WBB: Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference

[Pat Coleman]

Hmm, yeah -- sometimes a player returning from injury will pass a previous year's All-American on the following preseason list, but I don't think we have six guards who would pass her.

[blazerguy]

Note to Pat for future reference
A player who finishes top 5 in the MIAC in scoring, assists, 3-pointers made and assists/turnover ratio returning with basically the same lineup is always a better candidate for preseason honors than a good one-dimensional shooter who loses the teammate who demands double teams. It flabbergasts me that this needs to be said.

Well it flabbergasts me that you are still whining like a baby. GET OVER IT

[gacbacker]

Bri Monahan is on the WBNA draft board and is apparently receiving some interest...here is her profile...

http://www.wnba.com/draft2007/prospect_bri_monahan.html

[Pat Coleman]

They listed five D-III players, one of whom came completely out of left field. Don't know if that person knows somebody or what.

[LA RAMS]

Looks like SMU will be looking for a new basketball coach AGAIN as Shawn Stimmel has taken the Mt. Mercy gig.  Probably wanted to jump at the chance to be back in Cedar Rapids again.

[Willy Wonka]

They listed five D-III players, one of whom came completely out of left field. Don't know if that person knows somebody or what.

Is this the "left field" player you are referring to? Call me crazy if you want, but the Sparks are intrigued.

http://www.mankatofreepress.com/sports/local_story_091004536.html

[Pat Coleman]

Of course not. Try the Trinity (D.C.) player who wasn't even the best player in the worst conference in America. If you knew anything about D-III women's basketball outside your backyard you'd know how badly that stands out.

[she_scores51]

Willy,

You know my cousin, Joe Miller? You must've known eachother in high school at Mayo?? Small world...

[Willy Wonka]

Of course not. Try the Trinity (D.C.) player who wasn't even the best player in the worst conference in America. If you knew anything about D-III women's basketball outside your backyard you'd know how badly that stands out.

To that comment I'll refer you to Kilted Rat's post yesterday on the football page. It deserves no other response.

she_scores - Yup, I played soccer with that cat growing up. Haven't seen him in a few years now though.

[gacbacker]

Gustie men's assistant Aaron Kahl moving back to the women's game...

http://www.mitchellrepublic.com/articles/index.cfm?id=18999&section=Sports

[sumander]

Story in the Fargo Fool-em today says the following girls committed to Concordia yesterday:

The Concordia women's basketball team received commitments from Barnesville's Erica Nord, Indiana prep standout Berit Johnson, Webster (S.D.) High School's Larissa Hansmeier from Kerkhoven-Murdock-Sundberg (Minn.) High School, Rosemount (Minn.) High School's Maggie Bauernfeind, Armstrong High School's Kat Goetzinger and Deer Lodge (Mont.) High School's Katherine Brott.

[bbald eagle]

They listed five D-III players, one of whom came completely out of left field. Don't know if that person knows somebody or what.

Is this the "left field" player you are referring to? Call me crazy if you want, but the Sparks are intrigued.

http://www.mankatofreepress.com/sports/local_story_091004536.html

Of course not. Try the Trinity (D.C.) player who wasn't even the best player in the worst conference in America. If you knew anything about D-III women's basketball outside your backyard you'd know how badly that stands out.

Mystical Dreams at Trinity
Apr 18, 2007 by Craig Stouffer, The Examiner

They came from all over the country, converging in Chantilly for a three-hour audition, all with hopes of snagging a prized roster spot at a WNBA training camp.

Many of the 45 or so players at the Washington Mystics' invitation-only tryout at Hoops Magic on Tuesday hailed from the biggest conferences and best teams in NCAA Division I women's college basketball, from North Carolina to Texas.

But there were also two from Trinity University, the tiny, 575-student Division III women's school in Northeast with one of the least recognized athletic programs in the Washington area.

Lauren Hall and Lauren McClain were the first two Tigers ever to be invited to such a tryout. ....

It's highly unlikely that Hall or McClain make the team ...

full article at:

http://www.examiner.com/a-680240~Mystical_dreams_at_Trinity.html

[Pat Coleman]

E-mail exchange between me and a coach in the area a few days ago:

Coach: Pat, Did you see this?
Me: No, but I saw she was on the WNBA draft watch list. Have you seen her play?
Coach: There is no way that she can be draftable!

[Willy Wonka]

Former Cobber, former Piper Mandy Pearson has changed colors once again it seems. She's the new head coach at SMU in Winona, as of this morning.

I wonder what rules she might try to invoke down 'bout

[LA RAMS]

If they'd let Mandy do a Pete Rose and be a player/coach I'd give the Cards a shot at winning the MIAC next year.  But, since they probably won't, I'm guessing it'll be a learning process for awhile but she should be fine in the long run.  Good job, Mandy!