2008 Woodie Awards
Men's basketball hopes for a turnaround
Grayce Turnbach
Issue date: 2/1/07 Section: Web Exclusives
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Sixteen games into the season and Cabrini's men's basketball team is currently 2-14. The team was on a 12-game losing streak until Jan. 25 when the Cavaliers hosted a game against Immaculata.
Bruce MacLelland, a senior English and communication major and co-captian, gave the team hope when he brought it to a 2-point game. Randy Reid, a junior accounting major and co-captain of the team, pulled through in the last few seconds of the game by banking in two foul shots and put Cabrini in the lead with less than a second left on the clock. Cabrini won and took home a 67-65 win, which is the first win for the team since Nov. 21.
Although the team won on Thursday, that doesn't make the 12-game losing streak that they had before that game go away. Up until Jan. 25, the team has lost 12 games back to back, which put them 1-8 in the PAC, but since the win on Jan. 25, that standing is now 2-8.
Matthew Macciocca, the men's basketball head coach, said, "My belief is that the record doesn't reflect how hard these kids have worked. They come out everyday and give 110 percent."
"As a coach," Macciocca said, "I want to go out and win, but sometimes the ball doesn't bounce the way you want it to."
With seven freshman, four sophomores and four juniors, the Cavaliers team has many fresh new faces. When asked what may be causing the losses, Greg Clifton, a junior marketing major, said, "The reason for our 2-14 record is mainly because our young team lacks the discipline to take control of games when it matters the most. This problem stems from a lack of game experience. Our team is very young."
Although there are many fresh faces, Macciocca said that the team is "slowly getting back to where we should be."
Reid said, "This season so far has not gone the way anyone has expected but I am so proud of my teammates for not giving up and cashing it in." Clifton added that "It's easy to look to the coaches at a time like this and pass the blame, but the fact is that the team is responsible for playing."
Bruce MacLelland, a senior English and communication major and co-captian, gave the team hope when he brought it to a 2-point game. Randy Reid, a junior accounting major and co-captain of the team, pulled through in the last few seconds of the game by banking in two foul shots and put Cabrini in the lead with less than a second left on the clock. Cabrini won and took home a 67-65 win, which is the first win for the team since Nov. 21.
Although the team won on Thursday, that doesn't make the 12-game losing streak that they had before that game go away. Up until Jan. 25, the team has lost 12 games back to back, which put them 1-8 in the PAC, but since the win on Jan. 25, that standing is now 2-8.
Matthew Macciocca, the men's basketball head coach, said, "My belief is that the record doesn't reflect how hard these kids have worked. They come out everyday and give 110 percent."
"As a coach," Macciocca said, "I want to go out and win, but sometimes the ball doesn't bounce the way you want it to."
With seven freshman, four sophomores and four juniors, the Cavaliers team has many fresh new faces. When asked what may be causing the losses, Greg Clifton, a junior marketing major, said, "The reason for our 2-14 record is mainly because our young team lacks the discipline to take control of games when it matters the most. This problem stems from a lack of game experience. Our team is very young."
Although there are many fresh faces, Macciocca said that the team is "slowly getting back to where we should be."
Reid said, "This season so far has not gone the way anyone has expected but I am so proud of my teammates for not giving up and cashing it in." Clifton added that "It's easy to look to the coaches at a time like this and pass the blame, but the fact is that the team is responsible for playing."
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