Men's Basketball On Cusp of Tournament Berth
With a win tonight against Muskingum (7-7 Conference, 10-11 Overall), your very own Marietta Pioneers (6-8 Conference, 11-10 Overall) will be guaranteed to make their first OAC Tournament since the 03-04 season.
The win would put the Pios at 7-8 in the conference, which would mean that Baldwin-Wallace (3-11 Conference, 7-14 Overall) would have to run the table in their four games to at least force a tie. Marietta currently has the tie-breaker, as they beat B-W earlier in the season. Moreso, they play again at B-W in a week or so. But things could come down to the final game of the regular season if Pio Power disappears.
Posted by Patrick_H Date: Wednesday, February 11, 2009
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Top 10: MC Stories of 2008
Looks like it’s time for the college’s PR department to decide what the top 10 stories of 2008 were. They just issued their annual release, which makes for a good read. To see my commentary on the list, keep reading after the jump. Read more…
Posted by Patrick_H Date: Tuesday, December 23, 2008
Categories: Campus
Tags: 2009 NCAA Division 3 Outdoor Track Championship, Alaskan Governor, Alternative Spring Break, Alumni Relations, America's Best Leaders, Anderson-Hancock Planetarium, Baccalaureate, Bill Clinton, Center for Public Leadership, Clean up, Commencement, Council for Advancement and Support of Education, Doctorate, Dr. Story Musgrave, Extreme Makeover Home Edition, Facets of Diversity Conference, Faculty, Forbed, Foremer Presidential Candidate, Former U.S. President, Former Vice-Presidential Candidate, Georgia Congressman, Harrison Potter, Harvard Kennedy School, Hillary Clinton, Honorary, Joe Biden, John R. Lewis, Legacy Library, Long Blue Line, Magazine, Marietta College, McDonough Center for Leadership, Men's Soccer, Midwest Region, National Rankings, New Orleans, OAC, Ohio Athletic Conference, PR, Programs, Rebuild, Sarah Palin, Secretary of State Elect-Designate, Spring Graduation, Students, The Princeton Review, Top 10, U.S. News and World Report, Vice-President-Elect, William Lowell Putnam Mathematical Exam
Men's Basketball Takes The Court Wednesday Night
Marietta College’s Men’s Basketball team will take to Fenton Court in Ban Johnson Arena at the Dyson Baudo Recreation Center (gasps for breath) for the first home game of the season Wednesday, December 3rd. Tip-off should be around 7:30 PM. The game has been designated as a “white-out” for fans, so if you’re coming, wear white and cheer on the Pioneers as they take on Denison.
A lot of students are anticipated to come to the game, as athletes in other sports and the campus’s Greek life have been asked to be the backbone of the “white-out” effort. Advertising on campus has been heavy as of last night, with the rock being painted and signs/table cards places across campus.
Later in the week, the Pios will take on Ohio Northern in what will be a kick-off to Ohio Athletic Conference play. That game is Saturday, December 6th at 3 PM on Fenton Court in Ban Johnson Arena at…oh…you know where.
The game is being broadcast on 88.3 WMRT-FM (Marietta, Parkersburg, Athens, and everywhere in between). Calling the game will be yours truly alongside long-time voice of the Pioneers, Mike Washbaugh. Look for pre-game coverage to start around 7:20 PM EST. You can catch the stream online of our coverage (or WMOA’s coverage) by going to Marietta’s Streaming Audio page.
For a look further into the Men’s Basketball season, check out the schedule here. And to see how the 2-2 Pioneers look in the OAC so far, check here. It’s looking like a good season so far (if you don’t count the two 20-25 point losses), and looks like last year’s six wins should be passed (four out of conference wins, two in conference).
Good luck guys! Should be a good season.
Posted by Patrick_H Date: Tuesday, December 2, 2008
Categories: Campus, Sports, Students
Tags: 88.3, Athens, Ban Johnson Arena, Blue, Denison, Dyson Baudo Recreation Center, Fenton Court, FM, Marietta College, MC, Men's Basketball, Mike Washbaugh, OAC, Ohio Athletic Conference, Ohio Northern, Parkersburg, Pioneers, Pios, Schedule, Season, Streaming Audio, White, White-Out, WMOA, WMRT
