Leatherneck Nation

Leatherneck men look to finish regular season with momentum.

From today's McDonough County Voice:
http://www.mcdonoughvoice.com/sports/20 ... h-momentum

7:30 PM tonight on ESPN3.

Convington and Miklusak played great, unfortunately they lose their last senior home game. Hopefully they can catch lighting in a bottle for the conference tournament. If they give up 60 points on lay ups to South Dakota again it will be over at half time being they essentially have a home game.

IPFW wins 96-92 in overtime.

Garret Covington led the Western scoring with 35 points. Mike Miklusak had 31.

Attendance at Western Hall = 803.

The old guys took charge yesterday. Next weekend, we need a youngster or preferably two to have a career game. There is not a team in the tournament that we cannot beat. I do expect a 6, 7, or 8 seed to pull off a first round upset.

Tournament Schedule:

South Dakota vs. Western Illinois, 6 p.m. Saturday
North Dakota State vs. IUPUI, 8:30 p.m. Saturday
South Dakota State vs. Denver, 6 p.m. Sunday
Omaha vs. IPFW, 8:30 p.m. Sunday

Something happened during one of the Necks first couple of possessions in overtime which I think kinda sums up this whole year. The ball was passed quickly around the horn, from the deep right corner to a wide open Covington in the deep left corner for a wide open 3 ball. Every pass was quick, on the money and to me was a prime example of how the game should be played. Team, team, team! But instead of being the 3 ball dagger it should have been, Cov hit the back of the rim and the resulting rebound became an IPFW fast break for a score. How many times have the Necks been just that close? jc

WIU looking consistent scorer to join Covington and Miklusak.

From today's McDonough County Voice:
http://www.mcdonoughvoice.com/sports/20 ... d-miklusak