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Title: WBB: NEWMAC
Post by: Renaissance Coach on December 02, 2004, 06:45:38 PM
Hey, NEWMAC people. I would like to hear from you. I have an involvement with WPI and would like to get some conversations, arguements, fight, oral assaults going. Come on. My last post was 364 days ago on the NEWMAC site on D3HOOPS.com. They canceled you out cuz no one has conversed since then. I cant see the games as I'm in MN. T'was out there prior to Thanksgiving and enjoyed a game or two my daughter was involved in but need more!!!! Wake me up and get involved........ please. Be a Santa and ho ho ho me with some input.

RC
Title: Re: NEWMAC
Post by: Nancy Abromowitz on December 03, 2004, 08:44:10 AM
Coach...Brandeis plays Wheaton, WPI, Wellesley, Babson, Mt Holyoke, MIT...Babson on Sat and WPI next tuesday...
Title: Re: NEWMAC
Post by: Renaissance Coach on December 03, 2004, 10:26:01 AM
Life on the NEWMAC!!! And me, in my infinite wisdom tried to get this strand re-started by posting on the UAA site. Like I told Pat, that's what happens when ya mix Norwegians, computers, and old age!!!!

My team took one on the chin last night to Mt. Ida--Ouch. Don't know much about eastern teams so don't know what's expected of whom but I do know that WPI is coming off of a respectable season. Maybe if we can get some of the NEWMAC members involved I can learn. MAYBE I can learn.  

I'm heading north tomorrow to watch my other favorite tteam Carleton from the MIAC. After back, to back, to back, to back NCAA appearances they've dug themselves a hole to climb out of.

Thanks for the input and if traveling, please do so safely.

RC
Title: Re: NEWMAC
Post by: Allen M. Karon on December 08, 2004, 11:47:23 AM
Here's my 2 cents on NEWMAC from Brandeis playing so many of those teams this season--

In short, there are three teams that have a chance of taking NEWMAC.  In my opinion, those three teams are Mt. Holyoke, Clark, and Springfield.  Brandeis faced Clark in scrimmage, and Mt. Holyoke in the Brandeis tip-off.  Clark's Ashley Auclair is a great athlete who can score and help lead the Cougars to victory, but I liked Mt. Holyoke more.  Mt. Holyoke has Christine Godin, and that big 6'2" center in Jonee Billy.  If Jonee Billy can stay healthy, then Mt. Holyoke may have a chance of winning their first NEWMAC tournament and getting to the NCAAs this season.

So, although most people would pick either Clark or Springfield to win NEWMAC, I will pick Mt. Holyoke as my pick to be NEWMAC champion this season.

Babson, WPI, and Wellesley are good teams, but they need to improve their games.  Coast Guard seems to have had a hot start to their season, but I don't really have an opinion on how good they are-- Coast Guard may be a sleeper team.  Wheaton (MA) will be hard pressed to win 9 games because their starters always get into foul trouble.  MIT is simply too overmatched.

That's my take on NEWMAC.
Title: Re: NEWMAC
Post by: Renaissance Coach on December 09, 2004, 10:10:56 AM
Thnanks for the input. I was out to Worcester for the tip off tourney at WPI prior to turkey day. WPI looked pretty good in their opener but lost in O/T and then notched their first "W" the following day. Their outside shooting, which should be their forte', wasn't clicking. It'll be interesting when league play rolls around to see if they can improve on last years pretty good year.  

Keep this mid-westerner posted.

RC
Title: Re: NEWMAC
Post by: Nancy Abromowitz on December 12, 2004, 10:27:01 AM
Sat behind some Western New England parents yesterday at the Brandeis game, somebody should tell them you DON'T call a team overrated unless you beat them. Brandeis opened up multiple 20 point leads, substituted freely (several times had 4 frosh on floor at once, for 3-5 minute streches)and because Western scored 8 unanswered points in the last minute, doesn't mean if Caoch Simon wanted to beat you by 60 she couldn't. All the nasayers beware, if you have seen games since the opening game you would realize that Brandeis has taken steps evry week and this young team is getting more comfortable with their respective roles. Hope it continues.
Title: Re: NEWMAC
Post by: Renaissance Coach on December 12, 2004, 12:15:24 PM
I saw Western play when we made t he trek from SE Minnesota to Worcester. I didn't think they looked too bad in their o/t "W" over WPI. WPI couldn't hit from out and it killed them. Without seeing Brandeis and reflecting on their score agains WPI and Western I'd have to say they must be pretty salty.

Good to see a couple of posters here. Helps me keep contact with hoops in the NEWMAC and the teams my lil' kid is coaching against. Thanks.

RC
Title: Re: NEWMAC
Post by: Allen M. Karon on January 05, 2005, 12:16:57 PM
NEWMAC play starts tomorrow, Jan. 6

1.)  Babson at WPI-- 5:30 PM
2.)  Wheaton at Mt. Holyoke-- 7 PM
3.)  Clark at Wellesley-- 7 PM
4.)  Springfield at MIT-- 7 PM
5.)  Smith at Coast Guard-- 7:30 PM

Since I have seen Clark and Mt. Holyoke when they played Brandeis, and I have not yet seen Springfield, I will check out the Springfield at MIT game.  Springfield should defeat MIT, but the game will give me a chance as to how both teams's games stack up-- as the Brandeis women play MIT next Wednesday.  I may not have a chance to post the results right away, as I will have to prepare for Rochester at Brandeis the following day, but I will give my observations when I am able to do so.

Title: Re: NEWMAC
Post by: Allen M. Karon on January 06, 2005, 07:55:35 AM
When I posted yesterday's message, I was not fully aware that there was going to be a winter storm today (1/6) in the Boston area, nor as to how bad the conditions could get by this evening.  Predictions for Boston today are that the snow, which is heavy at times this morning could change over to sleet by 1 PM today and remain as sleet for this evening.  As of now, I don't know if NEWMAC will postpone their games this evening, but I am personally leaning against travelling this evening-- even if the game does go on.  Local DIII games are not like UAA conference games-- the local, New England games can be postponed and made up at a later date.
Title: Re: NEWMAC
Post by: doctazulu on January 06, 2005, 10:55:01 AM
Hey Coach! WPI Class of 2004 and current WPI grad student here.  I have been to a few of the woman's games and have noticed a few things.  They are a very good team.  I would just make a few adjustments to their back court.  Sarah Doyon is argueably the best shooter on the team.  She has been given point guard duties on the team.  Moving her to Shooting guard would allow her to get open for shots.  Have Ashley bring the ball down.  She protects the ball very well.  Lee Helberg their best post player needs help in the post.  In my opinion, although a good shooter, she take too many 15-18 foot shots.  Force her to the block where she has the ability to dominate.  Kick out if needed.  They should be scoring 60-70% of the team's scoring.  I'll be at the Babson game tonight.  I'll let you know what happens.

~The Docta
Title: Re: NEWMAC
Post by: Allen M. Karon on January 06, 2005, 01:32:06 PM
I just called MIT Athletics-- MIT will be playing as scheduled tonight, which probably means that all NEWMAC games scheduled for tonight should be able to be played.

Seeing that the weather seems to have lightened up a bit, I will probably head on over to Cambridge tonight.  I'm taking public transportation anyway, so it is just a matter of being careful while I am walking.
Title: Re: NEWMAC
Post by: Pat Coleman on January 06, 2005, 06:43:07 PM
MIT is no longer playing as scheduled, although it's probably too late to change your plans if you already decided to go.
Title: Re: NEWMAC
Post by: Allen M. Karon on January 07, 2005, 12:04:15 AM
I was already at MIT, Pat, when I heard the news that the Springfield at MIT game had been postponed.  Apparently, Springfield decided to go ahead with the trip and decided on the postponement once the bus was on the Mass Pike and couldn't even reach the Palmer exit due to the weather conditions.   The Springfield team then called and postponed the game.  I headed on over to Emmanuel instead to catch the Emmanuel/Curry game, but I was a little upset that Springfield decided to go ahead with the trip not knowing if they could get to Boston on time in a safe manner.  The decision should have been made before the attempt.
Title: Re: NEWMAC
Post by: Allen M. Karon on January 07, 2005, 12:20:49 AM
Eventually, I guess that because the weather conditions out in western Massachusetts were worse than initially anticipated (as the Springfield team experienced), all the women's games on the NEWMAC slate scheduled for Jan. 6 did get postponed as the other visiting teams decided on their own not to attempt travel to their respective games.

Smith at Coast Guard will be played Jan. 7, Wheaton at Mt. Holyoke got rescheduled to Feb. 8, and the other 3 games on the docket should be rescheduled shortly.
Title: Re: NEWMAC
Post by: Renaissance Coach on January 17, 2005, 08:35:05 AM
Glad to see my Engineers--what a name--came up with the winning formula Sat. Maybe all the variables of the formula have been figured out so they can go on a streak. It sounds like the outside game is coming to life which is what is needed. Go WPI!!!

RC
Title: Re: NEWMAC
Post by: Allen M. Karon on January 17, 2005, 12:03:06 PM
Renaissance Coach--

Would you like to change the WPI nickname to the Beavers?  :-)  It is a no-win situation-- either you have the same nickname as either the current Babson team, or an old MIT team of the 1950's, or you have the nickname that is shared with MIT.

Hey, Wheaton and Mount Holyoke also share the same nickname, the Lyons.

The league is competitive-- we will see what happens come tournament time.

(Message edited by deiscanton on January 17, 2005)
Title: Re: NEWMAC
Post by: Kayla Johnson on January 27, 2005, 12:28:21 PM
My guess is that in the NEWMAC it will come down to Springfield, Babson, and Mt. Holyoke.  Not making a solid prediction this far ahead though on a clear winner.  The NEWMAC isn't as strong as it used to be - whoever is ready at tourney time will have the chance for NCAAs.
Title: Re: NEWMAC
Post by: Renaissance Coach on February 05, 2005, 01:01:39 PM
What kind of a post-season tourney does the NEWMAC have? How many teams and does the winner of the tourney receive the automatic bid to the NCAA's. Where I'm at, only the top 6 teams make the conference tourney with an auto. going to the winner. As a too far-away WPI fan I always hold out hope....  

RC

p.s. It's good to see some posting here. It helps a doting papa of a young coach in the NEWMAC!!:-)
Title: Re: NEWMAC
Post by: Renaissance Coach on February 05, 2005, 01:05:07 PM
A.K.--as to your Beavers referral, how'd ya like to be an athletic team called the "Blossoms????" Or the "Kilowatts. Here in the land of 10,000 lakes we have them. A h.s. football team called the "Blossoms?" Hmmmmm...

RC-again
Title: Re: NEWMAC
Post by: Kayla Johnson on February 07, 2005, 02:27:34 PM
Renaissance -  
As far as I know, the NEWMAC still has the top 8 teams making the conference tourney. First round is played at the higher seeds.  Semi's and the final are held at the #1 seed for a Friday-Saturday showdown.  The NEWMAC does have an AQ to the winner.
Title: Re: NEWMAC
Post by: Allen M. Karon on February 22, 2005, 06:56:31 PM
I guess that it seemed obvious when I initially posted this on Dec. 8, but--

Based on Mt. Holyoke's performance against Brandeis in the tip-off tournament earlier this season, I made Mt. Holyoke my pick to be NEWMAC champion.

Well, Mt. Holyoke earned the #1 seed in the NEWMAC tournament and has home court advantage throughout the NEWMAC playoffs.  If Mt. Holyoke wins its next 3 games, my pick will become the NEWMAC champion.

The major challengers to Mt. Holyoke's attempt to become NEWMAC champion are Springfield and Babson, with maybe Coast Guard trying to get an upset in the NEWMAC semis if they beat Clark today.

NEWMAC tournament play starts this evening with WPI at Mt. Holyoke, Wellesley at Babson, Wheaton at Springfield, and Clark at Coast Guard.  If Mt. Holyoke wins tonight, the NEWMAC semis and championship game will be on the Mt. Holyoke campus no matter what.
Title: Re: NEWMAC
Post by: Kayla Johnson on February 23, 2005, 03:26:46 PM
Allen,
How do you feel about the Mt. Holyoke/Clark game?  Springfield/Babson?  I know you have picked Mt. Holyoke to advance to NCAAs, but what is your outlook for each game?
Title: Re: NEWMAC
Post by: d-mac on February 27, 2005, 05:29:39 PM
It is time to find out who is in... and who is out.
Whose bubble has been burst and who is wearing Cinderella's glass slippers.
It's Selection Sunday... and tonight there will be a special "Hoopsville" as the 2005 NCAA Men's and Women's Basketball Brackets are announced... LIVE on our air!
The Road to Salem and Virginia Beach officially starts tonight!


It plans to be a huge night... as 50 womens and 48 mens teams are officially invited to the dance and a chance at a national title.

Some teams already know they are going (thanks to winning their conferences) and some think they are going, but there are always surprises.

So tonight, we will break it all down. Starting at 8:30 PM EST, we will take a look at who is definitely in, who might make it, who will be disappointed, and what match-ups you might want to look forward to seeing later in the week.

Then at 10:00 PM EST... we will broadcast LIVE the Women's Selection Show so you can find out when we do... the 50 teams on the Road to Virginia Beach.

That will be followed by the Men's Selection Show at 10:30 PM EST - when 48 teams find out what their Road to Salem will be like.

After those selections... we will go over it with a fine-tooth comb and find out who we think are the surprises!

And throughout the show, we will hear from different regions with live reports and talk to coaches that have made surprising moves into the tournament.

Of course, you can listen in thank to Goucher College.
We suggest you try and use the low-bandwith signal which will require you to have Real Player and selection the 28K version of the show.
At the same time, you can listen to the Broadcastmonsters.com version, using Windows Media Player (go to the "Hoopsville" page for more information).

And you can share your opinions and questions with us, live on the air.
email - hoopsville@d3hoops.com  
AOL IM - Hoopsville2000

And for more information... check out the "Hoopsville" website (www.d3hoops.com/hoopsville)!

Again... it all starts tonight at 8:30 PM EST.
Title: Re: NEWMAC
Post by: Allen M. Karon on March 12, 2005, 01:03:07 PM
Tournament update--

News courtesy of http://www.ncaasports.com's Div. 3 scoreboard--

Due to the winter storm in the Portland/Gorham, Maine area, the Univ. of Southern Maine campus is closed today.  Therefore, the Springfield/Southern Maine sectional final originally scheduled for tonight (Saturday) at 7 PM Eastern has been postponed to tomorrow (Sunday, March 13, 2005) at 2 PM Eastern.

All other Div. 3 women's sectional finals are currently scheduled to tip as planned.  (7 PM Eastern tonight.)
Title: Re: NEWMAC
Post by: d-mac on March 15, 2005, 04:50:14 PM
And then there were FOUR... or really eight!
This weekend... the best of the best are crowded
But before then... we tell you who we think are the best... on "Hoopsville"!!!


Eight teams in the nation can see where the road finishes. But who is going to get past the final two exits?

Millikin took out Calvin in a hard fought battle... to earn their way to the Women's Final Four. So is this Illinois team ready to go? Coach Lori Kerans will let us know. Her #6 ranked Big Blue Ladies are the lowest ranked team remaining, but still battle tested and ready for their semi-final game with Southern Maine.

The #1 ranked Scranton Lady Royals sure had a tough road to drive as they took on last year's championship finalist, Bowdoin College in the Elite Eight. Scranton showed why they are the #1 team in the nation, knocking off the Polar Bears. So do the Lady Royals have anything left in the tank for Randolph-Macon in the semi-finals? Coach Mike Strong answer that question and if that #1 ranking adds any pressure.

On the men's side, Rochester is still marching... even though mid-way through the season, most thought they had no chance. But their star player returned... and they knocked off not only last year's Final Four finalist Amherst in the Sweet 16... but then took out a suddenly hot SUNY-Potsdam team in the Elite Eight. Now, Rochester has been here before, and Coach Mike Neer has the experience. But how does his team prepare for a tough Final Four match-up with Calvin.

Calvin - people warned us about. They are the only team left in this men's tournament that has played every game to get here. First Wheaton, then Aurora, finally Mississippi College fell to the side of the Knights. Then came MIAA conference foe - and champion Albion. Which Calvin disposed of 60-52... to take their drive to Salem... for the first time since they won the national title in 2000.
So, what will Coach Kevin Vande Streek use from that last title run to help his team get past Rochester and into the title game? We will ask him that and much more (including if he saw Albion's buzzer beater Friday night? Jared did!).

And then there is York College (PA)... 11-15 last year... flew under many radars most of the year... and now they are in the first Final Four in the school's history.
Coach Jeff Gamber has traveled to Salem before, but never with a team playing. Now, after 28 years... he in Salem as a participant. But, this trip is completely new to Coach Gamber and the Spartans, who until this year had never won a NCAA Tournament game. We will talk to the coach of York and see if he has yet to come down from the high of beating Kings on Saturday to lock up the trip to Salem.

So come join us online and LIVE from 8-10PM Eastern!
Title: Re: NEWMAC
Post by: patroonbball on October 22, 2005, 08:01:25 PM
Looks Like Wheaton is loaded this year. Expect them to go UNDEFEATED!
Title: Re: NEWMAC
Post by: remsleep on November 04, 2005, 07:17:32 PM
Brandeis women travel to Worcester on Tuesday, November 8 for a 7PM scrimmage against Clark U.   
Title: Re: NEWMAC
Post by: remsleep on December 14, 2005, 10:56:58 PM
Can someone explain what's going on with Springfield?  Are injuries a factor in their recent struggles?  What is happening?
Title: Re: NEWMAC
Post by: NEWMACwatcher on December 23, 2005, 09:10:40 AM
They're a little banged up, lost thier 5 from last year (they start a freshman there), played some tough teams. Need to play better post defense. Naomi will have them ready for conference play.
Title: Re: NEWMAC
Post by: remsleep on February 06, 2006, 09:44:46 PM
NEWMACwatcher--
I would have to say that you were right on target back in late December that Coach Graves would have Springfield ready for conference play.  Good insight.  Who has a chance to beat them in conference tournament?

Title: Re: NEWMAC
Post by: mattyt02 on February 07, 2006, 09:44:30 PM
Quote from: remsleep on February 06, 2006, 09:44:46 PM
NEWMACwatcher--
I would have to say that you were right on target back in late December that Coach Graves would have Springfield ready for conference play.  Good insight.  Who has a chance to beat them in conference tournament

She was.  As the school's beat writer she always talked about we'll take it one game at a time.  Lauren O'Conner (freshman center) has really looked impressive as of late.  She had 14 boards in the 2nd half alone tonight and 18 in 29 minutes. 

As for conference tournament play, I'd have to give the best shot to Mount Holyoke.  They have a good little rivalry going on and I think they have the players that could be capable of knocking SC off at home.  I think last year's experience will really come in handy for SC though.  They're going to be a tough out for anyone whether it is in the NEWMAC or NCAA's.
Title: Re: NEWMAC
Post by: NEWMACwatcher on February 22, 2006, 09:20:46 AM
My prediction ... SC takes care of business at home on Saturday against Clark by 10. In the second game Mount Holyoke overwhelms WPI.

Sunday vs Mount Holyoke is well worth the price of admission. Though it's tough to beat a team three times in a season, SC uses the home court advantage and a 3 point win.

How many teams from the NEWMAC will make the dance? Tough to keep the runner up from this conference on the sidelines in my opinion.
Title: Re: NEWMAC
Post by: mattyt02 on February 26, 2006, 03:38:24 PM
Amazing battle today.  SC beat MHC 57-51. Back and forth, a game of runs.  Erin Schwartz for Springfield took over in the last couple minutes to give SC the lead, and they made their free throws down the stretch.
Title: Re: NEWMAC
Post by: Longtooth on April 12, 2006, 08:14:39 PM
All Conference?
Title: Re: NEWMAC
Post by: MITdad on May 18, 2006, 08:00:28 AM
NEWMAC Announces 2006 Women's Basketball All Conference Teams
Northampton, MA: Springfield College's Courtney Parvin (Brackney, PA) and coach Naomi Graves took two of the prestigious NEWMAC awards today voted upon by the conference women's basketball coaches. Parvin, a senior forward, was voted the Most Valuable Player while Graves picked up Coach of the year honors. The Pride's sophomore guard, Christine Cotter (Stoughton, MA) also was selected to the All Conference Second Team. Wheaton's Krystin Hickey (Manchester, NH) was voted Rookie of the Year and received Second Team All Conference recognition.

Clark University placed two players on the All Conference teams. Senior guard Andrea Comen (Holden, MA) earned First Team honors while junior center Ashley Auclair (Williamsburg, MA) was named to the Second Team.

Senior center Jonee Billy (New York, NY) and junior guard Joeanna Silvey (Boston, MA) were selected to the First and Second Teams respectively from tournament runner-up Mount Holyoke College.

Babson's Suzy Ward (North Attleboro, MA) and Coast Guard's Natalie Moyer (Oklahoma City, OK) round out the All Conference First Team while WPI's Meghan Pajonas (Southlake, TX) completes the Second Team.

Springfield College received the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament and will face Messiah College in Grantham, PA on Friday, March 3rd. Mount Holyoke College earned the number one seed in the ECAC Division III New England Championship and will host Western Connecticut on Wednesday, March 1 at 7 p.m.

2006 NEWMAC Women's Basketball Awards

Player of the Year: Courtney Parvin, Springfield College
Rookie of the Year: Krystin Hickey, Wheaton College
Coach of the Year: Naomi Graves, Springfield College

First Team
Jonee Billy, Mount Holyoke College
Andrea Comen, Clark University
Natalie Moyer, Coast Guard
Courtney Parvin, Springfield College
Suzy Ward, Babson College

Second Team
Ashley Auclair, Clark University
Christine Cotter, Springfield College
Krystin Hickey, Wheaton College
Meghan Pajonas, WPI
Joeanna Silvey, Mount Holyoke College
Title: Re: NEWMAC
Post by: remsleep on January 06, 2007, 10:39:22 PM
NEWMAC followers....TIME TO WAKE UP!!!!!!!
Let's hear about your team!  Springfield,Mt.Holyoke, Clark...where are you?
It seems to me that there are no great teams in the conference this season BUT I expect it to be extemely competitive.  What's with WPI punking Springfield today?  Look for Clark to be pretty good by season's end, though they let one get away at Wheaton today.  Can't figure out Mount Holyoke yet...certainly off to a good start record wise.  Moyer doing her thing at CG but where is everyone else?  Smith, Wellesley not factors, not sure about MIT yet.  Babson?

Let's get this board going....it get's tiresome to read current stuff only about the topsiders from the NESCAC
Title: Re: NEWMAC
Post by: atn alum on January 11, 2007, 01:30:35 PM
I agree...especially in a year where the league title appears to be more up-for-grabs than usual...Just not sure that there are many "diehard" fans out there...

for those who are, feel free to tune in to our coast guard basketball broadcasts...schedule is online at www.cgasports.com


Title: Re: NEWMAC
Post by: remsleep on January 30, 2007, 11:18:07 PM
OK, one more time...NEWMAC fans, time to wake up!!!  I know you're out there because I see you at some games.   This is not the best conference around, but you would be hard pressed to find a more evenly matched conference....their are 6 or 7 teams with a legitimate shot at winning the conference tournament.  Some excellent individuals, Pajonas/WPI, Boulier/Babson, Roderigue/Clark, McCarthy and Cotter/Springfield, Moyer/Coast Guard,  Silvey/Mt. Holyoke, Hickey/Wheaton.....any D3 team would be happy to have them.

Have some fun....get out to some of these games and post on this board
Title: Re: NEWMAC
Post by: pureshooter on February 09, 2007, 11:51:13 PM
 wpi,wheaton,mt. holyoke are the best, not necessarily in that order.
wpi has good low post play as  well as the backcourt. the coach has a very good system.
wheaton has some quality wins on the road(wpi, mt. h. tufts)  a win tomorrow wraps up the # 1  spot for the tournament i believe.
mt. holyoke is good but not deep, but have good posts and silvey is dynamite.
Title: Re: NEWMAC
Post by: remsleep on February 13, 2007, 12:06:49 AM
Quote from: pureshooter on February 09, 2007, 11:51:13 PM
wpi,wheaton,mt. holyoke are the best, not necessarily in that order.
wpi has good low post play as  well as the backcourt. the coach has a very good system.
wheaton has some quality wins on the road(wpi, mt. h. tufts)  a win tomorrow wraps up the # 1  spot for the tournament i believe.
mt. holyoke is good but not deep, but have good posts and silvey is dynamite.
Pureshooter- THANK YOU! - A NEWMAC Women's Post!.  Now, as for your analysis, I think you are on target - as of today.  Babson's balloon popped once they started facing teams that play defense and who prioritize rebounding ( formally Babson's strength).  Smith, Wellesley, MIT are, well...not good.   But as the season moves into crunch time the teams that are actually most interesting are Clark and Springfield.  Springfield traditionally peaks going into the tournament...no reason to think this won't happen again.  There is no team in the conference that puts four viable scoring options on the floor like Springfield does ( Finch, O'Connor, Cotter and McCarthy)---their problem is that they just don't commit to defense.  Nonetheless,  if I were to pick a favorite to win the tournament, despite their ups and downs, it would be The Pride.  Clark is fascinating.  No team has come as far as they have since the beginning of the season.  They have won eight in a row (granted, Smith, Wellesley and MIT were in there) but also have quality wins v. Babson ( at the time), Coast Guard and WPI.  They are my sleeper.  Big game in Worcester on Wednesday night v. Springfield....that one is going to be very interesting....we'll get to see if Clark is ready to take the next step up.
Title: Re: NEWMAC
Post by: pureshooter on February 13, 2007, 04:12:32 PM
rem,

    i see clark and springfield making a push here. the tournament will be interesting. that should be a game tomorrow night @ clark.  both teams are very well coached.
Title: Re: NEWMAC
Post by: PJ on February 13, 2007, 11:21:24 PM
WPI has a big game tomorrow (Wednesday) at Babson.  I'm hoping this is their year. 
Title: Re: NEWMAC
Post by: pureshooter on February 15, 2007, 07:28:10 PM
 springfield over clark 69-61. both teams now 8-4 in newmac
Title: Re: NEWMAC
Post by: PJ on February 15, 2007, 09:26:57 PM
WPI 44 - Babson 31.  With Coast Guard's 76-64 win over Wheaton,  they (WPI) are now in first place at 10-2.   :)
Title: Re: NEWMAC
Post by: pureshooter on February 16, 2007, 02:08:04 PM
  wpi has it going, when you can win a game by 13 despite shooting 26%. combined shooting for the game was 27 for 109. ouch!
and springfield is heading into the tournament on a roll
looks like wpi will have the homecourt.
Title: Re: NEWMAC
Post by: nescac hoops on February 16, 2007, 02:18:35 PM
admittingly, i am not much of a newmac guy and don't know a whole lot about the conference. however, a couple years back i was at williams college for a weekend both the men's and women's team hosted a tournament. clark was in the tourny and somebody mentioned that auclair from clark was a potential all-america canidate (preseason honors?). can anybody tell me what happened to her the past couple of seasons. i looked at her stats and it they hardly look like the stats of an all-american...not even a potential all american. any insight?
Title: Re: NEWMAC
Post by: cheeks14 on February 16, 2007, 03:33:31 PM
Megan Pajonas has to be player of the year for the NEWMAC.....especially with WPI in 1st place which nobody expected
Title: Re: NEWMAC
Post by: pureshooter on February 16, 2007, 08:03:52 PM
 i don't know if no one expected wpi to be on top. they had 9 returning players(may be 8 now), including both posts. i did not see any clear cut favorite. springfield is looking very good now.
i agree cheeks, pajonas should be poy. she's pretty solid fundamentally and good shooter from in the paint, as well as from the line.
  wpi leads the league in defense(scoring). as i said before, the coach runs some excellent schemes on both ends of the floor.
let's see how this last weekend shakes out, then some predictions?
Title: Re: NEWMAC
Post by: Pat Coleman on February 16, 2007, 08:25:13 PM
A NEWMAC expert recently mentioned that to me as well, nescac hoops. That person didn't have an explanation either.
Title: Re: NEWMAC
Post by: NEWMACwatcher on February 19, 2007, 08:32:05 PM
Watch out for SC in the tournament ... they've played fairly well for the past 10 games. A solid first 5 and a more than adequate bench.

Key will be the intensity of the D and to stay away from selfish offensive play where 1-2 players try to do it all themselves.

A lot of contributions this year from sophomores.

Title: Re: NEWMAC
Post by: pureshooter on February 19, 2007, 08:49:41 PM
 sc looks good.
their posts are every bit as good as wpi's.
if any team ran a good fast break, you can wear down those post players. but no one really pushes the ball consistently in the newmac, which surprises me. there are some slower teams that could give up some easy hoops in transition. and there are a couple of teams that could play uptempo with their personnel, but for some reason do not.
Title: Re: NEWMAC
Post by: pureshooter on February 20, 2007, 01:43:06 PM
no big surprise in these predictions.
going with all home teams wpi,mt. h, springfield and wheaton.
the 4-5 game (wheaton-clark) could go either way. clark has been playing well as of late(other than the last game), but wheaton is due.
Title: Re: NEWMAC
Post by: remsleep on February 21, 2007, 01:38:53 AM
Quote from: pureshooter on February 20, 2007, 01:43:06 PM
no big surprise in these predictions.
going with all home teams wpi,mt. h, springfield and wheaton.
the 4-5 game (wheaton-clark) could go either way. clark has been playing well as of late(other than the last game), but wheaton is due.
I see the quarter-finals a little bit differently....two upsets in the offing.  I'll go with WPI over Smith ( easily) and Springfield over Babson ( not quite so easily..and a possible upset here).  I think the Wheaton/Clark game is a toss-up but I'll pick Clark in a mild upset.  Shocker will be Coast Guard overtaking Mt. Holyoke.
Title: Re: NEWMAC
Post by: atn alum on February 21, 2007, 09:22:01 AM
Yikes, that's a bold pick...

but for those curious to see if your picks come true.

NEWMAC playoff action webcast

Coast Guard at Mount Holyoke, 6:50 PM
http://www.sportsjuice.com

Babson at Springfield will have livestats, I believe, 5:30pm
http://www.spfldcol.edu/homepage/athletics.nsf/home

Clark at Wheaton will have livestats, 7:00pm
http://www.wheatoncollege.edu/athletics/live/

Smith at WPI, no livestats, but I will be exchanging scores with them, 7:00pm



Title: Re: NEWMAC
Post by: atn alum on February 21, 2007, 09:23:03 AM
I should mention as well that if WPI wins tonight,  we'll have webcast coverage of the semis and finals-- all 3 games, regardless of who's involved.
Title: Re: NEWMAC
Post by: deiscanton on February 21, 2007, 07:19:03 PM
We are going to have a new NEWMAC champion.

Babson has just upset Springfield at Blake Arena.

Final score:

Babson 66, Springfield 63

Springfield was leading 30-21 at the half.

Congratulations to the Beavers on pulling off the upset.

Good luck to all the remaining NEWMAC teams, and hopefully (for me anyway), the new NEWMAC champion will come from the unofficial "eastern division" of the NEWMAC league.  (a/k/a WPI, Wheaton, or Babson.)
Title: Re: NEWMAC
Post by: pureshooter on February 21, 2007, 11:13:34 PM
 babson, great upset over springfield. wpi easily over smith, mt. h. over cg, and wheaton with a buzzer beating floater defeats clark. clark has a great program, but i'm told the coaches don't shake hands after a defeat. nice example set there.
  sat, wpi-wheaton, mt. h- babson.
Title: Re: NEWMAC
Post by: PJ on February 22, 2007, 07:25:04 AM
Yeah.  I thought maybe the no shaking hands thing was limited to an in town versus WPI rivalry thing when I witnessed it earlier this season.  Seems kinda silly and poor sportmanship. 
Title: Re: NEWMAC
Post by: remsleep on February 23, 2007, 01:08:38 AM
Quote from: pureshooter on February 21, 2007, 11:13:34 PM
babson, great upset over springfield. wpi easily over smith, mt. h. over cg, and wheaton with a buzzer beating floater defeats clark. clark has a great program, but i'm told the coaches don't shake hands after a defeat. nice example set there.
  sat, wpi-wheaton, mt. h- babson.
Quote from: PJ on February 22, 2007, 07:25:04 AM
Yeah.  I thought maybe the no shaking hands thing was limited to an in town versus WPI rivalry thing when I witnessed it earlier this season.  Seems kinda silly and poor sportmanship. 

PJ and pureshooter---I really need to step in here.  Pureshooter, by your own post you are indicating that "from what (you) are told the (Clark) coaches don't shake hands after a defeat"....why would you post something like this?  PJ..I am not debating your point RE: WPI earlier this season simply because I was not at the game.  However, I feel obligated to say this:  I have seen at least 35 Clark Women's games over the past two seasons
and have never witnessed anything approaching poor sportsmanship on the part of either the Clark coaching staff or their players.  I am not saying that there has never been a time when handshakes were not exchanged between coaching staffs at game's end because I have not seen every single game over this time period.  I am saying that I can tell you from personal knowledge that the Clark Women's program is coached and administered in a first-class manner.  If there was an instance when post-game handshakes were not exchanged it is more likely, at least from Clark's side,  that this was a matter of coaches being distracted by other matters and they simply missed the handshake line.  Either way, the inference that bad examples are being set, or that the Clark staff are "poor sports" is wholly spurious.  Your posts remind me of too many NY Times articles I have read. >:(
Title: Re: NEWMAC
Post by: pureshooter on February 23, 2007, 10:46:34 AM
remsleep,
             my post said "i'm told the coaches don't shake hands after a defeat". i know kids  that have been in that line in the past, and know their parents as well.   i trust they are not lying. truth be told, i put it out there  to see if anyone else had seen this. and someone has.
secondly, since i was curious about what i was told and i attend some games when i can, i have seen it. now i'm not at every game they lose and never said it occurs 100% of the time, but i have seen it on more than one occasion. i went to the game wed. night because it was the closest for me. my eyes don't lie. there were no distractions. both coaches went behind the bench, removed from the line, and got a cup of water. then were the last to leave the floor.
  now, if you want to call that a distraction, fine. i don't see it that way. i've been around the game and coached it long enough.  we can agree to disagree. last time i checked there is a handshake line after every game.
  my post also said clark has a great program. the coaching is outstanding, maybe the best in the league. i'm not criticizing the coaching or the administration. just telling you what i've heard and seen in person that backs it up.
  i can't believe anyone reads the times ( the globe as well) anymore!
Title: Re: NEWMAC
Post by: remsleep on February 23, 2007, 11:42:43 PM
Pureshooter -- fair enough. By the way, I'm with you on the Times and Globe ( unfortunately, it appears that I let it out that I actually do read the Times on occasion...my bad)
Title: Re: NEWMAC
Post by: pureshooter on February 24, 2007, 12:17:04 AM
  rems,
        since i was there the other night, clark deserved to win that game. they were stronger in the low post and exploited it (good coaching). i thought wpi and springfields posts were the best in the league, but clark has more of them.  they have to be the favorite next year. the backcourt is young, they are quick,play great defense and know how to pass into the post (a lost art). an extremely well coached team, which i have known for a while. but when you see them play multiple times, you appreciate it more. the other incident was odd, that's all. the program is in great hands.
Title: Re: NEWMAC
Post by: NEWMACwatcher on February 24, 2007, 08:48:13 PM
SC does indeed have the best posts in the league and if you look at the roster they are all sophomores. They should be set for next year. Rumor has it they have a good post recruit coming as well.

The loss to Babson was the result of poor shooting from their guards and a complete inability to defend the three.
Title: Re: NEWMAC
Post by: NEWMACwatcher on February 24, 2007, 09:56:10 PM
Congratulations to WPI and MHC - also to Babson with a nice two game playoff stretch.

Picks anyone? I'll take WPI by 7.
Title: Re: NEWMAC
Post by: remsleep on February 24, 2007, 11:21:09 PM
Quote from: NEWMACwatcher on February 24, 2007, 09:56:10 PM
Congratulations to WPI and MHC - also to Babson with a nice two game playoff stretch.

Picks anyone? I'll take WPI by 7.

If the game is played in the 40's have to go with WPI.  However, I think the Seniors, Silvey and Astuccio are so focused right now that I would lean toward Mt. Holyoke.  Let's make it Mt. Holyoke 61- WPI 55
Title: Re: NEWMAC
Post by: atn alum on February 24, 2007, 11:52:10 PM
NEWMAC finals game between Mount Holyoke and WPI will be webcast:

http://sportsjuice.com


we'll start coverage after the mens game, which tips at noon.
Title: Re: NEWMAC
Post by: NEWMACwatcher on February 25, 2007, 12:54:33 PM
Cannot see a game in the 40's ... but god luck to both teams.
Title: Re: NEWMAC
Post by: NEWMACwatcher on February 25, 2007, 05:38:56 PM
Like I said ya gotta love Mount Holyoke in this one.

Uhhhhhhh, congratulations. Must go and reset expectations.
Title: Re: NEWMAC
Post by: pureshooter on February 26, 2007, 08:49:02 PM
  ecac's wed. 2/28   # 2 seed wpi vs. nichols, # 4 seed wheaton vs. suffolk.
colby sawyer is the # 1 seed.
Title: Re: NEWMAC
Post by: PJ on March 02, 2007, 09:14:32 PM
It's an all NEWMAC final for the New England ECAC's !  .. WPI versus Wheaton

ECAC's results:
First Round – Wednesday, February 28, 2007
  #8 Rhode Island 46,  #1 Colby-Sawyer 44
  #7 Nichols 53,  #2 WPI 61
  #6 Castleton State 42,  #3 Endicott 58
  #5 Suffolk 51,  #4 Wheaton 63

Semifinals – Friday, March 2, 2007
  #2 WPI 59,  #3 Endicott  48
  #4 Wheaton 69,  #8 Rhode Island 67 (OT)

Championship Game – Saturday, March 3, 2007 (at WPI)
  #2 WPI versus #4 Wheaton
Title: Re: NEWMAC
Post by: pureshooter on November 09, 2007, 09:59:01 AM
  anyone have any thoughts on pre-season favorites, incoming freshman, transfers etc...?
Title: Re: NEWMAC
Post by: Sweetness on January 11, 2008, 11:49:51 AM
ok I hear you. I saw you all when u played Clark, wasnt overly impressed not that Clark has been doing anything!!!
Title: Re: NEWMAC
Post by: Sweetness on January 15, 2008, 04:32:16 PM
Quote from: Sweetness on January 11, 2008, 11:49:51 AM
ok I hear you. I saw you all when u played Clark, wasnt overly impressed not that Clark has been doing anything!!!
Title: Re: NEWMAC
Post by: pureshooter on January 27, 2008, 09:33:59 PM
Quote from: Sweetness on January 11, 2008, 11:49:51 AM
ok I hear you. I saw you all when u played Clark, wasnt overly impressed not that Clark has been doing anything!!!


  ?
Title: Re: NEWMAC
Post by: pureshooter on January 27, 2008, 09:38:14 PM
  the clark- coast guard game looked like a good one.

can coast guard run the table in the newmac?
Title: Re: NEWMAC
Post by: nomar on January 29, 2008, 12:19:08 AM
shooter--
i saw the clark-cg game and it was a barn-burner.    CG led by 9 at halftime, Clark comes out in 2nd half and puts up something like a 13-1 run and it was on.  martinelli and moyer the whole story for CG, 32 and
30 points respectively.  Remember, Clark is playing without Camilleri who is one of NEWMAC's scoring leaders.   Not sure about CG running the table.  In their favor is that they are a veteran team with two outstanding scoring options, martinelli may be most improved player in the conference.  Downside for them is that they really have not played a tough schedule out of conference and tend to get lost defensively.  However, give them credit, so far they have found a way.  Clark had them dead to rights in regulation leading by 5 with 1:30 to go, hiccuped on a couple of poss ;) ;)essions, ultimately just ran out of gas in 2nd overtime.   I think that CG should not be concerned about running the table, just be ready for the tournament......this year it really is wide open...currently would favor CG and Wheaton....to me, dark horse would be Clark, despite their record....if you check their recent games ( even though losses) there is something going on there that is positive....even with loss of Camilleri
Title: Re: NEWMAC
Post by: atn alum on January 29, 2008, 07:03:49 PM
It should also be acknowledged that there is another newmac team that is currently unbeaten in league (Wheaton)

Title: Re: NEWMAC
Post by: NEWMACwatcher on January 31, 2008, 08:03:27 AM
It should also be noted that SC is starting to come together nicely. Their one loss to CG was a one point game at half time, and turned into a 10 point loss in the second half when SC shot 30% from the field. Looks as though they blew away Clark last night. That sets up a pretty good game at Wheaton this weekend. Looks like there are three real contenders in the conference - SC, CG and Wheaton.
Title: Re: NEWMAC
Post by: PJ on January 31, 2008, 10:34:12 AM
NEWMACwatcher - I would agree those are likely the three for regular season, but I think it'll be more wide open come tournament time.  There's a lot parity and close games that goes deeper than those three teams. 
Title: Re: NEWMAC
Post by: pureshooter on January 31, 2008, 12:08:31 PM
 PJ,
   i agree. wpi and clark will be tough,they are so well coached. sc is really playing well, and their post play is very good.
the only weak team i guess would be mt. holyoke, defending champs.
coast guard is always tough, and they can run forever.
really can't overlook anyone
Title: Re: NEWMAC
Post by: atn alum on February 08, 2008, 11:57:16 PM
Coast Guard vs Wheaton for first place in the NEWMAC on Saturday at 1 (eastern)

If you can't be there, tune in

http://www.sportsjuice.com
Title: Re: NEWMAC
Post by: atn alum on February 27, 2008, 09:19:25 AM
NEWMAC quarterfinal playoff links

8 MIT at 1 Wheaton, 7pm
Livestats
http://frontier.wheatonma.edu/athletics/live/

7 Clark at 2 Coast Guard, 5:30 pm
Audio
http://sportsjuice.com

Video
http://www.uscga.edu/display1.aspx?id=8955

6 Wellesley at 3 Springfield, 7pm
Livestats
http://winus.spfldcol.edu/sports/xlive.htm

5 Babson at 4, WPI, 7pm
Livestats
http://livestats.prestosports.com/wpi/
Title: Re: NEWMAC
Post by: pureshooter on March 01, 2008, 06:49:36 PM
should be a good one, Wheaton-Springfield for the Newmac title tomorrow
Title: Re: NEWMAC
Post by: KJF on March 10, 2008, 10:59:26 AM
Just want to give recognition to Wheaton College Coach Melissa Hodgdon and the entire Wheaton Lyons Women's Basketball Team. If you follow D3 Women's Basketball you can't help but be impressed with the Wheaton Women's BBall Team and their accomplishments this year. NEWMAC champs, NCAA Birth, NEWMAC Coach of the Year (Hodgdon), First NEWMAC championship, etc, etc, etc. I've been watching this team for 5 years and am impressed how Coach Hodgdon has turned this program around. Her coaching skills, recruiting skills, demeanor and drive have all been a direct reflection on the team's success. Congratulation Coach Hodgdon and Wheaton Women's Basketball on a great season and well deserved recognition.
Title: Re: NEWMAC
Post by: smsudi on February 27, 2009, 11:12:39 AM
This thread hasn't been posted in in a while, so I figured I'd give it a bump.

I will be broadcasting the 2009 NEWMAC Women's Basketball Tournament Semifinals and Championship on Saturday and Sunday.  You can listen live here: http://www.ustream.tv/channel/newmac-sports

Saturday @ 12pm - #1 WPI vs. #4 Wheaton
Saturday @ 2pm - #2 Babson vs. #3 Springfield

Sunday @ 12pm - Championship Game

I hope you tune in!
Title: Re: NEWMAC
Post by: Just Bill on March 17, 2009, 10:47:08 AM
Tragic news from the Coast Guard Academy:

http://www.d3hoops.com/notables/2009/03/16/coast-guard-womens-coach-commits-suicide.html

My condolences...
Title: Re: NEWMAC
Post by: pureshooter on November 19, 2009, 10:13:05 PM
NEWMAC 09-10 season
any input on babson repeating? favorites? news? new players to watch?
heard WPI is without 2 returning starters from last year
Title: Re: NEWMAC
Post by: remsleep on November 21, 2009, 09:30:11 PM
looks like Babson in great position to repeat if they stay healthy.     Where are Dubois and Selen for WPI?  That is a huge loss for that team takes them from being pretty strong to pretty weak
Title: Re: NEWMAC
Post by: deiscanton on February 23, 2010, 04:23:00 AM
Tournament resume for Babson  (as requested by a Hoopsville chatter)

(#9 in Northeast on the Feb 14 regional rankings)

Regional record is 22-3   In region percentage of .880

OWP is .503   (201st in Division III)
OOWP is .519

Strength of schedule is .508

Record vs regionally ranked opponents is 0-1

No wins vs regionally ranked opponents

Loss to regionally ranked opponent is Eastern Connecticut

2 losses to non-regionally ranked opponents (Brandeis, Salem State)

Analysis

Babson's resume plays more like a resume of a Pool C candidate from the South region or the West region than what you should expect of a strong Northeast Pool C candidate.

As NEWMAC went double round-robin for the first time this season, Babson's Pool C chances are hurt by the fact that Babson has to play 18 games in conference before the conference tournament.  The 18-0 in NEWMAC play before the tournament is a tremendous accomplishment-- however, NEWMAC has traditionally been a non power conference in Division III where only the NEWMAC tournament winner gets a bid.

Babson is regionally ranked in the Northeast (and Brandeis is not)  partially because Babson ran the table in NEWMAC with an 18-0 in conference play.  I would not see Babson regionally ranked if they did not pull off this feat-- especially with the fact that Babson only went 4-3 in region outside of NEWMAC play.

My advice is for Babson to win the NEWMAC tournament and avoid the Pool C discussion.  I would rather have Babson go in as the NEWMAC champion with the automatic bid.
Title: Re: NEWMAC
Post by: pureshooter on March 03, 2010, 09:16:16 PM
Andy Y. + Emmanuel prevail over Babson
Title: Re: NEWMAC
Post by: deiscanton on March 04, 2010, 06:02:20 AM
Quote from: pureshooter on March 03, 2010, 09:16:16 PM
Andy Y. + Emmanuel prevail over Babson

Emmanuel probably beats Babson by 4 points-- this game will be close.   Emmanuel will be ready-- they have a lot of respect for Babson and their toughness.

I favor Colby to take the regional-- Colby will go to the sweet 16.
Title: Re: NEWMAC
Post by: pureshooter on March 05, 2010, 09:13:05 PM
Quote from: pureshooter on March 03, 2010, 09:16:16 PM
Andy Y. + Emmanuel prevail over Babson

I sure can pick em.  Babson shot 67% in the 1st half, 61% for the game, while Emm. shoots 27% for the game, with 8 less turnovers than Bab and 22 more shots, 0-14 from beyond the arc. OUCH!!
They must not of liked Colby's gym
Anyone there? Deis? did Davis get hurt?
Title: Re: NEWMAC
Post by: smsudi on March 05, 2010, 10:43:08 PM
Yes, unfortunately Davis got hurt in the first 3 minutes of the game, and never returned.  From there it seemed as if Emmanuel was a little stunned and Babson took a huge lead and never looked back.  Should be a good one tomorrow, Babson vs. Colby, looking forward to it.

--
Scott Sudikoff
D3hoops.com Play-by-Play Announcer
Title: Re: NEWMAC
Post by: LORENZO123 on March 05, 2010, 11:29:07 PM
Unfortunately Davis got hurt early but Babson led from the start and never looked back. They had their game on tonight and will bring it tomorrow night against Colby. Emmanuel may have been "stunned" but Babson had the game from the tipoff.
Title: Re: NEWMAC
Post by: deiscanton on March 06, 2010, 05:35:31 AM
Quote from: pureshooter on March 05, 2010, 09:13:05 PM
Quote from: pureshooter on March 03, 2010, 09:16:16 PM
Andy Y. + Emmanuel prevail over Babson

I sure can pick em.  Babson shot 67% in the 1st half, 61% for the game, while Emm. shoots 27% for the game, with 8 less turnovers than Bab and 22 more shots, 0-14 from beyond the arc. OUCH!!
They must not of liked Colby's gym
Anyone there? Deis? did Davis get hurt?

I was following all of the games on-line-- just like I'm planning to do for the rest of this weekend due to my financial situation. 

I did not know when I was watching the first half of the Emmanuel/Babson game that Iman Davis was not playing due to her injury early in the game-- had I known that Iman Davis would not be playing, my analysis of the game would have been changed to reflect that situation.  Without Davis, Babson would have been the favorite to defeat Emmanuel, but not to win by that big of a victory margin.

Babson did make a statement in last night's game, however.  Babson has improved since their early season losses to Salem State, Eastern Connecticut, and Brandeis and the Beavers should give Colby a great game tonight-- no matter who ultimately prevails in that one.

I will still be amazed, though, if WPI actually blows out Keene State in today's ECAC semfinal.  :)

Title: Re: NEWMAC
Post by: deiscanton on March 07, 2010, 08:53:49 AM
Congrats to Babson on advancing to the Sweet 16.  I felt going into the tournament that Babson was still about a year away from accomplishing that goal given the early season losses to Brandeis, Eastern Connecticut, and Salem State-- but the Beavers made a statement this weekend with the victories over Emmanuel and Colby that they finally belong in the Top 25-- Babson had received 1 preseason top 25 vote going into the season, but lost that vote with the 10 point loss to Brandeis in the opener.

I won't be surprised if Babson beats Gettysburg on Friday to advance to the Elite 8-- (and Babson will be in the Elite 8 1 year earlier than initially predicted if that happens)-- but Amherst may be the end of the line for Babson this season given that Amherst has only lost 1 game at home in the current GP Gromacki era.
Title: Re: NEWMAC
Post by: Maine 1 on March 09, 2010, 09:44:52 AM
was very impressed with Babson, particularly their post-play.  They dominated Colby's interior players, as second chance points were the difference in the game.

However, Amherst has the size and depth, and plays outstanding interior defense.  Assuming they meat up, Amherst should win easily
Title: Re: NEWMAC
Post by: PostPlay on December 24, 2010, 07:13:32 AM
Hi Everyone!

Well, the new season has arrived and no surprise, Babson looks like a clear repeat in the NEWMAC. 

How good are they and can they go further in the NCAA's than last year?  Their size is impressive but can their guard play improve?
Who will play for 2nd place:  Springfield?  Wheaton?
Title: Re: NEWMAC
Post by: sumfun on December 24, 2010, 08:42:36 AM
They'll have to go through Williams and/or Amherst to get farther.  Without consistently playing tough competition in the NEWMAC, that's hard to prepare for those battles.
Title: Re: NEWMAC
Post by: deiscanton on December 24, 2010, 09:11:36 AM
I agree with Sumfun on this point, based on my personal observation of Amherst and Williams when those two teams visited Boston to play Emmanuel, as well as my catching Babson on the video streams this week in the Las Vegas Hoopla.    Babson does not have the consistent 3 point shooting from the guards to get past a Williams or an Amherst at this point, and NEWMAC does not provide the same type of competition that an Amherst, Williams, or an Eastern Connecticut would bring to the table.

That being said,  Babson deserves credit for the victories over Brandeis and Western Connecticut this season as well as their 2 wins in Las Vegas this week over Roanoke and Oneonta State.  I happened to watch the video streams of those 2 Las Vegas games.  In those 2 wins, Babson was able to hit clutch 3's when they counted, but Roanoke and Oneonta State are not of the same caliber as Amherst or Williams when it comes to defending against perimeter play.  That being said, the wins in Las Vegas prove that Babson should at least be able to make it back to the Sweet 16 in the NCAAs if they don't run into Williams or Amherst as a second round NCAA opponent.

Babson center Sarah Collins did get banged up 5 minutes into the game vs Oneonta State, but hopefully her injury is not too serious and she will be able to recover in time for significant action in NEWMAC play.

Going into NEWMAC play,  I believe that WPI and Wellesley will finish second and third at the end of the season, but unless they upset Babson in the NEWMAC tournament, it won't matter who finishes second or third in NEWMAC as far as NCAA postseason play is concerned.

Massey's current rankings on the top 3 NEWMAC teams as of this moment:

Babson-- 12th
WPI-- 121st
Wellesley-- 136th

No other NEWMAC teams are currently in the top 200 of DIII according to the Massey ratings.

Title: Re: NEWMAC
Post by: PostPlay on December 26, 2010, 06:54:24 AM
Great report on Babson.  I saw the Emmanuel - Williams game as well and while Babson's guard play is not as solid as Williams, the 3 big kids present all sorts of problems for D3 teams. They get so many close-in, high % shots and second-chance points.

But I agree -- the NEWMAC is a much weaker conference than the NESCAC and you are right, Babson will not get many games where they will be pushed.  They should run the table in the conference.  It is amazing how much better they are than the rest of the teams -- doesn't happen often in conferences to have one team far and away better than the rest.

And what happened to Wheaton?  Really slipped.  Used to always be strong...
Title: Re: NEWMAC
Post by: deiscanton on December 26, 2010, 06:17:23 PM
Postplay--

This year's Wheaton team is mostly composed of underclassmen--  first years and sophomores.     As the Wheaton coach said in her pre-season statement, her team will mostly be a "work in progress" this season.    That being said, the Lyons were able to pull off an upset over the Univ. of New England a few weeks ago, so I am not counting them out of a top 4 finish in NEWMAC just yet.
Title: Re: NEWMAC
Post by: Dave 'd-mac' McHugh on February 02, 2011, 03:24:43 PM
First Regional Rankings: http://www.d3blogs.com/d3hoops/category/ncaa-stuff/regional-rankings/
Title: Re: NEWMAC
Post by: Dave 'd-mac' McHugh on February 02, 2011, 03:25:13 PM
First Regional Rankings: http://www.d3blogs.com/d3hoops/category/ncaa-stuff/regional-rankings/
Title: Re: NEWMAC
Post by: mass_d3fan on February 03, 2011, 11:38:31 PM
MAJOR congratulations to Lauren Hannmann of WPI for being named to the Co-SIDA Academic All-District 1 Women's first team.  She will now be on the ballot for the Academic All-American team.  Extremely impressive GPA (in my mind anyway), since she is a Chemical Engineering major with a 3.82.

Good Luck to her in the All-American voting.
Title: Re: NEWMAC
Post by: Maine 1 on February 04, 2011, 11:27:17 AM
Agree that is an outstanding achievement--those honors don't get the recognition that they should.  After all, these are students,
Title: Re: NEWMAC
Post by: Dave 'd-mac' McHugh on February 16, 2011, 03:34:27 PM
Week 3 Regional Rankings are out: http://www.d3blogs.com/d3hoops/2011/02/16/ncaa-2011-regional-rankings-week-3/
Title: Re: NEWMAC
Post by: atn alum on March 10, 2011, 03:18:48 PM
We're broadcasting the sectional this weekend ...both games on Friday, and the game on Saturday at 6 ET

http://www.ustream.tv/channel/amherst-regional
Title: Re: NEWMAC
Post by: MVP on March 18, 2011, 06:55:33 PM
Amherst  is up by three at the half..looks like its going to go down to the buzzer
Title: Re: NEWMAC
Post by: MVP on March 18, 2011, 08:10:57 PM
Amherst beats C Newport to advance to 2011-championship game tomorrow night.

Last week Babson could not meet the depth of this Amherst team. Babson had an amazing season, particularly the bigs. All three return again next year...with collins only in her junior year next year.  2012 may be their year to go all the way .
Title: Re: NEWMAC
Post by: MVP on March 21, 2011, 03:54:07 PM
Congratulations to Amherst, D3 Women National Champions
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Post by: MVP on March 25, 2011, 08:08:00 AM
Congrats to the "big three" earning NEWBA & ECAC yearly awards.
Wurdeman, Collins & King are without doubt the top front court in D3. They are all returning for the 2011-2012 season. They will be returning to the NCAA's next year and have a great shot at making it to the "Final Four" after three consecutive years of making it to the Elite Eight and beat by national Champion, Amherst each year. Babson's Collins, a junior next year had a fractured finger cloth cast on her hand and still recorded a double /double winning the game in OT against Bowdoin with two freethrows with her left hand.
Wurdeman and King will be seniors and will not be denied.   
Title: Re: NEWMAC
Post by: sumfun on March 25, 2011, 01:45:02 PM
Before making Final Four predictions, might I suggest that Babson plays a much tougher out-of-conference schedule like top NESCAC teams, Kean, Muhlenberg, NYU to get more experience that one annual game against Amherst.  Amherst will also bring back plenty of experience.  Will be "sumfun" to watch!
Title: Re: NEWMAC
Post by: MVP on March 29, 2011, 07:38:35 PM
It was Amherst's year in 2011 and they earned it. Babson's year is 2012.
I believe Babson will finish as a higher seed than Amherst in 2012 and may finally get to host  1st, 2nd round match-ups. 
Title: Re: NEWMAC
Post by: Pat Coleman on March 30, 2011, 02:53:21 PM
I think that Babson will need to play some NESCAC schools to get that higher regional ranking. Babson seems to play NESCAC schools in just about everything else. Why not women's basketball?
Title: Re: NEWMAC
Post by: MVP on March 31, 2011, 10:28:38 AM
I agree, strength of schedule appears to why Babson does not get ranked higher. However, Babson did beat Emmanual, Colby, and Gettysburg in the 2010 NCAA tourney before losing to Amherst.
This year, Babson  beat  Western Connecticut, Brandeis, and  Suny Oneonta in non-conference play and then Medaille, Suny Geneseo, and  Bowdoin all on the road in NCAA tourney.
They were also without Collins last six games. She returned against Bowdoin, but played basically with one hand, in fact she helped win the game in OT w/ two key freethrows shooting them one handed lefty. With Collins healthy, and the two other bigs returning , Wurdeman and King they are sure to go far.
Title: Re: NEWMAC
Post by: Pat Coleman on March 31, 2011, 04:28:20 PM
I agree they're going to be good, but in order to get the home games in the tournament they will need to establish that they can beat NESCAC teams. Beating one a year in the tournament won't stack up next year, since the NCAA's rankings are based only on the current regular season.
Title: Re: NEWMAC
Post by: MVP on March 31, 2011, 08:05:33 PM
hey, you may be right. But that's why I am confident that Babson will or should be a higher seed in 2011. They have the "big three returning" for a third season and picked up a solid 6th man and a couple #1 and #2 guards that are quick, play "D" and can shoot . This will be their best year, enough to advance to the final four. They have the talent and now the experience. In the last three years they have beat Colby(#2East,NESCAC) last year at Colby, >then  Gettysburg (#4 Atlantic) at Amherst last year. This year they were undefeated and  beat Oneonta(#6 East) in Vegas, > beat Medaille(3# East) and Suny Geneseo(#1 East ) in Geneseo> then beat Bowdoin(#2East NESCAC) in Amherst  before losing to Amherst w/ out Collins. Will be fun!!
Tell me about the 2012 NESCAC teams, what you see.
Title: Re: NEWMAC
Post by: MVP on March 31, 2011, 08:07:38 PM
sorry, meant.....Babson will be a higher seed in "2012"
Title: Re: NEWMAC
Post by: Maine 1 on April 01, 2011, 01:54:14 PM
I agree with Pat, that Babson needs to play a strong out of conference schedule next year.  However, I also agree that their tourney record the past two years is excellent, and losing to Amherst at Amherst is nothing to be ashamed of.

As far as the NESCAC goes, I think that Amherst will be the favorite again.  They lose two excellent seniors, but they have a player that could be league MVP in McCormick, another in Steadman, and Voight is outstanding. Williams should be strong again, and I expect Bates and Bowdoin to be strong.  Colby has four starters back, but has no depth, and had no recruiting class last year.  Middlebury also finished strong
Title: Re: NEWMAC
Post by: sumfun on April 01, 2011, 05:10:35 PM
Don't forget Fiorentino who shut down Chili from Mulhenberg and Schweers from Christopher Newport. Renner can play post or point, and that doesn't mention the strength of others off the bench or recruits that Gromacki has been excellent in finding.  I'll still pick Amherst again due to competition in NESCAC and stronger out of conference schedule.   Kean is coming to Amherst next season as Amherst went down there this past season.
Title: Re: NEWMAC
Post by: MVP on April 08, 2011, 07:19:47 PM
 Congratulations to All American Nicole Wurdeman for her recent national and regional awards.
Congratulations to all the D3 women particularly in the North and Northeast who performed at such a high level . 
Title: Re: NEWMAC
Post by: MVP on May 03, 2011, 12:54:02 PM
If anyone knows where I could purchase game tapes of the Sweet 16 & Elite 8 tournament games hosted by Amherst 3/11 and 3/12 , please post here.

Babson V Bowdoin
Babson V Amherst
Title: Re: NEWMAC
Post by: MVP on May 30, 2011, 10:00:29 PM
Looks like Babson will finally get to play Williams and Colby in non-conference contests in 2011-2012.
No respect, despite beating Colby, Bowdoin, Brandeis, E Conn, W Conn twice, Suny-Geneseo, Gettysburg, Emmanuel and reaching the Elite 8 last two seasons.
Title: Re: NEWMAC
Post by: MVP on September 23, 2011, 09:10:37 PM
Quote from: MVP on April 08, 2011, 07:19:47 PM
Congratulations to All American Nicole Wurdeman for her recent national and regional awards.
Congratulations to all the D3 women particularly in the North and Northeast who performed at such a high level .
Title: Re: NEWMAC
Post by: MVP on October 20, 2011, 06:43:16 PM
Happy New Year!  Good luck to all the NEWMAC Women's B'Ball teams and fans!
Title: Re: NEWMAC
Post by: MVP on October 27, 2011, 09:08:44 AM
Congratulations to Nicole Wurdeman and Sarah Collins for 2012 pre-Season All American honors!! :)
Title: Re: NEWMAC
Post by: MVP on November 02, 2011, 03:42:45 PM
The D3 hoops national rankings are posted. Babson ranked #5 for 2012.  Babson has beefed up their schedule this year including facing Tufts & Williams in an early November tournament , Univ Wis-Stout and Southern Maine in a New Year's week tournament and another NESCAC opponent Colby in February. 
Title: Re: NEWMAC
Post by: 7express on November 05, 2011, 11:56:30 PM
Tufts won't be as difficult since Colleen Hart isn't there, I actually think the Brandeis game will be more challenging for them.  Also, the So Maine Babson game isn't quite set in stone yet; Babson could end up losing to Stout, and I doubt So Maine loses in their home tournament to MCLA, in that scenario Babson would play MCLA, Stout would play Southern Maine.
Title: Re: NEWMAC
Post by: MVP on November 13, 2011, 05:41:46 PM
Good luck to all WBB NEWMAC players, teams and fans!! Another fun and exciting year. Some great match-ups in both the opening tournaments and holiday tourneys.  :)
Title: Re: NEWMAC
Post by: MVP on November 16, 2011, 12:06:07 PM
Babson wins home opener easily against non-conference opponent Salem St.  Babson hasn't lost a home game since December 2009. The big three, saw limited minutes because of the mis-match, seniors Wurdeman shot 10-15  & King shot 7-14 while junior team-mate Collins shot 8-12 had terrific games, with all three close to double/doubles. The real story and the exciting aspect for another successful run was the strong bench. Sophomore guard, Liz Trainor had ten points, 5 rebounds and 2 steals.   First year forward, Heavern had 5 pts and 6 rebounds in 18 mins. Also, two first year guards, Young and OConnor both looked strong. Both have great hands, ball control and can draw fouls going to the hoop. 
Title: Re: NEWMAC
Post by: MVP on November 21, 2011, 07:55:36 AM
Babson beats a tough Tufts team in the Williams tourament by nine Saturday night after trailing by nine at the half.
Babson then loses to a very good Williams team on Sunday because of  a poor FG% shooting performance of only 21%.  So, a good start to the 2011-2012 season at 3-1 for the Thanksgiving break.
Title: Re: NEWMAC
Post by: MVP on December 01, 2011, 10:40:06 AM
Looks like Coast Guard and Smith are paying well to begin the season.
Title: Re: NEWMAC
Post by: amh63 on December 13, 2011, 03:22:27 PM
Find it interesting that Amherst and WPI, separated by about 30 miles, will travel over a 1000 miles to play a game against each other.  The Nescac vs. Newmac  matchup will occur in the D3hoops Classic on the second day.....in Las Vegas, NV.  I believe there is a live webcast of the game on the 29th of Dec.
Title: Re: NEWMAC
Post by: MVP on December 14, 2011, 09:32:29 AM
Babson will face Wisconsin - Stout in the Univ of Southern Maine Huskies Invitational tournament on December 30th. The winner of this contest will play the winner of the second contest between USM and MCLA.
Hopefully we''ll see a match-up of University of Southern Maine V Babson on New Year's Eve. This will be a terrific game and will certainly help determine Babson's top 25 rank going into the heat of the season.
Title: Re: NEWMAC
Post by: MVP on January 02, 2012, 06:29:05 PM
Happy New Year to all NEWMAC WBB players and fans!!
Title: Re: NEWMAC
Post by: MVP on January 03, 2012, 06:36:21 PM
Babson looks very good heading into NEWMAC conference play. Remain on Top 25 list despite a tough loss New Year's eve. Anticipate strong competitive conference games. Each team-mate has contributed to the team's success this year. The frontcourt looks very strong and the team is well balanced with several shooting guards.
Title: Re: NEWMAC
Post by: 7express on January 03, 2012, 07:39:15 PM
Quote from: MVP on January 03, 2012, 06:36:21 PM
Babson looks very good heading into NEWMAC conference play. Remain on Top 25 list despite a tough loss New Year's eve. Anticipate strong competitive conference games. Each team-mate has contributed to the team's success this year. The frontcourt looks very strong and the team is well balanced with several shooting guards.



You think any team in the NEWMAC will challenge them this year?? 
Title: Re: NEWMAC
Post by: MVP on January 05, 2012, 08:13:51 AM
Babson with another strong win...with contributions and strong efforts from several teammates off the bench. The big three each had double/doubles, and played solid defense stacking the stat sheet with rebounds, blocks, steals and forced turnovers. The best news is Babson continues as the season progresses to get key outside shooting from starting junior point guard Allana Wynn and several other teammates off the bench including Liz Trainor and Erin Young.  This outside shooting will free up the front court to attack,dominate and do what they do best .
Title: Re: NEWMAC
Post by: MVP on January 05, 2012, 01:52:45 PM
There appears to be a few teams that will challenge Babson this year in NEWMAC, including Smith, Clark and Springfield.
Babson needs to remain sharp and keep up the intensity. I think Babson's backcourt will continue to improve along with the strong experienced frontcourt and help assure a deep run. 
Title: Re: NEWMAC
Post by: MVP on January 13, 2012, 11:43:20 AM
Babson's bench has got some meaningful minutes last couple games. It's nice to see the depth and some consistent outside shooting. The bench also seems to be in mid-season form playing solid defense and pushing the ball up the court.

Babson faces Smith on Saturday and Clark next Wednesday both on the road. Both games should be competitive and a good test for the NEWMAC champs.
Title: Re: NEWMAC
Post by: MVP on January 15, 2012, 08:44:09 AM
Another strong win for Babson against Smith. The backcourt coming up huge again , shooting very well from the perimeter. This opens up the 3 bigs, Wurdeman, King and Collins to dominate the boards and get alot of second chances. King had a monster game on both ends of the court. Erin Young, was 5-5 on 3ptfg yesterday. Sarah Collins has kept the opponents leading scorers, Slattery and Drummond to 1-24fg in the last 2 games. Slattery had one point, one rebound for Springfield. Drummond went 1-17 fg and 0-9 3ptfg for Smith in 35minutes. phenonemal, while going 12-22fg herself .  The team is well coached. They have a talented bench and they all demonstrate poise and discipline.   
Title: Re: NEWMAC
Post by: MVP on January 21, 2012, 06:49:43 PM
Babson continues to roll. The front court of Wurdeman, King and Collins continue to dominate. The back court is also playing very well. They play great defense and transition well.
Title: Re: NEWMAC
Post by: MVP on January 26, 2012, 07:30:53 AM
Congratulations to Babson's senior Kathleen King who reached 1000 rebounds last night. She now has both 1000 points and 1000 rebounds.
Title: Re: NEWMAC
Post by: MVP on February 02, 2012, 07:47:41 AM
Congratulations To junior Sarah Collins from Babson on reaching 1000 points last night!! :) The best is yet to come!!
Title: Re: NEWMAC
Post by: MVP on February 04, 2012, 05:10:46 PM
Another strong win for Babson on the road. They are clicking on all cylinders. The big three all had double/ doubles and the back court was on fire shooting 7-9 from 3 point land. The defense held wheaton to 32FG % . Babson is playing their best basketball heading into the stretch.
Title: Re: NEWMAC
Post by: MVP on February 11, 2012, 05:25:10 PM
Congratulations to Babson !!! They have clinched their third straight NEWMAC regular season title. They are rocking and rolling!! Front court looks strong and the perimeter shooting has been fantastic.
Title: Re: NEWMAC
Post by: remsleep on February 12, 2012, 12:11:19 AM
I would not be surprised if Babson did not win the NEWMAC tournament.
Title: Re: NEWMAC
Post by: MVP on February 12, 2012, 03:08:47 PM
The 18th ranked Babson team will win the NEWMAC tournament. They have not lost a NEWMAC conference game since February 2009, that's over 60 consecutive wins in the conference .
They will also advance to the Elite Eight for the 3rd straight year. If they face Amherst, in the 4th round for the 3rd straight time, they have a great shot at defeating them and moving on because of a much stronger all-around  backcourt this year. The 2012 Babson backcourt plays strong defense and they now have 3 shooters that can consistently hit from the perimeter. In the past, with not much of a shooting back court, opposition was able to collapse on the big three -frontcourt.  :) That will not be the case this year. Defenders are going to have to go out to the perimeter and cover the shooting guards, this has and will allow the big three to dominate inside.
Title: Re: NEWMAC
Post by: remsleep on February 12, 2012, 04:30:50 PM
Quote from: MVP on February 12, 2012, 03:08:47 PM
The 18th ranked Babson team will win the NEWMAC tournament. They have not lost a NEWMAC conference game since February 2009, that's over 60 consecutive wins in the conference .
They will also advance to the Elite Eight for the 3rd straight year. If they face Amherst, in the 4th round for the 3rd straight time, they have a great shot at defeating them and moving on because of a much stronger all-around  backcourt this year. The 2012 Babson backcourt plays strong defense and they now have 3 shooters that can consistently hit from the perimeter. In the past, with not much of a shooting back court, opposition was able to collapse on the big three -frontcourt.  :) That will not be the case this year. Defenders are going to have to go out to the perimeter and cover the shooting guards, this has and will allow the big three to dominate inside.

Law of averages indicates they are due for a stinker shortly
Title: Re: NEWMAC
Post by: MVP on February 12, 2012, 04:37:40 PM
Quote from remsleep.. " I would not be surprised if Babson did not win the NEWMAC tournament."
Quote from remsleep " Law of averages indicates they are due for a stinker shortly"

You're right, the law of averages says they're due to lose.

But you're wrong, Babson will win NEWMAC  for all of the reasons I posted and for all of the reasons that you did not post.   

Title: Re: NEWMAC
Post by: Maine 1 on February 12, 2012, 06:55:28 PM
Lets see  how Babson does this Tuesday against a strong team. Unfortunately, I don't think the NEWMAC conference has teams that can test Babson--If Babson can handle a strong Colby team, then the enthusiasm about Babson going deep in the NCAAs may be warranted.
Title: Re: NEWMAC
Post by: bballfan13 on February 13, 2012, 03:35:22 PM
Quote from: MVP on February 12, 2012, 03:08:47 PM
The 18th ranked Babson team will win the NEWMAC tournament. They have not lost a NEWMAC conference game since February 2009, that's over 60 consecutive wins in the conference .
They will also advance to the Elite Eight for the 3rd straight year. If they face Amherst, in the 4th round for the 3rd straight time, they have a great shot at defeating them and moving on because of a much stronger all-around  backcourt this year. The 2012 Babson backcourt plays strong defense and they now have 3 shooters that can consistently hit from the perimeter. In the past, with not much of a shooting back court, opposition was able to collapse on the big three -frontcourt.  :) That will not be the case this year. Defenders are going to have to go out to the perimeter and cover the shooting guards, this has and will allow the big three to dominate inside.

I'm not very familiar with the Babson team this year but those are some bold predictions.  I don't necessarily disagree with Babson winning their conference tournament as they seem to be a heavy favorite but I don't agree with the deep NCAA tournament run prediction.  Don't get me wrong, it could happen, but I think you may be a little over confident about it.

Babson did beat Tufts early in the year, but then laid a dud against Williams.  How do you explain your prediction of having a great shot to beat Amherst when Amherst blew out Williams twice this year? 
Title: Re: NEWMAC
Post by: MVP on February 13, 2012, 03:49:32 PM
It's a mistake to compare how one team did against one another, Amherst/Williams and Babson /Williams
All I'm saying is that Babson has a stronger team than the last two consecutive visits to the elite 8 to face Amherst.
Should Babson meet Amherst in the elite 8 this season, they have a great shot at upsetting them. Babson's backcourt is much deeper. Babson has a deep threat out on the perimeter. They did not have that threat the last two years.
Title: Re: NEWMAC
Post by: bballfan13 on February 13, 2012, 05:12:43 PM
I'll agree with you that it can be a mistake to compare how one team did against another but it is the only data we have to compare right now.  Common opponents is a criteria the NCAA uses in selection so it is worth bringing up.
Title: Re: NEWMAC
Post by: amh63 on February 14, 2012, 03:10:12 PM
MVP is a proud and avid supporter of Babson's team and its "dominant" front court of three record breaking players that are 6' or taller. Her beating the drum for the team and its front court is getting a little tiring and somewhat losing the concept of "team".  Even Babson's coach was more reserve in her interview on D3hoopsville about her team...avoiding the lose to Williams and pointing out the win against Tufts...chances in the post season against possible NESCAC teams or other NE teams.
I will give credit to MVP here that she now seems to recognize that 3 players to not and can not win games against GOOD teams.  MVP did point out improvement of other members of the team....guards that can shoot.  Oh well, to be more specific about Babson's way ahead...since it may have to go through Amherst again in the sectionals, I will point out some facts.
Two years ago, Babson met Amherst in the sectional and loss 80-65.  In that game the "front court" threesome totaled 15 rebounds and 49 points....good game for them.  Babson out rebounded Amherst 36-34.  The Amherst players that played two years ago that are on the present team had 16 rebounds and 58 points.
Last year, Babson again met Amherst in the sectionals at Amherst.  The score was 68-49, Amherst.  This win was due in part to the return of an All-American. D3 player of the year, Amherst player to the front court...one that is 5'10".  The Amherst team out rebounded Babson 41-28!  The two senior front court players (both under 6') had 16 boards and 30 points.  Babson's big front court had 12 rebounds and 35 points total.  The other Amherst senior that played in that game added 2 points and 1 rebound.  All the other players that played two years ago and played last year,  are present Amherst players.  Amherst defense has improved and all the perimeter players return and are starters.  Even better, Amherst now has two starters at 6' and its top rebounder is Meg Robertson who will win the ROY in the conference.  Meg is NOT a starter, is a "player" and is at least 6'2" and has played much bigger.  To add to that, Amherst has another player off the bench that can guard outside and rebound in Bridget Crowley that stands 6'1".  All Amherst players can run the floor well and play DEFENSE.....otherwise you do not get playing time. 
Having said all that....I think Babson's coach does not want any Babson fan to post such BOLD predictions.  Amherst's coach does read this board.
Title: Re: NEWMAC
Post by: sumfun on February 14, 2012, 05:20:10 PM
If it happens, again it will be a hard faught game.  I agree with amh63 about the speed of Amherst's front court, but the point is that Amherst has SO many outside weapons, not just one.  PLUS they have Kim Fiorentino defending the outside scoring threat.  Ask Alex Chili of Muhlenberg and Chessie Scweers from Christopher Newport how that worked out for them. 

Another factor will be that women's teams that have men's programs that might be hosting will be on the road the first weekend of NCAA.  Women's teams will have first dibs to host the second weekend, so all roads out of the northeast could go again through Amherst.
Title: Re: NEWMAC
Post by: MVP on February 14, 2012, 10:37:26 PM
A strong win for Babson over Colby. It was never really in doubt. Babson held Colby to 34% shooting.
Congratulations to Nicole Wurdeman on becoming Babson's all time WBB leading scorer.  Babson's outside threat was the difference.. with the backcourt posting 17 points .
Title: Re: NEWMAC
Post by: Maine 1 on February 15, 2012, 05:59:28 AM
I think I might have been at a different Babson-Colby game last night.  First, congratulations to Wurdemann on setting the all-time scoring record at Babson.
Game was a very tightly played game-close throughout the first half , with 11 lead changes.  Babson was able to open up a little room at end of first half and beginning of second half (opening up a lead of 12)--However, Colby was able to close it to 2, and it was a one-possession game at the end--so not sure of the conclusion of the game never being in doubt.
I thought the difference was Babson's inside play, particularly Wurdemann and King, outplayed the Colby post player.  Wurdemann was able to find her spot on the post . Colby shot purely, missing many open looks. 
In the end, a good win for Babson against a quality opponent. Babson is still weak in the backcourt.  Number 4 was a nice outside shooter, but only made 2 shots.  They need a bit more than that to keep teams from packing it in against them.
Title: Re: NEWMAC
Post by: Roundball999 on February 15, 2012, 09:37:37 AM
Not sure about Babson outside threat; 2-10 from 3 pt and only 53% from FT line. Will need to do better in tournament
Title: Re: NEWMAC
Post by: MVP on February 15, 2012, 09:56:19 AM
The 2012 Babson team is a much more well balanced unit.  Team defense and transition has always been strong, 11 blocks last night against a bigger Colby team, but more importantly they're consistently receiving solid productive minutes and points from the back-court and the bench. This is critical heading down the stretch. 
Title: Re: NEWMAC
Post by: MVP on February 23, 2012, 12:20:11 PM
A couple great quarterfinal games last night in WBB NEWMAC w/ WPI upsetting Clark and Wellesley beating Springfield. WPI is hot.
It sets up some competitive semi-final match-ups on Saturday. :)
Title: Re: NEWMAC
Post by: MVP on February 25, 2012, 10:02:25 PM
Babson will face Smith in the 2012 NEWMAC championship. This is a rematch of last year' conference championship game.
Title: Re: NEWMAC
Post by: MVP on February 26, 2012, 05:40:26 PM
Congratulations to Babson for winning the 2012 NEWMAC conference championship!!! They truly are a special group of women players.
They beat a tough Smith team to win the tournament.
Congratulations also to senior captain Nicki Wurdeman for surpassing the 2,000 point mark!!
Title: Re: NEWMAC
Post by: bsc73 on February 27, 2012, 06:32:18 AM
Enjoyed reading your projections. Just curious as to why you had Emmanuel hosting instead of Babson or Southern Maine or even Bowdoin/Colby?
Title: Re: NEWMAC
Post by: 7express on February 27, 2012, 02:45:34 PM
Well, that sucks for Babson.  Not only are they not hosting, they get paired up in Amherst's part of the bracket meaning 1 of those 2 teams won't be playing after Saturday.  Really, that should be an elite 8 matchup, not a second round matchup.
Title: Re: NEWMAC
Post by: NE Hoop Guy on February 27, 2012, 03:13:58 PM
It does not really suck for Babson, it does suck for NCAA Division III basketball, because it has been and should have been an Elite 8 or Sweet 16 match-up.

The problem with this whole thing, every year, not just this year, is it is politics.  This is just like all youth sports down to Little League, the people in charge keep the exclusive club to themselves.  They get the match-ups that favor them and their friends and the rest, especially those who are threatening to them, get relegated.  They would never put Babson over with Tufts on the other side of the bracket as they know that would likely result in a final four appearance, threatening the exclusive club.  Instead they take one of the the biggest members and give them an early shot to knock out the insurgents.  Bottom line is the NCAA is as bad as all the other youth sports organizations, the only difference is they are bigger and older kids still protecting turf.

To clearly illustrate the above paragraph  you only need look at UNE.  They are in, with a stength of schedule much worse than Babson and a league much worse than Babson, yet they have been ranked ahead.  Why?  And why do they get an at large after losing in their conferenece semi-final......because the coach has been on the committee for three years.  No other reason, no other criteria puts them anywhere near there out of the CCC.  They will not last.  If I were Colby I would be very unhappy with this, as the Colby SOS and wins is much more impressive that UNE.

USM is another example, the coach fits.  They win at home where they own the refs, but not on the road.  But they fit. 

So these things are always a bit sensitive for sure, but this is blatant.  UNE being the poster child.
Title: Re: NEWMAC
Post by: Maine 1 on February 27, 2012, 03:32:45 PM
Very disappointed to see Babson sent to Amherst in the first round.  For three years what has essentially been the same group has had great results.  They want out and played a tougher schedule this year, and only had 2 losses.  There were a lot of places they could have gone.  I will say that Amherst is not as strong as it has been the last few years, but they are still very good, and eventually the road goes through Amherst.

I was also surprised that Colby did not get in, although I expected USM and UNE to get in over them.

Good luck to all teams.
Title: Re: NEWMAC
Post by: MVP on February 27, 2012, 03:50:08 PM
I agree with the most recent posts, Babson gets completely dissed once again.  This team has earned the opportunity and privilege to host.
The disrespect shown this program is amazing!

Eventually, the road does go through Amherst..but to match-up Babson v Amherst in the 2nd round isn't good for the players or NE WBB fans, and everybody knows it.


Good luck to all the players and fans !!
Title: Re: NEWMAC
Post by: bsc73 on February 27, 2012, 09:34:08 PM
You forgot to mention that the chair of the northeast region is an administrator ffrom Salve Regina!
Quote from: NE Hoop Guy on February 27, 2012, 03:13:58 PM
It does not really suck for Babson, it does suck for NCAA Division III basketball, because it has been and should have been an Elite 8 or Sweet 16 match-up.

The problem with this whole thing, every year, not just this year, is it is politics.  This is just like all youth sports down to Little League, the people in charge keep the exclusive club to themselves.  They get the match-ups that favor them and their friends and the rest, especially those who are threatening to them, get relegated.  They would never put Babson over with Tufts on the other side of the bracket as they know that would likely result in a final four appearance, threatening the exclusive club.  Instead they take one of the the biggest members and give them an early shot to knock out the insurgents.  Bottom line is the NCAA is as bad as all the other youth sports organizations, the only difference is they are bigger and older kids still protecting turf.

To clearly illustrate the above paragraph  you only need look at UNE.  They are in, with a stength of schedule much worse than Babson and a league much worse than Babson, yet they have been ranked ahead.  Why?  And why do they get an at large after losing in their conferenece semi-final......because the coach has been on the committee for three years.  No other reason, no other criteria puts them anywhere near there out of the CCC.  They will not last.  If I were Colby I would be very unhappy with this, as the Colby SOS and wins is much more impressive that UNE.

USM is another example, the coach fits.  They win at home where they own the refs, but not on the road.  But they fit. 

So these things are always a bit sensitive for sure, but this is blatant.  UNE being the poster child.
Title: Re: NEWMAC
Post by: MVP on February 29, 2012, 01:05:21 PM
Congratulations to the Babson WBB team on winning the NEWMAC title.

Congratulations to all players in the NEWMAC conference receiving post-season recognition! Congratulations to Babson's Nikki Wurdeman for being named 2012 NEWMAC  Player of the Year

Congratulations to senior captains, Nikki Wurdeman and Kathleen King for being named NEWMAC first team all conference .

Congratulations also to junior Sarah Collins for being named NEWMAC first team all-conference!

Best of luck to the entire Babson team, coaches and fans in their quest for a National Championship!

Good luck to Babson's head coach Judy Blinstrub who is only one win away from 500 career wins!
Title: Re: NEWMAC
Post by: Pat Coleman on March 04, 2012, 03:29:18 PM
Quote from: NE Hoop Guy on February 27, 2012, 03:13:58 PMIf I were Colby I would be very unhappy with this, as the Colby SOS and wins is much more impressive that UNE.

The head-to-head really favored UNE, with UNE winning at Colby. I am 100% sure that's why UNE was selected before Colby was.
Title: Re: NEWMAC
Post by: MVP on March 04, 2012, 06:06:44 PM
Wow!!

Congratulations to the Babson women's basketball team!! Despite the pre-game disrespect and other distractions.... the team performed in Amherst like champions! Amherst was sweating this one out right to the buzzer. Babson nearly came up with the upset to advance...and knock Amherst out !!

The Babson team played with poise and toughness the whole game, both attributes that have made them champions year after year.
They left it all out on the court last night. They played full speed all year.

Congratulations to the three seniors, Wurdeman, King and McKenna!! They truly are special young ladies. They are fantastic players, teammates and leaders. What they have accomplished has meant so much to this program. They will all excel at whatever they do.

We wish them all the very best!!

Congratulations to Judy Blinstrub on her 500th win!! An amazing accomplishment!!

Look forward to the 2013 season!
Title: Re: NEWMAC
Post by: remsleep on March 06, 2012, 10:57:12 PM
This is the time of year that coaching changes accumulate.  Any rumors out there about imminent changes in the NEWMAC?
Title: Re: NEWMAC
Post by: MVP on March 15, 2012, 05:37:29 PM
Congratulations to seniors Kathleen King and Nicole Wurdeman from Babson College for being selected to play in the NEWBA 2012 senior all-star game to be played at Western New England University later this month on March 24!!

Also, Congratulations to Lauren Hannmann, WPI for being selected to play in the 2012 NEWBA senior all-star game!!
Title: Re: NEWMAC
Post by: MVP on June 12, 2012, 10:24:21 AM
Does anyone have any news on the class of 2016 prospects/ recruits?
Title: Re: NEWMAC
Post by: MVP on July 13, 2012, 07:31:22 AM
The 2012-2013 schedules have been posted. It will be interesting to see the level of competition in NEWMAC. Babson still looks very strong despite losing King and Wurdeman in the 2012 graduating class. 

Babson begins the season with a few non-conference games, the Babson invitational tournament hosting Framingham St and then either playing RI College or Bowdoin. Then they travel to Puerto Rico for a Christmas tourney.

Babson also hosts Williams in a mid-January tilt.
Title: Re: NEWMAC
Post by: MVP on October 18, 2012, 02:33:02 PM
Happy New Year to all D3 coaches, athletes and fans!! Can't wait for the season to begin. Look forward to hearing the WBB news around the country and the NEWMAC conference .
Title: Re: NEWMAC
Post by: kate on October 18, 2012, 03:36:10 PM
Couldn't say it any better myself, MVP!   Love that enthusiasm - we're looking forward to Delaware Valley College's opening tip-off game at McDaniel College in Maryland - it's always great to see everyone again!   Not to mention that it makes a long winter actually fly by  :D!   Good luck to your team!
Title: Re: NEWMAC
Post by: MVP on October 25, 2012, 12:53:16 PM
Happy New Year!!
The 2013 pre-season top 25 has been posted. It is a very strong list of teams. Babson has been conference champions the last four consecutive years ...going undefeated in conference play for the last 3 seasons. Losing only 8 games in 3 years..... including 4 consecutive post-season runs/....reaching the elite 8 in 2010 and 2011 and finishing last season ranked #18th after a tough loss to Amherst, they did not make the list. Primarily, IMO, because they lost 2 all-americans in the 2012 graduating class 

Head coach, Judy Blinstrub, 29th year, 500 wins and her coaching staff  have 3 returning starters/seniors including Wynn, Mallios and Collins who are all very talented and strong . They also have a strong group of returning letterwinners/ under-class who have all played a huge role in the teams' success the last several seasons. And, once again they also have a strong class of recruits to give them balance and depth . They hope to lead this team again this year to another NEWMAC conference championship and a deep run in the NCAA tournament .

Babson will earn their way onto the Top 25 list as the season goes along.

Good luck to all NEWMAC coaches, players and fans of women's basketball !!

Can't wait for the tip-off!!
Title: Re: NEWMAC
Post by: WPI89 on October 26, 2012, 09:24:08 AM
I could see Babson being left off the top 25 with their graduates from last year, but I am shocked they did not make the "others receiving votes" list on the bottom.  You really think there are 50+ teams better than them this year?
Title: Re: NEWMAC
Post by: MVP on October 26, 2012, 03:54:15 PM
They did receive 42 votes "others receiving votes"

Despite their overall and post-season record over the last several seasons Babson, has been dissed time and time again.  They will certainly earn a spot in the Top 25 as they have in the last few seasons.

Can't wait for the the tip-off!!

Good luck to to you and all NEWMAC coaches, players and fans!
Title: Re: NEWMAC
Post by: MVP on November 01, 2012, 08:29:50 PM
The USA Today's 2013 pre-season Top 25 has been posted. Congratulations to the Babson women's basketball team!! Babson  makes the list and is ranked 25th heading into the 2013 season!!
Title: Re: NEWMAC
Post by: MVP on November 05, 2012, 12:59:02 PM
Congratulations to Sarah Collins, Babson for being named 2013 D3- Hoops pre-season All-American.



http://www.d3hoops.com/awards/all-americans/women/preseason-2013
Title: Re: NEWMAC
Post by: MVP on November 15, 2012, 05:54:33 PM
Babson hosts an Invitational Tournament to begin the 2012-2013 season, Friday night >>Saturday afternoon!!

Babson is in pursuit of their 5th straight division crown!!  Season preview release  from the babson web-site.



http://babsonathletics.com/sports/w-baskbl/2012-13/releases/20121115ikq9vx
Title: Re: NEWMAC
Post by: 7express on November 15, 2012, 10:27:53 PM
Not sure who Babson is playing, but the other game Friday is RIC vs. Bowdoin.  If I'm Babson I'm rooting hard for RIC in that one.  That's an extremely young team with a new coach (much like Babson minus the coach part) so I have a feeling Babson has more success against them the Polar Bears of Bowdoin.
Title: Re: NEWMAC
Post by: MVP on November 16, 2012, 12:53:54 PM
The Babson team will take care of business on Friday night and will be ready for either Bowdoin or RI College on Saturday evening to win the opening invitational.
The young Babson team Ranked 25th in the USA Today's pre-season poll is lead by senior All- American Sarah Collins. They have alot of young talent and will improve greatly as the season moves along.
Title: Re: NEWMAC
Post by: MVP on November 17, 2012, 07:03:49 PM
Babson wins the Babson Invitational Tournament defeating Rhode Island College . The Babson team looks very good. They are talented, deep, athletic and well balanced for such a young team.
They will continue to improve with each game. Senior captains, Collins, Mallios and Wynn show great poise and leadership welcoming 7 new freshman into the basketball program
Title: Re: NEWMAC
Post by: MVP on November 26, 2012, 05:39:21 AM
Babson will face WPI on Wednesday night, their first conference contest this season.
Babson remains undefeated after knocking off Salem State University this past Sunday. 
Title: Re: NEWMAC
Post by: MVP on November 26, 2012, 10:29:54 PM
Babson earns spot on D3 Top 25 
Title: Re: NEWMAC
Post by: MVP on November 29, 2012, 05:32:31 PM
Babson crushes WPI in NEWMAC conference opener to extend their conference win streak to 66 games. Babson has not lost to a conference opponent since February 2009.

Babson is lead by senior All-American Sarah Collins who recorded her 5th straight double/ double this season last night.  The very strong recruiting class of 7 new incoming freshman have blended well into the Babson basketball program. The coach and captains have done a terrific job at fostering chemistry and balance so early in the season.

They are a well balanced talented team with alot of depth, an outside threat and plenty of energy . They will certainly continue to improve.

Very exciting and fun team to watch!!
Title: Re: NEWMAC
Post by: MVP on November 30, 2012, 12:07:47 PM
Babson hosts Mt Holyoke in NEWMAC conference play tomorrow afternoon . They will be looking to keep their winning streak of 66 straight NEWMAC games alive.

This is a very exciting and talented team to watch. Babson must continue to play with poise and high energy .

Title: Re: NEWMAC
Post by: MVP on December 03, 2012, 11:21:26 AM
Babson hosts Wellesley college on Tuesday evening in a NEWMAC conference contest. The streak of consecutive 66 wins against NEWMAC opponents is on the line.

Babson looks very strong. Very strong recruiting class making big contributions each night. They have a very talented balanced team. They know they are the target and the team to beat in the conference. They come to play each night with a bunch of energy and poise. They remain undefeated at 6-0.
Title: Re: NEWMAC
Post by: MVP on December 03, 2012, 05:48:52 PM
Congratulations to freshman Linnett Graber of Babson for being selected by NEWBA as rookie player of the week.

She averaged 15pts 6 rebounds and 2 assists in a 2-0 week w/ wins against NEWMAC foes..WPI and MT Holyoke



http://newba.prestosports.com/2012-13/newba12312
Title: Re: NEWMAC
Post by: MVP on December 07, 2012, 11:43:23 PM
What a story ........this 2013 Babson women's basketball team !!

4 consecutive NCAA appearances,
NCAA ELITE EIGHT 2010 & 2011
NCAA 2nd ROUND 2009 & 2012

Babson remains undefeated 8-0 in 2013 visiting and crushing conference foe Wheaton College tonight heading into the Christmas break

Babson extends their conference win streak to 68>>> Babson has not lost a conference game since February 2009 

Title: Re: NEWMAC
Post by: Roundball999 on December 18, 2012, 01:10:58 PM
DePauw 59 Babson 36
Title: Re: NEWMAC
Post by: MVP on December 24, 2012, 04:25:37 PM
Babson is looking very strong heading into Christmas Break at 9-1! They are undefeated in their conference and ranked #15 by USA Today, coaches poll .
Title: Re: NEWMAC
Post by: MVP on January 03, 2013, 04:33:51 PM
Conference play begins again this week.

Good luck to all NEWMAC teams in the battle for the conference crown and berth to the NCAA tournament!!
Title: Re: NEWMAC
Post by: MVP on January 12, 2013, 07:01:28 PM
Babson v Smith

What a story!!

Babson-
NCAA ELITE EIGHT 2010 & 2011

NCAA  2009 & 2012

With the win today, Babson, ranked 22nd in the country by D3hoops.com, improved to 14-1 overall and 8-0 in league play, as the Beavers extended their remarkable conference winning streak to 73 games and their home winning streak to 45 contests.

Today's conference match-up featured teams undefeated in conference play and both w/ an overall  record of 13-1

Smith was the last team to beat Babson ..way back in January 2009

What a story!


Hey Pat Coleman , is there a similar streak anywhere in d3?
Why is this not a big story for d3 .com? Why is it not a lead for saturday wrap?

>>>Like this story about St Thomas....which gets the lead and headliner???
St. Thomas' 33-game win streak against MIAC opponents came to an end as St. Benedict knocked off the Tommies 66-62. Whitney Canton scored 14 and Morgan Dale had a game-high 16 rebounds for the Blazers. St. Thomas hadn't lost a conference game since Sept. 16, 2011.
Babson hasn't lost a conference game since '08-09 season


Babson continues to dominate NEWMAC despite graduating 2 of the "big three" Wurdeman and King in 2012.

Sarah Collins, a d3All American leads Babson with her impressive and feared defensive skills/ prowess to match her league leading,......  pts per game,  ...rebounds, .... fg %   and  blocks.

Senior captains, Collins, Wynn and Mallios are experienced veterans helping bring the young talented team up to speed very quickly and off to a 13-1 record. Very impressive!!

What a story!

Title: Re: NEWMAC
Post by: MVP on January 14, 2013, 06:28:14 PM
Congratulations to Babson College and Sarah Collins after extending their conference win streak to 73 games and home ice win streak to 45 games
please see press release below:

Following her monumental performances in Babson's wins over Coast Guard, MIT, and Smith, Babson College senior captain Sarah Collins (Weymouth, Mass.) has been honored as the New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference (NEWMAC) and New England Women's Basketball Association (NEWBA) Player of the Week.

This is the fourth NEWMAC honor and second NEWBA selection of the season for Collins, who helped 20th-ranked Babson remain undefeated in NEWMAC play with three straight league wins. The All-American center averaged 18.3 points, 16.3 rebounds, 1.7 steals, and 3.7 blocks per game while shooting 53.5 percent (23-for-43) from the field and 81.8 percent (9-for-11) from the line in the three contests. She scored 14 points to go with 16 boards and three blocks in a 49-34 road win over Coast Guard on Tuesday before adding 22 points, 11 boards, four blocks, and three steals in a 53-35 victory at MIT on Thursday.

Collins closed out the week by erupting for 19 points and a career-high 22 rebounds while also blocking three shots and dishing out three assists in the Beavers' 59-50 comeback win over Smith on Saturday - a victory that gave the Beavers sole possession of first place in the current NEWMAC standings. Both teams had entered that contest with matching records of 12-1 overall and 7-0 in league play.

Through 14 games this season, Collins is now averaging 17.6 points, 13.9 rebounds, and 2.9 blocks per game. She currently ranks first among all Division III women's basketball players with 12 double-doubles on the year. She and the rest of the Beavers will put their 73-game NEWMAC winning streak on the line when they host Clark on Wednesday at 7 p.m
Title: Re: NEWMAC
Post by: Pat Coleman on January 14, 2013, 11:38:34 PM
Quote from: MVP on January 12, 2013, 07:01:28 PM
Babson v Smith

What a story!!

Babson-
NCAA ELITE EIGHT 2010 & 2011

NCAA  2009 & 2012

With the win today, Babson, ranked 22nd in the country by D3hoops.com, improved to 14-1 overall and 8-0 in league play, as the Beavers extended their remarkable conference winning streak to 73 games and their home winning streak to 45 contests.

Today's conference match-up featured teams undefeated in conference play and both w/ an overall  record of 13-1

Smith was the last team to beat Babson ..way back in January 2009

What a story!


Hey Pat Coleman , is there a similar streak anywhere in d3?
Why is this not a big story for d3 .com? Why is it not a lead for saturday wrap?

>>>Like this story about St Thomas....which gets the lead and headliner???
St. Thomas' 33-game win streak against MIAC opponents came to an end as St. Benedict knocked off the Tommies 66-62. Whitney Canton scored 14 and Morgan Dale had a game-high 16 rebounds for the Blazers. St. Thomas hadn't lost a conference game since Sept. 16, 2011.
Babson hasn't lost a conference game since '08-09 season


Babson continues to dominate NEWMAC despite graduating 2 of the "big three" Wurdeman and King in 2012.

Sarah Collins, a d3All American leads Babson with her impressive and feared defensive skills/ prowess to match her league leading,......  pts per game,  ...rebounds, .... fg %   and  blocks.

Senior captains, Collins, Wynn and Mallios are experienced veterans helping bring the young talented team up to speed very quickly and off to a 13-1 record. Very impressive!!

What a story!

MVP -- the Division III women's basketball record for consecutive conference wins is 92, by Maryville (Mo.) in the SLIAC. Which is not to say 73 isn't a great number and worth noting. I'd just suggest using email rather than the message board to pass along this kind of information. With 250 games on a Saturday (not an exaggeration), we certainly could miss something.

Next "round" number is 75. Will try to remember to include it then.
Title: Re: NEWMAC
Post by: MVP on January 16, 2013, 04:50:15 PM
Hey Pat...Fair enough. Just thought that Babson should get more recognition.

Busy week for Babson, all at home. They face conference opponent Clark University on Wednesday night. The then play Williams college in a big Friday night contest.

On Saturday they face the Coast Guard Academy to try to extend their conference win streak to 75 and home court win streak to 47.

Title: Re: NEWMAC
Post by: Maine 1 on January 18, 2013, 12:39:49 PM
Will be interested to see how Babson fare tonight against Williams.  Should be a very good matchup.
Babson's conference mark is outstanding, but it has been done in a relatively weak conference.
Title: Re: NEWMAC
Post by: 7express on January 18, 2013, 06:46:31 PM
Babson down 43-22 at halftime.  They'll need a big second half to pull off this win.
Title: Re: NEWMAC
Post by: Maine 1 on January 18, 2013, 07:33:41 PM
Williams over Babson by 20--not a surprise-Looks like Williams dominated.
Title: Re: NEWMAC
Post by: sumfun on January 19, 2013, 09:48:10 AM
The hard thing about NEWMAC is that they play each school home and home which leaves little time for quality regional out of conference games.   Since Babson still has not made it past Amherst in the NCAA, I checked on Amherst website for home winning streak.  They are at 73 games and 37 conference games.  Hope those continue, but Amherst also seems to be down this year so who knows.
Title: Re: NEWMAC
Post by: Roundball999 on January 19, 2013, 10:29:35 AM
Babson has a nice team and Collins is very good but based on lopsided results against Williams and DePauw, it appears right now they are a step slow to compete with ranked teams.  They appear a little confused on offense by the speed and intensity of top defenses, and are themselves a little slow to close on defense.  Then again, they probably wouldn't usually miss as many of the open looks that they did get last night.  I think sumfun is right, conference wins are great and necessary but NEWMAC competition alone won't prepare them well enough for the postseason.

6' 3" Williams center Baecher was also an eye opener; I thought last night at least she outplayed Collins.
Title: Re: NEWMAC
Post by: MVP on January 19, 2013, 05:54:12 PM
Wow, Babson draws alot of attention when they lose , very little when they win.

I think that says more about the posters than Babson . With the win today Babson  extends their conference win streak to 75. Weak division or not , thats impressive.  No off night in almost 4 years. Thats impressive. They play and win in their division, nothing they can do about that.

NEWMAC CHAMPIONS 2012, 2011, 2010,2009
NCAA ELITE EIGHT 2010 & 2011
NCAA , 2009 & 2012

Yet the attention comes when they lose to Depauw#1 in the country and a very good Williams( NESCAC) team the other night.

Collins's numbers and intangibles speak for themselves.  With today's win over the Coast Guard Academy, Babson's record increases to 16-2. Collins surpassed 1000 rebounds tonight! 

Babson will make tourney for the 5th straight year and hopefully w/ a very young team ...7 frosh ....will advance beyond 2nd round.

Thanks for the attention. All publicity is good!  See you in march!


Title: Re: NEWMAC
Post by: joe8579 on January 19, 2013, 07:50:34 PM
Collins spent the first three years of her career shooting lay ups off offensive rebounds or feeds from Wurdeman. It's no surprise she has a good career FG%. She is a good player, but her stats are inflated by playing 24+ games a year against inferior competition. Pit her against NESCAC or even LEC defense game in and game out, and I think things would look a little different.
Title: Re: NEWMAC
Post by: MVP on January 19, 2013, 07:58:24 PM
I get it, NEWMAC is a weak conference. I get it. But you cant take away the all-around stats, points, fg% rebounds, blocks , steals..team wins and team losses over 4 years.

Babson is ranked #20 by d3 and #18 by USA Today

How about achieving 1000 rebounds? Are they inflated because of the conference?   Is achieving 1000 rebounds easier in NEWMAC too ?


I dont know why some joeblow would want to knock Babson and be so harsh on Collins on this board just for the sake of it. The stats speak for themselves. Give Babson and Collins some kudos for crying out loud!



Title: Re: NEWMAC
Post by: MVP on January 20, 2013, 07:35:04 AM
Another busy week for Babson

They face conference opponents WPI and Mt Holyoke ..both away from home ice advantage.

Title: Re: NEWMAC
Post by: Roundball999 on January 20, 2013, 09:28:50 AM
Quote from: MVP on January 19, 2013, 05:54:12 PM
Wow, Babson draws alot of attention when they lose , very little when they win.

I think that says more about the posters than Babson . With the win today Babson  extends their conference win streak to 75. Weak division or not , thats impressive.  No off night in almost 4 years. Thats impressive. They play and win in their division, nothing they can do about that.

NEWMAC CHAMPIONS 2012, 2011, 2010,2009
NCAA ELITE EIGHT 2010 & 2011
NCAA , 2009 & 2012

Yet the attention comes when they lose to Depauw#1 in the country and a very good Williams( NESCAC) team the other night.

Collins's numbers and intangibles speak for themselves.  With today's win over the Coast Guard Academy, Babson's record increases to 16-2. Collins surpassed 1000 rebounds tonight! 

Babson will make tourney for the 5th straight year and hopefully w/ a very young team ...7 frosh ....will advance beyond 2nd round.

Thanks for the attention. All publicity is good!  See you in march!




Good teams always get more discussion these boards when they lose.  Wins are expected, losses are fodder for discussion.  It's not all about Babson, get used to it.  But hyperbole and over the top self promotion will probably also attract extra comments following losses, as will disrespecting others' opinions with terms like "some joeblow".  It's a discussion board, not just a praise board.
Title: Re: NEWMAC
Post by: NE Hoop Guy on January 20, 2013, 02:17:26 PM
I agree that Babson has always seemed to draw a bit more attention on here when they lose then when they win.  Probably because during the last three seasons Babson has been the second best team in the Northeast and some of the long time experts on this board hate that.  It is pretty impressive stuff given how many good teams there are and were over that period that a small business small school could zoom past all but one of them and rise to national prominence.  Despite this not being a praise board, the recognition of that  has been a bit lacking, notwithstanding the final polls each of the last three years have confirmed it.

Therefore, I am not sure why people now want to start being critical of Babson players now.  I am sure Babson would like not to have to play 18 NEWMAC games themselves, but they have to.   To win 75 in a row however, is impressive, requires talent and persistence.  I don't see other "good" teams in "weak" leagues (i.e. UNE or Emmanuel) doing such things. The competition may not be strong throughout, and maybe Babson is not quite as explosive  this year,  but there are some good teams and over 75 games not one slip.  That includes ten so far this year and no one else in the conference can seem to make double digits winning streaks ever.  So they still have talent and ability that cant be denied.

It is unfair to suggest that Collins was outplayed by Beacher on Friday night.  First of all I am not sure statistically or visually that was the case.  However, Beacher has an experienced team around her, whereas Collins is essentially alone now, relying on the support of a lot of young players who are good and will get better, but do not yet have the big game experience.  Collins was doubled to tripled by talented experienced players every time she got the ball, a smart move by Williams, yet she still had a decent game.  The bottom line here is both of these kids are elite D-3 players, let's not take anything away from either by suggesting their stats are suspect or one is better than the other.
Title: Re: NEWMAC
Post by: Roundball999 on January 20, 2013, 03:23:46 PM
Actually, I didn't say BABSON draws more attention when they lose, I said good teams in general get a lot of comments and discussion when they lose.  The obvious implication being that no one is picking on or singling out Babson.   Similarly, Babson has higher enrollment than Amherst and many other D3 schools so I can't imagine why anyone would be upset that a "small business school could zoom past" other schools, it doesn't fit. 

As for recognition, as you yourself pointed out Babson has been duly recognized in national polls and their outstanding individuals have also been recognized nationally.  What more could you possibly be expecting?

As I said, Collins is a very good player.  I did not say Baecher was better, I said that for this one game Baecher outplayed Collins.  No one has their best game every night.  Look at the boxscore, statistically Baecher had a better game. I watched the game, it was also my opinion Baecher had a better game.  Collins was obviously a threat in the low block, and Williams defense responded accordingly which led to Collins' 6 turnovers.  I thought Baecher showed a bit more versatility that game, hitting a three and seeming comfortable facing up from the high post and putting the ball on the floor.  But this was just one game, Collins has the body of work to demonstrate she is the better player and has been clearly recognized as such.    Others may have different opinions.
Title: Re: NEWMAC
Post by: MVP on January 20, 2013, 10:26:57 PM
Fair enough....I welcome discussion, just not an over the top personal attack on what is literally her 2nd post to these boards. A silly argument, Collins is shooting over .516 % again this year .
Talking about a lack of discusssion .   Joeblow is her >>>handle/ contact email. No disrespect intended.

Despite the debate over NEWMAC being a weak conference .....the last three years Babson has an overall record in non-conference play of 22-7, Babson has reached the Elite Eight twice in that time frame losing to Amherst both times w/ non-conference wins over W Connecticut, Rhode Island, Emmanuel, Colby (twice) Bowdoin, Tufts , Gettysburg, Madaille, Geneseo and a second round loss to Amherst last year after knocking off Bridgewater in the 1st round.  Regardless of conference, thats impressive!

I've been looking to stimulate more discussion and debate from other NEWMAC fans on this NEWMAC board for more than a couple years. Look forward to more discussion about New England and particularly NEWMAC women's basketball going down the stretch this year and next.

The praise this week for Babson and Collins comes only after a couple weeks of extraordinary team and personal accomplishments.

My posts over the years have consistently been fair and balanced extending recognition, praise and analysis for all teams, regions, players and coaches.


Will it be Smith or Clark or Wellesley or WPI to challenge Babson for the title this year?
Title: Re: NEWMAC
Post by: MVP on January 21, 2013, 05:27:44 PM
Babson retains Week 8 Top 25 spot  #24th

Babson needs to concentrate on winning the NEWMAC conference and retaining their title.

Big week on the road, WPI on Wednesday and Mt Holyoke on Saturday

http://www.d3hoops.com/top25/women/2012-13/week8
Title: Re: NEWMAC
Post by: MVP on January 21, 2013, 05:29:27 PM

Congratulations to Rosa Drummond for winning NEWMAC player of the week and helping Smith remain undefeated at home!!
Title: Re: NEWMAC
Post by: MVP on January 28, 2013, 10:45:26 PM

Congratulations to Smith for beating NESCAC power house Williams tonight at Smith College. Smith remains undefeated at home this year.
Huge win for Smith heading into February.
Title: Re: NEWMAC
Post by: MVP on January 30, 2013, 11:28:09 PM
Congratulations to Babson for extending their conference win streak to 78 games
Title: Re: NEWMAC
Post by: MVP on February 02, 2013, 07:21:23 PM

Congratulations to Babson for getting it done this week over Wellesley and Wheaton going 2-0 this week and extending their conference win streak to 79 games .

Another tough week ahead with Babson facing MIT at home on Wednesday and a huge contest next Saturday on the road against conference foe Smith. The winner of this game will likely host the NEWMAC conference semi-finals and final.

Prior to the game, there was a brief ceremony in honor of Babson seniors Sarah Collins, Rina Mallios, and tri-captain Allanah Wynn.   Together, the trio has helped lead the Beavers to an incredible overall record of 103-10, including two NCAA Elite Eight appearances and a perfect 75-0 mark against NEWMAC foes. Their .912 winning percentage is the highest of any class in program history.
Title: Re: NEWMAC
Post by: remsleep on February 04, 2013, 11:50:54 PM
You heard it here first....MIT ends Babson's 79 game winning streak in the NEWMAC on Wednesday night.  56-55 MIT wins at Staake.
Title: Re: NEWMAC
Post by: joe8579 on February 05, 2013, 12:40:54 PM
I'm not sure MIT can score 56 against Babson. If you said 46-45, then I might be on board.
Title: Re: NEWMAC
Post by: NE Hoop Guy on February 05, 2013, 01:05:50 PM
There is no way Babson loses at home to MIT.  I assume these posts are just trying to stir it up.  Babson has a major road test Saturday against Smith. It will be a tough game, smith has good players, but Babson is in their head. Rosa Drummond is real good, but Sarah is a tough match up for her, she can't handle it.  I say she will have to wait until next year, and Babson will stay undefeated. Should be a good game.
Title: Re: NEWMAC
Post by: remsleep on February 07, 2013, 12:26:04 AM
Well so much for my prediction of MIT over Babson.  Way too much Sarah Collins who played a great offensive game in the post for the Bears....give MITcredit for playing them even through the first half but Babson just rode Collins' back especially in second half.   I think, even at 20-2 it is a fair assessment to note that the gap has narrowed significantly between Babson and several of the other NEWMAC teams ( notably Smith, of course).  Babson has earned its top 25 ranking so far....but I doubt they will go deep into the NCAA's.......but congrats to them for their success anyway.   By the way NEWMAC watchers...can anyone explain what the heck is wrong with Clark?
Title: Re: NEWMAC
Post by: MVP on February 08, 2013, 06:28:46 AM

Congratulations to Babson for extending their conference win streak to 80 games with the win over MIT.
Title: Re: NEWMAC
Post by: MVP on February 08, 2013, 06:39:53 AM
Congratulations to Rosa Drummond on supassing 1000 career pts the other night v Clark.

Congratulations to Smith Head coach Lynn Hersey for notching 100 wins at Smith College.
Title: Re: NEWMAC
Post by: ramfan on February 08, 2013, 02:17:20 PM
In answer to the previous question, "what's wrong with Clark".....time to get with the times and start the rebuilding process with younger blood, in other words, time to get a new coach...
Title: Re: NEWMAC
Post by: MVP on February 10, 2013, 11:17:13 PM

Congratulations to Babson College for their exciting win on the road over Smith today. Babson extended their conference win streak to 81 games. Very impressive!!  With this win tonight against Smith, 73-52 , Babson has clinched at least a share of the regular season conference title as well as the top seed in the upcoming NEWMAC Tournament. It will mark the fifth straight season in which the defending 4 time consecutive champion Beavers will play host to the league championship tourney.

Despite the 2 1/2 hour delay and a 10 mile venue change Babson came out and played some of the best all-around ball all year, five players in double figures. They are playing tenacious defense and executing very well over-all heading into the last week of the regular season. This very young babson team led by coach Blinstrub and tri-captain seniors, Collins, Mallios and Wynn are performing better and better each night. They are very poised, bring alot of energy and are very well prepared for each contest.

In the final week of regular seaason action Babson will be on the road to face Clark University on Wednesday night and then Springfield College on Saturday afternoon.



Title: Re: NEWMAC
Post by: MVP on February 11, 2013, 09:15:22 PM
Congratulations to Babson's Linnett Graber for an outstanding week averaging 13.5 pts, 6.5 rebounds 3.0 assists and 2.0 steals and for nabbing NEWBA rookie of the week!!

She has been a huge part of Babson's balanced attack all year.
Title: Re: NEWMAC
Post by: MVP on February 12, 2013, 02:50:18 PM
Congratulations to Sarah Collins being named to the d3 hoops team of the week

http://www.d3hoops.com/awards/tow/2012-13/week12
Title: Re: NEWMAC
Post by: Roundball999 on February 12, 2013, 04:00:22 PM
Quote from: MVP on February 12, 2013, 02:50:18 PM
Congratulations to Sarah Collins being named to the d3 hoops team of the week

http://www.d3hoops.com/awards/tow/2012-13/week12

Congratulations indeed!  Is that twice this year for Ms. Collins?
Title: Re: NEWMAC
Post by: Pat Coleman on February 12, 2013, 05:36:46 PM
It's twice in the past three weeks, I believe, at least.
Title: Re: NEWMAC
Post by: MVP on February 16, 2013, 09:43:36 PM

16th ranked Babson College completed its fourth consecutive regular-season sweep of the New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference (NEWMAC) on Saturday downing Springfield

Congratulations to Babson for finishing the regular season very strong and to the senior captains Collins, Mallios and Wynn  for extending their conference win streak to 83, one of the longest current win streaks in all of d3.

Babson earns a bye and now awaits their opponent in the semi-finals and a chance to compete in the finals to be hosted at Babson next Saturday and Sunday.

What an amazing season for Babson. Senior captains Sarah Collins, Allanah Wynn and Katerina Mallios have led a very young team, 7 new freshman to their 4th consecutive conference title.

 
Title: Re: NEWMAC
Post by: MVP on February 21, 2013, 03:52:13 PM
NEWMAC Conference season wrap-up and 2013 Conference Championship weekend preview directly from NEWMAC web-site

http://www.newmacsports.com/sports/wbkb/2012-13/releases/201302205tfv0m
Title: Re: NEWMAC
Post by: MVP on February 21, 2013, 03:56:49 PM
2013 NEWMAC semi-final match-ups. Babson hosts the semi-final and final match-ups at Babson Park

#4 WPI V #1 Babson @1:00

#3 Wellesley @ #2 Smith @3:00
Title: Re: NEWMAC
Post by: 7express on February 21, 2013, 04:53:09 PM
Babson is definitely going to win the tournament no doubt, but I think both WPI and Smith (assuming they beat Wellesley) can both hang with Babson for 25 or 30 minutes and at least make it a competitive game.
Title: Re: NEWMAC
Post by: MVP on February 24, 2013, 09:32:39 PM
 Congratulations to the top-seeded and nationally ranked #14 Babson College basketball team for a  66-55 victory over third-seeded Wellesley College in the championship game of the 2013 (NEWMAC) Tournament at Babson on a snowy Sunday afternoon. With their fifth consecutive conference championship, the Beavers also secured their fifth straight berth in the NCAA Division III Tournament

It was a well balanced effort with the young Babson team playing very well going into this upcoming 2013 NCAA tourney. First-year Kristen Ferola scored in double figures with 10 points, while first-year Linnett Graber finished with eight points and four boards, senior captain Allanah Wynn chipped in with seven points and freshman Megan Otto added four points, six rebounds, and four assists.

Senior captain Sarah Collins (Weymouth, MA) was 11-for-17 from the field and 10-for-10 from the free throw line for 32 points. The 2012 All-American also grabbed 10 rebounds for her 23rd double-double of the season, she also tacked on four blocked shots and a steal.  As a result, she was named the NEWMAC Tournament Most Outstanding Player for the second straight season.

Sunday's victory extended Babson's overall winning streak against conference foes to 85 games – 12 of which have come in NEWMAC Tournament play, Sarah Collins, Wynn and fellow senior captain Katerina Mallios will finish their career with an incredible overall record of 81-0 against NEWMAC opponents........and an amazing overall win/loss record of 110-10.  4 NCAA berths, and 2 Elite 8 appearances in 2010-2011.

Ranked #17 by d3 and #14 by coaches poll Babson is poised to do well in upcoming NCAA tourney play!  They have a nice balance of talent, experience, heart and energy.
Title: Re: NEWMAC
Post by: MVP on February 25, 2013, 11:15:03 PM
Once again the Babson WBB program is dissed as they are not given an opportunity to host in the 2013 NCAA tourament despite a very impressive 2013 season to go along with 5 consecutive conference titles, 5 consecutive NCAA bids and 2 elite 8 appearances in the last 3 yrs.

Very disappointing news that Babson gets snubbed once again in their bid to host the 2013 NCAA tourney.

What does Babson have to do?  This basketball program and it's athletic facilities are in an elite class.

This Babson WBB program and team deserves the chance to host. This basketball program and this 2013 team represent what D3 basketball is all about.

Their 5th consecutive bid to the tourney w/ 2 elite 8 appearances the last 3 years along with a conference win streak of 85 games justifies awarding this team a 1st round host.  There is no satisfactory explanation as to why Babson wasn't chosen to to be a host venue. Babson has to travel to Tufts , yet lower seed USM gets to host.  We all know what happens in Gorham w/ the refs.

Can anyone explain that?

Despite the disrespect and being placed in a pod w/ #1 and #4 seed in the region Babson, NEWMAC Champs will be well prepared and ready to go against Suny-New Platz on Friday night.

Go Babson !!
Title: Re: NEWMAC
Post by: MVP on February 26, 2013, 11:49:42 AM
Congratulations to Sarah Collins, Babson for being named ' Most Outstanding Player " of the NEWMAC Conference Championship

Congratulations to Sarah Collins for being named NEWBA "Player of the Week"

http://newba.prestosports.com/2012-13/NEWBAFeb25

Babson and Sarah Collins are playing their best basketball of the year, a very high level heading into the NCAA's

Coach Blinstrub will have them well prepared to play Suny-New Platz on Friday night!!
Title: Re: NEWMAC
Post by: MVP on February 26, 2013, 11:53:55 AM
Congratulations to Smith College for getting an at large bid to play in the 2013 NCAA's. Their first NCAA appearance.  They had a terrific year.

Congratulations to Head Coach Hersey for her success this year!!
Title: Re: NEWMAC
Post by: MVP on February 26, 2013, 01:42:46 PM
Congratulations to Coach Lynn Hersey of Smith College being named NEWMAC "Coach of the Year" !!


http://www.newmacsports.com/sports/wbkb/2012-13/releases/201302262r2kfw
Title: Re: NEWMAC
Post by: remsleep on February 26, 2013, 01:55:20 PM
Quote from: MVP on February 26, 2013, 01:42:46 PM
Congratulations to Coach Lynn Hersey of Smith College being named NEWMAC "Coach of the Year" !!


http://www.newmacsports.com/sports/wbkb/2012-13/releases/201302262r2kfw

ditto that MVP
Title: Re: NEWMAC
Post by: MVP on February 28, 2013, 12:25:26 AM

Congratulations to Senior Captain, Sarah Collins, Babson for being named 2013 "Player of the Year " for the NEWMAC Conference

Congratulations To Linnett Graber, Babson, for being named "Rookie Of The Year"


http://babsonathletics.com/sports/w-baskbl/2012-13/releases/201302263st6tv


Preview of Babson's NCAA 1st round game versus Suny New Paltz on Friday night.

http://us.mg5.mail.yahoo.com/neo/launch?.rand=bmh5ndlg0rc62

Title: Re: NEWMAC
Post by: 7express on March 01, 2013, 10:26:50 PM
Great night for the NEWMAC.

Babson beats a New Paltz team by about 14 or so, a New Paltz team that was receving votes for the last 5 weeks of the season.
Smith, in their first ever NCAA tournament game, go into Gorham, Maine and just completely dismantle the 27-1 #9 ranked Southern Maine Huskies 80-58, shredding the USM defense for 80 points and 50% shooting.  They will get Ithaca college who pulled away from Colby-Sawyer in the second half for the right to advance onto the sectionals.
Title: Re: NEWMAC
Post by: remsleep on March 01, 2013, 11:52:57 PM
Watched Smith stun USM before a raucous ( for a while) crowd at Hill Gymnasium.   It was amazing to watch Smith absolutely run USM out of their own gym.  No one...and I mean no one....would have predicted this outcome.  An incredible coaching job by Lynn Hersey who imposed the high motor defense and get up the floor offense that Smith used so successfully during the regular season.  Thing is...I don't think anyone thought that would work against the Huskies.  Smith only has one kid who might crack the starting five of USM (Quatrocchi in place of McNamara)...yet their high intensity approach as a T-E-A-M completely shocked USM.   As one who has watched many NEWMAC seasons and is also very familiar with USM ( have seen them play innumerable times) it was one of the most incredible efforts I have seen in a long long time....Smith showed how much playing with enthusiasm and committment to the defensive end can do.  Incredibly-- and this is what really shocked me-- is how much mentally tougher Smith was than USM.  Typically the Mainers have a solid determination...not so tonight when compared to Smith's approach.   While Solis and Drummond received the lion's share of the credit in the post-game recap----and they certainly deserved some credit---the two players who won this game were the ubiquitous Quotrocchi and her whirlwind game along with Weston off the bench who did a great job of ensuring that USM generally only got one shot at the basket.  Outstanding effort by the Pioneers....still can't figure how Babson beat them twice.   Should be interesting tomorrow night v. Ithaca
Title: Re: NEWMAC
Post by: 7express on March 02, 2013, 01:23:48 AM
I doubt Babson is beating them twice next year.  Isn't Quaddrocchi the only starter that's a senior??
Title: Re: NEWMAC
Post by: Maine 1 on March 02, 2013, 07:19:54 AM
Don't usually post here, but did see much of the Smith/ USM game.  I too was very surprised, but Smith did totally outplay USM.  Smith looked very good and had some very talented players.  I aslo thought, in comparison to the Babson/ New Paultz game, that Smith looked to be a much bettern team then Babson.  New Paultz was not a good team at all, totally undisciplined, and yet Babson really struggled with them.
At this point, any of these games can go either way.  There do not appears to be any super teams (witness three of the top 10 going down in the first round).  This tournament is entirelly wide open right now.
Title: Re: NEWMAC
Post by: bsc73 on March 03, 2013, 09:50:51 AM
I believe number 22 is a senior as well.
Title: Re: NEWMAC
Post by: MVP on March 06, 2013, 01:21:19 AM
Congratulations to Babson on another terrific season advancing to the 2nd round of the NCAA's for 2013!

This Babson basketball program including all coaches, players and fans is one of talent, heart and class. This is a program of tradition, a program of winning !

Congratulations to Head coach, Judy Blinstrub who has been the architect for this program  ....and who prepares these women to compete and win the contests every night

What a story ....What a run! Congratulations to the coaches and tri-captains for getting the most out of this very young team, seven first-years including 3 frosh starters. This team was so solid and so competitive and focused they were able to extend the conference unbeaten win streak to 85 games. Collins, Mallios ansd Wynn, undefeated in over 4 years. That's amazing, very impressive...Not a bad night or off night against conference foes in over 4 years .

Senior Captains, Collins, along with teammates Allanah Wynn and Katerina Mallios guided the program to a tremendous 110-11 record over the last four seasons, including four NEWMAC titles, four NCAA Tournament appearances including two Elite 8 finishes in 2010 & 2011, and the outstanding unbeaten record against conference opponents.

Thank you to the class of 2013 for representing Babson with such respect and class. Your collective strive to be the best every night and drive for excellence is unparalleled ! 

"Tradition never graduates"

Looking forward to the 2014 season , very confident on keeping the winning tradition alive and extending the conference win streak well beyond 85 games.


Good luck to all the teams moving on as they enter the 2013 Sweet Sixteen. Very exciting!

Title: Re: NEWMAC
Post by: MVP on March 06, 2013, 06:35:35 AM
Congratulations to Sarah Collins as she was named this week as one of 11 finalists for the 2013 Jostens Trophy.

The Jostens Trophy is presented annually to the most outstanding male and female Division III basketball players in the nation. This prestigious honor is bestowed on student-athletes who excel in three areas - basketball ability, academic excellence, and community service.

In addition to her exploits on the court, Collins has been a model student off it, earning multiple Dean's List honors while volunteering for various community service initiatives including Cradles to Crayons, Special Olympics and the Boys and Girls Club of Boston.

http://www.d3hoops.com/notables/2013/03/jostens-finalists-announced
Title: Re: NEWMAC
Post by: MVP on March 14, 2013, 10:05:42 PM

Congratulations to all 2013 All-New England ECAC All-Stars !!


Congratulations to Sarah Collins, Babson  "Player of The Year"

Congratulations to Olivia Murphy, UMass Boston "Rookie Of The Year"


http://www.ecacsports.com/sports/winter/wbkb/AllStars/2012-13/2013_WBBAllStars
Title: Re: NEWMAC
Post by: gordonmann on March 16, 2013, 03:53:14 PM
We've released our All-Americans. Congratulations to Sarah Collins.

http://www.d3hoops.com/notables/2013/03/womens-all-americans
Title: Re: NEWMAC
Post by: remsleep on April 09, 2013, 12:10:23 PM
Love to hear about coaching change rumors.  Let's dig and find out!
Title: Re: NEWMAC
Post by: MVP on August 13, 2013, 11:28:15 AM
Click on link for 2014 Babson Women's Basketball schedule...


http://babsonathletics.com/sports/w-baskbl/2013-14/schedule

 
Which team is going to challenge Babson this upcoming season?
Title: Re: NEWMAC
Post by: amh63 on August 14, 2013, 12:25:16 PM
MVP...haven't checked the squads of the Nescac teams on the schedule, but it would appear that Tufts and Williams should be worthy opponents/ gage for Babson.   This is based on their battles against Amherst last season.   To early to see if teams have rebuilt their rosters.
Title: Re: NEWMAC
Post by: 7express on September 18, 2013, 01:27:01 AM
Quote from: MVP on August 13, 2013, 11:28:15 AM
Click on link for 2014 Babson Women's Basketball schedule...


http://babsonathletics.com/sports/w-baskbl/2013-14/schedule

 
Which team is going to challenge Babson this upcoming season?

Is that a typo or are they really playing Williams twice??
Aside from the obvious Tufts, Williams, Smith's, etc, I think Plattsburgh can give them a run for their money.  Last year was their best season in like 20 years, and I think the majority of the players were juniors.  WPI is another team I think can make some noise in the NEWMAC.  Really looking forward to those Smith Babson games.  May have to skip out on Western on November 23 and drive up to Babson park to see that game.
Title: Re: NEWMAC
Post by: MVP on September 28, 2013, 08:48:11 PM
hey 7,

I think the November game will be against a Williams tourney opponent, not necessarily Williams.

Babson has a very young team, only 2 juniors , no seniors and of course Sarah Collins is gone.

85 game conference winning streak is on the line.
Title: Re: NEWMAC
Post by: 7express on October 02, 2013, 01:22:58 AM
Quote from: MVP on September 28, 2013, 08:48:11 PM
hey 7,

I think the November game will be against a Williams tourney opponent, not necessarily Williams.

Babson has a very young team, only 2 juniors , no seniors and of course Sarah Collins is gone.

85 game conference winning streak is on the line.

This is the year to get em.  They should win the first match at home against Smith, but I think Smith will get them in the return home game later on in the season.   Those games should be really fun to watch.  I'd watch out for WPI too.
Title: Re: NEWMAC
Post by: MVP on November 06, 2013, 05:28:04 AM
Happy New Year to all D3 basketball players, coaches and fans!!

Good luck to all the NEWMAC teams, players and coaches!
Title: Re: NEWMAC
Post by: MVP on November 06, 2013, 04:12:33 PM
NEWMAC 2014 preseason poll picks Babson and Smith as favorites to win conference title.

http://babsonathletics.com/sports/w-baskbl/2013-14/releases/20131107eu377v

Babson is a very young team. The "big three" All-Americans' , King, Wurdeman and Sarah Collins graduated in 2012 and 2013 .  No seniors on 2014 roster. Only one returning junior letterman, Captain, Erin Young , one junior transfer , 7 returning sophomores including NEWMAC 2013 Rookie of the year Linnett Graber and 5 incoming frosh. Very good WBB program and very well coached. 

Five consecutive conference championships and an 85 game conference win streak is at stake and on the line w/ the conference opener @ home  V  Coast Guard Academy on November 20th.

Conference foes, Smith, Wellesley and WPI should be very competitive.  They also face Williams in a season tip off tournament in Williamstown and Williams again in Daytona Beach, FL in a holiday Christmas tournament match-up. As well as an NCAA tournament rematch in mid-February against NESCAC foe, @ Tufts .

Good luck to all D3 teams, players, coaches and fans!!
Title: Re: NEWMAC
Post by: MVP on December 06, 2013, 01:20:56 PM
Babson off to tough start, after graduating Sarah Collins.  They are a young team but have talent and good coaching. They will get better playing as a team each game.

Wheaton and Coast Guard Academy look very good   !

Good luck to all the ladies and teams in their holiday tournaments!   What a great time of year !!
Title: Re: NEWMAC
Post by: MVP on January 03, 2014, 12:20:39 AM
Conference play continues Saturday, January 4th

Conference looks very competitive
Title: Re: NEWMAC
Post by: MVP on January 03, 2014, 12:27:18 AM
Sarah Collins, Babson 2013 signs professional contract to play ball w/ New England Falcons, WABA

http://babsonathletics.com/sports/w-baskbl/2013-14/releases/201312304epat3
Title: Re: NEWMAC
Post by: MVP on January 06, 2014, 02:04:24 PM
Congratulations to Kiley Shoemaker,  Wheaton

NEWMAC Player of the Week

http://www.newmacsports.com/sports/wbkb/2013-14/POTW/wbkbPOTW010614
Title: Re: NEWMAC
Post by: pureshooter on January 08, 2014, 11:54:25 AM
Wheaton on a roll!!, pounded WPI last night !

Congrats and keep it going

Title: Re: NEWMAC
Post by: remsleep on January 09, 2014, 10:57:05 PM
MIT gets big win at Wheaton 60-59.  Congrats to Engineers!    Just goes to show what a scramble the NEWMAC promises to be this season.   Smith coming on......saw them beat MIT the other night and marvel at how Coach Hersey gets them to play.....looks like they kept it going v. Springfield tonight.....if I were the rest of the NEWMAC I would take note.
Anyone have thoughts on what's up with Clark?....why did Reilly and Grondin not start?.....their season thus far does not make sense to me.  Having said that, MIT has never won at Kneller in my memory...will be a very tough and very important game for the Engineers on Saturday....hopefully they won't be in a trance following big upset of Wheaton tonight.
Title: Re: NEWMAC
Post by: MVP on January 10, 2014, 05:33:55 PM
Congratulations to MIT for win over Wheaton

Nice to see the competition in NEWMAC play


Very tough match-up for Babson at Wheaton on Saturday!!

Wheaton hasn't beaten Babson since January 2009.

Other key match-ups this weekend

WPI v Wellesley

Smith @Coast Guard
Title: Re: NEWMAC
Post by: Dave 'd-mac' McHugh on January 12, 2014, 03:59:38 PM
Another episode of Hoopsville is slated for tonight... and Wellesley's Jennifer Kroll will be on the show to talk about the team's 10-2 start to the season. Here is a look at the other guests lined-up as well:

Scranton's Mike Strong on win #800
Albertus Magnus' Mitch Oliver (Northeast Region)
#15 Virginia Wesleyan's Dave Macedo on win #300 (South Region & Coach's Corner)
#18 SUNY Purchase's Jeff Chaney (Atlantic Region)
#13 St. Norbert's Gary Grezesk (Central/Midwest Region)

We also have a major announcement to talk about.

Show starts at 7 PM EST and runs about two hours... and we may have time for another rant.

You can tune in here: www.d3hoops.com/hoopsville/archives/2013-14/jan12 (http://www.d3hoops.com/hoopsville/archives/2013-14/jan12)

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Thanks and enjoy the show!
Title: Re: NEWMAC
Post by: MVP on January 14, 2014, 09:30:26 AM
Congratulations to Rosa Drummond, NEWMAC player of the week !!
Title: Re: NEWMAC
Post by: MVP on January 25, 2014, 11:06:59 PM
Congratulations to Leslie Leong , Wellesley, NEWMAC Player of the Week

Wellesley looks like the team to beat in NEWMAC!!

Babson travels to Wellesley on Wednesday night.
Title: Re: NEWMAC
Post by: 7express on January 25, 2014, 11:35:49 PM
Quote from: MVP on January 25, 2014, 11:06:59 PM
Congratulations to Leslie Leong , Wellesley, NEWMAC Player of the Week

Wellesley looks like the team to beat in NEWMAC!!

Babson travels to Wellesley on Wednesday night.

What happened to Coast Guard??  I know Wheaton fell of the tracks, did Coast Guard do the same??
Title: Re: NEWMAC
Post by: MVP on January 28, 2014, 03:53:54 PM
I think Coast Guard stills looks strong and will be in top 3

Wheaton was on fire and has cooled off but I think will still be in top three

Babson meets Wellesley on Wednesday, Babson needs the win to stay in contention.

Congratulations to Drummond..... wins NEWMAC  player of the week again!

Thought, this was the year for Smith.... post Babson's 5 year dominance , and the big three All -Americans... Wurdeman, King and Sarah Collins....but they just can't put it all together
Title: Re: NEWMAC
Post by: 7express on January 28, 2014, 04:22:06 PM
Yah, I was just gonna ask you what happened with Smith.  They are easily the Northeast's most disappointing team this season, in my opinion.  Really thought this was the year for them to win the NEWMAC with Babson's trio graduated.  Can never put together a decent streak.  Played Williams tough in the first last night, but collapsed in the second.  Are there injuries there, or has it just been poor/inconsistent play the whole year??
Title: Re: NEWMAC
Post by: MVP on January 30, 2014, 11:05:16 PM
Yeah, Smith seems to have the talent and depth and certainly the coach,  but just are not able to put a streak together.

They just don't seem to have the heart or the competitiveness to win every night.

They should be a #4 or #5 seed in the NEWMAC tournament , let's see how badly they want a title.
Title: Re: NEWMAC
Post by: remsleep on January 31, 2014, 03:01:01 PM
Smith is having the kind of year that should have been expected.  No one can underestimate what Devon Quattrocchi meant to the 2012-13 team.  Personally, they are better than I thought they would be..Hersey continues to get them to play hard...beyond Solis and perhaps Drummond they are not exactly loaded. Still seeing them winning at least one, maybe two games in NEWMAC tournament.
Title: Re: NEWMAC
Post by: MVP on February 10, 2014, 11:53:37 AM


Congratulations to NEWMAC  Player of the Week,

Kiley Shoemaker, Wheaton


http://www.newmacsports.com/sports/wbkb/index
Title: Re: NEWMAC
Post by: MVP on February 10, 2014, 11:56:19 AM
Smith has won 4 in a row !!!

Playing well at the right time of the year!

Title: Re: NEWMAC
Post by: remsleep on February 10, 2014, 12:07:37 PM
MVP ( or anyone else for that matter):  Do you know the tie-breaker rules for NEWMAC Women's tournament?  Even better, does anyone know where to find it on the web?  I have searched and have come up empty so far.  Thanks

PS   This ridiculous format that NEWMAC holds onto ( i.e. 7 teams in the tournament) has got to go!
Title: Re: NEWMAC
Post by: MVP on February 11, 2014, 11:22:31 PM
Congratulations to Babson for going into Tufts and defeating them on their court  in a mid February contest.
Congratulations to Babson for not giving up being down by more than 15 at halftime.

FG % in 2nd half  tells the story in this one. Tufts mailed it in ... early 2nd half.  Big lift for a rebuilding Babson team post Wurdeman, King and Sarah Collins and concerning for a top #5 previously undefeated Tufts . 😊
Title: Re: NEWMAC
Post by: MVP on February 16, 2014, 08:49:17 PM
Looking into the ruling for tie-breaker in conference, its not real clear.

Congratulations to Babson, completing the home and away wins against Wheaton playing well going into late February (unbeaten in February since "09 ) and tournament time.

Good luck to all the coaches, players and fans!!

Wheaton, Smith, Coast Guard and Wellesley and Babson all in the hunt

What a great time of the year!!

Title: Re: NEWMAC
Post by: Dave 'd-mac' McHugh on February 23, 2014, 02:46:40 PM
The final week of the regular season is upon us and already teams are on the bubble hoping to qualify for the NCAA national championships and that can also mean some upsets. So tonight, we focus on the bubble and who has to get it done this week in conference tournaments. We will be talking to Wheaton (Mass.) WBB coach Melissa Hodgdon and these other guests tonight:

- #21 Rhodes WBB coach Matt Dean
- Emory MBB coach Jason Zimmerman
- Lyndon State MBB coach Joe Krupinski
- UW-Stevens Point WBB coach Shirley Egner
- Ohio Wesleyan WBB coach Stacey Lobdell off their upset of #1 DePauw
- Baruch WBB coach Machli Joseph
- MSOE MBB coach Brian Miller

We will also feature a special #whyd3 story from York (Pa.) women's basketball you have to see.

Show starts at 7 PM EST and will run until at least 9:30 tonight.

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Title: Re: NEWMAC
Post by: MVP on March 02, 2014, 08:03:13 PM
Congratulations to Springfield for winning the NEWMAC title !!

Everyone wanted to knock off Babson in the post Sarah Collins era.

Smith, Wheaton and Wellesley all wanted so badly to eliminate Babson ...........and they did finally knock off Babson in the conference semi-finals but neither of them brought home the championship that the coaches, fans and players wanted and sought so badly.

What happened to Smith? This was Smith's year!!  What happened to Wheaton, they were 11-0 to begin the season?   Wellesley just can't win the big game , even on home ice.

Congratulations to all the players, coaches and fans of D3 WBB!

Good luck to Springfield and all the other teams throughout D3 advancing to NCAA action
Title: Re: NEWMAC
Post by: MVP on March 05, 2014, 12:53:08 PM
Congratulations to Leong, NEWMAC Athlete/ Player of the Year
...she had quite a career at Wellesley

Congratulations to Pickering, NEWMAC Rookie of The Year

Congratulations to all NEWMAC all-star conference team selections

http://www.newmacsports.com/sports/wbkb/2013-14/releases/20140304pqpysf
Title: Re: NEWMAC
Post by: MVP on March 05, 2014, 04:59:06 PM

Best of luck to Springfield, NEWMAC champions in the tournament!
Title: Re: NEWMAC MVP
Post by: Bcolsonb on March 11, 2014, 07:52:01 PM
Sorry all you Wellesley fans ............
For my money Rosa Drummond of Smith was the top athlete and MVP this basketball season. 
She was a force around the bucket and also had the range to step back and drain the three.

Very few of the DIII players have the speed and skill to even be top reserves on the average DI team, but Rosa would have fit right in, I think, with her skill set ..... and I see a lot of Ivy League basketball.
Title: Re: NEWMAC
Post by: LORENZO123 on March 01, 2015, 10:06:56 PM
Congratulations to the Babson women, this year's NEWMAC champions. Seeded 4th in the conference, Babson beat #1 Springfield yesterday 64 – 57 after being down by 13 in the 1st half.

In today's conference championship game they beat #2 Wheaton 77 – 51. Babson held the lead from the first basket until the last. Great effort, ladies. On to the NCAA's.

Congratulations to the Babson men, too. They beat Springfield 72 - 62 to claim the NEWMAC Men's Championship.
Title: Re: NEWMAC
Post by: sac on March 23, 2015, 10:14:27 AM
MIT is getting Kara Holinski a player from Birmingham Marion, the State of Michigan's Class A Champion.

http://www.freep.com/story/sports/high-school/mick-mccabe/2015/03/22/birmingham-marian-class-girls-basketball-state-title/25176401/
Title: Re: NEWMAC
Post by: Dave 'd-mac' McHugh on January 24, 2016, 05:03:05 PM
Despite technical problems over the last few weeks, Sunday's edition of Hoopsville (http://www.d3hoopsville.com) has not been derailed by Mother Nature's rath! Three-feet of snow and still we will get two-hours of the show all thanks to that wonderful home studio.

Tonight, Dave McHugh talks to programs who are storming the competition right now. Whether in the midst of long winning streaks or dominating their conference, these programs are making the turn at five weeks to go in pretty good shape.

You can tune into Hoopsville tonight starting at 7:00 PM ET right here: http://www.d3hoops.com/hoopsville/archives/2015-16/jan24

Guest include (in order):
- Cherise Galasso, WPI women's coach
- Gabby Lisella, No. 22 Rowan women's coach
- Kris Huffman, DePauw women's coach (WBCA Center Court)
- Mike McGrath, No. 12 Chicago men's coach
- Bert West, East Texas Baptist men's coast It isn't easy to coach at any level. It is a joy to coach Division III says many a coach. Some enjoy it on their way up the ladder, others on their way closer to retirement, and others as their passion.

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Title: Re: NEWMAC
Post by: Dave 'd-mac' McHugh on February 03, 2016, 04:54:59 PM
For the third consecutive year, Hoopsville (http://www.d3hoopsville.com) will air for 12 hours as the regular season enters the final four weeks. Dave McHugh will chat with coaches, administrators, student-athletes, and others involved in Division III basketball from around the country. Other guests will include those who have Division III roots or appreciate the division and the game along with the student-athletes who play the sport.

Hoopsville will air from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. (and maybe later) on Thursday, February 4 live from the WBCA/NABC Studio. You can see what guests are scheduled, get more information, and watch the show here: http://www.d3hoops.com/hoopsville/archives/2015-16/feb4

You can also read the press release about the show: http://www.d3hoops.com/hoopsville/hoopsville-marathon-2016

Here is the guest list as we speak. All times are Eastern and subject to change. Additional guests to be added if and when necessary:


   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
TimeGuestSchool
10:15amConnie TilleySt. Norbert (WBB) - WBCA Center Court
10:40amJamie PurdyPeidmont (WBB)
11:00amKeri CarolloUW-Whitewater (WBB) - Nat'l Committee Chair
11:20amBrent PollariSaint Mary's (Minn.) (WBB)
11:40amKent MadsenNo. 21 Wheaton (Ill.) (WBB)
12:00pmRussell LoydRose-Hulman (MBB)
12:20pmKevin BroderickNazareth (MBB)
12:40pmJustin ScottArcadia (MBB)
1:00pmSam HargravesNo. 12 Alma (MBB)
1:20pmLenny ReichMount Union (SID)
1:40pmMaureen WebsterClarkson (WBB)
2:00pmBetsy WitmanYork (Pa.) (WBB)
2:20pmSara LeeDenison (WBB)
2:40pmKlay KneuppelWisconsin Lutheran (MBB)
3:00pmBrian Van HaaftenBuena Vista (MBB) - Nat'l Committee Chair
3:30pmSydney MossNo. 1 Thomas More (WBB)
3:45pmAaron RousellBucknell (WBB) - former Chicago coach
4:00pmTim ShanahanStaten Island (WBB)
4:20Pat CunninghamTrinity (Texas) (MBB) - NABC Coach's Corner
4:50pmBubba SmithSewanee (MBB)
5:15pmBen StrongFormer Guilford All-American
5:30pmKevin ConnorsESPN SportsCenter Anchor - Ithaca alumnus
6:00pmKristen DowlingClaremont-Mudd-Scripps (WBB)
6:20pmAllison ColemanSage (WBB)
6:40pmLandry KosmalskiSwarthmore (MBB)
7:00pmDave NilandNo. 23 Penn State-Behrend (MBB)
7:20pmAaron GallettaLasell (MBB)
7:40pmJohn BaronGwynedd-Mercy (MBB)
8:00pm
8:20pm
8:40pmMelissa HodgdonWheaton (Mass.) (WBB)
9:00pmG.P. GromackiNo. 2 Amherst (WBB)
9:20pmJames Wagner
9:40pmHAPPY HOURFree-for-all of calls, tweets, and fun!

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Title: Re: NEWMAC
Post by: Pat Coleman on February 10, 2016, 02:35:01 PM
Alright, folks -- the NCAA's first women's basketball regional rankings are posted. Check out the full list from D3hoops.com:
http://www.d3blogs.com/d3hoops/2016/02/10/first-2016-regional-rankings-released-today/
Title: Re: NEWMAC
Post by: WPI89 on February 28, 2016, 04:39:44 PM
Congratulations ladies!  What a gutsy finish!  🎉🎉🎉
Title: Re: NEWMAC
Post by: Dave 'd-mac' McHugh on February 12, 2017, 02:11:58 PM
The focus of Division III basketball now turns towards the second Regional Rankings. At the same time, conference regular seasons are wrapping up and the pressure of conference tournaments is increasing.

Teams are still trying to jockey themselves for the chance to keep playing in March, but sometimes focusing on March causes teams to lose focus of the next game. Upsets and trip-ups seem to happen often once Regional Rankings start coming out.

On Sunday night's Hoopsville (http://www.d3hoopsville.com), Dave chats with teams who are hoping to remain on top of their conference standings and thus eventually punch their ticket automatically to the NCAA tournament. But what about the distractions? What about the pressures? Or has it become somewhat routine for some teams?

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Guests include (in order of appearance):
- Mark Edwards, No. 5 Washington Univ. men's coach
- Mitch Oliver, Albertus Magnus men's coach
- Judy Blinstrub, Babson women's coach (WBCA Center Court)
- Darrin Travillian, Maryville (Tenn.) women's coach
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Title: Re: NEWMAC
Post by: WPI89 on February 27, 2017, 05:03:41 PM
I thought the Lady Engineers were well in - but I guess not.  Great season Ladies!
Title: Re: NEWMAC
Post by: Dave 'd-mac' McHugh on February 28, 2017, 06:44:00 PM
We had them in.. but as our last pick. Our last pick can sometimes be like throwing darts blind-folded.
Title: Re: NEWMAC
Post by: Dave 'd-mac' McHugh on January 28, 2018, 03:12:59 PM
There is a first time for everything. Right?

On Sunday's Hoopsville (http://www.d3hoopsville.com), Dave chats with a number of programs who have never been on the show. All of them are in conference races and yearning to position themselves well for conference tournaments. Not sure any of them were expected to be in this position.

It seems to be a theme that's pretty common of late.

At the same time, one coach has been so consistent that winning number 600 almost seemed like a forgone conclusion, but a player she has on the team now may be one of the best no one is talking about.

And what to make, again, with the men's Top 25? And who will be the last women's team(s) to stay undefeated this season? Ryan Scott joins Dave to chat in the Top 25 Double-take segment.

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Guests include (in order of appearance):
- Jeff Gard, UW-Platteville men's coach
- James Mooney, Mount Saint Vincent men's coach
- Carroll LaHaye, Randolph-Macon women's coach
- Lynn Hersey, Smith women's coach
- Ryan Scott, D3hoops.com columnist (Top 25 Double-take)

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Title: Re: NEWMAC
Post by: Dave 'd-mac' McHugh on February 07, 2018, 02:37:19 PM
Women's first regional rankings of the season are out: http://www.d3hoops.com/notables/2018/02/women-regional-rankings-first
Title: Re: NEWMAC
Post by: Dave 'd-mac' McHugh on February 14, 2018, 03:13:34 PM
New women's regional rankings: http://www.d3hoops.com/notables/2018/02/women-regional-rankings-second
Title: Re: NEWMAC
Post by: Dave 'd-mac' McHugh on February 21, 2018, 03:00:32 PM
The NCAA released the third set of women's basketball regional rankings with few changes from last week's version. This is the final set that we'll see before the Tournament bracket is released on Monday. Full list here: http://d3hoops.com/notables/2018/02/women-regional-rankings-third

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Title: Re: NEWMAC
Post by: rlk on February 26, 2018, 03:32:11 PM
MIT Engineers' first trip to the Dance!
Title: Re: NEWMAC
Post by: NEHoopsFan on November 07, 2018, 02:50:37 PM
The NEWMAC coaches Poll was just released. The defending champs (MIT) took the #1 seed but I expect strong competition this year again with Babson, Springfield, Smith and WPI, although I believe WPI lost several key players. It will be interesting to see if any teams from the Newmac can get recognition outside of New England.

https://www.newmacsports.com/sports/wbkb/2018-19/releases/20181107dp0fd0 
Title: Re: NEWMAC
Post by: NEHoopsFan on November 19, 2018, 03:14:35 PM
Looking at some of the schedules for the teams in the NEWMAC it looks like there are some good games lined up.  Looks to me that some of the top teams are playing tougher competition to help them possibly get an at-large bid if they don't win the Newmac.  MIT really has a tough schedule with Chicago and Bowdoin.
Smith
•   #46? TCNJ 12/30
•   Middlebury 1/15
MIT
•   #7 University of Chicago – Lost by 9 but was close the entire game. Was up by 11 in 2nd quarter.
•   #2 Bowdoin 11/25
•   #46? TCNJ 12/29
•   Wesleyan University 1/29
WPI
•   #6 Tufts 1/22
Babson
•   #6 Tufts 2/6
Springfield
•   #6 Tufts – blown out 89-51
•   Middlebury – Lost by 6, outscored Middlebury in second half 40-30
Coast guard
•   UMass Dartmouth – Lost 85-67
Emerson
•   #6 Tufts 12/11
Title: Re: NEWMAC
Post by: NEHoopsFan on November 20, 2018, 10:44:39 AM
Quote from: NEHoopsFan on November 19, 2018, 03:14:35 PM
Smith
•   #46? TCNJ 12/30
•   Middlebury 1/15
MIT
•   #7 University of Chicago – Lost by 9 but was close the entire game. Was up by 11 in 2nd quarter.
•   #2 Bowdoin 11/25
•   #46? TCNJ 12/29
•   Wesleyan University 1/29
WPI
•   #6 Tufts 1/22
Babson
•   #6 Tufts 2/6
Springfield
•   #6 Tufts – blown out 89-51
•   Middlebury – Lost by 6, outscored Middlebury in second half 40-30
Coast guard
•   UMass Dartmouth – Lost 85-67
Emerson
•   #6 Tufts 12/11

I left two of Babsons games off the list, so update is below..
Smith
•   #46? TCNJ 12/30
•   Middlebury 1/15
MIT
•   #7 University of Chicago – Lost by 9 but was close the entire game. Was up by 11 in 2nd quarter.
•   #2 Bowdoin 11/25
•   #46? TCNJ 12/29
•   Wesleyan University 1/29
WPI
•   #6 Tufts 1/22
Babson
•   #28 Baldwin Wallace - Lost 66-52
• #31 Rochester - Won 58-48 Ouimette with 20 rebounds
•   #6 Tufts 2/6
Springfield
•   #6 Tufts – blown out 89-51
•   Middlebury – Lost by 6, outscored Middlebury in second half 40-30
Coast guard
•   UMass Dartmouth – Lost 85-67
Emerson
•   #6 Tufts 12/11

Granted, the strength of schedule will not be known until we close in on the end of the season, but I am curious what it will take for one of these teams to get an at large bid.
Title: Re: NEWMAC
Post by: ronk on November 20, 2018, 03:23:37 PM
Quote from: NEHoopsFan on November 20, 2018, 10:44:39 AM
Quote from: NEHoopsFan on November 19, 2018, 03:14:35 PM
Smith
•   #46? TCNJ 12/30
•   Middlebury 1/15
MIT
•   #7 University of Chicago – Lost by 9 but was close the entire game. Was up by 11 in 2nd quarter.
•   #2 Bowdoin 11/25
•   #46? TCNJ 12/29
•   Wesleyan University 1/29
WPI
•   #6 Tufts 1/22
Babson
•   #6 Tufts 2/6
Springfield
•   #6 Tufts – blown out 89-51
•   Middlebury – Lost by 6, outscored Middlebury in second half 40-30
Coast guard
•   UMass Dartmouth – Lost 85-67
Emerson
•   #6 Tufts 12/11

I left two of Babsons games off the list, so update is below..
Smith
•   #46? TCNJ 12/30
•   Middlebury 1/15
MIT
•   #7 University of Chicago – Lost by 9 but was close the entire game. Was up by 11 in 2nd quarter.
•   #2 Bowdoin 11/25
•   #46? TCNJ 12/29
•   Wesleyan University 1/29
WPI
•   #6 Tufts 1/22
Babson
•   #28 Baldwin Wallace - Lost 66-52
• #31 Rochester - Won 58-48 Ouimette with 20 rebounds
•   #6 Tufts 2/6
Springfield
•   #6 Tufts – blown out 89-51
•   Middlebury – Lost by 6, outscored Middlebury in second half 40-30
Coast guard
•   UMass Dartmouth – Lost 85-67
Emerson
•   #6 Tufts 12/11

Granted, the strength of schedule will not be known until we close in on the end of the season, but I am curious what it will take for one of these teams to get an at large bid.

Generally, at least 20 wins, SOS of .54, 5 or more results vrro puts you in the running.
Title: Re: NEWMAC
Post by: Dave 'd-mac' McHugh on November 20, 2018, 08:56:27 PM
That's not a fair representation, ronk.

- WL% of .700 or better (20 wins isn't a good barometer; 17/18 or more wins is a good start on 25 game schedules).
- SOS above .500, preferably .520 or higher (that's a significant difference than .540).
- vRRO needs to include good teams, not just teams in the bottom third of any region - and not all resumes are created equal. We've had teams make the tournament with less than 5 games and we have seen teams left out with more than 5 games. It is about the quality, not quantity.
Title: Re: NEWMAC
Post by: ronk on November 21, 2018, 12:44:31 AM
Quote from: Dave 'd-mac' McHugh on November 20, 2018, 08:56:27 PM
That's not a fair representation, ronk.

- WL% of .700 or better (20 wins isn't a good barometer; 17/18 or more wins is a good start on 25 game schedules).
- SOS above .500, preferably .520 or higher (that's a significant difference than .540).
- vRRO needs to include good teams, not just teams in the bottom third of any region - and not all resumes are created equal. We've had teams make the tournament with less than 5 games and we have seen teams left out with more than 5 games. It is about the quality, not quantity.

That's why I wrote generally; you'll be able to find exceptions in a few who made it or missed w/o 1 of the guidelines but most of the pool C berths will have satisfied all 3.
Title: Re: NEWMAC
Post by: Dave 'd-mac' McHugh on November 25, 2018, 10:53:52 PM
ronk - I don't agree... the exceptions have been pretty non-existent. Heck, we tried in our predictions to give a few exceptions in recent years and have predicted incorrectly. On the men's side there has been pretty much one exception that the committee went with.

Many teams have made the tournament with less than 20 wins, an SOS around .520, and vRRO being maybe four in total (that's a harder one since it is all over the place).

Heck, there are 20 win teams who have missed out on the tournament. There are always SOS numbers of .550 and better who don't make the tournament. And vRRO is an ever changing target that five is a number that is too arbitrary.
Title: Re: NEWMAC
Post by: ronk on November 26, 2018, 01:47:05 AM
Last year the men's pool C of 21 teams had 9 satisfy my 3 criteria, 10 satisfied 2 of the 3 criteria and only 2(probably the last 2 chosen) satisfied only 1 of the criteria. From the other direction, I don't think that there was any one who satisfied all 3 and didn't get a pool C berth, which was my original point in this discussion.
Title: Re: NEWMAC
Post by: Dave 'd-mac' McHugh on November 26, 2018, 01:59:34 PM
Quote from: ronk on November 26, 2018, 01:47:05 AM
Last year the men's pool C of 21 teams had 9 satisfy my 3 criteria, 10 satisfied 2 of the 3 criteria and only 2(probably the last 2 chosen) satisfied only 1 of the criteria. From the other direction, I don't think that there was any one who satisfied all 3 and didn't get a pool C berth, which was my original point in this discussion.

But that's my point ... you have a criteria that has a high bar. There are 20+ Pool C allocations only 9 satisfied all three of your criteria. There are a lot of other things involved. I would HOPE a team makes it with the high-bar you have set (20+ wins and .540 SOS to be sure), but I'm trying to let people know the bar isn't actually that high. Teams can get in with lower numbers in any and all of that criteria.

I will also caution two things:
- the SOS numbers between men and women are calculated slightly differently, but have a significant difference in how they affect things.
- the men's and women's committee don't view the criteria in the same "light" and make selections based on the criteria differently (sometimes very differently).
- as hinted at on Hoopsville last night by the men's chair ... there are some "checks and balances" coming to the process on the men's side that may open the door to those with criteria viewed "lower" in the past.

Again ... your bar is very high and, yes, teams will make it with those criteria ... but by stating that you also inform those who don't understand it as much that if their teams don't fit that criteria they don't have a chance ... and that isn't a fair way of talking about it.

Thus why I say, WL of .700, SOS above .520 (certainly about .500), and vRRO being a good resume gets one into the conversation ... and being in the conversation is the most important part.
Title: Re: NEWMAC
Post by: NEHoopsFan on November 28, 2018, 08:47:02 AM
Conference play starts tonight in the Newmac with a handful of great games. 

Top Two Games - And the 4 teams I expect to see at the top of a strong conference:
Springfield @ Smith - Two very strong teams that will be competing for the conference title
Babson @ MIT - MIT first home game of season after opening with 5 road games.

Other Games
WPI @ Wheaton - WPI lost several key players from last year.  It will be interesting to see if they can compete again this year
Wellesley @ Emerson
Clark @ Simmons
Mount Holyoke @ Coast Guard

Predictions Anyone???

All games start at 7:00 EST
Title: Re: NEWMAC
Post by: NEHoopsFan on December 03, 2018, 11:22:24 AM
This weekend was a weekend of blowouts across the NEWMAC.  The big surprise was Smith blasting Babson 86-62 and doing most of the damage from behind the arc.  Smith shot 72% from behind the arch (18-25) and was lead by Senior Lauren Bondi shooting 10-14 setting a new school record.  Two other players were 4-5 from long range.  At some point that hot shooting will probably slow down, but that is an impressive performance.  Babson is a strong team, but it was just Smiths day for sure.

Couple other thoughts:


I am also curious for others opinions on the refs this season.  To me (and it may be just me) the refs seem to be calling games extremely tight on the womens side.  I hear fans from both sides saying the same thing.. "Let them play basketball!" regardless of the team getting called on the touch foul.  Is it just me or are other people noticing that in the Northeast?
Title: Re: NEWMAC
Post by: NEHoopsFan on December 10, 2018, 04:02:49 PM
This past weekend had a couple of really good games.

Emerson who were 11-15 last year, seems to be a strong contender in the Newmac this year after beating a solid Smith team 86-77.  Lauren Bondi had another strong game for Smith with 30 points, but Charlie Boyle put up 36 for Emerson going 10-10 from the line.

MIT battled Emmanuel on Saturday, and came away with the win 72-69.  Emmanuel plays a fast paced, in your face full court defense that caused some troubles, but MIT's defense held Emmanuel to 20 points below their average.

So far strong Newmac teams(in no particular order)
Babson
Springfield
MIT
Emerson
Smith

Title: Re: NEWMAC
Post by: NEHoopsFan on January 10, 2019, 09:12:39 AM
Babson comes in tied at #36 in this weeks D3Hoops poll.  Nice to see the Newmac get a little recognition as I think there are a few very strong teams at the top this year.  Conference play should have a handful of blowouts, and a handful of very competitive games. 
Title: Re: NEWMAC
Post by: Dave 'd-mac' McHugh on January 17, 2019, 04:20:12 PM
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Hope you didn't decide to take a night off or two from games? You would have missed some important results. While Wednesdays and Saturdays tend to be the big "nights" of any week in Division III, games on any night could have major ramifications.

The algebra this time of year is both simple and complicated. Conference schedules, for the most part, have moved into the second half and teams seeing teams a second time sometimes have an advantage. Rivals, of course, have an advantage. There are also distractions as some teams have been sitting on mostly empty campuses for several weeks and may be bored. Or second semester classes are beginning and changes to schedules can be an abrupt adjustment. There are also long road trips that can take a team's focus. Plus, the weather. Yeah, Mother Nature loves changing things around.

All of it can lead to upsets or strange outcomes. From blowouts to close battles. On any night, you are bound to see something you will be chatting about the next day.

Thursday's show includes guests from a couple of the hottest teams in men's basketball: Capital and Swarthmore. We also hear from an island squad and find out if the Whitman women's upset of George Fox should have been a surprise. And Springfield's Naomi Graves chats about how the U.S. Marine Corps has helped her coach and preach diversity.

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Title: Re: NEWMAC
Post by: Dave 'd-mac' McHugh on January 30, 2019, 01:50:06 PM
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The Hoopsville Marathon Show ... is tomorrow!

Tune in starting at 12:00 p.m. ET as we talk to guests from around the country about nothing but #d3hoops.

It is all about celebrating the season, student-athletes, coaches, and an exciting season.

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We will share more about the show a little later.
Title: Re: NEWMAC
Post by: Dave 'd-mac' McHugh on February 06, 2019, 02:39:41 PM
First women's regional rankings are out: https://www.d3hoops.com/notables/2019/02/women-regional-rankings-first
Title: Re: NEWMAC
Post by: Dave 'd-mac' McHugh on February 13, 2019, 02:53:22 PM
Regional Rankings Week 2 released: https://www.d3hoops.com/notables/2019/02/women-regional-rankings-second
Title: Re: NEWMAC
Post by: Dave 'd-mac' McHugh on February 20, 2019, 03:00:42 PM
The new NCAA Division III women's basketball regional rankings are posted: https://www.d3hoops.com/notables/2019/02/women-regional-rankings-third
Title: Re: NEWMAC
Post by: NEHoopsFan on November 06, 2019, 10:46:14 AM
2019-20 Pre-season Coaches Poll.  No big surprises, although I did expect Smith to be higher. Strange they are in 6th place and received one first place vote.

1) Springfield (5)
2) Babson (5)
3) MIT
4) Emerson
5) WPI
6) Smith (1)
7) Wellesley
8) Clark
T9) Coach Guard
T9) Wheaton
11) Mount Holyoke
Title: Re: NEWMAC
Post by: cantdothat on November 10, 2019, 07:41:15 AM
Maine Maritime Women's Basketball Tournament @ "The Pit" University of Maine Orono.
Games Saturday 11/9.

Wheaton 79 MMA 73
UMass Boston 66 Thomas College 50
Strong showing by Wheaton in the opener.
2 starters for UMass Boston sit for disciplinary actions but hear will play Sunday vs MMA

Sunday 11/10 Matchups
Thomas vs. Wheaton 12pm
UMass Boston vs. MMA 2pm
Title: Re: NEWMAC
Post by: NEHoopsFan on November 11, 2019, 09:33:21 AM
I wasn't able to catch the game, but that is a strong weekend or Wheaton Mass.  Going 2-0, and averaging 11 points higher (71 pts/game) than last year (60).  Looking at their roster, they graduated 1 player.  So they should compete fairly well this year.  The NEWMAC should be a tough conference. 

With the change in scheduling this year, it will be interesting to watch.  They play each team within the conference only once, so you have to bring your A game for those conference games. In the past, they played some teams twice, but I guess that was seen as unfair advantage depending upon which teams you played twice.

Conference games will be much more valuable this year.....

Title: Re: NEWMAC
Post by: cantdothat on November 11, 2019, 04:07:38 PM
Maine Maritime Academy Women's Basketball Tournament
Sunday results

Wheaton (2-0) 64
Thomas (0-2) 48

UMass Boston (2-0) 64
Maine Maritime (0-2) 51
Title: Re: NEWMAC
Post by: Dave 'd-mac' McHugh on January 05, 2020, 06:57:01 PM
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The break for the holidays always has plenty of games to enjoy. It also has it's handful of results that make one scratch their head or an upset to enjoy. This holiday "season" saw plenty of all of that. Top 25 teams were not safe. Nearly all seemed to lose. There were results every day that made Division III coaches, fans, and many others take note.

Sunday night Hoopsville returns to the air from the holidays with plenty to talk about, but not enough time. We chat with teams that impressed, got a big win, continue to stay unscathed, and may end up in the new Top 25 polls. We also try and read the Top 25 tea leaves to figure out how voters may fill out their ballots on Monday (hint: it might be anyone's guess).

While we try and cover all Division III basketball news, now that we have entered January we split up the regions to cover as many teams as possible each week. Sundays the regions are Atlantic, Central, Northeast, and South.

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Title: Re: NEWMAC
Post by: deiscanton on January 07, 2020, 02:39:04 PM
Smith has taken their first loss of the season, as Springfield wins the NEWMAC opener, 54-50, and sends the kids attending the game in Blake Arena home happy on Springfield's annual Elementary School Day at the game.  Another band from one of Springfield's schools provided the entertainment today.

I was watching the video stream, as this game was a defensive slugfest throughout, with Smith leading until the middle of the fourth quarter.  I believe that the final score was Springfield's biggest lead of the contest.

Smith drops to 12-1, 0-1 in NEWMAC play. 

PS-- What George Fox did with their very young team in 2008-09 is probably improbable to be duplicated and this NEWMAC opener is one of the reasons why this will be the case.  Congrats to Smith, though, on their program best 12-0 start with a young tean.
Title: Re: NEWMAC
Post by: NEHoopsFan on January 08, 2020, 12:23:46 PM
On the bright side for Smith, that game doesn't appear to count towards conference standings.  This year the NEWMAC will only be counting 1 game against each conference opponent in the standings.  The rematch will be at Smith on Feb 5th.  It will be interesting to see if Smith can make any adjustments to slow down Alex Goslin who is having a great start to the season.
Title: Re: NEWMAC
Post by: ronk on January 08, 2020, 02:51:57 PM
Quote from: NEHoopsFan on January 08, 2020, 12:23:46 PM
On the bright side for Smith, that game doesn't appear to count towards conference standings.  This year the NEWMAC will only be counting 1 game against each conference opponent in the standings.  The rematch will be at Smith on Feb 5th.  It will be interesting to see if Smith can make any adjustments to slow down Alex Goslin who is having a great start to the season.

I really liked the play and energy of Alex Goslin when I saw her as a rising senior in AAU; if I were a college coach, Alex is one that I'd want to play for me.
Title: Re: NEWMAC
Post by: Dave 'd-mac' McHugh on January 16, 2020, 04:21:51 PM
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There are six weeks left in the regular season, but the grind of conference schedules can make it feel like the end is a long ways off.

As teams try and focus on each game in front of them, the ramifications of each outcome grow larger and larger. Conference tournament seeding (or even participating), at-large hopes, and to a larger degree opportunities to be home in March with the hopes of a national championship as the goal.

Thursday on Hoopsville, we chat with a few programs that are on top of their conference races (or were), but the standing could change in just one game. We chat about how teams deal with being everyone's target or how to survive the grind.

Plus, relationships with a program's alumni can go a long way to how successful the program becomes and even the institution on a larger scale. In this week's WBCA Center Court, MIT coach Sonia Raman discusses what prompted her to get alums more involved and how it has resulted in a significant increase in contributions as well.

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Title: Re: NEWMAC
Post by: Dave 'd-mac' McHugh on February 12, 2020, 03:37:04 PM
Women's first Regional Rankings released.

https://www.d3hoops.com/notables/2020/02/women-regional-rankings-first
Title: Re: NEWMAC
Post by: Dave 'd-mac' McHugh on February 19, 2020, 03:09:28 PM
The second week Regional Rankings are out: https://www.d3hoops.com/notables/2020/02/women-regional-rankings-second
Title: Re: NEWMAC
Post by: Dave 'd-mac' McHugh on February 26, 2020, 02:25:47 PM
Women's third regional rankings are out: https://www.d3hoops.com/notables/2020/02/women-regional-rankings-third
Title: Re: NEWMAC
Post by: Ron Boerger on September 11, 2020, 12:07:46 PM
Big news from the NBA, too bad nobody reads this conference's board:

https://twitter.com/wojespn/status/1304443132176670722

Adrian Wojnarowski
@wojespn

The Grizzlies hired MIT women's coach Sonia Raman as an assistant coach, team says.
Title: Re: NEWMAC
Post by: Dave 'd-mac' McHugh on September 11, 2020, 09:30:31 PM
MIT released a presser on this shortly after that tweet (at least it seemed, maybe it was out first and no one saw it).

Here is their release: https://www.mitathletics.com/sports/w-baskbl/2020-21/releases/20200911dcl8vv
Title: Re: NEWMAC
Post by: rlk on September 12, 2020, 10:24:54 AM
Quote from: Ron Boerger on September 11, 2020, 12:07:46 PM
Big news from the NBA, too bad nobody reads this conference's board:

https://twitter.com/wojespn/status/1304443132176670722

Adrian Wojnarowski
@wojespn

The Grizzlies hired MIT women's coach Sonia Raman as an assistant coach, team says.

Some of us do.

I wonder whether she's the first NBA coach (male or female) with no professional, D1, or D2 background.

I don't think I'm giving away any secrets when I say that she's a brilliant coach and (so far as I know) adored by her players.
Title: Re: NEWMAC
Post by: Ryan Scott (Hoops Fan) on September 12, 2020, 04:14:39 PM
Quote from: rlk on September 12, 2020, 10:24:54 AM
Quote from: Ron Boerger on September 11, 2020, 12:07:46 PM
Big news from the NBA, too bad nobody reads this conference's board:

https://twitter.com/wojespn/status/1304443132176670722

Adrian Wojnarowski
@wojespn

The Grizzlies hired MIT women's coach Sonia Raman as an assistant coach, team says.

Some of us do.

I wonder whether she's the first NBA coach (male or female) with no professional, D1, or D2 background.

I don't think I'm giving away any secrets when I say that she's a brilliant coach and (so far as I know) adored by her players.

A lot of NBA coaches catch on as interns and move up the ranks.  Williams grad and SA assistant is one of them.  He'll likely be an NBA head coach soon without having coached anywhere but the Spurs organization.
Title: Re: NEWMAC
Post by: rlk on September 12, 2020, 05:02:09 PM
Quote from: Ryan Scott (Hoops Fan) on September 12, 2020, 04:14:39 PM
Quote from: rlk on September 12, 2020, 10:24:54 AM
Quote from: Ron Boerger on September 11, 2020, 12:07:46 PM
Big news from the NBA, too bad nobody reads this conference's board:

https://twitter.com/wojespn/status/1304443132176670722

Adrian Wojnarowski
@wojespn

The Grizzlies hired MIT women's coach Sonia Raman as an assistant coach, team says.

Some of us do.

I wonder whether she's the first NBA coach (male or female) with no professional, D1, or D2 background.

I don't think I'm giving away any secrets when I say that she's a brilliant coach and (so far as I know) adored by her players.

A lot of NBA coaches catch on as interns and move up the ranks.  Williams grad and SA assistant is one of them.  He'll likely be an NBA head coach soon without having coached anywhere but the Spurs organization.

This isn't quite catching on as an intern -- she's starting out as a full-fledged assistant coach.
Title: Re: NEWMAC
Post by: Dave 'd-mac' McHugh on September 23, 2020, 06:28:07 PM
Will there be a 2020-21 NCAA Division III basketball season? If so what will it look like? What will the post-season look like?

It is on the mind of student-athletes, coaches, administrators, parents, and fans for several weeks, if not months, now. We are finally understanding what it may look like as a number of decisions or proposals are now making their way around Division III.

In this month's podcast, Dave McHugh not only downloads all the things being considered and the likely outcomes, but tries to give listeners an understanding of how much is still unknown despite some things becoming more clear.

McHugh also talks to Texas-Dallas women's basketball coach Polly Thomason for her take. Thomason has been in the Division III Women's Basketball National Committee for several years and is this season's chair of the committee. She also serves on the WBCA Board of Governors. Thomason not only provides her perspective on much of what is going on not only in Division III, but in women's basketball as well.

And of course, there is always the Hoopsville Notebook. Unfortunately, there is some sad news in the Notebook this month, but also news to celebrate especially when it comes to DIII alums making news in the NBA.

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Title: Re: NEWMAC
Post by: jaybird44 on October 29, 2020, 11:13:53 PM
It seems that I have been the only member of the only (unofficial) fall sport at WashU, with my 100-mile ultramarathon attempt earlier this month to promote the fight for a cure during Rett Syndrome Awareness Month.  That attempt fell a bit short in miles and fundraising, so I'm going into overtime to try and reach $5,000 in donations.

Rett Gets Rocked 50K for $5K will commence Friday, October 30 at 8 pm Central, and end at 8 am Halloween morning.  Counting donations received (thanks to retired WashU men's basketball coach Mark Edwards and his wife Mary, and to Mike McGrath and his  University of Chicago men's basketball program for their donations!) and those yet to be sent and processed, I am at $4,440.53.  Very, very close to my goal...which will fund a researcher's work for a month.  Wouldn't it be cool if he or she cracked the code for a cure of Rett syndrome, on our dime?!

I reached 86 miles in my "Rett Gets Rocked Virtual Ultra Weekend" October 3-4.  I'm very proud of that result, but there's more work to be done.  Proceeds from the event will be split between Rettsyndrome.org (the only national organization spearheading research and providing resources for affected patients and their families) and the Rett Spectrum Clinic--a collaboration between the WashU School of Medicine and St. Louis Children's Hospital.

Rett syndrome is a rare, non-inherited neurological disorder that is caused by a gene mutation in the brain.  It primarily affects girls (1 in every 10,000 girls develop Rett).  It strikes typically when a child is 6-18 months old, and it has the characteristics of ALS, autism, epilepsy, and Parkinson's...all rolled into one sinister disorder.  It takes away the child's ability to move and communicate. 

In essence, Rett does to a child what Lucy in the "Peanuts" comic strip does to Charlie Brown when he tries to kick the football that she is holding.  The only difference is that Charlie Brown can get back up to try again.  Those who are afflicted with Rett syndrome don't get another chance to enjoy a vibrant life.

Researchers are working to re-engineer the gene mutation that turns on Rett, so it can be forever turned off.  Four drug therapies are in the FDA review pipeline, with one (trofanitide) one level away from review.  And, iPad tablets with retinal scan technology are giving those with Rett a voice they haven't had since they were toddlers.

The full court press on Rett is paying off.  You can help keep the pressure on Rett, by going to my Rett Racers donation page:  https://rettracer.everydayhero.com/us/rett-gets-rocked-2020

Thanks for your time and consideration, and hopefully there will be basketball to play and broadcast at the start of 2021!

Jay Murry
Play-By-Play Announcer, Washington University in St. Louis
Event Director, Rett Gets Rocked 50K for $5K
Title: Re: WBB: NEWMAC
Post by: Dave 'd-mac' McHugh on December 16, 2021, 04:10:03 PM
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Title: Re: WBB: NEWMAC
Post by: deiscanton on January 02, 2022, 09:24:21 AM
To families and alumni of the Clark women's basketball team that may want to attend tomorrow night's game at Brandeis, I am referring you to the new Brandeis spectator policy that requires that spectators produce a negative PCR test result from a test administered no more than 72 hours prior to the Brandeis athletic event that the spectator wants to attend.  A vaccine card is not accepted for admission to Brandeis athletic events.   This policy took effect on Friday, December 31, 2021, and is effective for all Brandeis athletic events for the time being, starting with Monday's scheduled women's basketball game between Clark and Brandeis.   There is an exception for spectators currently under a 90 day testing exemption because they have recently recovered from COVID-19, which is mentioned in the policy.

brandeisjudges.com/general/2021-22/releases/SpectatorPolicyJan2022 (http://brandeisjudges.com/general/2021-22/releases/SpectatorPolicyJan2022)

The Clark at Brandeis game scheduled for Monday, if it takes place, will be streamed on BoxCast and people with Roku TVs can watch it on their smart TVs by selecting the Brandeis channel on the Boxcast Roku app.

Title: Re: WBB: NEWMAC
Post by: deiscanton on January 03, 2022, 06:11:55 PM
Earlier today, the Clark vs Brandeis game was declared to be postponed to a future date to be determined due to COVID-19 protocols.

Last week, on Thursday, Dec. 30, MIT played DII Bentley of the NE10 at the Dana Center in Waltham, MA in a contest that counted for both teams-- it was not an exhibition for MIT.  The game was literally scheduled with 24 hours notice to make up games that MIT and Bentley had to cancel on their regular schedules.  Bentley won, 72-59, and I'll watch the replay of the game tomorrow morning on the NE10Now Streaming service.
Title: Re: WBB: NEWMAC
Post by: NEHoopsFan on October 31, 2022, 04:00:14 PM
Preseason Top 25 is out:

https://www.d3hoops.com/top25/women/2022-23/preseason

NEWMAC are well represented with
Smith #7
Springfield #16
Babson #25

Should be an interesting year for the Newmac if teams play up to potential.
Title: Re: WBB: NEWMAC
Post by: BaboNation on December 07, 2022, 07:02:59 PM
Congratulations to Judy Blinstrub on her 700th win at Babson.

It was extra special to reach the milestone at home, just before break, and against a tough opponent.

Framingham State projects to be very good next year as well with everyone back.
Title: Re: WBB: NEWMAC
Post by: rlk on March 17, 2023, 03:08:06 PM
It appears that Smith is the first NEWMAC team to reach the Final Four in women's basketball (Clark did in 1982 and 1983 -- I remember they were a power in men's basketball around then, too -- but NEWMAC and its predecessors didn't exist then, and Clark didn't join until 1994).  Good luck to the Pioneers!
Title: Re: WBB: NEWMAC
Post by: BaboNation on March 17, 2023, 08:10:26 PM
Quote from: rlk on March 17, 2023, 03:08:06 PM
It appears that Smith is the first NEWMAC team to reach the Final Four in women's basketball (Clark did in 1982 and 1983 -- I remember they were a power in men's basketball around then, too -- but NEWMAC and its predecessors didn't exist then, and Clark didn't join until 1994).  Good luck to the Pioneers!

Yes, Smith has had a great season.  Very well coached.  A lot of talent.  And credit to their fans who fill their home gym for games.  Great to see the NEWMAC represented in the Final Four.  (Almost had 2 teams make it).
Title: Re: WBB: NEWMAC
Post by: BaboNation on June 30, 2023, 01:12:12 PM
Wow, Judy Blinstrub is retiring after a tremendous career.  Great opportunity for a new coach who will inherit a terrific program.

https://babsonathletics.com/news/2023/6/30/womens-basketball-blinstrub-announces-retirement-after-39-years-at-babson.aspx