Arch is a fantastic tournament. I am sure it will change a bit as the conference expands. Valley was a great spot for us to prove our commitment to athletics wasn't a fluke and that we were an investable team. I'll miss Drake and UNI and am happy that UIC will keep us connected to the Valley for years to come on an annual scheduling basis. If Ben or DeVries wants to do a home-n-home annually I think we should do that as well. Cant have an entire non-con of Valley teams but 2 games a year sounds perfect.

I am really excited for the A10 tournament next year, following the VCU/Dayton crew on twitter it sounds very fun. They're in DC this year and have been in New York in prior years, love getting to visit bigger cities like that. Plus some of these fan bases seem wild in terms of excitement for their crew (some of the more vocal valley teams would rather hate on us than root for their team IMO). But mostly I cannot wait for the jesuit rivalries, its going to rule.

Looking at the box score we did not have a particularily good game.56. More turnovers than assists. 37% shooting , 23% from three, Drake scored 25 points off of LU turnovers but we outscored them in the paint...rebounds fairly even...Drake had 8 blocks.We had 5 more made free throws mostly due to fouling at the end of the game.
This was a heavyweight fight where both teams were throwing every punch they had...and we earned the decision...