Men's Basketball Not Bothered by Losses

After losing their first six games of the season, the Lyndon State college men's basketball team is not panicking.

Losing three games over Thanksgiving break has not helped the men's basketball team very much, but  many on the team would tell you that it has not hurt them either.

On Tuesday, November 22, the Hornets traveled to Springfield, Massachusetts to take on Springfield College.  They ended up losing the game 92-67.  The team was not done playing games during break after this tough loss, as they still had a tournament to play in.

This year, the team traveled to Salt Lake City, Utah to play in the Westminster Thanksgiving Classic.  Coach Joe Krupinski says the experience itself was worth the trip.

"It was a great experience to take our team somewhere they probably have never been before," said Krupinski

The team played their first game on Friday, November 25, and lost to host team Westminster College 81-46.  Their next game of the tournament was against Carroll College.  The Hornets lost that game as well, 103-58.

Krupinski believes the team shouldn't be judged by their wins and loses this season.  Although they are 0-5, Krupinski says that he has seen a lot of improvement in this team.

"It's been a learning experience for us," said Krupinski when asked about the season.  "We are not as concerned about our record through these first few games as we are about getting ready and preparing for teams in our conference."

Krupinski sees a lot of improvements that can be made to the team early on in the season.  He believes that if the right adjustments are made, they can do well in their conference games.

When asked about specifics, Krupinski said there are a few finer details the team will be working on in practice.

"We can't afford to be fouling, especially with out inside game," he said.  "We also need to be shooting better as a team."

Krupinski has certain expectations for this year's team. All he is asking from them is to do their best.

"We expect that they are going to show up and try and get better every day," he said. "That is the only expectation that we really have. In terms of wins and loses we can have a successful year in our league."

With a loss against Colby-Sawyer College last night 83-74, the Hornets will look to take bring their 0-6 record home to take on New England College.  The game will be in the Stannard Gym on Saturday December 3 at 2 p.m.  They then travel to Plymouth State College on Thursday Dec. 8.  Tip-off for the Hornet's upcoming road game is at 7:30 p.m.