Yep, saw the ODAC was done.  Lots of good teams, but you need to get hot late.

Something I discovered while looking up something else:

W&L was one of the 17 Southern Conference schools when 7 broke away in 1953 to form the ACC (Virginia also joined soon after).

Not picking on the Generals, but they were 1-17 in hoops that last season with 17 teams.

Good luck to all the ODAC teams in the NCAA:  HSC, RMC, Roanoke and, of course, my Guilford College Quakers!  Soccer, Class of '74!

Someone mentioned it earlier, but VWU's home lost to GC in the ODAC first round dropped their final NPI below the cut-off.  Meanwhile, GC's stellar 3-game run over the Marlins, RMC and Roanoke moved the Quakers from #39 to # 25.

BTW, GC's now split with 4 of the 6 teams that defeated them.  Emory is also a 5th possibility this weekend.

Consider these swings:
VWU- lost by 19, won by 13 = 32
RMC- lost by 31, won by 3 = 34
RoCo- lost by 25. won by 5 = 30

GC is not the same team they were earlier.  It's always good to peak at play-off time!

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Quote from: Tigerfan on March 02, 2025, 03:36:49 PMMissed free throws are going to take the Maroons down.

My friends and I were talking about this during the game today (I was there).

RC 7 of 17, GC 15 of 16

Yep that will lose it for you. I'm happy we got there but sucks to lose it.  Guilford was the better team today. Most of us said almost all season that the ODAC race was between 5 teams (HSC, RMC, Roanoke, VWU and Guilford) and it's only fitting that the 5th seed won it all. Should be interesting how many teams the ODAC gets in and where they will be playing at. Go Maroons!

Roanoke is certainly deserving of a good placement.

Re FTs, GC lost to a good Belhaven team this year 56-53 when we went 6 of 15 from the line.

BTW, Pfeiffer (NC) won the USA South today.  While I'm positive they'll travel, I think it'll enter into the calculus for where first round games are held.

Quote from: Tigerfan on March 02, 2025, 03:36:49 PMMissed free throws are going to take the Maroons down.

My friends and I were talking about this during the game today (I was there).

RC 7 of 17, GC 15 of 16

Congratulations to the RMC women's team.  What a great season! 

I was unable to attend today's Guilford vs RMC game, but will make the drive to Salem tomorrow for the Championship.

Today's two games were good ones ... I hope tomorrow's game will be as well.

I'm obviously rooting for the Quakers, but both teams are solid contenders for the ODAC as well as in the NCAA tournament. Here's hoping the ODAC gets four!

Go Quakers!

I knew Guilford had to run the gauntlet to win the ODAC:  VWU on the road, RMC on a 20-game win streak and now, perhaps, Roanoke.  All 3 beat the Quakers soundly in the regular season.  Roanoke has a 15-point halftime lead, but UL is still in it!

Getting hot at the right time is key.  All 5 teams at the top of the ODAC had stellar seasons! 

Go Quakers!  Rooting for a great game today!

I'd say whatever bubble Virginia Wesleyan was on has disappeared.

Guilford 74, VW 61 at VA Beach

I'm glad the Quakers got to 20 Ws.  Now, RMC on Saturday.

With Lynchburg's 72-66 upset over HSC, it's Roanoke and the Hornets in the other ODAC semifinal.

I'm not counting the Quakers out yet, but I've watching the selection process long enough to know what Guilford has to do.  I believe Guilford's only chance is to win the ODAC tournament.

In my opinion, the Top 5 are all capable of winning the tournament, but I know the other three (or four) top seeds all have a chance to be selected even if they lose.

I attended the Guilford at Roanoke game.  Roanoke is good, but the Quakers played poorly.  Only one player had a decent shooting night.  The 17 the Quakers have won, they've usually shot well.  The 5 they lost ... not so well.  Up and down.


Here's hoping they show up in Farmville tomorrow night!

I'd say the ODAC changed the format for the normal reason ... to save money.  Fewer teams traveling, so gas, meals, and hotels.  Plus fewer days to use the Salem Arena.

With that said, a 6th, 7th or 8th place team out of 13 may still be formidable!

Quote from: Ryan Scott (Hoops Fan) on January 24, 2025, 01:43:22 PMMy impression of Guilford, having been there in person Wednesday, is that they still don't have rotations figured out.  More than enough talent out there on the floor 1-10, but it sure didn't feel like the output was even the sum of the individual parts, let alone surpassing it.

I've got a lot of faith in Palumbo to figure it out, but with all those transfers, it's definitely a puzzle.

Palombo.

Big game Wednesday when Virginia Wesleyan visits Guilford.