WBB: Michigan Intercollegiate Athletics Association

[scottiedawg]

Conference play will be awesome. We'll get Chicago v. Whitewater-like matchups all the time. 

12/19 is a great date for games too
Scranton-Wartburg
Christopher Newport-Cortland St.
Trinity Texas-Mary Hardin Baylor

12/17 ain't bad either
Hope-Trine
Carroll-Millikin

[pointlem]

With the game being played in Holland I don't see Trine keeping this one within 15 points. . . .

TUAngola . . . a 76 to 64 Trine upset to gladden your heart. Trine's 31-point 3rd quarter explosion on 61% shooting wasn't something any of us expected. I've never seen a team shred Hope's defense like that.

The game ball goes to sophomore Sidney Wagner. Though the press report will surely focus on her 29 points on 11 of 17 shooting in 28 minutes, she also had 6 assists and handled the ball beautifully under pressure.

Meanwhile, a lid was on the basket for Hope. Its 29% shooting included so many missed close up shots, and a 3 for 19 off-day by star guard Ella McKinney.

I credit Trine for a great game, but also call it a mulligan for Hope's women, who will hope to replicate last season's road wins at Trine.

[TUAngola]

I was at the Trine men's basketball game today so had the phone out watching the game, as did several others in the stands.  I was quite surprised by the outcome today, especailly down a starter in Katie Tate.  I wonder if she was a victim of the flu that's been going around campus?  But that absence opened the door for Sidney Wagner to start and boy did she come thru.  I've been singing her praises since last year as a freshman that she was going to be a good one.  The win will be a big confidence boost for the girls.  Now they have a quick turnaround with back to back games in Florida Monday and Tuesday against North Park and Wartburg.  Then finish up the non-conference schedule with another tournament at DePauw against UW-Eau Clair and either DePauw or Marian.   

[ronk]

 Sydney impressed me last year in the Hope games that I watched so that it was surprising that she doesn't start this season. Of the Trine guards that played today, she was the best at ballhandling, play judgment, and shooting.
In Florida, Wartburg plays Scranton, then Trine, so we'll have a better idea of the relative merits of the 3 teams.

[TUAngola]

Trine guts out a win over Wartburg today after beating North Park yesterday down in St Pete, FL.  Trine played 3 games in 4 days so was nice to see them come out on a winning note today over a sound Wartburg team, that although now has 4 losses they have all been to quality teams in Scranton, UW-Eau Claire, and UW-Oshkosh.  I kept track of the live stats today at work.  Trine had built a 15 pt lead in the 3rd quarter but the Knights went on a 16-0 run spanning the 3rd and 4th quarters to go up 1.  Trine battles back to eeck out the win.  Sierra Hinds with a career high 19 pts today with 5 triples, Wagner with 15 and Underhill has a double/double with 15/11.  I'm a little concerned over the struggles turning the ball over, had 22 against NP and another 19 today. Girls now go home for Christmas before finishing up non-con schedule with games at the DePauw tournament a week from Thurs/Fri against UW-Eau Claire and most likely DePauw.  If you would have told me at the beginning of the season we'd be 9-2 right now I wouldn't have believed it because of graduating so much talent from last year and the strength of the non-con schedule and also playing Hope in December.

[gordonmann]

Trine needs to receive some kind of bonus SOS points for playing that many good teams in such a short period of time.

This is like when Thomas More had the Globe Trotter style schedule because they didn't have a conference to play in.

[TUAngola]

Trine loses to UW Eau Claire 75-68.  UWEC outscores Trine 44-18 over the 2nd and 3rd quarters and led by as many as 18 points.  Trine claws back and got it to within 3 in the 4th quarter but couldn't come all the way back.  Trine will play in the consolation game tomorrow at 2pm. 

[pointlem]

Trine loses to UW Eau Claire 75-68. . . .

. . . which lost to Hope, which lost to Trine (which is why we play the games rather than trust score comparisons).

Meanwhile, Hope was smoking hot this weekend, with two ~20 point wins . . . against 10-1 Carnegie-Mellon on Friday and Otterbein today (on 57% shooting). The lid that was on the basket for Trine v Hope was lifted this weekend, and the basket enlarged. Claire Baguley led the way today with 21 points (9 of 10 shooting) in 22 minutes.

[Flying Dutch Fan]

Curious if anyone knows what has happened with Carlee Crabtree?  She played in all of Hope's games through the Trine loss (10 games) but then didn't play last week in OH and is no longer listed on the Hope roster. 

Seems her minutes are going to Lauren Leach who played well shooting 4-7 from 3 in the two games in OH. 

[pointlem]

Curious if anyone knows what has happened with Carlee Crabtree?  She played in all of Hope's games through the Trine loss (10 games) but then didn't play last week in OH and is no longer listed on the Hope roster. 

Seems her minutes are going to Lauren Leach who played well shooting 4-7 from 3 in the two games in OH.

Curiously, Lauren Leach is on the Hope roster, but does not appear--unless I'm missing something--in Hope women's BB stats for last weekend or season:
https://athletics.hope.edu/sports/womens-basketball/stats

[Flying Dutch Fan]

Curious if anyone knows what has happened with Carlee Crabtree?  She played in all of Hope's games through the Trine loss (10 games) but then didn't play last week in OH and is no longer listed on the Hope roster. 

Seems her minutes are going to Lauren Leach who played well shooting 4-7 from 3 in the two games in OH.

Curiously, Lauren Leach is on the Hope roster, but does not appear--unless I'm missing something--in Hope women's BB stats for last weekend or season:
https://athletics.hope.edu/sports/womens-basketball/stats

OK - so I have found that there has been a season long mix-up in stats for Karsen Karlblom and Lauren Leach.  The Hope website has it correct, with Karsen as #5 and Lauren as #33. 

The MIAA website (where I was pulling my stats) has them mixed up, showing Karsen as #33 and Lauren as #5.  This has lead to Lauren getting all of Karsen's stats and vice versa (althoughg Lauren has yet to appear in a game). 

My appologies for the confusion - and congrats to the great work by Karsen Karlblom so far this year. 

[pointlem]

Curious if anyone knows what has happened with Carlee Crabtree?  She played in all of Hope's games through the Trine loss (10 games) but then didn't play last week in OH and is no longer listed on the Hope roster. 

Seems her minutes are going to Lauren Leach who played well shooting 4-7 from 3 in the two games in OH.

Curiously, Lauren Leach is on the Hope roster, but does not appear--unless I'm missing something--in Hope women's BB stats for last weekend or season:
https://athletics.hope.edu/sports/womens-basketball/stats

OK - so I have found that there has been a season long mix-up in stats for Karsen Karlblom and Lauren Leach.  The Hope website has it correct, with Karsen as #5 and Lauren as #33. 

The MIAA website (where I was pulling my stats) has them mixed up, showing Karsen as #33 and Lauren as #5.  This has lead to Lauren getting all of Karsen's stats and vice versa (althoughg Lauren has yet to appear in a game). 

My appologies for the confusion - and congrats to the great work by Karsen Karlblom so far this year.

Not your mixup, FDF. Last night's Live Stats showed Leach getting minutes and points as #5. But today's Hope women's box score from last night showed Karlblom getting those points and minutes as #5. So your confusion is understandable.

[Flying Dutch Fan]

Thanks pointlem - I've noted that whatever system/data that is being used or shared has this wrong as well as has Olivia Bellows listed as Olivia Bellow (no s).  Makes tracking stats a pain...

Spoeaking of tracking stas, I had to share this: Claire Baguley has been having one heck of a season thus far shooting the ball, and the last two games have just been outstanding.  Here are her offenmsive stats for those two games and the season:

Game ------------------ Min/G ----- Pts/G ----- FGs ----- FG% ----- 3FG ----- 3FG% ----- FTs ----- FT% ---- Points/40 min
1/4 @ Alma -----------   21    -----  26   ----- 10-12 --- 0.833 ----- 3-4 ----- 0.750 ----- 3-4 ----- 0.750 -------- 49.5
12/30 vs Otterbein----   22    -----  21   -----  9-10 --- 0.900 ------ 1-1 ----  1.000 ----- 2-2 ----- 1.000 -------- 38.2

Season ----------------   20    ---- 13.6  ---- 67-103 --- 0.650 ---- 15-25 ---  0.600 ---- 28-35 --- 0.800 -------- 27.2

[scottiedawg]

Missed Courtney Lee getting 2, 6, 3 minutes in the past 3 games. Great to have her back!

[TUAngola]

Trine WBB wins comfortably over SMC yesterday.  Good to see a productive shooting day behind the 3 pt line.  Wagner, Ardis and Tate all with nice offensive games.  Everyone on the roster got at least 4-5 minutes or more.  For the bad news it appears that we will be without starter Sam Underhill for the rest of her senior year, who suffered a knee injury in the UWEC game on 12/29.   That will make us very small, yesterday our tallest starter was 5'10.  I can't remember the last time we haven' had at least one starter 6' tall or more.  6'2 Freshman Sanner will more than likely see more minutes out of necessity in the middle, especially agianst bigger teams.  Right now she isn't starting but that could change sooner than later.  Important sub Hines is also out but hopefully she'll be back soon.