SLIAC

[theoneandonly]

yep, scratch that last post,


Congrats to all of the ALL CONFERENCE PLAYERS!


FIRST TEAM ALL-SLIAC     
NAME    SCHOOL
Sierra Shipley    Blackburn
Kathryn Kirby    Fontbonne
Abby Lowe    MacMurray
Sara Wemlinger    Maryville (Mo.)
Christina Speer    Principia
     
SECOND TEAM ALL-SLIAC    
NAME    SCHOOL
Aerial Hawkey    Blackburn
Meredith Banal    Greenville
Allie Wilhelm    Maryville (Mo.)
Rachel Backes    Westminster (Mo.)
Ashley Stanfill    Westminster (Mo.)
     
HONORABLE MENTION ALL-SLIAC    
NAME    SCHOOL
Lindsey Crum    Eureka
Calli Collier    Fontbonne
Taylor Vollmer    MacMurray
Samantha Maines    Maryville (Mo.)
Katy Meyer    Webster
     
ALL-DEFENSIVE TEAM    
NAME    SCHOOL
Kaitlin Bramel    Fontbonne
Megan McCabe    Maryville (Mo.)
Sara Wemlinger    Maryville (Mo.)
Christina Speer    Principia
Heather Collums    Westminster (Mo.)
     
PLAYER OF THE YEAR    
Christina Speer    Principia
     
NEWCOMER OF THE YEAR    
Aerial Hawkey    Blackburn
     
CO-COACHES OF THE YEAR    
Chris Ellis    Maryville (Mo.)
Tracey Braden    Westminster (Mo.)
     
SPORTSMANSHIP AWARD    
Principia College

[fcnews]

Maryville University may have got the most unusual draw of either brackets. With the NCAA's known effort to spend as little as possible, they escaped going to Wash U. to play the Bears and will drive right past IWU.

Let's go Saints take advantage and get a win.

[Coach Will]

Good Luck Coach Ellis and the Saints of maryville, represent our conference well.

Drive safe, as you have a long drive up to the Cheese land!

[Just Bill]

Maryville University may have got the most unusual draw of either brackets. With the NCAA's known effort to spend as little as possible, they escaped going to Wash U. to play the Bears and will drive right past IWU.

Let's go Saints take advantage and get a win.

That's because the NCAA only has two official travel distances:  Inside 500 miles and outside 500 miles.  They don't care if you're 100 miles of 450 miles away. That's all the same to them.  Otherwise, there would be no variety in the brackets at all.

[fcnews]

Just Bill - If Maryville would have been sent to Wash U, like so many other SLIAC Champs have in numerous sports. There would be $0 travel expense.

[Just Bill]

Just Bill - If Maryville would have been sent to Wash U, like so many other SLIAC Champs have in numerous sports. There would be $0 travel expense.

Who said any different?  I'm just telling you that the NCAA doesn't look beyond inside 500 and outside 500.  They simply can't go around the whole bracket accounting for every possible travel scenario, so that's how they do it.

[fcnews]

Well with the new alignment of the conference next year, I really like the Lady Griffin's chances.

They will definately miss Katie Kirby and the leadership of Lauren Crain. But, they also return a ton. Calli Collier will be a junior, three well experienced sophmores in Bramel, Schili and Ludwig.

They will also have avialable the girl who would of probably lead them in scoring this year. She had knee surdery before the year even started. Very nice 5'10 power forward, with good hands and a nice shot. This girl will be fun to watch develop in the SLIAC.

Next Year looks to be fun and wide open.

[theoneandonly]

congrats to coach dubb on being granted a jv team next season. HOWEVER i do find this hard to comprehend for the fact that they have a hard time keeping a varsity team full. How do you intend to bring in so many players coach dubb?

[y_jack_lok]

Blackburn is a unique institution that is the right place for a certain type of student. I think coach dubb said in a post a while back that he "sells" the school to students it is most suited to educate, as well he should. If he finds the right students I see no reason why he can't get a significant number of them to enroll and build a strong women's basketball program, with enough players to have a JV squad as well.

[theoneandonly]

I agree with this statement, but he has a lot of selling to do.. AND as seen before he has a hard time selling the program. Because he always ends up finishing the year up with around 5 players quitting, and many backing out at the last minute because they are told bogus information. I see understand the concept and what Blackburn is trying to do ( keep more students since they cut football), BUT i dont see this plan working. I will put money on the J.V. Players ending up playing J.V. and varsity due to lack of players.

[y_jack_lok]

Well, you are clearly closer to the situation than I am and you express some significant conerns. I will say this, however: From my observation coach dubb is a major improvement over his predecessor, who seemd to have no patience with his players when they made the slightest mistake. I observed him several times on the sidelines almost ridiculing his own players either while play was in progress, or during time outs. Every coach gets exasperated with their players at times, but coach dubb treats his players much better than the jerk who preceded him. He has only been there two years. Hopefully he will continue to make strides with the program. And it is certainly likely that if there is a jv program some players will play both jv and varsity up to the maximum allowable total of 25 regular season games. Time will reveal how all this goes.

[fcnews]

, and many backing out at the last minute because they are told bogus information.

Wow. Wow. I sure hope I am misunderstanding what you are trying to say. If you are implying he is lying to recruits you are treading on thin ice. A coach's whole rep depends on his word. And, unless you have documentation or a very creditable witness that will come on here and use their name to testify to this statement, I would deleted it as soon as possible. Please tell me I read that wrong.

BC should be in a really good position considering the type of school they are. In this state of the economy, it is a very attractive oppurtunity. I know College of the Ozarks (similar type school) is expecting an increase in applications. I see know reason why he can't get the numbers. His contacts in Chicago, put him in the position to recruit the type of students that need this kind of financial advantage.

[Coach Will]

My 1st question is to the one and only, why are you so worried about blackburn and our jv team for next year? I find it funny that people are on here worried about me and how well I will recruit. Seems to me that I have done a good job of recruiting, especially since I have had the new comer of the year the during my only two seasons in the SLIAC!! I also have the two best all around players in the conference, so I must be doing something right.

Secondly, we have never been down to 5 players, and if we were, I guess that means that some pretty good coaching was taking place, especially since Blackburn has won more games each year since I have been the coach.

As far as people quitting, yes this is true, players have quit for a couple of reasons:
1. They did not want to follow my rules.
2. The did not want to work hard and came with other excuses to leave
3. Because of heatlth reasons.

I also ask several of these so call quitters to leave, as I felt that they did not fit.

For everyone else, don't worry, we will have 25 people on our roster that will work hard, follow all the rules and put the team first. I have already received more commits than I need to field both teams. So continue to worry about me, and continue to doubt me, as all it does is make me work harder!!

So to all the people a Blackburn that continue to talk bad about our school for ropping football and for making decisions that were made by the powers that be, I hope that you are in the stands next year for both games, JV and Varsity.

Thanks for thinking about me! God loves you and Ido too!

[Coach Will]

, and many backing out at the last minute because they are told bogus information.

Wow. Wow. I sure hope I am misunderstanding what you are trying to say. If you are implying he is lying to recruits you are treading on thin ice. A coach's whole rep depends on his word. And, unless you have documentation or a very creditable witness that will come on here and use their name to testify to this statement, I would deleted it as soon as possible. Please tell me I read that wrong.

BC should be in a really good position considering the type of school they are. In this state of the economy, it is a very attractive oppurtunity. I know College of the Ozarks (similar type school) is expecting an increase in applications. I see know reason why he can't get the numbers. His contacts in Chicago, put him in the position to recruit the type of students that need this kind of financial advantage.

If I lied to recruits, why do I have thebetter ones still here? To say that I lied to recruits is like saying Michael Jordan is the 5th best player ever to play. I love all this attention though...FCNEWS, you know me, and I am willing to allow any of my current players be asked if I have ever lied to them. This all boils down to there are some people that are mad at coach dubb, and want to drag his name through the mud....go ahead and try, and in the end, I will be smiling while we win!!!!

[fcnews]

Kudos Coach. As a former coach you handled that better then I would of. I approached you a both FU games and complimented you on your teams performances. Also, inquired about my favorite BC players injury status. I believe the conference better watchout for the BC team next year, cause you may be the favorite.

Keep grinding Coach. Great things are in your and your teams future.