University Athletic Association

[atn alum]

We're broadcasting tonight's game- Emmanuel vs Brandeis. Check for the link here

http://www.d3hoops.com/audio

We'll be on about 6:50-6:55 or so with pregame.

Thanks, and enjoy!

[Hoop Dreams]

Final from Lake Forest, Ill: Washington U 58, Lake Forest 47

The Bears avenge an early-season loss to the Foresters to reach the Sweet 16.

I am a UChicago fan, but I admit I have been pulling for the Wash U women since a few people on this board dismissed them earlier in the season.  Great job, Bears...what a turnaround.

Now let's give Wash U some UAA company in the Sweet 16!  Looks like Brandeis and NYU are up at half.

[howardjp]

not happening for the Judges, lost lead and game to Emmanuel

men lose by 3, women by 4 ....both games eminently winnable

[newtonnancy]

Congrats to the 3 UAA teams moving on to the Sweet 16 and Brandeis should be ashamed of themselves, losing is what is arguably the easiest pod to get out of, especially after taking a 13 point lead. I have seen a lot of games and freshmen or not 35 turnovers I am sure are the most in at least the past 5 years. Also, Howard she still can't shoot and I will still argue that she gathers stats against the pitiful teams they play, including MF last night. Granted everyone has a good game or two against top quality competition once in a while, but her stats are built against the weak sisters and Brandeis would have had a better season had they tried to (maybe the guards couldn't make it happen) keep Malcom as the go to player.

[benjgc]

Not a lot of shame in losing on the road to a team that hasn't lost at home all year, Nancy.

Congrats to the Judges on a great year.  We'll miss you, Caitlin and Alison!

[wonder_woman]

Sorry to see you go Caitlin- you had a GREAT career!

[deiscanton]

Congratulations to Caitlin Malcolm and Alison Chase for their fine 4 years of service to the Brandeis Judges.  I will miss you both, and I hope that you will find success in whatever paths life takes you in the future.

I'm glad to see that Caitlin Malcolm got a double-double last night for the Judges.  I heard from Mr. Paul last night that Emmanuel coach Andy Yosinoff said after the game that if Emmanuel had Caitlin Malcolm on the team this year, the Saints would be heavily favored to make it to their second Final Four.

Nothing to be ashamed of out of this game-= both teams brought their "A" games.  (I wished that the officiating could have been better on both sides of the ball, but you have to take the crew that was assigned to the game.)   This Emmanuel press defense is definitely better than the press that the 2000-2001 Emmanuel team that was captained by my good friend Brianne Bognanno had when the Saints defeated NYU at the Coles Center in the Elite 8 (yes, in the same year that Dari Magyar hit that "Miracle in Manhattan" shot to defeat Wash U) and played in the Final Four against Tasha Rodgers and the Wash U juggernaut team in Danbury.  The 2000-2001 Emmanuel press defense was mostly aided by a home court in Marian Hall Gym that was 10 feet shorter than regulation size-- so the Saints had to adjust their press defense on regulation sized courts.  This Emmanuel press was made for regulation sized courts. 

In addition, I have always felt that while Emmanuel coach Andy Yosinoff may not be the most detailed of coaches when it comes to game preparation, he is one of the best coaches when it comes to making adjustments during the course of a game, and he proved it last night.

This Emmanuel team is right up there with the 2000-2001 Saints team.  I saw the previous Saints team in 2000-2001 having to go up against Cortland State in the Sweet 16 (game played at the Coles Center) when Cortland had a 6 ft. 5 in center in the starting lineup (in Kate Smith), and the Saints won that game, so this match last night between Brandeis and Emmanuel could easily have gone either way-- the Saints just happened to defeat my 'Deis team last night and ended the 2006-2007 campaign for Brandeis-- but I have no regrets in defeat.

To Jaime Capra, Jessica Chapin, Lauren Orlando, Kiersten Holgash, and the rest of the Brandeis team-- you gave it your all last night, and I am very proud of you. 

[newtonnancy]

Allen,

How can you say "both teams brought their A game" when Brandeis had 35 let me repeat....35 turnovers? Please explain.

[deiscanton]

Andy Yosinoff just happens to be one of the best coaches in DIII at making game-time adjustments, and Emmanuel just so happens to be currently running a press defense that is better than the press defense that the 2000-2001 Emmanuel Final Four team that went to Danbury used.

Emmanuel just ran their game better last night, that is all, but both teams gave it their all on the floor.  An "A" game as a way of describing the way both teams worked with the ball might be a bit of a misnomer when you see the box score, newtonnancy, but you haven't seen Emmanuel in person this year like I have.  (And last night was not the first time that I have seen Emmanuel this season.)  35 turnovers is a season high for Brandeis, but the turnovers were more because of what Emmanuel did right in the game than what Brandeis did wrong-- Emmanuel stole the ball 20 times, and forced Brandeis to cough it up at least 10 more times.  Only 5 of those turnovers would be what I would consider to be unforced, and yes, I would not expect to win a ballgame while turning the ball over 35 times.  Most of those turnovers came in the second half of the game when coach Yosinoff made his adjustments.  I could only imagine the current Chicago team running their game as well as Emmanuel did last night-- Chicago would be in the sweet 16, too.

I was using the "A" game term to describe my feeling that both teams left it all out on the court rather than my belief that both teams executed their games to perfection. 

By the way, some more Chicago news--

Congratulations to Chicago's Nofi Mojidi on winning the 55 meter dash and the 200 meter dash at the UAA Indoor Track and Field Championships that were held at the Gosman Fieldhouse at Brandeis yesterday.

And in other news--

Emmanuel will be hosting a sectional next weekend for the first time in the history of the school.   DePauw and Calvin will be flying to Boston, and the winner of today's Fitchburg State/S. Maine game will also be playing at the Jean Yawkey Center next Friday.  First game on Friday will have Calvin going up against the winner of Fitchburg State/S. Maine.  Emmanuel will be playing DePauw in the second game on Friday.  Winners will be playing on Saturday for the right to go to Springfield.  With the way that Emmanuel is playing right now,  don't be surprised if Emmanuel makes it to their second Final Four after next week's sectionals conclude. 

NYU, Luther, and Scranton are the other sectional sites.

[mark_reichert]

Depends what you mean by stop:

http://bearsports.wustl.edu/womensbball/GAME18.HTM

She had 13 rebounds, but only 13 points, which is low for her.

Mark,
If a double-double is a stop, I must be talking about a different sport where over ten points and ten rebounds is bad. It doesn't matter what's "low" for her, a double-double is a double-double.

Exactly what is vague about "Depends what you mean by stop"?

I'm probably making a mistake in replying, but if McEntee is transcending the UAA, are McFarlin and Parker nearly doing so considering that they were both just trailing McEntee for most of the season in double-doubles?

I was just pointing out that McEntee hadn't scored as much as she had in other games.  From a quick look at the NYU web site there are at least 13 other games in which she's scored more.  That had nothing to do with the WashU defense?

I said nothing about her not being a serious force in the game, which was certainly evidenced by her 13 rebounds.

[nescac hoops]

Congrats to the 3 UAA teams moving on to the Sweet 16 and Brandeis should be ashamed of themselves, losing is what is arguably the easiest pod to get out of, especially after taking a 13 point lead.

Emmanuel is a very good team that hasn't lost at home this season. The UAA team that should be ashamed of themselves would be yours, U Chicago. Talk about letting a good lead/season go to waste....

[DutchandDeis]

The only thing Brandeis should be ashamed of is a few key coaching blunders last night.  How you leave your senior gaurd on the bench for the final 17 minutes of an NCAA tournament game, hanging tired and less experienced players out to dry is absolutely beyond me.  Before the season, I read all these quotes from Coach Simon stating that guard Ali Chase '07 is a defensive star, a solid player, and "our stealth bomber".  Unfortunately, it seems that she stealthed her way out of the Brandeis gameplan, thus they fought offense with offense last night (as they've panicked and tried to do a few times this season), and lost, that simple.  Not quite sure what was going on there.

As to Newtonnancy's comment on the guards not being able to get Malcom the ball, it's alot more difficult without the defense playing for two star posts inside.  For the previous 3 or 4 years, teams have had to deal with Fitzy, Clancy, Malcom, etc., and that definately opened things up for the guards.  I mean, how do you think DeMartino racked up all those assists in the first place... But I digress...

Finally, thank you to the Brandeis seniors for the past four years, as well as the entire Brandeis team and staff.  You have helped catapult Brandeis to a new level for the school, winning the ECACs and making the NCAAs for the first time in school history, and for that you deserve far more congratulations than I can give.

[feces monkey]

Emmanuel is a very good team that hasn't lost at home this season.

C'mon, Hoops. Bowdoin whacked Emmanuel in the Fens in early January by nine (the Saints only loss). Stop drinking the Kool Aid.

[sean-o]

The UAA team that should be ashamed of themselves would be yours, U Chicago. Talk about letting a good lead/season go to waste....

Sorry to call you out, but this is just ridiculous. Aside from one game, there was no shame in those losses. Close games against some very good teams. They did not give up or coast. They were a competitive team that came out to a great start and was probably too young to finish it off. There's no waste in that if you don't specifically set the postseason as your goal... yes, you want to get there, but I wouldn't be ashamed of what was still a good season. That's how it sometimes works in a top-tier league.

I'm not defending the other comment about Brandeis being ashamed of its performance, but you don't have to go sliding through the mud either.

[nescac hoops]

sorry, i meant "the only team that would have to be ashamed..." obviously, i don't think chicago should be ashamed of themselves, nor any other college athlete or team. i was more trying to show nancy how ridiculous her comment was by saying "shame on brandeis for giving up a lead to a good team on the road" when her team had a couple season blunders and wasn't fortunate to make the tourny themselves. sorry, no disrespect to chicago. and sorry feces, i thought that game was up at bowdoin.