There is a lesson to learn from this past weekend's games. The game is 40 minutes, not just 20. Coming out Friday night against Oglethorpe, we were flat. The energy wasn't there and we got down big. The guys came together at halftime and decided that regardless of whether or not their shots were falling, they were going to play hard. Sadly, we came up short with a 66-62 loss, but had we applied that type of energy in the first half, we would have really given ourselves a great opportunity to win a tough basketball game.
It was great to see the guys took that to heart on Sunday. We were able to put two hard-working halves together and, eventhough we still didn't shoot the ball that well, we came out with a solid 19 point victory against a tough, scrappy Sewanee Tigers team.
This weekend's games in Danville, KY (Centre College) and Greencastle, IN (DePauw University) will be a great test to see if we can stay consistent with our energy and communication. When those two things are clicking, we're a very tough team to beat.
