WBB: Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference

[pbrooks3]

DePauw up at the half 33-24. They've shot the ball better than Centre and turned it over less than the Colonels.   Centre needs to take it hard to the basket in the 2nd half.

[pbrooks3]

DePauw showed why they are at the top of the class in the SCAC as they produced an impressive win over Centre in the title game 63-37. The Tigers played tremendous defense holding Centre to 15 second half points. Centre bows out with a fantastic 19-win season.  Centre moved another positive step closer towards getting to the "big dance" by making it to the SCAC title game this year.  Congratulations, Lady Colonels on a wonderful basketball season. Good luck DePauw - represent the SCAC proudly as you march on. 

[DPU3619]

Just looked at Pat's projected bracket and it made me reach up and loosen my collar.  He's got it as another trip to Thomas More with Franklin and Maryville(TN).  If DePauw gets out of there, they're in a real struggle with what's likely to be IWU, Hope, & Carthage.  Yikes. 

I'll spend my evening hoping the NCAA finds it in their hearts to be a little kinder than that tomorrow.

[pbrooks3]

Just looked at Pat's projected bracket and it made me reach up and loosen my collar.  He's got it as another trip to Thomas More with Franklin and Maryville(TN).  If DePauw gets out of there, they're in a real struggle with what's likely to be IWU, Hope, & Carthage.  Yikes. 

I'll spend my evening hoping the NCAA finds it in their hearts to be a little kinder than that tomorrow.

Think I'd wait until tomorrow before I'd assume this is your course.  Congratulations to DePauw on an impressive demonstration of team basketball this weekend.

[DPU3619]

Well sure, but the thing is, I'm a little uneasy about that projection because I agree with it.  Like I said a couple days ago, there are just too many good teams around DePauw for them to host.  As I've also said over the past couple of weeks, DePauw just wasn't quite good enough in one of the toughest geographic sections of the country to have a favorable draw.  I don't expect a good draw.  I do expect to be in the same part of the bracket with the TMC's, IWU's, & Hope's of the world and I don't expect them to come to the Neal Fieldhouse.

[DPU3619]

Sad to say I was correct.

The Old Gold are making their first ever trip to the DeVos Fieldhouse.  Lakeland in Round 1, and if they get out of that, they'll have Hope on their home floor.  That's a menacing proposition, right there.

[WLCALUM83]

Here are the stats for Lakeland:

http://northernac.org/sports/basketball_women/statistics/2009-10/lc.html

[DPU3619]

I like that Lakeland match-up in the first round.  Ought to be a good one.  A pair of teams who are on a bigtime roll after some early losses.  As I said, the winner won't have much to look foward to with Hope in the second round.

Although, it appears the Hope fans are already looking ahead to IWU.  Perhaps their team will make the same grave error.  Either that or Hope isn't worried about DePauw because their officials won't let heathens like DePauw University into their G-rated, holier-than-thou gymnasium.

[pbrooks3]

DePauw indeed got a tough draw for the 2nd round if they get past Lakeland which I predict they will on Friday.  Hope that the Tigers can find a way to move on beyond the weekend. Good luck!

[Ron Boerger]

Southwestern Women's BB coach Ruder has stepped down.  A search for her replacement is underway.

[frank_ezelle]

Millsaps has hired former Hendrix coach Chuck Winkelman as the new women's basketball head coach.  Link to story:

http://www.gomajors.com/news/2010/5/5/GEN_0505101206.aspx

[Ron Boerger]

This from last week:

BRINKOETER RETURNS TO HELM OF WOMEN'S BASKETBALL PROGRAM

Kerri Brinkoeter is no stranger to Southwestern University as she is a 1995 graduate and guided the team for three seasons, 2002-2005. During her previous stint she compiled a 40-38 record and .513 winning percentage while guiding the Pirates to two conference tournament berths and a fifth place finish in the 2003-2004 season.

[Ron Boerger]

I doubt too many of the teams remaining in the SCAC are sorry to see DPU's dominant program head to the NCAC after the upcoming season.   The question is will anyone step up or will it just go back to being like softball where teams (other than DePauw, cough cough) aren't terribly competitive outside of league play?  Hopefully the former.   

[Ralph Turner]

I doubt too many of the teams remaining in the SCAC are sorry to see DPU's dominant program head to the NCAC after the upcoming season.   The question is will anyone step up or will it just go back to being like softball where teams (other than DePauw, cough cough) aren't terribly competitive outside of league play?  Hopefully the former.   

I think that BSC, AC, TU and Southwestern can bring their levels up a notch.

OU was there a couple of years ago.

[David Collinge]

Here's an open invitation to all DePauw posters and lurkers to come join me over at the NCAC women's hoops board as we transition the Tigers into the NCAC.  My board is kind of a one-man band these past several years; I try to keep tabs on all 9 NCAC programs and will start watching DPU this season.  It'll be no surprise to anyone that DPU will be heavy favorites the minute they start NCAC action, but I hope you'll join me to discuss it.