WBB: Landmark Conference

[ronk]

 And, including Clarks Summit raises Scranton's vrro by 1 win, important for hosting considerations.

[saratoga]

Congrats to the Lady Royals as the number 1 ranked team in this region & for clinching the # 1 seed yet again for the upcoming playoffs.
Keep it rolling!

[Augie2020]

I second that thought!Congrats to Lady Royals and Coaching staff also!The job is not done.Big game coming up Saturday with Catholic at home always a battle so keep it going Ladies

[ronk]

 That was the best the offense has looked in a long while; the ball isn't going around the perimeter all the time anymore; cutters are getting the ball in multiple spots after rubbing off a screen. Looks good!

1st opponent in playoffs is Drew or Moravian; looks like they'll end in a tie with no normal tiebreaker to settle it.

[saratoga]

Make Drew & Moravian play 1 more time next Tuesday evening. 

[ronk]

 Danielle got some mins tonite after missing 2 games for a nondisclosed reason.
Hannah in sweats, seemed to move all right while watching the team in pregame warmup; told Dean knee had been bothering her for a while; hopes to be able to play Saturday.

[saratoga]

I think they've got the 3 point range down pretty good.
Let's do about 30 minutes of layup drills at full speed tomorrow.
Start at the baseline, sprint full speed to the basket, catch a pass at mid-court, dribble in for a layup with 1 person just standing under the basket...go left or right, your choice...just lay it in.
Next...
Next...
Repeat

[Augie2020]

Great call on the Ladies being #1Regional Ranked Saratoga!I personally thought they would be second behind Messiah not only d3hoops has them ahead in the polls but Massey ratings by 8,9 spots!But like you always told me the only rankings that count are the Regional Ranking -again Saratoga nailed it!

[ronk]

Scranton WBB DiPillo to be interviewed on Hoopsville tonite ~ 9:20 PM.

[Dave 'd-mac' McHugh]

The countdown is on! Ten more days until the regular season comes to a close and we find out who will be playing for the Walnut and Bronze!



Thursday on Hoopsville, there is plenty to keep track of throughout Division III.

Hoopsville starts immediately following the NCAA Division III National Committee's announcement of the Top 16 "seeds" in both men's and women's rankings aired. We chatted with both national committee chairs, Michael Schauer of Wheaton (Ill.) and Megan Wilson of Luther, about the release, how they came to the decisions, and what they hope to inspire with the announcements. Plus more.

Then we talk to coaches around the country about their programs and how they are positioning themselves for conference tournaments.

Guests include:

• National Committee Chairs


• Michael Schauer, No. 11 Wheaton (Ill.) coach
• Megan Wilson, Luther Associate Athletics Director
• Brendan Twomey, Farmingdale State men's coach
• Greg Mitchell, Hope men's coach
• Nick DiPillo, No. 17 Scranton women's coach
• Michelle Ferenz, No. 6 Whitman women's coach

We had scheduled to talk to Christine VanHook from PSU-Behrend women's basketball, but there was a last minute scheduling conflict. We hope to catch up with Coach VanHook in the next week.

Watch the show here: www.d3hoops.com/hoopsville/archives/2021-22/feb17

Podcast here: https://soundcloud.com/hoopsville/1922-10-more-days?utm_source=clipboard&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=social_sharing

[NEPAFAN]

Good work on the studio Dave  looks good.

Can't help but think you were talking about a few posters during that interview. 

[saratoga]

So, who is the LC 4th. place team...Drew or Moravian?
On paper, I think Moravian is the better matchup even though they took the Lady Royals to OT.
Drew has a very good inside/out game that could put it all together & cause problems & they also took Scranton to OT.
Regardless of where they land by the time they review the tie-breaker charts, Scranton will have a +10 on the early Vegas line.
Although E-town defeated Catholic twice & as recently as last week...never underestimate the changes & adjustments by Coach Donahue.
Should be another great battle at E-town.
Congrats to the Scranton women, coaches, & staff for another fantastic regular season.

[Tim the Enchanter]

So, who is the LC 4th. place team...Drew or Moravian?
On paper, I think Moravian is the better matchup even though they took the Lady Royals to OT.
Drew has a very good inside/out game that could put it all together & cause problems & they also took Scranton to OT.
Regardless of where they land by the time they review the tie-breaker charts, Scranton will have a +10 on the early Vegas line.
Although E-town defeated Catholic twice & as recently as last week...never underestimate the changes & adjustments by Coach Donahue.
Should be another great battle at E-town.
Congrats to the Scranton women, coaches, & staff for another fantastic regular season.

They have identical records against conference opponent's top to bottom.  They only have one non-conference foe in common (King's).  Drew beat King's at Drew, and Moravian lost to King's at King's.  So I think that breaks the tie in favor of Drew.

[ronk]

 I just finished coming to the same conclusion; looks like Drew by the 5th tiebreaker. Drew still missing 3rd leading scorer Sekya Campbell.

Hannah looked like she was almost all the way back from that scare a week ago.

I evaluated Rachel Bussanich(Catholic forward) as borderline 5 years ago for ability but there weren't many that could best her in effort. Have to check how she got down court so quickly at the end of the 3rd quarter and was fouled after the Royals made a last second shot.

Think I'd rather play a young E-town in the finals than an experienced Catholic squad.

Salisbury pulled to within 1 with 2 mins to go in 3rd quarter but CNU got a 3 from Jess Foster and 2 great passes from her to Terwilliger to blow it back up to an 8-pt lead.

[Augie2020]

Great win Lady Royals!I have to second what Dean had to say during the game about Illegal screens called today.So who is in the playoffs on the women's side? (Men's side we know the men are OUT)