WBB: Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference

[Ralph Turner]

Congrats to Trinity which is ranked No. 1 for the first time since they were defending champions (December 2003)

https://www.d3hoops.com/top25/women/2022-23/week7

I remember the night in December 2023 in Abilene when McMurry beat #1 Trinity in Week #6 of the season to drop TUTx to 9-1. Somehow or another, a picture of the scoreboard made it to the front page of D3Hoops.com commemorating the game.

[Ron Boerger]

That 2003 championship was such a bolt out of the blue.  If memory serves they were plugging along until Megan Selmon returned from her mission trip in January and once she did everything started clicking.  To show exactly how unexpected that championship was, Trinity had never made it even to the Elite Eight before, and never afterwards until last season.  I remember listening to the championship audio webcast (I think Pat and company were doing them at that point, since video webcasts were a fantasy that early in the internet era, and the NCAA wasn't doing it) and it was a real nailbiter.

Selmon graduated after the championship, and Trinity didn't even make the playoffs the following season. 

[gordonmann]

Yes, I remember that game!

Mark Simon, Ray Martel and I had the call from Terre Haute, Indiana! We sat right in the middle of the Eastern Connecticut family section.

Good times.

[Ron Boerger]

Given the forecast for freezing rain in the Texas Hill Country starting today into Wednesday and the number of overpasses/bridges between San Antonio and Kerrville that could easily ice over, I would not be surprised to see Tuesday's game at Schreiner against Trinity be postponed. 

[Riley Zayas]

Given the forecast for freezing rain in the Texas Hill Country starting today into Wednesday and the number of overpasses/bridges between San Antonio and Kerrville that could easily ice over, I would not be surprised to see Tuesday's game at Schreiner against Trinity be postponed.

Thinking the same. Too far of a drive with too many bridges which can be especially problematic. Even UMHB's trip to Alpine could be in question, as Alpine is supposed to get freezing rain on Wednesday, which is the day they're driving out there (I think). We'll see.

[jekelish]

It's hitting north Texas, too. Austin College's campus is closed down, with worse weather expected as the week goes on. It's supposed to be better and warmer later in the week, but there's certainly a possibility the roads could still be hazardous for UST when they head to Sherman. Not sure if they're leaving Thursday, or Friday morning, but it's looking like Thursday might end up being a no-go based on current forecasts.  Friday is supposed to be in the high 40s/low 50s and sunny, so it should be cleared out by the weekend, however.

[Ron Boerger]

TU-Schreiner moved to Wednesday night but that seems equally unlikely at this point, to be honest.

Then again, I only had one course in Meteorology.

[Ron Boerger]

TU-Schreiner moved to Wednesday night but that seems equally unlikely at this point, to be honest.

Then again, I only had one course in Meteorology.

This game still seems to be on as they posted on social media about it a short while ago. 

[D3Navy]

TU-Schreiner moved to Wednesday night but that seems equally unlikely at this point, to be honest.

Then again, I only had one course in Meteorology.

This game still seems to be on as they posted on social media about it a short while ago.

Watching now.  Poor shooting by Trinity early.  That will likely change.

Superb play-by-play from the Schreiner announcer!

[Ron Boerger]

Seems like the refs didn't care much for Maggie R's aggressive style of play, fouling her out in all of twelve minutes.   

[D3Navy]

Seems like the refs didn't care much for Maggie R's aggressive style of play, fouling her out in all of twelve minutes.

I missed most of her playing time during a power outage.  Six yesterday!

Were the calls fair?

[Ron Boerger]

Seems like the refs didn't care much for Maggie R's aggressive style of play, fouling her out in all of twelve minutes.

I missed most of her playing time during a power outage.  Six yesterday!

Were the calls fair?

Well .. she played eight minutes in the first quarter and picked up one foul.  Came back at the start of the second quarter, picked up her second ten seconds in what watching the replay looked like it should have been on Napoli.  The third a couple minutes later was a touch foul, as was the fourth a minute into the third quarter.  She deservedly picked up the last a minute into her return in the fourth, probably so frustrated at sitting on the bench all night that she plowed right into a well-set Schreiner defender. 

[Ron Boerger]

I couldn't get the live video to work on Chrome, the live stats never worked, but got it going in Edge just in time to see Colorado College knock off Trinity 70-64.   Will look forward to Riley's writeup (I'm sure he was watching) and the respective game stories.

[D3Navy]

I couldn't get the live video to work on Chrome, the live stats never worked, but got it going in Edge just in time to see Colorado College knock off Trinity 70-64.   Will look forward to Riley's writeup (I'm sure he was watching) and the respective game stories.

In a nutshell, CC executed a great game plan - contest every 3-pointer and force Trinity inside.  TU shot 1-13 from 3-point land and the shots weren't dropping inside. 

A wake-up call.

[jekelish]

I couldn't get the live video to work on Chrome, the live stats never worked, but got it going in Edge just in time to see Colorado College knock off Trinity 70-64.   Will look forward to Riley's writeup (I'm sure he was watching) and the respective game stories.

In a nutshell, CC executed a great game plan - contest every 3-pointer and force Trinity inside.  TU shot 1-13 from 3-point land and the shots weren't dropping inside. 

A wake-up call.

CC has a great combination of size, experience, and outside shooting. I thought they'd challenge Trinity for the title this year, but was still a bit surprised they controlled the second half as much as they did. And that was even with Zoe Tomlinson barely playing.