Men's basketball opens up 2009 season with rout of Vermont, loses tough one to number nine West Virginia
Pat Taylor
Issue date: 11/17/09 Section: Sports
"I'm a press and running coach," said Patsos. "It's good for the fans and it's good for recruiting."
One player who deserves a lot of credit is Jawaan Wright, who came off of the bench to provide Loyola with eleven points and seven rebounds.
"That's as good of a game as he could play," said Patsos.
The highlight of the game came in the second half when junior guard Brian Rudolph lobbed a pass for Anthony Winbush to slam down for the alley-oop. Winbush would finish with 16 for the Hounds.
After coming off of a strong win, the Hounds had to travel to West Virginia to face the ninth ranked Mounaineers.
Loyola was able to give West Virginia a run for their money with the score tied at half, but the Mountaineers pulled away in the second and ended up winning by a score of 83-60.
West Virginia is a strong team that returned most of it's players that went to the NCAA Tournament just last year, but Loyola played them well in the first half, shooting 58 percent.
After the half, however, that all changed. West Virginia picked up their tempo on defense and crashed the boards as if their lives depended on it.
"Their defense got better," said Patsos. "In the second hald, they picked up their defense and we ran out of gas."
It's understandable that the Hounds ran out of gas seeing as how they were coming off of a high tempo game on Friday night.
The Hounds new they were in for a difficult matchup being hosted by a top ten team, but for a while it looked as though they could pull off the upset.
The Hounds will travel to UMBC on Wednesday night to play the Retrievers at 7:30 p.m.
When asked about the fans for Wednesday, Patsos showed why he is a favorite in the Dog Pound.
"We would love to have them [at UMBC] if anybody could come," said Patsos. "I'll tell you what, I just can't wait to get back in front of the fans at the next home game."
One player who deserves a lot of credit is Jawaan Wright, who came off of the bench to provide Loyola with eleven points and seven rebounds.
"That's as good of a game as he could play," said Patsos.
The highlight of the game came in the second half when junior guard Brian Rudolph lobbed a pass for Anthony Winbush to slam down for the alley-oop. Winbush would finish with 16 for the Hounds.
After coming off of a strong win, the Hounds had to travel to West Virginia to face the ninth ranked Mounaineers.
Loyola was able to give West Virginia a run for their money with the score tied at half, but the Mountaineers pulled away in the second and ended up winning by a score of 83-60.
West Virginia is a strong team that returned most of it's players that went to the NCAA Tournament just last year, but Loyola played them well in the first half, shooting 58 percent.
After the half, however, that all changed. West Virginia picked up their tempo on defense and crashed the boards as if their lives depended on it.
"Their defense got better," said Patsos. "In the second hald, they picked up their defense and we ran out of gas."
It's understandable that the Hounds ran out of gas seeing as how they were coming off of a high tempo game on Friday night.
The Hounds new they were in for a difficult matchup being hosted by a top ten team, but for a while it looked as though they could pull off the upset.
The Hounds will travel to UMBC on Wednesday night to play the Retrievers at 7:30 p.m.
When asked about the fans for Wednesday, Patsos showed why he is a favorite in the Dog Pound.
"We would love to have them [at UMBC] if anybody could come," said Patsos. "I'll tell you what, I just can't wait to get back in front of the fans at the next home game."
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