So, this is the same kind of post I've been making lately, but not one that I knew I was going to get to make this year. You might remember last year that Wabash managed to win both the NCAC regular season and tournament titles, and then rode that wave all the way to the final four in Fort Wayne. It was quite the ride, but we all knew Wabash was losing a generational-type player in Jack Davidson, so it was anybody's guess as to how this season was going to go. And, well, you can probably guess it went okay, since I'm writing this post. The Little Giants probably should have won the regular season title, losing the final regular season game to Wooster on a buzzer-beating three in what turned out to be the conference title game. But, just a week later, Wabash again faced Wooster on their home floor, and this time they came out with the one-point win when Wooster couldn't replicate their buzzer-beater. So off to March we go! This weekend, Wabash plays in Cleveland. Case Western Reserve is hosting their pod, which is a campus the football team is certainly familiar with. We have faced CWRU a few times in the football playoffs, winning each time since I've been around. Wabash will have to win a game to get a shot at the hosts, though, as they will open against Wisconsin-Whitewater on Friday. Wabash football has some history with them, too. I was at that regional final game, and it was one of those games that was pretty miserable at the time, but I'm glad I got the experience in hindsight. So, let's take a look at the teams in Wabash's pod for the opening tournament weekend. Arcadia KnightsLocation: Glenside, PA Arena: Alumni Gymnasium Capacity: 1500 Opened: Unsure, but major renovations in 2012 MAC Freedom Championships: 0 MAC Freedom Tournament Championships: 1 (2023) National Titles: 0 22-23 Record: 15-11 Note: The Middle Atlantic Conference is split up into two essentially independent conferences, the Commonwealth and the Atlantic. Arcadia has bounced between these two, and they did win both the Commonwealth regular season and tournament titles in 2019. Case Western Reserve SpartansLocation: Cleveland, OH Arena: Horsburgh Gymnasium Capacity: 1600 Opened: 1957 UAA Championships: 1 (2023) National Titles: 0 22-23 Record: 21-3 Note: The UAA does not play a conference tournament. Wabash Little GiantsLocation: Crawfordsville, IN Arena: Chadwick Court Capacity: 1800 Opened: 1917 NCAC Championships: 1 (2022) NCAC Tournament Championships: 2 (2022, 2023) National Titles: 1 (1982) 22-23 Record: 21-7 Wisconsin-Whitewater WarhawksLocation: Whitewater, WI
Arena: Kachel Gymnasium Capacity: 2495 Opened: 1968 WIAC Championships: 15 (1943, 1952, 1962, 1973, 1974, 1984, 1989, 1994, 2001, 2002, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2018) WIAC Tournament Championships: 5 (2006, 2008, 2013, 2015, 2023) National Titles: 4 (1984, 1989, 2012, 2014) 22-23 Record: 21-7 Comments are closed.
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