WBB: Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference

[BDB]

Stoutguy & BDB -

Either of you making the trek to LaX? I believe Rico, Mrs. Rico and the Rico-ette's will be piling in the Trailblazer and heading south tomorrow to take in some great hoops action.  Hopefully, we'll meet you guys at Crazy Dave's!

My son's got 2 hockey games on Saturday so no road trip for BDB. 

As a matter of fact, both games interfere with even listening to the games. 

I will be working the penalty box with a radio earpiece though. 

[Rico 21]

Sorry you won't be able to make it, BDB.  Sounds like the generosity spurt is over for the old guy Stoutguy anyway so you won;t miss anything at Crazy Dave's.

[Rico 21]

Riding the team bus, huh...    let me guess, you pleaded with T until he agreed to let you be team trainer for a day!

[foul_language]

When all this basketball insanity is done, are you all coming along to watch some soccer?

[BDB]

The Oshkosh-Whitewater game is NOT broadcast anywhere? Can that be right? Not even live stats?

I may have to revoke two WARHAWKs

Foul,

I am still laughing about your consideration of revoking 2 WARHAWKS. 

I hope the internet stream is there for you today.

[foul_language]

Listened to some of the sports talk this morning on WMEQ, and the broadcast was breaking up pretty badly by the end of it.  Sounded like icicles. By then, I was ruminating on the comment about it being better to go to Stevens Point than Superior, because "when you get there (Superior), where are you?" And, I have to ask myself why Stevens Point is so much better. Because it's the gateway to Plover?

We may be the slum-end of Duluth, but at least we have the lake. I'll stack that up against miles of corn fields anytime. Wait, those are soybeans. Sorry.

GO STOUTS! (as my brother would say) Obviously, I return to my true colors.

[buf]

UWEC over WW 67-61 in a very close contest.

Being down most of the game, WW takes a 5 point lead with 3min??? left.  However, Heidi Arc bails EC out with a couple tough shots.  A good and active crowd in Zorn this afternoon/evening.

In other WIAC action,

UWO slips past UWP in OT

Stout wraps up the #1 seed with a tough win at Lax.

Congrats to Stout and UWO for sharing the conference title.  From the start of the year I thought these 2 would finish 1-2 in confernece.  IMO they are clearly the 2 best teams in the conference.

[bulk19]

'Golds win 67-61 over the Hawks, as buf notes...
Game of intensity; UWEC had it the first half, to take a 41-32 lead. UWW had it the second half, as it seemed the 'Golds were tight, and the rims were, too... Shot 25 percent in the second half (8-31), vs. until the 55 percent in the first half (16-29)...

'Golds had four players in double figures; UWW had three...Teams were fairly well matched and even the whole game; the 'Golds, trailing 59-54 with 3:39 left, could have choked, but take a huge learning step forward, grew up big time, by shutting down UWW, going on a 13-2 run, including 7-8 FTs, to win it...

Michelle Burns returns, too; didn't get but 7 minutes, but provided a lift to the team, inspiration and leadership...

Post game comments say 'Golds head to Point on Monday...

[billys]

Tough is a good way to describe the win by Stout over La Crosse. That game was a war. Although La Crosse lost I think they proved they belong in the discussion about the top of the league. You're right, Stout and Oshkosh are definitely the best two teams in the league and deserve the crown, but I think La Crosse is legit for the future.

We were reminded at halftime how good a job they have done with their team this year. It was senior day and they honored their only senior, Shawna Koss, who blew out her knee in the first or second game of the year. From the few games I saw last year she was easily the best player and one of the coaches I know over there thought she would average 17-18 a game this year. So they've gone 18-7 with no seniors and losing their best player right as the schedule started (which gives you a little less time to prepare than an offseason). When other top teams have had their best players out this year, Duoss, Schultz, Eggers/O'Keefe, their teams have gotten hammered.

I was on the fence about whether or not they were for real but I think I definitely have to give them the benefit of the doubt for going tooth and nail with Oshkosh and Stout the last two meetings here in the second half. They will need to shoot the ball better however this week to advance. They could have a repeat week with River and Stout.

On a side note, looking at the first round matchups, pretty sure Oshkosh won't be happy to see Platteville in the first round and probably the same for Stout with Whitewater. They would probably both prefer to flip with one another although Whitewater has been weak on the road. In fact, it looks like every first round matchup was a split in the regular season.  Everyone talks about how the league is down with no ranked teams, look at 7 and 8 to see how good this league is. The eighth seed is 6-10 in conference! No 8th place team has ever had more than 4 wins in conference in this history of the league.

Should be a fun week.

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billys-

Is Koss going to use a medical redshirt and come back next year?  Or is her career done?

[laxeaglepride]

Koss is done...she is a fifth year senior....4 years at Lax and was at eau claire her freshman...she is ready to move on with things

[badgerwarhawk]

Unless things change dramatically it could be a quick one and done for the WARHAWKS[/color] who just can't seem to put 40 minutes of good play together on the road.

[stoutguy]

Listened to some of the sports talk this morning on WMEQ, and the broadcast was breaking up pretty badly by the end of it.  Sounded like icicles. By then, I was ruminating on the comment about it being better to go to Stevens Point than Superior, because "when you get there (Superior), where are you?" And, I have to ask myself why Stevens Point is so much better. Because it's the gateway to Plover?

We may be the slum-end of Duluth, but at least we have the lake. I'll stack that up against miles of corn fields anytime. Wait, those are soybeans. Sorry.

GO STOUTS! (as my brother would say) Obviously, I return to my true colors.

Busted!!!!!  I think I remember telling Jason when he was going off about Superior that no one from way up there would be listening anyway.  Sorry.  And for the record, we have 2 lakes here and BDB lives on one of them.  Also, it isn't soybeans, it's kidney beans.  Also, sorry about the sound quality.  They have had some technical problem for the past two weeks.  Hope to have it cleared up Sat.

[foul_language]

And for the record, we have 2 lakes here and BDB lives on one of them

You call those lakes?

[BDB]

And for the record, we have 2 lakes here and BDB lives on one of them

You call those lakes?

foul,

OK, they are not the size of Lake Superior.

But they are pretty damn big lakes, anyway.