WBB: American Southwest Conference

[Ralph Turner]

Paint, dballa is a great and loyal fan.  He has been a consistent HPU fan on this, the football board and even times when he and I tried to carry on a "baseball board" 2 years ago.

I am looking forward to this season.  Let's not forget dsc's observation that the ASC needs to get stronger.  The HSU girls know that from their trip to Wisconsin 2 years ago.  Women (and men) need to be in the weight room.  Women athletes don't need to worry about becoming muscle-bound...when your competition career is over, that muscle weight will come off.  (I have seen it happen in too many former D1 players.)  But we need the muscle strength when we play northern schools.

[inthepaint]

I thought Dballa was of the female persuasion, thus the veiled "panties in a wad" comment!

I completely agree with your weight room perspective.  The few times I watched DIII action beyond the ASC I saw big, strong girls who could dominate the paint.  They play very physical basketball!  Our squad too often looks frail and skinny up against the competition.

[Ron Boerger]

Look at the bright side, Ralph and company.  I doubt that the ASC champion/Pool C selectee will have to worry about Trinity at all this year. 

[moseshightower]

Ron, that seems a bit premature, Trinity lost a lot from last year but I think with their schedule and the fact that they are only going to improve, they have a chance to be a factor come the end of the season.   

[fanstand]

I have seen those girls from up north. They are bigger and much more physical. To me they look like the DII players round here. I watched them play up in Ohio, we need that physicalness here. The weight room is a girl's friend while they are playing.

[etbualum]

ETBU vs Sul Ross has been changed to a 6pm start because of weather.

[dballa]

HPU 30 LeTourneau 18 at the half.

[Ralph Turner]

Keep scores coming from both games, dballa!

[dballa]

i'll try to give a score when i can but may not be very often although in the women's game it's not that big a deal HPU should be able to handle them easily.

[dballa]

HPU 52 LeT 30 about 12 mins or so to go not real certain of the time.

[dballa]

HPU 66 LeT 43 about 4 mins to go.

[dballa]

HPU 68 LeT 45 2:30 left in the game

[dballa]

HPU 70 LeT 48 Final.  Good 2nd half by HPU after starting off slow in the first half.

[etbualum]

ETBU 77 Sul Ross 42


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[Ron Boerger]

Ron, that seems a bit premature, Trinity lost a lot from last year but I think with their schedule and the fact that they are only going to improve, they have a chance to be a factor come the end of the season.   

The SCAC's actually a pretty decent women's b-ball league.  There are six teams so far with one loss each (a combined 29-6), most of that coming outside league play.   DePauw is a prohibitive favorite to win the SCAC and it's been hard for anyone not named DePauw to get a pool C bid in seasons past.   Coming off the '03 national championship, Trinity went 24-3 and did not get invited to the dance ...

Trinity's start is impressive, especially given that they have a first-year college head coach, but they will probably lose enough games along the way to preclude an at-large bid.  I just don't see them having the horses to unseat Depauw.