Kara Nadeau is one of the unsung heros.  I feel she got a little shafted last year, but is doing great for the Generals this year.  Does anyone know what happened to Bridgewater's key player Burkholder?

The Generals also need to get back to giving their bench a little confidence.  1 rebound and 1 steal - something's up there.  A Team needs to go into tournament time.  (p.s. - what does Ingram being in have to do with Herman's touches?)

Ingram?  What does she do defensively?  She scores, but does she defend?

Now that it is getting down to the final laps - who does everyone think will be the player of the year, rookie of the year, etc.?

Wow - everyone is getting an early start.  The Generals had 20 more rebounds than the Marlins!  That is an amazing statistic.  The newbies are really setting an example!

dukeofargyle

Yes, those 2 freshmen had good games - but it was a group effort.  Much better results from the entire team.

Anyone who thinks it is easier to play DIII is pretty misinformed.  Many DIII players do all the work required but get none of the "glory."  That is why you lose so many upperclassmen in D3, and why coaches must constantly fill empty slots.  It was really nice to see that a lot of the unsung heros got to play in the Washington and Lee / Hollins game.  Great job.  Wouldn't it have been fine if Randolph had beaten VWC?  (No offense to VWC.)

Did you W & L watchers notice that the girls only had 11 turnovers and they had 22 assists?  That's like some kind of record.  Keep up the good work freshmen.  Washington and Lee versus Roanoke seems to be the next big game in the ODAC. 

Bammer and dukeofargyle are right - this year's team seems to have very good chemistry.  The new girls have taken the reigns and are working with each other.   Last year it seemed like everyone was out for themselves.  I hope the team keeps rolling along.

The statistics that really sticks out on the Generals / Marlins game are the 29 turnovers with only 6 assists.  W & L couldn't handle the pressure,  and they need to be looking for the open player.  The Generals were still competitive for awhile.   Great game for Kara Nadeau.

It was a very exciting win for W & L!  The team needs to focus on the teamwork they are building - don't get caught up focusing on one or two players.  The Generals Team brought down Randolph Macon.  Good luck against VWC.

Congratulations to Washington and Lee for their first big win! (It seems a little mean-spirited to pound defenseless Hollins like that, but the Generals needed a win).  Congratulations to Kari - big game!  The freshmen are really doing well.

The Generals lost both of their tournament games  - BUT - the new players definitely showed a great deal of promise.  I definitely think there is hope!

Coach King was hoping to get a jump on Mary Washington since they had lost a bunch of talent.  It didn't work out, though.  30 points is not good

OUCH!   


Coaches Poll:

2008-09 ODAC Women's Basketball Preseason Coaches Poll
(#) Denotes first place votes

1.
Randolph-Macon
119 (10)

2.
Lynchburg
105

3.
Roanoke
94

4.
Virginia Wesleyan
83

5.
Bridgewater
75

6.
Emory & Henry
63 (1)

7.
Guilford
57

8.
Eastern Mennonite
50

9.
Washington and Lee
42

10.
Randolph
27

11.
Hollins
11