by Jake8005 » Thu May 26, 2022 1:07 am
For our first conference game, we head to Orange county to play the UC-Irvine Anteaters, who are 6-4. Though they do play with a 6'8 PF at center which will let us play small ball a lot, however they do play two centers on their bench, so we will have to watch our matchups.
We start the game off and soon make a sub, putting in Blake for Louis and playing Gaither at center and Smiley at power forward. Throughout the half we tried to match up with whatever height the Anteaters had, but did not do it specifically at every sub. At halftime we were down 30-26. However, we did not keep it nearly as close in the second half, losing 76-57. Louis was the best Seawolves, scoring 14 points and getting 6 rebounds. Lee Crosby had 13 points and 3 assists.
Next, we play our first home game and our last game of the calendar year, facing the UC-Davis Aggies, who are 6-4 and 101 in NET. They also start a power forward at center, and their sub PF is 6'7. So we can play some small ball. However, they do have a 6'11 center on the bench too, so we will have to watch out for him. The game was close throughout most of the first half, with a few occasions where we led by 5 or so, and at halftime we led 40-38. In the second half we pulled ahead, winning 87-80.
Herb Smiley led the team with 19 points, also grabbing 7 rebounds. Gaither scored 16 with 6 rebounds and 3 assists, and Pengelly scored 13 and had 4 assists.
I've made my rotation shorter lately, only using Omara and Blake from the bench. However, I may use Fleming and Geyer more depending on our opponents.
Going into the new year, we are 4-7 (1-1 in the Big West) and 199 in NET.
As we move into the new year, I'll continue recruiting and trying to get Brown, Leep and Kamouna to talk to us.