WBB: Coast-To-Coast Athletic Conference

bbald eagle · January 15, 2006, 08:59:37 AM

Catholic 65, Goucher 61 (1 OT) yesterday

I read both schools accounts of the game. This was more competitive than I'd have expected based on the two schools' seasons so far. Is there anyone who was there that can add insight?

eaglemaniac · January 16, 2006, 10:31:28 PM

UMW ranked #5 in the latest Massey Ratings through Jan. 16th.

eaglemaniac · January 17, 2006, 02:21:49 PM

UMW ranked 5th in the latest D3 Hoops Poll garnering 2-1st place votes.

bbald eagle · January 17, 2006, 03:47:20 PM

The most interesting matchup tomorrow looks like Marymount at Salisbury, as one gets its second CAC loss. A chance York at CUA could prove interesting, too. York needs another CAC win.

bbald eagle · January 18, 2006, 09:50:47 AM

Some nasty talk especially from York 06 on the men's CAC board about the men's York/CUA matchup tonight. It sounds like there'll be a good but heated crowd at DuFour. I wonder if it could spill over onto the floor, maybe even late in the womens' game?

bbald eagle · January 18, 2006, 11:29:31 AM

NCAA's national ranking of individual CAC players in various categories through 1/15:

Points Per Game: Shadae Swan, Goucher #3
Assists Per Game: Keli Ward, York #36; Maria Rojas, Catholic #38
Blocked Shots Per Game: Liz Hickey, Mary Washington #3; Maura Fair, Goucher #44
Steals Per Game: Shadae Swan, Goucher #18
Field-Goal Percentage: Shannon Mertz, Catholic #29; Chanel Perez, York #38
Free-Throw Percentage: Debbie Bruen, Mary Washington #3; Stacy Hollander, Goucher #12; Christen Barney, Salisbury #31

UMW tied at #1 for winning percentage

mwcsid · January 18, 2006, 01:23:21 PM

For those unable to make it in person to a game tonight...
UMW at Goucher doubleheader live webcast at 5:30 and 7:30.

http://athletics.umw.edu/broadcastschedule.htm

Dave 'd-mac' McHugh · January 18, 2006, 03:31:02 PM

To quickly go back to the GOU/CUA game on Saturday night... GOU should have won it.

I caught the last few minutes of the 2nd half and the entire OT... but it should have never gotten to the OT>

Goucher had the ball in the final seconds. But there was about a three second difference between the shot clock and the game clock. Goucher got a shot off in the lane... just before the buzzer sounded. On the rebound... Goucher had it wide open in the post with no one around... but the player thought the horn she heard was the regulation horn... it was the shot clock. She turned around... two three steps with the ball and flipped it behind her.

Whistle... traveling violation... with 1.4 seconds on the clock.

All she had to do was put the ball back up on the backboard... even if she did think the half was over... and Goucher walks away with the win.

Competitive game was an understatement. Both teams tried hard but the Cards got the edge in OT.

ycp · January 18, 2006, 08:08:23 PM

Final from DuFour...

Catholic (12-3, 4-1) 69
York (7-8, 2-3) 65

Four Cardinals in double figures led by Shannon Mertz with 15 points and five rebounds. Mertz goes to the line 12 times, converting 11 of those chances. Kristen Linderoth adds 13 points and eight rebounds while Jackie DeBorger and Liz Koruda each contribute 12 points.

Senior Jess Huntley leads the Spartans with 16 points and nine rebounds while freshman point guard Keli Ward chips in with 12 points, six rebounds, four assists, and two blocked shots. Kristen Daly and Chanel Perez each record 10 points and seven rebounds.

bbald eagle · January 18, 2006, 10:38:28 PM

Mary Washington over Goucher, 87-46

Jenn Olinger, Debbie Bruen, Leigh Kampman in double figures for the Eagles.

Stacy Hollander & Shadae Swan in double figures for the Gophers.

bbald eagle · January 19, 2006, 10:00:49 AM

Where have the Catholic, Salisbury, and Marymount posters disappeared to? How about some insight on last night's games? The scores look very interesting.

And thanks, d-mac, on the insight on the CUA/Goucher game last Saturday. The case of the Missing Buzzer Beater! I bet she felt horrible.

Dave 'd-mac' McHugh · January 19, 2006, 04:24:09 PM

Yeah... the look on her face when she heard the whistle and saw the clock was... priceless (for lack of a better word)... maybe this described it best:

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As for last night's UMW/GOU game... do you really need insight on a 40-plus point blow out?! UMW is simply that good. I wouldn't want to get in the way of these girls. They go 10-11 deep easily... with no let up in play. Probably going to take a loss or two before the tournament... and then it should be interesting.

bbald eagle · January 19, 2006, 04:32:48 PM

I assume it was you wearing the sweatshirt with d-mac on the front at the UMW/Gooucher game? I was interested in insight into the Salisbury/MU overtime game & the close York/CUA game. I wonder where their posters have gone?

bbald eagle · January 20, 2006, 10:35:55 AM

Tomorrow's CAC matchups have the first 4 teams in the league standings playing against the teams that are currently the bottom 4.

Matt Letourneau · January 20, 2006, 03:08:00 PM

Well, I saw the last 12:00 or so the York-CUA game. York was up by around 13 I believe, but Catholic started to slowly chip away with great defense. I don't think York scored for a good 5 minutes or so. Shannon Mertz was in some foul trouble so Liz Koruda, a freshman, came in and played great. Catholic nearly gave it away at the end with some problems beating the York press---they turned it over undneath the York basket--but survived. Its funny--both the men's and women's games featured CUA coming back from big deficits. Both teams did a good job keeping their composure and not trying to get everything back at once...