WBB: Landmark Conference

[Augie2020]

First she got elbowed in the face that made her step backward and land awkward and then she dislocated her knee cap.Prayers talk more later.

[saratoga]

Lady Royals with a huge OT win on the road at E-town.

This group of kids lost Maddy Ryan on the last play of regulation when she grabbed an offensive rebound and put it back in with about 1.4 seconds left.

Unfortunately, it became obvious that she landed awkwardly with all the bodies underneath and went down and had to leave the gym on a stretcher.
She has been the heart & soul of this team and rarely gets the glory of the big scorers but she is there every game playing with the heart of a lion fighting for any loose ball near her.

A very big loss for Scranton as this kid probably has more offensive rebounds herself than the entire mens team.

An absolute gut-check win by these kids and the coaching staff when they could have easily hung their heads with Maddy's injury & just wanted to head home.

Best wishes and prayers that there are not any major ligament tears.

[Augie2020]

On another note Tufts beats #12 Trinity to secure home court.

[Tim the Enchanter]

I hope and pray that Maddy has a swift recovery, although given the amount of time the trainers were there and that she left on a stretcher, that's not a good sign.   If she can't come back this season, she'll be missed.  She attacks the basket well, fights for rebounds and is strong at denying easy buckets in the post.  Godspeed, Maddy.

This was a big win to secure home court throughout the conference tournament against a tough rival and NCAA caliber team, and the kind of game I expected last time these two teams played.   Nolt had this team ready, and McNulty is just getting better and better.  If these teams meet again in the Landmark playoffs, I imagine it will be another hard fought game.

[Augie2020]

Having two players sick and then that devastating injury to Maddy this team didn't flinch.Sarah did well in her time.That is Heart and again thoughts and prayers go out to Maddy and her Family

[ronk]

 Yes, prayers for Maddy; that was one tough rebound and game-tying bucket in traffic that she garnered before being injured on the same play. Effort plays like that are daggers to the well-being of the opposition. One can shrug off being beaten on a play by superior ability but it's devastating when one lost because someone outhustled you. We'll miss her steals per game also, second only to Sam Rajza on the team.
  Agree that McNulty is getting better and better; especially effective when using a high screen around the foul line. Canio has been so advised for the probable tourney rematch.
The probable is #1 Scranton hosting Moravian/Drew and #2 Etown hosting Catholic in the semis.

[kate]

Your former MAC fan wishes your injured player a speedy recovery.   Hate it when that happens, especially when they've been playing lights out.   We had a similar Aggie injury a few weeks ago, although not as severe, it makes a tremendous impact.

[Tim the Enchanter]

I honestly thought that Angelini did a pretty decent job guarding McNulty - which I know sounds weird given that she had 35 points.  Hannah fought through screens to stay on her and make it difficult, but McNulty also hit some tough, contested shots.  I also wonder how many of McNulty's points came when someone other than Angelini was guarding her...

[Augie2020]

Hannah did a great job in my eyes also on McNulty.Nothing you can do when your putting up 35 footers and banking them(That is definetly your day)all 3s out of the 9 hit the backboard.Dont forget Hannah and Kaci played sick!Maddie Hartnett is a defense machine and I think she spells Hannah!Time for the young players to step up and they will.Like I said i am so impressed with Coach Obrien he has nerves of steel and like Saratoga said  losing Maddy Ryan (Prayers)with 1.5 left this team rose up instead of packing it in and won a game against another ranked team on the road because how he kept this team focused for 25 minutes in the huddle while they started to attend to Maddy(Prayers).He inserted 3 players before he finally decided on Sarah Walsh which gave the team great minutes in O.T.

[ronk]

I honestly thought that Angelini did a pretty decent job guarding McNulty - which I know sounds weird given that she had 35 points.  Hannah fought through screens to stay on her and make it difficult, but McNulty also hit some tough, contested shots.  I also wonder how many of McNulty's points came when someone other than Angelini was guarding her...

McNulty's effectiveness using the screen stemmed from the screener's defender not stepping up to double on McNulty til Hannah could recover. This is what I mentioned to Canio to be addressed before they meet again in 2 weeks. McNulty is too good a shooter now to concede the open foul line jumper. I'd rather take my chances with the screener getting the ball than her.

[Tim the Enchanter]

McNulty was named to D3Hoops team of the week.  Well deserved!

[Augie2020]

Regional Rankings out Tufts #1 in(NE) region.Not Bad for being not as good .NCAA thinks differently as I did .

[Augie2020]

Ladies also ranked #1 in(MA) Region I thought Etown would be ahead of Messiah but I was wrong just because of s.o.s

[ronk]

Ladies also ranked #1 in(MA) Region I thought Etown would be ahead of Messiah but I was wrong just because of s.o.s

It's because of winning %(.913 to .964); Messiah trails Etown on SOS, .528 to .536

[NEPAFAN]

Yes, prayers for Maddy; that was one tough rebound and game-tying bucket in traffic that she garnered before being injured on the same play. Effort plays like that are daggers to the well-being of the opposition. One can shrug off being beaten on a play by superior ability but it's devastating when one lost because someone outhustled you. We'll miss her steals per game also, second only to Sam Rajza on the team.
  Agree that McNulty is getting better and better; especially effective when using a high screen around the foul line. Canio has been so advised for the probable tourney rematch.
The probable is #1 Scranton hosting Moravian/Drew and #2 Etown hosting Catholic in the semis.

quote from Ben leaves some uncertainty on the severity of the injury. Hope she is on the bench tonight!