University Athletic Association

[Ralph Turner]

I was surprised by how close the game was.

Yes I am an ASC fan, but I did not think that UTD was that good.  The ASC has been down from its runs in the previous decade... HPU champs in 2008 and McMurry with its Jostens winner Tara Richardson from 2005-2008 and HSU in the early decade.

Congratulations to the Lady Bears!

[deiscanton]

On the Rochester vs Emmanuel game last night--

I remember being at Coles Center in New York in 2001 when Emmanuel defeated NYU, and then being in Danbury CT the following week when Emmanuel lost to Wash U.   Back in 2001, I felt that the Emmanuel v Wash U national semifinal was in fact my national title game-- that the winner of that contest would have gone on to win the title.  In 2007, I remember when Emmanuel defeated Brandeis at the Jean Yawkey Ctr in Boston in the second round.   Although that prevented my Judges from going to the Sweet 16 that year, I did get to see the DePauw vs Calvin Elite Eight game in Boston.   Last night's contest once again proved to me why Emmanuel is my favorite non-UAA women's basketball team.  I could not have been any prouder of the effort that both Emmanuel and Rochester put on last night.  I felt the same conflict last night that I did in 2001 when I cheered Emmanuel on in their game against Wash U back in Danbury, CT.

Tip of my hat to Rochester's Loren Wagner on the first 20+ point game of her college career, and the way that she took over the game in the final 5 minutes.   If it wasn't for that effort, Emmanuel would be playing Williams today.

[pbrooks3]

Well earned Bears win tonight in Memphis 78-75 against an undersized but tenacious Rhodes team.  Good luck Washington University as you advance. 

[WUPHF]

Including the three point win by Washington University, UAA teams finished 2-1 today with Emory getting a decisive win over Huntingdon 88-62, though Rochester lost at home to Williams.

[jaybird44]

Very good to see Wash-U get out of the 30% shooting range and have 4 players in double figures.  Kristin Anda had a great weekend...the senior had a career high 16 points on Friday, and gathered 8 rebounds tonight in the Bears' 2 wins.

I have a feeling that she will be a pivotal player throughout the tournament...

[gordonmann]

We've released our list of All-Americans. Congratulations to Melissa Gilkey and Evy Iacono, who is our first women's selection from Case Western Reserve.

http://www.d3hoops.com/notables/2013/03/womens-all-americans

[mark_reichert]

Over in the women's CCIW area, this reply to a post of mine prompted me to do the research to give the info below:

I've always admired the guts of whichever team joins the IWU/WashU/DePauw tourney.  I haven't attempted to check, but I wonder how many times that team has avoided 4th place?

Three times: Illinois College,  Kalamazoo, Central (Iowa) College.   There's been 14 tournaments, one time there wasn't a 4th team, and 10 times the 4th team has gone 0-2.  IWU has gone 0-2 twice and WashU once.

1999-00 Washington University 2-0, IWU, Depauw 1-1, Beloit 0-2
2000-01 Washington University 2-0, Depauw, Illinois College 1-1, IWU 0-2
2001-02 Washington University 2-0, IWU, Depauw 1-1, Thomas More 0-2
2002-03 Washington University 2-0, IWU, Depauw 1-1, Illinois College 0-2
2003-04 Washington University 2-0, IWU, Depauw 1-1, Illinois College 0-2
2004-05 Washington University 2-0, Depauw, Kalamazoo 1-1, IWU 0-2
2005-06 Washington University 2-0, IWU, Depauw 1-1, Coe College 0-2
2006-07 IWU 2-0, Depauw, Central (Iowa) College 1-1, Washington University 0-2
2007-08 Depauw 2-0, IWU, Washington University 1-1, Olivet 0-2
2008-09 IWU 2-0, Depauw, Washington University 1-1, Central (Iowa) College  0-2     
2009-10 IWU 2-0, Depauw, Washington University 1-1, Central (Iowa) College  0-2

2010-11 IWU, Depauw, Washington University 1-1 (no fourth team, round robin)

2011-12 Depauw 2-0, IWU, Washington University 1-1, Hendrix 0-2
2012-13 Depauw 2-0, IWU, Washington University 1-1, Coe 0-2

The Bears haven't gone 2-0 since the year before Depauw won its first championship, though it was IWU that went 2-0 that year.  Also, the three teams had a history of playing each other before the tournament started.  WashU is listed as playing both at the start of the year the three years prior to the tournament and one or the other for quite a few years before that.

Illinois College is making its fourth appearance this year breaking the tie with Central (Iowa).

[mark_reichert]

The tournament involving WashU, IWU, and Depauw for this year starts this afternoon and is being called the Midwest Challenge.  Here is the link for Live stats and video streaming:

http://www.depauw.edu/athletics/womens/basketball/midwestchallenge/

[WUPHF]

Thanks for posting the tourney trivia. Very interesting.

I was surprised as you regarding the No. 2 ranking, but it looks like the Bears are playing good basketball with a line-up similar to last year.  I have not seen a game, and I am not sure of how tough IWU is this season, but the Bears are now 4-0 heading in to the big game this afternoon. 

[jaybird44]

#2 Wash-U won yesterday afternoon 80-47 over Webster, to improve to 10-1 heading into the beginning of UAA play next Saturday.

The Bears enjoyed an 18-point lead late in the first half, but Webster cut the lead down to 13 at halftime.  The pesky Gorloks then cut the lead to 9 in the first two minutes of the 2nd half, before Wash-U's Lucy Montgomery lit the pilot light with the first of three treys in the half.  From there, the Bears outscored Webster 22-3 to take a commanding lead.

Montgomery and Alyssa Johanson each had 12 points off the bench for the Bears, and Jordan Rettig also had 12.  Melissa Gilkey led Wash-U with 16 points.  The Bears defense also played well, forcing 29 turnovers and collecting 18 steals.

The UAA slate of games begins Saturday, with Chicago visiting the Wash-U Fieldhouse. 

[Dave 'd-mac' McHugh]

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[jaybird44]

Last night, #2 Wash-U followed their win over Chicago in the first weekend of UAA play with a 73-49 triumph last night over Brandeis at the Fieldhouse.  Wash-U is now 12-1 this season.

The Bears had a tough struggle in the first half.  After scoring the first 10 points and staking a lead of 15-2 in the first 5 minutes, Wash-U gave up an 11-0 run to Brandeis to bring the Judges within 2 points...and they had a lead over the home team at 22-21 with under 6 minutes to play in the 1st half.  The Bears were able to claw their way back in front by halftime, but only by a 31-27 margin.

Brandeis outrebounded Wash-U 22-19 in the 1st half--and Wash-U's only loss came from being outrebounded by its opponent.  The Judges outscored Wash-U in the paint 16-4, and the only thing that kept it in the lead was the 7-14 showing from 3-point range.  Jordan Thompson had 4 of those treys and had 12 points at the break.

Not sure if Nancy Fahey read her players the riot act at halftime, but the Bears did roar to life...starting the 2nd half on a 25-12 surge to lead 56-39 with 8:15 left in the game.  Maddy Scheppers had 10 points in the 2nd half, and Melissa Gilkey and Lucy Montgomery each had 9 points (Lucy had 3 treys off the bench).  That surge allowed Wash-U to enjoy a 42-22 scoring edge in the 2nd half...and it outrebounded Brandeis 33-14 in the final 20 minutes.

Scheppers and Thompson each ended the game with 16 points, and Gilkey added 14.  Kristin Anda and Gilkey had 9 rebounds, and Thompson and Scheppers had 6 and 5 assists, respectively.  Wash-U was 12-25 from 3-point range, outscoring Brandeis 12 treys to 2.  Brandeis had only Kasey Dean in double figures with 12 points, as the Judges shot only 34% from the floor.

Wash-U will need two strong halves against NYU, who kept its record perfect after a come-from-behind 89-87 victory at Chicago last night.  The Violets were very young last season, but played with big fearless chips on their shoulders.  They are seemingly much better with a year of experience under their belts, as they have 4 players who each average double-figures in scoring and between 4.5-7.7 rpg (Megan Dawe, Kaitlyn Read, Riley Wurtz, and Lindsey Oldshue).  NYU outrebounds opponents by 15.6 per game, and averages an impressive 13.4 steals per game.  Wash-U's Jordan Thompson and Katybeth Biewen will be severely tested at point guard tomorrow afternoon.  It could be a closely-contested thriller tomorrow afternoon...

[jaybird44]

WashU overwhelmed Case Western Reserve 71-37 tonight in Cleveland.  The Bears held Case to one basket in the first 9 minutes of the 2nd half, enabling them to move a 14-point halftime lead to 50-19.

Melissa Gilkey had 17 points, Alyssa Johanson 13 off the bench, and Steph Vukotic had 8 points.  Coupled with Emory's loss at NYU, WashU now has a one-game lead over those two teams in the UAA.  The Bears travel to Carnegie Mellon Sunday.

[jaybird44]

WashU ends its 4-game, 2-weekend road trip by winning at Emory 69-61 this afternoon in Atlanta.

Melissa Gilkey had a 17-point, 14-rebound double-double to lead the Bears, who are unbeaten in UAA play halfway through the conference schedule.  The Bears take a 2-game UAA lead back home, where they will host Rochester and Emory this Friday night and Sunday afternoon.

Wash-U very nearly had a 3-game lead to take home with it.  NYU had to scramble to win in overtime against Case-Western, to push its UAA record to 5-2, a couple of games behind the Bears.

[7express]

WOW, Rochester wins 72-68 @ Wash U.