By Peter McClelland
(Worcester) – The Gordon College Fighting Scots took a major step forward when they qualified for an at-large berth in the NCAA Division III Tournament. Unfortunately the next step forward, winning an NCAA tournament game, will have to wait for another day.
A combination of bad match-ups and poor free throw shooting spelled disaster [...]
Entries Tagged as ‘Gordon Men's Basketball 2005-06’
March 3, 2006
(Game #28 – Utica) Gordon Falters Late and Leaves NCAA’s Early
February 23, 2006
(Game #27 – Colby-Sawyer) Colby-Sawyer Advances to the CCC Finals while Gordon Can Only Hope
By Peter McClelland
(Wenham) – Beat a talented, veteran team like Colby-Sawyer three times in one season? Only an optimist could expect that to happen and it didn’t.
The Colby-Sawyer Chargers (now 17-9 and on a seven-game winning streak) overwhelmed Gordon from start to finish and won with surprising ease, 67-51, at the Bennett Center before a [...]
February 21, 2006
(Game #26 – Nichols) Last-Minute Miracle Sends Gordon to CCC Semi-Finals
By Peter McClelland
(Wenham) – If you were at the Bennett Center on Tuesday night you came away with one for the memory bank that will come in handy when someone starts talking about amazing comebacks. This was a classic.
Gordon stayed alive in the Commonwealth Coast Conference tournament by overcoming deficits that ranged from 14 points [...]
February 18, 2006
(Game #25 – Curry) 22-3! 17 Straight! Are You Kidding Me??
By Peter McClelland
(Wenham) – What a season! And it’s not even over yet!
The Gordon College men’s basketball team finished off the regular season with an all-time best 22-3 record. Along the way they have won an amazing 17 games in a row going back to the beginning of January.
This season they have defeated every team [...]
February 16, 2006
(Game #24 – Wentworth) They’re the Best That’s Ever Been!
By Peter McClelland
(Boston) – Hey, out there! This season’s Gordon men’s basketball team is the best team in the school’s history. I’m not making this up! Tonight they reached win #21 to surpass the previous high of 20 wins accomplished by Coach Hal Murdoch with a team whose actual statistics are buried in the Gordon [...]
