WBB: Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference

[miacwatchmen]

So if the shots aren't falling from deep and Anna is double and triple teamed we could be in trouble?? What does CON have for size inside??

[blazerguy]

Not alot of size but a couple of good 5'10-5'11 players, Ehlert and Hageman if I remember right.

[gacbacker]

A Gustie win over Augsburg and a Cobber loss as predicted by yours truly sets up a  showdown for first place in St. Joseph on Wednesday.  Two weeks ago I would have predicted a 10-14 victory for St. Ben's, but since then the Gusties have had strong bench production from Kenzie Consoer and Emily Nelson which makes me think the Gusties have a chance.

[peachbasket]

Looks like my Cobbers had a horrible 1st half, 26% fg shooting.  We tied it up with about 30 seconds left, but just couldn't pull it off.
The games monday should be interesting.  I'd love to see the gusties help us out to get a 3-way tie for first vs. the bennies!
1/16/2006 (Monday)
St. Thomas @ Concordia - A big game for both teams.  Tommies can't "get 'er done", Cobbers by 11
Carleton @ Saint Mary's - SMU puts up 39 today, if they get to 55, they could win, but I doubt it!  Carleton by 7.
Hamline @ Bethel - the "christians" are on a role, can they keep it up?  I sure hope so, they win by 5.
Saint Benedict @ Augsburg - the auggies will make the bennies work for this one, it will be ugly, but the bennies will pull away in the end by 19.
St. Catherine @ St. Olaf - who will show up for both of these teams?  Oles need a W, and will figure things out at home on Monday, oles by 9.

[James T. Kirk]

I've now seen all the teams in the conference play this year.  My top ten;
1.   St. Bens- To much at this point for rest of conference.
2.   Gusties – Playing better then they are at this point.
3.   Bethel – The meek shall inherit the earth.
4.   Concordia – No height to match some of the other teams
5.   St. Thomas
6.   St. Olaf – Better then you think, with room to grow.
7.   Hamline – Watch out for this team.
8.   Carlton – How the mighty have fallen
9.   St. Kates
10.   St. Mary's - How the mighty have fallen 2
11.   Augsburg

St. Bens is good but not clearly superior over the rest of the teams.  This should be fun.

[miacwatchmen]

i think CSB has more than any team in the conference. They appear to have this one in the bag. I believe they will win the ladies MIAC by at least 4 games. I think they will go 19-1 or 18-2.

[gacbacker]

Well miacwatchmen, that is why they play the games and why what you think means very little.

On a sidenote, and sorry if I get a little politcal for a moment, I know it's a basketball board... but there is a story in Sunday's Star Tribune about "Christian" colleges and their skyrocketing enrollment...the story focuses on Bethel and Northwestern Bible College. The people quoted from Bethel actually had some less-than-normal-offensive things to say, but some quack named Ken Faffler from Northwestern had a doozy of a quote that I will just leave for you to ponder and choke on.

Faffler, Northwestern's director of admissions, said families look to schools like his partly because of nervousness about public schools.

"They see news about coed rooms, coed bathrooms ... political correctness, all that kind of stuff," he said. "I think people are getting fed up with it ... and saying, 'Geez, I'm not going to stick my son or daughter in that lifestyle.'"

Political Correctness! Oh no, not that, anything but that. Oh those crazy Evangelicals, always saying something that makes no sense...I guess when you have Pat Robertson as your ring leader....

[miacwatchmen]

I think the loss versus CAR was a  fluke. Blazerguy said CON would be a tough game but i really dont think so. The Bennies are too good a team to lose to the Cobbers. 19-1 or 18-1 wouldn't be out of the question for the Bennies.

[miacwatchmen]

Thanks gacbacker and that is why the Bennies went to the national tourney last year........but i forget how far did Gustavus make it? Oh yeh....12-8 in conference and 14-10 overall. Yeah thats a great record. Congrats on a great season in 2004-2005 but CSB beat you by 17 and 9 each game!!!!!

[blazerguy]

Well miacwatchmen, that is why they play the games and why what you think means very little.

On a sidenote, and sorry if I get a little politcal for a moment, I know it's a basketball board... but there is a story in Sunday's Star Tribune about "Christian" colleges and their skyrocketing enrollment...the story focuses on Bethel and Northwestern Bible College. The people quoted from Bethel actually had some less-than-normal-offensive things to say, but some quack named Ken Faffler from Northwestern had a doozy of a quote that I will just leave for you to ponder and choke on.

Faffler, Northwestern's director of admissions, said families look to schools like his partly because of nervousness about public schools.

"They see news about coed rooms, coed bathrooms ... political correctness, all that kind of stuff," he said. "I think people are getting fed up with it ... and saying, 'Geez, I'm not going to stick my son or daughter in that lifestyle.'"

Political Correctness! Oh no, not that, anything but that. Oh those crazy Evangelicals, always saying something that makes no sense...I guess when you have Pat Robertson as your ring leader....

Funny how the spokesperson for the "christian" college swears in his quote.

[renaisscoach]

I take exception to the negativity by our non-Christion posters about the comments in the STrib. Especailly from a St. Benedictine backer!!!??!!!!!! Being a born-again-Christian I know that the second coming is going to happen on the campus of Carleton, this will have an immediate impact on the female hoopsters and as on the third day, "My Knights Will Rise Again!!!"

Now to less serious "stuff,??!!??" Glad to see my Carletonians get off the turf and bound back. I think if I were teams in the MIAC I'd be "a hopin' and a parayin' that my team dosn't make the playoffs. Tammy has an excellent bunch and when their youth gets seasoned, they'll be tough. Besides--they do have that divine intervention i alluded to previously........Sorry forgot to take my meds,,,,:)

A good Sunday to all and travel with care.

RC

[James T. Kirk]

I keep seeing the quote from Carleton backers saying other teams better hope they don't meet Carleton in the playoffs.  I think they better be worrying about making the playoffs themselves first.  I just don't see it.

[cville]

Thoughts from the CSB-Hamline game-- Hamline is a very athletic squad, but not as deep at the Blazers.  Ewert is definitely very dangerous around the hoop, and if the Piper guards produce, they could beat anybody in the conference.

CSB's defense caused a ton of turnovers, and the double and triple teams Hamline put on Anna (and she still scored 13), meant that other players were given more room to operate.  Any time teams collapse on Heikenen, one of the guards seems to get hot.  Noreen's 25 were HUGE yesterday.

Young-Kruse got along smashingly with the one legally blind ref at the game (his glasses were more like telescopes), and I occasionally wondered if MY-K's trench coat was hiding any WMDs.

Anyway, on to the wrapup of the first half of the MIAC season!  I predict, barring some sort of injury (god forbid for any team), CSB takes the team title.  Too much depth, too many options.

Go BLAZERS!!

[hoop202]

 I was at St Bens game....  good game although the Blazers did have  the benefit of  6 players on the court - one wearing stripes .  Better put on some thick glasses of your own before making such a disrespectful  comment about the dress of a pregnant coach.... in case you did not notice the WMD  is a 'baby'.  Stick to hoops talk pal.   

[renaisscoach]

Hey pal, as a father of 4 kids all of whom are through college I think the WDM acronym was pretty fitting. Oughta see my bank account!!!!!!!!!!!g