WBB: Landmark Conference

[saratoga]

The Lady Royals will need Maddy H. & Emily S. to step up big today if they are to win in Washington.
Catholic will double team Bridgett from the moment she touches the ball & they will gamble on making someone else beat them.
Crazy rushed shots will not be the answer...getting the ball into Kyra on the blocks, & Abby taking it to the basket then kicking out will need to work.
Obviously, eliminating unforced turnovers & not playing their Swiss cheese Ithaca defense right from the start will also improve their chances.
Could be a good one, could be another klunker. 

[NJRoyal137]

Nice win for the Lady Royals. This team has a ton of potential, if they continue to improve I can see them making noise in the tournament this year. Might have another Elite 8 team in our future.

[ronk]

 Expected struggle materialized @ Catholic; Coach Donahue's club always plays tough helping team defense and limited Bridgette's number of 3-pt attempts. Abby took up the slack with a number of drives in the lane, drawing fouls, nabbing offensive rebounds. I expected Abby to average a double-double this season and today was evidence of that.
  Team missed Hannah Angelini, out with illness. Used more zone defense than usual, possibly to protect Maddie H and Abby who each had 3 fouls in the 1st half.

[Royals85]

Maybe a little shakeup is needed with this team you think Coach,Only Two players come to play every night Anderson,Monoghan.Shurina sometimes So actually Coach Dipillo in case you didn't get it from the Ithaca game maybe it will sink in after Desales clock's them and Scranton goes in 3 days later and gets clocked!You can't win with only two players showing up every game and every team will follow Ithaca and Steven's games.Gave you a pass 2 years ago when Endicott came in and clocked you in the 1stvround in the NCAA .Your here 3 years and without Anderson and Monoghan this team  would be .500.Sorry but I'm not sorry.Standard Univerdity of Scranton Lady Royals is to go deep in the NCAA!See them trophies out in the Front of the Long Center well take a look that is Standard at the U.Changes need to be made like in Starters or this ship is headed in a direction us Loyal Royals are not familiar with!Winning the Landmark is great but we expect a long run in the NCAA tournament or a National Title .We already have a program for 21 years that is sub 500 that im surprised changes haven't been made to that ONCE NATIONAL POWERHOUSE PROGRAM HOPEFULLY SOON .You can give me thumbs down all you want but I'm not thrilled In the direction the Basketball programs are headed!Maybe I'm wrong but usually after a couple years you see it after Watching Strong all his coaching career and seeing Woodruff his 4 years he had  at the you!!

[saratoga]

Absolutely no offensive rhythm to the Lady Royals.
We are through a quarter of the season & they look as disorganized as they probably were on the first day of practice.
In addition to thinking bombs away is an offensive scheme, their perimeter defense is non-existent.
Even the Stevens announcers made the statement that "it appears the Scranton coaching staff did a poor job of scouting us".
Coming out unprepared for the game before them is becoming a bit too common.
This was an absolutely winnable game if you have any aspirations of playing in March.
Much credit to the Stevens kids & coaching staff.
The players out-hustled & out-played Scranton from the tip & DiPillo looked like a deer in headlights once again.
This team is speeding toward a fork in the road...which turn do they make?

[Tim the Enchanter]

Today is the last day of exams at Univesity of Tulsa.  Let's get Emma Duerr on the next flight to Avoca to practice with the Royals.  Maybe she will provide the shakeup that this team needs.

[ronk]

 I'm remembering a few years ago when the Royals(men) scheduled to play in the D3hoops Classic in Las Vegas couldn't fly out of Avoca because of a huge snowfall and missed the Classic.   

[NEPAFAN]

Coaches record at Scranton is 37-7.  .840 winning percentage.     

[saratoga]

And to think Trevor's was even higher after the same amount of games.
Unfortunately, his record in NCAA Tournament games...0-1.

[Royals85]

That's a great record Nepafan!But Saratoga mentioned about that 0-1 record NCAA tournament,My biggest problem with this coach is he makes no in game adjustments and I agree with those Student announcers from Steven's when Saratoga stated them as saying did this coach even scout us?I see it with my own eyes he did the same thing against Endicott (NCAA )and Ithaca(this year)Them kids bust ass every night on that court and the coach needs to do his part!Every team is giving their A game everytime they play Scranton!Just make in game adjustments

[saratoga]

Watched the Hope/Trine game last evening & what a joy to see organized offensive sets by both teams.
The defense was relentless at times & it really came down to execution & each player understanding their roll.
No run down the court nonsense & fire up a 3 before your teammates are even in position to rebound.
No stupid unforced turnovers.
Just intense basic hard-nosed basketball. Pass-pass-pass-open shot, nail it.
Inside/out game...played to perfection.
I'd love to see the Lady Royals get back to this style that served them well for over 30 years.
They may be told they are the second coming of the UNLV Runnin' Rebs...reality says otherwise.

[ronk]

 Liked Hope's challenge of most ball exchanges(handoffs and passes), yet still able to defend against backdoor cuts. Also liked Trine's backup PG frosh Wagner maintaining her dribble while exploring options in/out of the paint. She was pressed into service in this game as the 2nd choice with this week's injury of the starting PG. I see her as a future star at this level.

[Royals85]

Saratoga the last time the Lady Royals had an inside present was Roman.Hopefully Emma brings that to this team!So you can't have outside/inside if you don't have the personal.Maybe that changes.Anyone of you diehard fans headed to Florida?should be great games?_

[saratoga]

Kyra scored 16 points in her first game as a freshman.
She may not be a prototypical post player but she has soft hands, catches a lot of difficult passes and could easily fill the void of the current non-scoring 5th. starter.
To me, it appears Kyra came in as a freshman with a skill set that was ready to take off with some basic coaching on post play.
Unfortunately, she is primarily used as a passer/screen setter out front and is given minimal opportunities for touches down on the blocks.
She works very hard when she's in...they need to get her the ball more often.
When a kid comes in their first college game two years ago with more confidence in their game than where they are at after two years in the program, then something is missing.
He has a post presence, it's just that in his version of offense, their role is traffic cop/handoff screen-setter.
The best way to open up some lanes to shoot from the outside, score a few in the paint.
A singular offense will only take you so far.

[Tim the Enchanter]

Scranton's roster has been updated to include Emma Duerr:

https://athletics.scranton.edu/sports/wbkb/2021-22/roster

I look forward to seeing her play this week!