SLIAC

[theoneandonly]

they have the a three some that can dominate, a new comer amanda johnson, shipley of course and Aerial Hawkey. they are the main 3. johnson is an deep threat as well as good ball handler. its street ball, but it gets the job done. theres a LOT of fast breaks, and it turns it into a very fast paced womens game. their center doesnt seem to have much coordination but can sometimes hit the outside shot, 20 footer at the absolute deepest. COME ON BLACKBURN lets not let Maryville sneak out of the SLIAC with a huge winning streak.

[hopefan]

Sounds like it could be a good game......

[theoneandonly]

i hope so, it sounds like a pretty good match up.. even though maryville always sits on top, im hoping for the knock off! no offense to you maryviller's out there!

[theoneandonly]

Congrats to Christina Speer SLIAC player of the week last week

Principia College's Christina Speer, a senior from Ballwin, Mo. (Principia Upper), has been named the SLIAC Women's Basketball Player of the Week for the week of January 12-18.

Speer, a 6-2 post player, averaged a double-double last week with 22 points and 18 rebounds in two games played. She also shot 16-of-29 (.552) from the field and 12-of-13 (.923) from the charity stripe, while tallying eight assists, seven steals and three blocks.

Speer had 28 points, 15 rebounds, five assists and three steals in a 72-64 loss to Westminster College (Mo.). She also shot 67 percent from the field and shot 8-of-9 (.889) from the free throw line. Speer added 16 points, 21 rebounds, four steals, three assists and went 4-of-4 from the charity stripe in a 63-60 loss to Fontbonne University.

[theoneandonly]

The latest NCAA statistics are out. Here are our conferences top 10 rankings.


Individual
1st     Kathryn Kirby (FONTBONNE) 96.2 ft %
15th   Kathryn Kirby (FONTBONNE) 2.9 Three-Point Field Goals Per Game
13th   Abby Lowe (MACMURRAY)    20.2 ppg

Team
18th       Fontbonne ft%     75.5%

[furbug]

Webster women lose to Principia, 87-74, the first time to lose after leading at halftime.     Check it out at:

http://www.websterathletics.com/news/2009/1/20/WBB_0120090932.aspx

[theoneandonly]

I appreciate everyone knocking my karma down for no apparent reason. btw good game by the Principa Lady Panthers last night, the win was big for them.

[theoneandonly]

lets go lady beavers, get yourself a win tonight, and give the conference and the world a huge upset!

[jdoug2]

Fontbonne wins 71-67 over Westminster.  I keep hoping Fontbonne will pull it together and make a run. 

[furbug]

lets go lady beavers, get yourself a win tonight, and give the conference and the world a huge upset!

Well, you almost called that one. It took Maryville 2 OT's for the 78-73 win.

[bcbeaverfan1]

No disrespect to Maryville, they clearly have a very strong program--but kudos to BC for bringing the heat!  With far less players they were able to put up a dog fight!  I think this shows that records may not be a good indicator of the capabilities of any team in the conference and NO team is set in stone for their place and or win in the conference tournament!  Keep competing...everyone...

[HCACBBALL]

"Far less players" what does that mean?  Blackburn has Shipley who I would take over any player in the conference.  Nonetheless, kudos to Williams and Blackburn but I am sure Coach would rather have a win then a moral victory.

[hopefan]

Very nice win for Fontbonne at Westmin - that's 3 close wins in a row and Font is sitting nice at 5-3 at the midway point.   This is another ladies' team that has some impressive frosh - I hadn't paid much attention before, but frosh Kendra Schilli is a good player - really attacks the basket, and when you do that, you get fouled - she was 11-11 last night from the line, finishing with 23 points.  Another frosh, Calista Collier,  made several huge 3's that gave Fontbonne a solid lead in the second half, and soph Mal Ludwig kept getting the ball in the middle and putting up soft bank shots to hit double figures....
interesting stat...  Font 22 for 24 Ft,, westmin 16 for 18 ft...  ladies, please help some of the guys out, eh!!!!

[theoneandonly]

double OT.. what a good game. Blackburn gave Maryville their real first scare in over 80 conference games! well maybe not their first, but it was definatly a scare. Lady Beavers, keep your heads up and keep playing hard, then go get those girls at home on feb 24th!

[hopefan]

That game at Blackburn should be something to look forward to - alot on the line for MU seniors to finish out the streak, or for BC to bring down the mystique ....