University Athletic Association

deiscanton · February 23, 2008, 12:17:04 PM

Is there a consensus among followers of the UAA that if the Brandeis women lose to Chicago tomorrow that the Brandeis women will get knocked out of a Pool C bid to the NCAAs? (A lot of people are assuming that NYU will knock out Brandeis next Saturday on the women's side to finish their UAA season at 4-10--mostly because people think that Coach Simon is intimidated by the presence of Coach Quinn and that will be enough for the NYU defense to knock Brandeis out of their game again. And also, that if an 17-7, .708 in-region percentage will be too low for a Pool C this year regardless of the high strength of schedule because so many teams will finish above .800 this year in regional winning percentage.)

Most people are tending to assume that the 3 teams to the NCAAs this year will be Wash U, Rochester, and the winner of Chicago/Brandeis tomorrow-- from what I'm hearing.

Queens · February 23, 2008, 12:33:39 PM

NYU will not beat Brandeis next week. Brandeis will be playing for alot, and will be at home. NYU will be playing for nothing but pride, and that doesnt seem to mean anything for them considering they lose by double figures every game. Brandeis wants to beat NYU, keep McEntee under 25 points and you will win easily. Only way NYU wins is if McEntee goes for 30 plus, which isnt out of the question.

Any arguement that she could be National Player of the Year? Amazing stats and without her NYU might have 4 wins this yr total!

deiscanton · February 23, 2008, 05:12:08 PM

I just think that deep down inside-- since the NYU players and their fans know that they will not be going to the NCAA tournament this year-- that NYU will be very fired up to try to knock out a team from the Boston area in their last regular season contest. (A win up at Auerbach Arena would be NYU's biggest of the season) I know that Brandeis should be a better team than when they last played NYU, and that objectively Brandeis should be able to beat NYU this year, but the six airballs from Chapin and Capra back in the first meeting give me cause for concern. Until Brandeis can beat NYU this year, I still will be concerned-- it is not an automatic win.

Back when Brandeis was not as good as NYU, the NYU fans had a reputation of coming up to the Brandeis campus en masse and/or having their band and cheerleaders show up at either the Gosman Center (back in the 1990's) or at the old Boston Garden just to prove New York's "superiority" over Boston. Of course, NYU likes to claim that Wash U is their biggest rival, but old Brandeis fans seem to disagree...

pabegg · February 24, 2008, 04:14:12 AM

With 2 games to go, Chicago, WashU, and Rochester are tied for first, Brandeis one game back. Here's how the tiebreakers set up.

Head-to-head in the top 4: every game has been won by the home team. With Chicago hosting Brandeis and WashU in the last two games, this puts the records at Rochester 3-3, WashU 3-2, Brandeis 3-2, Chicago 1-3.

If WashU and Rochester win their last two, they'll be co-champions and WashU will win the tie-breaker due to their sweep of Chicago.

If Chicago and Rochester win their last two, it's a flat-out tie, and it goes to a coin flip.

Those are the only possible ties at 11-3; in all others either WashU, Rochester, or Chicago will be the outright champion.

Brandeis can only get the autobid by winning their last two and having WashU lose to Chicago and having Rochester lose at least one.

Chicago can't win any tiebreakers at 12-4.

If WashU beats Chicago, they win all of the tiebreakers at 12-4.

If WashU loses to Chicago, then the tiebreakers at 12-4 get a little hairy.

If WashU loses to Chicago,

deiscanton · February 24, 2008, 03:32:19 PM

The defenses of both Chicago and Brandeis's women's basketball teams seem to be performing better than the offenses, at least for the first ten minutes of this game.

At last check, Brandeis up 5, 13-8, with about 10 min. left in the first half. Brandeis shooting 31.2% from the field, Chicago shooting 15.4% from the field so far...

deiscanton · February 24, 2008, 03:57:44 PM

Brandeis is up 28-20 at the break over Chicago.

Wash U is up 35-29 at the break over NYU.

The shooting of both Brandeis and Chicago women's teams seem to have adjusted to the defenses over the final 10 minutes of the half. Brandeis shot 32.3% for the half, while Chicago shot 28% for the half.

Case defeated CMU by a score of 63-49 on the women's side.

Waiting for final between Emory and Rochester.

deiscanton · February 24, 2008, 04:14:12 PM

I don't know if the final score of the Rochester/Emory women's game was announced over the loudspeaker at Ratner, but something just fired up the Chicago women.

With Emory beating Rochester by a score of 59-56 today, Chicago and Wash U are now the sole co-leaders of the UAA women's race at the moment. Victories by both Chicago and Wash U in the next hour will mean that the men's and women's UAA titles will be decided in Chicago on Saturday in unofficial "one game playoffs."

Brandeis led 32-24 with about 18 min. left in regulation, but Chicago just went on a 7-0 run to cut the Brandeis lead to 1 point.

deiscanton · February 24, 2008, 04:25:47 PM

Chicago is now up 48-42 with 7:07 left.

Chicago has just matched their biggest lead of the game-- the Maroons also had a 6 pt. lead early in the first half.

Chicago is shooting 41.3% from the field for the game, while Brandeis is shooting 30.4% from the field.

nyufan · February 24, 2008, 04:38:16 PM

Dear Wash U,

You have the worst online statistics of any team I've visited so far. PLEASE- if you can't do it better- DON'T BOTHER DOING IT AT ALL!

There were 10 minutes left and there wasn't an update for (still counting..) 11 minutes!

Queens · February 24, 2008, 04:50:25 PM

HAHA! i thought it was my computer, this is horrible its been stuck at this one score forever! Came on here looking for an update from some one else...Wash U trying to stick it to us on and off the court now..

Queens · February 24, 2008, 04:52:57 PM

71-55 Wash U over NYU...

newtonnancy · February 24, 2008, 04:53:58 PM

I have been quiet not wanting to jinks anything these pat few weeks but Wow what a double header we just had at the Rat, both the Maroon men and women make second half comebacks to beat Brandeis and with that put their fate in their own hands for next weeks home double header against Wash U where noth will have a title shot!

pabegg · February 24, 2008, 04:54:14 PM

So the only conference in D3 without a tournament ends up with a final game doubleheader to decide both the men's and women's outright champions (no tie-breakers this year).

The scheduling gods are smiling today.

newtonnancy · February 24, 2008, 04:56:52 PM

Allen,

Any Thoughts!!!! NCAA bid I am sure for Chicago!! GO Emory!!!

nobody · February 25, 2008, 12:24:46 PM

I'm standing by my earlier prediction that Wash, Rochester, and Chicago will all get in...regardless of the results in Chicago next week. Brandeis is in a weak region, so they probably still have a chance too. Although the WIAC has surpassed the UAA this year as the best women's conference in D3, the future looks bright for the UAA...most of Chicago and Wash's talent is in their frosh/soph classes. I am very sad that I cannot attend the big games at Ratner next week...that will be a great atmosphere!