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hopefan · January 16, 2009, 02:50:14 PM

Big game Saturday with MU travelling to Westmin - we'll see just how far WC has really come.... Maryville looked good, not great, in beating Webster... I may drive over to Fulton....

incidently, forgot to mention one interesting facet of the Webster - MU game -Myrtie Reilly had 5 Blocks, all were definitive in your face types - poor Sara Wemlinger ate 3 of them, each on driving moves to the basket

fcnews · January 17, 2009, 07:44:51 PM

FU beats PC by 3. Via Hopefan, MU beats WC by 4.

hopefan · January 17, 2009, 09:11:16 PM

I either typed wrong or FC read wrong 78-66 MU over westmin

Coach Will · January 17, 2009, 10:26:39 PM

As I said earlier, Westminister is a quality women's basketball team!

fcnews · January 17, 2009, 11:14:28 PM

Sorry. Hopefan. I was driving and reading.

y_jack_lok · January 18, 2009, 01:00:34 AM

Webster over Eureka 73-63 in a game that saw a lot of lopsided runs by both teams. These are teams with lots of freshmen who have great potential. I expect both teams will become strong contenders in the conference over the next 2 to 3 years.

The article on the Webster website sums up the game very nicely. Link below.

http://www.websterathletics.com/news/2009/1/17/WBB_0117095237.aspx

One other comment. I think this is one of a very few games this season where Webster had a lead at halftime. It seems like coming back from a halftime deficit has been a positive trait of this team, so several of us were wondering if the team could hold on to win playing from this atypical circumstance.

sully309 · January 18, 2009, 03:02:05 AM

Good to see you, Y-Jak. I'm going with 75-64 as the final. The scoreboard said 73-63. I had 74-63 (as did the official scorer I think), and the stats say 75-64. Either way, it's about the point spread many would have guessed from this match up, though it's not exactly how I thought we'd get there.

I was happy to see Eureka fight back from down 16 to tie the game. Many 1-11 squads I would think would pack it in on the road. Meyer made all the clutch shots in the game after EC had tied it. The outside attack of Meyer and Underwood will be key for Webster the rest of the way I would think. Lockett is going to be a difficult match up for everyone in the SLIAC.

hopefan · January 18, 2009, 10:14:55 AM

Little to say about Maryville - Westmin - Maryville's inside strength and superior depth did in Westmin - Westmin kept it close in the first half, Maryville really dominated the second half - the point spresad would have been worse were it not for several 3's from Westmin late in the game.

Credit where Credit is due - I ended up sitting directly behind the Maryville bench and thought I detected some eye contact between the Coach and me - making me wonder if he had read my comments regarding his behavior at the Webster game- well at this game, his conduct was fine - not once did he throw a tantrum at officials - sure he questioned calls, but it was done in a sane manner. Some may scoff, but this creates a far better impression of the coach, the team, and the school - AND, it puts the spotlight back on the players, where it should be!!!!

furbug · January 18, 2009, 10:18:52 AM

Quote from: y_jack_lok on January 18, 2009, 01:00:34 AM
One other comment. I think this is one of a very few games this season where Webster had a lead at halftime. It seems like coming back from a halftime deficit has been a positive trait of this team, so several of us were wondering if the team could hold on to win playing from this atypical circumstance.

I have confirmed that there were only two other instances in which the Lady Gorloks were ahead at halftime. The last time was on Dec. 7, when they led Rust at halftime, 36-32. They went on to win that game, 78-69. On Nov. 29, they led Rose Hulman at halftime, 30-29 , and went on to win in OT, 72-68. In this win against Eureka, Webster was ahead, 32-24, at halftime. In their other 11 games, Webster won 5 of them after an average halftime deficit of 6.6 points. In Webster's 6 losses, they had average halftime deficits of 13.5 points, but the Wash. U. and St. Ambrose games distort the averages, as they trailed Wash. U., 50-26 and St. Ambrose, 54-17 at halftimes. Take those two out and you have an average halftime deficit of only 5 points in the other 4 they lost.

y_jack_lok · January 18, 2009, 03:12:53 PM

Quote from: furbug on January 18, 2009, 10:18:52 AM
Quote from: y_jack_lok on January 18, 2009, 01:00:34 AM
One other comment. I think this is one of a very few games this season where Webster had a lead at halftime. It seems like coming back from a halftime deficit has been a positive trait of this team, so several of us were wondering if the team could hold on to win playing from this atypical circumstance.

I have confirmed that there were only two other instances in which the Lady Gorloks were ahead at halftime. The last time was on Dec. 7, when they led Rust at halftime, 36-32. They went on to win that game, 78-69. On Nov. 29, they led Rose Hulman at halftime, 30-29 , and went on to win in OT, 72-68. In this win against Eureka, Webster was ahead, 32-24, at halftime. In their other 11 games, Webster won 5 of them after an average halftime deficit of 6.6 points. In Webster's 6 losses, they had average halftime deficits of 13.5 points, but the Wash. U. and St. Ambrose games distort the averages, as they trailed Wash. U., 50-26 and St. Ambrose, 54-17 at halftimes. Take those two out and you have an average halftime deficit of only 5 points in the other 4 they lost.

So Webster has won all three games where it led at halftime and five of eleven when it has trailed at the half. And if you throw out the Wash U and St. Ambrose games, Webster has won 5 of nine when trailing at the half. But in the four losses the halftime deficit was not insurmountable. What does all this mean??? I don't really know.

furbug · January 18, 2009, 04:51:19 PM

Quote from: y_jack_lok on January 18, 2009, 01:00:34 AM
What does all this mean??? I don't really know.

I think it means that the Lady Gorloks surely do not quit, but in the 4 games that they were not able to stage the comeback, the other team did not quit either.

dynasty22 · January 19, 2009, 02:54:35 PM

Coach Williams has done an amazing job thus far at Blackburn with the womens program and it is still on the uprising. Within his first year he had turned a sub-par team with potential out the wazoo into a conference contender. Now into his 2nd year as head coach, he has the girls sitting at 4-2 in conference being in 3rd place as well as being on a 5 game winning streak. He had done a tremendous job with recruiting and is an avid supporter of all Blackburn sports. I would love to see him take over the AD position in time.
Don't underestimate the Beaver as well as any team because on an given night, the best can go down.

Go Beavers!

jdoug2 · January 19, 2009, 05:18:41 PM

After catching Fontbonne for the first time this year vs Principia I am not giving up on the Griffins. Granted the have no real post game, they do have some shooters. Katy Kirby can flat out score. If they can get a little more motivated on the defensive end they can be dangerous. They did play Maryville very close.

theoneandonly · January 20, 2009, 09:22:56 AM

Blackburn is going to beat Maryville tomorrow, so cancel the post game show and say good by to that winning streak!

hopefan · January 20, 2009, 10:33:01 AM

one and,, or anyone else - I haven't seen Blackburn this year - can you give us some player highlights that have accounted for their rapid rise.....

Thanks

To be able to beat Maryville, BC will have to be aggressive (Maryville has good athletic size in Allie Wilhelm AND replacements), play good defense (Wemlinger, McCabe, Bartolic, Behringer all can score) and good depth (Maryville uses approx 12 players)..... Maryville is at their best when they play pressure defense and RUN.

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