University Athletic Association

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UAA Rookie update

January 15, 2018

Overall

Scoring

1.). Emily Todd, Case-- 9.2 ppg, 13.5 points per 40.
2.). Camila Casanueva, Brandeis-- 7.5 ppg, 17.2 points per 40.
2.). Emma Cain, Case-- 7.5 ppg, 12.7 points per 40.
4.). Marissa Igunbor, Chicago-- 7.3 ppg, 15.9 points per 40.
5.). Jillian Petrie, Brandeis-- 7.2 ppg, 13.9 points per 40.

Rebounding

1.). Blair Ripley, Emory-- 5.1 RPG
2.). Emma Cain, Case-- 4.3 RPG
3.). Marissa Igunbor, Chicago-- 4.1 RPG
4.). Rebecca Rowlands, Case-- 3.9 RPG
5.). Jillian Petrie, Brandeis-- 3.8 RPG

Assists

1.). Camila Casanueva, Brandeis-- 2.5 APG
2.). Reiko Johnson, NYU-- 1.5 APG
3.). Jasmine Floyd, Case-- 1.4 APG
4.). Katherine Puda, Brandeis-- 1.3 APG
5.). Gillian Mair, Rochester-- 1.1 APG
5.). Emily Todd, Case-- 1.1 APG

Steals

1.). Marissa Igunbor, Chicago-- 1.7 SPG
2.). Emma Cain, Case-- 1.2 SPG
3.). Camila Casanueva, Brandeis-- 1.0 SPG
3.). Jillian Petrie, Brandeis-- 1.0 SPG

Blocks

Blair Ripley, Emory-- 1.1 BPG

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Other notes from Friday--

Congrats to Lauren Deming on joining the Rochester 1,000 point club.

Rochester started Friday night's game vs Case on a 27-0 run that put the game away early.  Rochester led 31-2 at the end of the first quarter.

Injury update-- Sunday

Cassidy Fontana of NYU only played 21 seconds of the game vs Wash U before hitting her forehead hard on the court and leaving the game with an injury.

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Riley056 posted Massey ratings for the men, so I will do so for the women

Massey UAA ratings

Rochester #11
Chicago #12
Wash U #26
Brandeis #63
Carnegie Mellon #91
NYU #113
Emory #148
Case #221

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Starting this week, I will use the UAA's official title that they use to honor their best competitors of the week.

This week's UAA Women's Basketball Athlete of the Week for games played on January 12 and 14 is Madeline Homoly of Wash U. 

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As Wash U goes on the road--

A list of UAA head coaches who have defeated Wash U at the Field House in UAA player, and the number of times done since the UAA was founded:

Jim Scheible, Rochester-- 3 times
Aaron Roussell, Chicago-- 2 times (now head coach at Bucknell)
Carol Simon, Brandeis-- 2 times
Janice Quinn, NYU-- 2 times (retired from coaching, now Senior Associate Athletic Director at NYU)
Lauren Hall-Gregory, NYU-- once
Carissa Sain-Knoche, Chicago-- once (was assistant under coach Roussell the other 2 times)
Gerri Seidl, Carnegie Mellon-- once (retired from coaching)
Nancy Funk, Johns Hopkins-- once (retired from coaching)

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Noontime Sports New England Women's Basketball Top 10-- January 16, 2018

1.). Amherst
2.)  Bowdoin
3.). Tufts
4.). UMass-Dartmouth
5.). Roger Williams
6.). Conn College
7.). Middlebury
8.). U New England
9.). UMass-Boston
10.) Brandeis

On the Rise:  Babson, Castleton, MIT, St Joe's (Maine), Smith, Springfield, Williams, WPI

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Number of wins still needed to reach the .500 or better checkpoint and eligibility for ECAC selection among the teams that currently regularly declare for ECACs:

11 games remaining

Brandeis-- 3
Carnegie Mellon (reigning ECAC Champion)-- 4
NYU-- 5

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NYU has announced that Angela Vicari, the captain of the 2000-2001 NYU women's basketball team, and now a prominent lawyer in New York City, will be inducted into this year's NYU Athletics Hall of Fame:

Gonyuathletics.com/news/2018/1/17/violet-booster-club-2018-nyuathletics-hall-of-fame-class-announced.aspx

Congrats on the honor.  Vicari and her teammates formed a great NYU team.  I listened to D3HoopsNet's full audio replay (with Gordon Mann and Ray Martel on the call) of Dari Magyar's "Miracle in Manhattan" game in which NYU beat Wash U on Feb. 2, 2001, the morning after the game, as I was at Auerbach Arena, watching Brandeis lose to Chicago that day.  (Brandeis did not win many games that season!). I had thought that with Wash U dominating the competition (their 81 game winning streak had just been snapped by Fontbonne, but the Bears were still winning UAA games a la UConn by at least 30 to 40 points a contest, at least...), Wash U was unstoppable in the UAA.  When Brandeis coach Carol Simon broke the news that NYU had won, I was shocked.  Wash U had crushed NYU by 35 in the first meeting in St. Louis that season.

A few weeks later, I cheered on Emmanuel in the NCAA tournament. Emmanuel was the best team in New England that year, and was captained by a player from my hometown. (She now coaches high school basketball in my area). I travelled to NYU to watch the Saints defeat the Violets in overtime at Coles Center in the Elite Eight.  Practically every d3 fan was expecting a Wash U/NYU Round 3 in Danbury, CT at the start of the weekend. 

I actually listened to Gordon Mann's call of Dari Magyar's shot this morning-- it is still that iconic to me, to this very day...

d3hoops.com/notables/2001/02/magyars-miracle-in-manhattan

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A quick report on the weekend coming up:

1.). Wash U has had great success on previous road trips to Case and Carnegie Mellon.  The last Wash U loss on this road swing was in the 2012-13 season, when Wash U lost at Case Western by 4 points.  To date, this is the only lifetime win for Case against Wash U.  Wash U will also be carrying a 49 game win streak vs Carnegie Mellon into the weekend.

2.). Chicago last swept this road trip vs Case and Carnegie Mellon in the 2014-15 season.  The Maroons have split the trip 1-1 the previous two seasons, losing at Carnegie Mellon in the 2015-16 season, and losing at Case Western last season.

3.). Rochester split the road trip at NYU and Brandeis last season, losing at NYU.  Rochester last swept this road weekend in the 2015-16 season.  However, the Yellowjackets have only swept this road series 3 times since 2006-07, 2 of those times came in the 2008-09 and 2011-12 seasons.

4.). Emory has not won a game at NYU or Brandeis since the 2012-13 season when the Eagles won the UAA and went to the sweet 16 of the NCAAs.  However, Emory has been very competitive on this road swing the past 2 seasons, only losing these games by single digits.

Key games to focus for neutral UAA watchers:

1.). Rochester's games at Brandeis and NYU.
2.). Carnegie Mellon's home slate vs Chicago and Wash U.

To recap the records over the past 4 seasons--

1.). Wash U went 8-0 on the Case/Carnegie Mellon trip.
2.). Chicago went 6-2 on the Case/Carnegie Mellon trip.
3.). Rochester went 4-4 on the Brandeis/NYU trip.
4.). Emory went 0-8 on the Brandeis/NYU trip.

I will be at Auerbach Arena at Brandeis watching my Judges take on Rochester and Emory.  With the New England Patriots playing Sunday, I will not have a ride home from Brandeis after the Emory game-- I will have to go home by commuter rail or Uber/Lyft.  The person who usually drives me to the games is going to Gillette Stadium to watch the Patriots Sunday afternoon, but he has volunteered to compensate me for my Lyft ride home from Brandeis so that I am not stuck watching the Emory games on-line on Sunday.

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All of the road teams swept the Friday night doubleheaders this evening on both the women's and men's sides.  I don't recall the last time this happened.

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Some other interesting stuff from Friday:

1.). Kaitlyn Read of NYU scored her 1,500th career point, and comes into Sunday's game vs Rochester 5th on NYU's all-time scoring list with 1517 career points.

2.). Hillary Hellman of CWRU (Case) became the 15th player to join Case's 1000 point club on the women's side.

3.). Carnegie Mellon freshman Kylie Huffman returned to the court for the first time since November 29, 2017, and collected 6 rebounds in 10 min of action.  She was among the rookie rebounding leaders in the UAA before her undisclosed injury/illness that caused her to miss significant game action.

4.). In Friday night's game vs Carnegie Mellon, Olariche "Ola" Obi of Chicago led the Maroons in all categories with 20 pts, 10 rebounds, 5 assists, 6 steals, and 3 blocked shots.

5.). For a team picked to finish seventh in the UAA in preseason, Emory is exceeding expectations.  The Eagles took Rochester to double OT in the conference opener in Atlanta, and won at NYU on Friday for the first time since the 2012-13 season-- the last time Emory won at NYU,  the Eagles went on to win the UAA AQ and go on to the Sweet 16 of the NCAAs.  Emory can sweep the NYU/Brandeis road trip for the first time since the 2012-13 season with a win in Waltham, MA this afternoon. Before Friday, Emory had gone 0-2 on the Northeast road trip for the past 4 seasons.   At 3-1, Emory now stands third in the UAA standings after 4 conference games.

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This afternoon, I will be at Auerbach Arena to see Brandeis take on Emory.  It should be another exciting game, and I would like to see Brandeis take 3 out of the next 5 contests to secure the .500 or better mark.  Ideally, I would like the first one to be this afternoon, but Emory has played very well in Waltham the past 2 seasons, and if there was any indication that today's game was not going to be a sure thing for Brandeis, Emory's win at NYU on Friday proved it.  The Eagles have out rebounded their opponents in the first 4 UAA games, so Brandeis has to be strong on the boards today.  Brandeis has battled hard through UAA play so far.

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I just talked to Noel Hodges of the Brandeis women's team.  She sustained a minor injury to one of her ankles late in the contest vs Rochester, and will not be able to play today vs Emory.  It is hoped that she will be available for next weekend.

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Emory up 13 over Brandeis at halftime.

Wash U up 20 over Carnegie Mellon at the half.

Chicago up 20 over Case at the half.

Rochester/NYU to tip at top of hour.

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Road teams currently at 3-0 for Sunday with Rochester leading at NYU just before half.

Congrats to Emory on sweeping the NYU/Brandeis trip for the first time since 2012-13 season.