Fairfield is one of the more interesting teams in a conference that itself is always interesting. One can easily guess that this team will largely go as their freshmen go, as having some depth is always important.
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Yale must move on following a devastating season-opening loss
Yale blew a 24-point second-half lead against Sacred Heart in Saturday’s season opener. As tough as the loss is, the challenge for the Bulldogs going forward from this is clear.
Quinnipiac follows formula to victory but has a concern on offense
Quinnipiac was supposed to win their opener at Hartford on Saturday in the Connecticut 6 Classic opener. They did that by a 65-61 margin, and they did it the way they will probably have to win much of this season.
Young Hartford tries to nagivate through growing pains
John Gallagher talked a lot on Saturday about building a program. There’s a good reason, since the third-year Hartford head coach is in the process of doing that with a young team and navigating through the inevitable growing pains they will have.
Confident Boston University tries to take tough opening loss in stride
Boston University dropped a tough one in their opener on Friday night. While the Terriers are young, they held their own for a good stretch of the game and are a confident group, and will use that to try to regroup.
Notes from college basketball’s opening night
College basketball’s opening day was much-awaited by many fans, and now it has come and gone. We take a look at some notes from the first day of games.
Northeastern shows areas for concern but also some real positives in opener
If the season-opening 65-64 win for Northeastern is a barometer for what is to come this season, there could be better things ahead than one might expect from a nail-biting win over a young Boston University team.
2012-13 CAA Preview
The CAA is in the midst of a seismic shift in its membership, but that’s not all as there may be a team in the winner’s circle this season that has never been there.
Exhibition loss could be a blessing in disguise for Holy Cross
Sunday’s 71-63 loss to neighboring Assumption College was certainly not what Milan Brown wanted. But regardless of the result, the Holy Cross mentor, now in his third season at the school, was surely going to come away knowing his team had a good deal of work ahead.
Boston College is still young but should be significantly improved
A year after being about as young as a team can be, Boston College should be significantly improved. At the very least, a lot more is known about this team than a year ago at this time.
