Entries from December 2008

December 11, 2008

Game #8 – Gordon Closes 2008 Part of Schedule With NonLeague Win over Wheelock

(Chestnut Hill) That’s more like it.
Gordon turned in a strong performance against highly improved Wheelock College (2-5) and closed out the 2008 part of their schedule with a 72-53 nonleague win on a rainy Thursday night at Pine Manor College.
The Scots (now 7-1) were coming off their only loss (Salem State – Saturday night) in [...]

December 6, 2008

Game #7 – Scots Suffer First Loss at Home to Salem State

(Wenham) Salem State continues to have Gordon’s number.  I’ve seen them defeat the Scots seven straight times including the last four meetings at the Bennett Center.
The Scots may lose occasionally on the road but seldom at the Bennett Center.  Last year Husson was the only home loss.
This time it was the Vikings winning, 68-55, on [...]

December 4, 2008

Game #6 – Gordon Undefeated After Six Winning at Endicott in OT

(Beverly) The big-time Endicott crowd started chanting, “Where’s your Bible?” with about 5 ½ minutes left in regulation.  (I guess that passes for humor at a secular school.)  But it does segue nicely into a Christian idea, namely prayer. 
Believe me, the only way to describe Aaron Trigg’s winning basket was to call it a prayer.  [...]