Quote from: ziggy on February 28, 2011, 03:27:51 PM

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Quote from: ziggy on February 28, 2011, 03:05:29 PM
Hope gets to host DePauw
Denison faces off with Wash U in the other game of the pod

Wow.

This is nothing less than insane (coming from a Wash U fan).

The prize for surviving? Undefeated Thomas More.

And then probably the winner of a second-round game between Calvin and Chicago.  Whoever makes the Final Four will definitely have earned it.

Quote from: monsoon on February 28, 2011, 03:18:08 PM

Quote from: ziggy on February 28, 2011, 03:05:29 PM
Hope gets to host DePauw
Denison faces off with Wash U in the other game of the pod

Wow.

This is nothing less than insane (coming from a Wash U fan).

Quote from: Ethelred the Unready on March 17, 2010, 02:55:09 PM

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Quote from: Pat Coleman on March 17, 2010, 01:51:01 PM
It has never happened in D-III women's basketball.

Thank you!  Very interesting...we will have to wait and see if the UAA can get it done.

That....would be sweet indeed

It has happened previously in the semifinals...I remember a Wash U-NYU semifinal a few years back.

Quote from: WUH on March 02, 2010, 06:27:37 PM

Quote from: Mr. Ypsi on March 01, 2010, 07:57:15 PM
While I wasn't there, reports say that a few years ago the Bears' students were on break and IWU fans made up about 3/4 of the attendance.  Could that be the year we came to StL with WU ranked #2 in the country (and IWU unranked) and came away with the NCAA tourney victory?

In trying to figure out if I attended this game (I started here in 2005 and have been going to games every since), I did look at previous year schedules, and it looks like the last time Illinois Weslyan beat Washington University was 2005-2006 during the regular season in St. Louis.  I do not remember a big crowd, so I assume your reference is to an even earlier game, but I missed a number of games that year, so that may explain things as well.

Unless the schedules are wrong, the only player on the team who would remember falling to Illinois Weslyan is Sean Wallis.

This did happen (I remember it very well), although it was while I was in school...it was the year Wash U was #1 or #2 and Chris Jeffries, Jarriot Rook, Dustin Tylka, et al were seniors in 2003.  And yes, IWU fans were the majority of the crowd that day.

Quote from: hopefan on March 21, 2009, 07:10:09 PM
The guys on TV repeatedly referred to Sean Wallis as a graduating senior - Did they know more than we do as to Sean's plans, or were they totally ignorant regarding Sean's potential return for another year afer sitting out with injury last year?

I'd bet on the latter.  However, if you were imSean Wallis's shoes...it would be pretty tough not to walk away with two consecutive national championships and a most outstanding player at the final four award.

Quote from: pabegg on March 20, 2009, 06:30:25 PM

Quote from: pabegg on March 17, 2009, 04:16:24 PM
One of the things about this WashU team is their ability to string together runs. Here's what I've compiled:

For each game, I've listed runs of 8-0 or better (or longer runs that were slightly interrupted).

North Park 9-0, 11-0, 9-0
Colorado College 9-0, 12-0
Augustana 10-0
Aurora 16-0, 9-0
Hamilton 11-0 (18-2), 14-0
Illinois Wesleyan 8-0
Fontbonne 11-0
Eureka 12-0
Elmhurst 8-0, 8-0
Webster 9-0, 10-0
Chicago 8-0
Case 10-0, 9-0
Emory 12-0, 9-0
Rochester 14-0
Carnegie 9-0 (14-2), 17-0
Brandeis 7-0 (11-1)
NYU 21-0
Brandeis 10-0
Emory 9-0
Case 11-0, 9-0
Rochester 11-0
Chicago 14-0
Lawrence 10-0, 14-0
UW-Whitewater 11-0, 14-0
Wheaton 8-0
St. Thomas 15-0

In only three games they didn't have a major run: Anderson, 2nd NYU, 2nd Carnegie

16-0 run tonight

10-0 run for the Bears in the first half today against Richard Stockton

Quote from: mark_reichert on March 20, 2009, 07:12:58 PM
When is the last time the men and women teams of the same school played in the championship game?  In Division I, Connecticut played and won both in 2004, but has it happened in Division III?

Not exactly both in the Championship Game, but the Wash U Women finished 2nd in 2007 and the Men finished 3rd.

Quote from: pabegg on March 20, 2009, 06:30:25 PM

Quote from: pabegg on March 17, 2009, 04:16:24 PM
One of the things about this WashU team is their ability to string together runs. Here's what I've compiled:

For each game, I've listed runs of 8-0 or better (or longer runs that were slightly interrupted).

North Park 9-0, 11-0, 9-0
Colorado College 9-0, 12-0
Augustana 10-0
Aurora 16-0, 9-0
Hamilton 11-0 (18-2), 14-0
Illinois Wesleyan 8-0
Fontbonne 11-0
Eureka 12-0
Elmhurst 8-0, 8-0
Webster 9-0, 10-0
Chicago 8-0
Case 10-0, 9-0
Emory 12-0, 9-0
Rochester 14-0
Carnegie 9-0 (14-2), 17-0
Brandeis 7-0 (11-1)
NYU 21-0
Brandeis 10-0
Emory 9-0
Case 11-0, 9-0
Rochester 11-0
Chicago 14-0
Lawrence 10-0, 14-0
UW-Whitewater 11-0, 14-0
Wheaton 8-0
St. Thomas 15-0

In only three games they didn't have a major run: Anderson, 2nd NYU, 2nd Carnegie

16-0 run tonight

Inc luding the the first 11 by Sean Wallis on his own!

Quote from: BornBalla on March 15, 2009, 07:56:56 PM
I watched Wash U & St. Thomas game yesterday and broadcaster said that WashU only loses one player from this year's team. That's scary!

This is correct.  The only two seniors are Tyler Nading and Sean Wallis and Wallis has a 5th year of eligibility due to his injury suffered in one of the first games of the 2007-2008 season.

Quote from: BlueZoneBruin on March 15, 2009, 11:28:37 AM

Quote from: Wydown Blvd. on March 15, 2009, 09:30:47 AM
That quick of a turnaround would be pretty unreasonable for a team to prepare for their next opponent and possibly also hinder the quality of basketball (think the sloppy 4th and 5th overtime of 'Cuse v. UConn)... Remember this game is a lot about the student-athlete.

Nevermind that this is eactly what the schedule is for the Final Four and Championship game in Holland this week.  The championship game is being broadcast by someone, and as a result, the Championship game will be played at 10 a.m. PDT!  I'm excited that its gonna be on TV, but that is a bit ridiculous!

BlueZoneBruin

Yes...but the semis are at 12pm and 2pm PDT.  It's almost the same turnaround time that the teams had at sectionals, as opposed to what you were proposing.

Quote from: pabegg on March 14, 2009, 09:57:27 PM
Congrats to Coach Edwards and my Bears on another run to Salem.

If I'm not mistaken, they're now 8-0 on CCIW courts in this three-year run.

It's hard to believe just how much this team steps up when they have to.

I wish that I was healthy and could make the drive to Salem.

The first loss for our Bears this year was at Elmhurst.  Congrats Bears!

Quote from: WashU33Fan on March 03, 2009, 08:44:55 AM
If I counted right there are 40 teams that were ranked or received votes in the lates D3Hoops.com Top 25 poll.  35 of the 40 made it into the tourney. 

Lower left ranked and receiving votes - 12/15 (10 top 25)
Upper left ranked and receiving votes - 11/15 (7 top 25)
Upper right ranked and receiving votes - 6/15 (5 top 25)
Lower right ranked and receiving votes - 6/15 (2 top 25)

Best case scenario for final four #1 St. Thomas, #6 Richard Stockton, #10 John Carroll, #12 Ithaca

Final Four in 2008 - #1 Hope, #3 Amherst, #11 Wash U, #18 Ursinus
Final Four in 2007 - #2 Wooster, #4 Virginia Wesleyan, #6 Amherst, #8 Wash U

I guess as long as the "bracket of death" has one of its top ranked teams make it to the final four and the other brackets send their top ranked teams, 2009 won't look much different than the past couple of years.

That's a very interesting analysis.  Maybe all of us fans of teams in the lower left quadrant should stop complaining (at least, the NCAA would like that)...

Quote from: HopeConvert on March 02, 2009, 11:53:41 AM
Top 7 teams in the country in that sectional.

I left out Platteville.  You are correct.

Quote from: WashU33Fan on March 02, 2009, 11:48:57 AM
Wash U vs. Lawrence @ Elmhurst
Brandeis vs. Scranton @ Franklin & Marshall
Carnegie Mellon vs. Brockport State @John Carroll

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Wash U got a pretty tough draw with St. Thomas, Elmhurst, Puget Sound, Wheaton, UW-Whitewater, and UW-SP all in their sectional.  Whoever gets to Salem from that group definitely deserves it.

Can we say that the sectional with Wash U, St. Thomas, Puget Sound, Wheaton, Elmhurst, UWSP, UW-Platteville, and UW-Whitewater is going to be ridiculous?  Whoever comes out of that one will definitely deserve it!