University Athletic Association

deiscanton · January 19, 2011, 03:52:53 AM

The "Eagle Watch" on the Emory Athletics web site has just recorded some comments from Emory women's basketball coach Christy Thomaskutty. These comments review the past 3 UAA games that the Emory women have played and give a preview of Emory's upcoming home games vs Case and Carnegie Mellon.

This "Eagle Watch" can be found on the Emory Women's Basketball home page:

http://www.emoryathletics.com/sports/wbkb/index

deiscanton · January 19, 2011, 08:43:01 AM

In today's (Jan. 19) edition of the Wash U Student Life student newspaper, Student Life sports reporter Kurt Rohrbeck has an article on the Wash U women's basketball team's double OT victory over Rochester on Sunday.

The article has brief comments from Wash U players Alex Hoover, Kathryn Berger, and Claire Schaeperkoetter, as well as brief comments from Wash U head coach Nancy Fahey.

The article can be found by going to this page:

http://www.studlife.com/sports/womens-basketball/2011/01/19

When you get to this page, click on the following link presented.

(Sorry, I am having technical issues with getting the entire link up, so this is the best I can do at the moment.)

deiscanton · January 19, 2011, 03:37:50 PM

In preparation for Chicago's trip to play Brandeis and NYU this weekend, I decided to check up on what Chicago's student newspaper, the Chicago Maroon, has been reporting on the Chicago women's basketball team.

In the January 13th edition of the Chicago Maroon, Maroon sports writer Mahmoud Bahrani wrote a feature article on sisters Morgan and Meghan Herrick:

http://www.chicagomaroon.com/2011/1/13/family-matters-on-and-off-the-court

In the most recent January 17th edition of the Chicago Maroon, we have some comments from Chicago player Meghan Herrick and Chicago head coach Aaron Roussell on the Chicago team's performance against Emory and Rochester. The comments are in this article, which was also written by Maroon sports writer Mahmoud Bahrani:

http://www.chicagomaroon.com/2011/1/17/chicago-wins-sixth-seventh-in-a-row-over-big-weekend

deiscanton · January 20, 2011, 07:21:42 AM

Good morning.

Back in December, I remember Wydown Blvd making this statement about Wash U frosh Jordan Rettig:

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Off the cuff, Rettig would be my frontrunner for UAA rookie of the year. Any other newbies making moves in the UAA? I can't recall any other freshman with these strong of stats.

Well, it seems interesting to me that Rochester frosh Laney Ming has proven more impressive in the first three UAA games so far that Wash U frosh Jordan Rettig.

Unless I'm wrong, I assume that Wydown Blvd was able to see Laney Ming in person at the WU Field House last Sunday-- although she could have been watching the game on Bear TV internet video stream as well-- I enjoyed Jay Murry's call of the game last Sunday-- it was a very exciting game to watch.

I was just wondering if Wydown Blvd had any thoughts on Ming's performance so far this season.

Rochester probably would have won last Sunday-- thereby giving Rochester coach Jim Scheible his first victory at the Wash U Field House-- had Laney Ming not fouled out in the final minute of regulation.

The double-OT game at the Wash U Field House was only the second time in Wash U history that the women's basketball team was forced into double OT at the WU Field House-- Kenyon pulled off the feat in 2007 in the McWilliams Classic. The Kenyon team that forced Wash U into double OT in 2007 had won the Brandeis Classic earlier that season. However, that Kenyon team did not have that much success back in Ohio, ironically enough. (to my knowledge, anyway....)

Had Scheible gotten the victory last Sunday, it would have been only the fifth time in the history of the UAA that the Wash U women's basketball team lost a home UAA conference game. To my knowledge, Carnegie Mellon's Gerri Seidl was the first coach to beat Wash U at the Field House in UAA play-- she did it once in the early 1990's. Former NYU coach Janice Quinn was the only UAA coach to get multiple victories in UAA play at the Wash U Field House-- NYU pulled off the feat twice under her leadership. Brandeis coach Carol Simon also was able to get a win in St. Louis, one of only three wins for Brandeis in the history of the Brandeis/Wash U series.

Obviously, I will get to see these two frosh in person over the next two weekends, with Jordan Rettig playing in Waltham, MA this Sunday, and Laney Ming next Sunday. I'll be sure to try to give my observations on these two players.

deiscanton · January 20, 2011, 05:14:43 PM

As I posted in the men's UAA forum, I am also posting here to let you know that the National Westher Service has declared a Winter Storm Warning for the metro Boston, MA area from 2 AM to 3 PM Eastern for Friday, Jan. 21. The Winter Storm Warning was issued at 3:50 PM Eastern today-- it initially wasn't supposed to be this bad.

WCVB TV in Boston is predicting 5 to 9 inches of snow tomorrow, while WHDH TV Ch. 7 is predicting 7 to 10 inches.

The UAA doubleheader will be playing at Brandeis as scheduled Friday evening, as Chicago will be arriving in the Boston area before the snow hits.

As I earlier stated in the men's forum, the snow will impact my travel to the Brandeis campus tomorrow as I may have to travel during the height of the storm to get to campus.

In this age of internet video technology, I had considered staying home tomorrow, but Mr.Ypsi from the Chicago area is urging me to travel, so I may do it if I can do it safely. I have travelled during storms of this intensity before-- both in the Boston area to get to Brandeis for a Friday night UAA doubleheader some years back, as well as in the Rochester, NY snow belt and in the Chicago area with both Brandeis basketball teams some years ago as well. I have even slept overnight in the Philadelphia airport when returning home from Carnegie Mellon some years back as flights to Boston could not arrive in Boston that evening.

Mr. Ypsi · January 20, 2011, 05:29:58 PM

Quote from: deiscanton on January 20, 2011, 05:14:43 PM
As I posted in the men's UAA forum, I am also posting here to let you know that the National Westher Service has declared a Winter Storm Warning for the metro Boston, MA area from 2 AM to 3 PM Eastern for Friday, Jan. 21. The Winter Storm Warning was issued at 3:50 PM Eastern today-- it initially wasn't supposed to be this bad.

WCVB TV in Boston is predicting 5 to 9 inches of snow tomorrow, while WHDH TV Ch. 7 is predicting 7 to 10 inches.

The UAA doubleheader will be playing at Brandeis as scheduled Friday evening, as Chicago will be arriving in the Boston area before the snow hits.

As I earlier stated in the men's forum, the snow will impact my travel to the Brandeis campus tomorrow as I may have to travel during the height of the storm to get to campus.

In this age of internet video technology, I had considered staying home tomorrow, but Mr.Ypsi from the Chicago area is urging me to travel, so I may do it if I can do it safely. I have travelled during storms of this intensity before-- both in the Boston area to get to Brandeis for a Friday night UAA doubleheader some years back, as well as in the Rochester, NY snow belt and in the Chicago area with both Brandeis basketball teams some years ago as well. I have even slept overnight in the Philadelphia airport when returning home from Carnegie Mellon some years back as flights to Boston could not arrive in Boston that evening.

'deis, don't go doing anything dumb just because I was kidding you!

I'm not even from the Chicago area (grew up in Peoria, have lived in SE Michigan the last 40+ years - which a popular, now-deceased, local columnist termed the 'banana belt' of Michigan)!

deiscanton · January 21, 2011, 08:17:24 AM

Hello.

I just wanted to report that I left home around 5:30 AM Eastern this morning. The ride on the commuter rail wasn't bad. I got to the Brandeis campus around 8 AM Eastern, and I'm riding out the storm now.

WUPHF · January 21, 2011, 11:11:56 PM

UAA Round-Up

Chicago 71, Brandeis 38
Washington 80, New York University 54
Carnegie Mellon 38, Rochester 66
Case Western Reserve 71, Emory 65

Chicago (4-0) and Case Western Reserve (4-0) remain tied for first place with Washington University (3-1) in third, just one game back. Followed by Rochester (2-2) and New York (2-2) and then Brandeis (1-3), Emory (0-4), and Carnegie Mellon (0-4).

WUPHF · January 21, 2011, 11:37:13 PM

Quote from: deiscanton on January 20, 2011, 07:21:42 AM
Rochester probably would have won last Sunday-- thereby giving Rochester coach Jim Scheible his first victory at the Wash U Field House--had Laney Ming not fouled out in the final minute of regulation.

Maybe. And, maybe Washington University would have won in regulation had Kristin Anda, or whoever it was, not been called with one of the more ridiculous fouls I have seen this year.

Laney Ming is impressive and at 5-2 she gives up ten inches on Rettig. It seems a little early to compare, but the statistics are relatively even through the season, and Washington University had the stronger non-conference slate. I am sure you follow this much more closely than I do as I only watch Washington University play.

Wydown Blvd. · January 22, 2011, 02:54:38 PM

Only watched some of WashU/NYU matchup. The tides really have turned as this used to be one of the most challenging weekends for any team facing NYU and Brandeis on the road. While Sunday UAA games are always interesting in the UAA (teams getting off to slow starts, travel schedules, recovery Friday night injuries), I would be very surprised if WashU or Chicago was challenged tomorrow.

Now, Case v Rochester becomes the game to watch. Can Case continue their underdog fight or do the yellowjackets hold down the fort? I pick Rochester in this one, but I think it'll be close.

deiscanton · January 23, 2011, 06:35:09 PM

Well, I'm back home from Sunday's doubleheader at Brandeis-- a.k.a. the Wash U Boston Chapter Party.

(Thanks to the Wash U travelling party and the Wash U Alumni Association- 70% of the small Auerbach Arena crowd consisted of Wash U supporters today, according to my guess. I know that students have to study on Sundays-- but I wished more Brandeis students showed up today. I did get a nice memento of the day-- so despite the blowouts, and the box scores are what they are, I had an OK time chatting with everyone today-- I got to see Wash U athletic director John Schael, and former Wash U player Jaimie McFarlin made the trip up from New York to attend the game today. I wasn't able to see Art and Marge McWilliams today, however-- I wonder if they went on the New York/Boston trip this time around-- I know that they have come to Brandeis in the past.)

I got to see Wash U's #34 Jordan Rettig in person today-- however, Wash U was already up 23-3 by the time she entered the ball game.

Rettig did not show too much of her hand today, she only played for 10 minutes off the bench-- made 2 of 3 layups and missed her only jump shot attempt. Rettig only got 4 pts and 2 rebounds today, but she wins this weekend's battle of Rettig v Ming for UAA top rookie honors by default due to her performance against NYU on Friday. Rochester's Laney Ming had a somewhat anemic game on Friday against Carnegie Mellon, and did not play today against Case-- I wonder if that is because she got injured over the weekend. I hope that I will get to see Laney Ming in person next Sunday.

I am convinced that Jordan Rettig is a good shooter, but that is all that I have to conclude from this weekend's action.

Other quick thoughts--

NYU did give Chicago a challenge today.

Case did battle back from 23 down at Rochester, but the deficit was too big for the Spartans to overcome.

Emory finally had a decisive victory over the Tartans after getting swept by CMU last year due to match up problems between the two teams.

Chicago is alone in front at 5-0 in the UAA after this weekend's action, and has a 1 game lead over Wash U and Case. Rochester is 2 games back.

Wydown Blvd. · January 23, 2011, 07:35:58 PM

UAA Power Ranking:

1. Chicago
2. WashU
3. Rochester
4. Case Western
5. NYU
6. Emory
7. Brandeis
8. Carnegie Melon

Definitely not the parity that I thought had a chance to reveal itself in the UAA. NYU and Brandeis have gotten hammered in recent losses. Case has a reasonable shot at pulling some upsets. Emory comes off a good nonconference run, but cant play enough defense to pull off wins in conference play.

deiscanton · January 25, 2011, 07:39:33 AM

The Brandeis Justice has just come out with their January 25, 2011 edition.

Brandeis Justice staff editor Jacob Lurie wrote this week's article on the Brandeis women's basketball team.

Comments from Brandeis senior co-captain Amber Strodthoff on the weekend are included in the article.

deiscanton · January 25, 2011, 03:05:22 PM

Yesterday, the Emory Wheel came out with their January 24, 2011 edition.

Emory Wheel reporter Geoff Gilbert wrote the article on the Emory women's basketball team for this edition.

Included in the article are comments from Emory head coach Christy Thomaskutty on the victory over Carnegie Mellon and the state of the Emory women's team through their first five UAA games.

deiscanton · January 26, 2011, 08:40:33 AM

The Wash U Student Life student newspaper has just come out with their Jan. 26, 2011 edition.

Student Life sports reporter Kurt Rohrbeck wrote the article on the Wash U women's basketball team in this edition.

Included are comments from Wash U coach Nancy Fahey and Wash U player Dani Hoover on the weekend at NYU and Brandeis.

Note: I seem to always have technical difficulties getting the links from the Wash U Student Life newspaper on the women's basketball team, so this is the best that I can do. Just click on the sentence just under the heading of Sports: Women's Basketball when you get to the page indicated by the link that I provided.