Quote from: iwu70 on December 15, 2025, 01:54:54 PMIWU played poorly, stupidly at Elmhurst.

IWU'70

After that final sequence, my wife is like "why didn't they just lob it in to Noah?" I can only shrug on that one. There's a reason I'm not a coach (several reasons), but gosh (using nice language) I would've drawn up a play to get it into Noah's hands.

...and that total rookie technical...

Quote from: iwu70 on December 15, 2025, 01:47:53 PMThis rotation currently has four freshmen playing key roles.  Robinson's game at Elmhurst a very welcome development.

Robinson's break-out game was VERY welcome on a team that lost so much fire power from last year. Freshmen King and Sears getting some floor time too. It's slow improvement...but it's improvement.

Q reports that Leah Palmer will join the Titans next semester. She was a freshman red shirt for D2 Lewis last year and not on the roster this year. She's Kate Palmer's sister and had a notable high school career. No clue what shape she's in being out for a year and a half.

Went to the Titan game yesterday. Freshman Lucy Hynes had a boot on each foot. That has to be dangerous walking on ice.

IWU70, that's my understanding too. Unfortunately, I have to drive in from Lexington, and the roads are getting bad. I'm stuck with watching online. Oh well, I'll cry into my green beer.

Concerning the injured Titans, I can definitely see Hynes and Sears getting into the rotation once the recover.

To echo IWU77, a tough loss to Whitewater, but a super game to watch. UWW lost their top scorer from last year, but retained a solid core. UWW Junior Mia Gillis really stepped up and is becoming a dominant force. Coach Smith's change in strategy is pretty evident now. Heavy reliance on battling in the paint with her bigs. I think this will improve once 6'2" Sears recovers from injury.

Quote from: Gregory Sager on November 15, 2025, 05:16:57 PMCI'll bet that nobody wishes the Manitowoc-to-Ludington ferry was still operating in November than Steve D.

The legend lives on from the Chippewa on down...

I went to the Texas Trinity/ IL Wesleyan game this morning. The teams are similar in that there was a ton of rotation and heavy reliance on freshmen. They're trying to find the secret sauce for this year. Titans got out to a 10 point lead and maintained that for the majority of the game winning 63 to 73. As IWU70 mentioned, 6 players injured, not playing, including senior L. Mulham and freshmen Sears and Hynes. I mention them because they're very likely to be part of the future rotation. They'll play Whitewater tomorrow. Freshmen Asia Kobylarczyk (9 points )and Caitlin Leyden (8 points) had a ton of minutes and played with confidence. FYI, Asia is pronounced "asha", rhymes with "tasha"

This one wasn't expected to be close, but fun to watch and get an idea of what the Titans will look like this year. Bardic, L. Mahlum, Meyers injured. Starters: White, Balli, Epps, Lipic and mystery freshman, Robinson. (Mystery, because she had minimal stats out of high school). Everyone got into the rotation. Titans ended the game with 46 points, ISU 89. White, high score with 12, but freshman Lucy Hynes with 10, all in the 2nd half. Robinson, 7 pts and Lam, zero. My opinion, Robinson might beat out Lam for the starting point guard position.

The Titan roster is up. Owan Nelson and Alex Maas dropping off. Seven new-comers. If I could wave my magic wand and ask for the ideal recruiting class, this would be it. At the end of last season, I would've said we have four lock-in starters for this season. Now I'm down to one (Colak). Funk and Fridman are truly going to have to come into practice and bring their A game. Yeah, Fridman.

The Titan roster is up. Mackenzie Huber and Sophia Feeney dropping off the list. Feeney is in the middle of volleyball season, so I don't know if she'll be joining later or not.

Thank goodness. Only two recruits last year. Gotta love the size. Robinson from Archbishop Mitty CA has an interesting story. She was never a starter and has little in terms of stats. But, according to what I've read, she was on powerhouse team that produced a bunch of DI athletes over the years, so she's used to a high level of play. Obviously good enough to be on the team, but just not a starter. According to the news article, Mia interviewed her in person, so she must've liked something about her play. Going to be fun to see how this evolves.

Got to cheer for Elyce Knudsen and the ISU Redbirds today. Elyce poured in 23 points in a win over WesteRN in the WNIT.

A tough one to sit through.  They were outplayed in every phase of the game.  On top of that, I was watching the guys on my phone blow a 15 point lead. But now I can focus on gardening,  fishing and making notes on next year's recruits. If I  can separate myself from the emotion long enough,  a very exciting and satisfying season.