WBB: Old Dominion Athletic Conference

[GAVA]

I have to agree with all your picks fairmont. And may Silva play 40 and score 40 in her last regular season home game.

[GAVA]

where did all those marlin players go who were posing and posting on this board?

[emufan]

EMU picks up a 66-53 win over Guilford today.

[fairmont1113]

Great game for BC today! Eagles win it 84-61 over E&H. BC was up by only three points at half time.

Katy Herr had a stellar game, just missing a triple-double, with 24 points on 9-of-11 shooting. Herr also had 10 assists, 8 rebounds, and 4 steals. Herr also reached 300 career assists after today's effort, moving her into the top 10 all-time assist leaders at BC.

Marsha Kinder also had a great game with 17 points, 7 assists, and 7 rebounds. Good job today Eagles!

(BC also won the men's game over E&H, making it a clean sweap for BC)

[fairmont1113]

Thank you GAVA. I was a little worried at halftime of the E&H v. EMU game, I thought my pick might be wrong, but E&H had a very strong second half.

Here's my picks for tomorrow.....

E&H at BC (1:00)
GC at EMU (1:00)
LC at W&L (2:00)
VWC at RMC (2:00)
RC at RMWC (3:00)

I have to agree with all your picks fairmont. And may Silva play 40 and score 40 in her last regular season home game.

Well, GAVA, looks like we were right. No surprises in today's games.
King has 26 points today while Silva has 16.

[valleybballfan]

I got a chance to see E&H play twice this weekend. On Saturday @ EMU and then again on Sunday @ Bridgewater. I have to say, I just do not understand their strategy? They shoot a lot of 3-pointers (79 opposed to their oppenents 30) and they subbed five in-five out about every two to three minutes. I do not get it? I think they have some very talented players, but can they get in a good groove playing only several minutes at a time?

There was not much difference between the EMU and BC games. In both games the Wasps shot around 30%, in both games the Wasps mirrored their opponents turnovers, against BC the rebounds were even and against EMU they outrebounded the Royals by 5, E&H scored 66 against EMU and 61 against BC. Against BC the Wasps got off 75 shots and they got off 70 against EMU. So, how did EMU lose by 8 and BC win by 23?

Oh yeah, the Eagles had Katy Herr! What a game! I have seen a lot of ODAC games this year, and that was one of the best single game performances I have seen all year! Herr missed her first two shots, and then did not miss the rest of the game going 9-of-11 for 24 points. She had 10 assists, 8 rebounds, 4 steals, and 1 turnover, all in 30 minutes of action. Her defense was phenomenal, she handled the Wasps press with ease, and she had great passes all game long. The Eagles were only up by 3 at half, but Herr exploded for 16 second-half points to carry the Eagles to victory. Great job today!

[GAVA]

Well, GAVA, looks like we were right. No surprises in today's games.
King has 26 points today while Silva has 16.

It was Senior's Day at RM but freshman guard Hiltunen ( same HS as Silva ) also had 16 points in only 20 minutes off the bench.

[Jeremybozz]

  Today I watched the BC Women win by 23 over a team that lost by 3 points to #13 RMC recently.

[Jeremybozz]

  Uncle Colbert is in the Steelers Front Office.

[emoryfan]

I got a chance to see E&H play twice this weekend. On Saturday @ EMU and then again on Sunday @ Bridgewater. I have to say, I just do not understand their strategy? They shoot a lot of 3-pointers (79 opposed to their oppenents 30) and they subbed five in-five out about every two to three minutes. I do not get it? I think they have some very talented players, but can they get in a good groove playing only several minutes at a time?

There was not much difference between the EMU and BC games. In both games the Wasps shot around 30%, in both games the Wasps mirrored their opponents turnovers, against BC the rebounds were even and against EMU they outrebounded the Royals by 5, E&H scored 66 against EMU and 61 against BC. Against BC the Wasps got off 75 shots and they got off 70 against EMU. So, how did EMU lose by 8 and BC win by 23?

Oh yeah, the Eagles had Katy Herr! What a game! I have seen a lot of ODAC games this year, and that was one of the best single game performances I have seen all year! Herr missed her first two shots, and then did not miss the rest of the game going 9-of-11 for 24 points. She had 10 assists, 8 rebounds, 4 steals, and 1 turnover, all in 30 minutes of action. Her defense was phenomenal, she handled the Wasps press with ease, and she had great passes all game long. The Eagles were only up by 3 at half, but Herr exploded for 16 second-half points to carry the Eagles to victory. Great job today!

I completely agree.  Wasted talent this year......not the best job of coaching this year by Coach Scruggs.   Hopefully, they can make the rest of the season respectable, especially for the departing seniors. 

[whitecaylxx]

Where did Scruggs get the idea - all of a sudden- that this would be a good game plan??  I guess it you throw enough mud pies up against the wall, you will eventually get a bulls-eye.

[bcsportswriter]

BC got 2 measly votes in this week's D3.com poll.....wahoo.

Cant wait for the tournament....should be a fun one

[fairmont1113]

It was a great weekend at BC! Here are some highlights....

Coach Jean Willi picks up her 200th career win on Saturday against Guilford, and #201 against E&H on Sunday!

BC runs their winning streak to 12 straight games!

Katy Herr plays exceptional, Bridgewater men's star Clay Michael scores his 1,000th point on Sunday in a win over E&H, and both Michael and Herr are awarded ODAC Player of the Week honors!

BC is now getting votes for the top 25!

Very good weekend! Keep it up!

[fairmont1113]

Where did Scruggs get the idea - all of a sudden- that this would be a good game plan?? I guess it you throw enough mud pies up against the wall, you will eventually get a bulls-eye.

I totally agree with everyone. I do not understand this philosophy at all. However, was this Scruggs' idea? I have had a lot of respect for Scruggs since I have started following the ODAC, and I can not imagine why she would implement a strategy like this? The only thing that makes me wonder if it wasn't Scruggs' idea is the fact that the men's team does the exact same thing. The E&H men shot 75, that's right, 75 three-point field goals on Sunday @ BC!

[Old School Marlin]

One can hardly blame Coach Scruggs for trying to give her team an edge against competitors in the league who play 6-8 players in a slower-paced manipulated offense.  Grinnell style basketball (or as the E&H men's coach refers to as "run and fun"), is typically a hard style to implement in women's basketball because you force a lot of mediocre outside shooters to lob up 3-pointers any chance they get.   (And I'm not saying the men are any better).  A big problem we had at VWC in 1999-2000 using the same philosophy was that we never had our 5 best players on the court at any time.  Finding the right chemistry within 2 or 3 teams of five is hard.  And whenever a player gets hot and nails two or three big shots in a row, they are yanked after their allotted 2 minutes and subbed out.  It's an easier style to work yourselves into after a few years when you've recruited for it and players know how to change their game and mentality.  The Grinnell style seems to work well when you have a great team bottom to top who are fast and can hit the three's, but trying to force a team into it makes them reevaluate what they've always been taught  - work the offense, take the good shot, play strong team D, crash the boards, etc...

Although we tried, our squad went from losing games in fistfulls to dropping the philosophy and playing good, smart basketball in it's finest form - and finally getting the W's, giving us confidence back in our program.  It's a valient effort, but we can't all be Grinnell.