WBB: Old Dominion Athletic Conference

Jeremybozz · February 25, 2009, 05:32:03 PM

Roanoke over Lynchburg
RMC over EMU
Va. Wesleyan over Guilford
BC over W&L by 1 point

RMC over Va. Wesleyan
Roanoke over BC

Roanoke over RMC

whitecaylxx · February 25, 2009, 06:34:54 PM

eaglejacket1421:

http://www.odaconline.com/odacbballtourney/

shsfan · February 25, 2009, 09:01:19 PM

Nice to see the ODAC so well represented in today's South Region rankings. Two ODACs out of the six ranked teams reflects very well on the conference.

Bammer · February 25, 2009, 10:10:33 PM

Congratulations to Meg Ingram, Rookie of Year and second team all odac and to Becca Bolton, honorable mention all odac. Great job!!!!!!

eaglejacket1421 · February 25, 2009, 11:23:23 PM

Good to see R-MC racking up the awards! Molly Ariail Player of the Year - no big surprise there! Glad that she has one more year in yellow and black! Amanda Hiltunen also repeating as the Scholar Athlete which is well deserving. She works just as hard off of the court as she does on it and she deserves every accolade to come her way. Three of the First Team honorees also wearing yellow and black. All in all, a great showing for the Jackets. Hope to round the season out with a Josten's award and an ODAC Tourney title!

The only concerning factor is that the only players to grab awards were the top three. I think some of the younger players deserved some recognition, but there's always ODAC Tournament MVP to shoot for!

Big congratulations to Coach Dunagan. She deserved every bit of that award. To do what she did is truly remarkable. Everyone saw how Roanoke struggled last season w/o Erin Hansen and Dunagan used that as a learning tool for this year. Always thinking ahead, that one! That's a big picture coach.

I was also very glad to see Tamara Phillips get some recognition from Hollins. She is definitely deserving. She keeps her head up and pushes on despite the score. She's a very talented player and I love that she got the nod.

whitecaylxx · February 26, 2009, 09:26:12 AM

Congratulations Coach Dunagan. Absolutely deserved! Is everyone ready for the big day? Any word on Jordan Burkholder's status?

eaglejacket1421 · February 26, 2009, 03:46:24 PM

ODACs are in full swing!

Roanoke pummels Lynchburg in the first match up - 75-48. Very balanced attack for the Maroons with four players reaching double digits. I pitty the team that has to take them on - Coach Dunagan is taking the Coach of the Year award in stride

First half of BC and W&L sounds like it's VERY sloppy. Listening on an ESPN Radio affiliate and the word is W&L's turnovers are absolutely killing them. Sounds like youth, except that Ridenhour is traveling an awful lot. With all the turnovers, BC hasn't been capitalizing on the Generals sloppy play. With the lead up to 11 at some points - BC let it slide at the end of the half of a game that could have been much uglier. 38-32 at the half, the Gennies are scraping away at the deficit. I look for Coach Willi to round up her troops at the half b/c word is she's flaming mad and ready to get her girls playing cleaner basketball. Coach King's half time speech will likely focus on taking care of the basketball. They are literally giving BC the ball every three or four possessions.

Jeremybozz · February 26, 2009, 04:55:20 PM

BC up 77-65 with 4 seconds to play. W&L's time will come but its not this year.

2RMCFans · February 26, 2009, 07:35:39 PM

R-MC dominates EMU and wins by 18. Amanda Hiltunen has 18 pts and 9 assists. (3 other Jackets in double figures including Lindsay, Molly and Maggie.)

Way to go, Jackets! See you on Saturday! GO JACKETS!!!!

eaglejacket1421 · February 26, 2009, 09:49:36 PM

First round in ODACs really not surprising at all - and almost boring. Three blow out games and the BC W&L game could have easily been a blow out as well, according to the broadcast I listened to. The parity we spoke of was nowhere to be found - this round. Maybe Saturday we can get some surprises ;-).

whitecaylxx · February 27, 2009, 03:38:40 PM

I agree, as expected - no surprises in the opening women's games. The BC / W & L game turned out to be a fizzle - never a contest. But let's talk about the men's tournament. Wow, wow, wow! Fantastic job by the Generals - taking down Guilford in double-overtime, 82-76. The men came to play and showed how much they have improved since the beginning of the season. Like eaglejacket1421 says - it's not the season - it's the post season. With good coaching and improved players - anything is possible!

dukeofargyle · February 27, 2009, 07:03:02 PM

Great win, Bridgewater. All props go out to Coach Willi and a very deep and talented Eagles squad. Good luck against the Maroons tomorrow!

Of course the season absolutely matters! It is the learning ground for any young team. Despite this final loss, the Gennies had an amazing & exciting season. Just such a different team from the one that started in November. The seniors should take a much deserved bow for truly recognizing that the dynamic they set up is one that can make or break a team. Their calm and steady leadership took this team to much better conference results than have ever before been achieved at W&L. They will be sorely missed.

The future is bright...The young Gennies will definitely be back - older, stronger and wiser. It's a safe bet that I am not the only one who greatly anticipates this.

whitecaylxx · February 27, 2009, 08:04:10 PM

dukeofargyle - I left it alone - but you went there. I thought we weren't going to have any excuses (you and bammer set the rules

. ) W & L did not have a "young" team. They started 2 freshmen and 3 upperclassmen - with experience on the bench. The Eagles used their bench, the Generals not so much. The talent was there - in my opinion. (I know - everyone has one!) The Generals did have more wins, but did not advance in the post season as in the past. I think the Eagles improved as the season went along and I think the Generals maintained. This is not a negative post. There is a lot of future potential on this team, and I do wish them the best.

whitecaylxx · February 27, 2009, 08:06:54 PM

p.s. where is the love for the men's team?

dukeofargyle · February 27, 2009, 08:40:34 PM

"dukeofargyle - I left it alone - but you went there. I thought we weren't going to have any excuses"

Huh??? I went exactly where? It's a real mystery to me where you are coming from now, calyxx.

WHAT excuses? There were absolutely none in my post. However - unlike you - I did congratulate coach Willi and the Eagles for a great game and wished them luck for the balance of the tournament.

Maintained? The Gennies defeated each of the big three once this season; plus they defeated the top team a week ago in the conference in a hostile gym on senior night by double digits. I disagree, the Gennies most definitely improved over the balance of the season. Or did you just miss their early games?

As to the rest of what your incomprehensible post say, not too sure about your math. The Gennies started 2 seniors, 1 sophomore and 2 freshmen. A majority of younger starters, by anyone's math.

Yes: it's too bad that they did not go far into postseason, but as I said before, in a rebuilding year, its a good thing to see the pattern begin: first year - competitive, next year - title contender and the following year - a dominant team.

Just about the only thing I can agree with in this post is that you are right about opinions; everyone has one.

Final thought: It's terrific about the men's team; I always enjoy exciting basketball where the underdog comes out on top.

Still, my "educated guess" is that you picked Guilford over the Generals...