SLIAC

[sully309]

jdoug2, I'll try to post an update of today's Fontbonne/Eureka game at halftime. I should be able to fill you in on how Lauren (I think that's who you've been following) is doing at halftime and then after the game. I'm hoping for a close game, but the Red Devils will have to give their best effort. They did not have quite the same defensive spirit in the loss to Principia and it hurt them. EC really needs to win today to have a good shot at the top 4 since Greenville and Prin are likely to win today. Trying to make up 2 games could be tough.

[jdoug2]

Eureka, that would be greatly appreciated. I hate having to wait so long to get scores.

[sully309]

Eureka 38, Fontbonne 34 at halftime

Eureka led 31-19 with 6 min. to go, but Fontbonne picked up their defense and got some easy buckets. Leading scorers: Fisher (EC) with 13; Sharpe-Taylor (FU) with 12. Fontbonne was 11-17 of free throws, EC was 4-6. Lauren has 3 points (1-3 FG, 1-2 3PT), 1 reb, and 1 foul in 12 min. She hit a 3 with 7 sec. left in half to pull FU to 37-34. Turnovers are EC 12, FU 5. Eureka did a nice job of getting back on defense for the most part. We'll see how long it lasts.

[jdoug2]

I know this is working out for your side so far, but I'm hoping for a Fontbonne rally. Sounds like a good game though. Thanks for the update.

[Pat Coleman]

According to d3hoops here are the full-time undergraduate enrollments for the 10 SLIAC schools. I am assuming these figures were provided to d3hoops by the institutions.

Non St. Louis schools:
Blackburn - 585
Eureka- 498
Greenville - 1,159
Lincoln Christian - 576
MacMurray - 603
Principia - 545
Westminster - 888

St. Louis schools:Fontbonne - 2,300
Maryville - 1,474
Webster - 2,531

These are the enrollment figures the schools provide the federal government. It's possible some of them might be a year behind but we're working on a way to standardize how we collect this information and make sure it's consistent across all our sites.

[sully309]

Fontbonne 72, Eureka 59 FINAL

Leading scorers: Sharpe-Taylor and Karnes (FU) with 20
Fisher and Gardner (EC) with 15
It felt like we were playing Benedictine again. Fontbonne shot 31 FT, EC shot 13. FU is a solid team and well coached. Both teams struggled from the outside. Lauren had 3 pts (1-6 FG, 1-4 3PT), 2 reb, 1 ast, 1 foul in 28 min. The Red Devils had their chances, but let things get away from them mid-way through the 2nd. Stats are available on our web site from our women's basketball page. On to the men's game...

[jdoug2]

I very much appreciate the info eureka sid. Looks like it was a hard fought game. Doesn't look like Lauren had a great game, but I hope she was playing some D.  I've already informed Lauren's parents about the game and they say thanks as well. Have a good one.

[fcnews]

Something else for you Doug. In the last USA Today / NCAA Academic Achievement Awards, FU ranked 8th among all div. III in student - athlete grad. rate above student body. FU athletes graduate at a 22% higher rate then non - athletes. These kids leave with degree's and great careers.

[sully309]

I apologize if I sounded a little salty in my previous post. It was a frustrating 2nd half for the Eureka faithful to say the least. I'll just leave it at that. Fontbonne is the better team.

jdoug, Fontbonne played tough defense, especially for the last 25 minutes of the game and Lauren played 28 minutes. It's tough to play that solid of defense if someone is out there slacking, so she did contribute defensively. SLIAC scoring leader Nicole Fisher could only get 1 shot off in the 2nd half, for pete's sake!

I'm a big FU fan now. We need them to hold serve against Prin and Greenville later on to help us out. Go Griffins!

[fcnews]

Pat - Noticed your comment on the enrollment numbers. I am all most certain that the figure quoted for FU includes under grads in our options program also. I could be wrong, but FC just went over 1250 a few years ago. I know we have not doubled enrollment since.

[Pat Coleman]

Yeah, the round number is a giveaway that that's a number we got from the school, not the government. I hadn't checked that one in a while.

Round numbers (aka rounded-up numbers) are the reason why we don't take numbers from schools anymore.

[jdoug2]

Eureka, I didn't notice you being "salty", probably just frustrated. We can all relate to that. I'm glad Fontbonne locked down on the defensive side of the ball. And since only the top 4 get in, I'll appreciate you having a rooting interest in the Griffins.

Fc news, that is incredible stats on the athletes at Fonbonne. I do know the academics were one of the reasons Lauren ended up at your place. I know once Lauren had that slip her first semester she has been doing pretty well with the books. All of us down here want her and the team to be successful, but it's far more important to get a great education.

[y_jack_lok]

jdoug, I went to the Wash U-NYU game today. It was a pretty good game. DeDe (or is it Dee Dee, please let me know) played about 3-4 minutes in the middle of each half. She made a nice drive around a defender on the left side of the lane for a layup for her only two points. I think she missed one other shot, had one foul, had a steal, then had the ball stolen back before she could get 5 feet. I love her energy on the floor.

[jdoug2]

I could have swore it was DeeDee but I might be wrong. I'll try to remember to ask my niece. It is great to hear she is getting more time. I knew she could play at this level. We were hoping she'd go to Fontbonne, but the bigger power won out.

[mark_reichert]

jdoug, I went to the Wash U-NYU game today. It was a pretty good game. DeDe (or is it Dee Dee, please let me know)

According to the roster it's DeDe:

http://bearsports.wustl.edu/womensbball/womensbballroster.html

played about 3-4 minutes in the middle of each half. She made a nice drive around a defender on the left side of the lane for a layup for her only two points. I think she missed one other shot, had one foul, had a steal, then had the ball stolen back before she could get 5 feet. I love her energy on the floor.

I do too.