University Athletic Association

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UAA action this weekend:  (Rankings not shown here)

Women's Basketball

Friday, January 5

1.)  Brandeis at Rochester-- 6 PM Eastern

Live audio webcast at http://www.wysl1040.com

J.C. DeLass with the call of the game.

Live video webcast at http://www.rochester.edu/athletics/webcast

2.)  NYU at Carnegie Mellon-- 6 PM Eastern

Live audio webcast at http://www.wrct.org

For live stats, go to http://www.cmu.edu/athletic
Follow instructions on home page for link to the game.

Saturday, January 6

1.) UAA GAME OF THE WEEKEND-- Wash U at Chicago

Tip at 1 PM Central/2 PM Eastern

Audio webcast available on Teamline-- http://www.teamline.cc 
Team code is 3979

Free on internet, also available on phone for $25.00 on credit card.
Phone number on Teamline is 1-800-846-4700.

Live stats available-- Go to http://athletics.uchicago.edu
Link available on home page.

2.)  Emory at Case-- 2 PM Eastern

Live audio webcast at http://www.case.edu/athletics/varsity/broadcast/index.htm

Sunday, January 7

1.)  NYU at Rochester-- 2 PM Eastern
2.)  Brandeis at Carnegie Mellon-- 2 PM Eastern

For details on Sunday's coverage, follow instructions for Friday's January 5 coverage.

[deiscanton]

I just wanted to write and let people know that I am in Rochester for tonight's Brandeis at Rochester matchup(s).  I expect a great game tonight whether or not Alex Porter of Rochester is able to play-- she missed the RIT game a few days ago, so I assume that she got banged up over the winter break.

I'll make sure to eat a Zweigle's hot dog this afternoon before the game.

Let's have a very competitive UAA weekend, and I'll hopefully be able to write some comments tomorrow on tonight's games at the Palestra.  Have a good broadcast tonight, J.C. 

[martin]

Friday Scores
NYU 72 CMU 50
Rochester 69 Brandeis 59

[newtonnancy]

OK ALL I CAN SAY IS----BRING ON NYU AND BRANDEIS AND THOSE CREAM PUFF SCHEDULES THEY PLAY-----UC BEATS WASH U IN WHAT I PREDICT WILL BE A UAA CHAMPIONSHIP SEASON-----

GREAT GAME, NO STATS YET, CAN'T WAIT UNTIL bu AND nyu VISIT

ALLEN, THE BRANDEIS BUBBLE HAS BURST

I GIVE TEAM AND COACH THE NOD AT UC

[martin]

Saturday Finals

Chicago 54 Washington 51
Emory  75  Case 72

[deiscanton]

Very good victory for Chicago today.  However, I noticed that Shanna Lei-Dacanay did not play for Wash U today, and the score was very close.   The final score of that Chicago-Wash U game is very interesting-- I expected it to be a little higher.

Brandeis at Rochester went about what I expected, unfortunately.  I am a little disappointed that the Judges did not play well enough to win.  The first half was interesting-- but a good case can be made for replay in DIII-- was that final shot by Brandeis in the first half really taken after the buzzer sounded?  It did not matter-- Rochester took control in the second half.

A must win for Brandeis tomorrow at Carnegie Mellon in Pittsburgh, and then Brandeis will have to prove themselves against NYU next Saturday in the home opener for the Judges.

NYU gets its test tomorrow at Rochester to conclude the weekend.

[martin]

From the Honolulu Advertiser:

HOMEGROWN REPORT
Washington University loses Dacanay for season

By Leila Wai
Advertiser Staff Writer
 
Washington University (St. Louis) sophomore guard Shanna-Lei Dacanay suffered a season-ending knee injury against Maryville Dec. 13.

Dacanay, a 2005 Punahou School graduate, is the second All-State guard from Hawai'i to see her season ended by a knee injury. Gonzaga freshman point guard Tatriana Lorenzo, a 2006 Kamehameha graduate, injured her left knee against UCLA in a tournament in Hawai'i Nov. 25.

WU sports information director Nick Povalitis had no additional information as of yesterday.


The link is at:
http://the.honoluluadvertiser.com/article/2006/Dec/27/sp/FP612270343.html

[deiscanton]

Well, I got my home computer up and running today.

Halftime at the Palestra in Rochester, NY--

Rochester 44, NYU 26

30 Rochester points in the first half came by way of the 3 point shot.

The Rochester women's team hit 10 3's in the first half.  4 Rochester players hit 2 or more 3's in the first half.  If that is not a record for most 3's by the Rochester team in a half, I don't know what is.

Rochester needs to only hit 4 more 3's in the second half to break the team record for most 3's made in a game, which was set in last year's NCAA tournament game vs. Medaille with 13 3 pointers made.

[deiscanton]

Somehow, the CMU live stats machine went on the blink near the end of the first half, so I ended up listening on the computer to the WRCT FM webcast of the second half of the Brandeis/CMU women's game from Skibo Gym in Pittsburgh.

No problem for the Brandeis women's basketball team today. 

Brandeis women win today, 71-42, over the Tartans to go 10-1, 1-1 in the UAA.  The Carnegie Mellon women sustain their 50th straight conference loss in UAA play.

The Brandeis women finish up a road game slate on Thursday with a local road game at Simmons College.

UAA home opener for Brandeis is next Saturday vs. NYU, with a tip time for the women's game at 1 PM Eastern from the Auerbach Arena. 

[martin]

Rochester 82  NYU 69

The UAA is brutal.  After next weekend, either Brandeis or NYU will be 1-2.  Rochester is feeling pretty good, 3-0 in the conference.  But on Friday, they go into St. Louis to play a Washington team which does not want to go to 0-2.  Unfortunately for Rochester, they have the weakest travel partner in the UAA, CMU, which is winless in its last 50 UAA games.  So they will fast a well rested Chicago team on Sunday.  The Yellowjackets may head home 3-2 in the conference.

[Hoop Dreams]

Saturday:
Chicago 54
Washington 51

The Maroons improved to 11-0, but the Bears must have spent the trip back to St. Louis thinking this was one that got away.  Wash U battled back from an 11-point deficit and had several shots to take the lead in the second half, but they could not make one. 

Nofi Mojidi (14 pts) again led the Maroons in scoring, but every starter scored at least 8.  Chicago showed its depth, as several players made clutch plays down the stretch.  Korry Schwanz made a fallaway jumper to give UC the lead for good at 44-42.  Nicaya Rapier made 3 of the Maroons' final 4 FGs to hold the lead. And Alex Leach swished a pair of foul shots with :05 remaining to provide the final margin.

The Maroons did not play their best game, but had just enough at home against a strong Wash U squad.  This is going to be a fun season in the UAA.

[deiscanton]

Just a clarification for Martin's sake--

Rochester plays at Wash U on Friday, Jan. 19 (which is not this Friday).

The schedule for this upcoming week in UAA play,  briefly...

Friday, January 12

1.)  Wash U at Case
2.)  Chicago at Emory

Saturday, January 13

NYU at Brandeis

Sunday, January 14

1.)  Wash U at Emory
2.)  Chicago at Case

Other news--

Rochester plays in the Chase Tournament this week, which means that both Rochester and Carnegie Mellon get the weekend byes from UAA play this weekend.  (Rochester and CMU already played each other last month, per the UAA tradition of accomodating Rochester's annual Chase Tournament commitment.)

The Chase Tournament is to the Rochester area in D3 college hoop what the Beanpot is to college hockey in Boston, so the UAA always plans their conference schedules to accomodate the Chase Tournament.

[deiscanton]

Courtesy of the Univ. of Rochester athletics website:

Seedings for the JP Morgan/Chase Scholarship Tournament for this upcoming week were announced last night.

Rochester got the #1 seed

Defending Chase Tournament women's champion: Rochester

The seedings (overall record of each team not shown here)

1.)  Rochester
2.)  SUNY-Brockport
3.)  St. John Fisher
4.)  RIT
5.)  SUNY-Geneseo
6.)  Keuka
7.)  Roberts Wesleyan
8.)  Nazareth

Action starts Tuesday, Jan. 10 at two sites:

Quarterfinal action at Keuka on Tuesday

1.)  Rochester v. Nazareth-- 6:15 PM Eastern-- game webcast at http://www.wysl1040.com

2.)  St. John Fisher v. Keuka-- approx. 8:15 PM Eastern

Quarterfinal action at RIT on Tuesday

1.)  SUNY-Brockport v. Roberts Wesleyan-- 6:15 PM Eastern
2.)  RIT v. SUNY-Geneseo-- approx. 8:15 PM Eastern

On Thursday, the tournament moves to Roberts Wesleyan for the semifinals

Championship game on Saturday.

On Thursday, consolation bracket action also starts at Roberts Wesleyan.

[URJackets]

Rochester 82  NYU 69

The UAA is brutal.  After next weekend, either Brandeis or NYU will be 1-2.  Rochester is feeling pretty good, 3-0 in the conference.  But on Friday, they go into St. Louis to play a Washington team which does not want to go to 0-2.  Unfortunately for Rochester, they have the weakest travel partner in the UAA, CMU, which is winless in its last 50 UAA games.  So they will fast a well rested Chicago team on Sunday.  The Yellowjackets may head home 3-2 in the conference.

At what point is anyone here going to give Rochester even just a little respect? They just beat 2 straight top 25 teams in one weekend. And they didn't just beat them, they dominated. They were up by as much as 18 on top 10 Brandeis before they started coasting to the W. NYU was even worse, going up 28 before Rochester was able to clear their bench and get everyone some action. And there isn't one contributor, the shooters carried them on Friday and the post took control on Sunday. They go 11 deep without hesitation against every opponent they play.  They've been to the Sweet Sixteen 3 of the last 4 years and the final four in 2 of those years. What more do they need to put on their resume for you people to give them something more than "decent team" compliments? As far as I know, they're #3 in the country and completely controlling everyone they play. I think it's fair to say they're the favorite in this league.

[martin]

URJackets -

Very bad first post.  You promptly got bad karma.  My post was not an insult to Rochester but a comment on what a tough league the UAA is.  UR gets plenty of respect - rated #3 in the county, two final four appearances in recent years, one of the best teams in the best women's D3 league in the country.

What my comment conveyed was that an outstanding team like Rochester could quite easily go on the road and drop two games.  And that would not lessen my opinion of them.

In just about any other league, Rochester, Brandeis, Chicago, NYU or Washington would be an overwhelming favorite to win the league.  In the UAA, who knows.  I am cheering for the Maroons and think they are much stronger and tougher than they have ever been in the past.

If a team goes 12-2 in conference, that would be outstanding.  To do that, you have to win all 7 home games, beat Case, CMU and Emory on the road, and win two of four on the road against the other top contenders.  That is a tall order.  Brandeis, NYU and Wash would have to win 2 of their three remaining road games with the other contenders to do that.

If Rochester can win one game on their St. Louis/Chicago trip, they would be in real good shape.  If they win both, they are well on their way to winning the UAA.  I think it will be very tough for them to win 2.  I mentioned that they are hampered by the weakness of their travel partner, allowing the opponents to focus on them.

I reread my original post and there was nothing in it that denigrated Rochester.  You read way too much into what was a commentary on the level of play in the UAA.