WBB: Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference

[Mr. Downtown]

Ha ha ha BadgerWarhawk...

No...I'm not saying we really have the 3 best players in the conference (we have 2  ) but I think O' Keef should get some early season consideration with her play this season. We'll see later on at the end of the season where she lands up being. I was just putting that out there to see if anyone agreed with me.

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Pretty good game by the Golds last night.  The game was close the whole way, with EC keeping their composure down the stretch.  Now, EC needs to go on the road and pick up some wins.

Mueggenborg out for the year with a torn ACL.

[kluch]

VOFT:
Let me first say that the time keeping at the Emory game was suspect.  There were at least 6 times during the game when the refs had to stop play to reset the shot clock, quite frustrating.
But to answer your question there was quite the debate whether there was time left or not.  Eggs had clearly called timeout when the shot went down but the refs didn't see it so the clock "ran out".  Refs got together and put .3 back on for a catch and shoot that came up short.

[Voice of the Titans]

I thought I heard a buzzer in there but wasn't sure. Even if there was a TO, clock should stop when the ball goes through in the last minute. But I guess that's what home court does for ya.

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UWO sneaks by River Falls 75-72.  UWO seniors score all but 10 of their points.  O'Keef(UWO) and Bietler(RF) hot from 3-point range.  I think RF led 72-71 with a minute left.  UWO wins it by shooting good FTs(19-20) and only commiting 9 turnovers(compared to 18 for RF)

[bulk19]

Blugolds get second win in conference, leading Platteville most of the game, to win 71-60.

Liz Van Dresek had 9 boards and 11 points to lead the Blugolds, along with Heidi Arciszweski, who lead the team with 21, including 11-12 in FTs. She chipped in five boards too... Hakanson sisters, Brittanni and Brooke, chip in 10 and 11, too.

Key for Blugolds = 22 of 24 on free throws. Coach Englund just said on the radio postgame that that was an emphasis in practice this week, in part because she kidded that that was one way nobody would get hurt. Ha. Also had 5 of 9 on threes.... Englund also thanks the home crowd, for playing its part in helping the Golds win against the Pointers on Saturday,..

Holly Kaiser fouled out with 18, and Liz Tesch had 17 for Platteville. Lisa Grantman had nine boards...

Pioneers now 8-7 overall, and 4-3 in conference... Golds now 7-9 and 2-5....

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Big road win for EC.  Huge game for Arc.  Its nice to see Van Drasek putting a couple good games together.  We need her to play well.  Its also nice to have Brooke Hakanson back on the court.  She was 3-6 from 3-point range and had a long 2-point basket where her foot was on the line.  Finally some 3 point shooting!!!.

This is a big win on the road, where EC hasn't come close to winning this year.  It could be a big confidence booster.

[Mr. Downtown]

With the midway point of the conferece season coming up...its now time...

FOR THE CONFERENCE TOURNEY SEEDINGS (if the season were to end...)

Same thing I did last year, so from now on after each day of games...I will put out the new seedings in the conference...to give an idea to all those where teams are in the conference...and depending on who teams play, gives a good perspective about teams chances of winning the tourney.

1  Oshkosh  (6-1)
8  Eau Claire (2-5)

4  Stevens Point  (4-3)
5  Platteville         (4-3)

3  Stout          (5-3)
6  Whitewater (3-4)

2  La Crosse  (5-2)
7  River Falls  (3-4)

[Just Bill]

I don't care how much EC is struggling.  Would anyone really want to play them as a #8 seed?

[foul_language]

Oshkosh probably would.

[Mr. Downtown]

Ok, this is to Pat and anyone else that votes for the top 25...

How in the world is UW-La Crosse still ranked...and Oshkosh is not?

Let me remind you that out of Oshkosh's 4 losses, two of them were by one point, and 1 game was by 5 points. In those losses, the teams are a combined 36-20. Overall, Oshkosh's opponents record is 133-104, giving their opponets winning percentage a total of .561.

La Crosse's?

a total of 115-104, a winning percentage of .525

Also add in a butt whipping 22 point win by Oshkosh IN La Crosse.

Oshkosh might not be deserving right now to be in the top 25, but I don't know how La Crosse can be. Already we have seen them go against the two best teams in the WIAC (Stout and Oshkosh) and wilted (losing to Stout by 13...and again AT HOME to Oshkosh by 22).

Its easy to say, that La Crosse is a bit overrated. This team is a lot better, I mean A LOT BETTER...but they are not as good on the court as they are on paper.

Perhaps the way things are going...I don't even think any team in the WIAC should be ranked in the top 25.

[badgerwarhawk]

Be carefull, Downtown.  You saw what happened to CMHWest's Eagle following his rant about the national rankings.   The Oshkosh women have a good thing going and you don't want that on your head do you? 

Just Bill,
I can also say that WHITEWATER[/color] would rather see EC on our floor as the #8 seed than play on the road against #3 Stout.   Of course, if that were the case, it would mean that WHITEWATER[/color], or whoever EC played for that matter, would be the #1 seed and what program in the league wouldn't like to be that? 

[EChoops]

In response to foul and Bill,

I wouldn't  get too hung up on seedings. EC is kicking butt without 2 of their good players, and may I remind you that Oshkosh almost lost in OT to them. 

[wisconsinball]

I have been turned on to this site a short time ago and found it interesting to read everyone's thoughts and opinions.

EChoops, you, as well as the EC newspapers and EC team may be getting a little a head of yourselves.   Until last week you had not won a conference game and have a losing record, now in the Leader Telegram there is all this talk about winning the conference tournament.  A great goal, but there are still many tough games ahead of them.  Looking too far ahead is always a teams downfall.

Also, since when has there been a WIAC Freshman of the Year award?  I wasn't aware there was such an award, but Tonya Englund keeps mentioning that Michelle Burns won that award last year.  Just curious.

[foul_language]

My reply to the "would anyone really want to face..." has more to do with Oshkosh not seeming to care who they face or what that team's particular ranking is, they're willing to take anyone on and give 'em a good game. Tenacious, I'd say. Like pit bulls.

wisconsinball: there tends to be some cheerleading on the site. It's interesting; we all end up doing it. it's kinda fun...it's a form of wishful thinking, I guess.