WBB: Old Dominion Athletic Conference

[y_jack_lok]

Tough loss for the Jackets last night. Some missed opportunities on putbacks under the hoop could have meant a win. But I've seen that kind of thing happen to lots of teams. Great shooting by Hannah Livermon in the first half. Her joyful reaction to the three she hit at the end of the half was fun to see.

[flightless bird fan]

Here is the report from the EMU/R-MC game last night.  Looks like Coach Griffin has another strong team on his hands!
http://www.emuroyals.com/sports/wbkb/2014-15/releases/20141202ll52fk

[2RMCFans]

Yes, congrats to EMU on last night's win.  Not at the game, but can't help but notice the very lopsided fouls stat:  22 against R-MC v. 9 against EMU if the box score is correct. 

We know this is NEVER The reason for a loss but must note that the Jackets hit all 5 of their available FT's and EMU hit 80% of their 25 chances.  That 15-20 point FT differential is unusual.

The Jackets have a week & a half to get ready for the next opponent (VUU). 

GO JACKETS!!!! 

[y_jack_lok]

Watching a game online isn't the best seat in the house, but it did seem to me that the Jackets did the majority of the fouling. One can always argue for or against any given call (or non-call), but overall I'd say EMU played a "cleaner" game than the Jackets.

[flightless bird fan]

EMU moves to 6-1.  Went out of the gate hot against Ferrum the other night.  http://www.emuroyals.com/sports/wbkb/2014-15/releases/20141206pv8l5i

[2RMCFans]

^ Congrats on that!

The Jackets are in St. Thomas this weekend-- hope they have some fun as well as some wins! 

Merry Christmas everyone!

GO JACKETS!!!

[flightless bird fan]

EMU drops one to Apprentice to end this part of the season. http://www.emuroyals.com/sports/wbkb/2014-15/releases/20141213y9vqxd  They are now off till Dec 30.  Only D3 loss was first game of the year to Wilmington (Ohio)

[flightless bird fan]

EMU gets back to work with a good win after the break, defeating Christopher Newport in a repeat of the NCAA Tournament game last season.  http://www.emuroyals.com/sports/wbkb/2014-15/releases/20141230vz3cec Jess Rheinheimer went OFF with 29 points and 12 rebounds. They are now 7-2.

[gordonmann]

Love the message board name, flightless one. I like names that you make stop, think and then smile once you get the reference.

I'm adding it to my list of favorites along with CoocooforCoeCoepuffs and Feces Monkey, who was a Bowdoin fan. I don't get the connection between those two things but anything with the word monkey makes me laugh.

[flightless bird fan]

Thanks, I for some reason, like the creative names too.  My cat is Joan Cougar MellenKat.   

In WBB, EMU defeated The Washington College Shorewomen.  Jess Rheinheimer just about did it by herself, ending the game with 41 points and 10 rebounds.  http://www.emuroyals.com/sports/wbkb/2014-15/releases/20150103452mvd

[2RMCFans]

GO JACKETS!!! 

[y_jack_lok]

I got to watch the first half of last night's R-MC/LC game. The video feed was pretty choppy so I missed a lot of what happened, but the announcers were fun to listen to. Looks like turnovers for LC and points off turnovers for R-MC were a big factor. The stats only show 4 fast break points for R-MC so I have to wonder what the definition of a fast break point is because it seemed the Jackets got more than that in the first half. At the very least the announcers were talking about the speed of R-MC in transition versus the size of Lynchburg. Always good to get a win on the road.

[flightless bird fan]

EMU goes to Guilford and comes away with a win http://www.emuroyals.com/sports/wbkb/2014-15/releases/201501070qy5zh Also, noted that Jess Rheinheimer was named National Player of the Week! 

[2RMCFans]

I got to watch the first half of last night's R-MC/LC game. The video feed was pretty choppy so I missed a lot of what happened, but the announcers were fun to listen to. Looks like turnovers for LC and points off turnovers for R-MC were a big factor. The stats only show 4 fast break points for R-MC so I have to wonder what the definition of a fast break point is because it seemed the Jackets got more than that in the first half. At the very least the announcers were talking about the speed of R-MC in transition versus the size of Lynchburg. Always good to get a win on the road.

Agree those announcers are the most entertaining ones we've come across & they also sounded very knowledgeable about the game itself, both teams... and refs.  Wish the video had been more stable but loved the fact it was free. 

Looked like the Jackets were ready to play & it was fun to watch them jump ahead & stay there.

GO JACKETS!

[flightless bird fan]

As expected, EMU rolled over Hollins.  http://www.emuroyals.com/sports/wbkb/2014-15/releases/20150110n0u6oc