Scots Sports
01 December 2006
Volume 119, Issue 9
Women undefeated going into MWC play
The women’s basketball team has gotten off to a great start by winning their first three games. The Scots opened their season on Friday, Nov. 19, against Cornell College and won thanks to impressive performances by two of their seniors, Mallory Mulvihill and Laura Jahn. The Scots then had a successful Pizza Hut/County Market Classic, winning both games. Monmouth beat the Rams 68-65.
Game one of The Classic on Saturday, Nov. 25, the Scots faced
Blackburn College and had an offensive explosion. The Scots whipped
the floor with Blackburn winning 97-40.
As impressive as the offense was in the game, the Scots’ defense is
what made the route possible. The Scots rarely allowed Blackburn
open shots holding them to a 26.7 shot percentage. In the second
half, Blackburn made just four of their 23 shots and scoring only 15
points. In the game, the Scots’ defense forced 30 turnovers by
Blackburn. MC also won the rebound battle 53-30. Read More...
Cricket more than just a bug
A few weeks back, a group of Nepali students at Monmouth got together to play their favorite game in the quad outside Stockdale center. Some of the onlooking American students were baffled by the sight of a familiar looking, yet strange sport. They couldn’t help but compare it with baseball. The similarities between baseball and cricket are obvious, however the two games have clear contrasts. Read More...
Swimming
upstream: improving every day
The swim team was at the Illinois Wesleyan University Invitational on Saturday, Nov. 18, in their fifth meet of the year. While the men’s team with all their depth have been performing well, the much smaller women’s team has been working hard to make a name for themselves. Read More...
Shoots and scores: Singleton goes for 36 points
The Monmouth College men’s basketball team’s fate going into the first four games of the season was questionable. After hearing that the season could be an “interesting” one and they would have to “rebound” from what was referred to as a “disappointing season,” the Fighting Scots pulled off three straight wins to start off the season losing only to division II school, Central Missouri State, in the first game of the year. Read More...
BSC errors in the selection
For years, the Bowl Championship Series (BCS) has been under major critism. With the rising parody in the college football scene, there have often been more than two deserving teams in the hunt for the NCAA Division I Championship.
In 2003, there was a bigger failure in the BCS system. In that year, there was a shared championship rather than an outright winner. Read More...
