WBB: Old Dominion Athletic Conference

[hoopstermom]

RMC wins 81-72 over BC

Maggie Roy with 24 pts, Ariail with 20 pts fo RMC
Burkholder has 22 for BC

Macon outscores BC by 18 in the 2nd half after being down by 9 at the half as by as much as 14 in the 2nd half.
Must have been two totally different games.



Anyone who was there care to share any details.  I'm just looking at live stats.

[2RMCFans]

^ we watched the game online... Jackets couldn't buy a basket in the first half. 

Coach Lahaye did a fabulous job settling them at the half as they worked their way back into the game with outstanding defense and on the strength of Maggie Roy's offense.... and I think Molly was incredible from the foul line.

Way to go Yellow Jackets!  Wishing them a safe trip home and some happy holidays!

[bballfan20]

After watching 2 seasons of basketball in this conference, the odac has the worst group of refs i may have ever seen.

[y_jack_lok]

After watching 2 seasons of basketball in this conference, the odac has the worst group of refs i may have ever seen.

I think a lot of people around the country will argue that their refs are the worst. I've been reading all over D3hoops for about 8 years and I have yet to see anyone happy with the officiating in their conference. And I've repeatedly pointed out that the refs seen at a given conference's games are generally not officiating exclusively in that conference. They work games of schools in a certain geographic area, not all of which are in the same conference.

You have lots of company when it comes to being unhappy with officiating. Welcome to the in crowd.

[whitecaylxx]

Why is no one talking about VWC's and Roanoke's losses?  Where is everyone?  It doesn't seem like Roanoke's "D-1" player has found her groove yet.  It will be interesting to see how the post holiday season goes.

[whitecaylxx]

Congratulations Washington and Lee on the big win in California.  I am confused though - where is Capital ranked 21st?  Thanks.

[mamadukes]

They are ranked #21 in the

USA TODAY ESPN DIVISION III TOP 25 COACHES' POLL

They are #26 with 65 votes in the most recent DIII Hoops Poll

[whitecaylxx]

Thanks!

[whitecaylxx]

Wow - PLNU put a thumping on W & L!  86-47 and 37 turnovers??  Is PLNU in any ranking?  (Since I missed out on the last one.)

[dukeofargyle]

I believe they said that PLNU is ranked #3 in the NAIA.

Terrifically athletic and quick, this team runs a 2-1-2 full press almost the entire game that did a number on all the D/III colleges they played in the tournament. This press caused great chaos to the offenses of the opposing teams, resulting in many more turnovers & fewer shots made. PLNU beat all 3 opponents by a 20-35 point range.

Though W&L did maintain an advantage on the boards by + 9, the 37 turnovers to PLNU's 12 killed them.
All props to Becca Bolton for her 16 points, 11 boards and her all-tournament team honors.

[mamadukes]

Don't feel too bad, whitecaylxx. I had to look up PLNU

[bballfan20]

So i went and saw the virginia wesleyen game today, and i was dumb founded by the "home court advantadge" that they had with the refs, even the way the refs interacted with the two coaches was totally one sided. I witnessed the one female ref actually change the way she was making her charging and blocking calls based on what the vwu coach said to her, and when the lynchburg coach mentioned something to the same ref, she responded with an immediate attitude towards her, i dont know if the refs read these boards, but they should be ashamed of the impact that they had on the out come of the game. every time LC would get on a roll, the refs would make an abserd call, and it wouldnt have been bad if they were horrible towards both teams, but even VWU parents were commenting after the game about how one sided it was. Kinda makes me wonder what kinda training they make these people go through before they put them in stripes and stick them on the court.

[whitecaylxx]

Wow - I expected W & L to give RMC a better run for their money.  Turnovers and lack of rebounding sunk the Generals.  I want to see  if W & L can rebound against the Marlins.

[Brookland]

I was also at the VWC game and it was a bit lopsided. Maybe the refs were influenced by the fact that Coach Dunmyer was going for her 100th win... However, I have to note that VWC also outplayed LC. LC had 28 turnovers to VWC's 17, and although some of the turnovers were referee-influenced (e.g., an LC player being physically mauled in a trapping situation, and being called for a travel), most were caused by poor passing by LC players. I don't know how many points those +11 TOs resulted in, but it was clearly more than enough to account for the margin of victory.
Other than their upset of RMC, the Hornets have been struggling. Their schedule has been a bit tougher than some (all 7 losses to teams with winning records at this point), but they clearly need to improve. They also seem to have confidence problems, with a pattern emerging of falling behind early and then mounting furious comebacks, almost as if it takes them a quarter or a half to figure out whether they can actually play with their opponent...
By the way, is anyone betting on RMC to stay in the top 25 after losing to Christopher Newport? I am not a particular fan of the latter but they are 9-0 with a win over a ranked team. Don't they belong in the top 25?

[bballfan20]

Agreed on the turnover, seems like thats been a common theme for their struggles this year. tonight was another example of that, I dont know how many turnovers they committed but there was alot. Its not even just their young players either, they were down 39 to 33 at the half, then roanoke went on a huge run to start the second half. Burgs future looks good tho with alot of their talent being young.