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I for one agree, let the skill of the ladies decide the outcome of these tournament games.  The idea of refs watching a video of the games they call is a good one.  Hopefully only the most impartial refs of the OAC will ref these tournament games.  Good Luck to all the teams!

Sorry Babs, but the last person's judgement I would want to hear would be a parent. I can't think of a more biased view. You didn't state any particular team so I assume your comment was directed at everyone who plays yours. I seen alot of Mount home games over the years and a few away pre-conf tournament games.I would agree that the refs leave alot to be desired but that's a part of the game, like it or not. One night you might benefit, the next not. It shouldn't be that way but its the reality of any game overseen by humans.

Wow!   Sorry I said anything!   I forgot this was a one-man show!   I guess you were happier when you were the only one speaking.   Some parents can't see the forest for the trees, but like it or not, a great many of them are very capable of seeing fouls be it from their own team or the opposing team.   And, there are a lot of us who just enjoy sports!  Your "Like it or not" comment is why the refs don't improve.   It's not a part of the game when they blatantly try to decide the outcome.   You only get what you expect and what you settle for.   I'm saying that anyone who is interested in bball, and the well being of the athletes playing it, should expect more from people who are doing a job. Raise the bar!  Remember, they ARE getting paid for this!   Most people (maybe not you JDEAN) would be fired for messing up so much.  
And, by the way, I didn't direct my comments at any team.   Teams don't call the game, those guys in the stripes do.  I directed my comments at the officials!  I'm sure any athlete wants to be judged on a level playing field, given the same opportunities to exceed as everyone else.  Bad officiating takes that opportunity away when one team has to 'dance to a different tune' than the other team.  
And, purplepuff, thanks for the agreement.   I add my voice to yours in wishing all the ladies a super tournament season, to be decided on the skills of the players, not by the officials.

Well Babs, are those blind refs still trying to fix the games? Did you get their names to refer them to the FBI?

Looks like BW men and women rule OAC b-ball this year. The OAC men will probably get 2 teams in the NCAA. Will Wilmington get an at-large bid?

Wilmington doesn't even get mentioned in D3 projections. Too bad. Guess BW will have to carry all the water for the OAC

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What a (insert your favorite 4 or 5 adjectives here) joke!!! Only in D-3 would the defending national champions win their conference (a power conference at that) and not receive an invite to the NCAA tournament! C'mon NCAA, put the best teams in the tournament and can this "equal participation", or should I say "politics, incompetence, and greed", stuff. If it's really about equal participation and the student-athlete, then D-3 should eliminate all conference tournaments. That way the conference champions will get the chance they deserve. Anyway, good luck to B-W!

I think each conference determines who gets the auto-qualifier, regular season champ or post-season tournie winner. I don't believe there is any NCAA requirement that the OAC or any other conf hold a post-season tournie so your complaint probably should go to the conf.  
I agree that Wilmington deserved a chance to defend but it would have been at the expense of a team that had a better 2004 record/SOS.  Wilmington knew what they had to do to get the auto qualifier before the tournie started--beat BW next time and don't leave it to the committee.

what was there to leave to the committee, Wilmington was co-regualer season conference champs, and had a 23-5 record. And Jdean lets go back in our OAC time machine to 2003 where the Lady Quakers split BW in the regualr season and beat them in the Conference Championship game, only to have to play BW again in the post season, as BW made it in on a Pool C bid, only to lose to Wilmington again, what hurts is losing a bid to a team that is not in a conference, hmmm Maryville anyone. I dont think anyone would have found falt if WC made it in as a pool C bid.

Some of the teams that are in a conference are questionable picks too (Greensboro comes to mind). If this were D-1, Wilmington is the 2nd place Big 10 team and Greensboro is the winner of some conference no one has heard of. In D-1, Greensboro is happy with their #15 seed and the spanking they receive, and WC is happy to provide that spanking. Here in D-3 though, WC stays home and Greensboro gets a 1st round bye. Check the USA-South standings, 3 teams above .500 and most every school has a sub-500 record against non-conference competition...

So who is going to make the determination (and when)that the winner of a conf doesn't get in the NCAA's because the other teams in their league suck so bad? Why would schools join leagues without the opportunity for that auto-qualifier?  Fair or not there will always be losers in any selection process.

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BW made an early exit--too bad

JDean,

I'm not saying that Greensboro doesn't deserve to be in the tourny, they do, regardless of how good or bad their conference is. They cannot control that. However, Wilmington deserved to be invited too, and should have received a higher seed than Greensboro. Unfortunately, the NCAA is not interested in fielding the most competitive tournament with the best teams possible, seeded in such a way as to reward the good teams from the good conferences. Of course, determing who the good teams and good conferences are is a problem in D-3 because for obvious reasons schools don't play outside their region like they do in D-1. Any SOS or other index ranking D-3 programs is not going to give a very accurate estimate of who the best programs are. I've seen both WC and Greensboro play this season, so I know what the selection committee does not about these two teams, WC by 20+ pts. Maybe the selection committee should start watching videos of games from all regions starting about February, that might sort the contenders from the pretenders. Of course, B-W's loss to Denison doesn't help my cause here does it? :-)

WC Alun
Agree with your last post. The tournies are not about fielding the best teams. The hosts of d3football and basketball point that out often.
Its unfortunate they're more concerned with having a tournie that's represented by all qualified conferences, no matter how weak, than the best regardless of the conference.

Wow i was certaintly surprised to see BW fall prey to the NCAC. I thought that the OAC was strong this year in BW, Capital , WC, and Otterbein, and a few teams had their moments in the lime light. It is not like Big Ten Conference in football where you have two good teams and the other 9 or no where near the competition. I think it would have helped WC cause to beat Franklin, and i do not know how Kalamazoo faired the rest of the season. In reality though how do you not let the defending champs back in , unless they went 1-25 i can see but, 25- 5 and regular season co champs are enough to say hmm this team looks good.

Hate to say it, but since there's no Capital posters here to irratate, I'll go ahead and say it. If Capital had lost to BW in the OAC championship, they would have received a bid, based on ancient history, not recent achievements. Anyone notice that Capital was getting votes right behind WC in the last few D3Hoops polls? This was after they had fallen to 4th place in the OAC and BW was tied with WC for 1st. Yet BW was not receiving any votes. This just goes to show you that not even the coaches are fully aware of how teams are faring. I'm sure that same problem exists in the D3 selection committees.

Ben,

Both losses hurt WC, especially the loss to Kalamazoo (they might have finshed above .500). However, both were early season losses that in an ideal world would have been igonored by the selection committee (especially since Franklin is usually a contender and is probably glad to have WC out of their conference so they can start winning it again). Anyway, we're beating a dead horse here, best to just congratulate the team on a great season and look forward to next season.

Here is how I see it. DePauw had the best record in the region. They lost in their league tournament so they got the at large for Great Lakes. Because of the  automatic bids for conferences and the NCAA preference to give spots for non automatic conference winners, there are not that many at large spots. Therefore no WC. By the way, several years ago Capital did not go and they were ranked in the top 15 in the country.  I feel your pain.

Malcolm,

The region is not guaranteed any specific number of at-large spots. DePauw losing had an effect, so did Dickinson losing, Oneonta State losing, etc.

Pat Summitt. Lets see how good a coach you really are--come to MUC. You can take either the mens or the womens team.

I'm still waiting for the MUC press release about Pat coming on board as head coach or a seven footer from China enrolling.

Finally, the MUC press release. I guess they forgot to include the hiring of Pat Summitt or the 7 foot Chinese transfer--maybe next week.

Most of Mount's recruits are guards (wonder how many are under 5 foot?) so its possible (but not probable) we won't have to sit thru another season of 25% from the 3 pt line. Here are some of the names: Kyle Lyn Cova, Mt Lebanon HS, Pitts,PA; Nicole Dudas, N Allegheny HS, Pitts,PA; Jillian Eckart, Gillmour Academy; Katie Galloway, Eastlake North HS; Jenny Kohr, Riverside HS; Nikki Montone, Sharpsville HS, PA; Melissa Morrison, Mathews HS; Melissa Stinson,Paines-ville Riverside HS; Jenna Tomaro, Mayfield HS. A number of the ladies played more than one sport in HS so if Mount BB continues on its downward spiral they can always fall back on track, volleyball or softball.

Major news release from MUC. Mount doesn't need Pat Summitt as they just announced the hiring of Mount grad, Suzy Venet, as head coach. If she coaches like she played she'll be bringing blood, sweat and tears to a program that is near rock bottom.  
I can't think of a better opportunity for Ms Venet. It will not be an overnight success story but I'd bet my bottom dollar Ms Venet will have this team contending inside five years.  
Congratulations and good luck Suzy.

congrats to the new mt. union womens basketball coach , have fun watching the football team win.

So it takes a pretty face to bring Ben back to the board. And you enjoy your football team also---lol.

Since the interest level is so high I thought I'd post the names of the new assts at MUC. Chuck Campbell, former  boys head coach for 17 yrs at a local high school, and Erica Tallo were named as Ms Venet assts.

Things are already getting better for Mount. The OAC poll by the coaches had the Raiders next to last. They're up one spot and they haven't even played one game. What a great coaching job Ms Venet!

Can someone tell me why Capitol is on both D3Hoops and the coaches poll ranked very high. They were not ranked at all at the end of last season. The beat Baldwin-Wallace once last year, and lost to everyone else that was good, and lost to several weak teams. Why are they on the list at all?

I had the same question about Capital. I guess we'll see this weekend when everyone starts their sreson

Quote from: yellstoomuch on November 12, 2005, 08:18:36 AM
Can someone tell me why Capitol is on both D3Hoops and the coaches poll ranked very high. 

In fairness to Cap, they have been very competitive in one of the best conferences in D3. But Wilmington and BW have kept them off the front page the last few years. I saw them when they played a helpless MUC last year and they had one very good frosh. If she is back they might get back to the top of the OAC. Some schools, like Cap and Wittenberg, have a pedigree and will get votes until they prove they no longer deserve them. Forget the polls--they're just opinions.

Yellstoomuch,

I agree with you that # 7 may be a little high for Cap but I must disagree with your reasons.  Looking back at last year, I believe Capital lost 6 games...1 to BW (finished 1st in the league) 2 to wilmington (1 regular season/1 tournament--1st in the league) 2 to otterbein (2nd in the league) and 1 to John Carroll (4th in the league).  Outside of John Carroll I wouldn't consider any of those teams "weak".  Also they peaked at # 2 in the country and return all 5 starters so I am sure that factored into the votes.

I probably won't have this opportunity very many times so I'm taking advantage of it. Mount WON. They beat Westminster 60-40 after losing their opener. Based on the box scores of the first two games it looks like they're finally learning a lesson they didn't learn last year. They can't shoot 3's, so they only took a handful in their victory. I'm hoping they have one or two more cupcakes on the schedule before the OAC schedule begins.

Quote from: dball on November 15, 2005, 12:07:54 PM
I had the same question about Capital. I guess we'll see this weekend when everyone starts their sreson

I think other people hit on the reasons. You mentioned on the other topic that the OAC coaches ranked them second in the league, as if that were a reason Capital couldn't be in the Top 10. I think most people realize the top of the OAC IS that good and the top teams merit high rankings until they prove otherwise.

Another first in some time--Mount is ABOVE .500. With a 69-48 win over mighty Grove City, Mount improves to 2-1. I feel a top 150 vote coming up. It would be nice to see this carry over into the OAC schedule. The women are home Saturday night so I hope to thaw out from the football game and watch them take on A'gheny.

What a great day. Oh, forget the football victory and think b-ball for a minute. The lady Raiders beat A'gheny 77-71 in 1OT. Not only was it a great game, it was a great day for Suzy Venet to win # 1 at home. She is everything I thought she would be as a coach and more.
She is obviously a good teacher--to have brought that rag tag group from last year to the players I saw tonight is nothing short of a miracle. They passed fairly well, good aggressive defense, much better shot selection than last year--they played Venet ball, and that ain't bad. Suzy looks to be a good bench coach--yells, prods,motivates, called good TO's. She has some athletic women on the team. They may not be able to pull off the play she diagrams but they look like a group that will die trying--you can't ask for more.
Good luck lady raiders--enjoyed just about every minute.

John Carroll's all sports broadcast schedule available: 
http://www.jcu.edu/studentl/Athletics/varsity/news/internet_broadcast.htm

One note, WJCU will broadcast the women's game at Wilmington on the 3rd as well.

The lady Raiders continue to play like a good team. The center, Williams, is an absolute beast under the offensive bucket. Hogan is all over the floor on both ends and Geiger has the ball handling skills of the coach. I have no idea what the records are for the teams they've beaten but MUC is gaining confidence with every V.

Had other things to do tonight but I see on MUC.edu that the Raiders won by 24 over the Muskies. They visit Cap on Saturday so this will be a good test of this teams strength. A loss by ten in Cap-land would be a good game in my book.

Congrats to the Lady Raiders on beating their win total for the entire last season. Looking for great things from Suzy and the reborn Lady Raiders.

Capital has been playing to the level of competition this year. Cap need to make a statement this weekend and put Mount Union away early.

Now the for the real test! Capital 8-0 host Baldwin-Wallace 7-0 on Saturday. The D-3 hoops #5 team against the #10 team. This game will set the tone in the OAC for the rest of the year. Who will have a bullseye on their back after this game?

Good news, great news and bad news. The bad--Mount took an eleven point lead into the locker room at half against Ott. They came back and hit 25% of their shots and lost by 9. I wasn't there to see it because I was watching Mount's football team win another Nat'l championship (the great news). The good news? BW BURIED Cap in there big game yesterday. Now before you get too upset dball, I would say Cap got "buried" if they lost by 1 in 10 overtimes because I HATE Cap women's basketball. Sorry, I guess BW gets the back bullseye.

WOW HATE! I seem to notice that a lot around the OAC. BW played a very good game not letting down at anytime. Capital lost their concentration in the first half and could not come back.

Dball, my guess is MUC and Cap both lost their concen-tration in each 2H because they were concerned with the Mount football team losing its lead.  OK, maybe not.

Any idea what happened to Giffin at Marietta, and who they'll be looking for on a permanent basis?

I see Friedrich broke a 61 tie with a 3 to give the lady Raiders a win over the Berg. After the last couple years the Mount fans have to be overjoyed that Coach Venet has been able to turn the program around so quickly.

JD

Do you hate Cap enough not to vote for KM to the 25th Anniversary team?

Newcard:
Its easy to take pokes at Cap--such an easy target. If a non-Cap can vote online, tell me where to go and she'll be the only one to get my vote. There were some good players in the OAC but she was the only one I looked forward to watching. Yea, she'd get my vote.

Another player from that era, Suzy Venet, is having alot of success as a 1st year head coach at Mount. The transfor-mation of this program in such a short time has been fun to watch. They beat Marietta tonight by 30. Maybe there could be a 25 yr OAC team, with Suzy at guard and Kendra at Fwd?

JDean

The web site is www.ncaasports.com There is a block for 25th anniversary team, then dIII basketball or you can get the information on the D3 hoops front page that links the actual voting page.  At least that is where I saw it last.

I believe there are three Cap players, one Wilmington player and of course the Cap coach nominated. From what I have read ther are 26 players nominated and five will make the team.

Hope Mount gets that 7ft foreign player soon. Unfortunately, Susie may not know how to coach her, but she would know how to get he the ball.

Take care.

OK, Kendra got my vote. I'll go back every day if the site allows. As for Dixie, that's a step too far for me but I wish her good luck.

How the Lady Raiders fare against Wilmington today should tell a lot about how far they have come. It would be a tough road win. Suzy is really doing a great job and they are worth watching.

I will attempt to share these thoughts without offending anyone, but I know that is rarely possible.  I cannot believe that so much attention is paid to the Captial Crusaders in this year's rankings so far.  There are two teams who in the last decade have been the class of the OAC and deserve recognition and accolades.  They are Wilmington and B-W.  Capital has a fine program and an excellent coach, but facts are facts.  They were the elite for many years, but times ahve changed.  Cap is a very good program but by any standards pale in comparison to the national title captured by the Quakers and the consistent domination in conference of the Yellow Jackets.  Lo and behold, this week Capital is ranked above B-W who beat them soundly in Bexley earlier this season.  The Jackets' losses are to a Top Four Scranton team narrowly and a exceptional Wheeling Jesuit club.  Yet, B-W remains in the shadow of a over-rated Crusader.  The Quakers are the second best team (and program) in the conference also and proved it in Bexley tonight.  Its about time the nation (and its voters i the polls) realize that the class and power in the OAC belongs in Berea and Wilmington NOT in Bexley.  Use your heads and the facts instead of living in the past.

Two losses by a total of eight points is hardly reason to bury the "Dixie Chicks." Overrated, perhaps, but still damn good

BURY the Dixie chicks.

x3x repeated what I've said too many times. Cap has a nice program and goes thru the motions to impress people but when its time to prove their worth, Wilm and BW are the class of this league. I for one could care less about polls, b-ball or f-ball. They're just opinions of people who haven't seen the majority of the schools that they're voting on. Its better than the magic eight ball--marginally.

Speaking of magic, if I haven't said this two dozen times before I'll say it now--I love Suzy Venet. OK, basketball might have influenced that declaration a little. The difference between last years ragtag gang and this years
small machine is amazing. She deserves to be coach of the year for the job she's done. Suzy's passion for the game is rubbing off on the players. Give her a couple recruiting years--that 7 ft Chinese girl is coming Suzy--and she'll have her team beating the men (as if that was an accomplishment). Marry me Suzy.

jdean

Thanks for the vote for KM.  Looks like Cap is still having trouble with BW and the Quakers.

Does BW still pick in the post to free up the layups?

If Cap could set screens like them, they would go undefeated.

I see you are still recruting from overseas.

Thanks again

Crusaderwomen now New Cardinal

Suzy Venet was the greatest women player we've had in recent memory. No reason she shouldn't be the greatest coach as well. They really impressed and improved as the year has gone on.

FWIW-I know my late brother-Raider66-would rival you JDean as the chief Venet fan. He would be really pleased Suzy came home.

Some days are like that. Your shots don't drop, theirs do; you get no breaks, they do; the ball bounces their way, not yours. All teams meet the dog days sooner or later. Last year every game seemed like a dog day. Today was the first one I've seen for the 2005/05 lady Raiders.
But there is something about luck---good teams make their own luck. They dig deeper, find a second breath, go the extra mile--they find a way.
Today was a day Mount didn't have "it". But the last 4 minutes, when their backs were to the wall, the Raiders
played like one the predecessors from the 90's. A couple steals, a couple 3's, some well timed whistles and the game
was back in the W column. Believe ladies, believe.

The Capital people can be defensive but facts are facts over the last decade.  I see B-W took the measure of the other champion in OAC women's hoops, Wilmington, today.  The Quakes have the Crusaders number so guess it will have to be B-W and Wilmington in the title game once again in Berea in late February. 

Ouch!!! Marietta? Just a little reminder that it's a long way from fifth or sixth place to first place. Lady Raiders are improved, but there is work to do.

Mount played their hearts out but they got a little sloppy and tired & lost in 2OT to a team from down south. Wilmington looked like anything but a formerly ranked team today--very mediocre effort. Both teams struggled hitting open shots, especially in the 1H when Wilm had 5 pts with 10 mins played.
Hogan tried to win this game single handed, and she deserved that win. She's a good shot and gets a surprising number of rebounds but today she showed me the best individual effort I've seen by a Mountie in some time. The woman has unbelievable hands--tipped passes, strips, steals, scrambling for a loose ball. She has the same engine her coach had when she played.
Tough loss but a great effort.

Capital wins a big one by two points tonight vs. Wilmington.  Down by as many as 28, they didn't take the 1st lead of the game until the last basket of the game.

Wouldn't be surprised to see these two meet again in the OAC Tourny, would be another great one for sure...

See Mount got back on the W side, beating JCU by eight.
Mount travels to the land God forgot, Ada, this weekend then has 2 back to back home games vs BW and Cap. Good challenge for them to measure how much progress they've
made and how much farther they have to go.

JCU had no answer for Mount down low last night.  It was a pretty good game, Mount led most of the way.  The Streaks made it interesting, but then went on something like a 9 minute scoring draught.  Pretty good guard play in the first half for Mount as well.

Haven't heard the usual glowing report about the purple-headed raiders dealing with this weekend's loss to ONU. 44 points? Must be that deep bench of yours really played well (5 points, 1-8 FG, 4 TO's)

Don't tell me Brutus Buckeye is a Poo Bear fan. Tressel is not going to be happy that you left Cbus.
As to Mount losing to the Poo Bears, based on the last two years its difficult for me to believe that Mount could win 5 games for the season. Under their new coach they've shown amazing progress, but playing .500 for the year was never in the crystal ball. Having said that, the most glowing thing I can say to my alma mater is: Go Poo Bears. The most glowing thing I can say to the Raiders is: be glad your not in Ada.

I saw some pretty bad games last season but I always stuck around to the end. Mount played so badly yesterday I left at halftime. Not to take anything away from BW's effort, Mount at times looked like they were sleep walking.
Judging from the box score it must have been a coma as they didn't awaken the 2H.
I'm hoping they will catch a 2nd breath and end the season on a high note and over the summer recruit a 7 ft Chinese (any nationality will do) woman.

Any tournament predictions?
I'll go out on a limb and say it'll be Capital and BW in the finals, with BW prevailing in a tight game.  Wilmington or Otterbein have a good shot also...

Assuming no upsets, the semifinals should feature 2 incredible matchups:
Capital vs. Wilmington
Otterbein vs. Baldwin Wallace

Any of those teams could make deep NCAA runs...

What a sick meal combination--spam and eatalotacarrotts.

Mount ladies took it on the chin by ten at Ott. For that they get to make the Godawful drive to Wilmington on a school night. That's probably worth ten points to Wilm.
The greatly overrated Cap Crusaders haven't won this tournie since 1997--lets continue that streak of mediocrity. Wilm didn't impress me when they played Mount recently but they seem to turn it up when post-season comes around. I'm hoping for a BW-Wilm matchup with BW winning.

Capital vs. Wilmington
Otterbein vs. Baldwin Wallace

I could see these going either way--Wilm isn't very deep, which will hurt them against Cap...just the same as it could hurt Otter against BW.
The deeper teams in both cases probably have lesser starting lineups...so it may come down to how many times that Peters and Holbrook can get good looks.
I'm hoping for Wilm-Otterbein...but I think BW may be too much again for the Cards.

Anybody have the MUC/Wilmington final?

Quote from: Toph on February 21, 2006, 10:00:50 PM
Anybody have the MUC/Wilmington final?

The final score was Wilmington 81 Mount Union 68

No surprises, no upsets. Its BW, Wilm, Ott and, and, oh well whatever that 4th school is. Probably a BW - whatever that other schools name is, final, and that should be a good one.

jdean,

i must question your most recent post.......I would assume that the ONE player you are referring to is Sara Heitkamp, who no question is the best player in the conference, but in case you haven't noticed, Jen Lilly has put up 4 straight double-doubles most recently an 18 point 13 board effort.
should be interesting.

I hope the selection committee is kind to BW. I want to be able to root for an OAC team. Good luck BW.

jdean,
   What does it say about Baldwin-Wallace if a "greatly overrated" (your words not mine) Capital team can go in and win twice in eight days on their home court. You ask that the selection committee be kind to B-W but let's face it they are only .500 in their last four games, not exactly the way you want to enter the Big Dance.  Cap on the other hand hasn't lost in a month.  Peaking at the right time I hope.
   And as for Sara Heitkamp, I'm guessing that every other finalist for the Josten's Trophy (like Sara is) carries the bulk of the load for their teams as well.  Don't disparage the Crusaders just because they have the best player in the league and the others on the team know their role, do their jobs, and win.  Great team effort by the Crusaders today.  On to the NCAA's.

Sakes alive, Capital does have more than one fan. I was
wondering how low I'd have to go, how many more
manufactured insults I'd have to throw out here to get somebody, anybody to come on and support Cap.

Now that you've registered and posted here Moose, come back and bring other Cap supporters. It can be fun in the post-season when fans of the opposition
get into friendly banter. Enjoy and good luck with the tournie, Cap.

jdean,
"Banter" makes it sound like you have something intelligent to say.  I don't really know who you support, nor do I care; but instead of focusing so much negative energy on who you aren't but would love to be (an NCAA tournament team like Cap) maybe try helping out your girls Durand or (EZ) Suzy  (whoever your allegiance lies with) as an extra set of eyes scoping out prospects for the future at high school tournament games.  God knows they can use the help.

William Smith faces Baldwin Wallace in the NCAA second round. WEOS will have the game live at 6:00PM on air and at www.weos.org/live.html

BW won by 6 and based on the box score Cap ran into a buzzsaw and lost handily.  At halftime Hope was shooting nearly 75% and ended with 59%. Both Cap & BW were able to control the boards but they both high TO numbers--24 for BW and 22 for Cap.

Good luck next week BW.

BW had 17 first half TO's...so they didn't do too badly in the 2nd half.  Altenweg had a very good game, nailing big free throws down the stretch.  Also, Vespa played very well for William Smith.  21 points and 8 assists.

The Road to the Final Four will go through Scranton.  Good luck to all teams in this region.

BW went up by as much as 18 in the 2H before their opponent began to chip away, but BW hung on. They apparently have already played both potential Saturday opponents, having beaten one and not the other, so it could be an interesting night.

Washington U. was scary.   If Hope & Wash U. played 10 times, I think Wash U would win 7.  They were so talented. 

Kelly Manning was outstanding.  She shoots like Steve Alford as far as being able to get the ball out of her hands quickly.   Most women 3 point shooters can't shoot accurately off of a screen, and those who can take an hour to shoot the ball.

I think Wash U underestimated Hope (of course, who didn't?)  which allowed Hope to jump out to a big lead early and then hang on for the win.   It seemed like Wash had only scouted the starters, and so the Hope bench really gave them fits.
If they had been more prepared, if they really understood how fast Bria was, if Hope hadn't been draining 3s, if Wash U had played better inside, then ...

Of course, there is Dandy Don's sayings to remember:

If "if's and but's were candy and nuts, we'ld all have a Merry Christmas."

Congratulations to the Muskie ladies for finishing 3rd in the nation in softball.

I don't believe I actually have some Women's basketball news. Mounts recruits were listed in todays paper: Brianne Phillis, Crestview; Amanda Flowers,W Geauga;
Amanda Kohls, Elyria; Lauren Justice, Fairfield Union;
Brielle Sauter,Clear Fork; Tessa Pohovey, Tusc Valley; Tiffany Oster,Newbury; Amanda Turk, Orrville.
Looks like the year of the Amanda.

Another all-time low to keep this board off of life support:

Giant Eage is having a great sale on semi boneless tailless New York Strip Steaks for $5.99/ lb. And for a snack how about K/ondike Bars, $2.00 for a package of 6. Klondike has so many different varieties of bars and they aren't at all fattening!!!

Next week: exercise videos for the lazy.

A study by the Nat'l Institute for Occupational Safety and Health asserts that women hear better than men and that hearing in the US is no better or worse than it was 35 years ago.
Allen hand syndrome is a neurologial impairment in which
ones hand seems to have a mind of its own and on occasion may attempt to choke its owner to death.

Thanks to one of my tips of sales last week, I've lost ten pounds. Mind you, I didn't say I ate the steaks and Klondikes--I just bought them and occasionally take them out of the freezer and stare at them. Its kind of like a beautiful, young woman--look but do not touch.
If you want to hear something better you write about womens basketball.

If things go according to the script, Mount will be hosting a football playoff game the weekend of one of the women's early home games. They usually delay the start of the BBall game to accomodate we dual sport fans. That allows me time to offer hugs to as many visitors as need comforting in their loss, walk across the street, take about 12 layers of clothes off, be one of fifty people standing for the National Anthem and watching the game. The BBall game is a weak sister to beating Wheaton, Augustana, etc in football.

although i know nothing about Mount basketball. A good way to get fans for the game would be to publicize the Mount bball game at the football game and offer at the least free hot chocolate, coffee, tea etc. at the bball game...just an idea

Mount bball, men or women, don't rival the football program. There have been a couple decent post-season teams for both, but the reality is they're around .500
teams. This is football country. The fans show up if one of the bball programs has a real good team, and that's it.

yeah i figured that with the reference to "50 fans" in the stands for the bball game. and i know mount football is HUGE. so i figured if you can get a few more fans for bball out of some announcements, maybe draw a few people/students for a couple hrs...

More fans? Heck, just get the football team to show up. :)

All 400 of them  ::)

lol quadruple the fan count...

Statement games this past week.  BW and Wilmington continue to flick away over rated Capital and neophyte Ohio Northern.  Guess it come down to the Jackets and Quakes once again.

Bottom feeders again the bottom feeders...Marietta, new coach, same old thing. Heidelberg, old coach, same old thing.

So much for "BW and Wilmington flicking away overrated Capital."  Great pair of games by the Crusaders.  Keep it rolling Cap.

From the OAC website (http://www.oac.org/):

Quote**Women's Basketball Cancellations**

Capital at Heidelberg today 2/14 has been postponed until 2/15 at 7:30p.m.

Ohio Northern at Muskingum today 2/14 has been postponed until 2/15 at 7:30p.m.

Mount Union at Marietta today 2/14 has been postponed until 2/15 at 7:30p.m.

Wilmington at Otterbein today 2/14 has been postponed until 2/15 at 7:30p.m.

Baldwin-Wallace at John Carroll today 2/14 has been postponed until 2/15 at 7:30p.m.

Muskingum at Heidelberg on 2/16 has been move [sic] to 2/17 at 8p.m.

OAC Women's Basketball Tournament Quarterfinal Pairings:
(to be played Tuesday, Feb. 20)

#1 Wilmington hosts #8 Winner of Muskingum/Heidelberg game today
#4 Ohio Northern hosts #5 Otterbein

#3 Baldwin-Wallace hosts #6 Mount Union
#2 Capital hosts #7 John Carroll

Higher seeds host throughout the tournament.  Semis will be played Thursday, Feb. 22.  The Final will be Saturday, Feb. 24.

Downloadable Bracket (pdf file) (http://www.oac.org/documents/2007OACTournamentWBBBrackets.pdf)

Muskingum defeated Heidelberg, 73-69.  So...

Quote from: scotsbrod on February 17, 2007, 11:26:44 PM
OAC Women's Basketball Tournament Quarterfinal Pairings:
(to be played Tuesday, Feb. 20)

#1 Wilmington hosts #8 Muskingum
#4 Ohio Northern hosts #5 Otterbein

#3 Baldwin-Wallace hosts #6 Mount Union
#2 Capital hosts #7 John Carroll

Higher seeds host throughout the tournament.  Semis will be played Thursday, Feb. 22.  The Final will be Saturday, Feb. 24.

Downloadable Bracket (pdf file) (http://www.oac.org/documents/2007OACTournamentWBBBrackets.pdf)

Lady Raiders really showed up tonight to surprise BW

Quote from: seventiesraider on February 20, 2007, 11:05:27 PM
Lady Raiders really showed up tonight to surprise BW

Apparently so.  Women's scores from the OAC:

John Carroll   38   at   Capital 55       
Mount Union   65   at   Baldwin-Wallace 61       
Otterbein       70   at   Ohio Northern 81       
Muskingum   55   at   Wilmington 80

Thursday's Games:

#6 Mount Union at #2 Capital
#4 Ohio Northern at #1 Wilmington

Quarterfinal results:

John Carroll   38   at   Capital 55       
Mount Union   65   at   Baldwin-Wallace 61
Otterbein       70   at   Ohio Northern 81       
Muskingum   55   at   Wilmington 80

Semifinal results:

#6 Mount Union 39 at #2 Capital 52
#4 Ohio Northern 65 at #1 Wilmington 73

Saturday Final:

Capital @ Wilmington @ 3 pm

Congrats to the Lady Quakers of Wilmington, Going Back  to the Big Dance with a Decisive win over Capital!

So Marietta passes over applicants with much better experience and record in selecting head coach. Strange!

2007-08 schedule update:

OAC:
Baldwin-Wallace:  men (http://www.bw.edu/athletics/mbb/sched/); women  (http://www.bw.edu/athletics/wbb/sched/)
Capital:  men (http://www.capital.edu/internet/default.aspx?pid=13225); women (http://www.capital.edu/internet/default.aspx?pid=13230)
Heidelberg (not posted)
John Carroll (not posted)
Marietta:  men (http://pioneers.marietta.edu/mbasketball/schedule.html); women (http://pioneers.marietta.edu/wbasketball/schedule.html)
Mount Union:  men (http://www.muc.edu/athletics/men_s_teams/basketball/2007_08_schedule); women (http://www.muc.edu/athletics/women_s_teams/basketball/2007_08_women_s_basketball_schedule)
Muskingum (not posted)
Ohio Northern (not posted)
Otterbein (not posted)
Wilmington:  men (http://www2.wilmington.edu/mens-basketball/calendar.cfm?month=07&curr_year=2007); women (http://www2.wilmington.edu/womens-basketball/calendar.cfm?month=07&curr_year=2007)

The competition in this conference is far too good for this board to sit idle.  Maybe I can find some time now and then to post updates, which may in turn attract the occasional reader who appreciates OAC women's hoops.

Here's the current standings, based on my best guess at tiebreakers:

1. Baldwin-Wallace 6-1 (lost at home to Capital) / 13-1 overall
2. Ohio Northern 6-1 (lost at B-WC) / 11-3
3. Wilmington 5-2 (lost at home to B-W and at ONU) / 11-3
4. Capital 5-2 (lost at home to ONU and at Wilma) / 10-3
5. Heidelberg 3-4 (beat JCU and Ott) / 7-6
6. Otterbein 3-4 (beat JCU) / 7-7
7. John Carroll 3-4 / 8-6
8. Mt. Union 2-5 (beat Musky) / 5-9
9. Muskingum 2-5 / 6-7
10. Marietta 0-7 / 3-10

So far this season, I've seen six OAC games and I've yet to see the OAC team lose: I saw ONU (beating Kenyon 68-57), Capital (beating CMU 77-39 and Wash U. 66-58), Muskingum (beating Kenyon 56-49), and Otterbein (beating Franklin 89-64 and St. Mary's of IN 79-65).  I hope to catch B-W and Wilma sometime, somewhere.  In the meantime, I can use Kenyon as a common measuring stick.  ONU came back from down 9 early to beat Kenyon like a drum.  Musky also beat the Ladies pretty well, but Kenyon played reasonably well in Ada and very poorly in New Concord.  Kenyon also played poorly in losing to St. Mary's the night before Ott rang the Belles.  And Kenyon was able to beat Ohio Wesleyan in Delaware, something that Capital could not accomplish.  However, Capital's defeat of Wash U. (which still had Jaimie McFarlin at the time) was mighty impressive.  I'd make ONU a slight favorite among this quartet.

If there's anyone out there with an interest in OAC women's hoops, please feel free to jump in!

Big upset tonight as homestanding B-WC falls to crosstown rival JCU 80-73.  Ohio Northern moves into the conference lead, edging Muskingum 64-60 in Ada.  Capital also slips at home, losing to Heidelberg 57-56.  Wilmington (73-62 over Otterbein) and Mt. Union (72-59 over Marietta) also record home wins.

Updated standings:
Ohio Northern 7-1 / 12-3
Baldwin-Wallace 6-2 / 13-2
Wilmington 6-2 / 12-3
Capital 5-3 / 10-4
Heidelberg 4-4 / 8-6
John Carroll 4-4 / 9-6
Otterbein 3-5 / 7-8
Mt. Union 3-5 / 6-9
Muskingum 2-6 / 6-8
Marietta 0-8 / 3-11

Congratulations on all of the players on the D-3 All Decade Team.

Update on Kendra (Meyer) Hunter

It was an honor to see D-3 hoops  name Kendra to their all Decade team.

After Capital, Kendra spent two years as student assistant womens basketball coach while obtaining her masters degree at the University of Chicago.

The next two years she was the assistant Womens basketball coach at North Central College. Then the past two years as the assistant athletic director.

She just retired in the fall of 2008 to raise my 5th grand child. If D-3 had a coed basketball team, I would have my team ready in about 15 years.

Keep up the good work! Always enjoy you web site.

Feature on the front page of interest to Final Four participants and fans here.

Faces of a champion (http://www.d3hoops.com/features/index.html)

There are some local headlines here in Wooster affecting the OAC.  Heidelberg's longtime coach, Karen McConnell was announced as the new girl's basketball coach at Wooster High School.  Seems like the high school really got a quality coach.

Meanwhile, a Wooster High School alum and current Orrville High School girls coach, Marcie Alberts looks like she will be McConnell's replacement at the Berg.  Marcie was an All-Ohio performer on the court and she led WHS to the state finals her senior year.  She also was a stand-out at Ohio State and had a brief stint in the WNBA with the Cleveland Rockers.  She's had a pretty impressive record with Orrville winning 3 district titles in her time as head coach there.  I would think that she would be considered a good hire for the Berg as well.

If anyone's interested in the D-III regional volleyball tournaments, I have a fairly extensive blog (http://uwoshvball.wordpress.com/) that covers the St. Thomas (http://uwoshvball.wordpress.com/2008/11/11/st-thomas-regional-guide/) and Oshkosh (http://uwoshvball.wordpress.com/2008/11/11/oshkosh-regional-guide/) (where Heidelberg will be) regionals. It's not bad in national terms, either. Stop by and tell me what you think.

Any volleyball fans? I posted on my blog (http://uwoshvball.wordpress.com/) a Nationals Guide similar to the ones I did for the St. Thomas and Oshkosh regionals. Check it out if you're interested in Ohio Northern and/or D-III VB.

Congratulations to Capital head coach Dixie Jeffers on her 500th career victory tonight, 61-53 at Wittenberg.  Congratulations, Coach Jeffers!

Let me first say that I am in no way meaning to be unkind to the current staff or players at Marietta! They are a great bunch of kids & Coaches, who work very hard each and every night. I guess this question is directed at the Athletic Administration or to whomever has an opinion. In addition, I realize how tough the OAC is overall. However, I simply don't understand why the program has gone through a number of coaches and isn't improving very much at all? The Men's program seems to be able to compete? I just don't get it?

 Looking forward to a big year from the Lady Raiders this year as they jumped out to a 3-0 start and take on Hiram tomorrow.

I think Suzy has done a very nice job.  They seem to be improving every year and she seems to have them heading toward a point where they'll be in the top 3-4 teams in the OAC almost every year.  Would I like to see them win OAC titles?  Of course, but it they do get to that point where they're consistently in the top third of the conference I would be very pleased.  In my mind it's all about being consistently competitive.  If they're competing for titles and competing with the top teams, that's all I can ask.   

As for this year, they have a lot back.  I saw Amanda Rose and Lauren Forquer play numerous times at Green and they are both very solid players.  Rose is like a Lamar Odom type...she does it all.  She may have been their leading rebounder last year in fact.  Tessa is a nice player to kind of lead the younger girls and be their go to girl.  She's not a superstar, but this team seems to be pretty deep so no one girl needs to carry them every night.  I think they went around 16-8 last year (or close to that).  I think around that or a game or two improvement is realistic. 

Quote from: seventiesraider on November 27, 2009, 09:44:00 PM
Looking forward to a big year from the Lady Raiders this year as they jumped out to a 3-0 start and take on Hiram tomorrow.

They look well on their way to 4-0.  Up 25 early in the 2nd half.  4 girls in double figures already. 

p.s. I looked at the roster and Tessa is their only senior.  They start a freshman, 2 sophs and a junior along with her.  They could be set up for a nice little run over the next couple years if Suzy continues to bring in the talent like she has the last couple years! 

Lady Raiders coasted to a 90-52 win over Hiram.  Wiedt scored 12 to lead the 16 girls that scored for MUC.  16!!  I didn't even know they dressed that many girls!  Good day for Raider sports teams today.

Clearly Suzy has had time to recruit and put a system in place. Hopefully they can make some noise in the OAC this year.

I wish you success, but I'd caution you to not put too much stock in victories over Wooster and Hiram.

The Lady Raiders moved to 5-0 with an 87-69 win in Marietta.  Tessa Pohovey had a good night w/ 20 and 8 boards.  Amanda Rose chipped in a very efficient double double (13 pts on 6-8 shooting and 10 boards).  As a team the Raiders shot 35 of 69 from the floor so it sounds like they executed well on O.   

Anyone who wants to get a look at B-WC and is unable to get to Gambier can tune in to the B-WC/Kenyon game tomorrow at 1pm.  Video link information is available over at the NCAC Women's Hoops thread (http://www.d3boards.com/index.php?topic=726.msg1144664#msg1144664).

Quote from: David Collinge on November 29, 2009, 03:22:01 PM
I wish you success, but I'd caution you to not put too much stock in victories over Wooster and Hiram.

6-0 and 2-0 in the OAC is still a good start to any season.

Raiders look to go 7-0 and 3-0 at JCU Wednesday nite

Quote from: seventiesraider on December 08, 2009, 10:21:59 PM
Raiders look to go 7-0 and 3-0 at JCU Wednesday nite

Got it done.  83-72.  The ladies are off to a great start and they continue to be very balanced in the scoring department.  4 girls in double figures tonight (and 2 more with 8 points). 

Lady Raider 8-0/4-0. I think it's time to get excited

Congratulations to MUC for breaking into the top 25 at #25 --  one slot ahead of Capital! :)

Merry Christmas Raider Ladies

Lady Raiders moved to 10-0 with a 65-58 win over Alfred.  Tessa Pohovey notched a double double (11 pts. 10 reb).  The Green girls led the way in scoring.  Lauren Forquer had 12 pts and 9 boards.  Amanda Rose led them with 17 pts to go along with her 6 reb, 2 assists, 2 steals and a block. 

As soon as I post that Lenny updates the site and the Raiders are now 11-0 after downing Nazareth 72-50 this afternoon.  No box score yet, but Kori Wiedt led them with 18 points.  Good to see the Raiders come out strong on D by shutting out Nazareth the first 6 minutes of the game. 


   

Looking at the season stats I can't help but notice how many girls are playing decent minutes.  Amanda Rose leads the team with just 24.4 minutes/game.  They have 11 girls who average at least 10 minutes/game.  It would seem that this would not only keep they starters fresh, but also give Suzy a lot of latitude to play the hot hand, so to speak.  She has a lot of options who are comfortable playing in game situations.  I would think that we'll see the key girls' minutes increase as they get into the grind of the OAC slate, but that's a nice luxury to have as the season wears on.

p.s. Sorry for the 3 straight posts.  I blame it on Lenny for posting that story.  ;D

Make that 11-0, but Sunday s/b the major test of the young season against CWRU. BE THERE

Quote from: Dr. Acula on December 30, 2009, 03:08:06 PM
p.s. Sorry for the 3 straight posts.  I blame it on Lenny for posting that story.  ;D

Hah!  I only wish I could be allowed to be bothered by such things.  I had a 33-post string snapped in the NCAC room yesterday, and if I hadn't typed in a wrong score, it might still be going on.  Be thankful you're not posting in an echo chamber!  :D

I would say I should just text Seventies about the Lady Raiders so as not to bother everyone else, but that costs $ and this is free.   :D  Maybe PM instead? 

Quote from: seventiesraider on December 30, 2009, 03:26:00 PM
Make that 11-0, but Sunday s/b the major test of the young season against CWRU. BE THERE

I thought you were being sarcastic, Seventies.  But then I saw that Coach Reimer was at Case and it made sense that they actually could be good.  She's a very solid HC.  She was the HC at MUC my FR/SO years I believe and I thought she did a nice job.  Then she went to Allegheny and made them competitive right away.  She has a nice track record of raising a program's level of play and maintaining it.  Hopefully not quite as much as Suzy's raising the Raiders level of play though!

p.s. If this start to the season isn't enough fun for you, just glance at their roster.  Her top 11 girls are littered with freshmen and sophomores.  3 of her 5 starters are freshmen or sophomores (Pohovey is a SR and Forquer is a JR).  Bottom line....it's hard to not be excited about the Women's hoops program.  I hope folks are showing up for their games because they deserve to play in front of nice crowds. 

After opening with a close loss at W&J, Case has now won 9 straight, although the ninth (yesterday, at Wittenberg) is not without a small blemish (http://www.springfieldnewssun.com/springfield-oh-sports/wittenberg-university-tigers/scoring-mistake-costs-witt-women-a-victory-471316.html).  Still, the Sparties are playing well for Coach Reimer, and they have (at least) two very good players in Ashleigh Tondo and Erin Hollinger. 

This game is sort of the Fiesta Bowl of D3 women's hoops: two very good under-the-radar teams on serious rolls match up, but can we be sure that the winner is for real?  Should be a great game.

Ouch...I feel bad for the official scorer.  I feel like the officials should be able to consult both teams and if both coaches agree they should change the score.  I'm sure CWRU's stat person had the correct score also and Reimer would have certainly agreed to correct the score if both benches had the same score.  Obviously it sounds like this wasn't an option, but it feels like common sense.

Actually, coach Reimer was fully aware of the discrepancy. Between the time the mistake was made on the board and a minute or two later when the officials stopped to check with the scorer, Case's assistant went to the scorer several times to doublecheck the score (obviously baffled that they had been given free points and wanting to make sure they were not going to take them back away). When the officials stopped play again at the request of Wittenberg's head coach, they checked with Witt's book, then asked Case if they had the same score as Wittenberg. Reimer shrugged, as if she had no idea what the score was. If they weren't keeping track on their bench then why did the assistant check the score several times, which he had not done at any time previously? Classless. Honestly, I wish the Plain Dealer story had included a statement from Reimer as to whether or not she knew of the mistake at the time. The actions of Case went against everything DIII is meant to represent, and I cannot help but lose almost all respect I may have had for Reimer. I'm simply glad she's no longer representing the North Coast Athletic Conference.

Quote from: SilenceIsDirty on January 02, 2010, 10:25:42 AM
Actually, coach Reimer was fully aware of the discrepancy. Between the time the mistake was made on the board and a minute or two later when the officials stopped to check with the scorer, Case's assistant went to the scorer several times to doublecheck the score (obviously baffled that they had been given free points and wanting to make sure they were not going to take them back away). When the officials stopped play again at the request of Wittenberg's head coach, they checked with Witt's book, then asked Case if they had the same score as Wittenberg. Reimer shrugged, as if she had no idea what the score was. If they weren't keeping track on their bench then why did the assistant check the score several times, which he had not done at any time previously? Classless. Honestly, I wish the Plain Dealer story had included a statement from Reimer as to whether or not she knew of the mistake at the time. The actions of Case went against everything DIII is meant to represent, and I cannot help but lose almost all respect I may have had for Reimer. I'm simply glad she's no longer representing the North Coast Athletic Conference.

Is this a fact or your assumption?  It sounds like the latter.  Not sure if you've ever coached hoops, but during the game you don't really talk with your 4th assistant/team manager that keeps the book other than to ask "How many fouls does ___ have?" or "How many TO's do I have?".  Most HC's kind of assume that the official scorer can, in fact, keep score.  If Reimer did know then she should have said so, but just because the assistant knew doesn't mean that anyone else knew at the time the official asked the question.   

Quote from: Dr. Acula on December 31, 2009, 01:16:33 PM
Ouch...I feel bad for the official scorer. 

I'm not sure why, since that's where the mistake originated.  The refs should have ordered the correction, but they didn't, and that's that.  The game is in the books and nothing, not even a statement by Coach Reimer, will change it now.  Thus it becomes an internal Wittenberg issue, to ensure that this sort of thing doesn't recur.

Home from watching the Purple Raider's spank Case Western by 20. BW coming up..


BTW 12-0

Capital, on a two game losing streak, will be in Alliance 1-16

Quote from: David Collinge on January 02, 2010, 03:03:57 PM

Quote from: Dr. Acula on December 31, 2009, 01:16:33 PM
Ouch...I feel bad for the official scorer. 

I'm not sure why, since that's where the mistake originated.  The refs should have ordered the correction, but they didn't, and that's that.  The game is in the books and nothing, not even a statement by Coach Reimer, will change it now.  Thus it becomes an internal Wittenberg issue, to ensure that this sort of thing doesn't recur.

I just meant that I felt bad for the official scorer from the standpoint that the person obviously doesn't do it for the money, they certainly enjoy Witt athletics if they agree to do it and their honest mistake cost their own team.  It should have been corrected, but it wasn't and for that I feel bad because it could happen to anyone.   

 In the words of Mount Union's fabled Athletic Director: "Susy sure has 'em playin'"

BDubs and the Beinners at Mount this week

Best start in Womens BB history

B-Dubs tinight, should be worth the price of admission  ;)

How do I know it's a great year so far?  I just looked at the clock to make sure I didn't need to pull up the live stats yet.  Good test tonight w/ the Jackets in town.

Yeah ice storm keeping us home

 Lady Raiders are as cold as the rain outside tonight. Trail by 12 midway 2nd half

5 for 25 from the floor in the 2nd half?  Yikes.  Time to regroup and take care of the Otters this weekend. 

The Raiders cold shooting continues....2 for 21 from the floor so far today.  Not surprisingly, they're down 21-9 to Ott early.

Ouch.  Raiders lose at home to Ott 58-49.  LaMattina and Rose each go 4 for 10 from the floor.  Rest of the team shoots 21% (9 for 42).  It doesn't matter who you're playing, 27% from the floor and 50% from the line are not going to win many games. 

Raiders find the range again and drop Capital at home. Anybody know the last time that happened?

 The freshman Rosa LaMattina had the best year I can remember a freshman basketball player having at Mount Union since I have been watching them.  Great job by Coach Suzi Venet.

OAC Tournament quarterfinal results:

#1 Capital 68, #8 Heidelberg 45
#5 Ohio Northern 77, #4 Wilmington 63
#3 Baldwin-Wallace 68, #6 John Carroll 65
#2 Mt. Union 59, #7 Otterbein 56

Semifinals, Friday at Capital:
#3 B-WC vs. #2 MUC
#5 ONU vs. #1 Capital

#1 Capital 67, #5 ONU 59
#2 Mount Union 71, #3 Baldwin-Wallace 61

Championship game tomorrow:
#2 Mt. Union at #1 Capital

Lady Raiders get it done on the road...80-71.  Congrats to Coach Venet and the girls!  Rosa LaMattina is a player at point guard.  Hard to believe she's only a freshman.   

Suzy gets 'em back in the show

All-OAC team and individual awards announced (http://www.oac.org/documents/WBB2010All-OAC.pdf) (pdf):

POY: Kristen Richardson, Capital
FOY: Rosa LaMattina, Mt. Union
COY: Dixie Jeffers, Capital (I'm a little surprised at this one, no disrespect intended to Coach Jeffers!)

Quote from: David Collinge on November 29, 2009, 03:22:01 PM
I wish you success, but I'd caution you to not put too much stock in victories over Wooster and Hiram.

Can Mount fans get their hopes up yet?    ::)

Quote from: seventiesraider on March 07, 2010, 12:40:49 AM

Quote from: David Collinge on November 29, 2009, 03:22:01 PM
I wish you success, but I'd caution you to not put too much stock in victories over Wooster and Hiram.

Can Mount fans get their hopes up yet?    ::)

Wow...diggin' deep.  And Wooster and Hiram still suck. 
FWIW, I'm pulling hard for the Raiders, and hope they win it all, despite the fact that you were our bitter rivals back in my day.

Quote from: seventiesraider on March 07, 2010, 12:40:49 AM

Quote from: David Collinge on November 29, 2009, 03:22:01 PM
I wish you success, but I'd caution you to not put too much stock in victories over Wooster and Hiram.

Can Mount fans get their hopes up yet?    ::)

As a fan of the Lady Raiders I can say that they've officially exceeded my expectations.  I thought winning the OAC tourney was great.  When I researched W&J a little I figured they would beat them.  This last win is great for Coach Venet and the girls.  I thought next year and the year after would be their break out years considering they have only 1 senior and play a ton of freshmen/sophomores, but I'm not complaining!  I was a freshman Suzy's senior year and she was a joy to watch.  She's doing an excellent job of bringing that feeling back as a coach.  I hope she stays a long, long time.  She's a class act and a winner.  Good luck Raiders!

Well, I guess Pat called Messiah right as the team to underachieve and Suzy's girls came ready to play the whole game Now to Washington U in St Louis for a toughy but at least it's on the tube via the web,
I got to go with the  P_R_ Women. Nobody thinks they belong here so come out attacking and stay on 'em all ther way

Time for Suzy to come out as a coach that belongs here ever year  She can get these guys up so high it's amazing. This is Suzy's year, baby on her hip, she is focused

Lady Raiders were up 50-49 midway through the 2nd half, but Wash U is pulling away thanks to a barrage of turnovers by MUC.  I think MUC has only scored maybe 6 points in the last 8 minutes or something.

Well, poop.  Still, congratulations to the Raiders on an outstanding, breakthrough season!  :)

What a great run for Susy and the Lady Raiders

With absolutely no disrespect intended to the OAC Coach of the Year, the great Dixie Jeffers, I think D3hoops.com got it right when they selected MUC's Suzy Venet as the Great Lakes Region Coach of the Year.  Congratulations, Suzy! :)

 Yes, I think I can freely say that I think some folks were a bit "miffed" by the Coach of the Year award

Besides the name change to University of Mount Union, the college has launched a new website for all sports. Here is the link for Women's Basketball, http://athletics.mountunion.edu/sports/wbkb/index.

Mount will field only one senior this year, making the prospects for the next two years very exciting.

What?! It's not MUC anymore?  I don't think I'll ever get used to "UMU."  :)

Quote from: David Collinge on November 09, 2010, 11:54:46 AM
What?! It's not MUC anymore?  I don't think I'll ever get used to "UMU."  :)

I doubt you'll see even the Sports Information Director using anything but the previously despised NCCA abbr. MTU.   

The University of Mount Union wins their first women's basketball game. The first of many at this rate

Off to see MTU vs JCU. Report later.

John Carroll handed the Raider ladies their first loss. The Streaks were pretty much in command from the middle of the first half on. A lot of new talent of both sides should make for a tough all around conference this year

Purple Raiders finish 2010 at 10-1 with only a close loss to JCU to mare their record.

Kinda of insane to not see Capital even getting a vote in the Top 25

Not at all insane. Two "good losses" (Thomas More, Mount Union), one OK loss (Ohio Northern) and one bad loss (Otterbein). No signature wins. I'd vote for ONU before I voted for Capital.

Mount Union 65, Grove City 43 (Final); Raiders (13-2) outscore Grove City 41-12 in second half

Not complaining Pat, but after all the years of greatness I'd assume they'd get the kind of mindless votes that Mount and UWW in football no matter what the results.

BW is a good team. I'd vote for them and ONU first. There are actually some good teams in the second half of the standings as well, like JCU and Marrietta. Very even, tough league this year.

Hopefully the 22 point drubbing Mount Union handed Grove City will be compared to Dennison's  10 point victory when the next Top25 is put together. Mount-Denison have two common opponents I see, both with very lopsided victories for Mount

First of two Mount-BW meetings coming Monday night. Battle for the conference lead

Well I guess the regular season championship is pretty Baldwin-Wallace's to lose

I am not in the North, so no snow for me.  I decided to watch the first half of the Mount Union-John Carroll game.  The Jennings kid for John Carroll, I really like the way she plays.  She has size and is a good scorer.  She is the kind of player I think any team would love to have.

First Regional Rankings: http://www.d3blogs.com/d3hoops/category/ncaa-stuff/regional-rankings/

Mount-Musky games moved to Thursday.

If you look at common opponents it's a little hard to see Dennison at 2 and Mount Union totally unranked. Of course, straight up. MTU has three loses.

Quote from: seventiesraider on February 02, 2011, 07:31:38 PM
Mount-Musky games moved to Thursday.

If you look at common opponents it's a little hard to see Dennison at 2 and Mount Union totally unranked. Of course, straight up. MTU has three loses.

I don't know offhand how many common opponents Denison and Mt. Union have, but however many there are, Denison has beaten all of them.  I don't believe the NCAA looks at margin of victory, which I presume is your point. 

Mount-B Dubs go into today tied for the lead in the OAC and play teams with identical OAC records. Setting up an interesting game in Alliance on the 16th. Ohio Northern is still in the running and has a chance to be the spoiler with games against both in final weeks. Capital looks to be an also ran this year.

Quote from: David Collinge on February 02, 2011, 10:39:09 PM

Quote from: seventiesraider on February 02, 2011, 07:31:38 PM
Mount-Musky games moved to Thursday.

If you look at common opponents it's a little hard to see Dennison at 2 and Mount Union totally unranked. Of course, straight up. MTU has three loses.

I don't know offhand how many common opponents Denison and Mt. Union have, but however many there are, Denison has beaten all of them.  I don't believe the NCAA looks at margin of victory, which I presume is your point.  

I guess margin of victory is tougher in basketball than other sports. Teams this time of year are fine tuning and margins might not be relevant. Massey Ratings predicted Denison over Wooster by 30 and I think most people would have thought that was reasonable. 15 points was a little surprising, but across the board, defense doesn't seem to be in vogue on the ladies side of the NCAC this year.

Actually I think that given Denison's strength of schedule they are lucky to make the regional rankings at all. Seriously looking at the numbers, the Big Red is the only women's team in the NCAC this year who could be competitive against the OAC this season.

BTW-I found four common opponents. Mount was stronger against two, Denison stronger against one and one was a draw. Denison's close game against Grove City originally drew my attention as well as a close game against a very bad Heidelberg team.

Wow, STO broadcasts the Otterbein/JCU game. The battle of 7th place

Quote from: seventiesraider on February 05, 2011, 06:11:28 PMSeriously looking at the numbers, the Big Red is the only women's team in the NCAC this year who could be competitive against the OAC this season.

If by this you mean that Denison would be the only NCAC team who would have a chance at winning the OAC this year, I absolutely agree.  The OAC is and has always been a much stronger league than the NCAC.  How Denison would hold up playing the likes of Capital, MUC, Wilmington, etc. every few days is an open question.  The rest of the NCAC would be near the bottom of the standings.  Kenyon and Allegheny would win their share of games, and OWU's talent would get them a few wins here and there too.  But only Denison would be a threat night-in and night-out.  And Massey, at least, thinks they'd do okay, as DU is ranked higher than anyone in the OAC in his rankings right now, at #28 to B-WC's #33 and Mt. Union's #35.  And I believe those rankings take schedule difficulty into account (Denison's is #188, about the 43rd percentile of all D3 schools).

Although it's hard to tell from relatively weak competition, Denison appears to be peaking as the tournament approaches.  They only beat Wooster by 15 today, but they were in firm control throughout, and Wooster, while horrible, is improving.  But the Big Red wiped out a much better (but still mediocre) OWU team on Thursday by 30, and punished a fairly good Allegheny team last week by 20. 

I expect that Denison will meet up with the OAC champ in the first or second round, the way things stand now.  That should tell us a lot about how good Denison really is.

Just for giggles, here's how Massey would rank a reunited OAC/NCAC:
1.  Denison
2.  Baldwin-Wallace
3.  Mt. Union
4.  ONU
5.  Wilmington
6.  Capital
7.  JCU
8.  Kenyon
9.  Muskingum
10.  Otterbein
11. Allegheny (I think they are better than this)
12. Wittenberg
13. OWU
14. Hiram
15. Marietta
16. Oberlin
17. Heidelberg
18. Wooster

Couldn't agree more with everything you said. No doubt Denison is a very good team in a conference that isn't very strong this year. The next two week will decide Mount's conference play future and their placement in the tourney. Agreed that the 2-5 NCAC teams could win their share against some OAC teams as I think The Berg could hold down last in both conferences.

Looking forward to a game against an old rival in the early going. (Mother-in-law was a famed Big Red grad)

PS-I have to hand it to DU, undefeated in basketball is a tough thing no matter the league or competition. Everybody has a bad night or a lousy bus ride or a bad team meal.

So a Mt. Union guy from the 70s and a Wooster guy from the late 70s/early 80s are in complete agreement on something.  It just feels....weird.   ;)

Squash the Grapes!

There!  Now I feel better!  :D

Quote from: David Collinge on February 07, 2011, 12:16:59 AM
So a Mt. Union guy from the 70s and a Wooster guy from the late 70s/early 80s are in complete agreement on something.  It just feels....weird.   ;)

Squash the Grapes!

There!  Now I feel better!  :D

Now if we could just get a football game scheduled

Quote from: seventiesraider on February 08, 2011, 04:33:26 PM

Quote from: David Collinge on February 07, 2011, 12:16:59 AM
So a Mt. Union guy from the 70s and a Wooster guy from the late 70s/early 80s are in complete agreement on something.  It just feels....weird.   ;)

Squash the Grapes!

There!  Now I feel better!  :D

Now if we could just get a football game scheduled

Amen to that! I'd happily take the 60-point loss in exchange for rekindling that once-great rivalry.

Hopefully the football coaching announcement scheduled for tomorrow won't overshadow the ladies seeking revenge over 'Etta tonight

Mount Union ran rings around Maretta tonight 70-47. All 20 ladies saw a lot of playing time. Mount started very slow and scored 12 or less in the first ten minutes.

AND.............wait for it.................BDubs loses to JCU. Meaning the conference season title is Mount's to lose.

It's not over yet in the OAC. Mount still has Ohio Northern before the BWC showdown and then finishes with Heidelberg. BW has Capital, Ohio Northern and Mount.

The Mount team that played the second half last night could beat anybody

Mount over ONU and Bdubs over Capital sets up a showdown in Alliance Wednesday for the regular season title. Mount is a game ahead and riding a 6 game winning streak.

If Mount Union wins out this week, here's hoping they get a  little more respect in the Top 25

Week 3 Regional Rankings are out: http://www.d3blogs.com/d3hoops/2011/02/16/ncaa-2011-regional-rankings-week-3/

Mount Union - 2010-2011 OAC Regular Season Champions - Season ending game at Mount Saturday vs Heidelberg.

OAC Tourney starts Tuesday night at Mount vs Otterbein

Congratulations to Mount Union coach Suzy Venet for winning the OAC regular season as a player and now as a coach.

Final Regional Rankings before Selection Sunday: http://www.d3blogs.com/d3hoops/category/ncaa-stuff/regional-rankings/

I guess Mount needs to wins the OAC tourney

Semifinals:
Mt. Union 79, Capital 55
John Carroll 71, Ohio Northern 70

Mt. Union will host JCU on Saturday for the championship.

When a women's #7 seed makes an unexpected run at a championship, do we call them a Prince Charming? ???

Was at the first meeting of Mount and JCU, and the Raiders came out slow, fell behind and never caught up. Personally, I was hoping to see Ohio Northern again. It will be a tough game Saturday

Just a reminder that today's championship game is at 3:00 PM in Alliance. With the Track and Field and Wrestling on the same weekend, they are stretching resources and fans a little thin

Quote from: David Collinge on February 24, 2011, 09:14:30 PM
When a women's #7 seed makes an unexpected run at a championship, do we call them a Prince Charming? ???

Nice... I like that. 

Can't wait to see the ladies in the championship.  First road trip the band's ever taken for a ladies playoff game...

UMU leads 43-34 at the half.

UPDATE: JCU roars back to take the lead with 11:27 left, and now leads 65-63 with 8:06 remaining.
UPDATE: An 11-2 run put UMU back on top by 7, but JCU answered with a 9-2 run to tie it up at 76.  Just inside 3:00 to play, and we're knotted up 78-78.
UPDATE: Two free throws, a steal, and a trey give UMU an 83-78 lead, 2:19.
UPDATE: JCU answers with a three and a quick timeout.  83-81, 2:07.  Mount scores out of the timeout, 85-81, 1:28 left.
UPDATE: Mount has been dominating the glass of late, using this strength to get putbacks and free throws.  Raiders looking to close it out with 87-82 lead at 0:29.
UPDATE: Mount wins, 92-84.  Rosa LaMattina made five free throws in the final 0:24 to seal the win and tourney title for the 25-3 Raiders.

John Carroll played hard but only had 8 ladies see floor time. They paid for it during the stretch run. Mount played 13-14, and subbed every time the clock stopped. Number 3 for JCU played a hell of a game, but was so exhausted in the final two minutes that she put up a three point shot that never got within 3 feet of the rim. (Nobody should play 39 minutes)

Rosa LaMattina, Amanda Rose and Cory Wiedt starred for a Mount Union team that came to Run, Gun and have some Fun.

JCU-Fan-You guys were very good. Thanks for playing our fight song (whether you knew it or not)

OAC All-Tourney Team:

Ohio Northern: Jeanne Bockey
Capital: Hilary Kuhns
John Carroll: Missy Spahar and Lee Jennings
Mount Union: Rosa LaMattina

MVP- Mount Union's Cory Wiedt who lead Mount in scoring in the final game

Nice to see over a thousand pack the MAAC for the final.

In all fairness, based on a herculean performance in the final game, Lee Jennings could easily have been the MVP.

Hard to put any single player in the spotlight for Mounr. In the quarterfinal game, Rosa LaMattina and Katie Crider led scorers, semis it was Amanda Rose and Cory Wiedt and Finals it was Rosa and Cory.

If mount is actually in the bracket that D3Hoops predicted, it's gonna be a fight from game one. Calvin, Denison, Hope and Thomas More

OAC All-Conference team and special awards announced (http://www.oac.org/htdocs/Releases/WBB2011All-OAC.pdf) (pdf).

Coach of the Year: Suzy Venet, Mt. Union
Player of the Year: Amanda Schroeder, Baldwin-Wallace
Freshman of the Year: Missy Spahar, John Carroll

Congratulations to all the award winners!

Quote from: seventiesraider on February 26, 2011, 10:06:49 PM

JCU-Fan-You guys were very good. Thanks for playing our fight song (whether you knew it or not)

What's the Mt. Union fight song?  There's a song that the Mt. Union band was playing often.... that's not the Mt. Union fight song?

It was fun playing back and forth with the Mt. Union band.  They've got an excellent brass section.  A very good sound.

Quote from: jcu_fan on February 28, 2011, 03:05:11 PM

What's the Mt. Union fight song? They've got an excellent brass section.  A very good sound.

http://www.mtunionfootball.com/sounds/fightsong.mp3

I think if you looked closely it was a Pep/alumni/faculty band. What people won't do to keep from spending 7 bucks at the gate  ;D

How about that first-round match: the Stagg Bowl, played by women in shorts! :D

Quote from: seventiesraider on February 28, 2011, 03:11:06 PM

I think if you looked closely it was a Pep/alumni/faculty band. What people won't do to keep from spending 7 bucks at the gate  ;D

That's what I thought.  Yeah, that wasn't us playing that song.  Trust me, after hearing after every Mt. Union touchdown for the last 15 years, I am SICK of that song...   ;)

I like Mount Union's chances tonight at Thomas More. Massey ranks MT 10th in power, TM 17th, MT 52nd in SofS and TM 132. Mount 12th in offense TM 58th

Go Ladies

Time for a new season tomorrow night

I just wanted to pop in and say congrats to Heidelberg for their big victory over Emmanuel in the EC Saints Invitational.   I attended that game today.   Heidelberg came back from down 20 with 4:07 remaining in the first half to defeat a talented but very young Emmanuel squad, 70-69.  Emmanuel was playing their first game of the season, and is the defending Great Northeast Athletic Conference champion.

Just a few notes from the Boston area, where I live--

(1)  One of the Heidelberg starters this season is #32 Megan Miller, who played at Owens Community College in the Ohio JUCO circuit last season.  Miller had 15 pts and 7 rebounds in the victory at Emmanuel today.

(2)  On the bench for Heidelberg this season is #52 Molly Schriber, who is also known as the goalkeeper on the Heidelberg women's soccer team.  Schriber had 5 pts today and got a technical foul late in the second half for roughing up one of the Emmanuel rookies.

Heidelberg plays #4 William Paterson on Sunday in the championship game at Emmanuel, but I will be at Brandeis at that hour to see Brandeis take on #16 Colby.   

Mount Union off to a 3-0 non-conference start. Look to move up a couple in the Top 25

Mount at home on Black Friday at 5

Mount double monkey stomp over Allegheny

Hopefully, the Lady Raiders can win the OAC title, but the race for the 2011-12 season has been a competive one! :)

 Interesting that this year when the Lady Raiders are struggling to beat teams like BW they are ranked 2nd yet last year when they lost on a last second Hail Mary to the eventual champs they were 8th. Guessing because this year they beat IW

and having said that the Purples drop a road game to Capital by 1

If anyone interested, Ohio Northern will be featured on Hoopsville tonight. Show starts at 7 PM EST at www.d3hoopsville.com (http://www.d3hoopsville.com).

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We've released our list of All-Americans. Congratulations to Cenzie Yoder, who is the first women's All-American for us from Ohio Northern.

http://www.d3hoops.com/notables/2013/03/womens-all-americans

My alma matter, ONU, graduated some great players, Jordan Kimes specifically. Any news on what this year's teams look like in the  OAC?

LadyBear -- I moved this over here into the OAC board.

Hoopsville (http://www.d3hoopsville.com) returns to the air after the holidays with plenty to talk about. Dave McHugh talks with coaches whose teams made some statements over the holidays. They include Wartburg and Capital women's programs along with the No. 17 Susquehanna men's program. You will also hear from a few coaches at this year's D3hoops.com Classic (http://www.d3hoops.com/classic/index).

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Guests include (in order):
- Bob Amsberry, Wartburg women's coach
- Dixie Jeffers, Capital's women's coach
- Frank Marcinek, No. 17 Susquehanna's men's coach

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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/

The final days of the regular season are here. Results of games across the country are affecting other teams not even playing. How will it all shake out and how does one result affect another?

Thursday night on Hoopsville (http://www.d3hoopsville.com), Dave McHugh gives you the insight you need to know how the NCAA Tournament brackets are already taking shape. Dave will talk to many coaches around the country who are looking to lock up automatic bids, securing at-large opportunities, or knowingly playing for the postseason lives. Dave will even make sure you better understand the selection criteria and how something like the Strength of Schedule helps or hurts teams.

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- Fred Richter, DeSales women's coach
- Warren Caruso, Husson men's coach
- Zach Frilen, No. 15 Lancaster Bible men's coach
- Todd Raridon, No. 11 North Central (Ill.) men's coach
- Marcus Kahn (Mary Washington) or Andy Sachs (Salisbury), CAC men's semifinal winner
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The Division III basketball season is back from the holiday "break" - though not much of a break for many of the teams - and with the start of the 2017 part of the schedule comes plenty to talk about. Upsets in the men's Top 25 and the shocking news at out UW-Stevens Point.

Thursday night on Hoopsville (http://www.d3hoopsville.com), Dave McHugh tries to get everything wrapped up in the discarded Christmas wrapping left behind. Bob Semling suspended, Geneseo women deal with another tragedy, Top 25 teams sputtering as conference season heats up, and teams trying to make an impact from under the radar.\

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- Daley Ryman, Sports Director, NewsChannel 7 (WSAW) - UWSP Suspensions
- Cheri Harrer, Baldwin Wallace women's coach
- Scott Hemer, SUNY Geneseo women's coach
- Chad Dickman, Hood men's coach
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All of the sudden the month of January is coming to a close! It wasn't that long ago we were watching how teams would perform during holiday tournaments and after long breaks. Now, we are wondering how most teams will weather the second half of conference play.

Thursday night on Hoopsville (http://www.d3hoopsville.com), Dave tries to take the temperature of Division III basketball. Just how good are the teams nationally ranked and near the top of some conference? Are there teams lurking who are about to emerge and disrupt things?

Of course the focus on this show will primarily be the East, Mid-Atlantic, Great Lakes, and West Regions, but there is still plenty to talk about nationwide including the common theme: upsets and parity.

Guests will include a coach who won his 400th on Wednesday, three nationally ranked teams, and seven total losses.

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I am interested in the scheduling of the Fred Raizk Memorial Tournament that Wilmington College is hosting on Dec. 20 and Dec. 21.  Because of an alcohol-related incident, St Norbert is no longer competing in this year's Fred Raizk tournament.  This leaves Wilmington, Earlham, and Chicago as the remaining three teams.  I am waiting to see how Wilmington will schedule this tournament setup.  Thanks.

I hear a plan has been set for the tournament, but I am not at liberty to disclose it. They will announce it at 3pm ET.

New schedule for Fred Raizk Memorial Tournament--

All tip times Eastern

Tuesday, December 19-- Wilmington v Earlham-- 7 PM
Wednesday, December 20-- Chicago v Earlham-- 6 PM
Thursday, December 21-- Wilmington v Chicago-- 1 PM

Women's first regional rankings of the season are out: http://www.d3hoops.com/notables/2018/02/women-regional-rankings-first

New women's regional rankings: http://www.d3hoops.com/notables/2018/02/women-regional-rankings-second

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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It is down to the final week of the regular season. It is now or never. Win the conference tournament, earn the automatic qualifier, and a team will be playing in March. Don't win it and either hold out hope for an at-large selection or the season is over.

The season continues or ends on the bounce of a ball from here on out.

So who may be in jeopardy and who is sitting pretty? On Thursday's edition of Hoopsville (http://www.d3hoopsville.com), we start to read the tea leaves while also chatting with teams who are hoping to punch their ticket for the Road to Salem or Rochester themselves. Plus, we get a preview of what could be a fascinating weekend of NESCAC tournament action at Amherst.

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Guests include (in order of appearance):
- Steve Schulman, Lehman men's coach
- Matt Ducharme, UMass-Dartmouth women's coach
- Jamie Purdy, Piedmont women's coach
- Grey Giovanine, No. 9 Augustana men's coach
- Michele Durand, No. 24 Ohio Northern women's coach (WBCA Center Court)
- Howard Herman, Berkshire Eagle writer (NESCAC tournaments preview)

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The 2019-20 season started a month ago. Already there has been plenty to talk about with still three months of regular season basketball to be played. And just as things got rolling on the court, now is also a time when we see things slow down for finals and the holiday break.

On Monday's special edition of Hoopsville (http://www.d3hoopsville.com), Dave chats with a few teams who are off to pretty good starts in the opening month. Some maybe surprising and others with still plenty of questions to be asked.

How good is Baldwin Wallace women and how hard with the OAC be this season? Are the Edgewood women as good as their incredible 9-0 start leads one to believe? And Whitworth men technically have a new coach at the helm, but is this the same Pirates program we've gotten used to over the years?

Plus, we react to what should be brand new men's and women's Top 25 polls.

Guests Schedule (order subject to change):
- Cheri Harrer, No. 20 Baldwin Wallace women's coach
- Chaia Huff, Edgewood women's head coach
- Damion Jablonski, No. 20 Whitworth men's coach
- Bob Quillman, Top 25 Double-Take

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The second week Regional Rankings are out: https://www.d3hoops.com/notables/2020/02/women-regional-rankings-second

Women's third regional rankings are out: https://www.d3hoops.com/notables/2020/02/women-regional-rankings-third

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The race for conference championships and automatic bids to the NCAA tournaments is nearly at it's peak. In less than 72 hours, we will know who have punched their tickets to the 'dance' and who sits on the edge of their seat hoping to keep playing in March.

Thursday night on Hoopsville, we not only recap what has already happened in conference tournaments across Division III, but we also look ahead at what should be an exciting final weekend of the regular season. Conference champions crowned, upsets, and those who's hopes to still playing will see their bubbles burst.

We also talk to both national committee chairs about the work left ahead of them, what they hope people understand about the process, and how they see bracketing coming together. Plus, we look ahead at the second annual Beyond Sports & WBCA Division III Women's All-Star Game and championship weekend.

Guests Schedule (order subject to change):
- Dixie Jeffers, Capital women's coach (WBCA Center Court)
- Karin Harvey, Montclair State women's coach & DIII Women's National Committee Chair
- Sam Atkinson, Gallaudet Assoc. Dir. of Communications & DIII Men's National Committee Chair

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7pm game Friday - B-W @ Hope - quick comparison:

B-W beat Trine 58-46 (@ B-W) back on Dec 18

Offense	% 2pt	% 3pt	% FT
B-W	46.8	34.6	77.1
Hope	49.8	29.8	67.8
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Defense	% 2pt	% 3pt
B-W	41	27.6
Hope	33	26.2
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Rebounding	Team	Opp	Margin
B-W	37.3	33.8	3.5
Hope	41.7	31	10.7
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Scoring	Team	Opp	Margin
B-W	71.5	55.2	16.3
Hope	75.7	42.3	33.4
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3 point shooting	Made/game
B-W	8.6
Hope	6.4
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Ball Control	Stl/game	TO/Game	OppTO/Game
B-W	10	13.4	17.3
Hope	15.5	14.3	25.5
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Ball Control	Asst/game	A/TO	Blks/game
B-W	12.8	0.96	3.1
Hope	15.1	1.06	4.3
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	vRRO	In-Div SOS	Massey Predicts
B-W	6 - 2	0.579	53
Hope	6 - 0	0.557	62

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And with that, the 2019-20 seasons have come to a sudden end.

What a week it has been in college basketball. Exactly a week ago, as we hit the air, the first signs that COVID-19 was going to impact the NCAA Tournaments was seen. Since then, it has been a whirlwind.  

Tonight on Hoopsville, we try and make sense of one of the stranger finishes in history for NCAA events. What started with isolated closings of gyms for games ends a week later in all games being called off through the rest of the academic year.

We will chat with those who were preparing for games on Friday and hear their reactions to the seasons coming to a close so quickly.

Guests Schedule (order subject to change):
- Michelle Ferenze, No. 10 Whitman women's coach
- John Krikorian, Christopher Newport men's coach
- Cheri Harrer, No. 9 Baldwin Wallace women's coach

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To the John Carroll family ... my thoughts are with you all. The department has a good one in Chris Wenzler. They know that. While I am optimistic for a miracle, I also know the reality of things.

Chris is one of the good guys ... and cancer f---king sucks: https://www.facebook.com/christopher.wenzler/posts/10101001638415771

We had another midday edition of Hoopsville on Monday. Great show with plenty of DIII chat, but also insightful conversations with each of our guests.

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The basketball season is now fully into February and with conference tournaments looming, teams continue to ready themselves for the stretch run.

On Monday's Hoopsville, we chatted with several teams who are leading their conference races and making national headlines in the meantime. Plus, we look ahead at what will be ever-changing Top 25 polls. There is always plenty of upsets, close games, amazing feats, and surprising results to talk about in Division III.

Reminder, Monday shows' guests primarily come from Regions 1 & 2, 4, 6, and 8.

Guests included:
- Brian Baptiste, UMass-Dartmouth men's coach
- John Krikorian, No. 4 Christopher Newport men's coach
- Dixie Jeffers, former Capital women's coach & interim AD
- Mandy King, Kean women's coach
- Olivia Lett, Millikin women's coach

Watch the show here: www.d3hoops.com/hoopsville/archives/2021-22/feb7

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soooooooo........... Screw BW, am I right? Streak up!!

Marietta opens up their 2023-24 slate with an exhibition at Ohio University. Also saw that Muskingum will take on Kent State in another MAC-OAC matchup. We've seen these frequently on the men's side before, but nice to see some big-time exhibitions for OAC women's teams too.

WOW! ... A whole lot of cobwebs here!  I feel like Indiana Jones ... LOL!!!

I had the chance to see Baldwin Wallace v. UW Oshkosh in the Elite 8 game last night (my first time seeing either team). UWO led wire-to-wire, opened up a big lead, but allowed BW to claw back to 3 points (with possession) in the last minute or two. A very good game.

The biggest surprise to me was BW's coaching (or maybe lack thereof). For a coach with 700+ wins, there wasn't a single moment where you felt BW had a coaching advantage. Twice they played for the final shot in the quarter — each time one player held the ball at midcourt into the last five seconds, and then threw up a bad NBA 3-point shot. 35 years of coaching and that's the best you've got?  And I imagine it's kinda easy to roll through average competition without challenging for rebounds, but when you're behind ten in the first five minutes, you kinda need to challenge for the ball a little. Very disappointing for the BW crowd as they watched some cold shooting lead to conceding a 15 point lead. Just my two cents, now I'll go back to the football boards.

I think I've been lower on Baldwin Wallace all year than most, as they have won soooo many single digit, close, games. I've been trying to figure out why--FT shooting isn't elite. They aren't elite at taking care of the ball.

But watching all of their tournament games, I've been extremely impressed at the subtle things Harrer schemes up (quick 3 for Ressler against OWU being one of them). It's absolutely a reason they won almost every small digit game this year.  (Players are very good too, but there are a handful of teams with very good players that didn't have the same sparkling record in narrow games that BW did this year).

And I'm pretty sure getting outcoached by Fischer is not a knock against a coach!

Fair comments. Like I said, my first time seeing either, and no dog in the fight. I happened to be sitting nearer the BW parents, so I absorbed some of their mood.