WBB: Michigan Intercollegiate Athletics Association

[Roundball999]

Does anyone know who the Hope player was, that had a knee brace on, was suited up but didn't play. Looked about 5'8" and was practicing 3 pointers during warmups.

If red hair, that would have been Melissa LaReau.  She was contending for starting pg once Gaddy went down with an ACL.  LaReau has been out since beginning of season with a high ankle sprain, not quite ready to play but did warm up last night.

It wasn't LaReau, it was someone I can't find on the varsity roster or the JV roster. This person had been in street clothes the last few weeks on the court with LaReau, Gaddy & Perkins.

You got me then, I don't know. 

[Roundball999]

Roundball, do you think LaReau will start once she comes back and is full strength?  Obviously things change for starters once Gaddy went down for the year, but I still wouldn't think that LaReau would start, more of just a backup.

I really don't know.  I heard that LaReau looked good before her ankle sprain and I believe that last year LaReau was ahead of Anderson on the pg depth chart, but things can change.  Anderson seems much improved too.

[bballfan13]

Roundball, do you think LaReau will start once she comes back and is full strength?  Obviously things change for starters once Gaddy went down for the year, but I still wouldn't think that LaReau would start, more of just a backup.

I really don't know.  I heard that LaReau looked good before her ankle sprain and I believe that last year LaReau was ahead of Anderson on the pg depth chart, but things can change.  Anderson seems much improved too.

Thanks for the insight. It will be interesting to watch then.

[jspiii]

Does anyone know who the Hope player was, that had a knee brace on, was suited up but didn't play. Looked about 5'8" and was practicing 3 pointers during warmups.

If red hair, that would have been Melissa LaReau.  She was contending for starting pg once Gaddy went down with an ACL.  LaReau has been out since beginning of season with a high ankle sprain, not quite ready to play but did warm up last night.

It wasn't LaReau, it was someone I can't find on the varsity roster or the JV roster. This person had been in street clothes the last few weeks on the court with LaReau, Gaddy & Perkins.

You got me then, I don't know. 

Just found my answer. Hope just updated the varsity roster and added Allie Gorcyca 5'9" Freshman guard from Bloomfield Hills - Farmington Hills Mercy high school. Her knee injury dates back to a March 14 Class A semi-final loss.

[sac]

Mercy high school,  alma mater of LPGA golfer Meg Mallon, and the woman who co-wrote "Wrecking Ball"

Don't ask how I know this.

[monsoon]

Mercy high school,  alma mater of LPGA golfer Meg Mallon, and the woman who co-wrote "Wrecking Ball"

Don't ask how I know this.

How do you know this?

[Roundball999]

Hope wins its Post Exam Jam tournament with a hard fought 76-68 win over a tough Chicago team.  Hope won Friday's game against St. Mary's 86-44 in a game that counted toward MIAA standings.

In the Chicago game, it was clear the Crimson concentrated their defense on Hope standout Maura McAfee who had a quiet game.  Things opened up for Britanny Berry who went off for a career high 28 which was a DeVos record by a Hope player.  Her 7 three pointers was also a DeVos record and tied the school record for threes in a game. Hannah Doell also stepped up, repeatedly beating her defender on drives to the hoop.  She ended up all over the box score and joined Berry (MVP) on the all tournament team.  Once again Hope started on fire and jumped out to a big lead, with Berry hitting the games first 8 points.  Chicago not only hung in but battled back to within three at the half.   Hope showed great resilience in the 2nd half and never gave up the lead, generally keeping a 6-10 point margin through the rest of the game.  A great, tough nonconference game for Hope that will unbdoubtedly help them down the road.

[gohope]

Any thoughts/ideas as to why Britanny Berry wasn't the MIAA POW???

[sac]

Any thoughts/ideas as to why Britanny Berry wasn't the MIAA POW???

Thanks Obama?

[Roundball999]

Any thoughts/ideas as to why Britanny Berry wasn't the MIAA POW???

No disrespect to the honoree, but Berry should have been the only one even in the conversation.  Maybe they want to spread the award around a bit?  Sort of undermines the meaning of the award though....

[bballfan13]

Any thoughts/ideas as to why Britanny Berry wasn't the MIAA POW???

No disrespect to the honoree, but Berry should have been the only one even in the conversation.  Maybe they want to spread the award around a bit?  Sort of undermines the meaning of the award though....

I agree Berry should have won for this week, but to be the only one in the conversation is a bit much and takes away from Zink.  Zink scored 21 and shot 67% compared to Berry's 50% (yes the majority from 3 which is impressive obviously).  Zink also helped Alma win their first league game since February 2013 which is a big deal.  I'm guessing that played a big part in the decision.

I do think they tend to spread the award around though.

[gohope]

Any thoughts/ideas as to why Britanny Berry wasn't the MIAA POW???

No disrespect to the honoree, but Berry should have been the only one even in the conversation.  Maybe they want to spread the award around a bit?  Sort of undermines the meaning of the award though....

I agree Berry should have won for this week, but to be the only one in the conversation is a bit much and takes away from Zink.  Zink scored 21 and shot 67% compared to Berry's 50% (yes the majority from 3 which is impressive obviously).  Zink also helped Alma win their first league game since February 2013 which is a big deal.  I'm guessing that played a big part in the decision.

I do think they tend to spread the award around though.

Thanks for the additional thoughts.  I guess the following info just wasn't used for factoring a POW title:

"The senior guard from Grand Rapids, Michigan (Catholic Central HS), scored a career-high 28 points that set a DeVos Fieldhouse record for points by a Hope player in a game. Berry set a DeVos record with seven 3-pointers on a 7-of-13 shooting from 3-point range. The Tournament MVP tied the school record for 3-pointers in any game."   

[Roundball999]

Any thoughts/ideas as to why Britanny Berry wasn't the MIAA POW???

No disrespect to the honoree, but Berry should have been the only one even in the conversation.  Maybe they want to spread the award around a bit?  Sort of undermines the meaning of the award though....

I agree Berry should have won for this week, but to be the only one in the conversation is a bit much and takes away from Zink.  Zink scored 21 and shot 67% compared to Berry's 50% (yes the majority from 3 which is impressive obviously).  Zink also helped Alma win their first league game since February 2013 which is a big deal.  I'm guessing that played a big part in the decision.

I do think they tend to spread the award around though.

You're probably right about Alma's first league win influencing the award.  But +50% from 3 beats 67% from 2 any day.  And considering the 28 pts, multiple school and DeVos records, and a much tougher opponent, I still think the choice for Berry was clear and obvious.

[sac]

Sports!  A humbling experience.


Brittany Berry vs Franklin tonight      1 point,  0-4 FGA,  0-2 3FGA, 1-2 FT.  5 rebounds,  4 assists, 3 turnovers

[bballfan13]

Any thoughts from Hope fans as to why McAfee and Llorens FG% is down so much this year?  Has it been that Hope has just played teams with a good post defense so far?  Looking at McAfee's FG% from last night's game made me wonder what she was shooting overall and then I noticed both her's and Llorens percentages were down.

2013-14:
McAfee 54.6%
Llorens 54.3%

2014-25:
McAfee 43%
Llorens 44.1%

And maybe this is what happened last year during non-conference and they will go up significantly during conference play due to the lack of depth in the league.  Just thought it was interesting.