WBB: Michigan Intercollegiate Athletics Association

[TUAngola]

Gotta be happy with that lead but you can bet TM will play much better in the second half. Keep up the tough D and get ready for the comeback effort.   Play well and the game is yours Go Thunder

Yes, very happy with our girls effort so far.  Interior defense has been fantastic.  TMU has left some points off the board by missing some kickout open 3s.  You know the TMU run will be coming, hoping it doesn't though.

[TUAngola]

TMU is heating up...

[TUAngola]

Ugh...nothing going right for Trine now...

[Flying Dutch Fan]

And TMU playing like the #1 in the nation this quarter

[TUAngola]

Down 48-43 heading to 4th.  Got outscored 28-12 in 3rd qtr.

[TUAngola]

Madison Temple is taking over...she is dominating on the offensive end.

[TUAngola]

TMU is just dominating us on the offensive boards...I'd hate to see what their 2nd chance points are...as well as we played defense and rebounded the 1st half, we are simply getting outhustled the 2nd...

[TUAngola]

It's over, Thomas More 67 Trine 59.  Better team won tonight, TMU is very talented, but can't be more proud of the way Trine played.  Last game for Brandi, Cassidy, Montana and Shaely.  What a great group of gals...it's been so much fun watching these ladies play these past 4 years.  What they've done for the Trine program is tremendous, they've laid the foundation for women's basketball for years to come.  Congrats Trine on a great season.  Wish it wouldn't have ended so soon.   

[Mr. Ypsi]

Kudos to Trine for hanging so close, and even having an 11-point half time lead.  I think TMU is this year even better than when they had Sidney Moss.  I will be totally shocked if they don't win the 'big doorstop' (as Greg Sager would phrase it).

The draw may have been unavoidable for the bean-counters, but the #5 ranked team should not have to play at the #1 ranked team in the round of 32!

[TUAngola]

Kudos to Trine for hanging so close, and even having an 11-point half time lead.  I think TMU is this year even better than when they had Sidney Moss.  I will be totally shocked if they don't win the 'big doorstop' (as Greg Sager would phrase it).

The draw may have been unavoidable for the bean-counters, but the #5 ranked team should not have to play at the #1 ranked team in the round of 32!

I agree the it was HUGELY DISAPPOINTING that the D3 committee blew it on the draw.  I listened to Hoopsville's interview of the D3 womens tournament committe chair and it was laughable when the question about the TMU-Trine draw came up.  You thought you were listening to a politician.  She really didn't explain why, said a bunch of words that didn't answer the question at all.  They NEED TO DO A BETTER JOB of putting the bracket together.

[Flying Dutch Fan]

What an awful first half for the Hope women, who trail Wartburg 49-17 at the half. 24-5 in the second quarter...

[TUAngola]

Wow...Hope down big at Wartburg.  I didn't see that coming.  Wartburg shooting lights out the 1st half.  Probably too big of a deficit to come back.  This is hugely disappointing!!

[pointlem]

Disappointing ends to impressive seasons for both Trine and Hope. Although 63 of 64 tournament teams end their years on a down note, that shouldn't detract from the excellent careers of the respective seniors, whose play and personalities gave us much pleasure. Congrats to all.

For Hope, the return of four sophomore starters plus a deep bench plus new recruits promise an exciting next couple years. Can't wait.

[Mr. Ypsi]

Trine's demise (though unfair that it was so early) was fully expected, and I thought they acquitted themselves quite admirably against the best team in D3.  Personally, even though Hope was ranked one place higher than Wartburg, I expected them to get beat - I did NOT expect them to get totally run out of town!

Congratulations to both on extremely good seasons.

[Flying Dutch Fan]

Congrats to both Francesca Buchanan (Hope) and Brandi Dawson (Trine) on being named to the inaugural D3 Women's All-Star game to be played on March 16 at 5pm - just prior to the Women's D3 National Championship game!!!