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#1
Region 1 women's basketball / Re: NESCAC Hoops
March 16, 2019, 09:31:45 PM
unfortunately, Thomas Moore was in a different league.  They had too much size and talent and clearly are the best team in D3.  A great season for Bowdoin.  They should certainly be proud of everything they accomplished, and it was great to see how hard they all played to the end, especially Abby Kelly.  She really showed a lot of heart and fought to the end.
A great two year run for Bowdoin.  Sometimes you just run into a better team
#2
Region 1 women's basketball / Re: NESCAC Hoops
March 16, 2019, 10:28:43 AM
Congratulations to Bowdoin.  Hopefully this is the year that Bowdoin can get their first national championship. They have a well balanced team, and Shibbles has continued the tradition established by her predecessor.  Thomas Moore is very good, and there Point guard is a tremendous player. The matchup with Choate will be interesting.
#3
Just following up on Tufts going 0 for the last eight minutes.  I saw the first part of this game, and although obviously the defenses are to be credited, both offenses were not good.  And at this level (final eight, and a top ranked team), bad offense is as much to blame for not scoring for almost an entire quarter as is good defense.
As it relates to the NESCAC teams, they deserved to be split, and looking at the results, the NESCAC is maybe two baskets from having three teams in the final four, and both Amherst and Tufts lost on the home court of the eventual final four team. The conference continues to show that it is at the top of D3 hoops
#4
How does Tufts go 0 for the last eight minutes?
#5
Region 1 women's basketball / Re: NESCAC Hoops
March 09, 2019, 07:00:02 AM
Overall a great night for the NESCAC.  Bowdoin continues to look very strong, and Tufts played a solid game.  Amherst fought hard, and just came up a little short.  I continue to be surprised at how little Amherst uses its bench.  I believe they may have 13 minutes total from two players. Tufts will have a tough matchup in Scranton against the Lady Royals. Hoping to see two NESCAC teams in the final four.  The top of the conference continues to be the cream of Division III women's hoops.
#6
Region 1 women's basketball / Re: NESCAC Hoops
February 24, 2019, 03:57:02 PM
From what I saw, Tufts may have played its best game of the year today.  The game was an excellent game on both sides.  Tufts got scoring from a number of people, and was able to hold of Bowdoin.  I still think Bowdoin is the better team, but obviously not today.  Hopefully the NCAA can arrange things so Bowdoin does not have to play either Amherst or Tufts until the finals four.  Amherst, Tufts, and Bowdoin and likely three of the top teams in the country.
#7
Region 1 women's basketball / Re: NESCAC Hoops
February 02, 2019, 07:03:44 PM
Colby upset today of Middlebury will shake up the final standings.  Trinity has tiebreaker over Middlebury.  Middlebury did not look good against Colby, and Colby shot lights out from three. 
#8
Region 1 women's basketball / Re: NESCAC Hoops
February 02, 2019, 07:23:17 AM
Bowdoin has put up two extremely impressive wins on back to back weekends. I thought the Bowdoin comeback against Amherst was really all about how Bowdoin came out and attacked offensively in the second half.  Last night, Bowdoin turned in on in the fourth quarter with great defense and clutch offensive possessions.  They are a very sound and deep team, and their coach does a great job of rotating players so that the key players are at full strength at crunch time.  I think Kelly has had two monster games and continues to come up with the big shots and should be the NESCAC player of the year.
I was not surprised that Amherst beat Tufts.  I don't think Tufts is as strong as they have been
I was also very impressed with Middlebury, but they did fold in the end and could not get good shots against the amped up Bowdoin defense.
#9
Region 1 women's basketball / Re: NESCAC Hoops
January 26, 2019, 09:40:41 AM
I have been quiet so far this season, but should be a really good game this afternoon with Amherst and Bowdoin.  Bowdoin seems to have an overall well rounded team, with good size, inside and outside scoring, and very fast guards that can pressure.  Amherst also looks solid.  Based on what I have seen this year, I think Bowdoin at home has the advantage. This game will likely decide the home court for the NESCAC finals, since Bowdoin has already defeated Tufts.
#10
Region 1 women's basketball / Re: NESCAC Hoops
March 18, 2018, 07:20:32 AM
Congratulations to both Amherst and Bowdoin.  Amherst clearly the better team last night and for the season.  I have been watching Gromacki and Amherst teams since his first season at Amherst, and no matter who has been on the team, the one constant is that there defense is better than anyone else.  They context all perimeter shots, and their defense is so suffocating that when a shooter does get an open shot, they generally hurry the shot and the result more often than not is a miss.  Great defense and McCarthy was definitely the difference as Bowdoin could not stop her. 
Bowdoin was bound to have an off night (not an excuse, just a fact)--and that was compounded by the stifling defense of Amherst.  From the very start it never looked or felt like anyone from Bowdoin was "on". Put  Bowdoin should be extremely proud of a great season, and a great run through the tournament, taking out Scranton in Scranton, Tufts and Wartburg.   The D3 title runs through the NESCAC.  Maybe the final four should be in Boston next year.
#11
Region 1 women's basketball / Re: NESCAC Hoops
March 17, 2018, 09:41:00 AM
Agree with everything that the prior posters have said.  Two great teams from what is clearly the top conference in the league. I will just note that Tufts is as good defensively as Amherst, and Bowdoin was able to handle them in this tournament run.  Bowdoin just has to get themselves up one more time (and I think they will).  I also wanted to note that I have been extremely impressed with the Bowdoin coach. She really seems to be a class act.  I hope both teams play at their best.
#12
Region 1 women's basketball / Re: NESCAC Hoops
March 17, 2018, 06:25:18 AM
Great night for the NESCAC.  Second straight year where the championship game is between two NESCAC teams.  Bowdoin looked outstanding in totally dominating Wartburg on what was close to a home game for Wartburg.  When Bowdoin plays the way it played last night, they are the best team in the country.  Nothing against Amherst, but Bowdoin is deeper than Amherst and has more players that can score. 
Amherst also had a great night.  If Bowdoin can shoot reasonably well tonight, they should be able to win.  The key for Bowdoin is to try to be a little better with their shot selection at times.  Over the course of this tournament I have seen them take some very quick long threes early in a shot clock, at times where they should work for a better shot.
What have been great to have Tufts at the final four also.
#13
 I thought Scranton's zone was soft and  they stayed in it too long.  Bowdoin was getting easy uncontested threes, and a lot of them.
#14
Region 1 women's basketball / Re: NESCAC Hoops
March 10, 2018, 03:43:30 PM
Bowdoin and Tufts confirmed that one of those two should have been hosting this weekend. Bowdoin especially played a great team beating Scranton on Scranton's home court.  Too bad all three teams can't make it to the final four (I do believe one of these three will be standing at the end of this tournament).  Amherst should be successful this evening, and it is hard to tell between Tufts and Bowdoin. Tufts is playing very well right now, and may have a little more fire power than Bowdoin.
#15
Region 1 women's basketball / Re: NESCAC Hoops
March 05, 2018, 08:38:55 PM
Agree that Amherst, as undefeated and number one team in country, should have a good draw (although St. Joe's is in a weak league).  My comment on Bowdoin and Tufts is they are overall two of the better teams in the country, with Bowdoin only losing to Amherst and Tufts, and Tufts having three losses to Amherst and Bowdoin. I would have like to have seen the three NESCAC teams each in different parts of the bracket.  I expect to see Bowdoin and Tufts playing each other for a trip to the final four.