Ags down 33-26 at the half. 0-8 from 3. Ahmad has 20 for Fullerton. Pretty good crowd but flat energy on the building. Students are asleep.

Welcome back. Bring us some luck!

Ags win 72-46. Dominating performance and their 20th win.

58-30 Ags at the end of the 3rd

39-19 Ags at the half. Aggies are playing outstanding on both ends of the floor. Impressive defense and 8 from downtown

16-10 Aggies at the end of the first quarter

No doubt about that. Our interior defense was not good last night and we will need some offense in the paint. Last night it was our guards that scored in the paint. Our bigs were missing cripples from 2 feet.

Comments from the Davis Enterprise game article:

Coach Les:

“I was very disappointed with our lack of intensity and physicality on defense,” said a subdued Aggie head coach Jim Les.

“We totally lost our identity on defense and lost our discipline. I told our team before the game and at halftime that we didn’t want to get into a scoring battle with them. They are very capable offensively and they were hot early. That’s certainly not how we put together a 19-game home court win streak.”

“We waited until too late before we started playing some defense,” he said.

“We shot well enough to not lose a game like this unless your defense is porous, and our defense was porous tonight. Right now I’m more worried about us than I am about Fullerton. I’m going to put guys on the floor who can play defense. I’m going to find guys who buy into defense and commit to it.”

Les explained that despite Moneke’s suspension, the Aggie star was allowed to attend the game and sit on the bench … “The suspension means that he’s not practicing and he’s not playing, but we don’t want to separate him from his teammates or the support we can give him,”

Gaucho's Coach Joe Pasternack:

“The chips were down on their floor in the biggest game of the year and we got it done,” Pasternack said.

“I’m really proud of how our team competed for 40 minutes, but T.J. Shorts is the best point guard in the conference. It’s not even close.”

TJ Shorts:

“There are no 20-point shots in basketball, so we had to get some stops and take it one possession at a time,” said Shorts, who finished with team-highs of 28 points, eight assists and seven rebounds.

“Obviously, them getting out to such a big lead early really hurt us,” he added.

“We just didn’t come out ready to play from the opening tip. They were definitely hot, but we had a lot of defensive breakdowns that gave them those good looks. We have to get back to holding teams under 70 points.”

Siler Schneider:

“They’re a good team and we’ll have to get ready for them by getting back to basics,” said Schneider, who finished with 24 points.

https://www.davisenterprise.com/sports/gauchos-push-aggies-out-of/

I love it when we have football players who run track because that usually means speed!

Morgan Bertsch, the Aggie women's basketball talented post, is an outstanding high jumper who competes in track and basketball with the support of her coaches. I think that the Aggie coaches in our various sports don't have a problem with dual sport athletes. I think in Morgan's case that basketball may create some time limitations or conflicts with her practicing for track but she works that out with her coaches.

Gotta agree, 69aggie, our defense had to have their A game going and that didn't happen until late in the game. I caught the end of the post-game interview with Les on the radio and, man, he was not happy with the team. He said that he was "extremely disappointed with the way the team played defense." Ooof..it didn't sound like it was any fun in the locker room after the game.

I knew that SB had a lot of offensive talent and we saw that at the start of the game. They put on a 3 point shooting clinic in the first half but we broke down on defense repeatedly also with missed assignments and players not rotating to help. It was pretty bad and nothing like what we normally see from the Aggies.

That said, the Gauchos are loaded with good shooters who can create their own shot off the dribble and can knock down contested 3's. Those kind of offensive weapons can break down defenses and they deserve credit for that. They're tough to defend.

I thought the Gaucho defense was pretty good too. Our guards sliced through Long Beach like a hot knife through butter but SB did a good job of making that tough for us tonight.

I think we would have won this game tonight with Chima in the line up. We just couldn't gets stops inside and had a tough time on the boards. We needed his physicality inside.

TJ was tremendous again. He's just so determined and fearless. Siler played well too and, of course, you always get 100% from him. Michael Onybalu was knocking down 3's and working on defense. We needed some big help from AJ John and, unfortunately, that didn't happen on either end of the floor tonight and Les pretty much benched him in the second half. Tough night for him.

Great crowd tonight and the student's were into it. I heard 3300. If that's correct it's the biggest crowd of the season. I sure hope they come back for Saturday's double header.

The streak is over. Time to start another one...

Yes, Chima has been interacting with the team and coaches

Chima is here with the team in street clothes

He looks like a great fit for us.

From the Napa Valley Register:

Lucas Gramlick

A team captain and left tackle, Gramlick was named to the Sacramento Valley Chapter of the National Football Foundation and College Hall of Fame’s 2017 All-Sac-Joaquin Section team, receiving honorable mention on the offensive line. Gramlick was named as the Lineman of the Year on the All-Solano County Athletic Conference team and made the All-SCAC First Team. He also played defensive end.

“Lucas is one of the hardest working student athletes that I have worked with in all my years of coaching football,” American Canyon head coach Larry Singer wrote in a recommendation letter. “He leads by example. Lucas is relentless as a player. He wants to be on the move at all times. He has worked hard since last season on his strength and quickness.”

Gramlick displays leadership qualities and a work ethic that Singer greatly admires.

“As fine a football player (as) Lucas is, he is even a finer young man,” Singer wrote. “He displays a great attitude in the classroom. The same work ethic that has made him such a good football player has made him a strong student.”

Gramlick is also on the Wolves’ wrestling and baseball teams, and carries a 3.307 (unweighted) GPA while taking Advanced Placement classes.

“He is a wonderful young man who shows great leadership as well as amazing athletic skills and abilities,” Melissa Shimer, American Canyon’s Athletic Director, wrote in a recommendation letter.

“Lucas always gives a 100-percent effort in everything he does and works well with others around him. Lucas is a strong and successful athlete in any sport that he participates in because of his hard work and dedication. His motivation and commitment are what have made him so successful both in academics and athletics.”

http://napavalleyregister.com/sports/high-school/vintage-s-robert-american-canyon-s-gramlick-rewarded-for-work/article_be331b73-25ec-5c22-8f6f-3fdad0b02ca8.html

That's good news for the Gauchos but probably not so good for us. I'm happy for the team and the Gaucho fans if things have been settled fairly for Canty.

I hope we get a good crowd tonight and hope they are noisy. I think this team deserves a lot of recognition for how they have handled all the adversity of the past week and then went out shocked Long Beach. I couldn't be more proud of this team win or lose tonight.

I think we just might surprise some people this year. We could be explosive on offense and if we can shore up the defense a little we just might be a sleeper in the Big Sky.

That kind of speculation is way out of bounds. None of us are privy to any facts about the situation and statements like that can fuel personally damaging rumors. Do the right thing and delete it.

I'll put on my rose colored glasses and say possibly 3-1 and at least 2-2...Ag Ascension!

That's great to hear, Mike.