University Athletic Association

[Jester1390]

I know the Hilbert coach very well.  Coached my daughter at High school for 2 years,  I don't have much to say good about that time for my kid.   I felt bad for the girls at Presentation and hopefully she has learned from the past but somehow i doubt it.

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Emory Athletics announced in a tweet at 4:31 PM Eastern Monday January 3 that Wednesday's Emory game at Piedmont has been cancelled due to positive COVID-19 tests among the Piedmont athletes.  No makeup date has been announced at this time.

That leaves only one non-conference game still to be played this week:

Tuesday, Jan. 4-- Rochester at RIT-- 7 PM Eastern.

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I do not know what this means in terms of how close NYU is in terms of lifting the athletics suspension and allowing its teams to return to intercollegiate competition, but NYU Athletics sent out a tweet this afternoon announcing its new spectator policy.  The updated policy was announced at 1:34 PM Eastern Tuesday January 4, 2022.

It states that if/when NYU teams return to intercollegiate competition, there will be no spectators allowed at NYU home events at least through January. 

In addition, it states that the NYU athletic facilities (Palladium, Brooklyn Athletic Facility, and 404 Fitness) still remain closed to the NYU community for the time being.  gonyuathletics.com/news/2022/1/4/general-nyu-athletics-announces-updated-spectator-policy.aspx

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Rochester at RIT is in warmups, and we have a DI style commentary crew and presentation tonight for this game, rivaling Macs Live of Yeshiva.   Not surprised, since RIT competes in DI College Hockey, and their RIT Sportszone crew is trained to be very professional when doing commentary for hockey, and it carries over to the DIII teams.

The presentation is called RIT Sportszone Live.

Home opener for RIT women's basketball this season.

7:09 PM Eastern-- The quality of this PxP and color commentatory is making me think of what would happen if DIII basketball were called by Sportsnet Canada's "Hockey Night in Canada" crew. 

7:18 PM Eastern-- End of 1st quarter-- Rochester 17, RIT 11.

PxP being called by Ralph "Rocky" Perrotta, who is the PA announcer for RIT Hockey, and the fill-in PA for the NHL's Buffalo Sabres.

7:38 PM Eastern-- Halftime-- Rochester 41, RIT 22

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Halftime stats

Rochester 41, RIT 22

Leading scorers for Rochester--

Hannah Lindemuth-- 16 points

Julianna Okoniewski-- 8 points, 6 rebounds

Maura Leverone-- 6 points, 4 rebounds, 3 assists

Leading scorers for RIT--

Kaleesha Joseph-- 13 points

Sydney Pearson-- 6 rebounds

Rochester shot 17 of 38 from the field (44.7%), 2-9 from 3 pt land, 5-5 from the charity stripe.

RIT shot 9 of 32 from the field (28.1%), 1-8 from 3 pt land, 3-6 from the charity stripe.

Rochester outrebounding RIT 25-20, 5-4 on the offensive glass.

The halftime lead is Rochester's biggest lead of the game.

Rochester turned the ball over only 3 times in the half to RIT's 7.

Points off turnovers-- Rochester leading that one, 4-0.

Points in the paint, Rochester leading that one, 28-12.

Rochester had 8 assists on their made baskets to RIT's 5 assists.

Bench points:   Rochester leading that one 9-0.

Play by play on RIT Sportszone-- Ralph "Rocky" Perrotta

Color commentator-- Richard Keefe/Keith (?)

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8:10 PM Eastern-- End of third quarter,  Rochester 69, RIT 36.

Looks like Rochester is ready for UAA play to start.

The big highlight of the night for me is listening to a DI college hockey PA announcer on play by play on a women's college basketball game.

The UAA has some professional PxP and color commentators, but other than the Stevens Tech soccer games, I usually do not get to hear PxP on DIII sports by someone primarily with a hockey background.

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Everybody on the Rochester women's basketball team getting playing time tonight in this one.

Definitely looks like Rochester is ready for the UAA to start.

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8:29 PM Eastern-- Final

Rochester 94, RIT 50

Leading scorers for Rochester--

Hannah Lindemuth-- 18 points

Alexis Sestric-- 12 points

Leading scorer for RIT is Kaleesha Joseph, who had a 20 point game-- the only real individual highlight for the Tigers.

3 players for Rochester with 7 rebounds, and 1 with 6 rebounds

Rochester shot 38 of 74 from the field (51.4%), 9-23 from 3 pt land (39.1%), and 9 of 11 from the charity stripe (81.8%)

RIT shot 18 of 63 from the field (28.6%), 4-21 from 3 pt land (19%), and 10 of 18 from the charity stripe (55.6%)

Rochester outrebounded RIT, 52-34, 11-9 on the offensive glass.

Rochester had 18 assists and 9 turnovers, while RIT had 8 assists and 15 turnovers

Points off turnovers:  Rochester won that one, 12-8

Bench points:  Rochester won that one, 47-10

Points in the paint:  Rochester won that one, 50-20

Second chance points:   Rochester won that one, 12-7

19 players for Rochester played tonight, and it was a showcase game for everyone on the Rochester roster.  Starters only played 18 to 20 minutes.

(BTW, when Rochester plays UAA conference games on the road, UAA rules dictate that Rochester can only play 14 players if travelling by air, and 15 players if travelling by bus.  There is no limit on how many players Rochester can play in games played at the Palestra.)

[ronk]

8:29 PM Eastern-- Final

Rochester 94, RIT 50

Leading scorers for Rochester--

Hannah Lindemuth-- 18 points

Alexis Sestric-- 12 points

Leading scorer for RIT is Kaleesha Joseph, who had a 20 point game-- the only real individual highlight for the Tigers.

3 players for Rochester with 7 rebounds, and 1 with 6 rebounds

Rochester shot 38 of 74 from the field (51.4%), 9-23 from 3 pt land (39.1%), and 9 of 11 from the charity stripe (81.8%)

RIT shot 18 of 63 from the field (28.6%), 4-21 from 3 pt land (19%), and 10 of 18 from the charity stripe (55.6%)

Rochester outrebounded RIT, 52-34, 11-9 on the offensive glass.

Rochester had 18 assists and 9 turnovers, while RIT had 8 assists and 15 turnovers

Points off turnovers:  Rochester won that one, 12-8

Bench points:  Rochester won that one, 47-10

Points in the paint:  Rochester won that one, 50-20

Second chance points:   Rochester won that one, 12-7

19 players for Rochester played tonight, and it was a showcase game for everyone on the Rochester roster.  Starters only played 18 to 20 minutes.

(BTW, when Rochester plays UAA conference games on the road, UAA rules dictate that Rochester can only play 14 players if travelling by air, and 15 players if travelling by bus.  There is no limit on how many players Rochester can play in games played at the Palestra.)

Why the difference in limits for visitor vs host?

[Ryan Scott (Hoops Fan)]

8:29 PM Eastern-- Final

Rochester 94, RIT 50

Leading scorers for Rochester--

Hannah Lindemuth-- 18 points

Alexis Sestric-- 12 points

Leading scorer for RIT is Kaleesha Joseph, who had a 20 point game-- the only real individual highlight for the Tigers.

3 players for Rochester with 7 rebounds, and 1 with 6 rebounds

Rochester shot 38 of 74 from the field (51.4%), 9-23 from 3 pt land (39.1%), and 9 of 11 from the charity stripe (81.8%)

RIT shot 18 of 63 from the field (28.6%), 4-21 from 3 pt land (19%), and 10 of 18 from the charity stripe (55.6%)

Rochester outrebounded RIT, 52-34, 11-9 on the offensive glass.

Rochester had 18 assists and 9 turnovers, while RIT had 8 assists and 15 turnovers

Points off turnovers:  Rochester won that one, 12-8

Bench points:  Rochester won that one, 47-10

Points in the paint:  Rochester won that one, 50-20

Second chance points:   Rochester won that one, 12-7

19 players for Rochester played tonight, and it was a showcase game for everyone on the Rochester roster.  Starters only played 18 to 20 minutes.

(BTW, when Rochester plays UAA conference games on the road, UAA rules dictate that Rochester can only play 14 players if travelling by air, and 15 players if travelling by bus.  There is no limit on how many players Rochester can play in games played at the Palestra.)

Why the difference in limits for visitor vs host?

Traveling party limits are pretty common in many conferences, I think partly so hosts aren't scrambling for seats right before the game. There are also conferences where the home team is responsible for gameday meals and other expenses that might go up with more players.

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8:29 PM Eastern-- Final

Rochester 94, RIT 50

Leading scorers for Rochester--

Hannah Lindemuth-- 18 points

Alexis Sestric-- 12 points

Leading scorer for RIT is Kaleesha Joseph, who had a 20 point game-- the only real individual highlight for the Tigers.

3 players for Rochester with 7 rebounds, and 1 with 6 rebounds

Rochester shot 38 of 74 from the field (51.4%), 9-23 from 3 pt land (39.1%), and 9 of 11 from the charity stripe (81.8%)

RIT shot 18 of 63 from the field (28.6%), 4-21 from 3 pt land (19%), and 10 of 18 from the charity stripe (55.6%)

Rochester outrebounded RIT, 52-34, 11-9 on the offensive glass.

Rochester had 18 assists and 9 turnovers, while RIT had 8 assists and 15 turnovers

Points off turnovers:  Rochester won that one, 12-8

Bench points:  Rochester won that one, 47-10

Points in the paint:  Rochester won that one, 50-20

Second chance points:   Rochester won that one, 12-7

19 players for Rochester played tonight, and it was a showcase game for everyone on the Rochester roster.  Starters only played 18 to 20 minutes.

(BTW, when Rochester plays UAA conference games on the road, UAA rules dictate that Rochester can only play 14 players if travelling by air, and 15 players if travelling by bus.  There is no limit on how many players Rochester can play in games played at the Palestra.)

Why the difference in limits for visitor vs host?

Traveling party limits are pretty common in many conferences, I think partly so hosts aren't scrambling for seats right before the game. There are also conferences where the home team is responsible for gameday meals and other expenses that might go up with more players.

That's correct.  In the UAA, basketball teams when they make their roster, also have to decide in October or November about reserving plane tickets for the mandatory team flights on road weekends that the teams must take to get to their destinations.   If a team has to travel by air for at least part of the weekend trip, it is considered a team "travelling by air" for competitive travel squad size purposes.  For a team to be considered as "travelling by bus" for the road weekend, the entirety of the trip has to be by bus.

Also, there is a tradition in the UAA, and it is codified for basketball in the UAA Basketball Code of Conduct, that the host team must host a social involving players and coaches of both competing teams after the first game of the UAA basketball doubleheader on Fridays and Sundays, where the players and coaches of both teams that played the first game would sit down, talk, and eat a post game meal.  The host team arranges the catering for the meal.  In the past, the women's basketball teams would have a social on Fridays, and the men's basketball teams on Sundays.  For the next 2 basketball seasons, the social will be for the men's basketball teams since they will play first each Friday and Sunday.  After that, the women's basketball teams will have socials each Friday and Sunday for the following 2 years.  (Of course, in the pandemic era, how exactly the social will be conducted remains to be seen.)

If the UAA game is on Saturday due to it being a game where the travel partners play each other, the host team has the option of hosting socials for both the men's and women's basketball teams that day.

Travel squad/bench squad size rules are nothing new.  In addition to conferences having these rules, the NCAA Tournaments have these competitive squad size rules as well for determining "per diem" benefits.

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Another thing that I want to note about UAA teams with very large rosters--

Traditionally, Wash U always had the biggest rosters for basketball from the days when John Schael was athletic director and the basketball coaches were Nancy Fahey on the women's side and Mark Edwards on the men's side.

Half of the players on those basketball rosters were the players that would be on the JV teams-- Wash U is one of the few UAA basketball schools that traditionally also had a JV team.    Brandeis never had a JV team in the history of the UAA.

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Brandeis Athletics has yet to send out a tweet to confirm, but the NYU at Brandeis women's basketball game is still scheduled for Saturday, January 8, 2022, now with a rescheduled tip for 2 PM Eastern due to the postponement of the NYU at Brandeis men's basketball game to a future date that was earlier announced today.  Since this was announced today, the postponement of the men's game is probably due to COVID-19 protocols among the Brandeis men's basketball team-- NYU has until tomorrow to announce that they would not send the basketball teams to Boston if the postponement was due to dangerous travel conditions due to COVID-19/NYU Athletics ban.  Also, the fact that the women's basketball game rescheduled their tip leads me to believe that it was COVID-19 protocols among the Brandeis men's basketball team that postponed the first game of the scheduled doubleheader.  If the issue was with NYU, both games would have been announced as postponed at the same time.

Source:

Brandeis women's basketball schedule:

brandeisjudges.com/sports/wbkb/2021-22/schedule

NYU women's basketball schedule confirming the rescheduled tip-off time:

gonyathletics.com/sports/womens-basketball/schedule

The UAA women's basketball schedule site has confirmed it as well:

uaasports.info/sports/wbkb/2021-22/schedule

IMO, the odds that a women's basketball game at Brandeis will be played on Saturday have increased from earlier in the week, since if the NYU women's basketball game was going to be postponed due to the suspension of NYU Athletics activity on December 15, the women's basketball game would have been announced as postponed at the same time as the men's basketball game.  Instead, the tip time for the NYU at Brandeis women's basketball game was rescheduled to be 1 hour earlier.

Of course, I will believe that NYU at Brandeis on the women's side will be played if the schedule still remains the same on Saturday morning, and if there are warmups on the livestream from the Auerbach Arena on Saturday afternoon just before scheduled tip time.

2:02 PM Eastern update-- I do now believe that NYU has decided to lift the Athletics suspension in part with regards to the basketball teams so that they can compete in UAA action.  NYU has digitally published a game program today for the home games of January 14 and 16 vs CWRU and Carnegie Mellon with stats through January 7 for both basketball teams.  The digital program is practically a huge book that in previous years I used to get in physical form when I went to NYU basketball games at Coles.  The physical version of the program had the College Hoops Illustrated magzine for the month as an insert.  The NYU digital game program is very similar to a media yearbook that other UAA teams published in physical form back in the day.

2021 New York University Basketball Gameday 4

[Dave 'd-mac' McHugh]

I was told that NYU was reevaluating their situation earlier this week. I am not in the least bit surprised they decided to move forward.

And a number of men's and women's teams are having games called off for one but not the other ... because the virus is only affecting one team over another right now.

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I was told that NYU was reevaluating their situation earlier this week. I am not in the least bit surprised they decided to move forward.

And a number of men's and women's teams are having games called off for one but not the other ... because the virus is only affecting one team over another right now.

Yes, apparently the tweet that NYU Athletics sent out on Tuesday, January 4, announcing the new spectator policy for NYU home events in January also was the tweet announcing the lifting of the NYU Athletics suspension, but it was coded in a way that I did not know what it meant at first.  The situation with NYU Men's Wrestling not going to Ursinus this weekend for a meet may have been a continuation of the ban on athletic travel or it may have been something else, but it took until today to clarify what the Jan. 4 tweet meant.