games Will the Real Middlebury Please Stand Up? You’re killing me, guys. A 9-0 start, an 0-2 start to conference play including a blowout loss to Tufts, an absolute dismantling of Wesleyan, just scraping by with a … Continue reading

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On the Road Again: Weekend Preview 1/23

The NESCAC schedule means that this is the weekend when teams play their usual travel partner. Because they have played all the same teams in conference thus far, we should have a good idea on how each team matches up … Continue reading

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Caution! Potential for Chaos: Weekend Preview 1/16

We are predicting (even hoping) that this weekend is the one that officially throws the league into chaos. There is a very good chance that after this weekend not a single team will be undefeated in conference. Bates, Trinity, Colby … Continue reading

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