WBB: Old Dominion Athletic Conference

[mybleedinghands]

Feb. 22 
Randolph-Macon   Lynchburg - If LC can stay out of foul trouble and play good defense, I believe we'll have a good chance of winning when you consider that Ariail is getting benched and receiving limited minutes now
Guilford   Randolph - Randolph has a decent chance
Eastern Mennonite   Roanoke - an EMU win will really help LC's chances of being the 4 seed, not that it matters much, but I'd like to see LC be #4 instead of #5. Of course, if EMU loses twice and LC wins twice, there is a slight chance LC will be 3rd but more likely 4th and facing EMU, which is a better match up for LC than Roanoke.
Bridgewater   Hollins
Washington & Lee   Emory & Henry - Emory & Henry has been very surprising this year, and that Petty girl is a triple-double waiting to happen!
     
Feb. 23 
Randolph-Macon   Hollins
Roanoke   Randolph - Could be closer than expected, but Randolph has no one to guard Hanson
Eastern Mennonite   Virginia Wesleyan - Potentially a VERY important game, if EMU wins both of their remaining games, they are the #1 seed because they will have beaten VWC twice.
Washington & Lee   Lynchburg - I fear a possible letdown here, especially if LC gets the big win over Macon tonight...

[GeneralFan]

Randolph-Macon over Lynchburg--Seems like Hiltunen and Riesbeck are getting more shots off and the offense is spread around more for the Jackets.

Washington and Lee over EHC--I know the Wasps have been successful in pulling off the upsets this season but the generals did a good job in neutralizing the players that weren't named Lyons or Petty in Lexington. Getting those other players involved in the scoring seems to be the key to success for EHC.

BC over Hollins. Really wish hollins had been more competitive this year. Having Nicole Grant for only 8 games this year really hurt HU.

Ronaoke over EMU--Tough pick. But Roanoke really played well without two of their top players in the first matchup (Gholson and Hanson), losing only by 3 at Yoder. Gholson will play physical with Kratz and I like the matchup of E. Dennis and Jaleesa Osbourne (one of the quickest guards in the ODAC). Nailbiter.

Guilford over Randolph. This one, like STH said, could be close. Randolph laid the wood to my Gennies back at the Warner Center. Nevertheless, the Quakers need this one badly to improve their chances at the tourny.

[y_jack_lok]

Feb. 22 
Randolph-Macon   Lynchburg -  Ariail is getting benched and receiving limited minutes now

I've noticed in the past few box scores that she hasn't been starting. But your statement suggests that there is more to it than simply not starting. Care to enlighten?

[whitecaylxx]

Let's see - Arial doesn't start against EMU - enough said.

[hoopstermom]

What's the tie breaker to determine tournament seeding for a 3 way tie in regular season play?  Appears to be a possibility if EMU beats VWC tomorrow. 

[mybleedinghands]

assumming RMC beats hollins and roanoke beats randolph, 4 scenarios for the final standings exist:

1. Virginia Wesleyan   17   3
2. Randolph-Macon   16   4
3. Eastern Mennonite   15   5
tie-4. Lynchburg   13   7
tie-4. Roanoke   13   7
6. Bridgewater   10   10
7. Washington and Lee   8   12
8. Emory and Henry   7   13

1. Virginia Wesleyan   17   3
2. Randolph-Macon   16   4
3. Eastern Mennonite   15   5
4. Roanoke   13   7
5. Lynchburg   12   8
6. Bridgewater   10   10
7. Washington and Lee   9   11
8. Emory and Henry   7   13

tie-1. Virginia Wesleyan   16   4
tie-1. Eastern Mennonite   16   4
tie-1. Randolph-Macon   16   4
tie-4. Lynchburg   13   7
tie-4. Roanoke   13   7
6. Bridgewater   10   10
7. Washington and Lee   8   12
8. Emory and Henry   7   13

tie-1. Virginia Wesleyan   16   4
tie-1. Eastern Mennonite   16   4
tie-1. Randolph-Macon   16   4
4. Roanoke   13   7
5. Lynchburg   12   8
6. Bridgewater   10   10
7. Washington and Lee   8   12
8. Emory and Henry   7   13

Basically LC is going to be the 5th seed and Roanoke is going to be the 4th seed regardless of what happens tomorrow, unless Randolph pulls off a big upset over Roanoke and CL wins, then Lc is the 4th and Roanoke the 5th. The only difference will be seeds 1-3. If VWC wins, they are 1, RMC is 2, and EMU is 3. If EMU wins, there is a three-way tie, and EMU will likely win the #1 seed because they would have beat VWC twice and RMC once, and VWC will likely be the #2 seed because they would have beat RMC twice.

If VWC wins, all things are simplified...

[mybleedinghands]

Here's my final All-ODAC stuff

First Team
Brittany Dahn, LC
Molly Ariail, RMC
Lindsay Riesbeck, RMC
Sarah Petty, E&H
Heather Phillips, VWC
Carolyn Riley, EMU

Second Team
Ebony Dennis, EMU
Jordan Burkholder, BC
Kristen Krouchick, W&L
Jordan Gholson, RC
Tonia Jones, VWC
Amanda Hiltunen, RMC

Honorable Mention
Lindsay Cross, Rand.
Alex Lyons, E&H
Kristina Darby, LC
Jolene Kratz, EMU
Dana Esposito, LC
Tracey Croner, GC

Player of the Year - Brittany Dahn, LC - I'm sure she won't get it, but I still think she is the best

Freshman of the Year - Jordan Burkholder, BC - Touch pick between her and Gholson

Coach of the Year - Stephanie Tobey, LC - Picked to finish eighth and will finish either tied for 4th place or alone in 5th, doing it without one single junior or senior on the team!

[GeneralFan]

STH-What were your thoughts on the officiating today? I thought the Generals were given some leeway in hacking the Hornets' guards yet it seemed like a streak of bad ones going the way of the Red and White really hurt the Generals chances for a V.

[mybleedinghands]

I'm an assistant sports information director, I don't comment on refs on a message board.

[whitecaylxx]

General Fan - It seems whenever the Generals lose a tight game, they question the refs.  What about the 26 turnovers?  What about continuing to shoot 3's (last 2 games) when they are not working?  Two overtime losses in a row, especially when you had a good lead, doesn't speak to ref problems.

[GeneralFan]

My dear whitecalyxx:

Just wanted to clarify some points you made:

1) The generals did not have but two leads in the entire game (when Nadeau hit two on the line in OT and when Kane hit one of two a little later in OT). Therefore, other than the E&H game, I'm not quite sure of the big lead of which you speak.

2) Check my posts and all others by fellow "Generals" and you'd be much better served than making blanket statements like "the Generals...they question the refs." Stereotyping all "Generals" really serves you well.

3) If you look back at my previous post, you will see that I didn't question for just W&L but said the refs were poor for both teams and specifically played a role down the stretch. Additionally, did I say that the referees were to blame for the generals loss or are you simply assuming I meant it? I simply posed a question to the Lynchburg fans/SIDs and wanted to get their side of the story.

Now, I agree, the generals have continually been plagued with forcing balls into traffic and racking up the TOs. I agree that shooting the three when you're near the bottom of the ODAC in 3 percentage is unwise. The generals have problems: they're 9-16 for crying out loud! But does 26 turnovers and poor outside shooting mean that the referees couldn't have negatively influenced the game? No it doesn't.

[whitecaylxx]

General Fan - I was refering to the E & H game when I mentioned "big lead".  And if you look back over some of the posts - Burglary in Bridgewater - for one - you can see there is sometimes a pattern of blaming the refs.   There was no need to be sarcastic.  I think we both wanted the Generals to take these last 2 games going into the tournament to give them a competitive edge. 

[pa.fanoftheodac]

As a fan of the ODAC from Pennsylvania and especially RMC, I have to respond to whitecalyxx. Molly Ariail was not benched. Against Randolph, seniors started on senior night.  The night before the Eastern Mennonite game Molly spent the entire night in the emergency room and got back to school around 8am. With no sleep she played anyway. Enough said!!!!

[y_jack_lok]

Posts previously atrributed to Scottie Too Hottie are now attributed to mybleedinghands. What's going on?

[odacfan99]

As a fan of the ODAC from Pennsylvania and especially RMC, I have to respond to whitecalyxx. Molly Ariail was not benched. Against Randolph, seniors started on senior night.  The night before the Eastern Mennonite game Molly spent the entire night in the emergency room and got back to school around 8am. With no sleep she played anyway. Enough said!!!!

Thanks for the clarification, PA. Glad whitecalyxx was off base - I'd heard good things about the Arial kid and didn't want to believe she'd done something inappropriate to get benched.  Whitecalyxx, assuming PA's info is accurate - sounds like you need to check your facts next time and not make incorrect assumptions and inaccurate posts.