WBB: Landmark Conference

[Tim the Enchanter]

Good luck to Julia! 

I just took a look at Scranton's roster; Erin Worzel is no longer on it.

[ronk]

 WRT Erin's game play, I had a higher regard than either Trevor or Nick, but I'll defer to them since they saw her everyday in practice. Best wishes to Erin.

[saratoga]

I'm sure Trevor & Nick will appreciate your deference. 

[ronk]

 Don't want them second-guessing themselves. 

[saratoga]

Precisely.

[Dave 'd-mac' McHugh]

The Division III basketball season technically started nearly three months ago, but it has taken until the end of January for it to start feeling like the season is really underway. Even so, only about a quarter of the division has played just a single game. Another quarter of the division will never take to the court. And in between is wide gulf of different options.

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[ronk]

 Catholic up today  with this season's roster; don't recognize any of the frosh; usually I'm familiar with 1 or 2.
Missing is Luca Mamula who averaged 10 ppg over 10 games last season before missing the remainder of the season.
  Moravian wins over Lancaster Bible 65-45. Sam Osirio(FR) with 6 offensive rebs(13 total); Sarah Donati 6-8 3-pters.

[Dave 'd-mac' McHugh]

DIII Championships are official canceled: https://www.d3hoops.com/notables/2021/02/committee-decides-championships-fate

[ronk]

 Will the ECAC tourney be an alternative with the NCAA cancellation?

[saratoga]

Not for Scranton.
They are no longer card carrying members of that organization.
Looks like they play 8 games vs. Landmark teams & possible sign themselves in to one of the tournaments Washington College is hosting.

[Dave 'd-mac' McHugh]

ECAC changed the structure from "card carrying" to opting in per sport (and paying dues per championship). That said, I haven't heard a peep about ECACs this year.

The model has slowly been dying, though hanging on incredibly well. It will be interesting to see how the future plays out.

[saratoga]

Where's the Lady Royal game at Drew?
I'm getting the men on both the men & women sights.

[NEPAFAN]

Where's the Lady Royal game at Drew?
I'm getting the men on both the men & women sights.

This is your penance, Dave Martin is punishing you for being critical of the men.

[saratoga]

Thank heavens the real game finally came on.

[saratoga]

The Lady Royals clearly out-hustled & out-coached today inside the Long Center.
Catholic really stepped up their perimeter D and crashed the boards while the Lady Royals played like they weren't aware guards are allowed to rebound.
Coach D is clearly the master of the turn-around game.
Beaten at home by 17, he comes into the Long Center & flips the script.
I'll never forget the 2015 season.
The Lady Royals only have 1 conference loss (by a few points at Catholic) and in the last game of the year, the Lady Royals blow the Cardinals away by 27 at the Long Center.
Just 1 week later in the conference championship, he flips a 27 point loss to a 1 point victory & their last conference title.
The Lady Royals had the spacing today of a parking lot at Yankee stadium during a World Series.
They'll be black & blue from bumping into one another.
I know the new coach likes to pride himself on the teams ability to fire up the three however, make a few layups within the course of the game & you'll find they add up too.
Fully realize there are lots of young kids working out the kinks but Catholic is pretty young as well.
These 2 teams will be battling each other for the foreseeable future...I don't think coach D sat down & stopped coaching the entire game.
Lady Royals still in the drivers seat, watch the film, improve & move on.