WBB: Michigan Intercollegiate Athletics Association

[gohope]

VERIFIED!!!!!!!!!!!


http://www.hope.edu/2013/02/15/saturdays-hope-calvin-womens-basketball-game-will-be-streamed

[Pat Coleman]

One must be careful what they ask for.  If memory serves me correctly  last year Calvin got moved to the MW, and their reward was #1 Chicago, and the next night the eventual champion St. Thomas.  This after beating WLU, and UWSP at the VNA.

Illinois Wesleyan was the eventual champion. St. Thomas lost in the semifinals and won the third-[place game.

[sac]

Women's seeds

1 or 2  Calvin/Hope    .......Calvin win, Hope loss Calvin is #1 seed, Hope #2 seed
                                  .......Hope win, Calvin loss = coin flip to determine seed
3.  Olivet
4.  Trine

Trine gets the 4th seed with win
Trine loss = Trine holds the tie-breakers over Alma and Adrian by beating Olivet
........over Alma by beating Olivet
........over Adrian by beating Olivet

In a 3-way tie (which can only happen if Albion wins)
......(Trine, Albion, Alma)   Albion eliminated with 2 losses to both Trine and Alma,  Trine wins tie-breaker with Alma with win over Olivet.
......(Trine, Albion, Adrian)   Trine wins with better record vs each other  2-0 over Albion, split with Adrian. 


Basically Trine is in, Calvin/Hope game determines final two seeds.

[hope1]

go hope sat

[scottiedawg]

Hope laying the smackdown up 33-16 in the first half. Gotta stay strong.

[realist]

Great job by Hope today.  No excuses.  They did what they had to do to win the game, and they deserve credit for that.

[MaroonKnighty]

VERIFIED!!!!!!!!!!!


http://www.hope.edu/2013/02/15/saturdays-hope-calvin-womens-basketball-game-will-be-streamed

YES!!!!!!!!!!!!

[almcguirejr]

Women's seeds

1 or 2  Calvin/Hope    .......Calvin win, Hope loss Calvin is #1 seed, Hope #2 seed
                                  .......Hope win, Calvin loss = coin flip to determine seed
3.  Olivet
4.  Trine

Trine gets the 4th seed with win
Trine loss = Trine holds the tie-breakers over Alma and Adrian by beating Olivet
........over Alma by beating Olivet
........over Adrian by beating Olivet

In a 3-way tie (which can only happen if Albion wins)
......(Trine, Albion, Alma)   Albion eliminated with 2 losses to both Trine and Alma,  Trine wins tie-breaker with Alma with win over Olivet.
......(Trine, Albion, Adrian)   Trine wins with better record vs each other  2-0 over Albion, split with Adrian. 


Basically Trine is in, Calvin/Hope game determines final two seeds.

Calvin won the post game coin toss.  They are the #1 seed.

[Roundball999]

Huge plus for Calvin winning the coin flip, but Hope showed in the first game that they can play with Calvin at Van Noord so I expect another great game.

Hope played its usual tough defense today, but when they shoot lights out like they did in the first half (63%) there's probably nobody that would stay with them.  Calvin really stepped up its own defense in the 2nd half, and Hope got a little passive on offense.  Result was a number of tunrovers and shot clock violations by the Flying Dutch in the 2nd half, but the lead was just too much for Calvin to overcome. 

The next matchup should be a barnburner.  Regardless of which team you favor, we are fortunate to have national championship caliber games in our back yard.

[calvinite]

What time will the men's and women's games be? Looks like both finals will probably be at Calvin.

[pointlem]

Quick observations on Hope v. Calvin

• This season's two games in this rivalry have been mirror images.  In both, everything went right for the home team in the first half, and nothing for the visiting team . . . and then in the second half both teams regressed from their exceptional good or bad first halves.  (P.S. Revisiting the 1st game, I see the first half was closer than I remembered--though Hope's 24% shooting was pretty miserable.)
• The two teams will almost surely play again next Saturday, and I'll wager it will be more of a nail biter.  Hope was freakishly off its game in the first matchup, and was freakishly good in the first half today . . . which will be a hard act to follow.
• Brittany Berry is such a joy to watch--for both her play and her demeanor.  And how about 5 for 5 3-point shooting in her last game, plus her first three 3-pointers today.  Has any league player (men's or women's) ever hit 8 in a row?
• How great to see Liz Ellis culminate her career with this win and 20 points.  She is a difference-maker, and will be very hard to replace next year.
• Carissa Verkaik could have an off day and still look like an all-American, especially in the 2nd half when rebounding and being unstoppable when putting shots back up.
• Carissa has never won a game at DeVos.  But that could very well change on March 15th and 16th.
• Speaking of which, could someone lobby the NCAA to, puhhleeaze, put Hope and Calvin in opposite tournament brackets, so they don't meet early and there might be a chance for the ultimate Hope v. Calvin game?

[bballfan13]

What time will the men's and women's games be? Looks like both finals will probably be at Calvin.

The women's game is at 3pm and the men's game is at 7:30pm

[sac]

leaving Angola today I tuned into the radio coverage of the Trine/Kzoo women's game (excellent coverage btw) and the announcers kept saying Trine needed to win to avoid a play-in game.

Did I have the tie-breakers wrong, because the way I read them there was no possibility for a play-in game and Trine had already clinched a tournament spot?  moot anyway but still that bugged me.

[jspiii]

Quick observations on Hope v. Calvin

• This season's two games in this rivalry have been mirror images.  In both, everything went right for the home team in the first half, and nothing for the visiting team . . . and then in the second half both teams regressed from their exceptional good or bad first halves.  (P.S. Revisiting the 1st game, I see the first half was closer than I remembered--though Hope's 24% shooting was pretty miserable.)
• The two teams will almost surely play again next Saturday, and I'll wager it will be more of a nail biter.  Hope was freakishly off its game in the first matchup, and was freakishly good in the first half today . . . which will be a hard act to follow.
• Brittany Berry is such a joy to watch--for both her play and her demeanor.  And how about 5 for 5 3-point shooting in her last game, plus her first three 3-pointers today.  Has any league player (men's or women's) ever hit 8 in a row?
• How great to see Liz Ellis culminate her career with this win and 20 points.  She is a difference-maker, and will be very hard to replace next year.
• Carissa Verkaik could have an off day and still look like an all-American, especially in the 2nd half when rebounding and being unstoppable when putting shots back up.
• Carissa has never won a game at DeVos.  But that could very well change on March 15th and 16th.
• Speaking of which, could someone lobby the NCAA to, puhhleeaze, put Hope and Calvin in opposite tournament brackets, so they don't meet early and there might be a chance for the ultimate Hope v. Calvin game?

Liz Ellis needs 2 points to join the 1000 point club.

[Roundball999]

1000 points for Ellis will be a great milestone for her, but in my mind its her totally disruptive defense at the point and her ball handling that truly set her apart.

I believe Britanny Berry is now leading the nation in 3 pt FG %, she's shooting 50-102 for 49% from behind the arc.