Sunday, January 23, 2011

SoCon The Week Ahead

MONDAY
Furman at Wofford (7:00) (SoCon Monster Game of the Week)

WEDNESDAY
The Citadel at Davidson (7:00)
College of Charleston at Georgia Southern (7:00)

THURSDAY
Wofford at Appalachian State (7:00) (Battle of North vs. South) (Special SoCon on SportSouth)
Furman at Western Carolina (7:00) (Battle of North vs. South)
UNC-Greensboro at Chattanooga (7:00)
Elon at Samford (8:00)

SATURDAY
College of Charleston at Davidson (2:00) (SoCon Saturday on SportSouth)
Appalachian State at Furman (4:00) (Battle of North vs. South)
UNC-Greensboro at Samford (5:00)
Elon at Chattanooga (6:00)
Western Carolina at Wofford (7:00) (Battle of North vs. South)

ANALYSIS

Furman's trip to Wofford will go a long way tp determining which two teams get a bye out of the South Division. That makes it a massive game.

Four battles between North and South- the South team is the heavy favorite in all four games. Two are at Norh teams and two are at South teams. Both involve Appalachian State and Western Carolina from the North and Furman and Wofford from the South.

Davidson is in a virtual must win on Wednesday against The Citadel. A loss would put them 2.5 games behind The Citadel in the standings. A win would pull them within half a game, and give them the tiebreaker over the Bulldogs as the two teams fight it out for fourth in the division.

UNCG and Elon both could find themselves right in the heart of the North Division race with two wins this week. They visit Chattanooga and Samford, while Western Carolina and Appalachian State are playing Wofford and Furman. If Western and Appy both lost two, and either UNCG or Elon pulls off the sweep, they will be solid position for a bye, and possibly even to make a run at the Mocs for the North Division title.

The North Division race really gets straightened out this week. This week will help provide a little clarity to the remainder of the season as we get past the halfway point in conference play.

GO MOCS!

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