WBB: American Southwest Conference

[oldknight]

Make a LOT of noise, golfniz1!  You've got to make up for all the Texians who can't be there tonight!

With the snow falling like crazy around here there's a lot of noise in west Michigan--mostly screaming, and from people who aren't even at the gymnasium. 

Well I am in Holland Michigan and it snowing big time.  It will be very diificult to travel from Wisconsin to Michigan right now. The snow is expected to fall all day and thru tomorrow A.M. right now there is 5'' on the ground.  Awesome for us Texans that dont get to expirence snow that often. 

Something less than awesome for those of us who live here 12 months of the year.

[Ralph Turner]

Messiah 80, Oglethorpe 60. Final

[inthepaint]

Half time - HPU up by 11

[House]

Congrats HPU and good luck tomorrow. It took me a week, but I've finally come around to rooting for your team. Hopefully the Hope fans in Holland will be as well. With the Hope Men loosing tonight , it should make for a good crowd tomorrow.
For those in Holland, keep in mind that there is no snow on the ground in down town, if the novelty wares off.

A last minute recommendation is Fricano's Pizza. 174 South River Ave.
Though not much for atmosphere, the pizza is thin, greasy, and perfect.

[Ralph Turner]

HPU won the rebounds, 43-31. 21 HPU offensive rebounds and 27 UWW turnovers.

The physical play has paid off so far.

[WLCALUM83]

HPU's win tonight insures that regardless of tomorrow's result in the final, they will finish better than Hardin-Simmons' women did in '05-06. 

[Ralph Turner]

HPU's win tonight insures that regardless of tomorrow's result in the final, they will finish better than Hardin-Simmons' women did in '05-06. 

You know, I understand that emotion...   
Go ASC!!!

[BJ - DSU SID]

Trivia question for everyone.

There are two teams in the country that have lost to both Messiah and Howard Payne this season?  Can you name them?

Good Luck to both teams in the title game.

BJ

[Ralph Turner]

Concordia TX and DeSales

[inthepaint]

Finals, BABY!  Take it all Lady Jackets!

[mcmfan]

Free throws:
HPU   21-25  84%
UWW   6-15  40%
What these figures tell me is that UWW was never able to disrupt HPU from playing their style of game: HPU not only got more FT opportunities, as in most of its other wins this season, it shot them twice as accurately as UWW.  If HPU can do it one more time against Messiah, then it really will have FINISHED IT!!
Also, if I remember right, this is the first time HPU has won a playoff game away from Brownwood, which breaks another barrier from the past few seasons.

To Golfniz1: Hopefully the snow won't give you laryngitis -- You need to keep up the cheers for one more game!

[Scratch]

Make a LOT of noise, golfniz1!  You've got to make up for all the Texians who can't be there tonight!

i second that...scream loud and proud!

I have to say that pound for pound, the HPU faithful are louder than any other set of fans at the finals.  I wonder if the two (yes, count them two) bands will ask to include the HPU chants in their song rotation.  When we yell, we drown out the bands. 

[Ralph Turner]

Free throws:
HPU   21-25  84%
UWW   6-15  40%
What these figures tell me is that UWW was never able to disrupt HPU from playing their style of game: HPU not only got more FT opportunities, as in most of its other wins this season, it shot them twice as accurately as UWW.  If HPU can do it one more time against Messiah, then it really will have FINISHED IT!!
Also, if I remember right, this is the first time HPU has won a playoff game away from Brownwood, which breaks another barrier from the past few seasons.

To Golfniz1: Hopefully the snow won't give you laryngitis -- You need to keep up the cheers for one more game!

Didn't HPU beat Trinity in 2006 at McMurry?

[Rob Don]

what a good friday!

[Ron Boerger]

Good luck to the HPU women tomorrow ... bring back a championship to Texas!

And Dale "if it ain't Dallas pro sports, it aint s**t" Hansen actually mentioned HPU's semi-final win on tonight's WFAA evening broadcast.