WBB: Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference

[Pat Coleman]

Yes, it's for both men's and women's basketball.

[Sabretooth Tiger]

Congrats Tigers on winning the season opener!  More good stuff to come.

From the Oxy website:

Tigers Open 2007-08 Season with Win

Pasadena, Calif. (November 16, 2007)

Opening night for the Tigers women's basketball team was a successful one as Occidental went on a late run to take a 73-61 victory over San Diego Christian College at the first ever Caltech-Occidental Tip-Off Classic.

Trailing by a point with 7:43 to play the Tigers' newest addition, junior transfer Brianna Brown, put Oxy ahead for good. Occidental wouldn't relinquish the 54-53 lead, going on an 11-2 run in the final three minutes to close out the game.

Senior three-time All-SCIAC player Stacie Roshon led the offensive force posting a game high 21 points. She sank five baskets from behind the arc and added a 2-2 performance at the line. Also scoring in double figures in the season opener were Brown and Laura Mohler with 14 and 12 points respectively.

Roshon, Mohler and freshman Madeline Rose each grabbed five rebounds including three offensive boards apiece for Roshon and Rose. Brown pulled down four rebounds and sophomore Gillian Nugent had three and recorded the only Oxy block of the game.

Brown led all players with three steals while Roshon, Mohler, Rose and Brittinee Yasukochi each finished with a pair. Rose finished her collegiate debut with eight points and sophomore guard Yasukochi tallied seven.

Mohler dished out eight assists in 38 minutes on the court. Yasukochi finished with three assists.

Appearing in black and orange for the first time were junior transfer Asha Jordan and  freshman Stephanie Babij.

Occidental shot 45.6% from the field. The Tigers scored 26 points in the paint and added 20 points off Hawks' turnovers. Oxy showcased its depth, turning to the bench to provide 21 points while the San Diego Christian bench scored none.

Earlier today Caltech defeated Pacific Union 68-37. Lindsay King led the way for the Beavers with a 21-point performance. Sophomore Beaver Lisa Lee turned in a double-double performance, scoring 11 and grabbing 12 rebounds. The Pioneers were led by Nichole Stottlemyer who scored 19 points for Pacific Union.

Tomorrow at 6:05 the Tigers and Pioneers will tip off to conclude the opening weekend of the season. Caltech and San Diego Christian will play at 4:00 p.m. in Braun Gymnasium on the campus of Caltech.

[monmcali]

Chapman =  Very, Very Good!  They should have beat Howard Payne last friday (forced 33 to's from the #2 team in the nation) and looking at their schedule, they may be looking at another 17+ game win streak.  If they stay healthy and are able to mesh the new players with the returners this could be one hell of a season for the Lady Panthers!

[BBenthusiast]

Shoulda...Coulda....Woulda.....But you didn't beat HPU!  That's the point!!!

[monmcali]

haha, very true but i think at the very least the change in losing margin from last year to this year should be noticed....

[dballa]

HPU's Coach K did say that Chapman was much improved over last year.  Chapman double teamed Meia Daniels the whole game which I thought was a big mistake because it left their undersized posts to guard a very good Stacey Blalock one on one who scored 26 pts on them.

You also have to remember location played a big part in both games.  Chapman never plays in front of more than a couple hundred fans and when they came into Brownwood, TX in front of almost 4,500 fans, that had to be a little intimidating.  Then this year playing in California, HPU had to do the traveling and Chapman didn't have as far to go, as well as playing in front of a very small crowd.

[monmcali]

Location/home court advantage surely played a part in the difference in the game but...

the biggest difference seemed to be the fact that Chapman dressed 15 this year vs. dressing nine when they traveled to Texas last year.  the deeper roster allowed Chapman to press and trap everyone from Howard Payne, not just All-American Daniels.  Blalock is a ton.  She single handedly refused to let HPU lose.  When CU had a smaller player on her she scored inside.  when CU put a bigger player on her she started hitting jumpers.  Blalock was the difference, not location (a neutral site), and not the time of year (i believe the first game of the year for both teams).  HPU's free throw shooting was amazing as well they were like 35-39.  Chapman only shot 17. 

HPU is a very good team, but i think a month from now people will be saying the same thing about Chapman.

[dballa]

Nobody has said Chapman is a bad team.  After winning 17 in a row and making the 2nd round of the NCAA tournament and then returning a lot of those players, I think a lot of people expect a lot out of Chapman.

I said it last year at the game in Texas and it holds true this year, if they had any kind of post presence inside, they could easily be one of the best teams in the country.

Chapman's guards are really quick and play great defense.  But if you can throw over the top of them before the trap comes and get it to a post player, that pretty much means game over. 

Good luck to them the rest of the year and I hope they do well and make the tournament again.

[BBenthusiast]

Good Luck to your team, MONMCALI....your team is good!  Maybe we'll meet again on down the road.

[monmcali]

should be a good one between chapman and oxy tomorrow.  Oxy's coach seems to be pretty confident.

[monmcali]

chapman won a hard fought game last nite at Oxy against a very good, scrappy Occidental team.  Mohler (2), Roshon (21) and Babij (35) are very good players and should lead Oxy to the top of the SCIAC.  Point Guard Kamiyama was the difference for the panthers.  she had 33pts. 5ast. and 0 turnovers in a very intense game.  every three **** hit was huge and timely. CU has Cal Lu at home on wednesday before travleing up north to play Santa Cruz and Claremont. 

[Howlinwolf]

In the Tiger-Poet Classic (and with due respect, 'classic' is liberally defined these days), Whittier fell to Wartburg's second-half rush while the Women of Eagle Rock had an easy time of it with NAIA II Viterbo.
The Tigers will tangle with 6-1 Wartburg tomorrow at 3:00 pm at  venerable Rush Gym.  A good early test for the ascendant Oxy women's hoops program. 

[Howlinwolf]

Tigers upend Wartburg, 71-62, pulling away in the second half. Stacie Roshon's 28 points led Oxy. A solid intersectional win for the SCIAC.

[TeeDub]

Bob,

Given that the last four posts are from you, you seem to be writing to yourself.  I am looking forward to the day you piss yourself off and the real banter begins.

JR

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