WBB: American Southwest Conference

[dballa]

Adding golf to their program would be a good thing its not like I am partial to golf

HPU use to have a golf program and actually had one of the best golfers in the nation when they were in NAIA.  Since HPU's budgets went downhill they couldn't afford to support a golf program and a golf coach.  At the end of the golf program the SID at the time was the golf coach (without extra pay). 

It would be nice to start the program up again and have HPU compete in another sport.

[golfniz1]

daballa you play golf?

[Rob Don]

Rob, are you coming down for the big games?

Geez I wish!  HPU womens BBall consumed my life for 3 straight years  ... and owned it my senior year!  So i've kept up with them really well.  But between full time work and full time school, i can't make the flight from 'Bama to Texas... besides if i come to texas and spend all that time in B-wood, my momma would KILL ME! HA HA

Thanks for the info on the court everyone.  The facts were foggy but I remember Dallas' pregame speech being extremely inspiring!   

Its actually a sad year for me.  This is that last year where I personally know the players for HPU.  Meia and Stacey and Kim are good friends, and i'll be sad to no longer see their names on a box-score any longer.   Though i can still cheer for Coach K!!! LOL 

But at least they get the chance to end with a BANG!  Good Luck this weekend girls!!!

GO JACKETS!!!

[dballa]

golfniz1,

I do but never have time for it.  I get home around 6pm in the evenings and then it's family time, basketball or something else going on.


Off the subject, I think it's funny how those little karma points keep going away.  Either someone has no life to think that actually means something to me or I'm on an automatic timer that makes me lose them every now and then

[mjfasteenwolf]

Just a question for those of you in the know, how is it possible that HPU has shot 400 more free throws than their opponents? Does that happen because of their style of play, or just because they are always getting fouled because they have the lead?

[Ralph Turner]

Just a question for those of you in the know, how is it possible that HPU has shot 400 more free throws than their opponents? Does that happen because of their style of play, or just because they are always getting fouled because they have the lead?

Both and the opponents drew fewer fouls.

[BBenthusiast]

Just a question for those of you in the know, how is it possible that HPU has shot 400 more free throws than their opponents? Does that happen because of their style of play, or just because they are always getting fouled because they have the lead?

Quote in the Abilene Reporter News, March 8, 2008, McM Head Coach.  "They got to the line so much because they put their head down and go to the hole." Snow said of HPU.  "They dare you to stop them."

[berley]

All 3 visiting teams got their first look at each other tonight at Underwood's BBQ.  Interesting night.  McMurry baseball team was there too.  I think Hope came through first.  Followed immediately by George Fox.  DeSales came in a few minutes later.  All the girls seemed quite happy and I think they all enjoyed their BBQ experience judging by the sound levels.   Hope College certainly looked the most impressive.  The Snikkers girl really stood out.  Tall and certainly not frail.  How again did she not go D1?  Also got a chance to speak to the Rarick girl form DeSales.  She's the one who shoots 93% from the line.  They let her be first in the food line too!

George Fox is the smallest of the 3.  They'd better be awesome from behind the arc on Friday.  DeSales looked like a determined bunch.  HPU had better be ready for a fight on Friday. 

[golfniz1]

You do not worry about our girls they are ready, they play 1 game at a time and do not look ahead.That is why they are where they are 1 game at a time DeSales is the one that better be ready, focus is the name of the game. 

[oldknight]

All  Hope College certainly looked the most impressive.  The Snikkers girl really stood out.  Tall and certainly not frail.  How again did she not go D1? 

 

Snikkers was the number one recruit at D1 Oakland University, spent two days on campus at the start of the school year, and realized she was totally unhappy with her decision. She's the type of person who doesn't need the overrated adulation that comes with being a scholarship athlete and bolted back home. Her home is equidistant from Hope and Calvin and--to my great distress--decided Hope was the place for her. Last season she led her high school to the state championship, was named Michigan's Class B Player of the Year and finished a close second in the Miss Basketball voting. She is outrageously talented for D3 and when she enters games she often changes the dynamics, sometimes more often on the defensive than the offensive end. She has a great feel for the game and when she decides she wants to be a difference maker during a game there is no one at the D3 level that can challenge her.

[Ralph Turner]

All 3 visiting teams got their first look at each other tonight at Underwood's BBQ.  Interesting night.  McMurry baseball team was there too.  I think Hope came through first.  Followed immediately by George Fox.  DeSales came in a few minutes later.  All the girls seemed quite happy and I think they all enjoyed their BBQ experience judging by the sound levels.   Hope College certainly looked the most impressive.  The Snikkers girl really stood out.  Tall and certainly not frail.  How again did she not go D1?  Also got a chance to speak to the Rarick girl form DeSales.  She's the one who shoots 93% from the line.  They let her be first in the food line too!

George Fox is the smallest of the 3.  They'd better be awesome from behind the arc on Friday.  DeSales looked like a determined bunch.  HPU had better be ready for a fight on Friday. 

Please remember that the Northwest Conference champ has been a formidable opponent in these playoffs.  They play fundamentally sound ball.  HPU only had one fast-break bucket in the 2007 Sweet 16 versus Puget Sound.  Hardin-Simmons edged Pacific Lutheran in the 2006 Sweet 16 in OT.  George Fox lost to Randolph-Macon in the Elite 8 in 2005. Puget Sound lost in the Elite 8 in 2004 to national champion Wilmington, the same year that HSU lost to UW-SP in the Elite 8.

[golfniz1]

daballa do not worry about the karma you know you got it  it is is amazing what determines the karma.If you got a good take you can't worry about it .keep plugging along more than likely it is because you are an HPU fan and you know how people do not like the JACKETS karma oh well  such as life may be.

[golfniz1]

oldknight if no one can challenge her why is she playing D3.  Sounds to me that she ought to be at least D2 or even D1. Sounds to me that she was afraid to step and play with the big girls. I wished that my daughter would have been given that chance I promise you she would have taken advantage of it.  Go HPU

[golfniz1]

Everyone has issues at 1 point and time in their lives I know my daughter did, but she sacked up and stuck it out and it worked out , so go another avenue.  I think they call those excuses.

[Ralph Turner]

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