SLIAC

[y_jack_lok]

I had the pleasure of making it to the game since my gorloks did not play until 6pm
On a sad note, my Gorloks looked horrible. 

Did you really leave the Fontbonne game and drive to Springfield, IL for the Webster-Robert Morris game???

[GorlokFan]

Hey I am a dedicated fan. 

[sully309]

Exciting game at Principia Saturday as Prin dropped Eureka 62-59 with a three-pointer at the buzzer. Such is the way the season has gone for EC. The game was tied at 59 with Eureka in-bounding with the length of the court to go. Christina Speer intercepted a long pass near the Principia free throw line extended. She threw a long pass to Sara McDaniel, who caught the ball, turned and fired a three-pointer that went in. This all happened in less than 2.8 seconds.

Eureka had this game in hand most of the way. The Red Devils steadly built a 34-22 lead at halftime, and kept a double-digit lead until the midpoint of the 2nd half. EC was still up 53-44 with 6:30 left before Prin scored the next 7 points.  Principia tied the game for the first time all day at 55 with 1:46 left, then took their first lead at 59-57 with 1:07 to go. Both teams squandered possessions in the final minute when the game was tied at 59.

Speer willed her team to win with some brilliant defensive plays. Offensively, well the facts are Principia outscored Eureka 25-6 at the free throw line. Speer scored 28 points, including a 16-for-17 effort at the line. She alone made twice as many as the entire Eureka team attempted.  Taivia Knight had her best game in some time with 17 points and 15 boards for EC.

This was a big win for Principia as it keeps them alive for making the tournament. If they run the table (@ MC, @ WC, BC, @WU), they would potentially make it in at 9-7, but they need someone from the bottom of the league to knock off Fontbonne or Blackburn. Prin's last second loss at Blackburn is looming large right now for the Panthers.

[theoneandonly]

At this point in the season there are between 4-5 games left so obviously anything can happen. right now the top 4 teams are as follows.. andif the season were to end today this would be the tourney.

Maryville - 11-0
Westminster - 8-4
Blackburn - 7-4
Fontbonne - 7-5

With only between 4 and 5 games left who do you think has the best chances to be knocked out of the tourney and who has the toughest road to the tourney?


So heres what we are looking at
Blackburn 7-4
Blackburn @ Eureka(2-10) last meeting blackburn won
Blackburn @ Webster(5-6) Last meeting blackburn won
Blackburn vs. Greenville(3-9) Last meeting blackburn won
Blackburn @ Principia(5-7) Last meeting Blackburn won
Blackburn vs. Maryville(11-0) Last meeting blackburn lost by 5 in i believe double OT

A few away games but if they continue to play how they have been, they will win up to the maryville game and then its a toss up.

Fontbonne 7-5
Fontbonne vs. Webster(5-6) Last meeting FB lost by 6 in OT
Fontbonne @ Greenville(3-9) Last meeting FB Won
Fontbonne @ MacMurray(4-7) Last meeting FB won
Fontbonne vs. Westminster(8-4) Last meeting FB won


Fontbonne out of the top 4 has a decent schedule remaining. If they dont play tough they could see themselves beat out by Webster or Principia.

Westminster 8-4
Westminster vs. MacMurray(4-7) Last meeting West won
Westminster vs.  Principia(5-7) Last meeting West won
Westminster vs. Eureka(2-10) Last meeting West won by only 4
Westminster @ Fontbonne(7-5) Last meeting West lost

With so many home games left and it being such a long trip westminster seems to be sitting pretty in 2nd place right now. Look for them to finish with 1 possibly 2 more losses, which could put them into 3rd if blackburn wins out.

Maryville 11-0
Maryville @ Greenville(3-9) Maryville won last game by 36
Maryville @ Eureka(2-10) Maryville won last game by 35
Maryville vs. Webster(5-6) Maryville won last game by 18
Maryville @ MacMurray(4-7) Maryville won last game by 40
Maryville @ Blackburn(7-4) Maryville won last game by 5 in i believe double OT

Maryville has a lot of away games and even though they will probably take 1st im looking for them to get their first loss in conference in quite some time at Blackburn. Blackburn played them well last time AT Maryville which is not an easy place to play. Hopefully the Blackburn fans show up and make their place a tough place to play. an upset is always great. other than the Blackburn game i dont really see Maryville having much trouble.


Also with webster and Principia right on the verge of the top 4 who out of those two do you think could potentially get in?

Websters schedule looks like this
@fontbonne(7-5)
vs. Blackburn(7-4)
@Maryville(11-0)            Combined Record 33-25
vs Greenville(3-9)
@Principia(5-7)

Principias schedule
@Mac(4-7)
@Westmin(8-4)             Combine record 24-21
vs. Blackburn(7-4)
@Webster(5-6)

Basically webster has to play their hearts out to finish above principia because they obviously have a much tougher remaining schedule. It could potentially end in a shootout Principia@Webster. It could also boil down to that being a game to get into the tourney if the top 4 dont buckle down. Basically the tourney is still up for grabs.. this should make for an exiciting end!

[y_jack_lok]

Hey I am a dedicated fan. 

So are you saying that you attended the Fontbonne women's game at 1 p.m. on Saturday and after the conclusion of that game you traveled to Springfield, IL to see the Webter women's game vs Robert Morris?

[theoneandonly]

hey now i thought i had a pretty good post and you guys just skipped over it for someone who is lying about going to games? come on now!

[furbug]

hey now i thought i had a pretty good post and you guys just skipped over it for someone who is lying about going to games? come on now!

Well, I think that there are a lot of things that have to happen, and you outline the possibilities, and I am pulling hard for Webster to step up big time and get into those playoffs, but I also want you to know that this last post was very funny, oneandonly, and I got a good laugh over it. Thanks for that! 

[jdoug2]

Theoneandonly, since you are begging.... My guess is the same 4 at the top make the playoffs. Fontbonne has defeated Blackburn twice, so if they end in a tie Font gets the 3rd spot.

Back to Font's coach flipping out. He did. And I don't blame him. It was a horendous jump ball call when neither Maryville player was touching the ball, plus the coach and Font player were screaming for a time out. That does not excuse his actions, he should have gotten t'd, but the call was AWFUL. With under a minute to go and you are down 3 the other team magically gets the ball back. Eeeeek. As I said earlier, it did not cost Font the game. They made plenty of other mistakes, but it cost them a better chance.  I hope that doesn't sound like too much of a Font homer.

[GorlokFan]

Wow I did not realize that a man driving from St. Louis to Springfield was that big of a deal.  I love that fact that I must be lieing since i drove to watch Webster play, without knowing any circumstances that would lead me to the springfield area.  So I will give you a play by play. 

3:25 left fontbonne gyms
3:30 got into my car (sorry I had to park a little far away and I do not walk that fast)
3:31 turned on my car
3:32 Backed my car out of my parking spot.
3:34 made a rt on big bend.
3:38 made a rt on Forest park parkway took it to through the city and hoped on highway 40
4:11 took I-55 towards Indianapolis (sorry got hungry and made a pit stop)
5:54 arrived at game. 

I will be more than happy to tell you what I was listening to and who I talked to on the phone is you need to know. 

[y_jack_lok]

Wow I did not realize that a man driving from St. Louis to Springfield was that big of a deal.  I love that fact that I must be lieing since i drove to watch Webster play, without knowing any circumstances that would lead me to the springfield area.  So I will give you a play by play. 

3:25 left fontbonne gyms
3:30 got into my car (sorry I had to park a little far away and I do not walk that fast)
3:31 turned on my car
3:32 Backed my car out of my parking spot.
3:34 made a rt on big bend.
3:38 made a rt on Forest park parkway took it to through the city and hoped on highway 40
4:11 took I-55 towards Indianapolis (sorry got hungry and made a pit stop)
5:54 arrived at game. 

I will be more than happy to tell you what I was listening to and who I talked to on the phone is you need to know. 

Your status as superfan is solidified. If it were me I'd have been listening to KWMU (NPR) unitl it was out of range somewhere between Exit 60 and Exit 72. What were you listening to?

[Gibson17K]

Good to hear of your dogged dedication as a fan. How long have you traveled to watch your Gorloks?

[GorlokFan]

I was listening to Blessid Union of Souls.  Great CD!!!  After that I went to listening to some good christian rock. 

I have watched the Gorloks since the bad Ron Roberts years. 

[theoneandonly]

that was far from begging but thanks! just trying to get off of a boring subject is all.

[furbug]

I have watched the Gorloks since the bad Ron Roberts years. 

Did you travel up to Wisconsin to see them play Wisconsin Stevens Point in the Sweet Sixteen round in 2002? 

[hopefan]

I am inclined to agree with jdoug regarding the SLIAC final 4 - with the exception of the loss to Prin, Fontbonne has played very well the last 4 or 5 games  -  Webster hasn't.  Tomorrow night will tell all - a Fontbonne win, and only Prin could catch them, and that would necessitate a total meltdown by Fontbonne.  A Webster win on the other hand would at least give Prin and Webster hope, but the remaining schedule would still  favor Fontbonne.

The other thing to pay attention to is who will come in 4th, and have to face Maryville in the first round....