WBB: Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference

[JMM]

Another tough day for EC. UWP played great defense. Been a long tough year for the Blugolds. Desparately need play maker(s). Spent most of the time in the back court trying to get across the center line. Hard game to watch for Blugold fans. Congrats to Julia Hirssig. Now has claim to best Stout player ever.

[UWRF]

River Falls came up big tonight to knock off the Warhawks.

Tiffany Gregorich had just a fraction of her 30 from Wednesday (4), but Maranda Dohrn was awesome. A career-high 18. 

The Falcons are three wins away from their first conference title since 1989. Still lots of work to get done. Another big one on Saturday.

Nikki Guhr was also solid in the absence of Jenna Hanson, Guhr scored 5 points in a row right when the Warhawks were getting back into the game.

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Another tough day for EC. UWP played great defense. Been a long tough year for the Blugolds. Desparately need play maker(s). Spent most of the time in the back court trying to get across the center line. Hard game to watch for Blugold fans.

Ditto

[Usuallywrong24]

HUGE win for the Falcons yesterday.  River and Point are now the only two schools that control their own fate.  Winner of that game on Saturday in Point is most likely going to win conference.  Couple things going on with the tie-breakers.  Correct me if I am wrong and this is all based on hypothetical scenarios. 

Point loses at EC, but beats River, Platteville, and Lax.  WW Wins out. SP would have the number one seed over WW because of tie-breakers.  Both teams would finish with 12-4 records, with losses against each other, and EC, River, and Stout.  Point would get the number one seed based on their 6-2 road record, compared to WW 5-3 road record. 

River could throw a wrench into this and win the conference outright by winning out.  Pretty good time of the year!

[Bears rule]

Will someone explain how RF losses to Superior, then rolls EC and WW.

I know, I know, I said the winner would have 3-5 losses way back before the season started. Maybe #2 will have six losses. Could we be looking at #2 thru #6 seed be determined in the last week? SP was lucky to have a bye Saturday because they might have lost after Stout ripped then Wednesday at SP.

Now back to the RF game. Looks like WW could not shoot. Did anyone see the game. Were they just missing open shots.

I think a good bet would be whoever wins the conf regular season will NOT win the WIAC tournament because each week new teams look like world beaters.

Last week world beaters were Stout and RF, so we know next week will be tough for them.


What has happened to EC, two weeks ago we thought they turned the corner and will challenge for the top, now Platteville will be # 6 and EC will go home . EC has a tough schedule to end the year.

LX seems to be the most consistent week to week. So maybe they are the team to watch out for.


Is the WIAC teams  knocking each other off hurting there chance to get more than one team into the NCAA tournament?

How about Mike Martz as Bears new Off Coordinator? Cutler may throw 40 TD and 30 int next year.

Looking for your thoughts.

[hoop_junkie]

Will someone explain how RF losses to Superior, then rolls EC and WW.

I know, I know, I said the winner would have 3-5 losses way back before the season started. Maybe #2 will have six losses. Could we be looking at #2 thru #6 seed be determined in the last week? SP was lucky to have a bye Saturday because they might have lost after Stout ripped then Wednesday at SP.

Now back to the RF game. Looks like WW could not shoot. Did anyone see the game. Were they just missing open shots.

I think a good bet would be whoever wins the conf regular season will NOT win the WIAC tournament because each week new teams look like world beaters.

Last week world beaters were Stout and RF, so we know next week will be tough for them.


What has happened to EC, two weeks ago we thought they turned the corner and will challenge for the top, now Platteville will be # 6 and EC will go home . EC has a tough schedule to end the year.

LX seems to be the most consistent week to week. So maybe they are the team to watch out for.


Is the WIAC teams  knocking each other off hurting there chance to get more than one team into the NCAA tournament?

How about Mike Martz as Bears new Off Coordinator? Cutler may throw 40 TD and 30 int next year.

Looking for your thoughts.

At the d3 level of women's basketball, so much of the outcome is determined by matchups. I don't think you can look at common opponents, because you'll just get confused and frustrated as to why a bottom dweller beats a top level team and vice versa. Superior matches up better with RF than they do with Stout, Lax, WW and Point. That's what it really comes down to.

As for the WIAC getting 2 teams in the post-season, I hope they can. I would think that SP, WW and maybe RF have the resumes to get in without winning the conference outright. WW playing all those early season games versus IIAC opponents is smart because that conference gets a lot of respect. My hunch is that you will see 2 WIAC teams for sure and possibly a 3rd, depending on how things unfold down the stretch. If the regular season champ is different than the conf tourney champ then both will go. Does anyone know if Egner is on the selection committee still? That could impact who gets in from the WIAC as well.

[Usuallywrong24]

She is no longer on the committee.  Carollo is the WIAC rep and the Carthage coach is Central Region rep.  River does not have a very impressive resume.  Weak, weak non-conference schedule.  SP and WW played some pretty tough teams during their non-conference season and faired pretty well.   

[The Champ]

What has happened to EC, two weeks ago we thought they turned the corner and will challenge for the top, now Platteville will be # 6 and EC will go home . EC has a tough schedule to end the year.

Far be it from me to be a cheerleader for UWEC, but I think your predicition is a little eary here...

Currently, EC is 6 - 6 in the WIAC and Platteville is 5 - 7.

The remaining games:

2/10/10 UW-Stevens Point  @ UW-Eau Claire  Eau Claire  7:00 PM 
2/10/10 UW-Whitewater @ UW-Platteville Platteville 7:00 PM 

2/13/10 UW-Eau Claire  @ UW-Whitewater Whitewater 3:00 PM 
2/13/10 UW-Stout @ UW-Platteville Platteville 4:00 PM 

2/17/10 UW-Eau Claire  @ UW-Superior Superior 7:00 PM 
2/17/10 UW-Platteville @ UW-Stevens Point  Stevens Point  7:00 PM 

2/20/10 UW-Eau Claire  @ UW-Stout Menomonie 3:00 PM 
2/20/10 UW-River Falls  @ UW-Platteville Platteville 4:00 PM

So Platteville currently sits a game behind UWEC, and plays UWSP, UWW, Stout and UWRF - the top 4 of the WIAC in the current standings.  UWEC plays UWSP, UWW, Stout and Superior.

Platteville most assuredly could finish #6 over UWEC, but they have the more difficult schedule and need to come from behind to get there - although they do play 3 of 4 games at home and UWEC has 3 of 4 on the road.

[The Champ]

What a great day on Saturday for Stout!

The alumni game at 10:00 AM was fun to watch!  A real good turnout of former players who showed they still had some "hops"...  Molly H can still can 3 pointers with deadly accuracy, years after playing competitively!  Had a nice chat with her parents and learned that Molly's brother is now playing in the NHL with the Colorado Avalanche.

Coach T interviewed all the former players while the action was going on the floor.  It was interesting to learn what each of the alums had going on in their lives.

Before the "real" game, the University recognized Coach T for his 400th win.  After Julia sank her 2nd basket, they stopped the game to recognize her as the all time leading scorer in Stout WBB history - breaking a 17 year old record held by Julie Maki.  At half time, Coach T presented Julia's 1st Academic All American Award.  Lot's of things to be happy about!!!

But yes, there was also a BB game.  And it was against a team that we'd lost against on the road.  How would this develop?

Well, UWO got the first basket, and then we tied it up right back.  For the first 10 minutes of the game there was some back and forth - several ties and one more UWO lead (by 1 point) with 9:48 to go in the 1st half.

After that, Stout took control and for the most part it was double digit lead for most of the game.  Half time 32 - 22 Stout.  End of game 82 - 62 Stout.

Coach T was able to get every player on the team playing time.  Julia led all scorers with 21 and added 11 boards for another double/double.  She also had a game high 4 steals.  Kim Stokke added 16 and Danielle DeWitt hit for 10. 

Freshman Kimmy Kehr was 3 of 4 from beyond the arc for 9 points - which played a key roll in opening up things underneath for Julia as UWO was doubling Hirssig and leaving Kehr open outside.  UWO held Hirssig to 4 points in the 1st half, but Julia came back with 17 points in only 13 minutes in the 2nd half.

Next up, Superior...

[wisco87]

Will someone explain how RF losses to Superior, then rolls EC and WW.

I know, I know, I said the winner would have 3-5 losses way back before the season started. Maybe #2 will have six losses. Could we be looking at #2 thru #6 seed be determined in the last week? SP was lucky to have a bye Saturday because they might have lost after Stout ripped then Wednesday at SP.

Now back to the RF game. Looks like WW could not shoot. Did anyone see the game. Were they just missing open shots.


Looking for your thoughts.

Hi, I haven't posted on this board yet, but I did see both RF vs. WW games.  I guess you could say I'm a new fan of the conference, and I'm not very familiar with teams other then River Falls at this point, so I am by no means an expert, but thought I could try to answer some of your questions about the game.

It looked as if Coach Holbrook and her team made a lot of adjustments for this game.  The loss to WW a few weeks ago was their first of the season, and was the start of a string of bad losses for the team.  In this game, RF came out with a different starting lineup adding some more speed to the starting 5.  A big difference between the last game and this game was RF didn't use their full court press much, if at all during the game.  This allowed them to set up in the half court, where they played very good defense.  WW didn't get many open shots in this game, and RF did a good job of denying touches in the post.  WW then had to shoot from the outside where there shoots didn't seem to be falling very well (3-19 from three).  #21 Nicole Bundy for WW really showed her range, as many of her three's came well out side the 3pt line, outside of Bundy; however, no one else made a 3 for  WW.

Since RF didn't press, it seemed they had more energy for the full 40 minutes, which allowed them to consistently break WW's full-court press.  WW plays a very good defense, especially in the full-court, and that was a major reason for why RF lost in the first meeting.  However, RF guards really attacked the middle of the press this time, and was able to make some good things happen for them.  Most importantly, they were able to get the ball into the post, which is very difficult against WW post players, but after breaking the press RF had the numbers and was able to find the open player.   Rf outscored WW 38-12 points in the paint, thanks in part to the baskets generated from the press breaker, but also due to the play of #35 Maranda Dorhn for RF who played very well and had 18 pts.

[Just Bill]

Welcome aboard Wisco87! Always room for more. +K

[UWRF]

RF has played the two most complete games they have played all season following that UGLY loss to Superior.

They looked like a team that realized there shot at the NCAA tournament was slowly slipping away.

The Falcons dominated EC and WW in two completely different ways. Offensively they killed EC and defensively they whooped WW.

Its going to be a great game in Stevens Point this weekend!

[hoop_junkie]

She is no longer on the committee.  Carollo is the WIAC rep and the Carthage coach is Central Region rep.  River does not have a very impressive resume.  Weak, weak non-conference schedule.  SP and WW played some pretty tough teams during their non-conference season and faired pretty well.   

Well, that is good news for the conference I suppose. The only thing that might hurt the WIAC for getting a 2nd or 3rd team in is how strong the CCIW is this year. I looked on Massey Ratings a couple of weeks ago and I believe the CCIW was ranked as the 2nd or 3rd strongest league in the country. In years past, they've been around the 9th-11th best league in d3 for WBBALL. I see both Carthage and Illinois Wesleyan getting in, especially if Carthage finishes the season strong. That could end up costing the WIAC a team this year. Keep in mind, there are 52 conferences in women's d3 ball (I think).

[The Champ]

A few pictures from the Stout Alumni game...

The group shot:

The "bench" players waiting for their turn:

A few action shots:



Coach T conducting a interview:

Coach's mom, daughter, wife and sister cheering his 400th win:

Coach T presenting Julia with her 1st Team Academic All American Award:

[billys]

hoopsjunkie-
I saw on the IIAC board you mentioned the NCAA recently made it alright for D3 coaches to coach AAU?
Do you have any links or info on this? Just think it is a really weird rule change