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X marks the spot; Owl's shot not so hot

By Rick Henderson on November 6, 2008 9:19 AM | Permalink | Comments (0) | TrackBacks (0)


The start of the much anticipated Mike Jarvis era at FAU began last night when the Division II

Knights of Lynn University made the long haul down Spanish River Boulevard to take on

the Owls in what would be the first ever meeting between the two cross town programs.

Somewhat remarkable considering their proximity.  Nonetheless, a quite festive crowd of

1,292 took in their first contest of the season; one that even offered Jarvis a bit of a

homecoming in that of a Big East Official on duty for the night who knew Jarvis while at

St. John's.  So, the stage was set for what should have been an easy blowout - well, at least

one would think.



The strategy employed by Coach Jarvis appears to have been to play as many players as

possible and get a feel for ability against competition outside of the daily grind of practice

match-ups.  And, when the final box was tallied, that was evident.  Only Nick Gagel

had less than 10 minutes.  Game highs went to Carderro Nowoji (35), and Carlos Monroe (30).



FAU lead by as many as 15 in the first half only to let that dwindle to four just before

halftime.  And the lead would only be increased again by 5 during the second half before it

was nip and tuck, and buckle up, for a bumpy ride to the finish.



What is evident from the final outcome of 73-69 is that FAU not only struggled to put away

a DII opponent defensively, but also found very little in the way of critical offensive

categories:  Three point shooting and free throw shooting.  And that is not a good sign

given what they will need to achieve in SBC play to keep up with the Jones' against a much

higher competition level.  The Owls shot a dismal 29.4% from downtown while the Knights

dropped 10 of 19, good for 52.6%.  So much for defense, right? Free throw shooting was

just as concerning, with FAU hitting on only 51.6% of their attempts.  The Owls did manage

to muster 16 turn overs from the Knights while only giving the ball over 11 times.



A moment of concern occured when Paul Graham went to the bench late in the second half in

what appears to have been a minor head injury.  He would not return, and left the court with a

trainer when the Owl's wrapped the game with :13 seconds to go up on a pair of FT's by the

"X-Man", Xavier Perkins.  This was followed by a techincal foul from the Lynn bench.  And

speaking of X, he had a career high 18 points and career high 8 rebounds.  X-Man gets the

Nest's game ball for this and his gritty efforts diving after loose balls, and absorbing a handful of

hard fouls underneath the basket.  If he can continue this type of performance consistently, Owl

fans will be in for a treat this season.



New comer Shavar Richardson was good as advertised in his college debut, putting up 11

points on 5 of 10 shooting in 28 minutes of play, but struggled from beyond the arch

going only 1 for 5.  Carderro Nwoji added 13 points and shot a team best 4-8 from long distance.



The high scorer and top rebounder for the Owls was Carlos Monroe.  Monroe pulled down

11 boards, and dropped in some soft shots along the baseline to highlight his team high 21

points.



Chalk this one up to cold shooting, new player chemistry, and missed defensive assignments?

We'll find out soon enough.  The Owls will host Rollins College in the final of two pre season

exhibition games on November 10th at 7:00PM.  Anything less than a 20 point advantage when

the buzzer sounds at game's end should be a bit of concern.
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Re: X marks the spot; Owl's shot not so hot

Nice article.

It's "Gagel" though.  ;)
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jaratt02 said

Nice article.

It's "Gagel" though.  ;)

Yeah, thats not good!  Correction made…….
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X marks the spot; Owl's shot not so hot

nice job.

will tucker be able to play vs. Rollins? any updates with him?
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Re: X marks the spot; Owl's shot not so hot

Well done my man, your english professors would be proud!
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TeamBeer said

Well done my man, your english professors would be proud!

Thanks for the kind word! :)

We will be covering all games this season, and posting to the main site in efforts to grow traffic, and present a more formalized form of media…video, and pictures as well as interviews for home games…will take a little bit of time, but is underway…the content "Inside the Burrow" will appear on the the top left corner of the home page:

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Re: X marks the spot; Owl's shot not so hot

It would be nice to have the final score somewhere in the first couple of paragraphs.

President of the No Homers Club. Keepin' it real since 2001.
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CanadianOwl said

It would be nice to have the final score somewhere in the first couple of paragraphs.

Appreciate the feedback…good point…

i tried to take a narrative approach since it was the first game…but could havemoved that paragraph up one…

was in a bit of a rush to get it posted this morning…we are trying to pay much more hardline attention to deadline etc…
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Re: X marks the spot; Owl's shot not so hot

Good job, I like where the Nest is headed.  Perhaps partnering up with OwlTV to distribute mixed media on the website (Live Games, Interviews, etc) and this site will become the nexus of FAU athletics…even more than it may already be.

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SeminOWL2006 said

Good job, I like where the Nest is headed.  Perhaps partnering up with OwlTV to distribute mixed media on the website (Live Games, Interviews, etc) and this site will become the nexus of FAU athletics…even more than it may already be.

That's the plan…and the leadership is committed to making that happen…we will be making an announcement within the next few days that will speak to development and direction officially…stay tuned…

This, hopefully, is only the beginning of great things to come for Owl Fans, and members of The Owls Nest :)
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