WBB: Michigan Intercollegiate Athletics Association

[Dark Knight]

Looks like Calvin will face Wilmington in the 2nd round.  It would be nice if they could get a nice relaxing night of sleep.  I am sure we will see everyone key on Winkle.

I'll be curious to see the box score. But if teams continue to key on Winkle it'd help if the  rest of the team got hot from behind the arc again...

[realist]

Amen on that.  Zimmernan hit a couple key shots today.  Really need to see Partridge play more key minutes.  I think key is going to be defense, and Calvin protecting the ball.  If Calvin can rest Winkle some they should match up well with Wilmington.

[Dark Knight]

Calvin got way behind in the first half, but in the start of the second half, Calvin went on a 27-8 scoring run to take a 66-60 lead! Under 4 minutes to go. The knights finally got hot from behind the arc in the second half.

68-62, Winkle with 20 points.

Zimmerman missed a three, Wilmington made one. 68-66.

1:09 left, 1 point lead for Calvin.

70-67 Calvin, 44 seconds left! Time out Wilmington.

73-67 14 seconds left.

34-15 scoring run for Calvin over the last 15 minutes. Incredible!

Winkle blocked a three-point attempt, and Calvin is headed to the sweet 16! Final score 73-67.

22 points, 14 rebounds for Winkle.

[oldknight]

I say to my great shame and my great joy that Calvin's Lady Knights have made me out to be a fool --not that I needed the help.  When Harris and Brummel went down I predicted the women's team wouldn't win a game in the NCAA. Now they're in the sweet 16. Impressive work by the Lady Knights and Coach Ross.

[realist]

Way to go Calvin women.   Fantastic finish.  I didn't think it could possibly happen, but they keep focused, and got the job done.
1 down, and 1 to go.

[realist]

The road only get tougher from here, but it is nice to see the Lady Knights be able to prove they are not a one dimension team.   Have to agree it sure sounds like winkle was playing on pure emotion.  No question she is one great player.

[Dark Knight]

Again, Calvin did about 8 points better than Massey's prediction -- even with the shortened roster.

Calvin will play either Southern Maine or Fitchburg St in the sweet 16. I think they should have a pretty good shot at either of those teams.

The sectional will also include Emmanuel and DePauw. If they have the sectional in Grand Rapids or Greencastle, IN, two teams will have to fly, and if they have the sectional in MA or ME, two teams will have to fly. So it doesn't really matter from that perspective who hosts.

So who's likely to get the nod?

[oldknight]

Again, Calvin did about 8 points better than Massey's prediction -- even with the shortened roster.

Calvin will play either Southern Maine or Fitchburg St in the sweet 16. I think they should have a pretty good shot at either of those teams.

The sectional will also include Emmanuel and DePauw. If they have the sectional in Grand Rapids or Greencastle, IN, two teams will have to fly, and if they have the sectional in MA or ME, two teams will have to fly. So it doesn't really matter from that perspective who hosts.

So who's likely to get the nod?

In the last published results Calvin was ranked No. 1 in the Great Lakes region and DePauw was No. 2. I don't know whether Calvin's loss in the conference tourney moved them back a spot but if the NCAA takes Horace Greeley's advice it would seem to me that Calvin has a good shot at hosting.

[Dark Knight]

In the last published results Calvin was ranked No. 1 in the Great Lakes region and DePauw was No. 2. I don't know whether Calvin's loss in the conference tourney moved them back a spot but if the NCAA takes Horace Greeley's advice it would seem to me that Calvin has a good shot at hosting.

"Go west, go west, like Horace Greeley sayst"? Don't forget that he descended into madness and died a bitter man. [Wikipedia rules! Like the Kronemeyer sisters!]

Calvin's loss to Hope in the MIAA tourney makes only one regional loss, to DePauw's three. But the last QOWI list had DePauw at 10.905, Calvin at 10.550.

[WLCALUM83]

In a game that will determine Calvin's next opponent, Southern Maine is trailing Fitchburg State 31-30 at halftime.

[Stinger]

Emmanuel is the host. That's a heckuva way to travel. But, hey, a weekend in Boston? Can't beat it.  Good luck Calvin.

[WLCALUM83]

Last I heard, Southern Maine is up 10 points on Fitchburg State late in that game. Fitchburg State's had a passel of players foul out. (Southern Maine feed kept breaking up on me-).

[Dark Knight]

Massey says Calvin over Southern Maine 69-59 on neutral wood (using ratings that don't account for the last two games).

Average power rating for last two games:

Calvin 20.0
Southern Maine 6.8
DePauw 16.5
Emmanuel 8.7

[knightrider]

Does any one else think that Calvin got a little screwed having to travel instead of host?  They are the highest ranked team of the four, but instead the lowest ranked team of the four is hosting.  OUt of the four the only places that I thought it could have been was Calvin and DePauw, with Calvin getting the edge because of regional ranking and because they have an airport.  From where I am sitting, there isn't much justification for having Emmanuel host because two teams have to fly either way.  I just think that it is a little odd that they aren't hosting, and if you think about last year, Hope didn't host either on their tournament run, given the guys hosted the first couple rounds, but that shouldn't have mattered after the first rounds.  They were the higher seed and were given a harder road.  They shouldn't have had to go to Capital and then DePauw last year and Calvin shouldn't be going to Emmanuel this year.  Just my thoughts, what do the rest think?

[DePauw05]

Can someone enlighten me on the wisdom behind sending Calvin, Southern Maine, and DePauw to lowest seed Emmanuel in Boston on Friday?   I doubt it had to do with cost effectiveness of travel to Boston as flights appear to be $800 to $1,000, and hotel rates are likely higher in Boston as well.  Although I'm a biased DePauw fan, I thought Calvin or DePauw would have made more sense as hosts since both are ranked higher and it's a two school flight situation no matter who hosts.