University Athletic Association

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Conference standings after Matchday 3-- 11 games in the 14 game tournament left to play....

1.). CWRU 3-0
1.). Emory 3-0
3.)  NYU 2-1
3.)  Chicago 2-1
5.). Brandeis 1-2
5.). Wash U 1-2
7.). Carnegie Mellon 0-3
7.). Rochester 0-3

CWRU is now on the road for the next 4 matchdays, with a first place battle on the horizon on Sunday in Atlanta if both the Spartans and the Eagles win on Friday.

Brandeis and NYU are on the Midwest trip this weekend with NYU at Chicago on Friday.

Brandeis has gone 8-41 from 3 pt land in UAA play this season-- fewest 3's taken and made.  Brandeis's UAA opponents have also taken 81 3 pt attempts vs Brandeis in Association play-- most that any UAA team has given up this season.

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WBCA Coaches Poll-- January 21

#22 Emory-- 31 points
#23 Chicago-- 27 points
RV-- NYU-- 7 points

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An honor for CWRU--

This week's Whoopdirt.com DIII Women's Basketball Coach of the Week is Jennifer Reimer of CWRU.

[jaybird44]

I wouldn't sleep on WashU just yet.  Let's see if the Bears' win at Carnegie Mellon to stop a 4-game slide gets parlayed into a jump to UAA contention in their next 4 games...all at home.

Yes, WashU has had some struggles this year with the loss of a lot of seniors, and bringing in 10 freshmen.  But, getting a Sleepy Sunday UAA win on the road may be the tonic that the ladies need to take their game up a level or two.

A couple of developments are encouraging:  First, the return of Hayley Semple from a lengthy injury has added a degree of tenacity on defense and a slasher to the basket on offense.  Both are needed ingredients in the 4th quarter of games when WashU arguably has had its biggest challenges. 

Second, the emergence of Maya Arnott has been noted and very much appreciated.  Maya hails from NYC where she averaged over 20 points and 20 rebounds per game in both her junior and senior years of high school basketball.  She plays with a competitive sneer much like Jaimie McFarlin did during WashU's 2009-10 national championship run.  So far, Maya is shooting 71% from the floor (20-28).  Not enough attempts yet to qualify for the UAA lead, but enough to show that she is embracing her chance to be a vital cog in WashU's success.  Had 16 points and 8 rebounds in 19 minutes vs. Carnegie Mellon last Sunday.  Her 5.1 ppg and 2.7 rpg in 8.0 min/game translates to 25.5 points and 13.5 rebounds per 40 minutes so far in her freshman season.  Will it continue?  We shall see.

Also wanted to give a tip of the hat to Brandeis Head Coach Carol Simon.  She has turned around a team that was 7-17 last season to its current 11-3 record entering Friday night.  Fantastic work by her and her coaching staff!

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The Wash U freshmen starters love to shoot the 3 pointer.  Opposing UAA teams have taken 81 3 pt attempts in the first 3 games vs Brandeis (making 17 of them), while the 3 point shooting of the Judges has dried up in conference play so far, with only 8 of 41 3 pt shots made by Brandeis in the first 3 UAA games.  Brandeis has to do better than 19 percent from 3 pt land to have any shot of winning this weekend.  The 3 pt shooting was better in non conference play-- just a matter of transferring it to conference play.


I do like the Brandeis FT shooting-- over 80 percent from the charity stripe per game in the first 3 UAA games. 

I also like Brandeis's bench production-- very influential in the win vs Rochester.

The last time Wash U lost to CWRU, the Bears finished 10-4 in UAA play.  A repeat of that would mean a 17-8 season.  Probably still not enough for a Pool C bid, but still a good season.

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This morning, CWRU has uploaded last Friday's victory vs Wash U in its entirety on their general Youtube channel.  Each half is its own upload. I will watch the women's game in its entirety after I eat lunch.  Ron Jantz on the PBP call for this one, with Alex (last name not given) on color commentary.

Update-- Both CWRU doubleheaders vs Wash U and Chicago are now up on Youtube in their entirety.

Update-- The color commentator's headset broke a little bit at the end of the first quarter.  Wash U played intense defense.  Melissa Heath honored on the senior banners at Horsburgh Gym.  All of the senior players on the CWRU men's and women's basketball teams get the honor of having individual banners up all season at Horsburgh Gym.

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I just finished watching last Friday's CWRU vs Wash U game on Youtube.  I have great respect for both teams in what was a very entertaining match.  I really enjoyed the final minute as a neutral fan in this one.  I really hope that tonight's Brandeis at Wash U match will be just as entertaining.

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Listening to pregame of CWRU v Rochester on WYSL--

Julianna Okoniewski of Rochester did not practice this week, and is most likely out for this weekend due to her injury last Friday at Brandeis.  Info courtesy of JC DeLass.

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End of 1st quarter--

Rochester 26, CWRU 12

Rochester 4-6 from 3 pt land, Lauren Foley 3-3 from 3 pt land for UR.

Rochester outrebounding CWRU on the glass.

Emory leads 11-9 after 1st quarter vs Carnegie Mellon.

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Rochester is really red hot at 3 pt land tonight-- while both Emory and Carnegie Mellon have been ice cold at the 3-ball in the first half so far.

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Halftime from early games--

Rochester 47, CWRU 29

Lauren Foley of Rochester 5-6 from 3 pt land coming off the bench.

Emory 26, Carnegie Mellon 20

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Wash U Sports Network ready to go, and I am watching Brandeis at Wash U on the Roku TV.   

Note to Jaybird44-- I am partial to the song "Into the Fire" by Dokken.  My most recent favorite 80s song ever since the National Wrestling Alliance chose it for their Tuesday wrestling show NWA Powerrr.

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After 3 quarters in the early games--

Rochester 73, CWRU 49
Emory 45, Carnegie Mellon 33

Emory poised to take sole possession of first place heading into Sunday vs CWRU.

[ronk]

Listening to pregame of CWRU v Rochester on WYSL--

Julianna Okoniewski of Rochester did not practice this week, and is most likely out for this weekend due to her injury last Friday at Brandeis. Info courtesy of JC DeLass.

A contrast with other programs in which the observer has to detect who has been injured, if they're dressed but not starting, in sweats, or absent entirely.

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Final from early games--

Rochester 88, CWRU 60

Rochester hit 15 3 pointers today, with Lauren Foley hitting 6 of those 15 3 pointers.

Emory 55, Carnegie Mellon 43

Emory now in sole possession of first place at 4-0 in the UAA.