WBB: Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference

Dave 'd-mac' McHugh · February 02, 2011, 03:28:16 PM

First Regional Rankings: http://www.d3blogs.com/d3hoops/category/ncaa-stuff/regional-rankings/

pbrooks3 · February 04, 2011, 07:44:42 PM

Big win for Rhodes on the road tonight at Oglethorpe 59-53 giving them 2 conference wins in a row. Sherwil Bell has her 2nd consecutive big game scoring 27 and pulling down 13 rebounds. Both OU and Rhodes are now 3-8 in conference play.

frank_ezelle · February 05, 2011, 10:43:53 AM

With their 79-69 win over Trinity last night, Millsaps swept the Tigers for the first time since the 1995-96 season. Last night Millsaps had 7 players dressed out (only 6 played). I believe 8 has been the most dressed out this season. This handful of players and Coach Winkelman and Coach Cooper have really turned the program around after the 1-24 season in 2009-10.

Janice Okeke almost made the 20/20 club with 19 rebounds and 18 points last night. Kristin Salmon led the scoring with 25 and added 7 rebounds. Shante Morton and Shatoya White each scored 15. As a junior, Okeke is the oldest player on the team and last year was a medical redshirt year for her. This current group of players are a great necleus for a rebuilding program that could really do special things over the next few years.

Link to box score: http://www.gomajors.com/custompages/WBB/2010-11/mcw11-20.htm

Link to story: http://gomajors.com/news/2011/2/4/WBB_0204115707.aspx

pbrooks3 · February 05, 2011, 12:07:47 PM

Big tussle today with Centre hosting league leader DePauw. Centre has struggled in the past in matching up with the generally more physical DePauw teams. This one should follow suit. For the Colonels to emerge victorious they'll need improved post play and some tenacity & drive to stop 2nd chance opportunities on the DePauw offensive end. Centre needs to make some open perimeter shots, too. It's a shame that Amanda Stovall is out with an injury for Centre because this is a game she would relish in a big way. Perhaps she can charge up her teammates from the sidelines today to play their hearts out! It'll take a maximum effort & a few breaks for the Lady Colonels to defeat the Tigers.

pbrooks3 · February 05, 2011, 02:37:32 PM

DePauw emerges victorious with a solid road win 67-54. DePauw as usual dominated the boards and had 2 players finish with double-doubles. Credit to Centre who shot the ball well, but got clobbered by 2nd chance points today.

pbrooks3 · February 12, 2011, 05:50:57 PM

Rhodes Ladies are riding a nice streak - they picked up their 4th league win in a row this afternoon @ home against Birmingham Southern 75-71. Impressive win for a team playing 7-8 players deep. Bell and Womack shined but the others on the Lynx squad played well too. Hand it to LaKeya McGill who converted 4 free throws in the stretch to help Rhodes maintain a 2-possession lead.

UDontKnowMe · February 13, 2011, 11:17:18 PM

Hendrix women also on 8 game win streak. 7 consecutive conference wins. Clinched 1 seed from west.

Ralph Turner · February 15, 2011, 08:42:31 AM

Quote from: UDontKnowMe on February 13, 2011, 11:17:18 PM
Hendrix women also on 8 game win streak. 7 consecutive conference wins. Clinched 1 seed from west.

Hello, U

What has changed about Hendrix from the first half of the season?

They had a unimpressive home win over a weak ETBU team, a loss to an average UOzarks team and another loss to UDallas. Now they have rollled off a nice win streak.

Welcome to the boards and thanks for the response.

Ron Boerger · February 15, 2011, 12:29:27 PM

SCAC women's play isn't terribly competitive, Ralph, especially after you get past DPU and to a lesser extent Centre. Hendrix' best W during the streak is against a B-SC team that's mediocre on the road (4-7). Their last three home wins have been by 4 vs Millsaps, 1 against UDallas, 3 vs. Trinity, (all .500-ish teams); only 2 of the 8 were on the road. Contrast that with the three prior games, all road, all losses against DPU, Centre, Trinity, and only one was close.

They're the best in the West, but the power is in the East.

pbrooks3 · February 15, 2011, 06:09:03 PM

Quote from: Ron Boerger on February 15, 2011, 12:29:27 PM
SCAC women's play isn't terribly competitive, Ralph, especially after you get past DPU and to a lesser extent Centre. Hendrix' best W during the streak is against a B-SC team that's mediocre on the road (4-7). Their last three home wins have been by 4 vs Millsaps, 1 against UDallas, 3 vs. Trinity, (all .500-ish teams); only 2 of the 8 were on the road. Contrast that with the three prior games, all road, all losses against DPU, Centre, Trinity, and only one was close.

They're the best in the West, but the power is in the East.

Absolutely agree about SCAC Womens B-Ball this season. There's a huge drop-off from DePauw to the rest of the conference. Can't see anyone giving them much of a game in the league tournament.

My point on Rhodes was not intended to diminish the earlier comment about Hendrix's streak. Rhodes was down & out completely until they went on this late-season winning streak - they're now going to make the tournament. Even though Rhodes doesn't have a great team, I've been impressed with how they've hung together. They've got virtually no bench, suiting up no more than 7 or 8 players a night.

UDontKnowMe · February 15, 2011, 11:07:15 PM

They may be close wins but they're buckling down and getting it done...a lot better than all those losses to start the year. They're starting to play together and shoot the 3 ball pretty well. Getting used to playing with the new coach. You never know who is going to go off. Byler only had 8 last game (senior night) but the other senior, Wyvonne Hawkins, went off for 20. Take an ugly win over a loss at this point in the season. If they play well, I honestly think they could play with DePauw. Stayed with them for about 30 min at DePauw earlier this year. Lost at Centre by 1pt and played horribly. Hope they continue to pull off wins throughout the tournament.

Dave 'd-mac' McHugh · February 16, 2011, 03:36:19 PM

Week 3 Regional Rankings are out: http://www.d3blogs.com/d3hoops/2011/02/16/ncaa-2011-regional-rankings-week-3/

tarheelfan · February 17, 2011, 09:15:45 PM

The best three teams in the SCAC are in the east. One of those three will be the conference tournament champion, no doubt.

frank_ezelle · February 18, 2011, 08:49:11 PM

A big win for the Millsaps Lady Majors this evening as they take a 58-54 road win over Austin. That's all they can do this evening towards getting into the SCAC Tournament and now they hope for a Hendrix rally that would guarantee the Millsaps team a spot in the top 4 from the West. Janice Okeke has been out the last two weeks and I'm not sure if she would be back for the tournament if Millsaps qualifies.

CC leads Hendrex 33-22 with the second half just getting under way:

http://www.coloradocollege.edu/webcasts/Athletics/wbasketball/xlive.htm

frank_ezelle · February 18, 2011, 08:56:07 PM

I believe a Trinity loss this evening would also put Millsaps in. Trinity is 8-7 and playing at Southwestern. If Trinity falls to 8-8, then Millsaps would do no worse than a two-way or three-way tie at 8-8 and Millsaps would hold the tiebreaker in those situations.

http://www.trinity.edu/departments/athletics/WBasketball/livestats/xlive.htm