WBB: Little East

Started by Allen M. Karon, March 09, 2004, 03:53:08 PM

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Dave 'd-mac' McHugh

Host of Hoopsville. USBWA Executive Board member. Broadcast Director for D3sports.com. Broadcaster for NCAA.com & several colleges. PA Announcer for Gophers & Brigade. Follow me on Twitter: @davemchugh or @d3hoopsville.

ECSUalum

Congratulations to the ECSU Denise Bierly, (one of the best coaches in the game), and the  Warrior women's basketball team for their regular season, and their 4th LEC championship in 6 years!  Sophomore Anna Barry was outstanding the whole year, (and tournament MVP), and today with So Danielle O'Brien hitting crucial 3 point baskets, Sr Mya Villard scoring her money in the bank free throw shooting and a tenacious defense played by So Julie Keckler and Sr Lizzie Cretella, Eastern were able to defeat Rhode Island College 49-44! 
Best of Luck in the NCAA tourney and looking forward to the dynasty continuing ;D

7express

Would've been better for the conference had RI College won since I think Eastern would've gotten in regardless.  Congrats to the Warriors, and best of luck in the NCAA's!

ECSUalum

Congrats to ECSU on a great season!  Tough last 3 minutes presented Messiah with the win in an otherwise back and forth game!

cantdothat

Hearing UMass Boston HC Kristina Baugh to D2 Barry University

Jester1390

Barry University my daughter worked out for them at a camp and talked to head coach they were interested in her as maybe a redshirt. Its a program though that relied heavily on oversee player and D1 player transfers unhappy with playing time.  My daughter was turned off by the head coach who was very nice but in over 2 hours of talking never once brought up her education.  Their facilities are very nice. they have great living quarters the only ones we saw better were at Colorado Christian and their dorms made my first apartment look like crap.

Barry had been a successful program but i know they lost the assistant coach who brought in my kid last year and i think she was the glue for him. It will be interesting to see if the new coach relys as heavily on transfers. 

cantdothat


jaybird44

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


SidelineHero

Jordan Moretti will be LEC Player of the year. I think she could be overall POY in D3.

AllStar

Here is the league through the first semester.  Happy Holidays!

7express

Woof!  What a bad year on the women's side.  Only 3 teams (RIC, Dartmouth & Castleton) have winning overall records, but I doubt any of the trio will register in the pool C scale.  So at least this will make the tournament exciting: The one team that gets hot for 3 days is likely going to be the only team that makes it to the NCAA tournament.  I think RIC is the only one that has a chance to sniff a Pool C but they can't lose probably more than 2 games the rest of the way.

AllStar


AllStar


7express

Looks like RIC is rolling everyone.