WBB: Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference

[sewanee tiger]

Final from the mountain - Sewanee locks up the 4th seed with a solid 56-42 effort accented by good defense in the final 8-9 minutes. Acacia Mack did a nice job running the point and milking possessions before dishing to teammates for baskets in the late going.

pbrooks,
Really good effort by both teams today. Our defense did step up in the second half, but the fatigue factor for Centre probably helped us out a good bit in those last ten minutes. As we all know, the Sunday games can often be tough for the road teams, especially in this case when Centre played so hard against OU on Friday night.

I'm elated that we at least made the tourney next weekend, but I do share your sentiment about Ashley Farrell not getting to play anymore. She was a special player, who had some really big games against us (as well as the rest of the league).

     

[spfan22]

Heck of a game in Atlanta yesterday... both teams fought and scrapped for the entire 40 minutes.. difference in the game was the OFFICIALS.. haha only kidding...     the real difference in the game was OU's turnovers and the fact that Pruzin went nuts in the second half.. Corbett was hanging all over her and she just made one ridiculous shot after another.. No offense to OU's Kulavic.. who is a good friend of mine.. but based on how coaches usually vote.. i would think Pruzin gets POY after what shes done all year and the performance she had yesterday..

also.. OU's inability to finish the first half with a strong run may have cost them.. up 12 with about 3 minutes left and let the lead diminish to 3 points at halftime..

Depauw gets the credit.. they limited their turnovers and made the plays down the stretch.. wanted to add that #21 for Depauw will be a heck of a player

Hope both these teams make it to the Conf finals.. I would love to see a rematch between OU and Depauw.. OU must not look ahead though

[pbrooks3]

Final from the mountain - Sewanee locks up the 4th seed with a solid 56-42 effort accented by good defense in the final 8-9 minutes. Acacia Mack did a nice job running the point and milking possessions before dishing to teammates for baskets in the late going.

pbrooks,
Really good effort by both teams today. Our defense did step up in the second half, but the fatigue factor for Centre probably helped us out a good bit in those last ten minutes. As we all know, the Sunday games can often be tough for the road teams, especially in this case when Centre played so hard against OU on Friday night.

I'm elated that we at least made the tourney next weekend, but I do share your sentiment about Ashley Farrell not getting to play anymore. She was a special player, who had some really big games against us (as well as the rest of the league).

Agreed our Centre Lady Colonels probably were running on fumes.  Thought that if they'd been able to get one basket in that critical stretch when your Lady Tigers took control, the game might have stayed close and our girls potentially could have pulled it out at the end.  But Sewanee played tough defense when they needed, and they're to be commended for a good victory and a move on to Conway for the SCAC tourney.     

[scaccommish]

SCAC Hoops Weekly - Tournament Edition

http://www.scac-online.org/basketball_womens/022508wbasketballreport.pdf

[DPU3619]

Here's your latest region rankings:

South:
1.  Howard Payne  23-0  25-0
2.  Oglethorpe  19-4  21-4
3.  McMurry  22-2  22-3 
4.  Trinity (Tex.)  18-4  19-5
5.  Piedmont  18-3  22-3
6.  Hardin-Simmons  20-5  20-5

I guarantee you the Hope fans are hot under the collar this afternoon. Not a surprise, since I don't think they've stopped being that way since they made their trip to the Neal Fieldhouse two years ago.  Why, you ask?

Great Lakes:
1.  Thomas More  20-0  25-0
2.  DePauw  19-1  22-3
3.  Hope  22-0  24-0 
4.  Baldwin-Wallace  23-2  23-2
5.  Wilmington (Ohio)  17-6  19-6
6.  Ohio Northern  18-6  19-6

DePauw passed them despite having that region loss to Thomas More.  Hope's also undefeated this year.  I'm sure you're looking for reasoning.  Well, you're in luck.  I've got it.  The Dutch have played the 240th toughest schedule in the country this year.  DePauw has played the 31st.  DePauw also has a very good OOWP to go along with it.  The one region loss for DePauw is to a great basketball team.  And DePauw has a bunch of really nice wins.  Hope's best win is 21-4 Albion twice.  Then it's 19-6 ONU.  Neither of those teams were ranked when they played them.

[FlightofthePetrel]

It looks like the SCAC has a legitimate chance of getting 3 teams into the Tournament...

Was Depauw's lone loss to Birmingham Southern?  If that's the case DPU just played them at the wrong time... a week later and Ross would have been injured and another 25 point win would have followed... they could and should have finished undefeated.

[DPU3619]

Was Depauw's lone loss to Birmingham Southern?  If that's the case DPU just played them at the wrong time... a week later and Ross would have been injured and another 25 point win would have followed... they could and should have finished undefeated.

No, sir.  They don't count in region rankings since they aren't eligible.  The reigon loss was a 65-59 loss @ Thomas More the second week of the season.  The Saints are now the 3rd ranked team in the country.  The other overall losses are against #5 Messiah in Cancun and BSC, as you mentioned.

[DPULefty22]

Just thought I'd let you folks know that WGRE is, for the fourth year running, going to be broadcasting all the SCAC tournament action via their website (WGRE.org) and Free Teamline. WGRE's audio will also be part of the Southwestern University video stream.

WGRE's SCAC Tournament page can be found here: http://www.depauw.edu/univ/wgre/sports_pages/scac2008.asp

A preview of the women's tournament, with predictions, has been posted as well.

[FlightofthePetrel]

Was Depauw's lone loss to Birmingham Southern?  If that's the case DPU just played them at the wrong time... a week later and Ross would have been injured and another 25 point win would have followed... they could and should have finished undefeated.

No, sir.  They don't count in region rankings since they aren't eligible.  The reigon loss was a 65-59 loss @ Thomas More the second week of the season.  The Saints are now the 3rd ranked team in the country.  The other overall losses are against #5 Messiah in Cancun and BSC, as you mentioned.

I see... I'm not familiar with the schools and where they're located up there.  None the less great seasons put together by the reigning national champions.  I'm looking forward to the tournament, should be some great games.

[DPU3619]

Thomas More is just south of Cincy, for future reference.  Well within the 400 miles.

[pbrooks3]

Today's projections at the SCAC tournament:

Centre pulls an upset by 4 over Colorado College.  DePauw and Oglethorpe win along with Trinity.

[DPU3619]

Today's projections at the SCAC tournament:

Centre pulls an upset by 4 over Colorado College.  DePauw and Oglethorpe win along with Trinity.

Well on your way to 1-0, my friend.  DePauw's got it on cruise control.  They're doubling up Southwestern at the half 35-16.

[Pat Coleman]

Was Depauw's lone loss to Birmingham Southern?  If that's the case DPU just played them at the wrong time... a week later and Ross would have been injured and another 25 point win would have followed... they could and should have finished undefeated.

No, sir.  They don't count in region rankings since they aren't eligible.  The reigon loss was a 65-59 loss @ Thomas More the second week of the season.  The Saints are now the 3rd ranked team in the country.  The other overall losses are against #5 Messiah in Cancun and BSC, as you mentioned.

I see... I'm not familiar with the schools and where they're located up there.  None the less great seasons put together by the reigning national champions.  I'm looking forward to the tournament, should be some great games.

You could try using our Web site -- we have schedules and results for everyone.

[DPU3619]

DePauw 80
Southwestern 50 F

[pbrooks3]

Centre is the aggressor during the 1st 20 minutes - they're up 28-24 on Colorado College.