WBB: American Southwest Conference

[thundercat]

Here is the biggest difference in the UTT games.  HPU was at UTT and MCM/HSU played them at home.  If anything, this should have given MCM and HSU the edge.  Time of year, injuries, etc can only account for so much, say 15 points, not 30.   The point differences aren't meant to say that one team will win for sure, just to compare teams when we have no head-to-head comparision thus far.  Fanstand, you are right that no one is unbeatable in the league or the nation.  Any given night, any team can win.  What kind of sport would it be if it were any other way?  And, when all else fails, play the percentages, and right now, that is with HPU. 

UMHB and CUA have always tried to play the spoilers and have at times (HPU vs. CUA in 2005, UMHB in tourney last year) and are good teams with lots of talent.  The inconsistancy is what is keeping them from being in the top of the conference.  I think we also need to look at Schreiner some.  At home, they are a team to be reckoned with and that gym is a tough place to play.  It is possible that they could sneak up on someone as well.

[pirateonthebrazos]

Pirate, long time, no post!  How did the Cowgirls look since the McMurry game.  Who has caught your eyes among the Cowgirls?
Frankly, the Cowgirls seem to struggle at times.  After the final four, teams have their # and play lights out against us.  Brigg's has been grinding them in long, hard practices and we seem to play tired sometimes...  Hopefully this will pay off later.  Kristen Harris has been really coming on at the Post and Lacy Walker has been a bright spot with her hustle and going to the bucket.  Shelby Hodges will miss a few games starting tonight with a high ankle sprain, her defense will be missed.  Contruci has been hot and cold along with Dennard.  When we put it all together we can a very, very good team but we have not been able to do that yet.  It will come,  when I don't know.   All in all we just want to get in the tourney and then rattle the cage and see what comes out.

[mcmfan]

My point is not that HPU outscored McM and HSU by a large margin against a common opponent one time this year, but that they have done it consistently in all their games against common opponents.  That would seem, I think, to even out some of the differences of place and time and team matchups. As a McM fan, the last thing I want is to see the conference tournament end up in the Mausoleum, so I certainly hope HPU falls apart in the next few weeks!     But the numbers so far clearly say that this is a team to be reckoned with.

[Ralph Turner]

I have created a separate message board for in-game updates for the women's games.

Let's move our in-game postings over there.

(This has been successful in ASC football and other conferences use in-game update boards for basketball as well.)

ASC In-game updates

[fanstand]

Well it sounds like we really didn't shoot well, but a win is a win.  I don't really care if its by 30 or 1, as long as it goes in the W column. We need to just keep working hard and continue to put up the W's. We didn't score until 15 minutes into the game, the score was 8-0, so I'll just be happy with the win.  HSU was leading at half by about 13, was close for the first 15 minutes or so, but then  I went back to listening to McM.  Will be glad to get this road trip over and then be home for a while.

[pirateonthebrazos]

Cowgirls were up by 25 points when Briggs put the third team in with 4:58 left in the game.  Final margin was 13 points.  Can we count the 25 points as the winning margin so our "win margin stat" will look better when compared to other teams?
Seriously, the Cowgirls played a pretty good second half as they shot the ball very well, kept turnovers down, and played great defense.  Good job, now go do it again Saturday.

[CUAfan]

Well, I was going to boast about CUA playing HSU to a 35-35 tie in the second half, but I wasn't aware of the third-string thing. Still, losing to a Top 10 squad by 13 isn't too shabby. Maybe we can upset McMurry come Saturday...you never know.

On the other hand, I think our starting center did pretty well against Contrucci, at least by the numbers. Contrucci had 12 points, shot 5-6 from the field, had four rebounds, and gave up four TO. Eddins scored 10, shot 4-8, pulled down 5, and had no TO. I think their minutes were close but I forgot to double-check that. I think Eddins is going to be pretty good if she sticks around. Maybe not All-America like Richardson, but definitely in the mix for 1st or 2nd team All-ASC West.

[golden_dome]

With three of the top 16 teams on the West side, most of the conversation is about McMurry, HPU and HSU. But here is an article we released about senior Lacey Kennedy, one of the best players in the ASC the last several years. She is going for her 4th ASC East title in four years. The year she missed the season we did not win it. It is an interesting read for those not familiar with her story.
http://www.gochoctaws.com/News/wbball/2007/1/10/WBSKKennedyStory.asp?path=wbball

[WLCALUM83]

gccfan:

Good news and bad news for ETBU--Sunnie Davis--16 minutes played vs. Ozarks last night--3 blocked shots. Found out why Janelle wasn't in uniform for the game you attended. She apparently suffered a concussion during a practice.

Got a feeling ETBU will have its' hands full having to play both Mississippi College and UT-Tyler twice yet.

[golden_dome]

Live MC/UTT women's stats at http://www.gochoctaws.com/live/wbball/xlive.htm

[Ralph Turner]

McM 42 CUA 27. 16:00 left.

[Ralph Turner]

UTT 51 Miss Coll 39.  15:34 left

[Ralph Turner]

UTT 79 MC 72 Final.

[CUAfan]

I forget the final off-hand but McMurry won by about 15.

First time I've seen Tuttle or Richardson, and I'm impressed. Tuttle plays the smartest ball I've seen this year, especially at the point, and Richardson runs the floor remarkably well for her height and the level. I think she scored 12 of her 24 points in transition.

[pirateonthebrazos]

Cowgirls without a doubt played their best game of the year today.  It was a total team effort as 4 girls were in double figures and another had 9 points.  Briggs was forced to go deep on the bench with Hodges out due to injury and Walker getting in early foul trouble.  Cizneros, Singletary, and Harris came in and did not miss a beat.   Defense was very solid throughout the game.   Looked like the Cowgirl team that made the final 4 run last year.  I was beginning to wonder if that team would show up this season and I believe they have.   Up by 26 pts with 6 minutes left was definitely a statement.....GO COWGIRLS!!!