Quote from: deiscanton on February 27, 2011, 10:31:37 AM

Quote from: KVD on February 26, 2011, 11:24:02 PM

Quote from: deiscanton on February 22, 2011, 03:06:14 PM
Well, Kathryn Berger of Wash U and Taylor Simpson of Chicago would certainly be the top two vote getters for UAA Player of the Year.

A Wash U victory over Chicago on Saturday would certainly seal the deal for Berger to be UAA Player of the Year, in my opinion.  Your mileage may vary, however-- I would not be surprised if Taylor Simpson won it.

Who gets UAA Rookie of the Year?  Initially, Laney Ming of Rochester was the early favorite, but she has missed too many UAA games due to injury to win it.

Carnegie Mellon got the last two UAA Rookie of the Year awards (Jacki Cortese and Brit Phillips, respectively), but I don't think that CMU's Jacquie Shaw will make it 3 in a row.  (Could be wrong, though, maybe the UAA coaches want to give CMU some awards for their UAA participation....)

I know that Jordan Rettig of Wash U had good non-conference numbers, but I don't believe that her UAA stats in league play make her the favorite for Rookie of the Year honors.

Kelly Loughney of NYU probably is the top rebounder among the rookie class in the UAA, but her scoring figures aren't tops in the UAA, although she has gotten some double-doubles late.

My personal vote would go to Hannah Lilly of Emory, with Savannah Morgan of Emory a close second.   I credit these two freshmen for taking the Eagles above a predicted last place finish in UAA play this season.

For Coaching Staff of the Year, I will give it to Chicago for now, although the Wash U coaching staff could get a share of the honors with a victory on Saturday.

I'll be interested in seeing who the UAA coaches pick for those honors after UAA play ends on Saturday...

you are right on about POY either Simpson or Berger- a no brainer. But as far as Rookie of the Year there is no contest.  The freshman from NYU, Kelly Loughney is #2 in Conference rebounding, #2 in FG percentage, #1 in blocked shots and is #2 in Conference double-doubles only behind probable POY Simpson...and she's scoring 9.2 ppg.  Nice that the girls at Emory have the team moving forward but this one is not even close.

Welcome to the boards, KVD.   You make a good case for Loughney, and I would not be surprised to see her win that award.

(Note:-- a little ribbing here from me, but I was glad to see Brandeis win on NYU Senior Day and eliminate the Violets from ECAC consideration.  I needed some fun after a hard season.    If only Brandeis had won at NYU on NYU Senior Day in 2004-05 for the UAA Automatic qualifier, though....   Oh well, better late than never.   )

Taylor Simpson wrapped up sole possession of UAA Player of Year honors with her performance yesterday in leading Chicago to the road victory at Wash U. 

Chicago staff is definitely the UAA Coaching Staff of the Year-- the performance yesterday locked that up if winning the UAA title was not enough.

Thanks for the welcome, this should be fun. I was at the game yesterday and your Judges team did very well to withstand a furious comeback attempt by NYU. Brandeis has good talent and their outside shooting was remarkable-shooting 50% from the field and 67% from the 3 in the first half enabling the Judges to take a lead that NYU only overcame temporarily when Loughney hit 2 free throws to go up 48-47 with 3 mins left. Brandeis nailed a 3 on the next possession and when Loughney fouled out trying to get the ball back, it was over. I'm very surprised Brandeis didn't have more wins in Conference play, they play very well as a team from what I saw yesterday.

Quote from: deiscanton on February 22, 2011, 03:06:14 PM
Well, Kathryn Berger of Wash U and Taylor Simpson of Chicago would certainly be the top two vote getters for UAA Player of the Year.

A Wash U victory over Chicago on Saturday would certainly seal the deal for Berger to be UAA Player of the Year, in my opinion.  Your mileage may vary, however-- I would not be surprised if Taylor Simpson won it.

Who gets UAA Rookie of the Year?  Initially, Laney Ming of Rochester was the early favorite, but she has missed too many UAA games due to injury to win it.

Carnegie Mellon got the last two UAA Rookie of the Year awards (Jacki Cortese and Brit Phillips, respectively), but I don't think that CMU's Jacquie Shaw will make it 3 in a row.  (Could be wrong, though, maybe the UAA coaches want to give CMU some awards for their UAA participation....)

I know that Jordan Rettig of Wash U had good non-conference numbers, but I don't believe that her UAA stats in league play make her the favorite for Rookie of the Year honors.

Kelly Loughney of NYU probably is the top rebounder among the rookie class in the UAA, but her scoring figures aren't tops in the UAA, although she has gotten some double-doubles late.

My personal vote would go to Hannah Lilly of Emory, with Savannah Morgan of Emory a close second.   I credit these two freshmen for taking the Eagles above a predicted last place finish in UAA play this season.

For Coaching Staff of the Year, I will give it to Chicago for now, although the Wash U coaching staff could get a share of the honors with a victory on Saturday.

I'll be interested in seeing who the UAA coaches pick for those honors after UAA play ends on Saturday...

you are right on about POY either Simpson or Berger- a no brainer. But as far as Rookie of the Year there is no contest.  The freshman from NYU, Kelly Loughney is #2 in Conference rebounding, #2 in FG percentage, #1 in blocked shots and is #2 in Conference double-doubles only behind probable POY Simpson...and she's scoring 9.2 ppg.  Nice that the girls at Emory have the team moving forward but this one is not even close.