WBB: Michigan Intercollegiate Athletics Association

[Roundball999]

The link with miaa.org and hope isn't working for video. you have to go to d3hoops.com click on the link part way down the page with scores for the women. Find the Hope game and use that link for video. It will take you to the same page, but for some reason this way has the links on the right for the games....although they are called men's basketball.
Odd....5 minutes later it now says women's basketball.
http://d3hoops.com/notables/2013/03/womens-tournament-scores

Thanks.  Turns out the video simple wasn't online at all for the 1st half.  Rats.  It's up now though...

[realist]

Nice job by the Hope women to advance.  As was mentioned before Hope's guards just were too much for St. T.

[Roundball999]

Nice job by the Hope women to advance.  As was mentioned before Hope's guards just were too much for St. T.

Congrats to the Flying Dutch.  Everyone did a great job.  Berry is incredible, another 5-6 night from behind the arc.

[realist]

It really helps when you can go 9-12 on 3's.    B. Berry deserves all the credit she is going to get for tonights win.

[Erm Schmigget]

St Thomas is a very tough team and a worthy sweet 16 opponent.  Congratulations to them for a great season.  Hope was just too much in the end and proved why they finished the regular season ranked #2.  Our gracious hosts will hopefully forgive me if I root for Simpson in the second game.  A neutral court game against an opponent who has not faced the Dutch just sounds like a less nerve-wracking proposition at this point.

[wwjjdd]

St Thomas is a very tough team and a worthy sweet 16 opponent.  Congratulations to them for a great season.  Hope was just too much in the end and proved why they finished the regular season ranked #2.  Our gracious hosts will hopefully forgive me if I root for Simpson in the second game.  A neutral court game against an opponent who has not faced the Dutch just sounds like a less nerve-wracking proposition at this point.

Amen!

[Mr. Ypsi]

Good luck to Hope to make it to a home Final Four.

Just a gentle reminder from a fan of the previous host of the FF - don't count TOO much on home court!

In 2010, we hosted the FF, but forgot to show up.   We hosted the sectional, but were upset by UWSP in the round of 16 (you beat UWSP the next night and made it to the final, but lost to WashU).

In 2011, we hosted the FF, and remembered to show up - sort of - we finished a dismal 4th.

In 2012, YOU hosted the FF, and we finally got over the hump and won it all.

Home court is awfully nice to have, but it don't guarantee jack-sh!t!

(This year, IWU didn't even make the tourney.  They were still pretty darned good, but replacing a national POY is not that easy!   I suspect Calvin is about to discover that. )

[pointlem]

St Thomas is a very tough team and a worthy sweet 16 opponent.  Congratulations to them for a great season.  Hope was just too much in the end and proved why they finished the regular season ranked #2.  Our gracious hosts will hopefully forgive me if I root for Simpson in the second game.  A neutral court game against an opponent who has not faced the Dutch just sounds like a less nerve-wracking proposition at this point.

Amen!

Double amen.  St. Thomas' press and traps created the best defense I've seen against Hope this season, forcing 24 Hope turnovers to St. Thomas' 18 (and that's where Hope usually wins).  But Brittany . . . wow! (again)

[sac]

Christopher Newport v Depauw
Widener v Amherst

Hope v Whitewater
Whitman v Williams

All 4 hosts advanced.

[Erm Schmigget]

Whitewater 76
Simpson 63


Doh!

[sunkiss]

Interesting statistic - Hope point guards 0 assists, 14 TOs !!!!!!

Berry was awesome, is she ever going to cool off??

[gohope]

For those who were at the game last night, or for those who could watch the video, any preview/thoughts/etc. for this evening's game?

p.s. Welcome Back DewtheDew!!! 

[Roundball999]

Interesting statistic - Hope point guards 0 assists, 14 TOs !!!!!!

Berry was awesome, is she ever going to cool off??

Hope's offense tends to spread the assists, the point guards don't really average all that many anyway.  But those ARE unusual stats from last night.  Hey, they got the W against a very, very tough St Thomas D.  The Hope guards had a huge job to get the ball up court all game long vs. the press, I think they did a great job!

I don't expect Berry to cool down much as long as she gets open looks.  It's what she does.  I think Hope's balance is their key this year, opponents have to pick their poison and the Flying Dutch have a bunch of players that can step up with a big game if the opponent focuses on other players.

[sac]

Whitewater 65 Hope 60

Great comeback ladies, and a great season.  Every Hope rally was ended with a 3 pointer from the top it seemed.  2-14 from 3, vs 6-12 from 3 was the difference.

[sunkiss]

Down goes Hope , Down goes Hope!