WBB: NESCAC

[lefrakenstein]

Megan Robertson compared to Michael Jordan w/in the first two minutes of the Amherst webcast. I really like the Amherst announcers. Definitely don't shy away from hyperbole.

[amh63]

Amherst wins easily over Farmingdale State...by 67-39 as 5...yes five new players on the floor at the end.  New players started to come in at the 11-12 minute mark of the 2nd half.  Often Coach G, had one senior and 4 FY players on the floor.  Amherst will meet the Un of NE in the 6 Pm game on Sat.  Many of the starters got a rest tonight.  Super sub S. Holness was kept on the bench to allow the bench to get some experience in an post season game.
Williams won by 20 over Scranton and Tufts is on the way to winning there game.  Good night and start for the "CAC".  box and recap of the game should be on the Amherst website shortly

[frank uible]

First it was Duke and UNC. Then it was Michael Jordan's turn. Could Jesus Christ be next?

[amh63]

Frank U....Could be.....it must be a generational thing.
Left you a compliment on the men's board....really enjoyed your last post there.

[sumfun]

They Jeff Cast announcers are entertaining, but they have no idea about what they are talking about.  Catholic is in the Atlantic region, Amherst is in Northeast region and does have the #1 seed.  With a win, they could host next weekend.

[amh63]

Amherst wins big over the Un, of New England.  Marcia Voigt gets two fouls early in the first half and still Amherst leads by 30-19 at the half.  In the second half, Voigt returns and scores in double figures.  Both Robertson and Crowley have double -doubles in points and boards.  Jasmine Hardy almost gets a double -double with 11 points and 9 rebounds and a ton of assists.  Only concern is that one FY player is in a boot as a result of yesterday's play and Holness only plays a few minutes when Crowley gets into foul trouble.  Box and recap of the game to be up on the website soon.....It was a win by 0ver 30 points.
Seems that Amherst will meet Tufts next week in LeFrak.  Williams beats Rochester at Rochester. Good  night for the conference teams.

[NH NESCAC Fan]

As to the question of whether Catholic would be hosting, given that they lost the point is moot right now, but as I understand it, there was some question about who would host once it got to the quarterfinals, if it was Amherst v. Catholic.  I don't know exactly what the fun Amherst announcers said, but if they were suggesting that Amherst might have had to have traveled to DC, I think they were correct.  Unlike with DI, the seedings in the brackets aren't made known.  So, you don't know if Catholic or Amherst were #1 in that bracket.  The Amherst parents knew that going to DC was a possibility.  They are happy that Catholic lost.

[sumfun]

Thanks NH Fan for that clarification.  If you hear through the grapevine about hosting....let us know.

[NH NESCAC Fan]

My assumption is that if Amherst beats Tufts, they would host the quarterfinals, as Catholic would have been the other potential #1 in the bracket.  I'll let you know if I get any official word that I can share.

[NH NESCAC Fan]

It has just been announced.  Amherst will host.  Williams will also host.  Hope will not, perhaps because the final 4 is there?

[amh63]

Nescac NH Fan.....thanks for the verification of the official selection..too presumptive of me.   Amherst needs to take the advantage of the situation it has...home court....especially when meeting Tufts again.  Any impressions of last night's game?  Thought the FY players are gaining confidence in their "game".  Being at home is a bonus to their confidence.  In a way, at this time of the season.....they may not be FY players really in this the Second season period..

[7express]

It has just been announced.  Amherst will host.  Williams will also host.  Hope will not, perhaps because the final 4 is there?

I think a combination of 2 things:
1) Hope is the final 4 host
2) St. Thomas to Hope is 550 miles, which would require an extra flight the NCAA has to pay for.  Their already paying for 4 this round: Newport & Montclair out to DePauw and Emory & Whitman up to Williams.  Whitewater was less then 500 miles from all 3 schools in that bracket.

[NH NESCAC Fan]

7Express - I think #2 may be the more likely answer.  The almighty $ wins again.

Amh63 - It has been nice to see the Amherst FY's get some playing time these last two games.  I do think they are true FY's still, though.  They didn't get much burn during the regular season.  I am a big fan of Haley Zwecker.  That young lady is one slick ball handler.  I was introduced to her and Cheyenne Pritchard after the Williams game.  They are both very nice kids...as they all are I suppose.  I thanked Haley for hanging in there this year, and I got the impression she gets it.  It has to be tough for these FY's as the vast majority of them were the stars that never came off the court in high school, and now they have to start all over again.  Their reward will come a lot quicker than it did for others.  There are no Juniors on this team.  They should all see major minutes next year.  It has certainly been fun to watch over these past three years that I've been paying attention.

Cheyenne, having started all year is a different story.  I think they'll be fine next year.  Meghan and Savannah will be Juniors.  Savannah has certainly proven she can play.  Cheyenne and Haley will do well.  I haven't seen much of the others, but what I have seen looks good.  None of them panic.  If they bring in a few more recruits, and maybe a transfer...who knows?

[Maine 1]

the Brackets set up for two NESCAC teams in the final four.  Amherst is almost impossible to beat at LeFrak (not sure when they last lost a game there).  And Williams is equally hard to beat at Chandler (that is actually a very hard gym to play in as a visitor).  I see both of those teams advancing to the final four.

As far as Amherst's depth, they are a five person team, but Holness and the freshman guard off the bench can both play if they have to.

[frank uible]

Does that mean that one is being offered the field against the chauvinist proposition that both Amherst and Williams make the 2013 Final Four? I take the field despite the fact that history says that their joint men's appearance there happened in 2004.