Congratulations to Ashley Bauman, Liz Ellis, Courtney Kust of Hope and Kelsey Irwin of Calvin as the only women basketball players in the MIAA to receive all academic honor roll honors all four years of their career!  Great job on and off the court ladies!

I agree with old knight and they also lose the fastest most disruptive player in Logan Marsh and their best outside shooter in Kelsey Irwin who holds the three point record in a career.   Points will be hard to come by, especially without all those rebounds and defense the front line was getting you.  Probably won't make the NCAA but should make conference tourney.

Calvin's starting guards didn't score and struggled with the press so much that the backup guards played more minutes and scored 20 points between them.   That will not be the case with Hope.  The starting guards will play most of the game and only need small breaks and that will be the difference.  Hope by 10!

Does Hopes video EVER work!

Congratulations to Carissa Verkaik in breaking almost all the major records at Calvin and congratulations to Kelsey Irwin who hit three triples in her last game to give her 187 which ties the career record at Calvin and congratulations to Julia Hilbrands who finished with the highest FG percentage in a season.....you will all be missed and hard to replace.

How did the end of the half happen?  Didn't Calvin call a timeout? Nevertheless, the players should have known what to do.   

Thomas More is really good too.....just ask Calvin!

I think head to head means more than SOS and Hope deserves it right now.   But as you said, after Saturday it will be very clear.

Quote from: bballforever on February 18, 2013, 07:29:42 AM
We finally made it to a Hope/Calvin game and all I can say is defense beats offense every time!!!

....the topic is interesting,  I looked up Calvin's stats last year to this year.  Last year they gave up 48 points and averaged 40 rebounds, 7 blocks and 11 steals and scored 71 points but they did play an easier schedule.  This year they give up 53 and average 41, 6.5, and 11 but score 78.  Calvin won 2 out of 3 last year and have split this year.  Arguably Hope has the better defense but Calvin has won 5 out of the last 8.    Saturday will be very interesting!

Amherst lost today....Hope should move up to #3...

Thanks for the info.  Of course I could be off on my predictions, but I will stick with Trine as the favorite for the fourth spot.

Looking at the schedule, I would predict that Adrian and Trine will go 2-1 and Albion and Alma will go 1-2.   If that's the case they would tie for fourth AND they split the season series!  Does anyone know what the tie breaker would be?  Coin flip, point differential, etc?

This will be a pairing nightmare for the NCAA.  I'm afraid the best teams are going to meet very early.  Such a bummer.  I don't go for the theory that you have to play everyone anyway.  You earn the right to an easier path...oh we'll, the economics is what it is!

Thank you!

When do the regional rankings come out and where do you find them?