WBB: Old Dominion Athletic Conference

[former rmcsid]

Hopefully everyone has seen the news about the ODAC vs. USA South senior all-star game in March.  What a great thing!

I do not care to give my opinion, being in sports info.  But I'd love to know everyone's thoughts on the top 15 seniors for the women in the ODAC this year. 

Each team must have at least one representative, FYI.  After those eleven, there will be four "at-large" spots to fill.

[Matt Barnhart (kid)]

Hopefully everyone has seen the news about the ODAC vs. USA South senior all-star game in March.  What a great thing!

I do not care to give my opinion, being in sports info.  But I'd love to know everyone's thoughts on the top 15 seniors for the women in the ODAC this year. 

Each team must have at least one representative, FYI.  After those eleven, there will be four "at-large" spots to fill.

This would be my ODAC All-Star team (starters):

Player	School	Pos	Statistics
Amanda Renalds	EMU	C	14.6 ppg, 7.2 rpg, 1.6 bpg
Michelle Orton	RMC	F	11.0 ppg, 6.6 rpg, 62% FGs
Marsha Kinder	BC	G	18.3 ppg, 3.1 rpg, 53% 3PTs
Jennifer King	GC	G	21.1 ppg, 7.9 rpg, 3.1 apg
Megan Silva	RMC	G	22.4 ppg, 6.5 apg, 5.1 rpg
Brooke Barker	EHC	G	12.3 ppg, 5.0 rpg, 3.0 apg
Coby Wilmer	HU	G	13.9 ppg, 5.7 rpg, 2.9 spg
Lacey Currie	LC	F	7.2 ppg, 4.5 rpg, 1.9 apg
Stephanie Mathews	EMU	F	8.8 ppg, 7.9 rpg, 3.0 spg
Meghan Stensrud	RMCW	F	18.8 ppg, 7.9 rpg, 1.9 apg
Veronica Kelly	RC	G	4.5 ppg, 3.8 rpg, 2.8 apg
Louisa Feve	WLU	F	9.3 ppg, 5.0 apg, 4.8 rpg
Jennifer Prewitt	RMCW	F	10.0 ppg, 11.8 rpg, 1.9 apg
Kate Childress	EHC	G	7.1 ppg, 4.9 apg, 4.8 rpg
LeighAnn Woodley	HU	F	12.9 ppg, 3.5 rpg, 35% 3PTs

Now I'm off to the VWC-BC game!  GO EAGLES!

[Matt Barnhart (kid)]

Halftime here at Nininger Hall ...

Bridgewater 38
Virginia Wesleyan 23

The Marlin guards are really impressing me ... lots of energy and they take care of the ball.

Alright, gotta get back out there!  I'll report a final!

[bcsportswriter]

Kid must have gotten stuck in the Bridgewater traffic out of the game.  Either that or he is working on some big, intricate post.  But the Eagles prevail here at BC tonite against the Marlins and  are not tied atop the ODAC with RMC (I suppose they are tied at least).  Great first half by the Eagles.  They came out a little flat in the second, and the Marlins picked up their D, but BC still won by about 10 (cant remember the final score).  Number 11 for the Marlins really impressed me.  She is the fastest player I have seen this year and can shoot the lights out.  I would like to see her and Silva up against eachother.  Good game on both ends.  Great win for the Eagles.

[justafan02]

Old School:  I don't think I belittled everyone else's performance.  I am a marlin fan, but a realistic one.  The ODAC is not a strong conference top to bottom for Women's basketball and the top two teams are BC and RMC.  They are also the two teams, before tonight that VWC hasn't played.  Hence my comment on they really haven't defeated anyone great.  They have beaten some good teams, but not a top team........ YET.  I was praising the Marlins for their fantastic start and I hope they keep it going.

[hoopstermom]

RMCSID - when and where will the senior allstar game be?

[Matt Barnhart (kid)]

[...]

Prediction: Bridgewater 76, Virginia Wesleyan 62

Final score: BC 78, VWC 64.  Scary!

[Matt Barnhart (kid)]

Kid must have gotten stuck in the Bridgewater traffic out of the game.  Either that or he is working on some big, intricate post.  But the Eagles prevail here at BC tonite against the Marlins and  are not tied atop the ODAC with RMC (I suppose they are tied at least).  Great first half by the Eagles.  They came out a little flat in the second, and the Marlins picked up their D, but BC still won by about 10 (cant remember the final score).  Number 11 for the Marlins really impressed me.  She is the fastest player I have seen this year and can shoot the lights out.  I would like to see her and Silva up against eachother.  Good game on both ends.  Great win for the Eagles.

Haha.  I had a dinner-date at 9:00 pm ... didn't have time to get to a computer.

I second your comments.  I also was very impressed with #11 for the Marlins.  #22 for them had an extremely quick release ... very hard to guard.  And I liked #32's toughness down low.

I too would love to see #11 vs Silva.  Bridgewater's Katy Herr was once again nasty.  She had a tough shooting night (2-for-9), but finished with 10 points, 9 rebounds, 7 steals and 3 assists.

Virginia Wesleyan will continue giving teams a fit the rest of this season and over the next couple years.

[former rmcsid]

hoopstermom:

Here's the link to the release on D3hoops.com . . . was sent out Wednesday by both conferences, I believe:

http://www.d3hoops.com/pressreleases.php?release=249

Take care!

[whitecaylxx]

W & L.  In the first half of the season, they appeared talented, sharp, and cohesive.  Since the New Year, the team seems splintered.  Their past few performances have been lackluster, mediocre at best.   Biggest Surprise?  VWC.  As posted earlier, the coach has an average team playing top notch ball.  Even against Bridgewater, the team refused to stop being relentless.  It will be interesting to see how all the teams finish their seasons.

[odacbballfan]

Even though BC ended up with a 14 point victory last night, had as much as a 21 point lead and never trailed the entire game,  I must tip my hat to the ladies from VWC. While they showed that they are not ready yet to WIN the "big game", they definitely proved that they do deserve to play in the "big game". If you look at the VWC roster and see the fact that they have 0 SR and that their 4 JR endured a 5 win season their first year you have to believe that no one in Marlin blue last night had been on a court in a college game with as much on the line. You could see early in the game that the nerves were working against VWC as many of their first half turnovers where caused more by their own doing then by the eagles. NOT at all to take anything away from BC's performance, they dominated the game in almost all areas, getting seemingly every ball on the floor and every big rebound. However, if VWC can find away to limit their own mistakes and learn to play in a big game environment they could be a tough out in the tournament come FEB. Congratulations to both teams on a good game. I am interested to see how the Marlins bounce back, and if they learned any thing from last night's game next week as they face Macon at home.

[valleybballfan]

I just wanted to say congratulations to both BC and VWC on a hard fought game last night. I was able to make it out to the game, and even though it seemed like BC was in control for the whole game, VWC never gave up and kept fighting.

Here are a few stats that I found interesting. Coming into last night's contest VWC averaged 3.3 fewer turnovers then BC, but last night BC recorded 8 less turnovers then the Marlins. VWC averaged 8.4 more rebounds then the Eagles coming into the contest, but BC only let the Marlins grab 2 more boards then they did. VWC also held an edge over BC in blocks per game, averaging 1.5 more then the Eagles, but Rebecaa Henderson played big for BC as she recorded 3 of BC's 6 blocks. VWC only had 1 block for the evening. Other then shooting the ball (38% FG and 14 % 3pt. FG) BC seemed to do everything they had to do last night to get the job done.

I was once again very impressed with Katy Herr (10 pts., 9 rebounds, 7 steals, 3 assists, 39 minutes). A source of mine told me that Katy was sick before the game, but she is a warrior and played an excellent game, sick or not. Every time I see her I am impressed. She may not always rack up as many points as some of the other superstars in the league, but what she brings to this BC team is unreplaceable. I was very happy to see Katy was named to the National Team of the Week. She is very deserving!

I was also impressed with Chelsey Barrett for VWC. She had 15 points, 4 assists, and 2 steals to lead the Marlins. Coming into last night's contest she was averaging just 6.8 points a game. This is my third time watching VWC and she was quiet the first two times I watched the Marlins. I had to keep looking at my program last night to figure out who #11 was. It seems as though the Marlins have several different girls who are capable of stepping up and leading this young team.

I enjoyed another good ODAC contest last night. Good job to both teams and good luck to BC on their weekend road trip to E & H and Guilford. Also good luck to the Marlins as they will face another one of the top teams in RMC.

[jmill]

Don't be too hasty in counting out VWC to WIN a big game this season.  As more and more people are discovering, the team plays with a confidence that seems to help them overcome mistakes.  Bridgewater was fortunate to get out of that game with the WIN.  The ball bounces in strange ways some times and anything can happen, especially if the game is close in the closing minutes.  As an earlier poster pointed out, there are more than 2 teams in this league and anything can happen ... and probably will.

[fairmont1113]

Bridgewater was fortunate to get out of that game with the WIN. according to jmill. Just one question.....did you see that game?  I've seen both teams play several times.  That was not one of Bridgewater's best efforts, but there was nothing fortunate about their win.  Bridgewater controlled that entire game, even when VWC went on a small run in the second half and spent a lot of effort in trapping Bridgewater guards.  Bridgewater handled the pressure.  The closest VWC was in that game was 8 points.  Hats off to the great job that the VWC coach is doing with that program, but they're not ready for prime time yet. 

[jmill]

Cutting a 22-point deficit down to 8 with time still to win the game is no "small run."  It may not have been one of BC's best efforts, but it wasn't one of VWC's best either.  If BC was in "control the entire game" the margin of victory would not have slipped so much.  And as far as being ready for prime time, who even mentioned that?  Just because Bridgewater pulled off an upset against R-MC doesn't make them prime time material.  What was that score at Mary Washington?