Quote from: ronk on October 27, 2021, 09:22:57 PM

Quote from: NEPAFAN on October 26, 2021, 11:13:03 AM
anyone attending the pre-season dinner? if so please report back.

Saratoga has gone in the past, possibly in the Woodruff era; Royal81 may be another possibility.

Yes, I'll be attending the Lady Royal's Tip Off Dinner on Saturday night. 
I'm looking forward to being back on campus for longer than 15 minutes for the first time since March 2020.

Quote from: ronk on October 21, 2021, 06:55:53 PM
Tweets today that the Lady Royals will be adding a 6-3 post player from the D1 transfer portal(activation time unspecified). She was on my prospect list 3 summers ago but I haven't seen her play since. Best wishes to her for a smooth assimilation into the program.

Ronk,
I heard the same over this past weekend.  Addition will most likely take place sometime in December during the semester break.  Minutes will be at a premium  earned on the court during practices and games. The University's academic and athletic traditions are having a synergistic effect on the D1 portal.

Lady Royals started off determined in the 2nd half with two inside baskets then an unfortunate offensive foul called in the paint.  I couldn't understand why you wouldn't keep going inside until Catholic could provide an answer.  Overemphasis on the perimeter game and failure to attack the basket resulted in Catholic attempting 16 more FT's than the Lady Royals.  Both teams' futures are bright.  Key will be how the freshmen and sophomores develop going forward.   

I've attended 6 Lady Royals games in person this season - 4 home and 2 away. 
I'll try to attend as many post-season games as possible, depending on work commitments.

Posted by: saratoga
Today at 07:05:05 am »

Exactly.
At this rate, if they run the table in conference play, they should clearly be out of the Top 25 by then. 

Saratoga,
I was thinking the same thing.
If the Lady Royals with their remaining 6 regular season games, would their win total (22) still be higher than their ranking?

Was just getting ready to ask Dave and Gordon the same thing - before Saratoga, Ronk and Rofrog did!
If nothing else, we Lady Royal fans are obsessed with the details (and conspiracy theories). 

Thought I saw white smoke in the distance. 
Turned out to be just a smoldering culm bank off Interstate 81 between Wilkes-Barre and Scranton.

My head's starting to hurt trying to remember SOS's from 2012.  I'll just focus on appreciating the return of the Scranton men to the D3Hoops Top 25 and their 8-0 start with a very young but talented team.

Saratoga,

You're correct about the Lady Royals missing the freshman lockdown defender.
In the first 11 games, the defense allowed an average of 48.8 points per game.
In the 9 games since her injury, the defense has allowed an average of 56.9 ppg.
In the 3 losses, the defense has allowed an average of 76.7 ppg.

This year's team isn't as consistently strong defensively as last year's.
Last year's captains did the "heavy lifting", which allowed the 'Big 3" to play within their comfort level.
Whereas last year you had seniors in the supporting roles, this year you have freshmen plus juniors who didn't play much last season.

It's getting a little late in the season to still be a work in progress, but I don't think many realized just how much Jaclyn and Noelle contributed to the team's overall success last year.

I made the short trip down to Susquehanna tonight rather than the long one back to Scranton - in the event that this might be Brendan's last game in a Royals uniform. 

2 starters with 0 points - one plays 8 minutes and the other 35.

Susquehanna was definitely the quicker team on the baseline all night long.

Saratoga,

What I remember most about last year's abbreviated post-season run by the Lady Royals - besides 2 losses by a combined 3 points on our home court - was thinking to myself - if only Sarah could have been on the court for 3 or 4 more minutes each of those games. Because of early fouls, she only played 29 minutes against Catholic (3 fouls) and 27 minutes against Eastern Connecticut (5 fouls).  Sarah's playing time last year against the better Landmark opponents was often 32 or more minutes per game.  There's no question that having Sarah on the court makes everyone better. 

I also went back to check last year's statistics based on the 2nd line of your post - very telling - Alexix had 28 GP with 0 GS.
What a difference a year makes!   

Dave,

Per your post from a few days ago on the Men's Landmark page regarding Scranton's coaching search:

"As for Scranton... I thought then, and I currently think, they handled it poorly. I think they have been saved by bringing in Dave Martin who brought in, kind of, Trevor Woodruff. If you have read the boards, you will see I have stated this often - even stated it on Hoopsville. That decision doesn't change how I felt it was working out at the beginning - or middle. And while I know Trevor is working hard at recruiting, I do worry they will have a bit of a lull."

Could you expand on your last statement?  Why do you think the Lady Royals might have a "bit of a lull" in recruiting? 
Back in September, I thought much the same but now I'm not sure how much of a recruiting dropoff will occur given Coach Woodruff's strong performance.

Very impressed with the Lady Royals play so far this season - how can you not be?
Trevor doesn't take any possessions off and he expects the same of his players. 
He really holds them accountable for their level of play.
Level of coaching is apparent when you take notice of his substitution patterns and how/when he utilizes his timeouts.
You can't help but notice how well the players respond and execute coming out of timeouts.  Clear direction given within 30 to 60 seconds.
Landmark opponents are now the one's having to make in-game adjustments rather than vice versa. 

Very pleased with the University's new AD hire.  He certainly knows D3, knows the area and has a proven track record at Misericordia.  With this hire completed, hopefully we won't have to wait too much longer for the announcement that a new Lady Royals coaching staff has been selected and is in place.  The new hires will really have to hit the ground running.  I'm not sure you can make up for several months of indecisiveness in just a few weeks prior to the start of preseason conditioning.  But at least some progress has been made since the middle of May.

Saratoga,

Are you sure the announcement won't be to introduce "Lady Royals interim head coach Geno Auriemma"?
After all, he may need a year to prove himself on the DIII level.

Quick comparison of the two head coaching searches:

Gettysburg - longtime coach resigns 4/2/2015 - successor named 6/3/2015 - total search to hire = 63 days
Scranton - longtime coach resigns 9/17/2014 - successor still to be named - total search to hire = 260 days and counting

Even if we give Scranton's AD the benefit of the doubt and start the clock when the Lady Royal's 2014-2015 season ended on 3/6/2015, the total search to hire period is still 90 days and counting.

Replacing Coach Klingman's interim coaching record of 24-4 and cumulative team GPA of 3.53 seems light years away right now.