WBB: American Southwest Conference

[dballa]

Not to speak for golfniz but his daughter did graduate last year so i'm sure the following of the team is from a distance now.

As far as my posting I stated that earlier.  I just don't have the time during the days like I use to.


The game today was a very good one.  Although I do have to say that's some of the worst officiating I've seen in college and there have been some bad ones come through the ASC.  Unfortunately they didn't understand that there is a lot of contact in the women's game and the McM/HPU game is always a very physical game.

Hopefully there will be a rematch because it will most likely mean both teams made it to the finals of the conference tourney.

[Ralph Turner]

Not to speak for golfniz but his daughter did graduate last year so i'm sure the following of the team is from a distance now.

Surely he is still getting letters from the HPU Office of Institutional Advancement.  As long as he is on the HPU fundraiser's mailing list, he owes us updates!   

As far as my posting I stated that earlier.  I just don't have the time during the days like I use to.

Ah c'mon...how about an occasional game update?   
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Looking forward to an outstanding tourney.

HPU has another pair of tough games, with teams that are on the tourney bubble!

[Ralph Turner]

LaCollege women lock up the 4th berth in the tourney.

LaCollege 61, LeTU 47

[mcmfan]

Although I do have to say that's some of the worst officiating I've seen in college and there have been some bad ones come through the ASC.  Unfortunately they didn't understand that there is a lot of contact in the women's game and the McM/HPU game is always a very physical game.

I'll say -- two of our players had ice packs taped to their knees after the game was over.  The officials apparently thought a women's game would be played in polite fashion, like a tea party, so they didn't control it as tightly as they would a men's game.  But these two teams both realize you don't win basketball games the way you conduct a tea party.

[The Jinx]

I'm glad you folks said something about officiating, there was no method to the madness.  It was like we were there to watch them.  A great and exciting game, nontheless.  Iwas on the edge of my seat the whole time.

[Ralph Turner]

I'm glad you folks said something about officiating, there was no method to the madness.  It was like we were there to watch them.  A great and exciting game, nontheless.  Iwas on the edge of my seat the whole time.

Isn't ASC women's (and men's) ball fun?  And top quality, too!

The Mausoleum can really get rocking when those Jacket fans get going!

Hopefully, they are coming to Kimbrell in two weeks!

[fanstand]

Missed my first HPU game in Bwood playing my team in nine years. Hated to, but I've had the crud and would hate to infect all my favorite fans...yeah right. Heard part of it on the radio, sounded like a really good game. Would have loved to have been there. Its hard to go to every game when your "connection" isn't there, but I still follow the teams closely.  Love the girls, love the game. LIB MUST win these next two games, they can't have any let down. TLU has been playing some very close games, they could slip up and beat anyone.  And we never play well at Schriener, we manage to pull wins out, but the first half is generally pretty close.  Work hard ladies, this is when it counts.......

[golfniz1]

Why Ralph did you miss me?  As usual you are up on everything in D3 basketball and wow the ASC is lucky to have you.  Daballa is right I have been keeping up with the ASC at a distance since my daughter graduated last May, but none the less a fan of the toughest conference in D3.
I dont know if LIB was slacking off with the 2 game now 1 game lead, but if they want to be the next hero of the conference they need to get that killer instinct and try to improve every game and whip every one.  Seems to me they are going the opposite direction and not where they need to be at this point and time.  HSU has the talent, but seems like there is something holding them back from being the team whom I predicted to win the conference from the beginning.  Once again just like LIB its that killer instinct to go out and dominate.  HPU is the team to watch at this point they are playing good "D" and scoring enough points to win.  From what the rankings are telling me that UTD is the team to beat, but I dont see it they are playng ok right now, but very beatable and LIB, HSU and HPU are very capable of beating them on any night.  Ralph dont count on the conference tourney being held in Abileen just yet you still have 2 games left and anything can happen that is what is so unique about the ASC Conference anything can happen.  Hey Ralph what did you think about Number 22 for HPUs National Championship team being the title game MVP I was one proud pop.  Keep up your usual good work and go ASC.

[Ralph Turner]

Why Ralph did you miss me?  As usual you are up on everything in D3 basketball and wow the ASC is lucky to have you.  Daballa is right I have been keeping up with the ASC at a distance since my daughter graduated last May, but none the less a fan of the toughest conference in D3.
I dont know if LIB was slacking off with the 2 game now 1 game lead, but if they want to be the next hero of the conference they need to get that killer instinct and try to improve every game and whip every one.  Seems to me they are going the opposite direction and not where they need to be at this point and time.  HSU has the talent, but seems like there is something holding them back from being the team whom I predicted to win the conference from the beginning.  Once again just like LIB its that killer instinct to go out and dominate.  HPU is the team to watch at this point they are playing good "D" and scoring enough points to win.  From what the rankings are telling me that UTD is the team to beat, but I don't see it they are playing ok right now, but very beatable and LIB, HSU and HPU are very capable of beating them on any night.  Ralph dont count on the conference tourney being held in Abilene just yet you still have 2 games left and anything can happen that is what is so unique about the ASC Conference anything can happen.  Hey Ralph what did you think about Number 22 for HPUs National Championship team being the title game MVP I was one proud pop.  Keep up your usual good work and go ASC.

Just glad to have you contributing again!   

National Championships are fun!

I guess the reason behind the McM performance at CTX is that two of our players had grad school interviews on a Friday and had to drive to Lubbock from Belton and then back to Austin between Thursday night to the game on Saturday.  That is a longer road trip than Brownwood to Clinton!   

No apologies about the ASC.  Coach Prock has done a good job.  The Lady Jacket fans seem to have given him enough slack to build his team after Coach K's departure.  The Lady Jackets have improved tremendously since their trip to Abilene.

This is a tough conference.  I hope that the eventual banner-carrier goes deep!

[JACKET84]

What does LIB actually stand for?  I know McM aren't known as the Indians anymore.

[Ralph Turner]

What does LIB actually stand for?  I know McM aren't known as the Indians anymore.

Ladies-In-Basketball   

[mcmfan]

Ralph posted a link to the ASC criteria for tie breaking, but I couldn't make any sense of it.  If McM loses one of the next two games and HPU and HSU do not, the result would be a 3-way tie, with each team having the tie breaker over one of the others (at least in terms of the point spreads between the two games they each played together).  Which one would then host the tournament?

Assuming McM wins those last two games and hosts, I guess it would play LC in the opener -- the team that basically beat us in Abilene except that they missed the two potentially winning free throws to put the game into overtime.  This would be an ironic rematch!

[Ralph Turner]

Ralph posted a link to the ASC criteria for tie breaking, but I couldn't make any sense of it.  If McM loses one of the next two games and HPU and HSU do not, the result would be a 3-way tie, with each team having the tie breaker over one of the others (at least in terms of the point spreads between the two games they each played together).  Which one would then host the tournament?

Assuming McM wins those last two games and hosts, I guess it would play LC in the opener -- the team that basically beat us in Abilene except that they missed the two potentially winning free throws to put the game into overtime.  This would be an ironic rematch!

McMfan, I interpret the tie-breaker this way.

McM loses one of two this week.
HSU and HPU win both.
We have a three-way tie at 16-5.

In a three-way tie, we go down to the 4th place team.

CTX is the fourth place team by virtue of sweeping the series against UMHB.

Against CTX Women,

McM is 1-1.
HSU is 2-0.
HPU is 2-0.

Now that McMurry has been eliminated,

HSU is 2-0 versus CTX.
HPU is 1-1 versus CTX.

HSU clinches the #1 seed.

Corrections appreciated!

[hsusid]

UMHB is in fourth place by a game, but the same thing applies.

If it is a 3-way tie HSU would host, no matter who finishes fourth.

HPU lost to UMHB
McMurry lost to Concordia

HSU is 2-0 against both.

[Ralph Turner]

UMHB is in fourth place by a game, but the same thing applies.

If it is a 3-way tie HSU would host, no matter who finishes fourth.

HPU lost to UMHB
McMurry lost to Concordia

HSU is 2-0 against both.

http://www.ascsports.org/

Thanks! +1!

D3hoops.com has not corrected the CTX LaCollege score from Jan 10th!