SLIAC

[dynasty22]

lol my apologies...I wasn't trying to make the poll a big deal I just meant that with the BC girls being one of the top tier teams this season that I'm ready for action to get underway

[hopefan]

Good luck tonite to Coach Will and the lady Beavs as they take on PS #6 Illinois Wesleyan.

I've enjoyed Coach's posts, (as political as they may be) and his enthusiasm towards bettering SLIAC hoops....  it might be a little ugly tonite (who knows?), but it will be great preparation for the first conference game in early December.

Dynasty, or Coach, hope you can give us a writeup on tonite's game afterwards or tomorrow morning.

[hopefan]

Neither of our regular Webster posters commented on the Lady Gorlocks win over Dominican on Sunday - a rather ugly game, but it certainly had its bright spots for the Gorlocks.  They were led by the spirited play of Frosh point guard Maggie Zehner -  very solid in getting the ball up the floor and directing the offense, capable of finding opportunity to score herself, and a tad tough-nosed - nothing fancy, just does the job.  Another frosh, Tori Fenimore did a nice job around the basket, getting a number of point blank hoops with good positioning and offensive rebounding.  Katie Meyer shot well from the perimeter - the offense needs to find her more often.  Aryca Lockett should again be a threat - she was saddled with foul trouble.

Coach uses a lot of players and it paid off - Dominican couldn't match Webster's depth and ran out of gas in the second half.  Webster has a solid bench - Megan Willet and several others from last year, and more new faces - level of play does not suffer with the bench use, and in fact, energy is added.

Trivia  - What All conference Men's player from recent years seems to be taking significant interest in the performance of the lady Gorlocks team, and why....   I'll never tell...

[y_jack_lok]

Trivia  - What All conference Men's player from recent years seems to be taking significant interest in the performance of the lady Gorlocks team, and why....   I'll never tell...

I know the answer, but I won't spoil it for people who want to see if they can figure it out. However, the player in question was on the All-Defensive Team, but not First, Second or HM All-Conference. Perhaps hopefan intentionally did not give this level of detail. Or perhaps he didn't know the team for which the player was recognized.

[Coach Will]

Good luck tonite to Coach Will and the lady Beavs as they take on PS #6 Illinois Wesleyan.

I've enjoyed Coach's posts, (as political as they may be) and his enthusiasm towards bettering SLIAC hoops....  it might be a little ugly tonite (who knows?), but it will be great preparation for the first conference game in early December.

Dynasty, or Coach, hope you can give us a writeup on tonite's game afterwards or tomorrow morning.

Hopefan....IWU is a great team, playing in front of a great crowd, not to mention Coach Smith, who is one of the best coaches in the country. With this said, I agree that it is going to be a tough game for us. I knew that we I scheduled this game last year....my thinking was that the SLIAC is going to be a tougher conference, and my team needed to be battle tested by the time we travel to Westminster on the 2nd of December. We also have a much improved Webster team coming to our house on December 5th.

I choose to play the toughest non-conference schedule possible, as this is something that my college coach did with us when I played in the CCIW. I feel that playing tougher teams prepares us for a long season. This game will also tell me alot about my team...

I can't promise that I will post after the game, as it has never been a practice of mine, but I can tell you that I am excited to play. So Dynasty, it's on you to post about the game.

Lastly, I am not being poilitical in my posts, I really feel that the SLIAC is a better conference, and that we all wil have dogfights every night.

[furbug]

Trivia  - What All conference Men's player from recent years seems to be taking significant interest in the performance of the lady Gorlocks team, and why....   I'll never tell...

I know the answer, but I won't spoil it for people who want to see if they can figure it out. However, the player in question was on the All-Defensive Team, but not First, Second or HM All-Conference. Perhaps hopefan intentionally did not give this level of detail. Or perhaps he didn't know the team for which the player was recognized.

Of course I also know, but will not say. I respond only to remind Hopefan to take that 'c' out of Gorlok. 

[y_jack_lok]

Hopefan....IWU is a great team, playing in front of a great crowd, not to mention Coach Smith, who is one of the best coaches in the country. With this said, I agree that it is going to be a tough game for us. I knew that we I scheduled this game last year....my thinking was that the SLIAC is going to be a tougher conference, and my team needed to be battle tested by the time we travel to Westminster on the 2nd of December. We also have a much improved Webster team coming to our house on December 5th.

Coach, you have your dates/teams backwards. Blackburn is at Webster on 12/2 and Westminster is at your place on 12/5.

[furbug]

A stirring moment in the Webster/Dominican game occurred after Hopefan had left to get to Wash. U. Gutsy little Bobbianne Auer, 5'3", who plays with tremendous heart and spirit, was injured late in the game (I hope it is not a bad one). After the trainer had checked her out, and the normal procedure would be to have a couple of players help her off the court, Coach Jordan Olufson just scooped her up and carried her off the court - a fitting tribute to a fallen warrior.  8)

[Coach Will]

Hopefan....IWU is a great team, playing in front of a great crowd, not to mention Coach Smith, who is one of the best coaches in the country. With this said, I agree that it is going to be a tough game for us. I knew that we I scheduled this game last year....my thinking was that the SLIAC is going to be a tougher conference, and my team needed to be battle tested by the time we travel to Westminster on the 2nd of December. We also have a much improved Webster team coming to our house on December 5th.

Coach, you have your dates/teams backwards. Blackburn is at Webster on 12/2 and Westminster is at your place on 12/5.

You are right....excuse me, as I have the great Titans on my mind...lol!

[hopefan]

Yjak  -  it's called literary embellishment!!!   I knew!!!   

Furbug  -  yes, let's hope Bobbi is ok   -   she is a personal favorite of mine - great attitude, great hustle.


Of interest   Spalding, the real mystery team of the SLIAC, plays a very good Transylvania team tonight   -  will give us a good read.    Question - is Spalding eligible to play in the conference tourney?   Are they eligible for the NCAAs?   If they won the conference tourney, but were not eligible for the NCAAs, who represents the SLIAC?

[furbug]

Furbug  -  yes, let's hope Bobbi is ok   -   she is a personal favorite of mine - great attitude, great hustle.

Yes, mine also. The word is that she just rolled her ankle and will be OK to play within a week.

[fcnews]

Hopefan - Spalding is not in the post season picture for 3 yrs. If a team finishes in top 4, the 5th place team moves up. I think it already has taken place in volleyball.

[furbug]

Hopefan - Spalding is not in the post season picture for 3 yrs. If a team finishes in top 4, the 5th place team moves up. I think it already has taken place in volleyball.

Yes, it did happen in volleyball. Spalding was second in the standings, but not eligible for the tournament. The 1st, 3rd, 4th and 5th teams competed.

[Coach Will]

Illinois Weslyan is a great TEAM that is well COACHED! we gave it all we had Tuesday night. We will get two of the four injuried players back the end of the month, so that should help us to improve. Who was the smart guy that continues to open up every season with a top ten team in the nation or a D-2 school? He can't be to bright!!!!!

Back to the drawing board tomorrow!

[hopefan]

Well Coach, let's look on the bright side....  you held 'em to under a hundred!!!   Hang in there, we both know there's a world of difference when you get to the conference games.   Coach Bunch has been very successful playing oustanding non conference schedules, taking his lumps, then winning the close ones to win the conference.  I like that strategy.......

Note Spalding played Transy pretty close, losing 80-69....they are for real - in my book an immediate factor.   Though FC informed me that Spalding is not eligible for conference tourney action.....