WBB: Little East

[ECSUalum]

D,

Free throw % was a killer for the Warriors last night!!!   They also missed some easy lay-ups.  Denise needs to get the gals practicing at the FT line, as in the NCAA all the top teams are are in the 70% and higher range.  SOoooo important!!

USM played some good defense as well and were deadly at the foul line

Morey did not have a good tourney, and she is a key outside shooter for them.  Brunett was the star last night.

According to D3 Hoops it looks like besides USM, ECSU and WCSU will get bids,with ECSU looking to play Ithaca in Rochester NY

Good Luck to the LEC teams in the NCAA regionals

PS Nice turn out for the finals in Willi last night.  Saw a lot of the other ECSU sports team athletes there last night.
Sat in middle of a bunch of USM fans , who were very LOUD!!

[dgilblair]

Looks like we were watching the same game.  Some bad attemps to dump it down low to Ashley also.  Refs let some pretty bad hacks go uncalled and then called some that left you scratching your head.  USM did deserve to win though, they hit those big shots late. 

Brunett had a nice game.  She play some excellent D to go with the 15 points.  I've had a few conversations with her and she is a sweetheart.

As far as the USM fans......they acted like they don't win very often, which I found to be funny because they dominate in the LEC every year.  Maybe some ESCU fans did something to ticked them off from last year when we beat them at their house.  Thought it was odd that they would sit right in the middle of the home teams bleachers as well.  Not sure what the point of that was but there must be history with some.  I was over with the baseball team who were also LOUD.  That may have fueled some of the USM ire.

By the way it's my oldest son Bryan that graduated in December.  Shawn has a bit to go yet, were on the 5 year plan.

[ECSUalum]

ECSU at Messiah Pa, (outside Harrisburgh).  Looking at Messiah roster, the Warriors will have thier work cut out as they have a tall team, with an avg of +/-70 points per game, very good FT, 3 pt and FG % stats, and three excellent scorers/rebounders

They were ranked just above ECSU on the D-3 hoops polls last week.
Best of luck to the ECSU ladies in the NCAA D-III opening round this Wednesday

[atn alum]

Hello

Just letting you know that both games at Brandeis regional (including Brandeis-WCSU) can be heard at

http://d3hoops.com/audio

[ECSUalum]

ECSU 2009/2010 roster now posted on thier web site.  Looks like they had a good recruiting year, and picked up some good height to replace Mcfedridge

[chubbyboybaby]

UMD is looking tough.

[ECSUalum]

After losing 4 starting Seniors last year, ECSU is looking quite strong, 11-3 overall and 5-0 in LEC play.  MUCH better than I thought at start of the season. Main reasons are overall strong team defense, Jessica Moriarty's leadership, and 5'-11" freshman Tenisha Carter
Tenisha Carter, is going to be a VERY good player, ( top scorer and re-bounder), in the LEC and North East as she progresses through her career at Eastern!!!!

[ECSUalum]

Well, ECSU could do  nothing right against RIC, who has a mediocre record, losing bad 58-46.

Problem?  one word 26 turnovers!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Need to get things straightened out as they go to WConn on Tues

[ECSUalum]

ECSU ladies on a tear with a 6-0 start and their first LEC win this weekend vs RIC.

Warriors have an impressive scoring margin stat. of over 26 points and team D of 42 points per game.

Big test comes Thursday Dec 9th away vs Amherst College who are currently #1 in the country!!

They then go out to Phoenix to play what looks to be a good Ohio Northern University team.  Not sure how good U of Dallas is, but Simpson has a very good program and a very tall team this year!!! Warriors come back in Jan for two huge LEC games with WestConn.

ECSU lead by Sr. Guard Jessica Moriarty on the Offensive and especially on the Defensive side, with So. Forward Tanisha Carter and So. Center Lauren Kelleher  next in points per game and are the Warrior rebounding leaders. Sr. Forward Amanda Pierlioni also tough on the boards and, when hot, throws in a lot of three pointers.  Sr. Britanny Whiteley runs the offense and so far is 11-11 on the FT line!!!  Jr. Forward Piper Chapman and So. Guard Jessica Blogett provide depth off the bench.


Should see ECSU break into D3hoops.com top 25 this year

[Dave 'd-mac' McHugh]

First Regional Rankings: http://www.d3blogs.com/d3hoops/category/ncaa-stuff/regional-rankings/

[7express]

Bad loss for Southern Maine @ RIC today, since both Western & Eastern went 2-0 against them, they'll get clobbered with that tiebreaker.
That means as long as Western beats Eastern on Tuesday, we'll get the #1 seed no matter what happens on Saturday (though I really can't see us losing to Boston anyways)

[7express]

Tuesday schedule:
Keene state @ Plymouth state 5:30
Mass-Boston @ Southern Maine 5:30
Mass-Dartmouth @ RIC 5:30
Eastern @ West Conn 5:30.

RIC is locked in at #4 for the LEC tournament no matter what happens to them this week.  A Western win over Eastern coupled with a So Maine win over Boston would set the top 4 as Western would host the tournament as the 1 seed, So Maine would be the 2 seed, Eastern would drop to #3 and of course RIC is #4.  Plymouth and Boston can help their playoff chances by pulling off wins.

[ECSUalum]

See below article:

http://nutmeg.easternct.edu/mt-static/athletics/2011/02/little-east-littleeast-mobi-debuts-tonight.html

Little East Conference TV will now provide access to broadcasts on smartphones etc!!!

[7express]

Tuesday's scores:
RIC over Dartmouth 81-49.  RIC already locked in 4th so means little for them.  Dartmouth is still fighting for a spot but should get in as they have a 2-0 record vs. Boston this year and Boston finishes at home vs. West Conn, so even if both lose Saturday to finish 3-11 in conference (Dartmouth vs. Keene, Boston vs. West Conn), Dartmouth would get the spot due to 2-0 season series record.
So Maine over Boston 59-42
Keene over Plymouth 63-47.  Plymouth state has been eliminated from the 2011 LEC tournament.
West Conn was a 74-55 winner over East Conn.  East Conn played well in the first half as it was tied 33 all at halftime.  Not a lot of teams would've beaten the West Conn team that played in the second half.  That means for the second straight year the women's LEC tournament goes through Danbury, CT and joining them in Danbury will be the 2 seed, Southern Maine.  Eastern (3rd seed) and RIC (4th seed), both will open the LEC tournament with home dates on Tuesday night with opponents tbd.

[7express]

Don't quote me on this, but I believe this is how 5 & 6 would be based on the results of the Western Connecticut @ UMass-Boston game and the Keene state @ UMass-Dartmouth game.  Dartmouth has the head-to-head over Boston (2-0 season series) so Boston has to finish above Dartmouth to get in, or Keene, Dartmouth, & Boston all have to finish 4-10 for Boston sneak in, thats the part I'm a bit confused about.  Will be a tall order for Boston to beat West Conn, even though I wouldn't expect the starterts to play the entire game with everything wrapped up.

Keene state & Western win: Keene would be the 5th seed, Dartmouth would be the 6.
Dartmouth win & Western win: Dartmouth 5th, Keene state 6th
Boston & Keene win: Keene 5th, Boston 6th
Boston & Dartmouth win: Here's are crazy Boston, Keene, and Dartmouth all finish 4-10 scenerio.  If they take better record of the 3, Dartmouth would be the 5th seed as they would be 3-1 vs. the teams tied with them.  Keene would be 2-2, Boston 1-3.  Then they do the regular two way tiebreaker in which case Boston would get the 6 seed based on their win over Western.