WBB: Old Dominion Athletic Conference

hoopstermom · February 28, 2010, 09:40:10 AM

You're right Bammer, pretty similar. I think they finished 17-3, 23-4 overall with all of their losses coming from ODAC teams. But their regional ranking was lower (at 5th prior to their ODAC tourney loss).

I was hoping with the higher regional ranking, they would be given some consideration at least.

hoopstermom · February 28, 2010, 07:10:58 PM

Congratulations to W&L for their first ODAC Championship!!

D3hoops is projecting Roanoke will get a bid to the dance as well.

http://www.d3boards.com/playoffs/proj-wbbbracket2010.pdf

I'll keep my fingers crossed that the NCAA will choose similarly.

Good LUCK to W&L...and Roanoke too if they get a bid.

GO ODAC!!

whitecaylxx · March 01, 2010, 07:54:35 AM

After a series of under performance - Bridgewater, Roanoke and Virginia Wesleyan - Washington and Lee was one of the bright spots of the ODAC tournament. Congratulations on the big win! (Congratulations to EMU, as well.) Hopefully the Roanoke players will get a chance to redeem themselves with a NCAA bid.

Bammer · March 01, 2010, 08:00:16 AM

W&L ODAC Champions - WOW. Great job by the team and Coach King and Coach Pyzik. This is what is good about college athletics, real student athletes. The chemistry on this team is unbelievable. Their behavior on and off the court represents W&L well. The ODAC is represented well by this year's league champion. Congratulations to Becca Bolton (sophomore), Katie Wilson (freshman) on being on the all tournament team and to tournament MVP Meg Ingram (sophomore). This is a young team losing only 1 senior who is going to medical school.

BH2OFan · March 01, 2010, 09:59:15 AM

Quote from: whitecaylxx on March 01, 2010, 07:54:35 AM
After a series of under performance - Bridgewater, Roanoke and Virginia Wesleyan -

Bridgewater and Roanoke no doubt underperformed, but VWC? Making the final by beating these 2 and up 9 at halftime of the final seems like a pretty good run to me. Seems like W&L did what they do best, get hot on offense and stingy on defense coming out of the break.

dukeofargyle · March 01, 2010, 01:01:12 PM

Brackets are up. Both W&L and Roanoke play at Christopher Newport.

Here is the link:

http://www.d3boards.com/playoffs/wbkb-bracket2010.pdf

RVAHokie · March 01, 2010, 01:04:26 PM

Quote from: BH2OFan on March 01, 2010, 09:59:15 AM
Quote from: whitecaylxx on March 01, 2010, 07:54:35 AM
After a series of under performance - Bridgewater, Roanoke and Virginia Wesleyan -
Bridgewater and Roanoke no doubt underperformed, but VWC? Making the final by beating these 2 and up 9 at halftime of the final seems like a pretty good run to me. Seems like W&L did what they do best, get hot on offense and stingy on defense coming out of the break.

The only 2 underperformers were teams that lost in big upsets. RC and RMC. VWC definitely did not underperform. Bridgewater certainly did not play their best but they lost the 4-5 game, not the 2-7 or 1-5.

W&L and Roanoke got no favors with the brackets other than the opportunity to keep travel costs low. CNU is a very good team

Bammer · March 01, 2010, 01:05:26 PM

Not a terrible draw for the Generals. They played at Christopher Newport earlier this year. They were only down 2 with 6 minutes to go and then let it get away from them. I am sure that both teams have improved. Wouldn't it be great to see the Generals face the Maroons for a trip to the Sweet 16? Nice to see the Maroons were given a bid. Wonder if coy Dunnigan will get them to not underperform this time?

hoopstermom · March 01, 2010, 01:36:39 PM

Well I'm very glad to see that both W&L and RC got in, but it sucks they may have to face each other in the 2nd game of the touney!!!

RMC played CNU early in the year too. CNU is beatable, but Schweers is the real deal. RMC was up by as many as 7 in the 1st half, but CNU tied the game at half time and Macon got within 3 points with 9 minutes to go in the 2nd half, but ended up losing by 9.

W&L can definitely beat them if they keep the pressure on.

I'm sure Roanoke will be ready for blood given their upset in the ODAC tourney. I did not see their game vs VWC, but honestly, they must have been thinking since RMC lost, they had an easy road to the championship and let their guard down. I doubt seriously if they will be taking anyone for granted now since they have something to prove.

GOOD LUCK to both teams!!!

whitecaylxx · March 01, 2010, 02:08:14 PM

Everyone is so touchy about the "under performance". Bridgewater and Roanoke did underperform - they were the favored teams. And I feel that after VWC's impressive start, and after beating W & L twice this year - they also under performed. As for COY Dunagan - she had a great season. Just because her players slacked off for one game, does not mean she was undeserving of coach of the year.

RVAHokie · March 01, 2010, 02:25:05 PM

All teams under-perform at times, there are endless stories about the great upsets and the big let-downs. Coach Dunagan did not coach any differently on Saturday afternoon than any other game. My guess, is their pre-game routine was the same, I bet she worked very hard to avoid exactly what happened. Letdowns by teams in that situation are more due to a lack of player leadership than any reflection on the Coach in my estimation.

Bammer · March 01, 2010, 02:54:23 PM

A team is a reflection of their coach. Roanoke down by 1 with less than a minute against VWC. Twin towers available and a first team senior guard available so an out of control transfer guard wildly drives and gets a bad shot blocked. RC fouls, VWC hits 2 ff, wild 3 pt attempt and game over. COY Dunnigan has so much raw talent on this team. Since they played such an easy out of conference schedule and were "10 to 15 points better than anyone else in the ODAC" , can they come back after the semis meltdown and are they capable of winning against top ranked teams in pressure situations? Lose in the semis 1 year with the top team you can say it is just an off day, but when you come in the next year with a stronger team in a year when the rest of the league is weaker, then tell me what is the reason?

BH2OFan · March 01, 2010, 04:11:56 PM

Not feelin touchy about the underperformance issue with regards to VWC, just don't see it that way. We can agree to disagree, I hope

Best of luck to Roanoke and W&L, here's hoping they represent the ODAC strong!

Bammer · March 01, 2010, 04:39:20 PM

I thought VWC showed true grit by being undersized and competing. They did not have the height or bulk in the semis or finals. They pressured and went hard after every loose ball. They got the most out of their ability in this tournament. The top 3 seeds all had big, physical centers.

whitecaylxx · March 01, 2010, 05:21:59 PM

Well the match-up was the same when they beat W & L twice. So I don't agree that Virginia Wesleyan just wasn't as qualified as Washington and Lee. I do agree that a team is often a reflection of it's coach. Sometimes, however, the players just take it upon themselves to play ball - in spite of the coach. We will see how Roanoke and Washington and Lee fare in the NCAA tournament. I wish them the best!