WBB: GNAC Women's Hoops

[deiscanton]

Congrats to Emmanuel on winning the GNAC yesterday.

I do not know what the NCAA will reveal Monday afternoon, but if NYU gets a Pool C and draws the Saints at Tufts on Friday, I will definitely watch it in person. 

[deiscanton]

Congrats to Emmanuel on winning the GNAC yesterday.

I do not know what the NCAA will reveal Monday afternoon, but if NYU gets a Pool C and draws the Saints at Tufts on Friday, I will definitely watch it in person.

Looks like the potential game would not be at Tufts, since Cousens Gym is mock projected for a men's pod under NCAA rules that men get hosting priority  in the opening weekend this year.

[deiscanton]

NYU vs Emmanuel at Bowdoin instead in the first round.

NYU leads the series 2-1.

Meg Barber was the NYU captain in the Elite Eight game in 2001, which Emmanuel won in OT after she hit the tying shot to force the game into OT.

Now, Meg Barber will coach NYU against the legendary coach Andy Yosinoff.

NYU is coming off a 17-37 from 3 pt range game at Brandeis-- a single game UAA record for most 3's made and attempted.

Brooklyn Shelton of NYU is among the top FT shooters in the nation.

NYU will be the favorite, but never count out the Saints.

[ronk]

NYU vs Emmanuel at Bowdoin instead in the first round.

NYU leads the series 2-1.

Meg Barber was the NYU captain in the Elite Eight game in 2001, which Emmanuel won in OT after she hit the tying shot to force the game into OT.

Now, Meg Barber will coach NYU against the legendary coach Andy Yosinoff.

NYU is coming off a 17-37 from 3 pt range game at Brandeis-- a single game UAA record for most 3's made and attempted.

Brooklyn Shelton of NYU is among the top FT shooters in the nation.

NYU will be the favorite, but never count out the Saints.

If Emmanuel lets Katie Foos(NYU) open, that could be the difference.

[Dave 'd-mac' McHugh]

Suddenly we are midway through January and in just six weeks the conversation will be about who is in or out of the NCAA Tournaments. Conference schedules intensify as teams try and position themselves for conference tournaments.

All this while COVID still impacts games and changes conference rules or allowances for postseason tournaments.

On Monday's edition of Hoopsville, we talk to a few more teams still flying a bit under the radar along with one who is just hoping to survive the conference schedule in the best shape as possible.
Plus, we react to the latest Top 25 men's poll in the Double-Take with Ryan Scott,D3hoops.com, and Bob Quillman, IWUHoops.com. And we preview not only the upcoming NCAA Convention but our special on the topic.

You can watch the show LIVE (or on demand) here: https://www.d3hoops.com/hoopsville/archives/2021-22/jan17

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Guests include (order subject to change):
- Steve Lanpham, Randolph women's coach
- Don Friday, PSU-Harrisburg men's coach
- Andy Yosinoff, Emmanuel women's coach
- Ron Rose, No. 4 Illinois Wesleyan men's coach
- Men's Top 25 Double-Take: Ryan Scott, D3hoops.com, and Bob Quillman, IWUHoops.com

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[deiscanton]

Due to blizzard conditions expected in New England tomorrow, the Emmanuel women's basketball game at St. Joe's Maine has been rescheduled from tomorrow, January 29 to Thursday, February 3, 2022 with a scheduled tip of 6 PM Eastern.

[deiscanton]

Watching the Saints at Monks game now.  National anthem playing in Standish, Maine.

If Emmanuel wins tonight, they will most likely be the #1 seed overall in the GNAC tournament.  A Monks win keeps St. Joe's alive in the race for the GNAC's overall #1 seed.

Emmanuel enters the contest 16-1, 11-0 in GNAC play.  St. Joe's Monks enter the contest 14-3, 8-1 in GNAC play.

[deiscanton]

Emmanuel leading 18-16 after 1 quarter of play vs St. Joe's (Maine).

[deiscanton]

Halftime in Standish, Maine--

Emmanuel 34, St. Joe's (Maine) 32

Leading scorers for Emmanuel--

Jamad Finn-- 12 points, 5 rebounds

Loredana D'Agostino-- 8 points

Amari Faust-- 5 points

Korie Mathis leads Emmanuel with 2 assists

Leading scorers for St. Joe's--

Cassandra Stapelfeld-- 10 points, 2 assists

Nina Howe-- 6 points, 2 assists

Jayne Howe-- 6 points, 5 rebounds

Angelica Hurley-- 3 points, 6 rebounds, 2 assists

Emmanuel shot 14-32 from the field (43.8%), 3-6 from 3 pt land (50%), and 3-6 from the FT line (50%)

St. Joe's shot 14-34 from the field (41.2%), 1-9 from 3 pt land (11.1%), and 3-4 from the FT line (75%)

Emmanuel outrebounded St. Joe's 20-16, 6-3 on the offensive glass

Emmanuel made 4 assists and committed 7 turnovers-- 4 of which were as a result of St. Joe's Monks steals

St. Joe's made 7 assists and committed 4 turnovers-- 1 of which was as a result of an Emmanuel steal.

Emmanuel blocked 2 St. Joe's shots in the first half.

Points off turnovers-- St. Joe's leads, 5-0

Points in the paint-- St. Joe's leads, 20-18

Second chance points-- Emmanuel leads, 4-3

Bench points-- Emmanuel leads, 12-8.

[deiscanton]

Here is an update on the 2022 GNAC Women's Basketball Tournament

The top 12 GNAC women's basketball teams will qualify for the tournament-- only the team finishing in 13th place will not qualify.

Tuesday, Feb. 22 is the GNAC preliminary round--the top 4 GNAC seeds get a bye.  (#12 at #5, #11 at #6, #10 at #7, #9 at #8)

Wednesday, Feb. 23 is the GNAC quarterfinal round held at the top 4 seeds (#1 hosts 8/9 winner, #2 hosts 7/10 winner, #3 hosts 6/11 winner, and #4 hosts 5/12 winner)

GNAC semifinals-- Friday, Feb. 25 at highest remaining seeds

GNAC Championship-- Sunday, Feb. 27 at highest remaining seed.

[deiscanton]

Emmanuel leading 55-53 over St. Joe's after 3 quarters in Standish, Maine.

Jamad Finn with a game high 15 points for Emmanuel, while Loredana D'Agostino has 12 points for the Saints.

Jayne Howe leads St. Joe's with 13 points, while Cassandra Stapelfeld has 10 points for the Monks.

[deiscanton]

End of regulation--

Emmanuel 72, St. Joe's (Maine) 72

Saints not able to get a crucial defensive stop in the final minute, so we are headed to overtime.

1st quarter-- Saints outscored the Monks, 18-16

2nd quarter-- 16-16

3rd quarter-- 21-21

4th quarter-- Monks outscored the Saints, 19-17

[deiscanton]

Final from Standish, Maine--

Emmanuel 82, St. Joe's Maine 80 (OT)

Winning layup scored by Allison Wild of Emmanuel with 0.5 seconds left in OT-- assist from Riley Lahiff.

Emmanuel improves to 17-1, 12-0 in GNAC play

St. Joe's drops to 14-4, 8-2 in GNAC play.

With a 2-0 series sweep of the Monks by Emmanuel, the Saints are in the driver's seat for the #1 overall GNAC seed and home court throughout the GNAC Tournament.

Leading scorers for Emmanuel--

Jamad Finn-- 25 points, 7 rebounds

Loredana D'Agostino-- 13 points, 11 rebounds

Yannie Chan-- 11 points, 4 rebounds, 2 assists

Riley Lahiff led Emmanuel with 4 assists, including the game winning assist to Allison Wild.

Leading scorers for St. Joe's--

Cassandra Stapelfeld-- 19 points, 4 rebounds

Jayne Howe-- 17 points, 7 rebounds

Nina Howe-- 11 points, 4 assists

Angelica Hurley led St. Joe's with 14 rebounds-- she also had 4 assists

Grace Philippon also had 4 assists for the Monks.

Emmanuel shot 31-72 from the field (43.1%), 4-13 from 3 pt land (30.8%), and 16-26 from the FT line (61.5%)

St. Joe's shot 31-76 from the field (40.8%), 7-23 from 3 pt land (30.4%), and 11-12 from the FT line (91.7%)

Emmanuel outrebounded St. Joe's 43-35, 14-10 on the offensive glass

Emmanuel made 12 assists and committed 11 turnovers-- 6 of which were as a result of St. Joe's steals.

St. Joe's made 20 assists and committed 12 turnovers-- 5 of which were as a result of Emmanuel steals

Emmanuel blocked 3 St. Joe's shots, while St. Joe's blocked 1 Emmanuel shot.

Points off turnovers-- Emmanuel won that category, 8-7

Points in the paint-- Emmanuel won that category, 42-38

Second chance points-- Emmanuel won that category, 8-3

Bench points-- All even at 20 a piece

[deiscanton]

GNAC Women's Conference update--

This week's D3Hoops.com Top 25 poll has seen GNAC South leader Albertus Magnus receive 1 poll point in the Top 25.  Albertus Magnus has never been ranked in the top 25 since the poll first came out in 1999-2000.

Last night, Albertus Magnus went to "the Jim" at Univ. of St. Joseph in West Hartford, CT, and the contest became the first DIII Women's basketball game to go to triple OT all season. 

Last night was the first time in the program histories of both Albertus Magnus and Univ. of St. Joseph that these teams played a triple OT game in women's basketball.

Alb. Magnus survived, 106-104 in 3 OT to remain undefeated in GNAC play.  In the GNAC South, Albertus Magnus has a 3 1/2 game lead over Regis and a 4 1/2 game lead over Univ. of St. Joseph, with Albertus Magnus having a head-to-head sweep over Univ. of St. Joseph, and a 1-0 lead over Regis, with 5 games left for Albertus Magnus to play.

Albertus Magnus had approx 113 possessions in the ball game, with approx 77 of those taking place in regulation.

Albertus Magnus earlier this season also has defeated the top 2 teams in GNAC North in crossover play, with both of these victories coming at "the Nest" in New Haven, CT.  For Albertus Magnus, this season marks the third ever win in program history vs Emmanuel, and the first ever win in program history vs St. Joe's Maine Monks

As a result, the GNAC Women's Basketball Tournament in a few weeks looks poised to go through New Haven, CT, with both Emmanuel and St.Joe's Maine having to defeat Albertus Magnus at "the Nest' to gain the AQ in a 1 bid league-- no Pool C's are expected to be granted to GNAC given the current and cumulative OWPs of the top 3 GNAC contenders.

Here are the current Massey ratings of the top 3 GNAC teams

1.)  Albertus Magnus-- GNAC South leader--- #147
2.)  St.Joe"s Maine-- GNAC North leader--#136
3.)  Emmanuel-- GNAC North 2nd place-- #115

Courtesy of NCAA stats, here are the current and cumulative OWPs of the three teams before the GNAC tournament.

1.)  Emmanuel-- current OWP is .503 (ranked #212 in DIII), cumulative OWP is .505
2.)  St. Joe's Maine-- current OWP is .473 (ranked #273 in DIII), cumulative OWP is .461
3.)  Albertus Magnus-- current OWP is .464 (ranked #287 in DIII), cumulative OWP is .457

Here are the current PrestoSports D3Hoops.com NCAA SOS calculations of the top 3 GNAC Women's AQ contenders:

Calculations courtesy of:  d3hoops.com/seasons/women/2022-23/schedule?tmpl=sos-template

Emmanuel-- .507 (#203 in DIII)
Albertus Magnus-- .474 (#290 in DIII)
St. Joe's Maine-- .472 (#293 in DIII)

[deiscanton]

Great interview of Albertus Magnus women's head coach JR Fredette by Dave McHugh on the Hoopsville Marathon.  For this season, coach Fredette has earned the spotlight in GNAC women's hoop no matter what happens the rest of the way, thanks to his team defeating both Emmanuel and St. Joe's Maine in the same season for the first time in the history of the program.

Of course, to get to the NCAA tournament, the Falcons will have to most likely have to repeat that feat in the GNAC tournament-- only this time, they will have to do it back-to-back in less than 1/2 a week. The fortunate news is that Albertus Magnus will most likely get to have home court again to do this.    If they successfully defend home court in the GNAC tournament and win the AQ, Albertus Magnus will come into NCAAs on house money. 

In other news last night, on the Hoopsville Marathon Happy Hour, the panel showed last night's Dean at St. Joe's Maine women's box score, where St. Joe's Maine won by the score of (I kid you not) 80-5.  Dean was held to 2-33 from the field, 0-3 from 3 pt land, and 1-6 from the charity stripe for the game.

It is very difficult for a team to go winless in league play and overall, but the Dean Bulldogs look like a safe bet to do both with only 4 games left to play.