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y_jack_lok · December 29, 2008, 11:49:36 PM

Link to article on Kean website: http://www.keanathletics.com/sports/wbkb/2008-09/news/122908

Final paragraph explains game change: "The game was moved up a day since the Cougars' game against Lake Forest College was postponed due to inclement weather that prevented Lake Forest from arriving at the tournament as scheduled. The game has been rescheduled for Wednesday, December 31, at 9:30 a.m. (EST)."

mytwocents · December 30, 2008, 07:29:43 AM

Kean was without Melissa Beyruti a DIII hoops pre-season 1st team All- American selection. Not sure why she did not play. It was not mentioned in the Kean press release.

y_jack_lok · December 30, 2008, 12:02:34 PM

I wasn't sure whether to be surprised or not that Maryville beat Kean given that Maryville is in it's transitional (or is it provisional?) year in it's move from D3 to D2. So we know Maryville probably has a few players of higher caliber than if they were remaining in D3. And Maryville did lose by only 10 eariler in the season to current #2 Illinois Wesleyan, a team that trounced them by more than 30 points in the first round of the NCAA tournament last season.

I'm thinking that if Kean had its All-American Kean probably would have won the game.

Thanks for the info, 2cents.

jdoug2 · December 30, 2008, 06:06:32 PM

Yes, Amber is the one in question. She's not injured... weird stuff. About all I will say about it. My niece is not exactly pleased.

JAdaPrince · December 30, 2008, 07:49:48 PM

It looks like Blackburn picked up a scoring guard over break ... #42 averaged 17 points in her two games in a Beaver uniform

y_jack_lok · December 30, 2008, 11:19:30 PM

I wonder what other conference teams picked up new players for the 2nd semester and how that will affect things.

y_jack_lok · January 04, 2009, 12:35:08 AM

The Webster - Blackburn women's game was just the opposite of the men's game. Blackburn took a close game late and pulled away for 68-60 win. Just as Knox did against Webster three weeks ago, Blackburn was hitting a high percentage of its 3 pointers against the Webster zone. This time the switch to man-to-man couldn't save the Gorloks. Blackburn has some good players and looked poised and confident on their home court. Webster played well, but not well enough. A nice job off the bench by Myrtie Reilly in her first game in a Webster uniform.

sully309 · January 04, 2009, 01:33:10 AM

This is going to be a wild season it looks like. Blackburn picked themselves off the mat today with a big win. Fontbonne (who lost handily to Eureka), blitzed Greenville (who beat EC) by scoring 93 points. Westminster continues to win, so congrats to the Jays.

My Red Devils have lost a key player to an ACL injury and have little to replace her with. They actually played very well today against Maryville, trailing by 13 with 13 to go, but the walls caved in from there. My guess would be that Westminster will join the 3 STL teams at the league tourney, but there just isn't enough difference from 2-9 in this conference to get a good feel for it yet.

y_jack_lok · January 04, 2009, 07:59:29 AM

Quote from: eureka_sid on January 04, 2009, 01:33:10 AM
This is going to be a wild season it looks like. My guess would be that Westminster will join the 3 STL teams at the league tourney, but there just isn't enough difference from 2-9 in this conference to get a good feel for it yet.

Couldn't agree more, especially about the balance in the conference after Maryville. I'm not ready to hazard a guess, however, about who will make the conference tournament. For Webster it will take some road wins to make the tournament, and they haven't shown yet that they can win on the road.

NO RESPECT · January 04, 2009, 06:08:24 PM

Wow, so all the conference tournament teams will come from MO? I guess MacMurray, Blackburn, Eureka, Principia and Greenville should just forfiet all of their games, because they all are playing for nothing. Any real sports person know that a few games into conference does determine who will make the tournament. Every team in this conference still has a chance to make the tournament, as coaches do make adjustments.

y_jack_lok · January 04, 2009, 06:24:56 PM

Hey coach, don't know if you were referring to my post or that of eureka_sid (or both), but if you read mine carefully I am not conceding the conference tourney spots to the teams in eureka_sid's post, except Maryville. What I saw of your team yesterday, and in December against Fontbonne, suggests to me that you guys have a good shot at being in the tourney again this year. Now, I don't want anyone else to take that as a prediction either.

Also, if you read eureka_sid's post carefully he did say "but there just isn't enough difference from 2-9 in this conference to get a good feel for it yet."

So I don't think either of us is implying a forgone conclusion. I agree with your final statement that every team in the ocnference still has a chance to make the tournament, and I'm looking forward to the games that precede the tournament.

NO RESPECT · January 04, 2009, 06:37:12 PM

Ok, that makes sense. I just have so much respect for all of the teams, coaches and players in this conference, so I am not gonna say that anyone is going to make the tournament until the fat lady sings. I have seen stranger things. I know that Coach Hearns is going to bring a well prepared team to Blackburn on Wednesday. Many long nights trying to prepare, as the Red Devils are always well coached.

y_jack_lok · January 04, 2009, 09:08:00 PM

Keep up the good work. It's nice to see the conference so competitive and so many teams having a shot at the tournamnet. Of course, I do have a rooting interest in one team in particular, so I 'm not totally non-partisan.

jdoug2 · January 05, 2009, 05:23:14 PM

Good to see so many posts after the holidays. I agree with most everyone else, other than Maryville it looks pretty wide open. Awesome to see Fontbonne hang so many points on the board. And very happy to have my niece back on the floor. Now once she gets that shot back....

And I'll be up there for the last few Saturday home games starting jan 17.

sully309 · January 05, 2009, 11:36:17 PM

Eureka lost a close one to Knox tonight 76-71. This is probably a game EC would have won with a healthy Greger. Eureka got into huge foul trouble in the 1st half and went into the break up 8 (38-30) went it could have been 20.

Knox came out rejuvenated inthe 2nd half (this was their 1st game back from semester break, so it wasn't surprising to see them start slow), and took the lead with 12:40 to go. EC fell behind by 9, but came back to get within 1 with a minute left.

Knox hit their free throws and Eureka had a key turnover down 3 with 30 seconds to play. Eureka is averaging over 50 free throw attempts combined in games played this season and tonight was no different. Knox shot 32 and EC 23. Knox didn't have an answer for Eureka's post play, but both Knight and Byard (who hit 15-for-21 from the floor) were in foul trouble.

Eureka played much better against the press tonight. EC did a nice job of attacking, which led to the higher score than usual. The Red Devils are just 1-9, but they should be able to win some games if the keep improving and tighten up a tad defensively.