WBB: Old Dominion Athletic Conference

[GuyFormerlyPSBBG]

I hate to say it but the BC loss to Guilford officially put them outside the bubble looking in

Correct me if I'm wrong but RM-C and Bridgewater would have had to have met in the Championship game for the loser to be considered .

Too bad.. Bridgewater with Burkholder & co and coach would have been fun to watch in the NCAA's.

If you look at the south region you will need some help.

Based on NCAA tournaments in the past 5 maybe 6 teams have gotten in from the south.

USASouth will get 2 teams
GSAC-will get 1 team as Maryville lost. They would get consideration before Bridgewater, based on current regional rankings.
ASC will get 1 team maybe 2 if Louisiana College loses in conference tournament.
ODAC will likely get 1 unless RMC loses then the AQ and Randolph-Macon would be considered.

There is a potential of 8 teams to consider, but there will likely only be 5.

Even if RMC losses today would still be considered.

[2RMCFans]

SO PROUD OF R-MC TODAY!!

GO JACKETS!!!   

[Bammer]

Good job by RMC.  Your hard work and coaching earned much respect.  Good season for the Generals.  Last year's ODAC championship makes this lose tougher to handle.  Sad farewell to Alli and Felice.  They will be missed.  Best of luck to RMC and RC and I hope they advance far.

[y_jack_lok]

Surprised that no one has commented yet on Randolph-Macon's win over Roanoke -- especially the way regulation ended, with a prayer of a shot and an answer to the prayer. Definitely one for the D3hoops "Buzzer Beaters" feature. Congratulations to the players and coaching staff at R-MC. A tough way for Roanoke to lose, but wins and losses come in all forms. Good luck to the Jackets in the tournament.

[hoopstermom]

Just arrived back home from Roanoke and watching both Yellow Jacket teams take home the championship.  Congratulations to all those kids!!
Especially the women who were only ranked pre-season #4 to finish the way they did, never giving up and every one contributing at different times throughout the season.  And yes, answered prayers are always accepted with joyous open arms.

I'm totally wrung out from watching that women's game.  I hope that final shot in regulation makes it to "Buzzer Beaters" as well because I can't believe what I saw the first time and would love to watch it again.  Roanoke is a very good team.  I hope they also get a bid for post season play.  I also hope Nicci  Moats is OK, she went down hard in the 2nd half and did not return to play.

Good luck to all the ODAC teams in post season play!!!

[2RMCFans]

Surprised that no one has commented yet on Randolph-Macon's win over Roanoke -- especially the way regulation ended, with a prayer of a shot and an answer to the prayer. Definitely one for the D3hoops "Buzzer Beaters" feature. Congratulations to the players and coaching staff at R-MC. A tough way for Roanoke to lose, but wins and losses come in all forms. Good luck to the Jackets in the tournament.

We were on the road & late getting home.  What a weekend... no voice left.  Have never seen a title game go into overtime on a more thrilling note.  Roanoke played a GREAT game & didn't deserve to lose but someone had to.  Sometimes one team just "wants it more."  Congrats to our women who played together as a team all weekend & brought home the trophy as a reward.  GO JACKETS!!! 

[BH2OFan]

Watched it on the world wide interweb, indeed a fantastic finish. Congrats

[dukeofargyle]

Great congrats to RMC for the trophy this season! 

If La Haye plays the defense & the jackets put up the FG% they did all tournament, RMC should go far into the NCAA's. Hopefully, their stellar defense can contain Schweers & Co if they meet them next.

We are behind you, Jackets -  We are proud to have you represent the ODAC!

[hoopstermom]

The RMC men were passed over to host their first couple of playoff games.  I wonder if there is any chance the RMC women could host at least  the first pod of games?

That would be even another answered prayer!

[2RMCFans]

^ let's hope that the R-MC women do host, having exceeded expectations all season AND winning the ODAC crown.  But, if it's not to be, let's hope they are not sent wandering to TX or WA or some of the other hinterlands they've been sent to before. 

Maybe if neither gets to host this weekend, there is a chance for next weekend?  Let's just all focus on the Friday games and continuing to play with the teamwork & commitment that has gotten us so far this year!

GO JACKETS!!! 

[wmjofva]

In last years first round  upset of RM-C by EMC, RM-C lost point guard Jennifer O'Briant  early in the game and it really was a factor.   Both Jennifer and Katie Williams mean so much to the RM-C program.  They are the type of players who do so many of the little things that never make the papers.

After Gholson converted both foul shots with 6.7 seconds to play, O'Briant sprinted her way up the far sideline in front of both teams' benches.  The senior guard then heaved a shot at the basket that banked off the glass and through the hoop as the buzzer sounded

My old ball coach used to say: "  the harder I work, the luckier I get" Jennifer is hitting 44.2% of her 3 pters..

Brown was named the tournament's Most Outstanding player after scoring 22 points and pulling in eight rebounds during the championship game. Taylor Wieczorek netted 16 points and grabbed nine boards while Maggie Roy had ten points and five rebounds as both players were named to the All-Tournament Team

Normally you need that 3rd person to step up..and Molly Brown, who was ave 8 pt/game was the one who answered the call.  To show you how deep RM-C is.. Taylor Wieczorek as a freshmen would have started on most ODAC teams, but she had it sit with limited mins for two years waiting for Molly A to graduate.

Williams puts on her hard hat and gives you solid defense every time out and Maggie Roy is an offensive leader who plays defense.

Let's hope they get a fair seed in the NCAA's and don't have to start by playing the #5 team in the  country, like the Hiltunen/Riesbeck RM-C team that had to play Thomas More.

[hoopstermom]

RMC women traveling to Lebanon Valley to take on Bridgewater State.  I actually have family near Harrisburg/Hershey area so I have place to stay!!! Yeah. 

Lebanon Valley from the Middle Atlantic Conference, is highest seed in the pod, ranked 17th in last D3 poll, with a 23-2 record. 
But first things first, Bridgewater State University is 19-7 and got in on the automatic bid by winning the Massachusetts State College Athletic Conference title. 
Lebanon Valley will play the 4th team in the pod which is Neumann (20-7) who won the Colonial States Athletic Conference Championship.

[2RMCFans]

So thankful that it's in PA!  Leb. Valley is somewhat friendly turf for the Jackets... that's where Mike Rhoades and J. D. Byers (former men's coaches) both went to college. 

Both have moved on from R-MC, but they left their mark here as well as in PA & we still miss them!  Maybe some of their family members will even come to the tourney.

Let's hope for 2 wins in PA next weekend for the Jackets!!

GO JACKETS!!!

[wmjofva]

Bridgewater State, out of Massachusetts State College Conference (appears 8 team league) is small.  Tallest player is listed at 5'9"...starting line up is 5'4', 5'5",5"5, 5'8".  If they are like most north east Div III teams  (Pa,NJ) their small interior players will come out and fire 3 pters and they will run flex-type offenses.

Brittney Chappron 5'5" sr guard is hitting 34% from 3 pt line....that is very good and about the same as RMC-"Tuna" a few years ago...they will have to cover her or else.  She will shoot 15-20 times a game..she is looking to get her shot off.

They are playing well, beating top seed Westfield St at Westfield's home to earn the NCAA bid.  We always found this type of team hard to play if they were hitting...I see in one game in last 5, they hit over 50% of their 3's.(2/19/11)  RMC bigs may find themselves out of the paint area in this game, if they run the flex-type and pop out the forwards/centers.

Interestiing it appears the losers of the conference get to keep playing...MCLA will play in the New England Championship Tournament..it would be great if Roanoke, Bridgewater could play in a Virginia Championship Tournament...look at the extra practices a team gets if they play after the conference tournament...NCAA''s etc. ( I think some Pa and Md conferences do the same.

[Brookland]

Interestiing it appears the losers of the conference get to keep playing...MCLA will play in the New England Championship Tournament..it would be great if Roanoke, Bridgewater could play in a Virginia Championship Tournament...look at the extra practices a team gets if they play after the conference tournament...NCAA''s etc. ( I think some Pa and Md conferences do the same.

I think that's a great idea! If the ODAC, USA South and CAC conferences had agreed to something like that this year, we could have been seeing a tournament with Roanoke (19-8), Bridgewater (22-4), UMW (20-6), Marymount (13-10), Ferrum (18-9) and Methodist (15-12). I would have paid to see that!
I wonder what it would take to make something like that real?