WBB: Old Dominion Athletic Conference

hasanova · February 02, 2009, 06:39:14 PM

Quote from: whitecaylxx on February 02, 2009, 03:59:45 PM
Tuesday' games:

Feb. 3

    7:00 PM Hollins          Guilford

   7:00 PM    Lynchburg       Roanoke

   7:00 PM    Bridgewater       Eastern Mennonite

   7:00 PM    Randolph-Macon       Randolph

   7:00 PM    Virginia Wesleyan       Washington & Lee



Now if Washington and Lee beats VWC - that's a bandgwagon game!

Gee, or perhaps, at the very least, simply a bandwagon game!

By the way, does anyone have any information on Hollins' future ODAC status? I've heard some rumblings ... and grumblings ... that their relatively few sports (and general lack of competitiveness in some of the ones they do have) is creating some issues.

dukeofargyle · February 02, 2009, 06:49:53 PM

7:00 PM Hollins Guilford

7:00 PM Lynchburg Roanoke

7:00 PM Bridgewater Eastern Mennonite

7:00 PM Randolph-Macon Randolph

7:00 PM Virginia Wesleyan Washington & Lee

hasanova, I have not heard anything about this regarding Hollins... Anyone else?

The loss of the Eagles' PG will flip the picks for me to EMU.

caylxx, though you may be the 'realist' among the W&L fans, I am going with the Generals on this one. Besides, for me, all that they needed in terms of a 'bandwagon game' was RMC's loss.

VW has proved that their performance can be pretty streaky at times. IMO, it's a very different Blue & White that will take the court against the Marlins this time from the team that lost in the beginning of January. This young team is growing up.

Players whose shots are not falling have chosen instead to contribute everything else they can do so well: contributing assists, rebounding, steals, & blocked shots to the play. TEAMWORK...This is why this team is now so competitive and dangerous.

We shall see how it goes tomorrow night.

whitecaylxx · February 02, 2009, 07:44:08 PM

Oops, I did mean "bandwagon" instead of bangwagon! As for the Bridgewater Eagles point-guard - she was just in foul trouble - not injured. It could still be Bridgewater's game. dukeofargyle - I agree 100% - Washington and Lee's success this year has been due to teamwork, not the "what's in it for me?" attitude of the past. If that mood continues, anything is possible.

Bammer · February 03, 2009, 08:19:04 AM

I think tonights game will be determined by turnovers and rebounding margin. If the Generals do well in these 2 areas, an upset is certainly possible. I agree that this team has great team chemistry. I know that individual stats are not important to anyone on this team. Tonight is another huge test for this team.

eaglejacket1421 · February 03, 2009, 01:17:28 PM

Tuesday' games:

Feb. 3

7:00 PM Hollins Guilford I really feel for Hollins, but don't look for Guilford to stop the bleeding.

7:00 PM Lynchburg Roanoke What happened to the Hornets? They showed so much promise at the start of the year.

7:00 PM Bridgewater Eastern Mennonite The Eagles put up a hefty fight against R-MC. Keep that up, and a W will be in the column after competing in this inner-city rivalry.

7:00 PM Randolph-Macon Randolph - Tough to play AT Randolph, Macon better not take it lightly.

7:00 PM Virginia Wesleyan Washington & Lee The Marlins have been slipping up a little lately, I'm interested to see how this one plays out. Just for old times, I'll go with Va. Wesleyan, but the "upset" wouldn't surprise me.

I agree that if W&L takes down Va Wesleyan, it most certainly constitutes as a bandwagon game - I couldn't have said the same if Randolph was able to turn that 1 pt loss into a 1 pt win. As far as the R-MC win for the Generals goes - I will chalk that up to a little role confusion amongst the Yellow Jackets as well as jet lag coupled with a pair of losses in St. Thomas. The Generals went in with the kick'm while their down mentality and I respect that. If they can do the same on Valentine's Day I'll certainly be eating crow.

Bammer · February 03, 2009, 01:56:52 PM

How could RMU have role issues with 2 senior guards and last year's poy who is now a junior? I could blame the Generals lose to VWC the first time on fatigue. They had just played a week with 3 games and then the long road trip to VWC. Tonight's game will tell a lot and hopefully the 2/14 game will tell even more.

eaglejacket1421 · February 03, 2009, 03:07:35 PM

It's a bit naive to think that a player's role doesn't change from year to year - especially when they lose three seniors who played a huge part in last year's campaign. Hiltunen is the marquees senior guard and her role changed dramatically from last year to now. She's been carrying a lot more weight than her already heavy load from last year. Two starters from last year graduated (three at some points in the season, and even if not, the senior that didn't start saw a TON of minutes and played a huge role), leaving two starting slots wide open and filled by several different players on different nights thus far. That changes roles as well as chemistry - this happens on EVERY team, EVERY year unless you keep a young five and they grow up and graduate together, and even then the roles are prone to change. If we want to give W&L slack for a VWC loss due to fatigue, I think it's relevant to do the same for Randolph Macon College - jet lag can be quite the you know what, and coming back from break clicking on all cylinders isn't exactly easy. But in the end, a win is a win is a win is a win and excuses are like a certain body part - I think there is still plenty to learn about all ODAC teams at this point and I'm excited to see how everything plays out.

hoopstermom · February 03, 2009, 07:41:57 PM

Halftime update:
Hollins 5 Guilford 35

Lynchburg 24 Roanoke 39

Bridgewater 38 Eastern Mennonite 33

Randolph-Macon 35 Randolph 23

Virginia Wesleyan 26 Washington & Lee 22

hoopstermom · February 03, 2009, 08:44:25 PM

RMC and Roanoke win convincingly over Randolph and Lynchburg respectively, so Friday will determine the leader going down the stretch. Guilford over Hollins 70-26

RMC 72
Randolph 47

Roanoke 80
Lynchburg 55

The tight games were at W&L v VWC and EMU v BC:

W&L jumps out to early lead, but VWC comes back to take the lead at the half by 4. The lead changes several times early in the 2nd half but W&L goes up by 1 at the 11:46 mark and hangs on for the win 50-47. Strike up the Band...wagon

BC leads the entire first half over EMU, up by as much as 9. EMU gets its first tie at the 8:13 mark in the 2nd and takes two quick and brief leads before BC closes it out with the win 62-59.

dukeofargyle · February 03, 2009, 08:45:32 PM

"Now if Washington and Lee beats VWC - that's a bandwagon game!"

"I agree that if W&L takes down Va Wesleyan, it most certainly constitutes as a bandwagon game."

Man, oh man, caylxx & eaglejacket, you gotta love that bandwagon this season!

W&L- 50 over VWC's 47.... Close game, really hard fought - W&L shut down VWC's starters; Gennies were plus 20 on the glass. Many big runs for both teams, BUT Done and Done tonight for the Blue & White.

Jeremybozz · February 03, 2009, 08:46:03 PM

Good to see BC win at EMU. Great game.

whitecaylxx · February 04, 2009, 07:09:14 AM

Credit will always be given when credit is due. "Big win" for the Generals seems an understatement. The bandwagon is loaded up and leaving the station. Also a great win for Bridgewater. EMU is ailing, but it is always nice to get a win in the opponent's house.

Bammer · February 04, 2009, 07:11:32 AM

With 30 seconds to go and the Generals up by 1, VWC looks to be going in for a lay up until Ingram comes down and cleanly blocks the shot. Then 2 free throws seal the game. What a finish and what a team win. Hopefully, the run continues and RMU gets by Roanoke so the Valentine Day show down will happen, but a lot can happen until then. This team needs to really focus with road games at Lynchburg and E&H with a home game in between against Randolph. IF they get out of this with 3 wins, it would really be exciting. Great to have more people joining the bandwagon, so far it has been a great ride. ALL ABOARD

generalee · February 04, 2009, 08:06:47 AM

Wow - everyone is getting an early start. The Generals had 20 more rebounds than the Marlins! That is an amazing statistic. The newbies are really setting an example!

dukeofargyle · February 04, 2009, 10:37:35 AM

"The newbies are really setting an example!"

generalee- In checking the team stats, I want to note that although the top scorers in this team may be the younger players; Ingram, Bolton & Herman (Herman gets props also for the best FG% in the ODAC) & the top 2 rebounders are Herman & Bolton, plus Pfannenstein is tops in free throws & #2 in 3 pt field goals made, I think it's important to also remember the steady hands and great heart & leadership that have always shown forth in our older team captains: Nadeau (#1 in steals, #3 in Boards) Ridenhour (#3 in trifectas, steals and assists & #2 in 3 pt%) and Horan (#1 in 3 pt%).

All the members of this team have been awesome. Keep it coming ladies, as we move into the last month of this great season.