WBB: Landmark Conference

[saratoga]

Fantastic all around game by both Moravian & Scranton.

Like 2 prize fighters on the ropes all night but neither would go down.

Scranton's shooting was lights out & Moravian was just a half step behind them.

As has happened before, the one area the lady Royals have to improve upon is boxing out (allowing too many offensive boards) and getting out-rebounded.

Eventually, those second & third possessions on missed shots will do you in.

Beyond that, great all around effort with personal highs in scoring for Bridgett, Katie F. & Mackenzie.

Great job everyone!

[ronk]

 I'll add Emily finishing her drives for big buckets and Katie B holding McPherson scoreless in the 1st half. McPherson did score 18 in the 2nd half & OT but she had to work hard for all of them. I suspect Maddy Capuano also had a personal scoring high for Moravian.
  Katie F with a great effort(shooting,block shots) and all sucked it up with the effort at both ends amid extended playing time(OT) and reduced rosters. Moravian with an 18-2 offensive rebound advantage offset the Scranton shooting advantage.
And Bridgette with career point 1000!
A game for the ages(16 lead changes)!

[Rofrog]

Another great win by a very young Royals team.Coach is doing a great job with these kids.

[Rofrog]

One other thing Catholic get 20 under control she is a very sore loser.Coach get control of that girl before she hurts someone.

[ronk]

After another week of conference action:

Scranton,Juniata 5-1
E-town  4-2
Catholic,Drew 3-3
Moravian,Susque  2-4
Goucher 0-6

Only 3 road wins involving top 5 teams: Scr  and Juniata over Catholic & Catholic over Drew

Wed: Drew-Scranton; Juniata-E-town
Sat: Catholic-Juniata, Scranton-E-town

[saratoga]

Note to D3 Editorial crew:

Scranton is 5-1 in conference play, not 4-1.

They are not a half game behind Juniata, they are currently tied for the lead.

[Ryan Scott (Hoops Fan)]

Note to D3 Editorial crew:

Scranton is 5-1 in conference play, not 4-1.

They are not a half game behind Juniata, they are currently tied for the lead.

Got it fixed - someone missed checking the "conference" box for the Catholic game.  I also added the links to this year's and last year's schedule - apparently I missed that over the summer.

[saratoga]

Thanks Ryan.

Just want to be sure that those voting for the Top 25 are looking at the correct numbers.

Take care.

[Dave 'd-mac' McHugh]

Thanks Ryan.

Just want to be sure that those voting for the Top 25 are looking at the correct numbers.

Take care.

Most Top 25 voters would spot that, but I also don't think it would affect their decisions... but we like to make sure glitches like that are taken care of, so that's for the head's up.

[Rofrog]

Would love to give credit to Coach Woodruff and this very young Lady Royals team.There non conference play was pretty tough with playing at York,Pa.at Cabrini,Messiah(H)and  The CCIW Wheaton  which is the biggest and physical team this young team has faced and won all them non conference games. Now comes   playing Conference foes,Juanita,Moravian,Catholic,Elizabethtown and coming up Drew so I just want to say Coach you are doing a great job taking over after the Legend Coach Mike Strong keep it up

[saratoga]

Question for Pat or d-mac...

What exactly was Stevens thinking when they decided against joining the Landmark for the Empire-8?

I mean from a campus overlooking NYC & instead of playing against Drew, Catholic, Moravian & Scranton they somehow feel road trips to Rochester, Elmira & suburban Buffalo in the winter is where they belong?

The process of landing on that square and somehow saying, yep, this is the league for us just intrigues me.

Stevens is a great school but rivals with Houghton, Sage or Nazareth....really??

[kate]

Oh Saratoga, just when I was really missing you, you come up with that post.   First of all, don't Goucher, Susquehanna and Juniata count?  Yes, I still don't really know who or why that first team instigated the Landmark move, but you're just as adamant as me wondering why Steven's Institute of Technology said, thanks but that's O.K.   Come on, you know you miss us in the MAC.   We were headed to Wilkes today on 80 and the split came up to the right for Scranton and 380, and to the left to stay on 80 for the Blakeslee exit.   Really made me think about you guys, so I decided to take a look at your site.  Yikes, you and I might be more alike than I would hope.  We don't get to as many of the games as we used to, and Manhattanville,  lovely school that it is, is out of our traffic realm.   Overall, i'm happy with our "new schools".    Since yours' are still predominately the MAC, except for CUA, I know you're happy with yours'.

[saratoga]

Kate,

Of course Juniata, Goucher & Susquehanna count...actually, I have no idea what you're even inferring by bringing them up.

What I was doing by mentioning the schools I did was simply making a point that Stevens walked away from a conference where multiple schools are within 2 hours or less of their campus as opposed to 4 and 5 hours away.

If i remember correctly, some of your earlier concerns with teams leaving conferences always seemed to have something to do with geography and natural rivals.

As for me, I loved the move to the Landmark when it happened & I still love it today.

Sorry to say, there isn't one school in the MAC I miss...ok, possibly the annual trip to "the barn"...possibly.

My post regarding Stevens was nothing more than an attempt to see if any of the editors of this site had any knowledge why the move to the Empire 8 was made when there were so many schools in much closer proximity in the new Landmark Conf.

Personally, I'm very happy they made that call as it opened the door for Scranton...just for the life of me, I can't really understand why.

In the meantime Kate, you are still my favorite fan on this site.

Your dedication & love to a team that barely plays .500 ball year after year is truly admirable & for that, DVC should give an award in your honor to the young lady that displays those endearing qualities regardless of natural talent.

Hang in there & stay healthy...you may be going in soon!

[kate]

Saratoga, I truly hope we can both stay healthy, especially during our favorite time of the year, our basketball seasons!   And, you're right about geography -it should play a role in League formation and retention.   It seems strange that today's players and some coaches will never realize that intense rivalry that our old MAC teams shared - you have to miss DeSales a little bit, as they used to give you guys fits on occasion.   Btw, Del Val has given Hubby and me many very, very much appreciated gifts over the years, but our love for that school, the coaches and the Team is unwavering.   In light of what's happening at Penn State and Michigan State, our D3 schools are looking better and better with each passing season.   I will continue to follow our old MAC schools in the Landmark, and always miss that trip up 380 to Route 307 and parking on Mulberry (?) Street and grabbing a hoagie at a Subway that was there.   Hope this great winter weather continues for our basketball travels in the month of February!

[NEPAFAN]

Hoagie at subway? Cringe!! It's ain't wawa lol. It's SUB way