This past weekend Bowling Green State University hosted their annual fall tournament: The BGSU Invite. The results from this tournament are as follows: GVSU: 3-0, CMU: 3-1, OSU: 1-2, Kent: 1-2, BGSU: 0-3. Looking past the records for each team, it was an impressive showing for most teams in attendance, especially the three Ohio squads. Here is my recap on the tournament (listing teams in order of how I would rank them after this weekend):
BOWLING GREEN, Oh. – Perry Field House in the BGSU Invite
GVSU: 3-0
CMU: 3-1
OSU: 1-2
Kent: 1-2
BGSU: 0-3
Only one NCDA match was played this weekend, and it was a great one. Western Kentucky played host to in-state rival Kentucky on Saturday. This was the second meeting between the two schools this season, with Kentucky taking the first meeting 3-0 in the opening match of the 2014-15 NCDA regular season. Continue reading “Rivalry Renewed: WKU vs. UK”
GVSU Captain Kevin Bailey, Assistant Captains Dylan Fettig and Aaron Terenzi, along with teammate Austin Morley, recap the matches that have taken place so far this season, and preview a the BGSu Invite and Beltway Bash 2.0.
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Grand Valley State University’s dodgeball team hosted the second of their two fall tournaments this past weekend, and it turned out to be a very interesting day of dodgeball. In attendance were four Michigan teams: Grand Valley State, Michigan State, Central Michigan, and Davenport (Kent State was scheduled to attend but was unable to make the trip, therefor they forfeited each game they were scheduled to play).
This event did not particularly go as most would have expected. The records for each team at this tournament are as follows (remember each team earned a win by forfeit against Kent): GVSU: 4-0, CMU: 3-1, MSU: 1-3, DU: 1-1, Kent, 0-4 [F]. Here is my recap of each game played at this tournament which unquestionably proved that the NCDA (especially the Michigan region) is WIDE OPEN this season! Continue reading “GVSU Invite #2 Recap”
Grand Valley hosted their second tournament of the year this past weekend. Arguably the most surprising result from this event was the game between GVSU and in-state opponent Central Michigan. The final score was GVSU-2 CMU-1 in Overtime!
No, you don’t need to refresh this webpage, or restart your computer or anything like that, because you read the score correctly: GVSU vs. CMU went to overtime. This game was certainly an “instant classic”, and in my opinion is the game people will look back on as the restoration of Central Michigan Dodgeball as one of the elite college dodgeball teams nationally. Here is a recap of what is to this point in the year, one of the best games of the NCDA’s 2014-15 season: Continue reading “GVSU vs. CMU: an “Instant Classic””
ALLENDALE – Fieldhouse: In the GVSU Invite #2
GVSU: 4-0
CMU: 3-1
MSU: 1-3
DU: 1-1
Kent: 0-4 [F]
This Month’s Baller of the Month goes to Michigan State Captain Colin O’Brien. Colin has led his team to a 6-3 start to the season with solid performances both at the CMU Invite and GVSU Invite.ALLENDALE – Fieldhouse: GVSU: 3-0, SVSU 2-1, MSU: 2-2, CMU: 1-2, Kent: 1-3, and DU goes 0-1 in the GVSU Dodgeball Invite #1.
Game by game results after the jump:
This past weekend, Central Michigan University’s dodgeball team hosted the first tournament of the 2014-15 college dodgeball season. (The Opening Match was last week at UK against WKU) In attendance were six well established NCDA member teams: Grand Valley State, Central Michigan, Michigan State, Ohio State, Western Kentucky, and Kentucky.
The competition was strong for a tournament so early in the season. Here are my thoughts on what took place over the weekend at CMU.
Location: Harrisonburg, Va.
NCDA Region: East Coast
2013-14 Record: 19-6
National Tournament Finish: Lost to GVSU in the Semifinals
2014-15 Captains: Ben Sizemore – C, Brent Gromer – A, Taylor Wilhelm – A
Returning Varsity Players: 18
Players to Watch: In the words of Captain Ben Sizemore: “All of us.”
Overview: What can I say about JMU that has not already been said? Yes, they are arguably the most talented team in the College Dodgeball. Continue reading “Season Preview: James Madison”
Location: Towson, MD
NCDA Region: East Coast
2013-14 Record: 9-8
National Tournament Finish: Lost to UMD in the first round
2014-15 Captains: President – Sean Smith, Chris Thomas – C, Joe Tobin – A, and Jon Shaw – A
Returning Varsity Players: 14
Players to Watch: Chris Thomas, Joe Tobin, Todd Givens Jr. and Nick Coates
Overview: Towson enters their fourth year as a member of the NCDA with a bit of optimism. Continue reading “Season Preview: Towson”
Location: Bowling Green, Oh
NCDA Region: Ohio
2013-14 Record: 3-13
National Tournament Finish: Lost to JMU in the first round
2014-15 Captains: Tyler Broyles, Adam Hynes, Brad Masters, Jake Tripplet, as well as Presidents-Tyrell Smith and Joel Hunter.
Returning Starters: 15
Players to Watch: Joel Hunter, Tyler Broyles, and Jake Tripplet
Overview: Bowling Green will come into the new season of NCDA dodgeball as the lowest ranked team from the Ohio region. Continue reading “Season Preview: Bowling Green State”
Location: Saginaw, MI
NCDA Region: Michigan
2013-14 Record: 22-6
National Tournament Finish: Lost to GVSU in Championship Game
2014-15 Captains: Nathan Council – C, Max Siler – A, Blake Grivetti – A
Returning Starters: 9
Players to Watch: Cody Putnam, Kyle Foster, Nathan Council – C, Max Siler – A, Blake Grivetti – A
Overview: SVSU has historically been an elite team in the NCDA. Continue reading “Season Preview: Saginaw Valley State”
Location: Columbus, Oh.
NCDA Region: Ohio
2013-14 Record: 7-8
National Tournament Finish: Lost to WKU in the first round
2014-15 Captains: Josh Conner – C, Jeff Starr – A, Marshall Winterbotham – A
Returning Starters: 14
Players to Watch: Chris Stringer, Nick Fausnight, Paul Peters, Sam Palumbo, Dan Grainger, Noah Brown, Nico Wong, Josh Conner – C, Jeff Starr – A, and Marshall Winterbotham – A
Overview: Ohio State enters the 2014-15 season with a bit more hype than most teams that lost in the first round of the national tournament. Continue reading “Season Preview: Ohio State”
