WBB: Michigan Intercollegiate Athletics Association

[hope1]

going to the girls game tonight i hope for some good games this week would  be nice to watch

[AlwaysHope]

WOW!  Calvin's Lisa Winkle wins the NCAA "Top VIII" award.  See miaa.org for details.  First MIAA player to receive this honor!

[sac]

Hope 75 St. Mary's 58

Hope hosts 7-2 Hanover tommorrow afternoon.  They've each beaten DefianceOH, Hope by 23, Hanover 13.

This could be a good matchup.

[hope1]

it looks like they want to press the hole game full court  it schould be a pretty good game i think to

[scottiedawg]

Hope destroys a good Hanover team 88-49. 

Boles 12
Snikkers 13 pts, 7 reb, 3 stl, 3 blk in 14 minutes of work.  Imagine what she would do if she started and played 25 min.

[hope1]

yes the hope girls played really good it is going to take a really good team to beat hope

[dumezrules]

Snikkers 13 pts, 7 reb, 3 stl, 3 blk in 14 minutes of work.  Imagine what she would do if she started and played 25 min.

From what I have seen, she would need an oxygen mask to play that long....she isnt in the shape some of the other girls are

[SKOT]

Does Albion deserve to be in the national conversation?  They are 8-1 with a couple of good wins over Brockport State (5-1) and Calvin (6-3).  When the next top 25 comes out, i believe they should get at least a couple of votes!

[WWWRHH]

SKOT: Good Question. 

Albion is certainly the best team Hope has faced this year - including Wheaton and Carthage which both beat ranked teams.  Looking ahead at the Britons schedule it looks like they should win the upcoming games with Wisconsin-Superior and Concordia (Illinois).  After that it is all league play.  With the convincing win against Calvin it looks possible that Albion could finish with three losses - all of them to Hope.  (I assume that Hope's depth will result in victories even though Albion is always tough on their home court).

If the Britons finish with a 24-3 record with all the losses coming against the #1 or #2 team (depending on the poll) they should at least make the post season.

In terms of cracking the top 25 I think their schedule works against them with a couple of NAIA games, a weak conference and only one ranked school on the schedule.   D3 rankings are based a lot on reputation - just look at Calvin's votes early in the year when it was fairly well known within the region that graduation, attrition, injuries and a transfer had weakened the team.  So I would not be surprised if they fly under the radar unless they beat Hope.  However, if the Britons win at least one game in the post-season and return this year's underclassman they will get votes next year.

[oldknight]

Snikkers 13 pts, 7 reb, 3 stl, 3 blk in 14 minutes of work.  Imagine what she would do if she started and played 25 min.

From what I have seen, she would need an oxygen mask to play that long....she isnt in the shape some of the other girls are

I will grant that Snikkers may not be in as good a shape as she was last year but to say that "she would need an oxygen mask to play that long" is a comment laden with hyperbole. In last year's Class B semifinal win over Detroit Country Day she played 35 of the 36 minutes available--including the entire 4 minute overtime--without any noticeable laboring or drop in production. In Hope's win Saturday against Hanover, Snikkers displayed some of the reasons why she is such a dominating figure on the court--it's because she is such an efficient player who doesn't waste energy, makes good decisions, and is typically in the right place at the right time. This is particularly true on defense where her contributions are hardly even noticed by the casual fan who typically focuses on how many points are scored. Hanover had a pretty good freshmen post player (Martin) who scored 6 early points before Snikkers ever got on the floor. In less than three minutes of play, Martin attempted 6 shots from the floor while being guarded by Carrie. Two were blocked, the other four had little chance of success and none went in. Later, after Hanover realized giving the ball to their post player wasn't a recipe for offensive success, Snikkers sniffed out passes to Hanover players she was not guarding. She totally disrupted any offensive flow Hanover was trying to create and she started several breaks with her ability to quickly outlet the ball to a streaking Hope player.  I was sitting close to the floor and I never noticed any need for oxygen.

Does Albion deserve to be in the national conversation?  They are 8-1 with a couple of good wins over Brockport State (5-1) and Calvin (6-3).  When the next top 25 comes out, i believe they should get at least a couple of votes!

Absolutely. I saw Albion against both Hope and Calvin and if Pat gave me his ballot I would definately give the Brits a vote in the Top 20. They have solid players both inside and out, shoot the ball well, and play good defense. I don't think they will lose many games this year.

[sac]

My experience with women's basketball is admittedly minimal but I certainly left the Hope/Albion game feeling like Hope beat a pretty good basketball team.  The blowout of Calvin should confirm that.

I think Hope (and anyone for that matter) will have their hands full with the Brits the rest of the season.  Thats a good young, developing team.

[hope1]

yes i thought albion was pretty good to they wont lose to many games maybe 2 losses in the miaa both to hope

[sac]

Looks like the Lady Dutch will be the new #1 in the next poll.  #5 UW-Whitewater knocks off current #1 Mary Washington 70-67 today.  We'll see but it seems likely.

Just in time for a Jan 9 meeting at Calvin.   Tri-State will get the first shot Jan 5.

[sac]

Rough weekend for the Lady Hornets of Kalamazoo, on Saturday they lost on a layup/w foul + the Free throw with 2 seconds on the clock.......Redlands 58 Kalamazoo 56

On Sunday, they lost a double OT thriller to Wooster 93-92 which included a 3 with 1:17 left to tie for Kzoo, a 3 to go ahead by 3 just 20 seconds later, and another Kzoo 3 20 seconds later to tie and eventually send the game into OT.  All while surviving 2 final last second attempts by Wooster.

The first OT included a heartbreaking miss at the FT line with 10 seconds to go, which would have won the game, and again surviving a last second 3.

The second OT saw Wooster held scoreless for 2 1/2 minutes before bombing in their last 3, 3 point shots, including the game winner with just 6 seconds to go.  The final minutes included 2 missed Kzoo FT's which could have meant a 3rd OT.

http://www.miaa.org/wbb/stats/0708/1230kzwo.htm

[gohope]

Word on the street right now is that if you're looking for FINAL FOUR tickets, then you had better HOPE that your team is one of the final four. That's because ALL of the general admission and reserved seats have been sold out!! That's pretty spectacular!