University Athletic Association

[jaybird44]

Wash-U will host the Midwest Challenge tournament this weekend at the Fieldhouse.  Good early-season barometer matchups that will give the teams a good look at what they are doing well, and what needs improvement.

Saturday:  DePauw vs. Illinois Wesleyan, 1 pm CDT (both teams 2-1)/Wash-U (2-1) vs. Illinois College (3-0), 3:00
Sunday:  Consolation game 1:00, Championship game 3:00

The national championship pedigrees of Wash-U, DePauw, and Illinois Wesleyan are well-known, but don't sleep on Illinois College--the Lady Blues have had two winning seasons in a row and bring a bumper crop of height to the Fieldhouse--6 players at 5'11" or 6'.  3 more at 5'10".

Should be fun to watch in person, or join me at http://bearsports.wustl.edu and click on "Live Games" for your game of choice.

[ronk]

Wash-U will host the Midwest Challenge tournament this weekend at the Fieldhouse.  Good early-season barometer matchups that will give the teams a good look at what they are doing well, and what needs improvement.

Saturday:  DePauw vs. Illinois Wesleyan, 1 pm CDT (both teams 2-1)/Wash-U (2-1) vs. Illinois College (3-0), 3:00
Sunday:  Consolation game 1:00, Championship game 3:00

The national championship pedigrees of Wash-U, DePauw, and Illinois Wesleyan are well-known, but don't sleep on Illinois College--the Lady Blues have had two winning seasons in a row and bring a bumper crop of height to the Fieldhouse--6 players at 5'11" or 6'.  3 more at 5'10".

Should be fun to watch in person, or join me at http://bearsports.wustl.edu and click on "Live Games" for your game of choice.

I was wondering where all the bigs were.

[Dave 'd-mac' McHugh]

Nearly three weeks into the college basketball season and there is plenty to talk about. Conference action is also starting for many programs while others are still getting up to speed in their out-of-conference schedules. On the women's side, not a lot of upsets; on the men's side, no one seems safe to an unforeseen loss. Tonight on Hoopsville, Dave talks to several teams who are still working off last season's success and battling expectations this season and others who may quietly change the conversation in their regions.

Hoopsville hits the air at 7PM ET - www.d3hoops.com/hoopsville/archives/2015-16/dec3

Guests include:
- Mike Miller, Messiah women's coach
- Nancy Fahey, No. 11 Washington Univ. women's coach
- Stephen Brennan, No. 11 Babson men's coach
- Mike DeWitt, No. 6 Ohio Wesleyan's men's coach

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[hopefan]

Kudos to Wash U coach Nancy Fahey... in the past week I've watched her fine (as usual) women's team dismantle Vastly inferior SLIAC teams from Webster and Fontbonne... what impressed me, is that Coach Fahey used her entire roster, 20 players, and not just at the end of the game.. 3rd and 4th stringers were in the flow of the game, most seeing time in 2 different quarters... Wash U could have run up the score tremendously in either of these games.. instead it was the coach's decision to give these youngsters, as well as a couple of little used upperclassmen, some real game time....

[Roundball999]

Kudos to Wash U coach Nancy Fahey... in the past week I've watched her fine (as usual) women's team dismantle Vastly inferior SLIAC teams from Webster and Fontbonne... what impressed me, is that Coach Fahey used her entire roster, 20 players, and not just at the end of the game.. 3rd and 4th stringers were in the flow of the game, most seeing time in 2 different quarters... Wash U could have run up the score tremendously in either of these games.. instead it was the coach's decision to give these youngsters, as well as a couple of little used upperclassmen, some real game time....

That's one of the things I've always admired about Coach Morehouse at Hope as well.  In some recent games, everyone on the roster has seen time by the end of the first quarter, for example last game no one played more than 19 minutes and no one played less than 7.  One of the advantages of having a strong program... the bench often gets opportunity for good minutes.

[ronk]

Kudos to Wash U coach Nancy Fahey... in the past week I've watched her fine (as usual) women's team dismantle Vastly inferior SLIAC teams from Webster and Fontbonne... what impressed me, is that Coach Fahey used her entire roster, 20 players, and not just at the end of the game.. 3rd and 4th stringers were in the flow of the game, most seeing time in 2 different quarters... Wash U could have run up the score tremendously in either of these games.. instead it was the coach's decision to give these youngsters, as well as a couple of little used upperclassmen, some real game time....

As a former benchwarmer, I appreciate  Coach Fahey's MO, plus it allows the subs to become integrated with some prime time players in case it's needed later in the season and it reduces the opportunity for injury or slackening play by the regulars.
  To this day, I remember playing in the closing seconds of the first half of a college freshman game(back when freshman couldn't play varsity but had their own team and games), taking the final shot in the offense or in-bounds play, and being hyped that my teammates had faith in allowing me the opportunity. 50 years later, I'm still willing to take the"big shot".

[saratoga]

Ronk:
Give Danzig a call if you have any eligibility left.
I think he could use one or twelve of you.
Not sure if you made that shot but, what the hell, a heartwarming story none-the-less during the Holidays!
Cheers!

[jaybird44]

Wash-U improved to 2-0 in the UAA with a 64-55 victory at Case-Western Reserve last night.

Wash-U's full-court press was withering, forcing a ton of turnovers (16) in the first half.  But, the Bears had difficulty cashing them in at full value...shooting 25% in the first quarter, and 36% overall for the first half.  The points-from-turnovers pendulum swung more toward the Bears in the 2nd half, to allow them to get 21 points from 24 Case turnovers by game's end.  And, Wash-U offset the early shooting problems by giving up only 12 turnovers for the game, and allowing Case to get only 5 points from Wash-U errors.

Amanda Martinez was strong with a 15-point, 13-rebound double-double.  Jordan Thompson also played well when attacking the basket, to the tune of 15 points, 6 assists, and 1 turnover.  Zoe Vernon and Lily Sarros each collected 9 rebounds, as the Bears outrebounded Case 51-35.

Kara Hageman had 16 points, Jessica McCoy 15 points, and Hillary Hellmann 12 points off the bench.  The Spartans lost Laura Mummey to fouls, and that allowed Wash-U to blanket Hageman--who shot 5 of 13 for the game.

Wash-U has a tough game Sunday afternoon at Carnegie Mellon...the Tartans came from behind after 3 quarters to beat Chicago 83-80.  Carnegie shot 49% from the floor, but committed 24 turnovers that kept the Maroons close all the way to the end.  The Bears will have to get more points from turnovers Sunday, and shoot a higher percentage to defeat the offensively-potent Tartans to close the weekend.

[ronk]

Wash-U improved to 2-0 in the UAA with a 64-55 victory at Case-Western Reserve last night.

Wash-U's full-court press was withering, forcing a ton of turnovers (16) in the first half.  But, the Bears had difficulty cashing them in at full value...shooting 25% in the first quarter, and 36% overall for the first half.  The points-from-turnovers pendulum swung more toward the Bears in the 2nd half, to allow them to get 21 points from 24 Case turnovers by game's end.  And, Wash-U offset the early shooting problems by giving up only 12 turnovers for the game, and allowing Case to get only 5 points from Wash-U errors.

Amanda Martinez was strong with a 15-point, 13-rebound double-double.  Jordan Thompson also played well when attacking the basket, to the tune of 15 points, 6 assists, and 1 turnover.  Zoe Vernon and Lily Sarros each collected 9 rebounds, as the Bears outrebounded Case 51-35.

Kara Hageman had 16 points, Jessica McCoy 15 points, and Hillary Hellmann 12 points off the bench.  The Spartans lost Laura Mummey to fouls, and that allowed Wash-U to blanket Hageman--who shot 5 of 13 for the game.

Wash-U has a tough game Sunday afternoon at Carnegie Mellon...the Tartans came from behind after 3 quarters to beat Chicago 83-80.  Carnegie shot 49% from the floor, but committed 24 turnovers that kept the Maroons close all the way to the end.  The Bears will have to get more points from turnovers Sunday, and shoot a higher percentage to defeat the offensively-potent Tartans to close the weekend.

Carnegie-Mellon has 2 good players(Murphy-leading FG %age shooter in the nation and Poss) that I saw play in high school and a 3rd(Hudepohl) with a good game yesterday; should be a good test for CMU to see if they're for real.

[Hugenerd]

I was at the CMU-Chicago game last night. Poss went down with an ankle a few minutes into the game, which explains some of the turnovers and it also seemed to take some time for the team to adjust to her absence.  Mayberger came in and played pretty well in her absence. Murphy didnt play her best, missing a few shots around the basket she usually makes. Hudepohl picked up the team when they were down in the second half. She was very effective making her own shot when the team needed it. Looking at her bio, she transferred from D1 Colgate (playing in 26 games as a freshman).

Chicago also played tough. They are well coached by a former CMU top 5 career scoring leader, Carissa Sain.

Will be interesting to see how CMU does tomorrow against their first ranked opponent.

[ronk]

I was at the CMU-Chicago game last night. Poss went down with an ankle a few minutes into the game, which explains some of the turnovers and it also seemed to take some time for the team to adjust to her absence.  Mayberger came in and played pretty well in her absence. Murphy didnt play her best, missing a few shots around the basket she usually makes. Hudepohl picked up the team when they were down in the second half. She was very effective making her own shot when the team needed it. Looking at her bio, she transferred from D1 Colgate (playing in 26 games as a freshman).

Chicago also played tough. They are well coached by a former CMU top 5 career scoring leader, Carissa Sain.

Will be interesting to see how CMU does tomorrow against their first ranked opponent.

  I noticed that Poss only played 9 minutes but didn't know why- wouldn't guess she would be able to play tomorrow if she didn't get back in last night's game. Lot of conference games to go, though.

[WUPHF]

I thought Jenn Mayberger was headed to Washington University, but obviously I heard that wrong.  The Bears have had a few from Cor Jesu. 

I have seen her play in the Viz tourney.  She is good.

Apparently, her former Cor Jesu teammate Kristina Schmelter will join Fahey and company next season.  The Schmelter family will be Field House main stays next season.

[WUPHF]

Also, congratulations to Coach Fahey on win No. 700.

[mark_reichert]

Congratulations on the 700th win from me as well.

I too have heard rumors of Kristina Schmelter joining her brother on the Field House hardwood as well, but we will just have to wait and see.

The bad shooting seems to be a persistent problem (fortunately sometimes Orr seems to get hot from 3 point range anyway).  They may have set plays, but all too often I've seen them take wild, awkward shots when there is still plenty of time for getting a better shot off.  They're making the games more "interesting" than they need to.  Don't get me started on the free throws either.  I've never played basketball beyond the hoop at the house, but the one drill I'd like to see is free throw practice after running up and down the court to get the heart racing in order to better match game conditions.

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[mark_reichert]

Kudos to Wash U coach Nancy Fahey... in the past week I've watched her fine (as usual) women's team dismantle Vastly inferior SLIAC teams from Webster and Fontbonne... what impressed me, is that Coach Fahey used her entire roster, 20 players, and not just at the end of the game.. 3rd and 4th stringers were in the flow of the game, most seeing time in 2 different quarters... Wash U could have run up the score tremendously in either of these games.. instead it was the coach's decision to give these youngsters, as well as a couple of little used upperclassmen, some real game time....

I'm a little late in replying to this, but Coach Fahey has been taking this approach for as long as I've been watching, clear back to the 1998-2001 run. 

Much is made of counting stats and percentage of team totals here:

http://d3hoops.com/notables/2015/06/recalling-wash-u-dynamic-duo

but I'd like to compare the minutes per game and who was on the court when the game was basically won.