WBB: Michigan Intercollegiate Athletics Association

[Flying Dutch Fan]

7pm game Friday - B-W @ Hope - quick comparison:

B-W beat Trine 58-46 (@ B-W) back on Dec 18

Offense	% 2pt	% 3pt	% FT
B-W	46.8	34.6	77.1
Hope	49.8	29.8	67.8
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Defense	% 2pt	% 3pt
B-W	41	27.6
Hope	33	26.2
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Rebounding	Team	Opp	Margin
B-W	37.3	33.8	3.5
Hope	41.7	31	10.7
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Scoring	Team	Opp	Margin
B-W	71.5	55.2	16.3
Hope	75.7	42.3	33.4
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3 point shooting	Made/game
B-W	8.6
Hope	6.4
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Ball Control	Stl/game	TO/Game	OppTO/Game
B-W	10	13.4	17.3
Hope	15.5	14.3	25.5
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Ball Control	Asst/game	A/TO	Blks/game
B-W	12.8	0.96	3.1
Hope	15.1	1.06	4.3
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	vRRO	In-Div SOS	Massey Predicts
B-W	6 - 2	0.579	53
Hope	6 - 0	0.557	62

[TUAngola]

Both Amherst and Tufts have announced that they are not allowing fans to this weekends Sweet 16 games because of the COVIS 19 virus, only players and staff.  From what I understand its an administration decision and not a basketball decision.  This is not fair to those parents of the girls to not be able to watch the game live in person.  These girls have dreamed about playing and advancing in the NCAA tournament and to not have your loved ones there is a travesty.  I believe the right thing for the NCAA D3 committee to do is to move these games from Amherst and Tufts to a site that will allow spectators.  I even think the host teams would rather play at a site with fans rather than play at home to an empty gym.  Has there been any announcement from the Hope administration on their take on this?  I get the seriousness of the situation.  But unless I am told by the Government that it's mandatory to stay home I am not going to become a hermit.  You got to keep on living life. 

[Flying Dutch Fan]

As of now the Hope hosted games will be the only ones with fans in attendance - Bowdoin just announced they will also not allow fans to attend. Trine fans be aware!!!

[monsoon]

As of now the Hope hosted games will be the only ones with fans in attendance - Bowdoin just announced they will also nit allow dans to attend. Trine fans be aware!!!

As long as your name's not Dan, you're good to go! 

Darn autocorrect.

[pointlem]

Ohio governor DeWine says ""For indoor events, we are asking for no events with spectators other than the athletes, parents and others essential to the game. Right now, outdoor events can continue." With the women's final weekend slated for Columbus, perhaps Hope could (win or lose this weekend) welcome back the DIII women's semis and national championship?

[Roundball999]

As of now the Hope hosted games will be the only ones with fans in attendance - Bowdoin just announced they will also nit allow dans to attend. Trine fans be aware!!!

My fingers are crossed and I hope they don't, but I imagine there must be enormous pressure on Hope to fold like the rest of them.

[Flying Dutch Fan]

As of now the Hope hosted games will be the only ones with fans in attendance - Bowdoin just announced they will also nit allow dans to attend. Trine fans be aware!!!

As long as your name's not Dan, you're good to go! 

Darn autocorrect.

Not auto-correct - just fat fingers on my phone

[Flying Dutch Fan]

As of now the Hope hosted games will be the only ones with fans in attendance - Bowdoin just announced they will also nit allow dans to attend. Trine fans be aware!!!

My fingers are crossed and I hope they don't, but I imagine there must be enormous pressure on Hope to fold like the rest of them.

Not so sure there is given that those other 3 hosts are in one region of the country more than 500 miles from Hope.  President Scogin posted this video today (an excellent take from my point of view):

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a5HfBN2EQt0

[Flying Dutch Fan]

Trine @ Bowdoin (in an empty gym) quick comparison:

Offense	% 2pt	% 3pt	% FT
Trine	45.9	33.8	67.3
Bowdoin	51.5	37.3	73.3
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Defense	% 2pt	% 3pt
Trine	34	26.9
Bowdoin	37.1	28.4
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Rebounding	Team	Opp	Margin
Trine	38.1	33.9	4.2
Bowdoin	44.5	30.3	14.2
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Scoring	Team	Opp	Margin
Trine	66.8	46.2	20.6
Bowdoin	78.3	53.6	24.7
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3 point shooting	Made/game
Trine	6.9
Bowdoin	8.1
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Ball Control	Stl/game	TO/Game	OppTO/Game
Trine	10.1	13.4	19.7
Bowdoin	10.3	16	17.8
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Ball Control	Asst/game	A/TO	Blks/game
Trine	12.9	0.96	3.5
Bowdoin	15.8	0.99	3.1
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	vRRO	In-Div SOS	Massey Predicts
Trine	2 - 5	0.575	59
Bowdoin	3 - 2	0.592	65

[TUAngola]

As of now the Hope hosted games will be the only ones with fans in attendance - Bowdoin just announced they will also not allow fans to attend. Trine fans be aware!!!

Thanks for the updated announcement about the Bowdoin regional FDF.  I knew that of this morning the games at Bowdoin were being played as usual with fans attending.  So now 3 of the 4 regions are not permitting parents, family and fans to attend. 

[Dave 'd-mac' McHugh]

Ohio governor DeWine says ""For indoor events, we are asking for no events with spectators other than the athletes, parents and others essential to the game. Right now, outdoor events can continue." With the women's final weekend slated for Columbus, perhaps Hope could (win or lose this weekend) welcome back the DIII women's semis and national championship?

As I understand it to those who I talked to in Ohio ... this was recommendations from the governor, not mandate or guidelines.

[Flying Dutch Fan]

Hope now changing to restricted attendance (matching the NCAA announced plan). Also change to game time for the 1st game. Details:

https://athletics.hope.edu/sports/wbkb/2019-20/releases/20200311rera85

[Dutchfan]

Hope now changing to restricted attendance (matching the NCAA announced plan). Also change to game time for the 1st game. Details:

https://athletics.hope.edu/sports/wbkb/2019-20/releases/20200311rera85

I am so, so disappointed. all year I've been following the Hope College women's basketball team. it's been so exciting watching them go through the strait run. It's been such a great build-up, a build up all the way to... Nothing.

Imagine how it will feel to whoever wins the National Championship! To win the biggest game of your lives in front of an empty gym. It's not going to feel like you won anything special.

I put it like this to someone earlier today... Every boy grew up playing baseball in the yard imagining that it's the bottom of the ninth, two-out, bases are loaded and you are up to bat! Now, when you did that did you picture an empty stadium or a packed ballpark full of fans just going absolutely crazy!

To make it even worse, the CoronaVirus is being blown WAY out of proportion. People are acting like it is the bubonic plague or the Spanish flu. In reality, it isn't much worse than the average flu.

[Erm Schmigget]

#marchsadness

[Flying Dutch Fan]

Hope now changing to restricted attendance (matching the NCAA announced plan). Also change to game time for the 1st game. Details:

https://athletics.hope.edu/sports/wbkb/2019-20/releases/20200311rera85

I am so, so disappointed. all year I've been following the Hope College women's basketball team. it's been so exciting watching them go through the strait run. It's been such a great build-up, a build up all the way to... Nothing.

Imagine how it will feel to whoever wins the National Championship! To win the biggest game of your lives in front of an empty gym. It's not going to feel like you won anything special.

I put it like this to someone earlier today... Every boy grew up playing baseball in the yard imagining that it's the bottom of the ninth, two-out, bases are loaded and you are up to bat! Now, when you did that did you picture an empty stadium or a packed ballpark full of fans just going absolutely crazy!

To make it even worse, the CoronaVirus is being blown WAY out of proportion. People are acting like it is the bubonic plague or the Spanish flu. In reality, it isn't much worse than the average flu.

I completely understand how disappointing this is for the fan base, and feels like we are being robbed of something special. I also agree we are probably being over-cautious.

But I think it's a bit over the top to think the players on the winning team won't feel like they won something special.  Their families will be there and they will be national champions!!  That won't change.