I really hope I didnt Jinx Lax!!!  I was at the stout Lax game last wed and I was very impressed at the halftime adjustments Stout made. With a one point lead at the half Lax looked alot stronger than the one point lead suggested. There inside game was on fire and if it wasnt for a couple of desperation NBA 3 pointers while the shot clock was running down they would have been up by 7. The second half was a whole different game. Every time the ball went into the post, the Stout defense doubled  and triple teamed the reciever. This caused Lax to turn the ball over several times leading to easy baskets for Stout. I kept waiting for the LAX to pass the ball out of the post for a wide open 3 but it never came. Lax had several girls open on every possesion but seemed to prefer to force up a shot down low. Stout looked like they made up there mind that they were going to make Lax beat them from the outside. If Lax could have gotten the ball to somebody open for a few 3s that may have opened the post again but they never did.  LAX needs to keep there head up and realize they have ATLEAST one more shot at Stout this year and its at home. One more thing...  The Bench for Lax had been so productive all year...   They didnt play much against Stout and the starters seemed to get tired half way throught the second half. The last game of the year against Stout is going to be a big one. GO EAGLES!!!!!

Quote from: Pat Coleman on January 02, 2006, 04:44:24 PM

Quote from: cmhwest on January 02, 2006, 12:06:32 PM
Well Here it is Jan 2nd and the top 25 womens poll has not been updated since dec 18th. The current poll posted on the 18th of December has 16 teams with atleast 1 loss and of those 16 there are 13 ranked ahead of uw la crosse. There are 15 teams in the top 25 that have less than 10 wins (whether they have a loss or not) and 7 teams with 10 wins , one team with 12 and one team with 13..... Guess who has 13 ??  yup La crosse ...  they better get some respect in the next poll cause 19th dont cut it....  They should be in the top 5 easy....  it will be intresting to see the new poll if it ever comes out. 

We took a week off for Christmas. I hope that didn't offend you too much. Also, remember they are called RANKINGS, not standings. Simply being unbeaten doesn't guarantee you a spot at any particular space.


Ok no I am not "offended that you took the week off"  At the bottom of the d3hoops.com top 25 page it says it is published weekly.  I dont think division 1 decided not to vote last week?  correct me if I am wrong on that...  If you read my post you will realize the word standings is not mentioned. If I was looking at this from a "standings" point of view then I would be wanting LAX #1. I realize there are factors that go into the RANKINGS but I was just pointing out the records of the other top 25 teams. When you rank teams you compare them and one of the ways you compare is by record. If they were only compared by record then obviously LAX would be #1 since they are 13-0 and nobody else in the top 25 has 13 wins. However I realize the other factors such as strength of schedule , common opponents etc. I was calling for a top 5 placement and I am not judging just by record. As far as the LAX Chapman game goes compared to oglethorpe chapman I am thinking wisconsin is not just a hop and a skip away from orange county california.  Both teams traveled far and both teams beat a respectable chapman team. 13-0 on any level is very impressive and again I feel that based on the teams in the top 25 now LAX should be in the top 5.     

One more thing    ...  The undefeated in the top 25 have records that consist of           ....  4 teams 10-0   2 teams 9-0 1 team 8-0 and then there is LAX  13-0    thats a pretty big statement if you ask me...   

Well Here it is Jan 2nd and the top 25 womens poll has not been updated since dec 18th. The current poll posted on the 18th of December has 16 teams with atleast 1 loss and of those 16 there are 13 ranked ahead of uw la crosse. There are 15 teams in the top 25 that have less than 10 wins (whether they have a loss or not) and 7 teams with 10 wins , one team with 12 and one team with 13..... Guess who has 13 ??  yup La crosse ...  they better get some respect in the next poll cause 19th dont cut it....  They should be in the top 5 easy....  it will be intresting to see the new poll if it ever comes out.  La crosse fans...  Get  in your cars and make the trip to menomonie wed...   the girls need the support on the road. I love the fact that most of you on this post think La crosse will be handed there first loss of the year wed...   I wouldnt be trying to get this team even more motivated than they already are if your a stout fan.   Should be a good game        GO EAGLES

La crosse blows out occidental   there worst loss of the year...   only other really bad blowout came to a division 2 school....  chapman next ..  looks like the La crosse stout match up on jan 4th is going to be fun...   early line saysd La crosse  -5          go eagles!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

One more thing...  I think the La Crosse defense leads the wiac in forced turnovers      does anybody have that stat?

I still think La Crosse should be in the top 25... I understand that maybe they are not 100% proven yet based on opponents but when you have polls like this, where the people voting have not seen the teams, you should base some things on common apponents ... For example      Oshkosh is ranked and they Beat edgewood at home by 15...  La Crosse who is unbeaten beat Edgewood at home by 24...       They have also Beaten Rockford and to this day that is Rockfords only loss....   If they lose there first game of the year at Stout or at Oshkosh and they are not in the top 25, it will be that much harder for them to get into the top 25. However if they were now like they should be there first loss may not knock them out since there are several 2 loss teams in the top 25. The fact that they are a young team should not worry anybody at all. This team plays together and with alot of confidence.  I have seen them in person and they dont panic when a team makes a run and most important there defence is smothering ....         this is going to be an intresting year