WBB: Michigan Intercollegiate Athletics Association

[oldtimer1937]

Here we come holland!

[Roundball999]

Here we come holland!

Have to think Calvin is the heavy favorite in this one despite Hope playing at home.   Aside from the obvious differences in record and ranking, Calvin seems to be peaking while Hope has been shaky in the past few weeks.  Hope shooting has been down and opponent scoring and shooting % has been creeping up.  The fine play of freshman Llorens has been a blessing for Hope but the loss of Kussmaul to an ACL earlier in the season was a huge blow.  I'd say Calvin by 15.

[Dark Knight]

Here we come holland!

Have to think Calvin is the heavy favorite in this one despite Hope playing at home.   Aside from the obvious differences in record and ranking, Calvin seems to be peaking while Hope has been shaky in the past few weeks.  Hope shooting has been down and opponent scoring and shooting % has been creeping up.  The fine play of freshman Llorens has been a blessing for Hope but the loss of Kussmaul to an ACL earlier in the season was a huge blow.  I'd say Calvin by 15.

Calvin hit 2 of 20 3-point attempts at the last Calvin-Hope game. Give them their season average and they win by 28. Of course, Hope's league-leading 3-pt defense played a part, but an average MIAA team on an average day would hit 5 of 20 vs Hope. I'm going to say Calvin by 20.

[Roundball999]

Here we come holland!

Have to think Calvin is the heavy favorite in this one despite Hope playing at home.   Aside from the obvious differences in record and ranking, Calvin seems to be peaking while Hope has been shaky in the past few weeks.  Hope shooting has been down and opponent scoring and shooting % has been creeping up.  The fine play of freshman Llorens has been a blessing for Hope but the loss of Kussmaul to an ACL earlier in the season was a huge blow.  I'd say Calvin by 15.

Calvin hit 2 of 20 3-point attempts at the last Calvin-Hope game. Give them their season average and they win by 28. Of course, Hope's league-leading 3-pt defense played a part, but an average MIAA team on an average day would hit 5 of 20 vs Hope. I'm going to say Calvin by 20.

The way Calvin's playing, that wouldn't surprise me.  But I'm thinking Hope won't start out shooting 2-18 at home either and may finish a little better than last game's 34% despite Calvin's excellent defense.  But probably splitting hairs here, we're both saying a strong double digit Calvin win

[KnightSlappy]

Here we come holland!

Have to think Calvin is the heavy favorite in this one despite Hope playing at home.   Aside from the obvious differences in record and ranking, Calvin seems to be peaking while Hope has been shaky in the past few weeks.  Hope shooting has been down and opponent scoring and shooting % has been creeping up.  The fine play of freshman Llorens has been a blessing for Hope but the loss of Kussmaul to an ACL earlier in the season was a huge blow.  I'd say Calvin by 15.

Calvin hit 2 of 20 3-point attempts at the last Calvin-Hope game. Give them their season average and they win by 28. Of course, Hope's league-leading 3-pt defense played a part, but an average MIAA team on an average day would hit 5 of 20 vs Hope. I'm going to say Calvin by 20.

Massey likes Calvin by 8

[Flying Dutch Fan]

Here we come holland!

Have to think Calvin is the heavy favorite in this one despite Hope playing at home.   Aside from the obvious differences in record and ranking, Calvin seems to be peaking while Hope has been shaky in the past few weeks.  Hope shooting has been down and opponent scoring and shooting % has been creeping up.  The fine play of freshman Llorens has been a blessing for Hope but the loss of Kussmaul to an ACL earlier in the season was a huge blow.  I'd say Calvin by 15.

Calvin hit 2 of 20 3-point attempts at the last Calvin-Hope game. Give them their season average and they win by 28. Of course, Hope's league-leading 3-pt defense played a part, but an average MIAA team on an average day would hit 5 of 20 vs Hope. I'm going to say Calvin by 20.

Massey likes Calvin by 8

I'll take that - cause I'm sure we can find someway to cover those last 8 points, plus an extra or two for the win.  Go HOPE!

[Dark Knight]

Here we come holland!

Have to think Calvin is the heavy favorite in this one despite Hope playing at home.   Aside from the obvious differences in record and ranking, Calvin seems to be peaking while Hope has been shaky in the past few weeks.  Hope shooting has been down and opponent scoring and shooting % has been creeping up.  The fine play of freshman Llorens has been a blessing for Hope but the loss of Kussmaul to an ACL earlier in the season was a huge blow.  I'd say Calvin by 15.

Calvin hit 2 of 20 3-point attempts at the last Calvin-Hope game. Give them their season average and they win by 28. Of course, Hope's league-leading 3-pt defense played a part, but an average MIAA team on an average day would hit 5 of 20 vs Hope. I'm going to say Calvin by 20.

Massey likes Calvin by 8

...and Calvin has won their last 10 games by an average of 8 points more than Massey's prediction.

So maybe I should have said Calvin by 16, but that was too close to roundball's prediction.

[GoKnights68]

Hope wins

[gohope]

OMG!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Calvin 55
HOPE 59

Congrats Hope Ladies!!!   

[sac]

I think we should all be please the Hope/Calvin rivalry on the women's side is taking on some of the same characteristics we've enjoyed on the men's side for decades.


That loss at home to Albion probably stings a little more for the Dutch tonight.  .......another trait that has come over from the men's side.



This was a really big win for Hope.  I don't think making the NCAA tournament was a foregone conclusion, but this is a really, really big win when they sit down to discuss selections in 3 weeks.

[KnightSlappy]

I think we should all be please the Hope/Calvin rivalry on the women's side is taking on some of the same characteristics we've enjoyed on the men's side for decades.


That loss at home to Albion probably stings a little more for the Dutch tonight.  .......another trait that has come over from the men's side.



This was a really big win for Hope.  I don't think making the NCAA tournament was a foregone conclusion, but this is a really, really big win when they sit down to discuss selections in 3 weeks.

Hope is still probably going to want to win the tournament. I don't expect that they'll show up in the GL rankings on Wednesday, and they won't get much boost in the SOS from here on out.

[EDIT] Maybe it's not as bad as I originally thought, but through this weekend's games, I have Hope as one of the last four out for a Pool C.

[bballfan13]

I think we should all be please the Hope/Calvin rivalry on the women's side is taking on some of the same characteristics we've enjoyed on the men's side for decades.


That loss at home to Albion probably stings a little more for the Dutch tonight.  .......another trait that has come over from the men's side.



This was a really big win for Hope.  I don't think making the NCAA tournament was a foregone conclusion, but this is a really, really big win when they sit down to discuss selections in 3 weeks.

Hope is still probably going to want to win the tournament. I don't expect that they'll show up in the GL rankings on Wednesday, and they won't get much boost in the SOS from here on out.

[EDIT] Maybe it's not as bad as I originally thought, but through this weekend's games, I have Hope as one of the last four out for a Pool C.

Great work KnightSlappy!  I've been enjoying your blog all year and I am glad that you chose to do the regional rankings for women as well this year.

It seems that win was huge for Hope in terms of making the tournament this year.  Had they not won that game and then lost in the conference tournament they might be staying home this year.  It will be interesting to see the regional rankings this Wednesday.  Based strictly on the numbers you have DePauw and Mount Union ahead of Calvin.  It will be interesting to see how the committee votes.  Can't wait!

[KnightSlappy]

I think we should all be please the Hope/Calvin rivalry on the women's side is taking on some of the same characteristics we've enjoyed on the men's side for decades.


That loss at home to Albion probably stings a little more for the Dutch tonight.  .......another trait that has come over from the men's side.



This was a really big win for Hope.  I don't think making the NCAA tournament was a foregone conclusion, but this is a really, really big win when they sit down to discuss selections in 3 weeks.

Hope is still probably going to want to win the tournament. I don't expect that they'll show up in the GL rankings on Wednesday, and they won't get much boost in the SOS from here on out.

[EDIT] Maybe it's not as bad as I originally thought, but through this weekend's games, I have Hope as one of the last four out for a Pool C.

Great work KnightSlappy!  I've been enjoying your blog all year and I am glad that you chose to do the regional rankings for women as well this year.

It seems that win was huge for Hope in terms of making the tournament this year.  Had they not won that game and then lost in the conference tournament they might be staying home this year.  It will be interesting to see the regional rankings this Wednesday.  Based strictly on the numbers you have DePauw and Mount Union ahead of Calvin.  It will be interesting to see how the committee votes.  Can't wait!

Had they not won that game and lost in the MIAA tourney, they DEFINITELY would have been staying home. After winning, they're looking more like 25% chance of Pool C (assuming no losses until a loss versus Calvin in the MIAA tourney).

Saturday's loss could be damaging to Calvin's chances at hosting ANY tournament games.

[Roundball999]

Time will tell but I'd happily make a bet, especially at 3-1 odds, that Hope will be in, barring any upset losses from here out.

[Roundball999]

USA Today/ESPN weekly coaches poll out, Calvin #5 and Hope #14 this week.  Rochester had the biggest drop, falling from #6 to #13 just one point in front of Hope.