WBB: NESCAC

[BruinFan]

I think the additional nuances to the timeouts taken in the NWC are the following:

A full time out taken prior to the under 12, eliminates or "burns" the first media timout.
A full time out taken between the 8 and 12 minute mark eliminates the under 8 media timeout.
30 second timeouts do not "burn" the media.

Full timeouts are 75 seconds, with the first horn warning coming at 60 seconds.
If the first timeout of each half is a 30, it is extended to a full timeout, but the team is only charged for a 30. (I don't get that one.)

Each team has 4 fulls and 2 30s.

[nescachoopsfan2]

Tufts has played with a shorter bench for the last few weeks due to injury.

Amherst got more points on three-pointers (15) and free throws (18) than they did on two-pointers (14) and still won. Not quite as painful as the Andrew Olson game from all those years ago, but still: another brutal loss for Tufts basketball in a Sweet 16 game at LeFrak.

[nescac1]

Congrats to Williams on making their first Final Four!  Williams in the first half played the best half of hoops I've ever seen from a Williams women's team.  They really could do no wrong, moving the ball beautifully for open looks all over the floor.  They ran out of steam a bit in the second half after all the tough minutes played during the weekend, but had such a dominant lead by halftime that it didn't matter.  What an unbelievable game from the Williams post players.  Baecher and Rainer combined for 28 points, 16 boards, 4 assists, 5 steals, and 12 massive blocks.  Wow.  Tremendous weekend for the Ephs and an exciting weekend in Chandler with three NCAA wins!!  Go Ephs!

[amh63]

Amherst wins tonight to go to its 5th straight Final Four....joining Williams.   Amherst led by 7 at the half  30-23 and led by double digits through out the second half.  Final was 50 to 45.  Bridget Crowley and M. Voigt along with Jasmine Hardy....three senior captains came up big.....Bridget had 17 points and 16 boards!  Voigt was the leading scorer in the game with over 20 points 7 assists and 8-9 rebounds.  Widener was game but was over matched on this night against a determined Amherst squad.  Meg Robertson had almost a double double but got into foul trouble.  S. Holness stepped in again and came up big again with her energy and quickness. 
Better comments on Sunday

[BruinFan]

Amherst wins tonight to go to its 5th straight Final Four

Amherst road to the Final 4 over the last five seasons:

Tournament Home Games:  20
Neutral/Away Games:  0

Final Four Record:  3-5

I have geography jealousy.   

[jumpshot]

Congratulations to the Williams College women's basketball team on going to the Final Four! The hard work, cohesiveness, and leadership of the six seniors, blended with contributions of teammates, produced a fabulous result Saturday in Williamstown for the team, parents, the community (including lots of young cheering kids), and other fans. Well done!

[amh63]

Bruin Fan....welcome to the board.   Amherst's teams have earned the rights to host by their play during the regular seasons and conference tourneys.  Having said that....they also won at home...winning 86 straight games...two shy of the all time D3 records.  This senior class has set a new record of wins....surpassing the class of 2012 by one.  They move forward, hopefully to even their Final 4 record to 5-5 and win another title....maybe against arch rival Williams.  Ahead of myself a big bunch.  Just saying that members of the team want to overcome last year's trip where key members were ill and tried to play through during two losses.....want to show others what Amherst basketball play can achieve.
Better write up and more accurate scoring are found on the Amherst web site.

[Dave 'd-mac' McHugh]

I think the additional nuances to the timeouts taken in the NWC are the following:

A full time out taken prior to the under 12, eliminates or "burns" the first media timout.
A full time out taken between the 8 and 12 minute mark eliminates the under 8 media timeout.
30 second timeouts do not "burn" the media.

Full timeouts are 75 seconds, with the first horn warning coming at 60 seconds.
If the first timeout of each half is a 30, it is extended to a full timeout, but the team is only charged for a 30. (I don't get that one.)

Each team has 4 fulls and 2 30s.

NWC is using just two media timeouts a half, right?

[nescac1]

Williams will of course be an underdog vs. Depauw, but when playing their best the Ephs can beat anyone.  Biggest concern heading into this game is keeping Depauw off the glass.  Despite winning the last three games, the Ephs got killed on the boards ...  giving up 54 offensive boards while only snagging 23, despite having a big height advantage.  Meanwhile, despite being undersized, DePauw dominated the offensive glass all year.  Part of that is a factor of the Ephs blocking so many shots, which takes them out of rebounding position and also results in a lot of balls going back to the shooter.  Even so, though, Williams needs to do a much better job of all five players boxing out, and that will be the key to hanging with DePauw, because the Ephs are truly stellar defensively at stopping the first shot attempt.  I'm sure that will be a point of emphasis for Coach Manning all week. 

[frank uible]

nescac1: Maybe white upper middle class ladies with high SATs can't jump.

[amh63]

Frank U......How about middle class or lower white women?  We are getting into a touchy area here....when class and race are brought into post even in playful jest.

[7express]

I hope Amherst or Williams take home the championship, but honestly I don't see anyone beating DePauw this year.

[frank uible]

Right, wrong, insensitive or irrelevant, your correspondent calls 'em as he sees 'em.

[toad22]

Williams does have some unique talents on the team this year. Maybe Depauw is just too good, and those talents won't be important. This Williams team is a tough minded group, and I am quite hopeful that they will perform to their abilities. Good luck Williams!!

[amh63]

Nice write up on the front page of the Amherst team.  Would expect one soon on the Williams squad.
More to come as the weekend approaches.