WBB: Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference

[Just Bill]

There isn't a WIAC Freshman of the Year award.  Burns was likely the freshman who made the biggest impact last year, but there is no conference award.  Could Englund have been referring to a team award?  If not, then she's just blowing smoke.

[wisconsinball]

Since there is no WIAC award for the Freshman of the Year, it is a little arrogant for a coach to say that, let alone say that to the newspaper (on more than 1 occasion). 

I am sure UWO would argue it was Tyriver, Stout with L. Geissler, UWW with Buechner, ect.

Who won the WIAC Newcomer of the Year award last year, Duoss or Eggers?

[Mr. Downtown]

I know BadgerWarhawk...i was just trying to figure any reasoning behind this weeks voting...and at the sametime prove that the WIAC leader deserves a little bit more then 11 votes.

[buf]

Tonights scores:

UW-Eau Claire 77, UW-Superior 54 at Superior   
UW-Oshkosh 70, UW-Whitewater 65 at Oshkosh   
UW-River Falls 74, UW-La Crosse 52 at River Falls   
UW-Stevens Point 72, UW-Platteville 44 at Platteville

EC continues mini win streak to 3 games
UWO keeps squeaking by
Honeymoon over for UWL
Point is playing the best over the last couple weeks

[bulk19]

Wisconsinball -

Don't recall seeing such a thing as a WIAC Freshman of the Year Award, and UWEC doesn't have player bios on the website. I haven't purchased a program this year, either. So, I don't know if Burns received a team award or not?

I also don't recall Coach Englund referring to Burns in that specific manner, either. Perhaps... But then I again, I wasn't listening for it, nor looking for that label in the paper. If it has occurred, though, it wouldn't have struck me as unusual or odd, because Burns is an impact player...

I do know, however, that there were 10 First Team WIAC players named last year, and 13 Honorable Mentions. Burns was an Honorable Mention, and the only freshman out of the 23...

My guess for the weekend? The Blugolds go into La Crosse, and come out with another W...

Oh. Speaking of impact players. Everyone vote for Points' Amanda Nechuta for the D3 25th Anniversary team...

[Just Bill]

Throw a vote to Wendy Wangerin of UW-Oshkosh too.  I never saw her play but why wouldn't we support the WIAC?

[Mr. Downtown]

CONFERENCE TOURNEY SEEDINGS

Its clear that Oshkosh is number 1, now 2 games ahead of everyone. But who is the clear cut 2nd? With La Crosse, Stout, and Stevens Point all at 5-3. To break it down, La Crosse earlier in the year beat Stevens Point, so they are ahead of them, Stout lost to Stevens Point, but Stout beat La Crosse. So...just like the mens side (though, with this situation being in first place tie), we have to use Overall record.

1 Oshkosh  7-1  (1)
8 Eau Claire 3-5 (8)

4 Stout   5-3       (4)
5 Platteville 4-4  (5)

3 Stevens Point 5-3  (3)
6 River Falls   4-4      (7)

2 La Crosse   5-3       (2)
7 Whitewater 3-5      (6)

[Just Bill]

If you're going to try to break these ties, then you should really try to do it the same way the WIAC does.  They never use overall record.

All three teams lost to Oshkosh so no help there.

The next team in descending order is Platteville (by virtue of their win over River Falls).  Point and La Crosse defeated Platteville, but Stout lost.  That places Stout 4th.

We then revert to head-to-head tiebreaker which gives us La Crosse 2nd and Point 3rd by virtue of the Eagle's victory.

It actually turns out the same in this case, but it doesn't make sense to use overall record when that won't be accoutned for at the end.

[EChoops]

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.

[EChoops]

I simply stated that EC is playing good ball lately, that's it plain and simple.  Nothing more, nothing less. Hope they can make it 4 in a row!

[gustiesoaps]

Don't know if anyone caught the latest article out of oshkosh from UWO's favorite writer Larry Graham---you may remember him from his article bashing the university for hiring Schumacher and being very critical of that decision.

Well, he's back with a very different tone.  Here's the headline:

Schumacher proving she is the latest top-notch coach


http://www.thenorthwestern.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060120/OSH07/601200560/1148

[Voice of the Titans]

Saw that. Did a great job sticking to his guns. In September, Schumacher "lacked the experince to lead a team that was temporarily ranked #1 in the nation....last season."  Now, nothing but praise for the coach he called the "Cliff Claven of UWO women's basketball." Look for another flip-flop if McCarthy does well in GB this year.

I'm just happy there's big headlines that read "Larry Graham Article", so I'll know not to read them anymore.

[badgerwarhawk]

In the men's forum this flip-flopping is known as "Eagling."   

[shootfromthearc]

Vote for Amanda Nechuta - DIII Women's Basketball 25th Anniversary Team

http://www.ncaasports.com/basketball/womens/fanpolls/1013

[foul_language]

What happened to internet broadcast of the Stout-Platteville game?