WBB: Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference

[badgerwarhawk]

 The WARHAWKS[/color] finally get on back on the winning track, despite a 16 point first half, with a 70-64 OT win over St Norbert.   Trisha Thill and Lindsey Buechner each scored 15 points to lead the team while Amy Morris and Jessica Wendt added 11 apiece.  Buechner also pulled down 18 rebounds as they dominated the boards 55 to 40 (that's a lot of missed shots).  WHITEWATER[/color] climbs back over .500 on the season at 5-4.

[Voice of the Titans]

So what is the over/under for how long UWL can stay undefeated?

[Mr. Downtown]

Lax will stay undefeated until Jan. 3rd, when they travel to Stout

[BDB]

It was at this point last year when Stout was 1-3 in the conference and then found themselves at a holiday tournament in Las Vegas.

It was turn-around city and the conference championship.

BlueDevil fans hope they find a little something for the good of the team this holiday season when they play out in San Diego.

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Stout defeats #9 Messiah.

[cmhwest]

La crosse blows out occidental   there worst loss of the year...   only other really bad blowout came to a division 2 school....  chapman next ..  looks like the La crosse stout match up on jan 4th is going to be fun...   early line saysd La crosse  -5          go eagles!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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UWO blows a 5 point lead with 1:30 remaining and loses by 1 on a shot at the buzzer.

UWL takes its 1st lead since the opening minute of the game with 20sec left and defeats Chapman by 1.  Chapman plays UWEC tomorrow.

[kluch]

Oshkosh loses at the buzzer to Emory of the UAA.
Tight game throughout. Emory had quite a bit of size that seemed somewhat overwhelming for Herrick and Tyriver to handle. There were times that Emory had 2,3, and 4 offensive rebounds in one posession.
It was almost obvious that Oshkosh had the better talent, but didn't have their heads in the game at the right points.  Oshkosh had the lead from the 14 minute mark on in the second half, but I have to hand it to the Emory coach , she used Timeouts effectively and substituted the best players for each situation down the stretch, so bascially there were between 2 to 4 fresh players each time the clock stopped in the last minute.
But the game was all but won for Oshkosh. They were up by 3 with 30 seconds to go. But Emory gets a huge offensive rebound, calls timeout and sets up a play to cut it to 1 and carry that out.  They foul Tyriver off the insuing inbound to stop the clock and then call timeout.  Out of the TO Tyriver misses the front end of the 1 and 1, and Emory gets the ball down the court cleanly, makes one pass and Rizzo hits an open 10 footer for the win.
Oshkosh looked absolutely shell shocked.

Main thing here, Emory had 4 big post players that they used in shifts against Herrick and Tyriver and they worked. They were able to use them effectively in the post, especially on the glass.
A very sloppy game from both teams really, not executed like I'm used to seeing from Oshkosh. When I thought they would pull away from Emory they let them back in the game.

It was a tough one to lose, hopefully they'll come back strong against Maryville tomorrow night.

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Stout loses to St. Norberts.  Duoss only plays 19min due to foul trouble.

Point defeats Oswego St. in OT.  Oswego only 14-38 from the FT line.

[foul_language]

The Stout-LaCrosse game coming up should give both sides reason to sit back and wonder what's going right (LAX) and what's going wrong (Stout). Stout goes to California and beats ranked Messiah, and it looks like it will be a repeat of last season, when a down and out Stout found its groove in Las Vegas. No groove in California; more of a derailment. How does perennial loser LaCrosse pull it together in a season and a half?

I'm tempted to say LaCrosse has found itself with some decent players and are using them to build a team (lemons to lemonade). On the other hand, Stout has too many stars and no team (curdled cream of the crop). Maybe Stouters need to stop looking at individual stats and start looking at the bottom line. You can't have three or four or five horses pulling in different directions, and I think that's what Stout has. Too many people eager to shoulder a leadership role without consulting with the others, many of whom are also trying to be the leader. Someone needs to step in and get them all facing forward to the same goal: winning. If Stout doesn't find some cohesion, start swallowing some ego in favor of making everyone the best contributer to the team she can be, it's going to be a bad season. Maybe too much talent is a bad thing.

Coach T has an opportunity to turn this season around, but fuming about losing isn't going to make things better. If the coach doesn't step in, then the captains need to; if they don't do it, someone else needs to risk some popularity and smack some heads around. Get their attention, get everyone on the same page, get a team thing going. Might be tough to do with 20+ players, but it needs to be done.

But maybe that's just me

[badgerwarhawk]

The WARHAWK[/color] women win a pair of games and capture the championship of the Rockford tournament.  Last night the lady HAWKS[/color] beat Wartburg 73-59.  Six players, led by Amy Morris with 13 points, scored in double figures.  This afternoon WHITEWATER[/color] handed Rockford College it's second loss of the season 52-48.  Lindsey Buechner scored 14 points and pulled down 9 rebounds to lead the team.  Jessica Wendt had 11 rebounds.  WHITEWATER[/color] improves to 7-4 on the season.  

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Well, everytime I think EC is turning the corner (Luther, Carroll), they go on a losing streak.  They lose to both Chapman and Clairemont Mudd Scripps by double digits this weekend.

EC does seem to play decent at home, but on the road they are consistantly getting beat bad.  Things better turn around fast or else EC could have a losing season.

And, is that UWO-Maryville score ever going to come in.  Both team's websites don't have a score.

[BDB]

The Stout-LaCrosse game coming up should give both sides reason to sit back and wonder what's going right (LAX) and what's going wrong (Stout). Stout goes to California and beats ranked Messiah, and it looks like it will be a repeat of last season, when a down and out Stout found its groove in Las Vegas. No groove in California; more of a derailment. How does perennial loser LaCrosse pull it together in a season and a half?

I'm tempted to say LaCrosse has found itself with some decent players and are using them to build a team (lemons to lemonade). On the other hand, Stout has too many stars and no team (curdled cream of the crop). Maybe Stouters need to stop looking at individual stats and start looking at the bottom line. You can't have three or four or five horses pulling in different directions, and I think that's what Stout has. Too many people eager to shoulder a leadership role without consulting with the others, many of whom are also trying to be the leader. Someone needs to step in and get them all facing forward to the same goal: winning. If Stout doesn't find some cohesion, start swallowing some ego in favor of making everyone the best contributer to the team she can be, it's going to be a bad season. Maybe too much talent is a bad thing.

Coach T has an opportunity to turn this season around, but fuming about losing isn't going to make things better. If the coach doesn't step in, then the captains need to; if they don't do it, someone else needs to risk some popularity and smack some heads around. Get their attention, get everyone on the same page, get a team thing going. Might be tough to do with 20+ players, but it needs to be done.

But maybe that's just me

Some interesting points you make Foul.

Coach T has been saying before the season began that he wished people would quit talking about how good they are. He always mentioned that the team lost alot when Erichsen and Churchill graduated. Two four year starters that led the team on and off the court.

This years seniors seem distracted by things off the court and disagreements about playing time, instead of the leadership roles they need to provide.

One thing I know about Coach Thomas, he will get things straightened out, even if that means the +20 roster gets a little smaller.

Ultimately though it's not the coach that can take ownership of a team, it's the players deciding that for this short period in their lives they are going to live it to the utmost potential. Otherwise, they are going to find themselves older and wishing  they had done so.

[badgerwarhawk]

Playing their third game in three days the  WARHAWKS[/color] tired and their two game winning streak was snapped yesterday, 66-64, when Judson made two free throws with five seconds remaining.   It was a pretty close game throughout with each team getting runs that built 7-8 point leads in the second half before the other rallied to tie or take the lead.   It was also sloppy as the two teams combined for a staggering 58 turnovers (WW-31[/color], J-27).  Amy Morris led the WARHAWKS[/color] with 17 points and Jessica Wendt contributed a double-double 14 points, 11 rebounds.  WHITEWATER's[/color] record is now 7-6.

[foul_language]

Blue Devil Bob--You're right; ultimately, it's the players that take the court and play the game. However, the coach sends some pretty serious signals to the team by the make-up of his starting line-up, the way he subs, the way he responds to play on the court. A player needs to feel as though she can make mistakes in an effort to play the game; on the other hand, a player should never feel as though she can make mistakes in an effort to play HER OWN game. We forgive fouls that result from strong defensive play; we don't forgive fouls that result from weak defensive play (e.g., weak: the too-late-reach-in foul as opposed to, strong: the blocking foul that could just as easily have been a charge).

Especially in the traditional Stout game of speed and agression, the player needs to take some risks and not worry about being benched if she makes a mistake. She needs to have the confidence to get back into the game with the same energy and effort she had at the start. I think this enormous roster gives players and coach the "I can be replaced/replace you" attitude that ends up undermining the team rather than contributing to it. The additional down side is that with 20+ players on the roster, no one gets the attention or practice time she needs to develop skills.

Stout has to get past Ericksen and Churchill and make good use of the talent on this year's team.