WBB: Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference

[Collegeville Magic]

71-70, 13 second left,
CSB shot very well in the second half, Simpson's pressure D has finally kicked in in the second half, and the Blazers had to sit Noreen and Heikenen for stretches early in the second half.

[Collegeville Magic]

73-70 Simpson, final score.

Noreen almost got off a shot at the end, but the D closed quickly and got a fingertip on it as it went up.

[Collegeville Magic]

Congrats to my favorite team on a great season, and an AMAZING career for Anna Heikenen.  Not the way we were hoping, obviously, for either St. Ben's or the MIAC, but at least it ended in the tournament, which not that many teams can say right now.

Hot shooting in the first half (50% overall), then only 29.6% in the second half.  Simpson played some great D, and caused a lot of turnovers at key moments in the second half.  The Storm also shot in the high 40's for the game, just enough to squeak out the win in crunch time. 

20 lead changes in the game, and a great one the whole way through!

It sounded like CSB was beat on the offensive glass in the second half, and we gave up too many second choice baskets to win it.  Katch was credited with 10 blocks in the game, which will certainly contribute to the shooting percentage drop for the Blazers.

That's it for tonight, and unfortunately, for the MIAC this season.  Good night, travel safely, and GO Blazers!!!!!

[Willy Wonka]

Tough way to end the year for the MIAC. Thanks for the game updates everyone.

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Is there a link for tomorrow night's Stout - Simpson game?

It looks like there is a link through Simpson on the women's scoreboard page.

[LA RAMS]

Definitely a disappointing night last night for the MIAC.  I wasn't that surprised that Simpson held off CSB on their home floor.  But I definitely expected more out of Concordia, even if it was this team's first trip to the dance.  61-37?  OUCH!  I mean, I knew Stout was a quality team and all but still.  Is the WIAC that good or is the MIAC that bad? 

[The Champ]

I'd like to suggest that the WIAC is just that good. 

We have three other WIAC teams that are good enough to have been playing this weekend - Stevens Point, Oshkosh and LaCrosse.

I truly believe that any of those teams would have given Simpson a run for their money on Simpson's home court last night.  Not saying that they'd have all won, but they would have been very competitive games.

Concordia is a young team - they could very well be back next year and go deeper in the Tournament!

[blazerguy]

Definitely a disappointing night last night for the MIAC.  I wasn't that surprised that Simpson held off CSB on their home floor.  But I definitely expected more out of Concordia, even if it was this team's first trip to the dance.  61-37?  OUCH!  I mean, I knew Stout was a quality team and all but still.  Is the WIAC that good or is the MIAC that bad? 

I don't think you can make any conclusions from one blowout game. Yes the Cobbers got outplayed in their game but I think it was a case of NCAA gitters. Stout played well, Simpson played very well in the 3 point win over our Blazers, it could have gone either way. I think if you took, the Blazers, Cobbers, Gusties, and Carlton against the WIAC top four you would see 4 very competitive games.

[LA RAMS]

A coaching change in the MIAC already.  Tim Kjar is leaving St. Kate's to head to NoCal and will be replaced by his able assistant, Gary Rufsvold.

[she_scores51]

A coaching change in the MIAC already. Tim Kjar is leaving St. Kate's to head to NoCal and will be replaced by his able assistant, Gary Rufsvold.

Where or what is NoCal? Just out of curiosity...

[Ghost of MIAC Past]

When your conference is made up of all state schools, that make it cheaper for MN kids to go to WI over other MN schools, and can keep their kids in state, then I would expect the WIAC to be better than most of the MIAC schools.  Recruiting wise, it's a major advantage if money is a major issue.  That's why the UW schools come over to MN to recruit, but many of the MN schools do not actively recruits WI schools.  I work at a state school, and believe me, I love that money wise, we can beat just about any one.

[blazerguy]

When your conference is made up of all state schools, that make it cheaper for MN kids to go to WI over other MN schools, and can keep their kids in state, then I would expect the WIAC to be better than most of the MIAC schools.  Recruiting wise, it's a major advantage if money is a major issue.  That's why the UW schools come over to MN to recruit, but many of the MN schools do not actively recruits WI schools.  I work at a state school, and believe me, I love that money wise, we can beat just about any one.

Out of curiosity... how many D2 schools are there in Wisconsin??

[randle]

My quess would be 1 UW Parkside

[Cager]

Randle;

I was under the impressions there were no D2 schools in WI. I thought it was D1 or D3. Should I be corrected?

[randle]

Try this web site for D2 Schools

http://www.siue.edu/ATHLETIC/d2/state.html