Wednesday, March 14, 2012

The Coyotes stun the Canucks, 5-4

The Coyotes have cooled a bit since the last time they played Vancouver, but that only makes these games more important. Going into the match up on Wednesday, not many people would've anticipated that this game would have a total of nine goals scored. Both Luongo and Smith have played well, but Vancouver would score two goals in the first ten minutes and Phoenix would answer with two goals in the next ten minutes. Phoenix would then keep on pushing the pace of the game and eventually score the game winner off of an Antoine Vermette power play goal in the third period. This is a good sign for the Coyotes, since they are on a crucial road trip with Vancouver being their toughest test.

No. 12 South Florida dominates No. 12 Cal, 65-54

Scoring only 13 points in the first half was not enough as the Bulls of South Florida ran away from the Golden Bears.

No. 16 Vermont Catamounts top the No. 16 Lamar Cardinals, 71-59

After leading the "worst group of senior's I've ever been associated with", Pat Knight's Lamar squad was punchless in the tournament against the Vermont Catamounts.

Tuesday, March 13, 2012

No. 14 BYU comes back from 25 down, shock No. 14 Iona, 78-72

I was so excited to see one Wildcat return to the stage for March Madness when I saw the committee selected Iona as a No. 14 seed. Even though it was a play-in match up, it was still nice to see Momo. I picked Iona to go to the Sweet Sixteen because of their stellar offense, and for 16 minutes, it looked like they very well could've. But they did not. After scoring 55 points in 16 minutes, Iona only score 17 points for the rest of the game, allowing an Austin Davies led Cougar squad to silence Momo Jones and Scott Machado with the biggest comeback in tournament history.

No. 16 WKU rallies to top No. 16 Miss Valley St. in the first 2012 tournament game, 59-58

March is most definitely a new season, just ask the WKU Hilltoppers. Entering the tournament with a 15-18 record, the Hilltoppers topped the Miss Valley St. Delta Devils after a furious rally in Dayton. Both teams came out flat in the first half, but the Delta Devils jumped to a double digit lead, but the Hilltoppers would come back and escape with a one point victory to force a match up with another instate school, the No. 1 seeded Kentucky Wildcats.

Saturday, March 10, 2012

Coyotes snap their losing streak, beat San Jose 3-0

Both teams haven't played too well recently, but the Coyotes got an important win as they beat the traditional favorites in the Pacific division, the San Jose Sharks. After a hot February, the Coyotes turned ice cold as they lost five games in a row. On Saturday night, they got an important win by shutting out a team that has always beaten them handily. Mike Smith had 42 saves for his 5th shutout on the season. With this win, the Coyotes pull to 78 points, three more than the Sharks.

The Cats come up short against Colorado in the Tournament Finale, 53-51

It's okay Sean Miller, I'm screaming my head off too... Actually it's not okay. You know why? It's cause the Cats were given a golden opportunity to win the Pac 12 Tournament. The only problem with the opportunity was that it was Colorado gold. The Cats would go up against a team that was playing four games in four nights, a team that they had routed before, a team that was new to the Pac 12, etc. Those should help Arizona win, right? Wrong. The Buffaloes had a solid game plan against the Cats and their leaders stepped up when the Cat's leaders did not step up. The Cats were in a position to win the game, though as they played airtight defense for the last several minutes, but their offense would not take advantage. Down by two with the final possession, the Cats would opt to go for the kill, but the trey was no good. Arizona will not be able to return to March since they've wasted the many opportunities they had this year.