OIT
NAIA D-II BASKETBALL
NATIONAL CHAMPIONS!
It’s finally all over, and we are the champs!
It was pandemonium, at the final buzzer, at “Winger’s” Restaurant where we watched the game tonight.
OIT defeated Bellevue University tonight 63-56 for the Championship.
It was an exciting game, right down to the closing seconds, with some of our Owls making spectacular plays to pull it out and assure a win.
Ryan Fiegi is without a doubt the key performer and team leader for the Owls. However: not trying to be politically correct, all the team members did a valuable share of the winning throughout the tournament. In last nights game every member of the team scored points; our bench is probably also the best bench in NAIA Men’s D-II Basketball!
One of the most exciting, and maybe game winning, plays of the game, to me, was Jguwon Hogges’ steal and lay-up drive in the waning seconds of the game, when we had only a one point lead. Had he not made this play we could well have been down one, or two, points with only seconds left in the game. Well done Jguwon!
After the game Ryan Fiegi was named 2008 NAIA Player – Of – The – Year.
Thanks Owls for a great season of basketball enjoyment.
We will be following you again next year.
NAIA D-II BASKETBALL
NATIONAL CHAMPIONS!
It’s finally all over, and we are the champs!
It was pandemonium, at the final buzzer, at “Winger’s” Restaurant where we watched the game tonight.
OIT defeated Bellevue University tonight 63-56 for the Championship.
It was an exciting game, right down to the closing seconds, with some of our Owls making spectacular plays to pull it out and assure a win.
Ryan Fiegi is without a doubt the key performer and team leader for the Owls. However: not trying to be politically correct, all the team members did a valuable share of the winning throughout the tournament. In last nights game every member of the team scored points; our bench is probably also the best bench in NAIA Men’s D-II Basketball!
One of the most exciting, and maybe game winning, plays of the game, to me, was Jguwon Hogges’ steal and lay-up drive in the waning seconds of the game, when we had only a one point lead. Had he not made this play we could well have been down one, or two, points with only seconds left in the game. Well done Jguwon!
After the game Ryan Fiegi was named 2008 NAIA Player – Of – The – Year.
Thanks Owls for a great season of basketball enjoyment.
We will be following you again next year.
Images: 2008 Hustling Owls Team
Ryan Fiegi
posted by Rex at 10:26 PM
3 Comments:
Philip: I'm almost speechless. That's not a cliche! I have almost lost my voice over that fantastic tourmanent and final game. I know you are absolutely correct when you infer directly and indirectly to the scope of the value played by ever kid on our team!!!! What I can say is they never would have done it without each other. Something for all of us to remember!!! Togetherness, is often the key success and joy Ray
Ray,
What a game, or Tournament as far as that goes, it was; it took forever for me to calm down and go to sleep last night. I hear that there is going to be an honor parade down Main Street tomorrow at 5:00 culminating with a celebration party in the OIT gymnasium at 6:30, I'm sure I will see you there (I'm picking you up at 5:45).
Philip
Wow! The whole tournament sounded exciting. Glad you and Ray had such a good time. Fun stuff.
Kim
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