University Athletic Association

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BTW--

What D-mac is saying on Hoopsville now about Rochester having an off-night today, and the note from the Rochester SID confirming it is entirely true.  I just saw the archived video replay of the game just before airtime (I paid for the monthly subscription), and the student commentators on the feed said that Lena Ethington of Rochester was in concussion protocol and did not play today as a result.  Chicago won all 4 quarters, which you would not expect.

Hopefully, the rematch next Sunday will be more exciting.

Update-- I listened to d-mac on Hoopsville talk about the game.  I initially thought that the person sending the pm about the game was the Rochester SID, but upon further thought, I would not have been surprised if JC DeLass of WYSL 92.1 FM in Rochester sent that message about the Rochester women having an off-game vs Chicago.   He has been very reliable about d3 sports and the UAA in the past, and is a former d3hoops.com reporter for the East region.

Interesting how many teams have "off days" when Chicago comes to town. They have an aggressive defensive style that really messes teams up and speeds them up out of their comfort zone. Their 14-game winning streak is testament to that.

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BTW--

What D-mac is saying on Hoopsville now about Rochester having an off-night today, and the note from the Rochester SID confirming it is entirely true.  I just saw the archived video replay of the game just before airtime (I paid for the monthly subscription), and the student commentators on the feed said that Lena Ethington of Rochester was in concussion protocol and did not play today as a result.  Chicago won all 4 quarters, which you would not expect.

Hopefully, the rematch next Sunday will be more exciting.

Update-- I listened to d-mac on Hoopsville talk about the game.  I initially thought that the person sending the pm about the game was the Rochester SID, but upon further thought, I would not have been surprised if JC DeLass of WYSL 92.1 FM in Rochester sent that message about the Rochester women having an off-game vs Chicago.   He has been very reliable about d3 sports and the UAA in the past, and is a former d3hoops.com reporter for the East region.

Interesting how many teams have "off days" when Chicago comes to town. They have an aggressive defensive style that really messes teams up and speeds them up out of their comfort zone. Their 14-game winning streak is testament to that.

Yet, Brandeis was able to lead by 2 at Chicago going into the 4th quarter before the Maroons pulled out the win.  Even if a Chicago fan was expecting a win at the Palestra on Sunday, the Chicago/Rochester game was expected to play out more like the Brandeis at Chicago game-- strong 1st quarter by Chicago, Rochester adjusting in the middle, and Chicago pulling it out in the end.  Not complete domination by Chicago throughout.

If you heard Dave McHugh interview both coach Carissa Sain-Knoche and coach Jim Scheible on Hoopsville earlier this season, listen to his reaction following each interview.  From what I heard from him-- give all respect to Rochester, but d-mac really loved Chicago and where that team was headed.

All due respect to the seniors of Rochester, but I felt like Chicago was the more complete team going into UAA play with respect to getting major contributions from both seniors and underclassmen.

BTW, my pick for UAA Rookie of the year halfway through is Marissa Igunbor of Chicago, although I also love the poise of Camila Casanueva from my own Brandeis Judges.

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News courtesy of Chicago--

Olariche "Ola" Obi is the UAA Women's Basketball Athlete of the Week for the week ending January 28, 2018.

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UAA Women's teams in d3hoops.com Top 25, Week 9

Rochester-- #11
Chicago--#16

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UAA Women's teams in d3hoops.com Top 25, Week 9

Rochester-- #11
Chicago--#16

Yeah, and I have a bit of a quibble with that, since #17 IWU (same record) BEAT Chicago AT Chicago BY 19!  Granted it was over two months ago (hence 'a bit of a quibble'), but still!  Chicago is on a roll and deserves their ranking, but IWU is also on a roll and should be a slot or two higher than UC.

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UAA Women's teams in d3hoops.com Top 25, Week 9

Rochester-- #11
Chicago--#16

Yeah, and I have a bit of a quibble with that, since #17 IWU (same record) BEAT Chicago AT Chicago BY 19!  Granted it was over two months ago (hence 'a bit of a quibble'), but still!  Chicago is on a roll and deserves their ranking, but IWU is also on a roll and should be a slot or two higher than UC.

Chicago is at 243 pts in the poll-- Illinois Wesleyan is at 241 pts.

Illinois Wesleyan is highest ranked CCIW team in the Top 25 poll, with no other CCIW team receiving votes.

In November--

Illinois Wesleyan won at Chicago by 21, but lost to Wash U on a neutral floor by 8 the following week.

Since then--

Both Chicago and Brandeis, along with Austin, then went on to win at Wash U.

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Congrats to Kaitlyn Read of NYU on being named to the D3Hoops.com Team of the Week for January 29, 2018.

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Big home weekend for the Wash U women as they attempt to defend home court against #11 Rochester and Emory.  Rochester coach Jim Scheible will attempt to get his 4th ever victory at the Wash U Field House in a weekend which Rochester may have to go 2-0 on the road if they want to win the UAA AQ.

Wash U, on the other hand, needs to go 2-0 at home this weekend to strengthen their Pool C chances.

Wash U game preview for Matchdays 8 and 9:

Women's Hoops Returns Home to Start 2nd Half of UAA Schedule.

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Case Western Reserve University (CWRU a/k/a Case) will be hosting Brandeis and NYU this weekend at Adelbert Gymnasium as part of their 13th annual Throwback Weekend February 2-4.

The Case women will don the uniforms of Mather College for the weekend.

More info:

Information on CWRU's 13th Annual Throwback Weekend: February 2-4

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UAA Teams in WBCA DIII Top 25 Coaches poll for this Week--

#11 Rochester-- 120 pts
#16. Chicago-- 82 pts

FYI, Illinois Wesleyan is at #23 in that poll, with 27 points.

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Former Emory coach Christy Thomaskutty is scheduled to be on the Hoopsville Marathon at 8:20 PM Eastern today.  She decided to retire from coaching, at least temporarily, earlier this season due to health reasons.

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This week's Around the Region Central focuses on the current UAA leader, Chicago.

Note:  Look who is in the picture.  Chicago's Ola Obi is battling it out with Brandeis's Joelle MarkAnthony.

Working for the weekend

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Brandeis plays at Case tonight-- a Brandeis win clinches eligibility to be selected for ECACs.

Another interesting note: Pfeiffer (NC), who is reclassifying to DIII from DII and is in their first year of four going through the reclassification process to become a DIII full member, became the 108th DIII member of the ECAC on November 15, 2017, and can compete for the ECAC Women's Basketball title this season.  Pfeiffer women are currently 13-2 vs DIII teams and I believe that they have already clinched their .500 or better record.  Look for Pfeiffer to be on the declared list on Feb. 17.

In their release announcing ECAC membership, Pfeiffer specifically mentioned our 3 UAA schools who are in the ECAC-- Brandeis, Carnegie Mellon, and NYU:

Pfeiffer joins ECAC; Eligible to Compete in Postseason Tournaments Starting This Year

Update for clarification:  According to the ECAC website, there are currently 107 DIII schools who are members of the ECAC.  Hamilton is not one of them, despite what the Pfeiffer release stated.

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NYU up 34-28 over Carnegie Mellon at halftime at Skibo Gym in Pittsburgh.

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Case up 37-34 over Brandeis at halftime at Adelbert Gym in Cleveland.

Kendall McConico leads Case with 15 pts.