Must win Weekend II

With Lawrence the only MWC contender to hold serve last weekend this weekends action should separate the men from the boys. I think.................

Won't the real St. Norbert please stand up, please stand up, please stand up. Sitting at 4-4 in the dog pile of possible contenders lies St. Norbert with as many confusing losses as quality wins. They might be in better shape than anyone gives them credit for despite their recent misfortune. They finish up the year with Lawrence and Ripon coming to town but prior to that there are 6 very winnable games, even though 4 are on the road. If they take care of business in those games they will have 10 wins and be in the MWC Tournament regardless of what happens on the last weekend.

Don't Knox it til you've tried it. The Prairie Fire needs to fuel the flames for this weekends road trip to St. Norbert and Beloit. The trip continues next week with a visit to Illinois College before returning home again. Facing three teams in must win situations on the road will likely determine their fate this year. It gets no easier for them the rest of the way and they need to win 2 out of the next 3 to stay alive.

Not sure what got into Ripon last weekend but their stay in the top 25 won't last long if they don't break out of it. Revenge will be a motive for Saturdays game vs. Lake Forest but if they look past Illinois College on Friday their only route to the NCAAs will be an automatic bid.

Carroll is another team that needs to find itself and find a way to get it done on the road. They are 4-4 but only 1-3 away from home. With 4 road games remaining they are suddenly looking like an 8-8 team.