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[erkle]

#23 told me last night there would be no more surprise results like the Splalding game.....

She is good for her word.

[y_jack_lok]

I had a spy in the stands who told me she had a good game.

[hopefan]

Just happened to think... while the Westmin at Fontbonne men's game will not likely generate changes in the standings, the Ladies' game is huge... If Fontbonne can beat Westmin, it's a threeway tie along with Eureka... if they can't, it will be the 2-3 game in the conference tourney.

[erkle]

Just happened to think... while the Westmin at Fontbonne men's game will not likely generate changes in the standings, the Ladies' game is huge... If Fontbonne can beat Westmin, it's a threeway tie along with Eureka... if they can't, it will be the 2-3 game in the conference tourney.

plenty of excitement left in this season

[hopefan]

A shame OC a long way away.....  well, lots of good NAIA stuff.....I'll try to give a good report on Wednesday's game...

[erkle]

A shame OC a long way away.....  well, lots of good NAIA stuff.....I'll try to give a good report on Wednesday's game...

thanks, looking forward to it. I'll be able to make the Eureka game, which should be a dandy.

[hopefan]

Whew .... checking out the box score of Webster - Principia......  that must have been one ugly game....

Webster shoots 27% with 25 turnovers for the win....
Prin shoots 20% with 8 field goals, 25 turnovers while losing   and a lot of free throws!!!!

[y_jack_lok]

Webster kept taking the ball into the paint and Lindsay Sydness kept blocking shots. They announced at the end of the game that she had 17 blocks, and she wasn't the only one to block some Webster shots. Perhaps the Webster strategy was to get her into foul trouble. If so it didn't work. I think she was only whistled for two fouls. A Webster parent who was in a better position to see the Webster offensive end the first half said she did foul on some of those blocks. Regardless, the vast majority were clean blocks -- all ball, no body contact of any kind. Prin only scored 8 points in the first half. In the 2nd half the refs whistled almost every incidence of Webster contact against Prin and that's what led to all those free throws. Prin was playing zone, so they were less prone to foul, but it did seem that they got the benefit of a number of non-calls in open floor situations.

[hopefan]

Well erkle... Westmin played poorly... turnovers, shot poorly with exception of Hanna Kloster... Cornelson led the comeback effort in the 2nd half with 3 straight hoops, but Fontbonne had their own comeback and caught them...Fontbonne up by 1 with 20 seconds left and with the ball, cornelson steals the ball, goes full court for go ahead layup...... and missed.... Westmin fouls, Font makes 1 of 2 to go up 2, Westmin gets ball on their side of half court with 6 seconds left... Klaffenbach had been dominant inside, guess the Coach thought they wouldn't be able to get ball to her  (despite the fact that both of Font's big ladies had fouled out).. goes to Lutz one on one who misses with an air ball under considerable pressure... i thought more could have been done with that last play....

Officiating was horrible... but against both teams... aggressive fouls weren't caled, ticky tack stuff was...

So Everyone has two losses... Eureka has to play Fontbonne and Westmin... Anyone could finish on top... for your sake, I hope not Eureka... a lot farther from OC.....  But Eureka has some very good shooters

Fontbonne adv... 2 strong inside players, one agressive shooting guard
Westmin adv... depth, quickness, athleticism... solid defense
Eureka adv... perimeter shooting, best player in conf with the ball...

[erkle]

Going to be a fun game come saturday night. Going to be able to come up for the game, can't wait.

[hopefan]

Yep Erkle, that will be the deciding game of the season, given Eureka's nailbiter 82-80 win over Fontbonne yesterday...  barring any upsets, the winner of the Eureka-Westmin game wins Conference and with it the right to host the conference tourney. 

That game coupled with the potential importance of the men's game may have me in Fulton next Saturday too... unfortunately there is also the Webster-Mac men's game to consider .....  will have to see Wednesday results...

Eureka - Westmin will be very good.. I've got my preliminary thoughts....

[hopefan]

Erkle... what happened to #23... I'm praying not an injury of some sort.....

[erkle]

Erkle... what happened to #23... I'm praying not an injury of some sort.....

Right off the tip, had a collision and dislocated her patella. Not sure of the pronosis yet, in good spirits however.

[hopefan]

    Really sorry... good luck to her for a speedy recovery....

[hopefan]

Best of luck to all 4 ladies teams in the conference tourney tonight....  Hope the Westmin campus will generate a big crowd and lots of noise!!!!