Scholarship table
In former women's hoops news, Krystal Ellis is a WIAA basketball ref and got picked to officiate the Division 1 girls title game this week. https://journaltimes.com/sports/high-school/high-school-girls-basketball-st-catherines-graduate-krystal-ellis-earns-coveted-assignment/article_659a0ade-a415-5c33-917f-31efdfa314ed.html
Played UConn tough tonight in Storrs. If they wouldn't have chucked it around the gym in the first half it woulda been a fun finish.
Fun game to watch. Lott needs to find her shooting touch ASAP.I did not know that UConn is so young. No seniors. Plus they're getting the #1, #5, and #15 recruits next year. Should be quite the super team.
I personally think DePauls loss was a "good" loss for MU... It puts DP in the upper bracket w/ UConn, better than being in the lower bracket w/MU.... If DP wins their first game, they get to play Gino's #1 ranked team... Doug Bruno's team are always tough on MU... Printable bracket: https://www.bigeast.com/documents/2021/2/17//2021_Tournament_Bracket_blank.pdf
Disappointed to see DePaul #25 but MU third in others receiving votes.Our overall and conference records are both better. We are 5-1 since we lost a close game to DePaul on Feb. 7; the lone loss was by 10 points at UConn. (DePaul lost to UConn by 23 and 33 points.) The 5 wins included a 14-point win at DePaul and several other decisive victories. Just a poll, I know. But seems pretty nonsensical.
Yeah butt, if sports righters ar votin', dat 'slains a lot, aina?
I think it's reputation and the non-conference schedule that have kept DePaul ahead of MU at this point. Reputation often seems more important to voters than actual results in Women's Basketball. And truthfully MU didn't play anyone very tough in their non-conference schedule and the loss at home to UWM doesn't look the greatest. DePaul played these ranked teams in the non-conference - Texas A&M (lost a close game), got destroyed by Louisville and beat a ranked Kentucky (now #9). I think they've hung on to their ranking for awhile thanks to the Kentucky win. Marquette's NET ranking has also been a lot better than DePaul's all season. It's 34-69 for the NET right now. Seton Hall is much better than DePaul with a NET of 51.If I were DePaul, I'd be a little nervous about making the NCAA Tournament right now - I'd consider them a bubble team at this point. I think they have to beat Villanova in their first BET game to really have a shot at a bid.The Coaches' Poll comes out on Tuesdays for the Women while the AP poll comes out on Mondays. DePaul did fall out of the Coaches' poll today after their loss to Butler and are 2nd in others receiving votes in there and MU is 4th in others receiving votes in that poll.
(2) seed Marquette will face (7) seed Providence tomorrow at 5P central in their first game of the BET and the game will be on FS2. MU beat Providence rather handily in both their meetings this season including an 89-40 win at the Al to open up BE play. Hopefully it's another easy victory for MU tomorrow.
I put tonight's game on my "stuff to check out" schedule. Looking forward to seeing a nice portion of the game. We Are Marquette!