WBB: Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference

[pbrooks3]

Final from Sherman: CC 84, AC 67.  Have to like the fight that the 'Roos put up in the second half.  They were down 52-26 at one point and came back to cut it to 77-65 late in the game, all without both Williams and Shayna Clardy, another starter and one of the team's best scorers.

I came away extremely impressed by how the team played in the second half when they could have just as easily folded up.

Looked like the Roos were smoking from behind the arc in the last 10 minutes.  I consider it very fortunate for Centre that Austin played with about 50% of their regular arsenal today.  Colonels have actually played better on the road this season than at home - go figure.

[Blaster]

Why is Katy Williams out?  Any idea on how long?

[jekelish]

AC plays Dallas tonight, and the big news is that Katy Williams is in the starting lineup for the 'Roos.

[pbrooks3]

Good hear that Katy Williams is back in the lineup at Austin.  Thanks for waiting until Centre left town!

[pbrooks3]

Any one for prognosticatiing tonight?

I like Rhodes to win by 13 over Sewanee;
BSA by 10 against Oglethorpe;
Southwestern beats Millsaps by 7;
A good one at Trinity this evening with Trinity defeating Hendrix by 6

[pbrooks3]

Rhodes is up 49-13 at the half. Poor Sewanee shot free throws @ 100% but was totally inept from the field @ 2-41 with 1-26 from beyond the arc. A bit of a chilly situation during the halftime as the Rhodes cheerleaders had one pyramid set where 2 young ladies took bad spills. One girl was transported out of the gym on an emergency stretcher. I pray her injury is not severe. 2nd half is just underway.

[Tennessee_papa]

A good one at Trinity this evening with Trinity defeating Hendrix by 6

Well you were half right and very close to dead on.  Hendrix won 71-70 after being down 6 with 2 minutes left.  Trinity missed a shot in the last couple of seconds that would have won it.

Helluva game though.  Biggest lead either way was 6-ish points.

[BBallFanHC]

Another great victory for Thad McCracken and the Lady Warriors! When are these ladies going to get some national votes?!? When playing their game there is no one better in the conference. Consistent shooting and rebounding are very hard to beat. 5 deep in the backcourt 5 deep in the frontcourt. The Depauw Hendrix rematch in Jackson is gonna be a great one!

[pbrooks3]

Another great victory for Thad McCracken and the Lady Warriors! When are these ladies going to get some national votes?!? When playing their game there is no one better in the conference. Consistent shooting and rebounding are very hard to beat. 5 deep in the backcourt 5 deep in the frontcourt. The Depauw Hendrix rematch in Jackson is gonna be a great one!

Really outstanding win for Hendrix. I think it's hard to overlook what a tremendous job McCracken is doing with this team. On paper, the Lady Warriors probably don't receive the cred of a DePauw, Trinity or even an Austin. But this team has a collective heart of gold & a passion to go toe-to-toe nightly against anyone. The Centre Colonels played Hendrix tough and actually exposed the Warriors' less than stellar ball-handling prowess (26 turnovers), but in the end this team turned the tables on Centre & gutted it out with great defense & solid rebounding to pick up the win. Bylar is flat-out unspectacular, but a gritty winner. Everyone knows her role on this team.

[Tennessee_papa]

Really outstanding win for Hendrix. I think it's hard to overlook what a tremendous job McCracken is doing with this team. On paper, the Lady Warriors probably don't receive the cred of a DePauw, Trinity or even an Austin. But this team has a collective heart of gold & a passion to go toe-to-toe nightly against anyone. The Centre Colonels played Hendrix tough and actually exposed the Warriors' less than stellar ball-handling prowess (26 turnovers), but in the end this team turned the tables on Centre & gutted it out with great defense & solid rebounding to pick up the win. Bylar is flat-out unspectacular, but a gritty winner. Everyone knows her role on this team.

Actually HC did well without Byler last night.  In any tight game like this you can point to any number of things that won or lost the game, but you could argue that Hendrix won the game in the last 13 minutes of the first half.  Byler went to the bench with 2 fouls with 13 minutes and change left in the half and stayed there the remainder of the half.  In that period, Hendrix turned a 4 point deficit into a 4 point halftime lead.  Had Trinity been able to stretch that lead with Byler on the bench....

On the other hand, Byler scored the last 5 points for HC - a 3 with a minute or so left that pulled them within one and then the two free throws at the end.  And she earned the free throws by busting her butt for an offensive board and getting hammered on the ensuing shot.

Trinity had a nice look from 5 or 6 feet right at the buzzer but missed.

[pbrooks3]

DePauw Ladies are up 34-29 at the half.  The Tigers are eating up Centre on the boards 24-13.  Fortunately, DePauw is not cashing in on all of their offensive rebounds (14) or this one would be out of hand.  Colonels are shooting pretty well including 4-7 beyond the arc.  Another potential issue for Centre is a number of players with 2 fouls, including Maggie Prewitt who sat for a fair part of the 1st half because of fouls.  Prewitt is going to need to stay in the game in the 2nd half, and Lauren Huter will need to take advantage of her opportunities on the low block to stay close to a tough DePauw bunch.  A few more second chance points for Centre and a few less turnovers would also help the Colonels chances to spring a big victory on the road.

[pbrooks3]

DePauw showed their teeth in the 2nd half as they coasted to a 68-50 win.  They held Centre to 21 second half points and outrebounded the Colonels by 22 (52-30).  Interesting stat - DePauw shot it only 35% but got 15 more shots than Centre based on a net gain of 18 offensive boards.  Fernandez and Marshall both had double-doubles for DPU.  Goodman led Centre with 14.  DePauw is comfortably running away with the lead in the SCAC as their league record now is 11-1; I believe this marks their 14th straight win overall.  Not sure there is a SCAC team that will be able to keep up with them in the tournament if they continue to crash the glass like they did today. 

[jekelish]

AC tops Colorado College 87-70 behind 31 points and 16 boards from Katy Williams.  With her 14th rebound of the day, Katy became the all-time career leader in the SCAC.

Huge rebounding advantage for the 'Roos today (almost a 2-to-1 edge), and the 'Roos were hot from three early (after missing their first attempt, they made six in a row to get up big early).  Amber Stafford had a double-double of her own with 10 points and 12 assists, and Kayla Redden hit four threes and finished with 14 points. 

Luetjen had a double-double for CC with 14 and 10 (I think those were her numbers, I could be off, not looking at the stats right now).

[Blaster]

HC has a cold shooting night and Southwestern's inside couldn't miss. HC goes down hard tonight after getting beat up last night.  It should have been an easy win but if the ball won't go through the basket not going to win many. It means a showdown with AC will be huge

[DPU3619]

Not sure there is a SCAC team that will be able to keep up with them in the tournament if they continue to crash the glass like they did today. 

You know, once every couple years DePauw will run into a stretch where they have two REALLY good post players that they can play together at the 4 and the 5 like Fernandez and Marshall.  It was Liz Bondi & Bridget Bailey in 05-06.  04-05 with Amy Argetsinger and Bondi.  02-03 with Dana Ferguson & Argetsinger.  That's when DePauw gets even tougher to stop.  They've got 2 bigs that you can't handle.  Marshall and Fernandez are each enough of a handful on their own.  Bondi alone was enough.  Argetsinger & Bondi were both 2 time SCAC POTYs.  Put any of that group together and you're really cooking with gas.  I wouldn't call this team a serious contender 2 weeks ago.  I'm ready now.  They just beat a really, really good team and only shot 35%. 

47 wins in a row at home.  52 conference wins in a row at home.  64 regular season wins in a row at home.  Those are insane numbers.  Absolutely unfair.