Well, my last question just became quite clear...
Hannah is his first hire.

I sure as hell hope someone left from the staff or the AD himself is staying in touch with these kids that are already on the team as well as those that were planning to attend as freshmen.

Not the time for radio silence, it is the time for ongoing communication with the players & to get them involved in the interview process.

Hannah was front & center at Ben's introduction ceremony this afternoon at Lafayette.
Let the guessing begin...is she about to be his first hire or just there out of respect & to wish him well?

The Royal administration needs to do another fantastic job of bringing in the next Ben.

Thanks for the vote of confidence but I'll pass.
It's all yours.
God bless.

While the UofS athletic department begins to get ready for interviews regarding the women's opening, this may be the right time to consider conversations around finding a new men's coach capable of having similar success.

The current program is stale, predictable and boring.

How true...I think those of us that follow the Lady Royals closely knew this day was near.
All we can do is thank him for doing such a phenomenal job leading these young women & doing it with total class along the way.
Few coaches leave such a positive impact in all the ways he has...we are so much better off by having had him & his staff for the past 4 years.
Thanks Ben & all the very best at Lafayette.
They got a great one.

At various towns & cities throughout the Landmark Conference...9 women's basketball coaches are smiling & breathing a sigh of relief.

The Royals might as well join the Patriot League since they keep losing coaches to them.

Regarding former Lady Royal coaches...

*Mike Strong...put us on the map with countless deep runs but when he left, it was time.

*Deanna Klingman...just allowed 1 year & then the changing of an entirely new athletic administration & she was was gone.

*Trevor...great job in his 4 years culminating with a Lady Royal Final Four.
Left for Bucknell & its been rocky to say the least.

*Nick DiPillo...3 winning seasons but the guy didn't recruit to save his life.
Attracted by the bright lights of D1.
Good riddance.

Ben...great guy, fantastic coach, tireless recruiter...always calm & prepared.
This one stings but I wish him all the best & many thanks for the classy way he ran the program.

Hate to say I called this one & absolutely wish I was wrong.
Good for him but this sucks.
Just wish he stayed one more year to get this senior class through.
FFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFF*****************#######################KKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKK

Interesting....
Moravian hires an Asst. Coach at Denison to replace Coach Spirk.
Hoping to catch some of that Big Red mojo? 
Her first home game in Nov. will be against.......
You guessed it, the UofS.

Absolutely.
One tough competitor.

Well, since this fantastic season has now officially come to a close...I took a look at the points, rebounds, & assists we'll be losing based on the graduations of Kaci, Jenna, & Kaeli.

Regarding points...we're going from 2,613 scored this year minus 820 scored by the three seniors (1,793).
That leaves the Lady Royals with 68.6% of their scoring returning or another way to look at it, they are losing 32.4% of this seasons points.

Points...

Kaci-584
Kaeli-184
Jenna-52
Total-820


Assists...

Kaci-40
Kaeli-129
Jenna-97
Total: 266 to make up.

Rebounds...

Kaci-183
Kaeli-208
Jenna-65
Total: 456 to recover

Not factored in these numbers is the unbelievable defensive tenacity, overall determination & absolute toughness these young ladies brought each & every game.

In order to have a similar outcome next year Ben & his staff may need some smoke & mirrors but there is one heck of a nucleus returning inclusive of starters & many that received good minutes throughout the year not to mention an incoming group of freshmen bringing in some great stats of their own.

Fantastic season by everyone...all the very best to our seniors & thanks for the memories of another year
of championship Lady Royal basketball.   

Another fantastic season by the Lady Royals & for that...congratulations!!

As for the game itself, credit to Denison as they seemed to speed up Scranton at times & in doing so, shots were uncharacteristically rushed & missed.

Seemed that Denison's length almost made the ladies feel as though once they had any degree of daylight...shoot.

I'll be interested in Ben's assessment & thoughts.

Regardless, although it's human nature to remember the game that hurts...this group of young women were an absolute joy to watch & to see them develop & mature throughout the year & their careers.

This will sting a while but the great thing is kids are resilient & there is a fantastic core of young women that will be back to lead the charge next season.

Heads high, relax a bit & we'll be there for you again during your run next season.

Seniors...thanks for all the great memories. 

The Eagle has landed. 

What a game!

Too bad the LAX team has to leave this morning for a match Sat. at Goucher.
If I were the AD I'd have called Goucher's AD & asked for their match to be moved to Sunday & kept them in Salem for Sat's. championship.

Our daughter was one person coming out of this game a winner either way...
Undergrad degree from the UofS & MA. from NYU.
Can't wait to see their next quarterly mentioning this game. 

Like 2 heavyweights going at it round for round.

Survive & advance baby!

Heard the entire mens LAX team showed up tonight. 

Well done ladies!!