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MUScoop => The Superbar => Topic started by: Marquette Fan on October 05, 2019, 05:24:42 PM
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Starting a thread for the 19-20 Marquette Women's Basketball Season.
I will start it out with an article from Ben Steele in the Journal-Sentinel after today's open practice:
https://www.jsonline.com/story/sports/college/marquette/2019/10/05/new-marquette-womens-basketball-coach-megan-duffy-has-young-team/3865709002/?fbclid=IwAR0oOV3BKz4bMWzGfZinmVV0JKldDDcDGdPoitLyf7lZiwWqLIzkbmXJPmo
They open the regular season one month from today with one of their 'scream games' hosting school kids on a field trip. They host another one of those during the BE season also.
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No surprise with DePaul being picked the preseason favorite and Seton Hall's Shadeen Samuels is the preseason POY in the Big East
http://www.bigeast.com/news/2019/10/10/womens-basketball-depaul-unanimously-selected-bigeastwbb-preseason-favorite.aspx
http://www.bigeast.com/news/2019/10/10/womens-basketball-seton-halls-samuels-selected-big-east-preseason-player-of-the-year.aspx
Now the two things that did surprise me was the preseason freshman of the year - Marquette's Jordan King and Marquette getting picked 9th. I didn't think any of the 6 frosh who stayed after Kieger left were highly rated enough to garner an honor like that (their highest rated recruit that Kieger originally signed ended up at Virginia). And while I know Marquette lost a lot to graduation, I can't believe they got picked below Xavier of all teams. Xavier has been just awful the last few years.
Marquette's Selena Lott was also named to the preseason BE first team - for some reason they have 11 players on there in the preseason for the Women - postseason honors are smaller sizes for firs team.
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No surprise with DePaul being picked the preseason favorite and Seton Hall's Shadeen Samuels is the preseason POY in the Big East
http://www.bigeast.com/news/2019/10/10/womens-basketball-depaul-unanimously-selected-bigeastwbb-preseason-favorite.aspx
http://www.bigeast.com/news/2019/10/10/womens-basketball-seton-halls-samuels-selected-big-east-preseason-player-of-the-year.aspx
Now the two things that did surprise me was the preseason freshman of the year - Marquette's Jordan King and Marquette getting picked 9th. I didn't think any of the 6 frosh who stayed after Kieger left were highly rated enough to garner an honor like that (their highest rated recruit that Kieger originally signed ended up at Virginia). And while I know Marquette lost a lot to graduation, I can't believe they got picked below Xavier of all teams. Xavier has been just awful the last few years.
Marquette's Selena Lott was also named to the preseason BE first team - for some reason they have 11 players on there in the preseason for the Women - postseason honors are smaller sizes for firs team.
Any relation to Jamil Lott who played here under Crean?
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Any relation to Jamil Lott who played here under Crean?
Not that I know of.
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How about Ronnie?
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Looking forward to getting my first look at this year's team at this afternoon's exhibition game. Time to start trying to learn new names and numbers :).
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Shouldn't this thread be in Hanging in the Al?
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Jordan King is gonna be very good
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Shouldn't this thread be in Hanging in the Al?
I get grief most times I post about Women's Hoops in there but I have no problem with it being in there. I just would love somewhere to talk about the Women's team with a few people. It was fun watching them today - hard to judge much from the level of opponent they were playing. But I definitely think they will be way better than the 9th place team in the Big East...
Does anyone know if freshman Claire Kaifes is hurt? She wasn't in uniform today. I think everyone else in uniform saw some action today - was going to verify on the box score but MU doesn't have that posted which is unusual at this hour.
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Looking forward to the scream game today as I always call these day time field trip games :) and getting my first regular season look at this team.
Go Marquette!!!
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They are not gonna be great this year...
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They are not gonna be great this year...
I can't argue with that - there's plenty to work on as shown in today's game. But I will still be there cheering them on and the start of the college basketball season is one of my favorite times of the year. I was expecting this to be a tough season for a couple years - there's not a whole lot of prior experience for the returning players.
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Always appreciate your updates Marquette Fan.
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They are hosting a donate life game tomorrow and Ben Steele has a nice article about it and Tori McCoy:
https://www.jsonline.com/story/sports/college/marquette/2019/11/06/marquette-basketball-player-tori-mccoy-waiting-kidney-donation/4171753002/
There's been a lot of attention for frosh Jordan King of course who got preseason Big East frosh of the year honors and did have 7 assists yesterday. She's also the freshmen ball handler who makes me the least nervous :). But I must say I'm excited about the potential of frosh Camryn Taylor - there's still room to improve and grow but she looks like she's going to be a solid post player.
Lott matched her uniform number with a career high 24 yesterday and will be needed to put up a lot of points in games this year for MU to pull out victories.
Frosh Claire Kaifes was in uniform yesterday after being in sweats for the preseason game but didn't see any action.
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The Illinois kids are good. Taylor played on the state powerhouse so she knows how to play with others at her skill level.
King carried Hononegah kicking and screaming to a third place finish at state last year. That team was her and nobody else.
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The Illinois kids are good. Taylor played on the state powerhouse so she knows how to play with others at her skill level.
King carried Hononegah kicking and screaming to a third place finish at state last year. That team was her and nobody else.
I could see Taylor moving into the starting lineup later this season. King looks to be in the starting lineup to stay for 4 years. I thought I saw King's HS coach Randy Weibel at the game yesterday - I remember his daughter Courtney playing at MU.
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It was a close game tonight until the 4th quarter when Marquette took control and won 92-71. Some random thoughts:
-Chloe Marotta had a career high for points (20) and rebounds (12) and recorded her first double-double
-Selena Lott matched her career high of 24 points that she had in Tuesday's game and added 8 assists.
-Camryn Taylor had 15 points on 6-8 shooting from the field and added 7 rebounds.
-Frosh Claire Kaifes saw her first playing time of the season and had some nice passes.
-LVK had a nice first half
-A lot of turnovers again with 17 but I expect the turnover number to be high all season
-They struggled quite a bit of this game with their offense
-There is a lot to work on still
-Marquette tweeted during the game that all 11 available players saw action but I don't recall seeing Strother in the game and she's not in the boxscore - only 10 players are in the boxscore.
They have a lot of games early and next host Illinois State at 2P Sunday - that will probably be a very small crowd with it conflicting with the Packers game.
Highlighting Donate Life was a neat thing to do but unfortunately there weren't many people there to see this - it might be good if they could do it at a Men's game also. In any case, I really hope Tori McCoy can find a kidney donor soon...
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Thanks for the recap. I appreciate it.
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I haven’t seen the team yet this year, but it looks like they are a lot better than expected (second to last in BE is a low bar). True?
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They have a lot of games early and next host Illinois State at 2P Sunday - that will probably be a very small crowd with it conflicting with the Packers game.
The girls youth team I coach is scrimmaging during halftime of the Women's game on Sun. I'm not sure if a small crowd is a good or bad thing for us.
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I haven’t seen the team yet this year, but it looks like they are a lot better than expected (second to last in BE is a low bar). True?
They are about what I expected so far. They have played two buy games so far and beaten teams they should have beaten at home. But they struggled at times in both games and last night's game was one of those ones where the final score makes the game look like more of a blowout than it was. They held a slim 5 point lead to start the 4th quarter but then pulled away nicely. I'm not sure what kind of team Illinois State has but I expect them to have a lot more trouble against Northwestern, UWGB and Mississsippi State.
I also think they were picked lower than they should have been in the Big East. I still can't figure out how they were picked below Xavier - they've been by far the worst team in the Big East for the last few years and have a new coach also. It's not like they had a ton of young talent that made me think they were going to take off this season.
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The girls youth team I coach is scrimmaging during halftime of the Women's game on Sun. I'm not sure if a small crowd is a good or bad thing for us.
I hope they have fun - I always enjoy watching kids play at halftime.
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Nice overall team effort as Marquette starts the season 3-0. These were important wins to pick up as in my opinion these were all teams they should have beaten. And they were good wins to pick up before the tougher part of their schedule starts.
My favorite stat from today is MU's 21 assists to only 13 turnovers. LVK started today in place of Anderson and had a solid game with 14 points on 6-8 shooting from the field and adding 6 rebounds. Chloe Marotta had another nice rebounding game leading MU with 9 rebounds. Selena Lott sat a lot in the first half after picking up her second foul with about a minute to go in the first quarter. Nirel Lougbo had a nice game going 4 of 5 from the field. Spingola didn't shoot a lot today but did have a team high 6 assists.
They finish up their season opening 4 game home stand hosting Northwestern on Thursday before going on the road for the first time at UWGB on Tue 11/19. They then host Mississippi State on November 25th and aren't home again for almost a month - Sat 12/21 vs. Belmont.
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Selena Lott was named to the Big East Weekly Honor Roll after a pretty good first three games:
http://www.bigeast.com/news/2019/11/11/womens-basketball-elmore-correa-claim-seasons-first-bigeastwbb-weekly-awards.aspx
Selena Lott, Marquette, Jr., G
Lott posted two of the highest scoring outings of the week, going for back-to-back 24-point performances in wins over Morgan State and St. Francis (N.Y.). MU went 3-0 including a win over Illinois State, with Lott averaging a team-best 17.7 points along with 5.3 assists.
Those 24 points in the first two games were a new career high for her also.
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4 recruits signed for next season and good to see some height added:
https://gomarquette.com/news/2019/11/13/womens-basketball-marquette-signs-four-in-recruiting-class.aspx?path=wbball
They only have two seniors but Tori McCoy isn't an active player and I'm guessing her scholarship doesn't count toward their limit. And they're below the limit of 15 already anyway. There are 12 players on the roster this season if you don't count McCoy and the limit is 15 for women's bball but they seldom have that many players on their roster due to not enough pt to go around and having to fund that many scholarships also. They have one transfer sitting out this season so if no one leaves after this season, in 20-21 it would be 4 freshmen, 7 sophomores, 1 junior and 2 seniors (not counting McCoy here) for a total of 14 scholarship players.
And an anonymous eagle article about the recruits:
https://gomarquette.com/news/2019/11/13/womens-basketball-marquette-signs-four-in-recruiting-class.aspx?path=wbball
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Lost at home to Northwestern in OT. We didn’t score the last 2:37 of regulation.
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Lost at home to Northwestern in OT. We didn’t score the last 2:37 of regulation.
They blew a lot of chances to put this one away in regulation. This was one they really should have won but didn't execute well enough to do so. Selena Lott was in sweats today and I heard Duffy said she is day to day with an unspecified injury. Having Lott available would have really helped them tonight.
They have a tough couple games coming up - at UWGB a team they always have trouble against and home to 10th ranked Mississippi State on 11/25. After that game on 11/25, they aren't home again until December 21st.
On another note, is Freeway still around these days? I thought I might have seen him at the game tonight but can't recall the last time I saw him and wasn't sure if it was really him or not...
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Girl I used to coach (Niyah Lutz, now a woman obviously) had 7 points, 5 rebs for Wofford against Wisconsin last week.
Another (D'Shara Booker) had 2 points, 4 rebs for Austin Peay against Illinois. Earlier this season, she had games of 9 rebs and 11 rebs.
Always fun to see kids you know move up in their athletic pursuits.
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Girl I used to coach (Niyah Lutz, now a woman obviously) had 7 points, 5 rebs for Wofford against Wisconsin last week.
Another (D'Shara Booker) had 2 points, 4 rebs for Austin Peay against Illinois. Earlier this season, she had games of 9 rebs and 11 rebs.
Always fun to see kids you know move up in their athletic pursuits.
Why aren’t you funneling those recruits to MU like Penny at Memphis?
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Selena Lott was back starting again tonight after missing the Northwestern game with an injury. That was great to see as she's their best player. MU hit a season high 11 3-pointers and picked up a rare win in Green Bay - 60-47. This was the first time since 2007 that they've won in Green Bay. UWGB doesn't look to be as strong as they've been the last few years but it's still nice to see MU pick up the road win.
The bench was a little shorter tonight with Claire Kaifes and Camyrn Taylor not getting in at all (Destiny Strother didn't play either but she hasn't played much at all so far this season). All the starters played 30+ minutes with the 3 coming off the bench getting 5, 7 and 11 minutes.
Tough home game coming up Monday with number 10 Mississippi State coming to the Al.
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Tough home game coming up Monday with number 10 Mississippi State coming to the Al.
Mississippi State has scored over 122 points their last two games. Do you think the Marquette women can keep it close or will this be a 40 point drubbing?
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Mississippi State has scored over 122 points their last two games. Do you think the Marquette women can keep it close or will this be a 40 point drubbing?
I don’t think this will be close at all - 40 point drubbing is much more likely.
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Congratulations to Allazia Blockton who is the 2019 recipient of the 73rd Robert L. and William P. McCahill Award - the highest honor a Marquette student athlete can receive.
Blockton is the 7th Women's Basketball player to win the award and the first since her former coach Carolyn Kieger shared the honor with Steve Novak in 2006.
https://gomarquette.com/news/2019/11/21/womens-basketball-allazia-blockton-earns-marquettes-73rd-mccahill-award.aspx
Also, 10 years ago today Angel Robinson became the first player in MU Women's Bball history to record a triple-double. As I recall, Hiedeman did it once during her career - I think it's only been done those two times so far.
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Why aren’t you funneling those recruits to MU like Penny at Memphis?
I left my spare $11K in the pocket of my other pants.
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I don’t think this will be close at all - 40 point drubbing is much more likely.
Or maybe not :). Marquette leads 59-56 with 8:04 to go in the game. Go Marquette!!!
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Marquette falls short in their upset bid losing to #10 Mississippi State 74-68. MU had 28 turnovers - you're not going to win a lot of games with that incredibly high amount of turnovers.
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Marquette falls short in their upset bid losing to #10 Mississippi State 74-68. MU had 28 turnovers - you're not going to win a lot of games with that incredibly high amount of turnovers.
Watching the game Mississippi State fronted on the inbound passes after a made basket and it gave Marquette fits. Seemed like half the turnovers resulted from throwing the ball out of bounds while trying to in bound it.
Still a great effort and they held Mississippi State to their lowest point total of the season. Perhaps they have a shot at competing for a Big East title?
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Watching the game Mississippi State fronted on the inbound passes after a made basket and it gave Marquette fits. Seemed like half the turnovers resulted from throwing the ball out of bounds while trying to in bound it.
Still a great effort and they held Mississippi State to their lowest point total of the season. Perhaps they have a shot at competing for a Big East title?
Yes I have a feeling they'll be practicing getting the ball inbound after that game.
They probably have a more likely chance of competing for the Big East title this year than finishing 9th as they were picked in the preseason Coaches poll. And this is the last season anyone will really have a shot at competing for that title with UCONN rejoining next season.
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Yes I have a feeling they'll be practicing getting the ball inbound after that game.
They probably have a more likely chance of competing for the Big East title this year than finishing 9th as they were picked in the preseason Coaches poll. And this is the last season anyone will really have a shot at competing for that title with UCONN rejoining next season.
DePaul's gonna be sad since the reformation they've finished 1st every year.
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DePaul's gonna be sad since the reformation they've finished 1st every year.
Cough, cough...
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Cough, cough...
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My bad forgot they only won the conference tournament last year.
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Cough, cough...
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It depends on if you're considering just regular season titles or championship titles or a combination. DePaul has come in first by themselves or tied for first in the regular season every season since the 2013-14 season with the exception of 2018-19 when Marquette held the title by themselves. DePaul then won the tournament title that year. They've won 4 tournament titles, to one by St. John's (2016) and Marquette (2017). That's a pretty good run as they won the tournament title the one year they didn't at least share the regular season title.
This picture was from the 2017 tournament when Marquette finished 3rd in the regular season and DePaul and Creighton tied for first.
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Two wins over the weekend for MU over St. Mary's and Tulsa at the St. Mary's Thanksgiving Tournament. The St. Mary's game was a 77-63 win and they escaped against Tulsa 61-60 after Tulsa missed 2 late FT's that could have won the game for them. LVK and Selena Lott were named to the all tournament team.
They have a 6-2 record with 3 games remaining in non-conference play. I expect them to win at UWM and Belmont doesn't look super strong this year. But the contest at South Dakota State should be tougher. South Dakota State is similar to Marquette in that they lost a lot to graduation but they are still a good team and this young Marquette team hasn't played on the road much yet (twice with one neutral court game also). The home game versus Belmont will be their first home contest in almost a month.
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Not tying to be condescending, but is a road game (especially one to a program like South Dakota State) anywhere close to as big of a deal as it is in the mens game? I know we gave Miss St all they could handle at home, and we probably would have been blown out on the road, but since crowds are almost always smaller, and generally less enthusiastic for the women, the "better" team seems to win more often than not, despite the venue. Honest question.
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Not tying to be condescending, but is a road game (especially one to a program like South Dakota State) anywhere close to as big of a deal as it is in the mens game? I know we gave Miss St all they could handle at home, and we probably would have been blown out on the road, but since crowds are almost always smaller, and generally less enthusiastic for the women, the "better" team seems to win more often than not, despite the venue. Honest question.
South Dakota State is a pretty good mid major program over the last 5 years or so. Heck the BE is a mid-major in women's basketball also - much weaker than in Men's Basketball. I thought they drew a little better attendance but two games I checked this year had attendance around 1500 - so similar to MU's. My thoughts on the road being tougher is slightly different routine and the actual travel. Before the tournament this weekend, they only had been to Green Bay for a road game - not exactly a far trip of course. With there being so many frosh on the team, they aren't real used to the travel yet.
And I really don't even think of UW-Milwaukee as a road game although it does always surprise me how few MU fans are there for that contest considering how close it is. Fun fact - this will be the third season in a row they play at UWM. Marquette was supposed to host them just after the car drove into the Al last season so that game was moved to the Al.
And on another note since I'm talking about UWGB and UWM here, I'm disappointed that MU and UW aren't playing for the 2nd season in a row. UW isn't playing UWGB either so the only state school they played this season was UWM.
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Back in action today heading across town to UWM. The game is at 4P CST and is on ESPN3 - link to watch online: http://www.espn.com/watch?id=c341a604-8747-4319-9e7b-706c7b4ce352
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Marquette perseveres and wins a close one on the road tonight - winning at South Dakota State 65-58. SDSU doesn't have the greatest record but have some decent wins this season and it can be a tough place to play. They move to 8-2 on the season with one very winnable non-conference game left vs. Belmont at home on Saturday. That will be their first home game in almost a month - their last home game was on Nov. 25th vs. Mississippi State.
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It was a super ugly game today and Marquette didn't play very well. But the bottom line is they found a way to win - 53-51 over Belmont.
They finish non-conference play 9-2 which is way better than I was expecting. They have a tough 3 game road trip to open BE play - at pre-season top pick DePaul next Sunday 12/29 and then the toughest road trip in the BE the following weekend - at Creighton on a Friday night and at Providence Sunday afternoon (quick turnaround to travel so far). Creighton has a pretty good RPI so far too.
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The latest bracketology by ESPN's Charlie Creme has 3 BE teams making the NCAA Tournament - DePaul, Creighton and Marquette. It has DePaul a 4 seed, Creighton an 8 seed and Marquette an 11 seed:
http://www.espn.com/womens-college-basketball/bracketology
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The latest bracketology by ESPN's Charlie Creme has 3 BE teams making the NCAA Tournament - DePaul, Creighton and Marquette. It has DePaul a 4 seed, Creighton an 8 seed and Marquette an 11 seed:
http://www.espn.com/womens-college-basketball/bracketology
That would be a quick reload.
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It was a super ugly game today and Marquette didn't play very well. But the bottom line is they found a way to win - 53-51 over Belmont.
They finish non-conference play 9-2 which is way better than I was expecting. They have a tough 3 game road trip to open BE play - at pre-season top pick DePaul next Sunday 12/29 and then the toughest road trip in the BE the following weekend - at Creighton on a Friday night and at Providence Sunday afternoon (quick turnaround to travel so far). Creighton has a pretty good RPI so far too.
The schedulers really screwed the women team. Any other teams start with 3 road games?
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That would be a quick reload.
I think WNIT is still more likely but it's nice to see them in the conversation at this point about a potential NCAA Tournament bid.
The beginning of the Big East schedule will be real telling as they start off facing the two teams ahead of them in the RPI in the BE on the road - at DePaul (#8) and at Creighton (#12). Marquette is next in the BE in RPI at 49. Then St. John's at 55 and then their 3rd BE opponent on the year Providence at 64th.
It doesn't matter in the scheme of things but it still really bothers me that Marquette was picked below Xavier in the preseason Coaches' Poll - Xavier was picked 8th to Marquette's 9th. Xavier is 1-10 with the league's worst RPI of 247. I'd say Marquette is doing a tad better than them so far :).
Here's the link to the RPI I was checking:
https://www.ncaa.com/rankings/basketball-women/d1/ncaa-womens-basketball-rpi
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The schedulers really screwed the women team. Any other teams start with 3 road games?
No but only DePaul could have had that this season with the way they do their conference schedule. Every other team is playing the usual two games over three days on Sun 12/29 and Tue 12/31 to open BE play while Marquette and DePaul are the teams to only play one game then as they play their travel partners.
DePaul has come here first the last two seasons and Marquette has had 3 home games to start BE play the last two seasons so they were probably due to go on the road more at the start of BE play.
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Creighton and Providence are travel partners. That will change when UCONN arrives. DePaul and MU are travel partners but they play each other on odd dates as they just bus.
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Creighton and Providence are travel partners. That will change when UCONN arrives. DePaul and MU are travel partners but they play each other on odd dates as they just bus.
I don't think the dates Marquette-DePaul play have so much to do with being able to bus so much as being travel partners. When teams are only playing their one game against their travel partner, the day of the week can fluctuate a bit. The Creighton-Providence one is a crazy one with 1,400 miles between the two cities.
And as far as 3 straight road games to open BE play, I did find where St. John's had that last season - they opened at travel partner Seton Hall on Sun 12/30/18 and then went to Xavier and Butler the following weekend.
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It's opening day for Big East Women's Basketball. Marquette is at DePaul at 4P central. DePaul was the preseason favorite to win the Big East and are currently the only ranked BE team at #16 in both polls. I think DePaul is the opponent the Women have played the most all-time and today is the 76th meeting between the two teams. DePaul owns the overall series at 45-29.
Live Stats: https://depaulbluedemons.com/sidearmstats/wbball/summary
Watch online: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CgXP5uCmwaQ
I fear that DePaul will force a lot of turnovers from Marquette - we will see. They bookend conference play with DePaul as they'll finish the regular season hosting DePaul on March 1st.
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DePaul 89 Marquette 71.
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It's opening day for Big East Women's Basketball. Marquette is at DePaul at 4P central. DePaul was the preseason favorite to win the Big East and are currently the only ranked BE team at #16 in both polls. I think DePaul is the opponent the Women have played the most all-time and today is the 76th meeting between the two teams. DePaul owns the overall series at 45-29.
Live Stats: https://depaulbluedemons.com/sidearmstats/wbball/summary
Watch online: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CgXP5uCmwaQ
I fear that DePaul will force a lot of turnovers from Marquette - we will see. They bookend conference play with DePaul as they'll finish the regular season hosting DePaul on March 1st.
As you predicted, 26 turnovers killed MU.
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As you predicted, 26 turnovers killed MU.
I think MU had 11 turnovers in just the first quarter and actually held a 12-9 lead at that point. Imagine if they could have actually held onto the ball in that quarter.
Now they have a few days without a game prepare for the worst road trip in the BE - Creighton on Fri night and a short turnaround to travel far and change time zones to play at Providence on Sunday. (the other 8 BE teams besides MU and DePaul have games on Tuesday).
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Marquette is at Creighton tonight at 7P central and the links to watch the free broadcast on the Big East Digital Network can be found here:
http://www.bigeast.com/news/2020/1/2/womens-basketball-bigeastwbb-minute-four-teams-featured-on-tv-this-weekend.aspx
Creighton looks to be one of the top teams in the BE right now maybe just below DePaul and this will be a tough contest. It feels like senior Jaylyn Agnew has been at Creighton forever :) and she is the 2nd leading scorer in the BE this year.
For anyone else interested in former Coach Carolyn Kieger - her Penn State squad travels to Madison tomorrow for a game that will be on the Big Ten Network at 3P Central.
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Marquette splits the weekend games losing at Creighton Friday and picking up the win 60-50 today at Providence. They are now 10-4 overall and 1-2 in the BE. They have their first two home BE games this coming weekend against St. John's Friday and Seton Hall Sunday. Both are ahead of Marquette in the standings as both started out BE play 3-1.
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Awesome comeback tonight:
https://gomarquette.com/news/2020/1/10/womens-basketball-mu-bests-st-johns-94-85-in-comeback-victory.aspx
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MU whomps the Hall. Taylor gets a double double. MU in 4th in the BE despite being picked ninth in the preseason. Congrats Coach Duffy.
https://gomarquette.com/news/2020/1/12/womens-basketball-marquette-downs-seton-hall-81-60.aspx
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MU whomps the Hall. Taylor gets a double double. MU in 4th in the BE despite being picked ninth in the preseason. Congrats Coach Duffy.
https://gomarquette.com/news/2020/1/12/womens-basketball-marquette-downs-seton-hall-81-60.aspx
It was really fun to see Taylor's game today. I would love to see her playing time increase - she played 24 minutes today compared to 9 minutes Friday.
I would think Selena Lott has a decent shot at BE POW - will find out tomorrow - sure she'll be on the honor roll for sure after her career high 34 points Friday night to help MU to the comeback win and she added 19 points today.
Turnovers and free throws are killing me this year with this team...
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Are they practicing FTs!?!
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Always look forward to your game updates Marquette Fan. Thanks for doing them.
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Are they practicing FTs!?!
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Always look forward to your game updates Marquette Fan. Thanks for doing them.
I would think so :). They had a pre-game chalk talk yesterday for season ticket holders and it was pretty interesting. Duffy was quite up front about their difficulties bringing the ball up the court and with turnovers in general so I'm sure they're very well aware of the free throw struggles too.
I watched the replay of the St. John's game during a long run on the treadmill Saturday morning and was still in a bit of shock watching the replay that they won that game :). They looked so awful for the first 2 plus quarters of that game - they finally cut into the lead a bit near the end of the 3rd quarter and then just dominated in the 4th quarter.
Interesting stat - Marquette has outrebounded every opponent this season so far.
Selena Lott put up a monster weekend that did earn her the BE Player of the week honor for the first time:
http://www.bigeast.com/news/2020/1/13/womens-basketball-lott-siegrist-earn-latest-bigeastwbb-weekly-awards.aspx
I thought it was impressive that she led the league in scoring for the week and also tied for the lead in assists for the week.
I think there's not much doubt that Providence frosh Maddy Siegrist will be BE FOY - she picked up her 7th BE frosh of the week honor this week and has been the national frosh of the week twice. The BE POY race looks to be a little more wide open.
Finally my last random note in this post :) - this weekend is a big one to me as they go on the road to play two teams they should be able to beat (Butler and Xavier). To keep the momentum going from the big wins this past weekend, I think they need to win these two. Friday night is nice as they're on FS1 at 5:30P central vs. Butler - they don't get that many TV games. Then they have 4 straight home games after these road ones - Georgetown, Villanova, Providence and Creighton.
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Women's Bracketology has Marquette among the first four out. Making the NCAAT would be a tremendous accomplishment this year.
http://www.espn.com/womens-college-basketball/bracketology
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Women's Bracketology has Marquette among the first four out. Making the NCAAT would be a tremendous accomplishment this year.
http://www.espn.com/womens-college-basketball/bracketology
He had them projected as an NCAA Tourney team a few weeks ago which was a surprise to me. To even be talking about them as one of the first four teams out was beyond my wildest expectations heading into the season. I truthfully was hoping for at least a .500 overall record so they could get experience playing in the WNIT. I'm not sure the Big East is going to get more than 2 teams in the big dance - maybe they can get 3 - we will see. But so far it looks like outside of DePaul most of the rest of the teams in the Big East are going to beat up on each other. Villanova had a nice OT win on the road at St. John's but then turns around and gets blown out at home by Butler. Butler then goes and wins by only one point at Georgetown. And Georgetown looks to be the worst team in the BE this year - they lost at home to Xavier Friday night by double digits - the same Xavier team who won their season opening game and hadn't won since then.
There's a lot of games yet to be played of course - it will be interesting. And then UCONN rejoins next season and it will just be a battle to see who can finish 2nd behind UCONN :).
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Marquette is at Butler tonight at 5:30P central on FS2. Both teams are 3-2 in the BE heading into this game.
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Well, I think recruiting Aneesah Morrow May be out of the picture now.
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Well, I think recruiting Aneesah Morrow May be out of the picture now.
Didn't cohens sister still come after sandy left? Just saying.
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Didn't cohens sister still come after sandy left? Just saying.
She *stayed* after Sandy left. Recollection is that she was a sophomore when he transferred.
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She *stayed* after Sandy left. Recollection is that she was a sophomore when he transferred.
You are correct about the timing. I looked it up and Cohen transferred in December 2016 and Hiedeman was in her sophomore season at Marquette by then. I also recall that Hiedeman played with Amani Wilborn and Allazia Blockton during her high school years (AAU ball I think) and that was one of the things that drew her to Marquette.
Speaking of Wilborn and Blockton - I saw both of them at the MU-St. John's game last week. Blockton has been playing in Spain and Hiedeman is playing in Sweden now.
And speaking of MU men's players sisters - MU had been recruiting Greg Elliott's sister Gabrielle but she chose Clemson.
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Marquette looks to bounce back at Xavier today at 1P central. Xavier won their first game of the season and then lost about 11 straight until winning at Georgetown recently. They are one of the teams at the bottom of the BE and this is a game MU really needs to win especially after losing at Butler Friday.
Info for the digital broadcast:
http://www.bigeast.com/news/2020/1/18/womens-basketball-bigeastwbb-minute-wildcats-break-free-of-logjam.aspx
Good news as LVK is in the starting lineup as usual - her minutes were limited after she got hurt in Friday night's loss at Butler.
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Congrats to Altia Anderson on her first ever Big East Honor Roll honor:
https://gomarquette.com/news/2020/1/20/womens-basketball-altia-anderson-selected-to-big-east-honor-roll.aspx
It's a big stretch of 4 home games coming up for Marquette as teams 2-7 are pretty bunched in the standings right now:
Villanova 5-2
St. John's 5-3
Seton Hall 5-3
Butler 4-3
Marquette 4-3
Creighton 4-3
DePaul is out front at 7-0 and Providence is at the other end at 0-7 and Xavier and Georgetown are solidly near the bottom at 8th and 9th with 1-6 records.
This upcoming weekend completes the first round of league play.
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Congrats to Altia Anderson on her first ever Big East Honor Roll honor:
https://gomarquette.com/news/2020/1/20/womens-basketball-altia-anderson-selected-to-big-east-honor-roll.aspx
It's a big stretch of 4 home games coming up for Marquette as teams 2-7 are pretty bunched in the standings right now:
Villanova 5-2
St. John's 5-3
Seton Hall 5-3
Butler 4-3
Marquette 4-3
Creighton 4-3
DePaul is out front at 7-0 and Providence is at the other end at 0-7 and Xavier and Georgetown are solidly near the bottom at 8th and 9th with 1-6 records.
This upcoming weekend completes the first round of league play.
A good bounce back from a tough Butler loss (where MU went stone cold at the end) with a blowout of X. I enjoyed watching both games this weekend.
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A good bounce back from a tough Butler loss (where MU went stone cold at the end) with a blowout of X. I enjoyed watching both games this weekend.
Yes and I enjoyed the XU game even more since I'm still a little mad they were picked to finish 8th in the BE while MU was picked to finish 9th - no way they should have been picked ahead of MU. But MU showed they meant business with their 23-4 first quarter lead.
And I was surprised to see they're back in the NCAA Tournament projections today with their loss at Butler Friday:
http://www.espn.com/womens-college-basketball/bracketology
There's a long ways to go but it's nice to see MU in the discussion here especially after all they lost last year.
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Yes and I enjoyed the XU game even more since I'm still a little mad they were picked to finish 8th in the BE while MU was picked to finish 9th - no way they should have been picked ahead of MU. But MU showed they meant business with their 23-4 first quarter lead.
And I was surprised to see they're back in the NCAA Tournament projections today with their loss at Butler Friday:
http://www.espn.com/womens-college-basketball/bracketology
There's a long ways to go but it's nice to see MU in the discussion here especially after all they lost last year.
Creme has Marquette as literally the LAST TEAM IN. Gotta keep winning, and have to notch a few wins against teams of note in the conference. They have racked up a lot of wins, but not a single signature win.
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Creme has Marquette as literally the LAST TEAM IN. Gotta keep winning, and have to notch a few wins against teams of note in the conference. They have racked up a lot of wins, but not a single signature win.
Yeah I truthfully think they're much more likely a WNIT team but still don't mind hearing Marquette mentioned as a contender for an NCAA Tournament bid at this point (coming into this season I was hoping for a .500 overall record so they could at least be WNIT eligible - so far they have definitely exceeded that). They don't have any good wins as you say and are likely going to have some not so great losses with the rest of Big East play. DePaul looks to be the only really strong team in the conference this season. Creighton has a decent RPI but I'm not sold on them. I don't think the Big East is likely to get more than 3 teams in the NCAA Tournament and it could very well be only 2 teams.
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Great news today for fans like me who like to watch many different teams in the first and second round of the Women's Tournament:
https://espnpressroom.com/us/press-releases/2020/01/ncaa-division-i-womens-basketball-championship-semifinals-move-to-espn-first-and-second-rounds-to-be-available-nationally/?fbclid=IwAR0S2Qv6XlSG5hxqq9ZWpyqNkKs_LTzkASBRV8xO8RQnp1JONHYLerItFIw
All the first and second round games will finally be available nationally. Yeah for the elimination of the awful ESPN whip around coverage - they would stay with #1 seeds winning by over 30 way too long.
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Nice article from Ben Steele in the MJS on the team and their success so far under Duffy:
https://www.jsonline.com/story/sports/2020/01/22/marquette-women-finding-way-under-new-coach-megan-duffy/4544451002/
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One of the annual scream games today as I like to call them as they host kids on a school field trip for their contest against Georgetown at 11:30A central. This is the first of 4 straight home games over the next two weeks. Georgetown is one of the worst teams in the BE and this is a game MU should win and needs to win. Villanova on Sunday is a much tougher opponent.
Link for the BE digital network broadcast: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C01OHYknD2s
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A nice blow out win over Georgetown. Spingola with 24 today. MU tied for 2nd place now in the Big East.
https://youtube.com/v/AWuBRBs_qQg
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A nice blow out win over Georgetown. Spingola with 24 today. MU tied for 2nd place now in the Big East.
They started off really slow in this one making me a bit nervous - maybe they needed a chance to wake up with the early start :). Yeah Spingola's 9 of 11 shooting from the field was really nice. This ended up being what it should have been - an easy win over one of the worst teams in the Big East.
There are 6 teams tied for 2nd at 5-3 but each of them plays another 5-3 team tomorrow so it will be a 3 way tie for 2nd after tomorrow:
Villanova is at Marquette
Butler is at Creighton
St. John's is at Seton Hall - that game is on FS1 at 5:30P central and is the annual all-access game with both coaches mic'd up
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57-52 win over Nova to move MU strongly into 2nd in the Big East. MU owned the boards with LVK and Spingola both with double-doubles.
Great hire in Duffy. Who says you can’t get hire a great new coach at MU?
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57-52 win over Nova to move MU strongly into 2nd in the Big East. MU owned the boards with LVK and Spingola both with double-doubles.
Great hire in Duffy. Who says you can’t get hire a great new coach at MU?
Well yes they are in 2nd but it's a 3 way tie for 2nd right now with Butler and either St. John's or Seton Hall pending the result of that game which is going on now. But it was a nice win and I'm happy to see them tied for second at 6-3 after the first trip through league games.
According to MU, this was LVK's first career double-double. Spingola also hit a couple 3's when they really needed them. Maddie Siegrist led the way for Villanova with 25 points and it's easy to see why she's most likely a slam dunk for BE Freshman of the Year.
Hope to see them continue their winning ways at home next weekend over one of the worst teams in the BE on Friday night in Providence and against their nemesis Creighton on Sunday - they seem to have trouble with them.
I liked the Duffy hire a lot at the time and it's looked even better to me as the season has gone on. I'm not sure how long MU will be able to keep her but I'm trying to enjoy the ride for now :)
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I liked the Duffy hire a lot at the time and it's looked even better to me as the season has gone on. I'm not sure how long MU will be able to keep her but I'm trying to enjoy the ride for now :)
With UCONN entering the BE, there might be a recruiting halo for Duffy. Also, with Scott and Vernette staying onboard, MU can be a place to groom future head coaches. Both have the potential.
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Congrats to Izzy Spingola for picking up her 2nd career Big East Honor Roll selection:
https://gomarquette.com/news/2020/1/27/womens-basketball-spingola-named-to-big-east-honor-roll.aspx
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Marquette back to first four out in Charlie Creme's bracketology:
http://www.espn.com/womens-college-basketball/bracketology
St. John's moved in now with Marquette out. Marquette and St. John's have the same league record but Marquette has a better overall record and a slightly better RPI according to the NCAA stats and a win over St. John's. I think Marquette shouldn't have been projected to be in the field after their loss at Butler actually but am surprised to see St. John's in there ahead of MU at this point. It's kind of a moot point right now though as there's still a long ways to go and Marquette still has to go to St. John's in a few weeks.
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Marquette is back in action tonight at the Al at 7P against one of the worst teams in the Big East - Providence. This is a game Marquette should win and needs to win especially with nemesis Creighton coming to town Sunday.
Go Marquette!!!
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Nice come back win over Creighton. Team is rolling and alone in 2nd place.
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Nice come back win over Creighton. Team is rolling and alone in 2nd place.
Down big at half and came roaring back in the third. LVK with the game winner with 0:04 to go. On the road for NMD (which still leaves me to believe that DePaul MUBB was originally intended to be NMD).
Turnovers returned today. Need to control those. Way over-exceeding versus the empty closet left Coach Duffy (rebuild).
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Down big at half and came roaring back in the third. LVK with the game winner with 0:04 to go. On the road for NMD (which still leaves me to believe that DePaul MUBB was originally intended to be NMD).
Turnovers returned today. Need to control those. Way over-exceeding versus the empty closet left Coach Duffy (rebuild).
I personally don't think they look at where the Women's team is playing for NMD. It's an event for Men's Basketball and since I'll acknowledge that is what 99% of the fans are interested in, I get it.
Yes they had 17 turnovers but with this team I really don't think that's too bad - they had 28 at DePaul after all ;D. But they've been having a high number of assists and that wasn't there at all today - only 12 of those. To me the thing that sticks out is how poor they were at free throws today - only 6 of 13 from the line. I wasn't happy with a number of calls but had they lost I would have pointed to the free throws and not the calls.
Not the prettiest game at all but great to stick with it after a poor first half with only 6 points in the first quarter and only 19 in the half. But I'm sure Duffy reminded them at halftime that Creighton trailed DePaul by 20 at halftime Friday and won. It was a nice win today over a good Creighton team coming off handing DePaul their first conference loss Friday. And Creighton also beat MU in Omaha earlier this season and seems to be a nemesis of Marquette's. Jalyn Agnew who seems to be a Marquette killer returned today after missing a number of games.
LVK's winning shot came with less than a second to go. Originally they had .4 left on the clock but upped that to .7 after a review. Creighton took their timeout to advance the ball and ended up getting off a nice shot at the end - thankfully it didn't go in and there was no foul called. Claire Kaifes was my unsung hero today - probably got the most minutes of the season and played well and hit a timely 3 for them also.
This was a nice win for MU who moves into 2nd place alone for now. They're going to be a half game off a number of teams for awhile since they won't have their one game weekend until the last weekend of the year. Butler is third at 7-3 and then the teams clumped together - Seton Hall and St. John's at 7-4 and Creighton and Villanova at 6-5.
It will be a tough road trip next weekend to Seton Hall and St. John's but it's nice to be 17-5 and 8-3 in the BE right now :).
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I personally don't think they look at where the Women's team is playing for NMD. It's an event for Men's Basketball and since I'll acknowledge that is what 99% of the fans are interested in, I get it.
Well, it was also the HOF and 50 Year NIT celebration too.
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Congrats to Selena Lott for being named to the Big East Honor Roll this week:
https://gomarquette.com/news/2020/2/3/womens-basketball-lott-earns-a-spot-on-the-big-east-weekly-honor-roll.aspx
And Marquette is back in the projected NCAA bracket:
http://www.espn.com/womens-college-basketball/bracketology
There are 4 BE teams in that projected bracket - DePaul, MU, Creighton and St. John's. I don't think the BE will end up getting 4 teams in the NCAA Tourney though.
DePaul was #14 overall and a 4 seed in the Portland regional in the the NCAA's initial reveal of the projected top 16 seeds today. Other Marquette opponents in that list - Mississippi State at #10 and Northwestern at #16 (MU really should have won that game and I think they would have had Lott been able to play).
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Big weekend road stretch at Seton Hall and St. John's - these are teams they will be fighting for positioning for in the Big East. MU is 8-3 and these two teams at 7-4 right now. Teams in the top 100 in RPI in the BE right now are DePaul at 20, Creighton at 30 (their RPI improved by 11 with their win at DePaul last week), MU at 35, St. John's at 50, Seton Hall 77, Villanova 88 and Butler 94.
St. John's looks to be the tougher of these two opponents this season so it would be really nice to start out the road trip with a win at Seton Hall tonight. Tonight's game is on FS2 at 6P central.
Go Marquette!!!
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Nice bounce back today after a rough loss Friday night at Seton Hall to make it two basketball victories for MU on National Marquette Day. It was tied at 32 at the half but Marquette outscored St. John's 18-8 in the 3rd quarter and won the game 67-57. Altia Anderson led the way with a career high 15 points on a perfect 7 of 7 shooting from the field. Marquette didn't make any 3's but they had a good day in the paint to make up for that.
Marquette moves to 9-4 in the BE and 18-6 overall. They are in 3rd place right now - a 1/2 game behind 2nd place Butler who is 9-3 and comes to town a week from today. It would be really nice to get two wins next weekend at home.
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Marquette is still projected to be an NCAA team by Charlie Creme this week as a 9 seed facing Michigan. That would be an interesting match-up were it to happen as MU coach Megan Duffy was an assistant for Michigan coach Kim Barnes-Arico at St. John's and Michigan:
http://www.espn.com/womens-college-basketball/bracketology
They are one of 3 BE teams in the projected NCAA Tourney field - DePaul as a 3 seed and Creighton as an 8 seed are the other two BE teams.
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Marquette had an ugly game last night but the important thing is they got the W. They moved to 10-4 alone in 2nd place in the BE for now just ahead of 9-4 Butler who comes to town tomorrow. Selena Lott didn't play last night and it would be very helpful to their chances of beating Butler if she's able to play tomorrow.
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They moved to 10-4 alone in 2nd place in the BE
Count me among those who did not expect this at all. With all those seniors graduating and a new coach, I had low expectations. But it looks like the men and women will both be dancing again this year!
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Count me among those who did not expect this at all. With all those seniors graduating and a new coach, I had low expectations. But it looks like the men and women will both be dancing again this year!
I really doubt you'd find anyone who expected anything like the results they've had so far this season. Heck they were picked to finish 9th in the BE coaches poll. My hope for this season was a .500 overall record so they'd be WNIT eligible - never thought I'd be talking about their NCAA Tourney chances at this point - this is fun :).
Coming into this weekend, I thought they'd beat Xavier and Butler at home, lose at Villanova, win at Georgetown and lose to DePaul at home. That would put them at 12-6 in the BE and 21-8 overall with a pretty good chance at dancing. But there's nothing to say what the outcomes will end up being for the remaining 4 games of course - could be better or worse. And if Lott isn't available, that makes things more difficult for Marquette.
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Marquette had an ugly game last night but the important thing is they got the W. They moved to 10-4 alone in 2nd place in the BE for now just ahead of 9-4 Butler who comes to town tomorrow. Selena Lott didn't play last night and it would be very helpful to their chances of beating Butler if she's able to play tomorrow.
This team starts slow but is a very good rebounding team. Definitely need Lott. What a great job by Coach Duffy, who I am guessing will be BE COY.
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This team starts slow but is a very good rebounding team. Definitely need Lott. What a great job by Coach Duffy, who I am guessing will be BE COY.
At this point, I'd think Duffy has to be the front runner for BE COY considering the Coaches picked Marquette to finish 9th.
Villanova's Maddy Siegrist seems like a slam dunk for BE FOY with something like 10 BE FOW honors and a couple national Frosh of the week honors too. Other BE awards seem a little more wide open at this point.
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When the UConn Women show up next year in the Al the place will be nuts.
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Selena Lott is in uniform and was out warming up with the team. That’s great to see after she was in street clothes for Friday night’s game.
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Way too many turnovers once again with 22 and getting the ball in and over half court within 10 seconds was quite the adventure on a lot of possessions. But Marquette shot 56.5% from the field and had 5 players in double figures as they easily beat Butler 76-54 today.
Marquette moves to 11-4 in BE play and 20-6 overall. They are alone in 2nd place 1.5 games ahead of Butler who is 9-5, 2 games ahead of Seton Hall at 9-6 and 2.5 games ahead of Creighton and Villanova at 8-6. DePaul is way out in front at 14-1 and has clinched at least a share of the regular season BE title. They clinch the outright title with another win or Marquette loss as Marquette is the only team that can tie them.
Marquette travels to Villanova Friday and Georgetown next Sunday. 2 wins would be nice but the contest at Villanova will probably be tough. They really need to win at Georgetown as they are one of the worst teams in the Big East and a loss to them would definitely be a bad loss for NCAA Tournament consideration purposes. As of now, they don't have any bad losses but don't have any good wins either. They'll wrap up the regular season hosting DePaul 2 weeks from today.
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I'm even more mad about Marquette's preseason BE pick as now I read that they were only 1 point away from being picked to finish 10th this season. I was really mad when the poll came out that anyone picked Xavier ahead of them and Marquette has had the last laugh there I guess :).
Down to the wire here with most BE teams having 4 games left and only 3 games left for Marquette, DePaul, St. John's and Seton Hall. The only things decided so far are Xavier, Providence and Georgetown will finish either 8th, 9th or 10th and all of them will play on the first day of the BE Tournament and DePaul has clinched at least a share of the BE regular season title. DePaul will most likely clinch the outright title tomorrow as they do so with one more win or a Marquette loss and I just don't see DePaul losing to a bad Georgetown team.
Two wins this weekend on the road - Friday at Vilanova and Sunday at Georgetown would go a long way towards locking up 2nd place in the BE and a likely NCAA Tournament appearance for Marquette.
Congrats to Camryn Taylor who was the Big East freshman of the week and Izzy Spingola who made the BE honor roll. Spingola also moved into 5th all-time on career 3 pointers for MU. I didn't realize how much Hiedeman had really obliterated the previous record - she has 301 career 3's and the previous record holder Lori Goerlitz (class of '95) had about 223.
Links to watch tomorrow's game at Villanova at 6P central:
http://www.bigeast.com/news/2020/2/19/womens-basketball-bigeastwbb-minute-seeding-on-the-line-in-second-to-last-weekend.aspx
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MU was stone cold versus Nova on the road, losing 61-47.
https://gomarquette.com/news/2020/2/21/womens-basketball-golden-eagles-fall-at-villanova-61-47.aspx
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MU was stone cold versus Nova on the road, losing 61-47.
https://gomarquette.com/news/2020/2/21/womens-basketball-golden-eagles-fall-at-villanova-61-47.aspx
They looked pretty awful for most of that game too. They need to bounce back tomorrow against Georgetown - that would be a bad loss they can't afford if they want to keep NCAA Tournament hopes alive.
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Marquette wins easily at Georgetown today 76-56 with 3 players in double figures - Lott with 18, Anderson with a career high 16 points and LVK with 15 points. They move to 21-7 overall and 12-5 in the Big East. They have officially clinched a bye in the first round of the Big East Tournament.
They are 1/2 game ahead of Butler for 2nd place right now who is 11-5 and Villanova is a game behind MU at 10-6 after a big upset of DePaul today. Marquette can end up anywhere from 2nd to 4th. They would lose a head to head tiebreaker with Villanova which can happen if Villanova wins at Creighton and Providence and MU loses to DePaul next Sunday based on Villanova's win over the top team in the conference. And I think Butler would win a head to head tie with Marquette if both teams end up 12-6 based on wins over top teams in the conference as they have two wins over Villanova. If Marquette and Butler end up tied at 13-5, Marquette wins the tiebreaker because that means they end up with a win over top seed DePaul. Butler goes to St. John's and Seton Hall next weekend which will be tough games for them.
The game against DePaul next weekend will be a tough one especially with how much Marquette has turned the ball over this season. DePaul will also probably be pretty fired up for that game too looking to bounce back after their upset loss at Villanova. And they are battling for the chance to host first and second round NCAA Tournament games also.
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Last week's Bracketology had Marquette moving down from a 9 to an 11 after two wins. So after losing to Villanova this week, they move up of course :). They are a procedural bump from a 10 to a 9. I prefer the 10 or 11 to an 8/9 but nobody is going to consult with me about that :). And this year I'll truly just be happy if they make the NCAA Tournament. Their RPI is down a bit to 37 after having to play a bad Georgetown team and the Villanova loss. But it is still the 2nd best RPI in the Big East just ahead of Creighton who is the 3rd team predicted in the NCAA Tournament from the Big East.
Latest Bracketology:
http://www.espn.com/womens-college-basketball/bracketology
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This is regarding college basketball, and women's bb in particular. First player ever - men or women - to record 2000 points, 1000 rebounds and 1000 assists.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/sports/ncaabk/hours-after-eulogizing-gigi-and-kobe-bryant-oregons-sabrina-ionescu-makes-ncaa-history/ar-BB10ldw6?ocid=spartanntp
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This is regarding college basketball, and women's bb in particular. First player ever - men or women - to record 2000 points, 1000 rebounds and 1000 assists.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/sports/ncaabk/hours-after-eulogizing-gigi-and-kobe-bryant-oregons-sabrina-ionescu-makes-ncaa-history/ar-BB10ldw6?ocid=spartanntp
I watched that game and was glad to see Ionescu make history. That was quite the day for her - first speaking at Bryant's Memorial Service and not feeling well either - they said she was throwing up before the game. She has put up crazy good numbers in college - glad she skipped the chance to go into the WNBA draft early and came back to play one more season in college.
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Marquette doesn't play until Sunday but there are 4 games tonight and I'll be following Butler at St. John's and Villanova at Creighton closely as both can have big impacts on where Marquette finishes in the Big East. We want Butler and Villanova to lose. A Villanova loss tonight would guarantee Marquette can finish no lower than 3rd in the Big East. If Marquette beats DePaul, they're guaranteed at least a tie with Butler and they would win a tiebreaker over Butler if both end up 13-5. But I'm not sure how likely a Marquette win over DePaul is on Sunday.
A lot of seeds for the BET are up for grabs this weekend. The only seed locked up heading into tonight's games is DePaul at #1. Xavier, Georgetown and Providence will finish 8-10 but exact seeding is still to be determined. Villanova can finish anywhere between 2nd and 7th. 5 teams could end up tied for 3rd at 11-7 - that would be one crazy tiebreaker. Butler, Villanova, Creighton, Seton Hall and St. John's are all fighting to avoid the 7 seed and playing on the first day of the Big East Tournament.
At this point, Marquette can finish anywhere from 2nd-4th in the Big East.
The Villanova at Creighton game is on FS1 at 7P EST tonight.
Go Creighton and St. John's for tonight :).
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Thank you for the update on the seeding. Hoping to make a Big East tourney game or two.
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Creighton wins big over Villanova tonight and St. John's beats Butler in OT - both great outcomes for Marquette. Now Marquette is assured of a tie with Butler for 2nd at worst and 2nd alone at best (would happen with Marquette win over DePaul or Butler loss at Seton Hall Sunday).
Marquette is 12-5, Butler is 11-6 and Creighton, St. John's, Seton Hall and Villanova are all tied for 4th at 10-7.
If Marquette and Butler were to tie, it's kind of hard to figure out what the tie breaker will be as they split 1-1 and the next tiebreaker is conference record against the top teams. With that 4 way tie for 4th, it's hard to know which opponent it would come down to for the tiebreaker. Butler swept Villanova and Creighton which are two teams Marquette split with so they have a potential edge there. Marquette swept St. John's and Butler lost both times to them.
Sunday's games:
Butler at Seton Hall - 1P EST
Villanova at Providence - 1P EST
Georgetown at Creighton - 2P EST
DePaul at Marquette - 3P EST on FS2
Xavier at St. John's - 4P EST
Butler-Seton Hall could go either way in my opiniong but rooting hard for a Seton Hall win. I'm guessing Villanova, Creighton and St. John's win easily as they're playing the 3 worst teams in the Big East and have a lot on the line. I'd love to be wrong but I think DePaul beats Marquette Sunday.
Go Marquette! A 2nd place BE finish would be so great especially after being picked 9th in the preseason and only being 1 point away from being picked last.
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Thank you for the update on the seeding. Hoping to make a Big East tourney game or two.
That's great if you can go - cheer them onto victory :).
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DePaul at Marquette is on FS2 at 2P Central. Marquette is doing their senior day ceremony pre-game this year which I'm bummed about - they used to do it post game for many years and I liked that a lot better. I also thought it was funny I got an email that the ceremony will start at 1:44P - seemed like a little bit of an odd time :).
An article from the Big East that includes some seeding scenarios for all the games today - DePaul at #1 is still the only seed locked up for the BET and there could be a 5 way tie for 3rd:
http://www.bigeast.com/news/2020/2/29/womens-basketball-bigeastwbb-minute-regular-season-concludes-sunday.aspx
The Seton Hall at Butler game starts two hours before MU's game and if Seton Hall wins then Marquette is assured of finishing in 2nd place all by themselves. A win over DePaul would also assure that for Marquette. If Marquette loses and Butler wins, those two teams tie at 12-6 and it's hard to predict the tiebreakers for that since the two teams split and there's likely to be bunch of teams tied right below them. This is the tiebreaker right after head to head:
>Each team’s record vs. the team or group of tied teams occupying the highest position in the standings. If an advantage is not determined, proceed to the next team or group of tied teams in the standings for comparison. Continue down through the standings until one team gains an advantage.
The next tiebreaker is road conference record which favors Butler. But hopefully we don't have to worry about this tiebreaker - would love to see Marquette finish alone in second.
Go Marquette!
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Latest bracketology has them as a 9 in Waco playing Drake. Pretty safely in the tourney which is a pretty amazing accomplishment at this point in the season given the expectation preseason.
As I’ve mentioned, I’m a Miami University alumni and the fan base was pretty collectively crushed when Duffy was hired away and we can see why.
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MU up big on DePaul on FS2.
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90-83 MU Final.
Dominated the glass and inside.
24 turnovers but DePaul had 17 of their own.
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MU up big on DePaul on FS2.
HUGE win. What a way to close out an amazing exceeding of expectations. Duffy has to be BE COY. Great momentum into the BET and hopefully a win or two in the tourney
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Congrats to the women!
Would their first game be Saturday evening? If so, then hopefully they win so I can go Sunday.
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Congrats to the women!
Would their first game be Saturday evening? If so, then hopefully they win so I can go Sunday.
6P Central time Saturday night is their first game most likely against Villanova. Although interestingly Villanova's opponent won't be decided until tomorrow - Georgetown and Xavier's tie couldn't be broken by most of the tiebreakers so they have to wait until the new RPI comes out tomorrow to see who gets the 9 seed and who gets the 10 seed. And there was a 5 way tie for 3rd - wow! The BET bracket with seeds 9 and 10 to be determined tomorrow:
https://twitter.com/BIGEASTWBB/status/1234254015640285191/photo/1
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What a game - I felt exhasted after that one ;D. It got closer than I'd like at the end but the important thing is they got the win :). A win or two in the BET would be nice but I think they've done enough at this point to make the NCAA Tournament. What an incredible season - so fun and unexpected. Duffy has to be the BE COY - if she's not, it's a travesty.
Go Marquette!!!
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Wuz der much booin', hey?
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A fun game to watch (especially after yesterday) with a great ending. The 6 point possession was a highlight, more so than the two buzzer-beating threes.
(https://www.memecreator.org/static/images/memes/5047297.jpg)
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A fun game to watch (especially after yesterday) with a great ending. The 6 point possession was a highlight, more so than the two buzzer-beating threes.
(https://www.memecreator.org/static/images/memes/5047297.jpg)
I just got done watching the game on FS2 via my DVR - fun to watch again :). I loved Spingola falling down scoring on that 6 point possession.
I liked the Lott buzzer beater in that it reminded me of Hiedeman doing that as a sophomore against DePaul at the Al in the Big East Final in 2017 - figured that was a good omen too :). I thought it was funny as my ESPN alerts for halftime and the end of the 3rd quarter were both 3 points off as they didn't include the buzzer beating 3 pointers.
Kudos to Chloe Marotta who came up with 9 rebounds in 16 minutes of action. She was starting earlier in the season and has accepted well her role coming off the bench once Anderson moved to the starting lineup. Lauren Van Kleunen was close to a career high with her 22 points - her career high is 23 points in her very first collegiate game. She came to Marquette at the same time as Anderson and Spingola but redshirted that first year (she did graduate in only 3 years though and is now in grad school).
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New bracketology out this morning and Marquette remains at a 9 - solidly in the field. Creighton joins DePaul and Marquette in the projection for 3 BE teams in and St. John's is one of the first four out. DePaul is down to a 5 seed in the projection which means they wouldn't be able to host games (they had been projecting to a 3 or 4 seed most of the season). ESPN bracketology:
http://www.espn.com/womens-college-basketball/bracketology
Fun stat regarding yesterday's game - this was the first time since 2016 that DePaul last back to back games.
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MUWBB RPI went from 34 to 28.
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MUWBB RPI went from 34 to 28.
That was a nice jump :).
Congrats to Jordan King who was BE frosh of the week and Selena Lott who made the BE honor roll:
https://gomarquette.com/news/2020/3/2/jordan-king-is-big-east-freshman-of-the-week.aspx
The BE awards may be announced tomorrow - expecting Duffy to be COY and would expect Lott to be on the first team. I would think Altia Anderson might have a shot at most improved player also.
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Marquette averages almost 1700 per game at home for the conference games, second to DU.
https://bigeastconf_ftp.sidearmsports.com/custompages/sports/w-baskbl/2019-2020/confldrs.htm#conf.wkt
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All Big East Women's basketball attendance will go up next year.
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Awards are being released now. First MU winner is Camryn Taylor who made the all freshman team.
Selena Lott makes the 2nd team and Duffy of course wins COY.
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Awesome!
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Awesome!
I had thought Lott would make first team but can't argue too much with her making second team. I think Kelly Campbell of DePaul got robbed a lot more than Lott. I thought Campbell had a good shot at BE POY and so did Anonymous Eagle and an ESPN writer but she didn't even make the first team. Her big stats are assists and rebounds though and points tend to be valued more. Campbell's assist to turnover ratio is incredibly impressive.
Excited to see Taylor on the all frosh team -I think she has a bright future at MU. Funny thing about Lott is I tend to forget we have another year with her as I kept thinking of her as a senior as she was the returning player with the most playing time heading into this season - glad we have her for one more year.
And I'd have to question the whole voting process if Duffy hadn't gotten COY ;D
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Personally, Im glad that Kelly Campbell is gone next year. It seems like she's been a major PITA for MU for like 20 yrs... 8-)
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Personally, Im glad that Kelly Campbell is gone next year. It seems like she's been a major PITA for MU for like 20 yrs... 8-)
There will just be another DePaul player to be a major PITA for MU ;D - Lexi Held was doing a pretty good job of that Sunday.
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The Big East Tournament at Wintrust Arena in Chicago starts today with two games - 8/9 (Georgetown-Providence) and 7/10 (Villanova/Xavier). Those games have free online broadcasts. Tomorrow's quarterfinals will all be on FS2 and semi's and final are on FS1.
Marquette plays at 6P tomorrow and faces the winner of Villanova-Xavier (1:30P central today) which will most likely be Villanova.
Link to bracket: http://www.bigeast.com/documents/2020/3/1/2020_Tournament_Bracket_3_1_20.pdf
Link to stats and broadcast info:
http://www.bigeast.com/tournaments/?id=100
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I believe the original deal the Big East signed with Wintrust to host the tournament expires after this years tournament.
Does anyone know if they are planning to re-up with Wintrust; open it back up to teams bidding to host or permanently moving it to Hatford.
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Hartford will be part of this.
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Fingers crossed they win tomorrow so I can go on Sunday!
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I believe the original deal the Big East signed with Wintrust to host the tournament expires after this years tournament.
Does anyone know if they are planning to re-up with Wintrust; open it back up to teams bidding to host or permanently moving it to Hatford.
As long as they don't try to stick it at Mohegan Sun Arena and Casino.
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I believe the original deal the Big East signed with Wintrust to host the tournament expires after this years tournament.
Does anyone know if they are planning to re-up with Wintrust; open it back up to teams bidding to host or permanently moving it to Hatford.
You are correct about the original deal with Wintrust running through this year's tournament: http://www.bigeast.com/news/2017/10/17/big-east-signs-multi-year-deal-with-wintrust-arena-to-host-womens-basketball-tournament.aspx
I haven't heard anything officially but I'd be shocked if it's not in Connecticut starting next season.
One thing I do know about next season is they are going to a 20 game league season for the Women so league play will start earlier and have two less non-conference games. It sounds like they may stick with the travel partner setup and Fri/Sun games for the most part putting UCONN and Providence together and having Creighton kind of be off on their own (so hope that this is the case so we can get rid of the ridiculous road trip between Omaha and Providence between Friday and Sunday). But I haven't heard anyting officially about the travel partner setup - just the 20 game league schedule for the official part.
Oh and they are playing in a tournament in the Bahamas around Thanksgiving next season.
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Fingers crossed they win tomorrow so I can go on Sunday!
I'd really like them to win tomorrow just to make the wait for Selection Monday a little less anxious also :). But they're most likely playing Villanova and they looked downright awful at Villanova a couple weeks ago - they're going to have to play a lot better than that to get the W. Hopefully they'll come out strong and advance to Sunday's semi's...
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The Villanova-Xavier game was much closer than I think anyone expected and went to OT. Villanova dominated in OT and the final was 64-56. Villanova had a pretty poor shooting day especially from 3 point range so I'm sure that means they'll shoot lights out tomorrow night against Marquette ;D.
7 seed Villanova vs. 2 seed Marquette at 6P Central Sat 3/7 from Wintrust Arena - game will be broadcast on FS2
Go Marquette!!!
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Marquette has the lead at halftime over Villanova 31-19 - they should have been up much bigger though as MU didn't score a field goal the last 5:55 of the 2nd quarter.
The 2nd half starts soon and the game is on FS2.
Go Marquette!
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Neither team is hitting shots.
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Neither team is hitting shots.
And now MU is back to turning it over too much again :(.
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MU stone cold holding on for a three point lead at end on 3rd
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MU stone cold holding on for a three point lead at end on 3rd
Some nice 3's from Izzy. 4 fouls on Gedeka and Siegrist for Villanova now - attack them and get them out of the game. MU has a 10 point lead with 3 minutes to go.
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Taylor has been rock solid in her first BET game. MU wins
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Some nice 3's from Izzy. 4 fouls on Gedeka and Siegrist for Villanova now - attack them and get them out of the game. MU has a 10 point lead with 3 minutes to go.
They absolutely blitzed them in that 4 min stretch. Also shredded any pressure Nova tried to put on them. This team is cooking
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They absolutely blitzed them in that 4 min stretch. Also shredded any pressure Nova tried to put on them. This team is cooking
Wojo who? Fun, well-coached team.
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Taylor has been rock solid in her first BET game. MU wins
I love Taylor - can't wait to watch her play for MU the next few years.
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They absolutely blitzed them in that 4 min stretch. Also shredded any pressure Nova tried to put on them. This team is cooking
It was so fun to watch Izzy match Siegrist with the 3's in that stretch. They had me scared at the start of the 4th quarter - silly me ;D.
23-7 and onto the BET semifinals - wow. What an incredible hire - Duffy is one awesome coach.
They play the winner of Creighton-St. John's at 7:30P central tomorrow night - game will be on FS1. Creighton and St. John's were part of the 5 way tie at 3rd with 11-7 marks. MU split with Creighton and swept St. John's. DePaul faces Seton Hall in the other semi at 5P central. Marquette and DePaul have met in the last 3 BET finals. This is the 3 year anniversary of the MU win at the Al in the BET final so I figured that had to be good luck for MU :).
Go Marquette!
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Duffy left with a dumpster fire via graduations, top national recruit walks, picked for ninth, one vote out of last.
Retained two top assistants, worked to keep remaining recruits, focused on defense and rebounding with a mixture of upperclass and frosh. Finished 2nd and playing in the semis.
Meanwhile, Kieger won one game in the B1G with a horrible Penn State squad.
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Duffy left with a dumpster fire via graduations, top national recruit walks, picked for ninth, one vote out of last.
Retained two top assistants, worked to keep remaining recruits, focused on defense and rebounding with a mixture of upperclass and frosh. Finished 2nd and playing in the semis.
Meanwhile, Kieger won one game in the B1G with a horrible Penn State squad.
So here's a question - look at Altia Anderson's stats this year - did she just suddenly become good as a senior :)? I certainly don't think so - if she's given a chance to develop and play a decent amount her first three years, I think Marquette is in a much better position when Davenport gets hurt last year. Kieger went with her star 5 and didn't really develop many players behind them. Lott got her big chance when Blockton got hurt at the start of BE play last season.
In fairness to Kieger, I think she was left with a big mess at PSU that I don't think was going to be turned around right away. I wish her the best but am very happy with the Duffy hire. On another Big 10 note, I read recently Wisconsin hasn't made any postseason appearances since 2011 - wow. And I certainly hope we start playing UW again soon - I miss that rivalry.
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Yeah, Carolyn will be fine as she is she did her tear down. On Anderson, tough situation as that was a damn good team of guards, including Lott who needed and earned playing time.
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Creighton started out with a big lead in the other quarterfinal game but St. John's came battling back and it's tied at 30 at the half. Marquette swept St. John's and split with Creighton.
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St. John's was down 20-5 to start tonight's game but makes the comeback and defeats Creighton for the third time this season - 70-54
Marquette now hopes they can defeat St. John's for the third time this season tomorrow night.
Megan Duffy was an assistant at St. John's with current St. John's Coach Joe Tartamella when Kim Barnes-Arico was the head coach - Tartamella took over as head coach when Barnes-Arico took the Michigan job.
Creighton is firmly on the bubble in my opinion - will see how much the committee values their win over DePaul.
The seeds all hold true so far - it will be 1 vs. 4 and 2 vs. 3 in the semi's tomorrow.
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Are they a lock regardless?
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Are they a lock regardless?
Is Marquette a lock? I'd say so and I'm a notorious overly anxious worrier ;D. Their RPI was 29 before today's game - they're 23-7 and finished second in the BE. They have the good win against DePaul and no bad losses - I'd say they are in. But I am greedy and will take more wins :). I'd also like to see them avoid the 8/9 seed if at all possible and right now they are projecting to an 8/9.
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Are they a lock regardless?
Based on bracketology, they were a lock before DePaul. They are working on seed lines now
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Based on bracketology, they were a lock before DePaul. They are working on seed lines now
I agree Marquette is a lock but ESPN bracketology also has Creighton as a lock and I'm not so sure about that one. They finished in the 5 way tie for 3rd in the Big East 19-11 overall and their RPI went from 46 to 51 with their loss in their first BET game. I'd be nervous waiting for Selection Monday if I was a Creighton fan.
Good RPI news for Marquette - theirs jumped from 29 to 24 with yesterday's win (DePaul has the best RPI in the BE with a 22).
For the ESPN bracketology, Charlie Creme has been updating it everyday this week and still has Marquette as a 9 facing 8 seed Drake in the first round (coached by former Marquette assistant Jennie Baranczyk) where they would face a game on the court of 1 seed Maryland should they be able to win the first round game. St. John's is one of the first 4 teams out in that bracket projection so they have a lot to play for tonight. Earlier he was predicting Marquette face Michigan which would have Duffy going against her former boss Kim Barnes-Arico - Duffy was an assistant under her at St. John's and Michigan. Tonight Duffy coaches again against Joe Tartamella who she was an assistant with at St. John's.
http://www.espn.com/womens-college-basketball/bracketology
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DePaul had a close contest with Seton Hall prevailing 83-80. They advance to the BET final for the 4th straight season - will Marquette be their opponent in the final for the 4th straight season? Marquette's semifinal game against St. John's starts at 7:30P on FS1.
Go Marquette!!!
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Section 124. Go MU!
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Section 124. Go MU!
Cheer them onto victory! I'll be screaming at my TV ;D
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Hour long interview/podcast with Coach Duffy which may interest some of you:
https://wtmj.com/wtmj-podcast-network/jaytalking/2020/03/08/wtmj-conversations-megan-duffy-marquette-womens-basketball-coach-and-big-east-coach-of-the-year/
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Marquette is shooting well - 56% from the field in the first half with 8 different players scoring for MU. But St. John's is taking advantage of Marquette's turnovers - they have scored 12 points off MU's 7 TO's. St. John's is only 1 for 10 from 3 point land but that one 3 was right before the halftime buzzer and Marquette holds a slim 35-30 lead at halftime.
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Great win by the Warriors. Total shut down defense, swarming hustle. Coach had a great game plan against old staff.
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Great win by the Warriors. Total shut down defense, swarming hustle. Coach had a great game plan against old staff.
They made me a tad nervous when St. John's made the big run with the 3 and quick bucket off a turnover. But they took back control quickly. That 4 point possession sure helped too :). Great coaching job as you say and a nice win.
They move to 24-7 on the season and will face DePaul in the BET final for the 4th straight year. Let's hope for the 2017 result :).
I think a win tomorrow night would move them off the 8/9 seed line in the NCAA Tournament - that would be nice. But they're in the NCAA Tournament no matter what.
Go Marquette!
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They made me a tad nervous when St. John's made the big run with the 3 and quick bucket off a turnover. But they took back control quickly. That 4 point possession sure helped too :). Great coaching job as you say and a nice win.
They move to 24-7 on the season and will face DePaul in the BET final for the 4th straight year. Let's hope for the 2017 result :).
I think a win tomorrow night would move them off the 8/9 seed line in the NCAA Tournament - that would be nice. But they're in the NCAA Tournament no matter what.
Go Marquette!
Whats ridiculous is they are now a 10 seed and in the bracket is show the girls in the Downward Arrow, after a dominating win yesterday... :-\
http://www.espn.com/womens-college-basketball/bracketology
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Whats ridiculous is they are now a 10 seed and in the bracket is show the girls in the Downward Arrow, after a dominating win yesterday... :-\
http://www.espn.com/womens-college-basketball/bracketology
Yeah I saw that and am thinking they may be doomed to the 8/9 no matter what. Another messageboard I post on said Marquette moved down because Iowa State upset Baylor yesterday - a much better win than what MU has of course (Baylor will get a 1 seed). I was confused about moving down as they had been a 9 for a few weeks and then have won 4 in a row and their RPI has gotten better.
A win tonight would be nice and should only help seeding. But who knows what will happen with the seeding - will find out in about a week. Here's hoping ESPN doesn't accidentally leak the bracket early this year - that was a major disappointment last season :(.
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All they can do is WIN... Its in their hands 8-)
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All they can do is WIN... Its in their hands 8-)
Yeah but even had they won tonight (which is looking unlikely at halftime), that wouldn't mean that they would avoid the 8/9 seed. But at least I know they'll get selected no matter what - never expected them to be dancing again heading into this season.
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They are still a 10 in ESPN’s Bracketology. I think they deserve a better seed than Creighton who also has a 10 in this projection. However, I would much rather MU get a 10 or 11 seed than the 8/9 seed.
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The final AP poll is out and Marquette finishes with a few votes in the others receiving votes section:
https://www.ncaa.com/rankings/basketball-women/d1/associated-press
What an incredibly unexpected great season that came to a sudden halt. I'm still quite bummed I won't get to watch this team compete in the NCAA Tourney this weekend although I do understand why they canceled the tourney.
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The final AP poll is out and Marquette finishes with a few votes in the others receiving votes section:
https://www.ncaa.com/rankings/basketball-women/d1/associated-press
What an incredibly unexpected great season that came to a sudden halt. I'm still quite bummed I won't get to watch this team compete in the NCAA Tourney this weekend although I do understand why they canceled the tourney.
Thanks for all your updates this season. Please keep us updated as to recruiting as you hear news. The program appears on an upward trajectory.
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Thanks for all your updates this season. Please keep us updated as to recruiting as you hear news. The program appears on an upward trajectory.
Glad to hear some appreciate it as sometimes I feel like I'm just talking to myself here ;D
I can try but it's so hard to get recruiting updates for Women's Basketball. I often don't hear about recruits until they've given an oral commitment to MU or sometimes not until they sign with MU even.
I'm so bummed today - I was really looking forward to watching this team play in the NCAA Tournament :(. And I was finally going to be able to watch all the Women's basketball first and second round games I wanted to as ESPN finally decided to show all the first and second round games this year instead of their ridiculous whip around coverage which was really just stick with a 1 seed killing a 16 seed for way too long. I guess I have that to look forward to in 2021 still but that seems so far away now.
This sports junkie is going through some major withdrawal right about now...
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Scott Merritt taking an assistant job at Illinois.
@IlliniWBB: 🔶🔷Welcome to the #Illini Family, @smerritt18! #JoinTheFight 🔷🔶
More ➡️https://bit.ly/2JjrLR6 https://twitter.com/IlliniWBB/status/1243237730517164037/photo/1
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Weird move. They have been a terrible women's program for awhile, and their current coach just finished year three with a 4-46 overall Big Ten record.
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Weird move. They have been a terrible women's program for awhile, and their current coach just finished year three with a 4-46 overall Big Ten record.
Maybe Duffy is clearing space to bring in someone.
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Money talks. The 3 assistants at Illinois are making north of $600k. Departing assistant Lakale Malone made north of $250k at Illinois. Nancy Fahey has a six year $3.3 million deal with many other perks.
Fahey, a Wisconsin native, has been at Illinois just 3 seasons and needs recruiters and player development assistants. She kept assistants in place during the coaching transition. Illinois AD Josh Whitman was formerly the Wash U AD where Fahey was a 31 year legend.....5 D3 National Titles, 10 Final fours, fastest NCAA women's coach to 600 wins, one of best all time win percentages. (Men's program equally successful under Mark Edwards) She is an excellent coach. She needs to recruit at a higher level than Illinois has been doing in the past. We'll see.
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Weird move. They have been a terrible women's program for awhile, and their current coach just finished year three with a 4-46 overall Big Ten record.
The only program worse in the Big 10 last year was Penn State interestingly enough :). I was surprised Merritt didn't go with Kieger to Penn State but yet decided to move to Illinois now. I've been pretty happy with Duffy so far so I trust she'll hire a good assistant. Maybe she'll promote her DOBO - we will see in awhile...
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Nice story in The Athletic about Megan Duffy's first season at MU.
https://theathletic.com/1713235/2020/03/31/megan-duffy-reflects-on-magical-first-year-at-marquette-with-a-bright-future?source=shared-article
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Nice story in The Athletic about Megan Duffy's first season at MU.
https://theathletic.com/1713235/2020/03/31/megan-duffy-reflects-on-magical-first-year-at-marquette-with-a-bright-future?source=shared-article
I wanted to read it but I don't have a subscription and I don't really want to get one right now as there's not much going on in sports of course.
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I wanted to read it but I don't have a subscription and I don't really want to get one right now as there's not much going on in sports of course.
I believe there is a free 3 month trial going on right now.
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New assistant hired:
https://gomarquette.com/news/2020/4/6/womens-basketball-itoro-coleman-named-assistant-coach.aspx
https://www.anonymouseagle.com/2020/4/6/21211274/marquette-golden-eagles-womens-basketball-itoro-coleman-assistant-coach
As soon as I saw Marquette tweet about the hiring, I thought hey she played for Clemson when Marquette upset them in the 1997 NCAA Tournament. Marquette won as a 12 seed that year over 5 seed Clemson and upsets like that didn't happen in the Women's Tournament that much back then. And that was Terri Mitchell's first year as Head Coach.
But I digress, welcome to Marquette to Coleman.
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Happy one year anniversary of one great hire:
https://twitter.com/muathletics/status/1248640667548557314
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I was definitely not expecting this - Vernette Skeete also leaves Marquette to go to Illinois:
https://fightingillini.com/news/2020/4/13/womens-basketball-fahey-announces-skeete-hire-new-role-for-kirkland.aspx
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Muffet McGraw is stepping down as Notre Dame’s head coach.
New head coach is not a surprise.
https://twitter.com/fightingirish/status/1253032069912903680
Niele Ivey won a National Title there as a player and as an assistant. She recruited and developed their guards during their elite stretch this past decade. Many are WNBA players now. And she would likely be able to get keep the same staff.
She left this past season to be an assistant with the NBA's Memphis Grizzlies, where she works with Ja Morant and others. She is very close to the staff at ND, and would likely be able to keep them
in place. Her son Jaden is a Purdue hoops commit) Ivey spent 17 years at ND as player and assistant. She was a part of all 9 Final Four teams.
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Muffet McGraw is stepping down as Notre Dame’s head coach.
New head coach is not a surprise.
https://twitter.com/fightingirish/status/1253032069912903680
Niele Ivey won a National Title there as a player and as an assistant. She recruited and developed their guards during their elite stretch this past decade. Many are WNBA players now. And she would likely be able to get keep the same staff.
She left this past season to be an assistant with the NBA's Memphis Grizzlies, where she works with Ja Morant and others. She is very close to the staff at ND, and would likely be able to keep them
in place. Her son Jaden is a Purdue hoops commit) Ivey spent 17 years at ND as player and assistant. She was a part of all 9 Final Four teams.
Notre Dame had a very tough 19-20 season but this still came as a bit of a surprise to me to hear today. They got the replacement everyone wanted though in Niele Ivey. And that's ok with me - ND Alum Duffy is more than welcome to stay at Marquette for awhile longer :).
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Notre Dame had a very tough 19-20 season but this still came as a bit of a surprise to me to hear today. They got the replacement everyone wanted though in Niele Ivey. And that's ok with me - ND Alum Duffy is more than welcome to stay at Marquette for awhile longer :).
It doesn't surprise me. McGraw is a good coach, but she has made the NCAA 2nd weekend twice, only twice without Niele Ivey. You will hear lots of deserved praise for McGraw. But Ivey's influence helped bring Notre Dame to the elite level.
They had a down season after seeing several players go to WNBA after unprecedented success there. This included younger players. A few players transferred as well. And their top two returners had injuries.
They will have more experience this year, a top 5 recruiting class, and Ivey back for player development, recruiting, among other things.
Ivey will likely be very successful and be at ND a long time. With regards to MU, if Duffy has 2nd weekend NCAA success in the next few years, power 5 opportunities will come her way.
MU's two most recent assistants replaced assistants making $250k and $225k at Illinois. It's head coach replaced a coach that was making close to $1million at Penn. St.
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MUWBB announced the 2nd Asst hired:
https://gomarquette.com/news/2020/4/23/womens-basketball-tony-greene-joins-muwbb-staff-as-assistant-coach.aspx
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It doesn't surprise me. McGraw is a good coach, but she has made the NCAA 2nd weekend twice, only twice without Niele Ivey. You will hear lots of deserved praise for McGraw. But Ivey's influence helped bring Notre Dame to the elite level.
They had a down season after seeing several players go to WNBA after unprecedented success there. This included younger players. A few players transferred as well. And their top two returners had injuries.
They will have more experience this year, a top 5 recruiting class, and Ivey back for player development, recruiting, among other things.
Ivey will likely be very successful and be at ND a long time. With regards to MU, if Duffy has 2nd weekend NCAA success in the next few years, power 5 opportunities will come her way.
MU's two most recent assistants replaced assistants making $250k and $225k at Illinois. It's head coach replaced a coach that was making close to $1million at Penn. St.
Oh yeah - no doubt that other schools will be after Duffy soon if she continues to do well at MU. As I posted earlier this season, I'm just going to enjoy the ride with Duffy for as long as she is here.
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Nice article on Megan Duffy from the JS MU Men's reporter Ben Steele:
https://www.jsonline.com/story/sports/2020/05/06/marquette-womens-coach-megan-duffy-building-successful-program/3066195001/
I'm very appreciative of the coverage of the Women's team that he's done when he can.
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ESPN thinking Megan Duffy has an outside chance to replace Geno at UConn.
https://www.espn.com/womens-college-basketball/story/_/id/29143653/women-college-basketball-succession-plan-got-next-uconn-baylor-more
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ESPN thinking Megan Duffy has an outside chance to replace Geno at UConn.
https://www.espn.com/womens-college-basketball/story/_/id/29143653/women-college-basketball-succession-plan-got-next-uconn-baylor-more
I think the Big East doesn't allow coach swapping.
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ESPN thinking Megan Duffy has an outside chance to replace Geno at UConn.
https://www.espn.com/womens-college-basketball/story/_/id/29143653/women-college-basketball-succession-plan-got-next-uconn-baylor-more
I don't really see her ending up at UCONN. But if she continues to do well at Marquette a school from a P5 conference will hire her at some point. As I've said before, I just plan to enjoy the ride while she's here...
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I don't really see her ending up at UCONN. But if she continues to do well at Marquette a school from a P5 conference will hire her at some point. As I've said before, I just plan to enjoy the ride while she's here...
Realistically what type of success would she need to have to build her brand at MU? I mean Carolyn K built a solid foundation, if Duffy continues to build on that are we looking at getting a bump in status as a job she might stay at? Or will there never be enough support to actually keep someone?
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Realistically what type of success would she need to have to build her brand at MU? I mean Carolyn K built a solid foundation, if Duffy continues to build on that are we looking at getting a bump in status as a job she might stay at? Or will there never be enough support to actually keep someone?
There are two big issues with that happening in my opinion - the status of the Big East as a Women's Basketball conference and fan support of the program. The Big East in Women's Basketball is one small step above a mid-major and is not a power conference. UCONN returning this season is not going to change that all that much. Kieger jumping to Penn State moved to a much better conference.
And if they couldn't draw well during the 18-19 season, I just don't see that happening really. They moved up to as high as #8 in the national rankings and had two stars from Milwaukee along with a star from Green Bay (so local products too) yet their attendance still wasn't all that great. It was higher during the 18-19 season than it had been in years before that but it still was quite sad to me that they weren't selling out the Al regularly with that team. I had feared that if they had gotten to host NCAA Tournament games that they wouldn't have even had all that great attendance for those. But then Davenport tore her ACL and that conference tournament final game against DePaul that I never want to think about again happened and that wasn't a concern any more...
I'd love to be wrong and see Duffy doing really well at MU for a long time though :).
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It is being reported that current Boston Celtics assistant, and former Tennessee star player, Kara Lawson has emerged as a leading candidate for the vacant head coaching position at Duke. (She was a terrific in hame basketball analyst in my opinion)
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It is being reported that current Boston Celtics assistant, and former Tennessee star player, Kara Lawson has emerged as a leading candidate for the vacant head coaching position at Duke. (She was a terrific in hame basketball analyst in my opinion)
Superbar.
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Superbar.
This is Superbar. It’s also the MU women’s basketball thread. There has been previous discussion about MU’s coach leaving for a Power 5 position in a few years if she is successful at MU. MU was not able to be competitive to keep the previous coach. This is one of the different examples of coaches being considered and hired at Power 5 positions. We really didn’t need a Duke women’s basketball thread. (although that’d be fine as some of us here like to discuss women’s hoops beyond just MU)
We don’t have to be insular, provincial, and parochial.
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We don’t have to be insular, provincial, and parochial.
Welcome to Scoop! Feel free to grab a drink at the bar and stay awhile!
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Welcome to Scoop! Feel free to grab a drink at the bar and stay awhile!
Got me there. That just isn’t my thing.
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This is Superbar.
My bad. Wrong thread.
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My bad. Wrong thread.
No worries. 👍
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No worries. 👍
No, I meant that a post about Duke basketball does not belong in this thread.
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No, I meant that a post about Duke basketball does not belong in this thread.
Lol.
Well then I will refer you to my post above. Or I can just simply cut and paste it for you to help you:
This is Superbar. It’s also the MU women’s basketball thread. There has been previous discussion about MU’s coach leaving for a Power 5 position in a few years if she is successful at MU. MU was not able to be competitive to keep the previous coach. This is one of the different examples of coaches being considered and hired at Power 5 positions. We really didn’t need a Duke women’s basketball thread. (although that’d be fine as some of us here like to discuss women’s hoops beyond just MU)
We don’t have to be insular, provincial, and parochial.
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How about a diversion. Any news on Women's basketball recruiting?
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It is being reported that current Boston Celtics assistant, and former Tennessee star player, Kara Lawson has emerged as a leading candidate for the vacant head coaching position at Duke. (She was a terrific in hame basketball analyst in my opinion)
Yeah I miss her as a commentator - thought she did a good job. I never saw Duffy's name suggested for the opening which is fine with me :). I think it's a good hire by Duke.
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How about a diversion. Any news on Women's basketball recruiting?
I haven't heard anything lately about recruiting.
On another MU note though, I did hear today that Natisha Hiedeman has tested positive for Covid-19. She and another Connecticut Sun player are in self-isolation for a bit now before joining their team in Florida where the WNBA is to play their games. Hiedeman is in Connecticut for now - best wishes to her for her recovery.
https://www.courant.com/sports/connecticut-sun/hc-sp-connecticut-sun-update-20200713-20200712-szafn56kazcnjpcylx3tlfoece-story.html
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Natisha Hiedeman's recovery appears to be going well - she has been able to enter the WNBA bubble in Bradenton, Florida. She'll have 4 days in quarantine there and can then rejoin the team provided she still tests negative for Covid-19:
https://www.courant.com/sports/connecticut-sun/hc-sp-connecticut-sun-natisha-hiedeman-20200718-20200717-xbltkhtwozbsxea2mtjtke7idu-story.html
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Yeah I miss her as a commentator - thought she did a good job. I never saw Duffy's name suggested for the opening which is fine with me :). I think it's a good hire by Duke.
Lawson filled out her staff this week. It includes Tia Jackson, who previously replaced Carolyn Kieger as a U Miami assistant under Katie Meier the past several years along with Winston Gandy who did a really good job at Rice, and is also known for his work with John Wall and Brad Beal. Beth Cunningham is also on the staff as Niele Ivey chose Carol Owens, Michaela Mabrey, (an assistant for both Katie Meier and Megan Duffy ) and Coquese Washington as her assistants at ND. Kieger of course replaced Washington at Penn State.
Nice gesture from the Boston Celtics to all wear Duke Women’s hoops shirts as well.
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Excited for Natisha Hiedeman to begin her 2nd WNBA season as the Connecticut Sun take on the Minnesota Lynx on ESPN at 11A central on Sunday.
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2nd straight start for Natisha Hiedeman, 14 points, 3 assists, 2 boards, and a team best plus 34, in a lopsided win over Dallas.
https://twitter.com/WNBA/status/1291548821756039168?s=19
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Interesting - just saw a tweet that former Marquette commit Shemera Williams has entered her name into the transfer portal. She just finished her freshman year at Virginia.
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Interesting - just saw a tweet that former Marquette commit Shemera Williams has entered her name into the transfer portal. She just finished her freshman year at Virginia.
9 points a game, 22 minutes a game, almost all off of the bench. ACC Freshman of the week a few times with big performances v Louisville, Duke, BC.
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Any other MU Women's BBall Season Ticket Holders out here on this board? I usually have an invoice due by the end of August and haven't even heard anything about it yet this year. I'm assuming it's on hold due to season uncertainty but also wondering if I missed some kind of communication about season tickets for 20-21...
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Any other MU Women's BBall Season Ticket Holders out here on this board? I usually have an invoice due by the end of August and haven't even heard anything about it yet this year. I'm assuming it's on hold due to season uncertainty but also wondering if I missed some kind of communication about season tickets for 20-21...
I haven't seen anything either.
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Any other MU Women's BBall Season Ticket Holders out here on this board? I usually have an invoice due by the end of August and haven't even heard anything about it yet this year. I'm assuming it's on hold due to season uncertainty but also wondering if I missed some kind of communication about season tickets for 20-21...
If there is a season with fans you get at least one marquee game with the UConn ladies on the schedule.
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I haven't seen anything either.
Thanks for the response. I can see not sending an invoice at this point but some sort of communication about it would have been nice even if it was just to say we're going to wait to see what's going on with the season to do bill you.
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If there is a season with fans you get at least one marquee game with the UConn ladies on the schedule.
Geno alone is entertaining - love watching his assistant Chris Dailey have to hold him back from trying to go after the refs :).
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I got an email this week that basically said they're waiting to see what happens with the season. I also got an invite today for a zoom meeting with Coach Duffy in a couple weeks - looking forward to that.
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Last night's zoom meeting with Coach Duffy was a fun thing they hosted for season ticket holders. Although it made me sad thinking about an upcoming season that might not happen either...
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Beat out some B12 schools for a 2021 commit
https://wbbblog.com/kendra-gillispie/
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Beat out some B12 schools for a 2021 commit
https://wbbblog.com/kendra-gillispie/
An Oklahoma 6A High School State Champion as a Junior, (16 and 15 in title game) .....committed to Ole Miss when MU assistant Tony Greene was there. She decommitted in the Spring when at the time Greene left Ole Miss. And now she has committed to MU.
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Beat out some B12 schools for a 2021 commit
https://wbbblog.com/kendra-gillispie/
It's fun to watch the commitment video when the person is committing to 'your school' :).
Welcome to Marquette!
Nice pick-up for Duffy
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Any y'all surprised Duffy draws a $485,000 salary, hey?
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Update on the Marquette players in the pros:
https://gomarquette.com/news/2020/10/27/womens-basketball-muwbb-in-the-pros-update-oct-20.aspx
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Former MUWBB commit, Shemera Williams, has decided to transfer from Virginia to USC.
https://twitter.com/_swilliams10/status/1322604820075847681
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Selena Lott was named to the Preaseason All-Big East Team and Marquette is picked by the Coaches to finish 3rd:
https://gomarquette.com/news/2020/10/28/womens-basketball-selena-lott-named-to-all-big-east-preseason-team.aspx
I was expecting UCONN and DePaul to be picked first and second as they were and UCONN of course was a no brainer pick for the top spot - nice to see MU picked 3rd. This is a lot better than last year when they were picked to finish 9th behind an awful Xavier team - yes I'm still mad about that poll :).
Also - the first 4 BE games have been announced:
https://gomarquette.com/news/2020/10/30/womens-basketball-four-muwbb-big-east-games-announced.aspx
That's a definite change with no travel partners. The rest of the league schedule will be announced later. They also haven't announced any non-conference games yet. And I have no clue if fans will be able to attend games or not. At this point, I'm assuming no fans and will just be pleasantly surprised if they decide to allow fans. Hopefully the Big East continues to have online broadcasts of all their Women's games available for free.
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Any y'all surprised Duffy draws a $485,000 salary, hey?
That probably inline with the rest of the BE
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The above coaching salary reference was possibly in reference to the MU Student Newspaper article that same week. The article had a link to MU financial statements from the 2018-2019 year.
The financials showed that Carolyn Kieger's listed final year MU compensation was just over $485k.
Kieger was set to increase this compensation significantly at Penn St. (Penn St. had roughly $165 million, in athletic department revenue that same year, down slightly, and a previous coach making signficantly more than Kieger's MU salary)
For MU league comparison, DePaul's Doug Bruno has been getting higher but roughly comparible compensation (north of $500k) to Kieger's for much of the past decade. Bruno has 15 straight NCAA appearances at DePaul in the BIg East, 4 Sweet 16's and 6 regular season Big East Titles. Kieger had 3 NCAA's in 5 seasons at MU.
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Why not us? 3 Big East teams who could end UConn’s conference unbeaten streak
By Doug Bonjour Updated 11:01 am EDT, Thursday, October 29, 2020
https://www.nhregister.com/uconn/article/Why-not-us-3-Big-East-teams-who-could-end-15680054.php?src=%20nhrhpspt
The balance of power in the Big East for women’s basketball isn’t a mystery. UConn likely will be favored, perhaps unanimously, when the conference releases its preseason poll Thursday morning at its virtual media day.
The Huskies, even with six freshmen on their roster, figure to be legitimate Final Four contenders in 2020-21. Again.
But that doesn’t mean they won’t run into a few tests along the way, maybe even in conference. The Big East — which ranked sixth in RPI last season, behind the Power Five — figures to be significantly stronger at the top and deeper than the Huskies’ former home, the American Athletic Conference.
The Huskies made a mockery of the rest of the AAC over the last seven seasons, going 139-0 in league play. And most of those games weren’t even close.
To find the last time UConn lost a conference game, one must go all the way back to March 12, 2013 — the Big East championship against Notre Dame.
Will that change anytime soon? Will anyone from the Big East beat the Huskies? Odds are, probably not. But here are the three teams that stand the best chance.
DePAUL
For starters, the Blue Demons have one of the game’s most venerable coaches and a winning pedigree. They’ve been the class of the Big East since UConn left, averaging 27 victories over the last seven seasons to go with three straight conference championships.
They must replace Chante Stonewall, their leading scorer and Big East Defensive Player of the Year, but guards Lexi Held and Sonya Morris are experienced and should help fill the void.
DePaul coach Doug Bruno has never beaten his good friend Geno Auriemma. In fact, the Blue Demons are 1-17 all-time in the series dating to 1983.
Again, the odds are stacked against DePaul, but all it takes is one hot shooting day to put UConn on the ropes. Only one team shot — and attempted — more 3-pointers than the Blue Demons last year.
MARQUETTE
This much we know about Megan Duffy, Marquette’s second-year coach: She’s been on the right side of history before against UConn.
Specifically, Duffy played on the Notre Dame team that snapped UConn’s 112-game Big East home-court winning streak in 2005. She was also an assistant under Kim Barnes Arico when St. John’s shocked the Huskies in 2012, ending a run of 99 straight victories at home.
That’s not to say, of course, that Duffy is any sort of miracle worker. But she does happen to have a pretty good program on her hands.
The Golden Eagles won 26 games and made a fourth consecutive Big East final last season and would’ve been in the NCAA Tournament if not for the coronavirus. They return their No. 1 scorer, senior guard Selena Lott.
ST. JOHN’S
Losing Tiana England to Florida State was a huge blow. The graduate transfer — and Stamford native — has 509 career assists, most among active Division I players.
But St. John’s — which, as previously discussed, has traditionally played UConn tough — was able to retain some offensive firepower, including Big East Sixth Woman of the Year Leilani Correa.
dbonjour@ctpost.com; @DougBonjour
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Have they announced yet if they're allowing fans for Marquette Men's Basketball home games this season? I haven't heard anything about the Women's Bball games yet for this season and was wondering if they'd announced anything for the Men's team yet.
Edited to add - got my answer on this today - not surprising that there are no fans for games until the end of 2020. I'm kind of figuring on fans not being allowed for the whole season (assuming they get to play a whole season of course).
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Destiny Strother who transferred from Marquette to Pittsburgh after this past season was granted a waiver by the NCAA and is immediately eligible to play for Pitt during the 20-21 season - she'll have 3 years of eligibiltiy at Pitt - https://pittsburghpanthers.com/news/2020/11/4/womens-basketball-destiny-strother-granted-ncaa-waiver-immediately-eligible-for-2020-21-season.aspx
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It's 15 days before the season is supposed to start - is Marquette going to even have any non-conference games???
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Preseason Women's Rankings:
Connecticut 3
DePaul 19
Marquette not ranked, and are the 7th team beyond Top 25 getting votes.
https://www.ncaa.com/rankings/basketball-women/d1/associated-press
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Preseason Women's Rankings:
Connecticut 3
DePaul 19
Marquette not ranked, and are the 7th team beyond Top 25 getting votes.
https://www.ncaa.com/rankings/basketball-women/d1/associated-press
Sounds fair enough to me - wouldn't expect them to be ranked at this point
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One week until the season is supposed to start and still only 4 December BE games announced :(. At this point, I'm going to assume they will have no non-conference games and that the December 4th BE opener will be their first game.
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Milwaukee is at MU on 12/2
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Milwaukee is at MU on 12/2
Thanks for the info - I see the game is at noon - I know when I'll be taking my lunch break that day :)
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Here's the schedule for the first month:
https://gomarquette.com/sports/womens-basketball/schedule
Release about the schedule:
https://gomarquette.com/news/2020/11/19/womens-basketball-muwbb-releases-first-month-schedule.aspx
BE games will be streamed online - streaming availability for non-conference games still to be determined.
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Had not seen this posted in the thread. In September The Big East announced the women's tournament is moving to Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Conn., beginning in 2021. The agreement spans three years and includes the 2021, 2022 and 2023 postseasons.
https://www.bigeast.com/news/2020/9/1/mohegan-sun-arena-to-host-big-east-womens-basketball-tournament.aspx
(https://www.bigeast.com/news/2020/9/1/mohegan-sun-arena-to-host-big-east-womens-basketball-tournament.aspx)
Anyone think they ever leave Mohegan Sun Arena when the contract is up?
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Had not seen this posted in the thread. In September The Big East announced the women's tournament is moving to Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Conn., beginning in 2021. The agreement spans three years and includes the 2021, 2022 and 2023 postseasons.
https://www.bigeast.com/news/2020/9/1/mohegan-sun-arena-to-host-big-east-womens-basketball-tournament.aspx
(https://www.bigeast.com/news/2020/9/1/mohegan-sun-arena-to-host-big-east-womens-basketball-tournament.aspx)
Anyone think they ever leave Mohegan Sun Arena when the contract is up?
Not as long as UCONN is in the Big East. I figured the Women's tournament would go back to Connecticut as soon as UCONN came back to the Big East.
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Mohegan Sun would easily have the best attendance numbers. $$$$$
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Had not seen this posted in the thread. In September The Big East announced the women's tournament is moving to Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Conn., beginning in 2021. The agreement spans three years and includes the 2021, 2022 and 2023 postseasons.
https://www.bigeast.com/news/2020/9/1/mohegan-sun-arena-to-host-big-east-womens-basketball-tournament.aspx
(https://www.bigeast.com/news/2020/9/1/mohegan-sun-arena-to-host-big-east-womens-basketball-tournament.aspx)
Anyone think they ever leave Mohegan Sun Arena when the contract is up?
I shated back in March. Only other location is Hartford in place of Mohegan Sun.
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UConn Women's Basketball is shutting down for 14 days after a positive COVID-19 test. They will miss their first four games of the season.
https://twitter.com/charlottecrrll/status/1331039215132426240?s=19
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UConn Women's Basketball is shutting down for 14 days after a positive COVID-19 test. They will miss their first four games of the season.
https://twitter.com/charlottecrrll/status/1331039215132426240?s=19
Lots of teams canceling games now due to Covid - really wonder if there will end up being any kind of season.
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Good news/bad news - the first game at North Dakota will be televised which is good but the bad news is it's on Fox Sports Wisconsin :(. I have YouTubeTV and no longer have that channel. I guess this is a road game I wouldn't have been at anyway but I still really wish I could see the game...
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It appears there's a pretty good chance Marquette's first game at North Dakota on Sunday will be canceled. North Dakota had a positive test and is not traveling to Chicago for their opening game at Chicago State. No decision has been made yet about Sunday's game though:
https://fightinghawks.com/news/2020/11/24/womens-basketball-und-women-will-not-make-scheduled-season-opening-trip-to-chicago.aspx
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Early bracket projections has Marquette earning an 8 seed:
https://www.ncaa.com/news/basketball-women/article/2020-11-24/2021-womens-ncaa-bracket-predicted-opening-week
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Season opener is tomorrow at 1P central at North Dakota on FoxSports Wisconsin for those of you lucky enough to have access to that channel.
Season preview from the Journal-Sentinel:
https://www.jsonline.com/story/sports/college/marquette/2020/11/27/marquette-womens-basketball-relies-sophomores-big-east/6416559002/
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Season opener is tomorrow at 1P central at North Dakota on FoxSports Wisconsin for those of you lucky enough to have access to that channel.
Season preview from the Journal-Sentinel:
https://www.jsonline.com/story/sports/college/marquette/2020/11/27/marquette-womens-basketball-relies-sophomores-big-east/6416559002/
One advantage to not cutting the cord: I have Spectrum in Wisconsin and can watch everything I subscribe to anywhere I go with Roku.
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One advantage to not cutting the cord: I have Spectrum in Wisconsin and can watch everything I subscribe to anywhere I go with Roku.
Lucky you :). I have YouTubeTV now so lost this channel recently.
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I paid $3 on North Dakota's site for this game - was almost just a donation to UND :) but they got their technical difficulties figured out after a bit.
Marquette has an 8 point halftime lead but let UND go on a 10-3 run to end the half.
10 out of 13 players on the roster have seen action so far. I'm wondering why sophomore Nirel Lougbo hasn't played yet - not sure if she's available today or not.
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The final margin was only 8 but it felt like Marquette was in control of this one the whole second half. They win 90-82 in their first game of the season at North Dakota. 4 starters were in double figures with Camryn Taylor with 17 points and a double-double, Jordan King leading the way with a career high 20 points, LVK had 12 points and Selena Lott added 15 points with 4 3's. Taylor Valladay had a career high 8 points off the bench.
Everyone who was available got in the game for Marquette with 10 players scoring. During the second half of the game broadcast they mentioned Nirel Lougbo was unavailable for the game but no word on why. Freshman Danyel Middleton was the other MU player not to see action today.
Marquette opens up at home Wednesday at 1P vs. UWM
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Marquette's second game and their home opener is Wed. at 1P as they host UWM.
Online broadcast link:
https://gomarquette.com/watch/?Live=113&type=Live
Live Stats:
https://gomarquette.com/sidearmstats/wbball/summary
Sophomore Nirel Lougbo and freshman Danyel Middleton aren't listed as projected starters or bench players in the game notes. Neither played at North Dakota and both seem to be unavailable for now.
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Marquette lost to Milwaukee. Went down 30-12 early and couldn't get back in it.
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Marquette lost to Milwaukee. Went down 30-12 early and couldn't get back in it.
This is one time I was glad I had to work and couldn't watch this game. It sounds like it was pretty ugly for MU.
I did read a tweet after the game that they are looking to get Nirel Lougbo back soon. That's not to say she would have made the difference today but I'd been curious about her not playing so far as she got a decent amount of PT last year.
Quick turnaround as they host Providence in their conference opener Friday at 2PM.
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BIG EAST Announces FloSports Agreement
https://www.bigeast.com/news/2020/12/3/general-big-east-announces-flosports-agreement.aspx
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BIG EAST Announces FloSports Agreement
https://www.bigeast.com/news/2020/12/3/general-big-east-announces-flosports-agreement.aspx
And it looks like I may not get to see Marquette play this year :(. I just don't think I can justify the cost of this subscription.
I think it sucks to announced this one day before the first league game and it is not so great to switch to subscription broadcasts in a year when fans can't attend most games.
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Agreed, I can't see paying that. You'd think they would have something set up for existing Season Ticket Holders.
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Agreed, I can't see paying that. You'd think they would have something set up for existing Season Ticket Holders.
We can't go to the games and now we can't see them either :(. The subscription cost is more than my season tickets cost.
At least the Belmont game on 12/13 is on ESPN+ - there's one game I'll be able to see.
And they haven't even announced the whole schedule - how would I know what I was really signing up for with only 4 games announced so far?
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Marquette bounced back in a big way today winning easily 89-40 over Providence to win their Big East opener. They shot 50% from the field and LVK had 17, King 18 and Lott 18 also.
Marquette has lost a game to Covid - Prairie View A&M canceled their game at MU on 12/11 due to Covid. Someone tweeted out that it was mentioned on today's broadcast that Marquette was looking for a game to replace that one. I think they should try to get a game with Wisconsin - they also lost a game against Prairie View A&M on Tuesday. The two haven't played each other in awhile and were actually supposed to this season before Covid forced schedule changes. I'm guessing it's not real likely to happen but I would have loved to have seen it...
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Marquette picked up another game to replace their game for Friday that was canceled due to Covid - they will play at Cincinnati at 1P central on Thursday - https://gobearcats.com/news/2020/12/7/womens-basketball-hosts-marquette-thursday-at-2-pm.aspx
The game will be on ESPN+
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Seton Hall Coach Tony Bozella is out indefinitely due to Covid-19. He is in the hospital right now. Hoping he makes a full recovery.
https://www.app.com/story/sports/college/2020/12/08/seton-hall-womens-basketball-coach-tony-bozzella-out-covid-19/6489025002/
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Marquette has their last non-conference game today at 2P central at Belmont - the game is available on ESPN+
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Marquette has their last non-conference game today at 2P central at Belmont - the game is available on ESPN+
Haven't had a chance to watch the whole game yet, but MU won 64-61, as a Belmont 3 pointer rimmed out at the buzzer.
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Haven't had a chance to watch the whole game yet, but MU won 64-61, as a Belmont 3 pointer rimmed out at the buzzer.
I saw most of it and it was just a tad frustrating :). They are really lucky to have beaten Belmont for the 2nd year in a row. 25 turnovers today - yikes! But a win is a win and I'll take it :).
Next game is their 2nd Big East game at home versus St. John's on 12/16.
I'm wondering when the BE will be announcing the rest of the schedule - still only the first 4 games announced through 12/22.
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Congratulations to Selena Lott who picked up her 2nd career Big East Player of the Week honors today:
https://gomarquette.com/news/2020/12/14/womens-basketball-selena-lott-named-big-east-player-of-the-week.aspx
I see the Big East announced the rest of their Men's Basketball schedule today - I'm hoping they'll do the same for Women's Basketball soon.
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Today's game at Seton Hall was canceled due to a Covid case at Seton Hall - that's the second shut down during this season due to Covid for Seton Hall.
The rest of the Big East schedule was finally announced yesterday and Marquette gets to play UCONN back to back right after Christmas - oh joy :). But no more travel partners at least so that means no crazy trips between Omaha and Providence with a very short turnaround between games.
https://gomarquette.com/news/2020/12/18/big-east-announces-complete-womens-basketball-schedule.aspx
Marquette also announced they aren't allowing fans at the Al until further notice. I'm expecting there to be no fans allowed for the rest of the season.
They allowed season ticket holders the chance to do videos announcing starters - just sent in a video of my daughter announcing Selena Lott. I won't get to see it of course but it was fun for her to do.
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Nice article about Selena Lott from her hometown:
https://www.timesunion.com/sports/article/All-In-column-Selena-Lott-reaching-new-heights-15817526.php
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“Since the NCAA gave us an extra year I might stay at Marquette and get my master’s (degree),” said Lott, who has a dual undergraduate major in criminal justice and psychology. She is eyeing a master’s degree in business or an MBA. “But it depends on how this year goes with COVID. Otherwise I’ll probably play overseas and go from there.”
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In other Women's Basketball news, the AP is reporting that Duke Women's Basketball is choosing to end its season early due to Covid:
https://amp.usatoday.com/amp/43300151?__twitter_impression=true
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In other Women's Basketball news, the AP is reporting that Duke Women's Basketball is choosing to end its season early due to Covid:
https://amp.usatoday.com/amp/43300151?__twitter_impression=true
Under heavy pressure by Coach K to set a precedent so he can call it quits when his team gets battered again :D
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It appears that Duke's women's program has fallen off from relatively recent successes so not sure how much noise this will make. Can't rule out JWags theory.
Special Christmas shoutout to Marquette Fan. Always appreciate your posts on the MU women's program and the women's game in general. Keep them coming.
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It appears that Duke's women's program has fallen off from relatively recent successes so not sure how much noise this will make. Can't rule out JWags theory.
Special Christmas shoutout to Marquette Fan. Always appreciate your posts on the MU women's program and the women's game in general. Keep them coming.
Duke had gone downhill the last few years under Joanne P. McCallie. Kara Lawson was an interesting hire - think she's a brilliant basketball mind but didn't come in with much coaching experience. It remains to be seen how she'll be as a Coach. I found the announcement interesting because it's the first program to start the season and end it for Women's Basketball and it was a P5 program doing so.
Thanks - haven't posted much lately as there hasn't been much posting but still following the team closely of course :).
The team has started out BE play 3-0 but have had the good fortune of playing opponents that will likely end up at the bottom half of the league standings. They continue to have way too many turnovers and you can't blame that all on youth - veteran players are having trouble with it too. They easily beat Xavier on Tuesday but I found myself focusing on the 25 turnovers they had -better teams are going to take advantage of those turnovers.
One interesting thing from the Xavier game - Rose Nkumu played more minutes than usual - 10 total and Taylor Valladay didn't really play - she has 1 minute in the Box Score - Valladay had been playing a lot more heading into the game - not sure if she's hurt or not. And speaking of injuries, Nirel Lougbo still hasn't played this season but appeared to be participating in a shootaround the night before the Xavier game in a video MU posted. I'm hopeful she'll be able to play soon.
The Big East shuffled around the schedule a bit I think partly to get Marquette's scheduled 12/19 game at Seton Hall rescheduled (Seton Hall shut down for the 2nd time this season due to Covid right before that game) and now MU doesn't have to play UCONN back to back at least. They have a longer break at Christmas time also - they were originally supposed to play UCONN at home on 12/30 and at UCONN on 1/2 but now don't play until 1/3 when they'll host DePaul. MU release about the schedule changes:
https://gomarquette.com/news/2020/12/22/womens-basketball-muwbb-announces-schedule-adjustments.aspx
And finally - an alumni spotlight on one of my favorite players - Erika Davenport. I don't think she got as much credit as she deserved getting overshadowed by Blockton and Hiedeman but I had said she was the key to the team her senior year. I'll never forget her scream when she tore her ACL and her career ended in that Butler game :( - glad to see she's able to play in Europe now:
https://gomarquette.com/news/2020/12/23/general-alumni-spotlight-erika-davenport-2015-19.aspx
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I would be surprised if Kara Lawson didn't do well longer term at Duke. She was very well respected at the Boston Celtics and elsewhere.
This piece is a small example of her approach. It's good.
https://twitter.com/karalawson20/status/1336335988117786629?s=19
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A few MU Women's Bball tidbits:
TV schedule announced for the rest of the BE season and MU has 7 televised games:
https://gomarquette.com/news/2020/12/29/womens-basketball-muwbb-tv-schedule-released-for-second-half-of-season.aspx
Interestingly the release says that UCONN at DePaul on January 31st will be the first Women's Basketball game broadcast on Fox. Nice of the MU-DePaul game on Sunday to be at 1P so it will be over before the Packers game starts :).
An article about Selena Lott's WNBA potential (Lott is having a great season so far):
https://www.swishappeal.com/ncaa/2020/12/29/22199414/wnba-draft-2021-prospect-watch-selena-lott-marquette-golden-eagles-big-east
Frosh Liza Karlen (really enjoying watching her so far) was named to the Big East Honor Roll this week:
https://gomarquette.com/news/2020/12/28/womens-basketball-liza-karlen-named-to-big-east-weekly-honor-roll.aspx
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Selena Lott, a 5-foot-11 wing playing for the Marquette Golden Eagles, has the potential to be one of the first players from a mid-major program to be selected in the 2021 WNBA Draft.
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Actually, it's pretty much true. Average 2.7 bids per year (16 in 6). Never a seed better than a 5. Only one Sweet 16 team in 6 years. It's one of the better mid-majors, and UConn certainly ups the ante, but since realignment, the Big East isn't a major women's conference by any stretch of the imagination.
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Actually, it's pretty much true. Average 2.7 bids per year (16 in 6). Never a seed better than a 5. Only one Sweet 16 team in 6 years. It's one of the better mid-majors, and UConn certainly ups the ante, but since realignment, the Big East isn't a major women's conference by any stretch of the imagination.
Yep I agree - the Big East in Women's Basketball is nowhere near a major conference and UCONN isn't going to help that out that much either.
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Yep I agree - the Big East in Women's Basketball is nowhere near a major conference and UCONN isn't going to help that out that much either.
UConn will only help that if Marquette, DePaul, Creighton, St John's, and the rest of the women's programs improve. If the league can routinely become a 4-bid league instead of 2-3 (realistic since UConn is an annual lock) and start winning some games in March, it could change. Earning some 4-seeds instead of 5's (and thus getting home NCAA games) would be a big help in that regard.
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UConn will only help that if Marquette, DePaul, Creighton, St John's, and the rest of the women's programs improve. If the league can routinely become a 4-bid league instead of 2-3 (realistic since UConn is an annual lock) and start winning some games in March, it could change. Earning some 4-seeds instead of 5's (and thus getting home NCAA games) would be a big help in that regard.
Isn't Depaul already a really legit program every year?
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Isn't Depaul already a really legit program every year?
They're good, but not top of a high major league good. Usually a 5-8 seed & first weekend casualty. Never gone past the Sweet 16. They're the best program in the league, but not a threat for the Final Four. It'll be interesting to see what they are without Bruno, all their success has been with him and he's over 70 now.
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UConn will only help that if Marquette, DePaul, Creighton, St John's, and the rest of the women's programs improve. If the league can routinely become a 4-bid league instead of 2-3 (realistic since UConn is an annual lock) and start winning some games in March, it could change. Earning some 4-seeds instead of 5's (and thus getting home NCAA games) would be a big help in that regard.
Creighton has been strong but they had a rough start this year and St. John's is also having a hard time this year too. I think it's a 3 bid league at most this year assuming there even is a tournament - UCONN and DePaul for sure and Marquette a good guess for a 3rd bid in my opinion.
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Guessing the so-called Power 5 (Big Ten, SEC, Pac-12, Big 12 and ACC) rank in the top 5 every year. In 2019, the Big East Conference was 6th! Label it whatever you want. Major or not.
Can't seem to find, where has the Big East landed in other years since 2014?
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Louisville Women are looking for a game. They haven't played in a while due to COVID-19 protocols. They haven't had any takers. Their coach if offering a gift to the opposing coach if they play.
For reference Louisville is ranked #2 and they defeated DePaul by 41 points earlier this season, 116-75.
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Louisville Women are looking for a game. They haven't played in a while due to COVID-19 protocols. They haven't had any takers. Their coach if offering a gift to the opposing coach if they play.
For reference Louisville is ranked #2 and they defeated DePaul by 41 points earlier this season, 116-75.
They've lost quite a few games this year including one against UCONN - the game against DePaul replaced that one. I've seen the Louisville coach Jeff Walz tweeting a few times looking for games.
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Creighton has been strong but they had a rough start this year and St. John's is also having a hard time this year too. I think it's a 3 bid league at most this year assuming there even is a tournament - UCONN and DePaul for sure and Marquette a good guess for a 3rd bid in my opinion.
Yeah, I mentioned them more on a recent historical basis than anything. Ultimately, it just comes down to non-UConn programs helping to carry the load if the league really wants to establish itself.
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Yeah, I mentioned them more on a recent historical basis than anything. Ultimately, it just comes down to non-UConn programs helping to carry the load if the league really wants to establish itself.
Yeah I knew you realized that but was just adding that those two programs were a bit down this year. They at least seem to care about their Women's Basketball program at those schools - not so sure about that at Georgetown.
Anyone care to talk about the season Marquette is having so far and the upcoming DePaul game???
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They're good, but not top of a high major league good. Usually a 5-8 seed & first weekend casualty. Never gone past the Sweet 16. They're the best program in the league, but not a threat for the Final Four. It'll be interesting to see what they are without Bruno, all their success has been with him and he's over 70 now.
Huh thought they were usually ranked in the top 25, still if they can be a solid Robin to UConns. Batman and we can get on par with that I'd say that's a good foundation to being a respectable league at least.
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Yeah I knew you realized that but was just adding that those two programs were a bit down this year. They at least seem to care about their Women's Basketball program at those schools - not so sure about that at Georgetown.
Anyone care to talk about the season Marquette is having so far and the upcoming DePaul game???
Sure.
First, Bruno is a good coach and has done a great job at DePaul for decades. They are a top 25 caliber team (bottom half) often that makes the NCAA's and gets a win or two. They have had great consistency over a long period of time. This is a level that Marquette can aspire to more often.
As for the matchup. DePaul wants to get out and run, speed up tempo, and play in the 80's and 90's. They produce lots of fast break baskets, and force lots of turnovers. They are not a strong rebounding team. Streaky 3 point shooting. They get as much as half of their points in transition.
DePaul is battle tested having played Texas A&M, Kentucky, Louisville, UConn etc ...
MU will need to control tempo, get good spacing, get to the FT line, play inside out, limit turnovers, Limit transition, and eat the glass.
Where DePaul has struggled are with teams that can defend their perimeter players with length and lateral quickness. ...while at the same time controlling the paint. Those are the elite of elite teams. But DePaul has been every bit as good as some top 10-15 teams thus far.
Bekeljia is much improved. Rogers is a nice Frosh. I would go at Morris and try to get her in foul trouble. She'll get her steals and she'll force turnovers. She is a difference maker for them. DePaul doesn't have a lot of depth. Bench points have been hard to find for DePaul. I'd also force non-rythm 3's.
Stonewall was a big graduating loss for DePaul. They don't really have a similar player. But they are filling that by group.
DePaul is a good test for Marquette.
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Sure.
First, Bruno is a good coach and has done a great job at DePaul for decades. They are a top 25 caliber team (bottom half) often that makes the NCAA's and gets a win or two. They have had great consistency over a long period of time. This is a level that Marquette can aspire to more often.
As for the matchup. DePaul wants to get out and run, speed up tempo, and play in the 80's and 90's. They produce lots of fast break baskets, and force lots of turnovers. They are not a strong rebounding team. Streaky 3 point shooting. They get as much as half of their points in transition.
DePaul is battle tested having played Texas A&M, Kentucky, Louisville, UConn etc ...
MU will need to control tempo, get good spacing, get to the FT line, play inside out, limit turnovers, Limit transition, and eat the glass.
Where DePaul has struggled are with teams that can defend their perimeter players with length and lateral quickness. ...while at the same time controlling the paint. Those are the elite of elite teams. But DePaul has been every bit as good as some top 10-15 teams thus far.
Bekeljia is much improved. Rogers is a nice Frosh. I would go at Morris and try to get her in foul trouble. She'll get her steals and she'll force turnovers. She is a difference maker for them. DePaul doesn't have a lot of depth. Bench points have been hard to find for DePaul. I'd also force non-rythm 3's.
Stonewall was a big graduating loss for DePaul. They don't really have a similar player. But they are filling that by group.
DePaul is a good test for Marquette.
Yeah - some actual discussion about games here - thank you :).
Very thorough and I don't have much of any worth to add :). Turnovers are what worry me the most for MU - they had 25 turnovers against Xavier and Belmont and a team like DePaul is going to take major advantage of that many turnovers.
DePaul has definitely been the elite team in the Big East since the restructuring before UCONN came back this season - I think the 18-19 season was the only one in that stretch that DePaul didn't come in first in the Big East in the regular season - they tied for first or were in sole possession of first the other years in that stretch and they won the Big East Tournament title in that season of course.
Marquette-DePaul are usually fun games to watch - really miss that I can't see this one in person.
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Article about Jordan King:
https://www.wifr.com/2021/01/01/hononegah-grad-king-finds-consistency-at-marquette/
Marquette's release about the upcoming DePaul game:
https://gomarquette.com/news/2020/12/31/womens-basketball-muwbb-returns-to-action-against-no-18-21-depaul.aspx
A reminder that the DePaul-MU game will be televised on FS1 at 1P central on Sunday.
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Yeah - some actual discussion about games here - thank you :).
Very thorough and I don't have much of any worth to add :). Turnovers are what worry me the most for MU - they had 25 turnovers against Xavier and Belmont and a team like DePaul is going to take major advantage of that many turnovers.
DePaul has definitely been the elite team in the Big East since the restructuring before UCONN came back this season - I think the 18-19 season was the only one in that stretch that DePaul didn't come in first in the Big East in the regular season - they tied for first or were in sole possession of first the other years in that stretch and they won the Big East Tournament title in that season of course.
Marquette-DePaul are usually fun games to watch - really miss that I can't see this one in person.
Under Duffy, MU averages 17+ turnovers per game. Kieger's teams were in the 12 range.
Duffy's winning % of .77 is pretty impressive considering Year 1 was supposed to be a rebuild.
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Speaking of both Louisville and Duke, Nyah Green announces today she will transfer from Louisville to Duke.
Interesting story. A top 25 All American, that committed very early to Louisville. Then she decided to redshirt her first year. She has played in all five games this season but only played one minute in her laat game. Good student. Change of scenery. It shows how competitive it is at the top. Louisville gets top 5-10 type classes on top 5-10 type teams.
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Never mind about the DePaul game. Marquette is on a pause now due to a recent positive Covid test in the program. The games against DePaul, Creighton (1/6) and Vilanova (1/9) have been postponed - https://gomarquette.com/news/2021/1/1/womens-basketball-muwbb-pauses-basketball-activities.aspx
Hope everyone stays healthy...
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Yes it really does :(. Kind of figured Marquette was going to have to go on a pause at some point this season but was hoping it wouldn't happen...
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There is mention of a possible Big East bubble at some point in this article - https://www.ctpost.com/sports/article/Women-s-basketball-notebook-Big-East-in-15832069.php
I wonder at what point they seriously consider it. On the Women's side, schools with Covid shut downs so far are:
-Seton Hall - 2 so far during the season (and coach Tony Bozella was hospitalized due to Covid also)
-Georgetown - they were shut down for so long they've only played two games this season and had no non-conference games
-St. John's - missing at least one BE game on 1/6
-Xavier
-Butler
-Marquette - will miss at least 3 league games
-UCONN - they were paused during non-conference play
-Villanova - they were shut down briefly due to an opponent having a Covid case
That would leave just DePaul, Providence and Creighton as not pausing activities during the season due to Covid yet (each have missed games due to an opponent having Covid issues but that's different of course).
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So Georgetown-Villanova got canceled shortly before game time yesterday due to concerns about contact tracing. I'm guessing the issues were with Georgetown as the Big East just announced today that they are moving the originally scheduled 2/13 Villanova at DePaul game to tomorrow afternoon (both teams had games canceled this weekend due to Covid issues for their opponent) -
https://www.bigeast.com/news/2021/1/3/womens-basketball-bigeastwbb-announces-schedule-change.aspx
I think you have to be prepared for lots of last minute schedule changes this season as we've already seen and I'm guessing it will continue to be that way.
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Marquette is back practicing now and set to travel to Seton Hall and St. John's for games on Friday and Sunday - Friday's game is rescheduled from just before Christmas when Seton Hall had to shut down for the 2nd time this season due to Covid. Sunday's game at 1P central time will be on FS1.
It sounds like they have enough players to get the game in but may be missing a player or two - guess we'll have to see who plays this weekend: https://twitter.com/JohnLeuzziMU/status/1349120660673613824
The Big East has had Georgetown (2nd time), Marquette, Xavier (2nd time this season) and Creighton shut down recently for Covid.
Villanova and Providence just announced today they are going on pause due to Covid. And that caused a UCONN-Seton Hall game to be canceled to play it safe as UCONN just played Providence over the weekend. DePaul is now the only Big East Women's Basketball team who hasn't shut down at some point this season due to Covid.
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That's funny about DePaul women's team since the men have been the exact opposite.
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Marquette Women's Basketball is on TV today - they are at St. John's at 2P EST/1P CST on FS1. They are already a bit short handed due to Covid with key reserve Liza Karlen being out and only sending 8 players out East. And I"m guessing LVK may be out today after hitting her head hard on the court in their game on Friday.
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Marquette Women's Basketball is on TV today - they are at St. John's at 2P EST/1P CST on FS1. They are already a bit short handed due to Covid with key reserve Liza Karlen being out and only sending 8 players out East. And I"m guessing LVK may be out today after hitting her head hard on the court in their game on Friday.
Haven't been able to watch yet, but, 72-61 win for Marquette at St. John's in Queens.
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Haven't been able to watch yet, but, 72-61 win for Marquette at St. John's in Queens.
Monster games from Selena Lott - 30 points on 11 of 14 shooting from the field and Chloe Marotta with 11 points, 14 rebounds and a team high 7 assists. I was also impressed with Taylor Valladay's play off the bench the last two games - she had 3 steals and 8 points on 4 of 5 shooting from the field today.
MU's freshmen class wasn't on the road trip due to Covid protocols but Liza Karlen is the only one of the 4 frosh who has gotten much playing time so far. Still no idea what's going on with sophomore Nirel Lougbo who has yet to play this season.
Their next two games are against two of the worst teams in the Big East - Georgetown and Butler - would be nice to take care of business against them. They have a lot of games coming up in a short amount of time - 5 games in 8 days between Sat 1/30 and Sun 2/7 including back to back games against UCONN and DePaul. They are 7-2 overall and 4-1 in the Big East - 13 is the magic number of games to get to in order to be post-season eligible.
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Monster games from Selena Lott - 30 points on 11 of 14 shooting from the field and Chloe Marotta with 11 points, 14 rebounds and a team high 7 assists. I was also impressed with Taylor Valladay's play off the bench the last two games - she had 3 steals and 8 points on 4 of 5 shooting from the field today.
Chloe has become one of my favorite MU players (men and women) ever. Good things happen when she's on the floor.
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Monster games from Selena Lott - 30 points on 11 of 14 shooting from the field and Chloe Marotta with 11 points, 14 rebounds and a team high 7 assists. I was also impressed with Taylor Valladay's play off the bench the last two games - she had 3 steals and 8 points on 4 of 5 shooting from the field today.
MU's freshmen class wasn't on the road trip due to Covid protocols but Liza Karlen is the only one of the 4 frosh who has gotten much playing time so far. Still no idea what's going on with sophomore Nirel Lougbo who has yet to play this season.
Their next two games are against two of the worst teams in the Big East - Georgetown and Butler - would be nice to take care of business against them. They have a lot of games coming up in a short amount of time - 5 games in 8 days between Sat 1/30 and Sun 2/7 including back to back games against UCONN and DePaul. They are 7-2 overall and 4-1 in the Big East - 13 is the magic number of games to get to in order to be post-season eligible.
Taking care of business on the road against teams they are supposed to defeat.
They have a nice six game stretch of winnable games coming up, including 3 of 4 at home, to create some space in the league before having to play UConn and DePaul twice.
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Chloe has become one of my favorite MU players (men and women) ever. Good things happen when she's on the floor.
Yep - feels like she does so many little things well that don't always show up in the Box Score too. I keep hearing announcers call her a Senior and I'm like - nope - she's a only a junior.
Selena Lott made the Big East honor roll this week - https://gomarquette.com/news/2021/1/18/womens-basketball-lott-earns-third-big-east-weekly-honor-of-the-yearv.aspx
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Vanderbilt becomes the latest Women's Basketball P5 program to end their season early due to Covid concerns:
https://vanderbilthustler.com/37533/featured/vanderbilt-womens-basketball-discontinues-2020-21-season/
Virginia did so also recently and Duke was the first P5 program to do so.
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Selena Lott was terrific in the game. She did everything! Great to be able to see them on TV.
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Vanderbilt becomes the latest Women's Basketball P5 program to end their season early due to Covid concerns:
https://vanderbilthustler.com/37533/featured/vanderbilt-womens-basketball-discontinues-2020-21-season/
Virginia did so also recently and Duke was the first P5 program to do so.
The most players Vandy has had all season is eight. They've been trying to play with seven lately.
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No. 1 Stanford stunned last night by Colorado, which entered the game with a 5-6 record.
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Selena Lott was terrific in the game. She did everything! Great to be able to see them on TV.
She sure was fun to watch.
They are on FS1 Sunday again for their game at Butler at 1P CST - I'll get one hour of watching of just that game on TV before switching the Packers game on - will have one game going on the TV and one game going on my phone :).
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No. 1 Stanford stunned last night by Colorado, which entered the game with a 5-6 record.
Yeah that was a bit of a surprise and Stanford did drop to #5 in the latest AP poll after that loss. Stanford has had an interesting season so far - they haven't been able to play or practice on campus since early December due to a Santa Clara County public health department emergency directive from November 28th. They played one game in Las Vegas instead and are now playing their home games in Santa Cruz, CA.
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The most players Vandy has had all season is eight. They've been trying to play with seven lately.
Demi Washington shares her myocarditis story:
https://theathletic.com/2333133/2021/01/19/demi-washington-vanderbilt-covid-myocarditis-womens-college-basketball/?amp#click=https://t.co/A4cQNktN4C
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Marquette won easily today as they should have 72-40 with another monster game by Chloe Marotta who scored a career high 21 points on 10 of 11 shooting from the field. Ben Steele has a nice article on the collaboration between Georgetown and Marquette before the game on other important issues off the court - https://www.jsonline.com/story/sports/college/marquette/2021/01/20/georgetown-and-marquette-womens-basketball-teams-share-calls-unity/4227844001/
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A reminder that Marquette is on FS1 on Sunday at 1P central as they travel to Indy to face Butler who is probably the worst team in the Big East this season.
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Marquette picked up an easy win over a very bad Butler team 95-57 yesterday. One thing of note is that senior Selena Lott is now only 3 points away from becoming Marquette's 30th 1,000 point career scorer.
They were due to have two home games this week vs. Seton Hall and Xavier but their schedule for this week got turned upside down by Xavier going on a Covid pause for at least the 3rd time this season. Seton Hall also has to pause for now as they just played Xavier on Saturday. So Marquette will now travel to Villanova to play them on Wednesday night for their only game this week. That will help a bit as they were originally due to have 5 games in 8 days between Sat 1/30-Sun 2/7.
Congrats to junior Chloe Marotta for making the BE honor roll after two great games this week - look at her total line from both games - Marotta averaged 14.5 points, 3.5 rebounds and 3.5 assists in a 2-0 week for the Golden Eagles, highlighted by a career-best 21 points against Georgetown on Wednesday. She shot an impressive 13-of-15 (.867) on the week, including a 10-of-11 peformance against Georgetown.
https://gomarquette.com/news/2021/1/25/womens-basketball-chloe-marotta-named-to-big-east-honor-roll.aspx
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Selena Lott made a 3 pointer in the first quarter tonight and has become MU's 30th all-time 1,000 point scorer. MU leads 27-14 after the first quarter. There's a long ways to go but hopefully they can keep playing well and pick up the W tonight.
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MU with a nice win tonight - 95-77. All 5 starters were in double figures for MU and Selena Lott had a phenomenal game as she passed the 1,000 point mark for her career - she had 27 points, 5 rebounds and an incredible 11 assists. My favorite stat of the night is they had 27 assists and only 5 turnovers. MU moves to 10-2 overall and 7-1 in the Big East.
Their game Saturday against Xavier was canceled due to their Covid issues and that might not be a bad thing as they have 4 games next week - Mon at Creighton, Wed at Georgetown, Fri vs. UCONN and Sun vs. DePaul.
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Really glad to see them doing well, and congrats to Selena Lott!
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Selena Lott made the Big East honor roll again this week.
They start 4 games in 7 days today with a game at Creighton at 2P. They really need to take care of business today and at Georgetown on Wednesday with UCONN and DePaul coming to town later this week.
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Selena Lott made the Big East honor roll again this week.
They start 4 games in 7 days today with a game at Creighton at 2P. They really need to take care of business today and at Georgetown on Wednesday with UCONN and DePaul coming to town later this week.
If we split the Depaul series are we looking at a spot in the tournament? I know before UConn the BE was usually a two team league would it be a three team league now?
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If we split the Depaul series are we looking at a spot in the tournament? I know before UConn the BE was usually a two team league would it be a three team league now?
Marquette could probably get swept by DePaul and still make the Tournament. But it would definitely help if they could beat them at home and beat all the other Big East teams not named UCONN. The BE before UCONN could sometimes get 3-4 teams so it wouldn't be super unusual to have 3 BE teams in the tournament this year. Charlie Creme of ESPN had MU as a 10 seed in his last update and a prediction on NCAA.com had MU as an 11 seed and one of the last 4 in - both updates were on Tue. 1/26 before MU beat Villanova. I personally think MU is better than one of the last 4 in.
They are using NET for the first time this season for Women's Basketball and Marquette is the 2nd highest rated BE team at 38 behind UCONN of course who is 2nd. Seton Hall at 57, DePaul at 58 and Villanova at 69 are other BE teams in the top 100 of the NET. This is through yesterday's games.
Marquette is now 11-2 overall and 8-1 in the conference - DePaul and Seton Hall are just behind them at 6-2. DePaul's only 2 conference losses are to UCONN. Marquette may not get a chance to avenge their loss at Seton Hall - their home game vs. Seton Hall was canceled due to a contact tracing pause for Seton Hall and I'm not sure there will be any room in the schedule to reschedule that game or a game vs. Xavier that was canceled for this past Saturday.
With today's game they have now played 13 games - the minimum required to be eligible for this year's NCAA Tournament.
Today wasn't the prettiest of games but Cam Taylor had one terrific game with 27 points on 12 of 14 shooting and they got the W which is great to see. I especially like getting the W when Lott and LVK combine to shoot 4 of 20 from the field. They now travel to DC to face a bad Georgetown team Wednesday afternoon before coming home to face UCONN and DePaul this weekend.
I love Cam Taylor's game but she has got to eliminate the dumb fouls so she can stay on the court more. They pulled a 'Taylor swap' :) less than a minute into today's game taking Cam Taylor out of the game after she picked up an early foul and replacing her with Taylor Valladay and Cam Taylor didn't come back into the game until the start of the 2nd quarter.
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UCONN is a 1 seed, DePaul a 7 seed and Marquette a 9 seed in Charlie Creme's latest Bracketology: http://www.espn.com/womens-college-basketball/bracketology
Normally a 9 is one you want to avoid in Women's Basketball with the prospect of playing a 1 seed on their home court looming in the 2nd round. However, they may go to a one site bubble location this year also (haven't heard an announcement for sure about this for the Women yet).
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Super ugly game today and Marquette was very lucky to escape with a win over a very bad Georgetown team. But at least they got the W :). They are 2-0 for the week and I think they really need to go 3-1 - Friday they host UCONN and Sunday they host DePaul. Realistically I think they have no shot against UCONN so hoping they can beat DePaul on Sunday.
I'm also hoping Selena Lott is ok - she seemed to hurt something early in today's game (couldn't tell if it was her ankle or something else) and ended up 0-11 from the field but she also had a poor shooting game at Creighton so maybe she's just off the last couple games.
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The next two games are on TV - vs. UCONN tonight on SNY (also available via the Fox Sports app - that's how I get it via YouTubeTV) at 6P central and vs. DePaul at 11A central on Sunday on FS1.
Tonight is likely to be ugly so I'm looking more to the DePaul game as one they need to win.
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The next two games are on TV - vs. UCONN tonight on SNY (also available via the Fox Sports app - that's how I get it via YouTubeTV) at 6P central and vs. DePaul at 11A central on Sunday on FS1.
Tonight is likely to be ugly so I'm looking more to the DePaul game as one they need to win.
Just curious, what's a margin to keep it to that should be our goal? 25?
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Just curious, what's a margin to keep it to that should be our goal? 25?
Winning the game is the goal.
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Winning the game is the goal.
No $hit shirlock, I'm asking what's a reasonable margins to expect given that nobody in the conference has come within 28 of them.
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No $hit shirlock, I'm asking what's a reasonable margins to expect given that nobody in the conference has come within 28 of them.
Again, the goal is to win the game. There is no other desired outcome of the result of the game.
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Again, the goal is to win the game. There is no other desired outcome of the result of the game.
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Just curious, what's a margin to keep it to that should be our goal? 25?
Yeah that would probably be a pretty good margin.
And yes I know the team's goal is to win the game but as a fan I honestly don't see that happening especially with how much they struggled to beat a very bad Georgetown team on Wednesday.
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Again, the goal is to win the game. There is no other desired outcome of the result of the game.
They just smoked DePaul by 35. Staying close would be a near miracle and welcomed with open arms.
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They just smoked DePaul by 35. Staying close would be a near miracle and welcomed with open arms.
Nope there is no other desired outcome. Even when in the pregame show Duffy said she looks forward to having a measuring stick of how the team is no matter what the score is there is no other mindset.
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Let's just not play the game. Let's call UConn and the League Office and say thanks but no thanks. Let's cancel the rest of the league games too. Why bother playing a season at all? We can get them into the C league at the Rec and they can work their way up to A League. Or perhaps they can get a Noon Ball game with the Men's coaches?
Keeping it close, let's try to lose by less than 25? What kind of sets will they run to lose by less than 25? Maybe just make some calls and see if Christ The King Girls need a game?
Or maybe, just maybe, they can prepare and play to win the game....even against good and great teams and see what happens. Great opportunities for dubs this weekend against strong teams.
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Let's just not play the game. Let's call UConn and the League Office and say thanks but no thanks. Let's cancel the rest of the league games too. Why bother playing a season at all? We can get them into the C league at the Rec and they can work their way up to A League. Or perhaps they can get a Noon Ball game with the Men's coaches?
Keeping it close, let's try to lose by less than 25? What kind of sets will they run to lose by less than 25? Maybe just make some calls and see if Christ The King Girls need a game?
Or maybe, just maybe, they can prepare and play to win the game....even against good and great teams and see what happens. Great opportunities for dubs this weekend against strong teams.
There's a difference between accepting the reality that UConn is hands down above our level but we can hope to compete with Depaul vs your reaction to canceling the season.
Also which Christ the King? Because there's three between Milwaukee and Chicago.
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There's a difference between accepting the reality that UConn is hands down above our level but we can hope to compete with Depaul vs your reaction to canceling the season.
Also which Christ the King? Because there's three between Milwaukee and Chicago.
I was thinking Middle Village, Queens.
But otherwise there's one in Tosa, or even the Jesuit school in Chicago or some others. What's a good result? losing by 15?
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Realistically I have seen nothing so far this season to show me that Marquette has a realistic shot at beating UCONN. Do I think they're going to go out and battle hard and try to win? Yes but UCONN is so much better than Marquette to begin with and MU hasn't played super well in their last two games either.
I hope Marquette plays well tonight - more like they did at Villanova than the last two games and is in good position to try to knock off DePaul Sunday. I don't know that any margin really helps one way or another. They are in a tough stretch this week with games at Creighton Mon and at Georgetown Wed, this game tonight and DePaul is a pretty quick turnaround with that game at 11AM Sunday.
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Realistically I have seen nothing so far this season to show me that Marquette has a realistic shot at beating UCONN. Do I think they're going to go out and battle hard and try to win? Yes but UCONN is so much better than Marquette to begin with and MU hasn't played super well in their last two games either.
I hope Marquette plays well tonight - more like they did at Villanova than the last two games and is in good position to try to knock off DePaul Sunday. I don't know that any margin really helps one way or another. They are in a tough stretch this week with games at Creighton Mon and at Georgetown Wed, this game tonight and DePaul is a pretty quick turnaround with that game at 11AM Sunday.
I support and follow Women's basketball. Thus, I am aware of the landscape macro and micro.
But I will never adhere to the idea that you can't win a game, regardless of challenge or difficulty, and/or discuss what would be a good margin of defeat,...as a player, coach, fan, viewer, attendee. You have to have a belief and mindset that you will win a game (assuming talent, preparation etc) or you have already lost before you started. I'd rather raise the level of play, rise to the occasion, than lower the level of expectation. Maybe MUWBB wins, maybe they lose by 100, but the expectation is to go out and win the game, every game.
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I support and follow Women's basketball. Thus, I am aware of the landscape macro and micro.
But I will never adhere to the idea that you can't win a game, regardless of challenge or difficulty, and/or discuss what would be a good margin of defeat,...as a player, coach, fan, viewer, attendee. You have to have a belief and mindset that you will win a game (assuming talent, preparation etc) or you have already lost before you started. I'd rather raise the level of play, rise to the occasion, than lower the level of expectation. Maybe MUWBB wins, maybe they lose by 100, but the expectation is to go out and win the game, every game.
And that's how you feel. I personally don't think it makes me any less a fan because I think they can't beat UCONN. I wasn't one who said a certain margin would make it better - I responded to a question about that. I've been following this team closely since I went to Marquette which was ten million years ago and I will always support them. But when I take an honest look at this I don't see how they can beat UCONN.
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And that's how you feel. I personally don't think it makes me any less a fan because I think they can't beat UCONN. I wasn't one who said a certain margin would make it better - I responded to a question about that. I've been following this team closely since I went to Marquette which was ten million years ago and I will always support them. But when I take an honest look at this I don't see how they can beat UCONN.
I know you didn't mention margin. And I didn't question your nor anyone else's fandom. Your fandom is well known in this thread.
For me, as long as UConn (or anyone else) is on the schedule, in the league, the goal is getting a win.
Whether it's Women or Men's Basketball, or a different sport, etc...I would rather try to raise the level of play, and level of expectation to match peers, than expect a loss and hope to be pleasantly surprised.
Anything other than winning by one or more points would be disappointing. It's okay to expect to win and be disappointed if you don't. And if they don't win, analyzing, breaking down the why, a plan to improve, commences. But let's try to get a dub first. It's certainly a big challenge, which makes it all the more fun.
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This is up there with wade’s “the next game is the most important game.” I think we can understand that us talking as fans is a bit different than the mindset of the actual team.
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This is up there with wade’s “the next game is the most important game.” I think we can understand that us talking as fans is a bit different than the mindset of the actual team.
Agreed. Not sure why a simple question was meant with some absurd coachspeak and acting like realistic expectations as a fan will ever reflected in Duffy’s approach and coaching.
Arkansas loss aside, where Arkansas was absurdly tough, did EVERYTHING right down the stretch at home and still just snuck by, UCONN is only getting better as the season progresses. DePaul was actually playing them tough and the UCONN put 32 on them in the 3rd quarter and just battered them. Bueckers is terrifying and she’s still not completely asserting herself like she eventually will.
“Expecting a win and being disappointed if not” or “the goal is to win” as a fan is delusional at best, a condescending contrarian to a legit reasonable question at worst.
It will be a great measuring stick and will likely make the team better as a whole, provided they stay competitive for long stretches, but anyone outside of the corridors of the Al who is expecting or “preparing” for a win until the outcome is decided on the floor needs to have their head examined.
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Agreed. Not sure why a simple question was meant with some absurd coachspeak and acting like realistic expectations as a fan will ever reflected in Duffy’s approach and coaching.
Arkansas loss aside, where Arkansas was absurdly tough, did EVERYTHING right down the stretch at home and still just snuck by, UCONN is only getting better as the season progresses. DePaul was actually playing them tough and the UCONN put 32 on them in the 3rd quarter and just battered them. Bueckers is terrifying and she’s still not completely asserting herself like she eventually will.
“Expecting a win and being disappointed if not” or “the goal is to win” as a fan is delusional at best, a condescending contrarian to a legit reasonable question at worst.
It will be a great measuring stick and will likely make the team better as a whole, provided they stay competitive for long stretches, but anyone outside of the corridors of the Al who is expecting or “preparing” for a win until the outcome is decided on the floor needs to have their head examined.
Nah.
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IIRC someone indicated that the Women's game is using Net rankings. What margin would be considered a "win" for Net purposes?
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IIRC someone indicated that the Women's game is using Net rankings. What margin would be considered a "win" for Net purposes?
I'm not sure about the margin part but yes they are using the NET rankings for the first time this season - UCONN and Marquette are the top two BE teams in the NET at 2 and 39: https://www.ncaa.com/rankings/basketball-women/d1/ncaa-womens-basketball-net-rankings
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Stream? Link to stream? Channel? PPV?
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Connecticut at Marquette is free on the Fox Sports App. Or the Fox Now App.
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Connecticut at Marquette is free on the Fox Sports App. Or the Fox Now App.
It’s in SNY if you have that. I’m watching it in the Fox Sports app myself.
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Did they lose the video?
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Did they lose the video?
I've had video the whole time via the Fox Sports app.
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Yeah thanks. It came back. I'm sure it was my error. Bueckers is phenomenal.
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I sure hope Selena Lott finds her offensive game back before tomorrow. We didn't have a chance last night with her stone cold and Bueckers en fuego.
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It's a good opportunity to see what Marquette needs to compete at a higher level moving forward. Recruiting, development, scheme. Have to keep trying to close the gap against better teams.
With UConn's current team, there have been two ways to try to defeat them.
Arkansas defeated them with athletic guards, spacing, elite three point shooting, and, when UConn over played the three, Arkansas tool their defenders off of the bounce, and won a high scoring shootout. UConn's scorers got their points but they didn't defend well enough.
Tennessee lost a close game a different way. They pounded the offensive boards, defended the perimeter and UConn shot poorly. UConn adjusted, went inside and pulled out the win.
It will be interesting to see how they match up with South Carolina next week. The Gamecocks will be physical with Bueckers.
Teams that have been successful with DePaul have been able to absorb and match their fast pace and quickness, while also dominating inside. This is why they had lopsided losses to Louisville and twice to UConn. Length, ability to alter shots and defend against speed, and match scoring. But DePaul has also pushed top 10-15 teams playing this way, running and pushing with five guards. And they have done it at times by getting into the lane.
Marquette will need to control the boards, close out well, and know when to do so without overplaying and giving up the lane, by making DePaul knock down deeper shots, as MU doesn't have their quickness and athleticism.
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Damn well it was an admirable effort, and I feel comfortable saying we're on their level.
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It was a terrific game to watch with a not so hot ending. Missed a couple of Jamal Cain-ish open threes at the end there that would have really helped. Coach Duffy has the team well positioned for continued success. Loved the lob passes to the bigs down low. Hope the men's team was paying attention to those.
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Sure.
First, Bruno is a good coach and has done a great job at DePaul for decades. They are a top 25 caliber team (bottom half) often that makes the NCAA's and gets a win or two. They have had great consistency over a long period of time. This is a level that Marquette can aspire to more often.
As for the matchup. DePaul wants to get out and run, speed up tempo, and play in the 80's and 90's. They produce lots of fast break baskets, and force lots of turnovers. They are not a strong rebounding team. Streaky 3 point shooting. They get as much as half of their points in transition.
DePaul is battle tested having played Texas A&M, Kentucky, Louisville, UConn etc ...
MU will need to control tempo, get good spacing, get to the FT line, play inside out, limit turnovers, Limit transition, and eat the glass.
Where DePaul has struggled are with teams that can defend their perimeter players with length and lateral quickness. ...while at the same time controlling the paint. Those are the elite of elite teams. But DePaul has been every bit as good as some top 10-15 teams thus far.
Bekeljia is much improved. Rogers is a nice Frosh. I would go at Morris and try to get her in foul trouble. She'll get her steals and she'll force turnovers. She is a difference maker for them. DePaul doesn't have a lot of depth. Bench points have been hard to find for DePaul. I'd also force non-rythm 3's.
Stonewall was a big graduating loss for DePaul. They don't really have a similar player. But they are filling that by group.
DePaul is a good test for Marquette.
Revisiting DePaul discussion.
Game was the 80’s/90’s that DePaul prefers with tempo, transition. DePaul forced its turnovers, but, committing many of their own helped neutralize that a little bit. 25 fast break points and 25 points off of turnovers.
Van Kleunen with a big game inside for Marquette. Offensively, Marquette played the way it wants to play, inside out. King helping the scoring and solid from Taylor.
Close game that could have gone either way late. Morris is a really good player, Bekeljia continues her strong season. A couple of difference makers for me were rebounding and Deja Church for DePaul. Career high for her. Marquette really needed to differentiate itself a little more rebounding the basketball.
A few more made 3’s, a few more trips to the line, a few less turnovers, all you need to do is pick one category and it could have put MU over the top for a win. They’ll get another opportunity at DePaul.
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UConn survived South Carolina in Overtime 63-59.
Paige Bueckers had 31 and all of UConn's points end of game and in OT.
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UConn survived South Carolina in Overtime 63-59.
Paige Bueckers had 31 and all of UConn's points end of game and in OT.
Stunned to hear that Bueckers is first UConn player ever with three straight 30-point games.
I mean, think of all the stars they’ve had!
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Stunned to hear that Bueckers is first UConn player ever with three straight 30-point games.
I mean, think of all the stars they’ve had!
She’s absolutely unreal. But UCONN lost their 2 leading scorers from last year, and I think it offered an opportunity for her to fill it up.
She’s so much fun to watch. I don’t mean know how to phrase it without coming off sexist, cause that’s not my intent, but her game mirrors top male college/NBA players in her shot structure and movement, as opposed to other top female players. Watching some of Louisville/ND over the weekend, a lot of their top shooters have shorter jumps and punchy shooting motions, where as Bueckers really rises up and shoots from a higher release. I feel like watching Taurasi at her age was similar.
She’s gonna be an absolute menace the next couple years
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Yeah, she's a white Markus Howard, hey?
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Stunned to hear that Bueckers is first UConn player ever with three straight 30-point games.
I mean, think of all the stars they’ve had!
She is just incredible to watch as a frosh - she will be fun to watch the next few years.
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She’s absolutely unreal. But UCONN lost their 2 leading scorers from last year, and I think it offered an opportunity for her to fill it up.
She’s so much fun to watch. I don’t mean know how to phrase it without coming off sexist, cause that’s not my intent, but her game mirrors top male college/NBA players in her shot structure and movement, as opposed to other top female players. Watching some of Louisville/ND over the weekend, a lot of their top shooters have shorter jumps and punchy shooting motions, where as Bueckers really rises up and shoots from a higher release. I feel like watching Taurasi at her age was similar.
She’s gonna be an absolute menace the next couple years
She is only a freshman and she looks younger than that. Some of the shots she took were unreal. Made numerous very nice floaters, which is a must shot for any undersized player these days, and even threw in a couple of hook shots. Impressive.
Good call on her shooting form. The best player on the HS team I assistant coached, now a D1 player, developed more of a rise-up jumper like you're talking about, too. Our coach worked with her tirelessly on it, and she dedicated herself to it, too. And now she's a scholarship athlete.
She ain't no Paige Bueckers, though!
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Jordan King was named to the Big East Honor Roll this week.
Creighton upset Seton Hall on Saturday which helps MU.
As of now, MU only has 4 remaining regular season games - home to Villanova and Creighton and at DePaul and UCONN. I’m guessing the games they missed against Xavier and Seton Hall at the end of January aren’t going to be rescheduled at this point.
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A young woman I assistant coached when she was in HS recently moved into Austin Peay's starting lineup, and she is playing great!
Last 5 games, Shy Booker is shooting 68% and averaging 9 boards. Makes me feel real good seeing things like that! Very proud of the hard work she's put in.
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A young woman I assistant coached when she was in HS recently moved into Austin Peay's starting lineup, and she is playing great!
Last 5 games, Shy Booker is shooting 68% and averaging 9 boards. Makes me feel real good seeing things like that! Very proud of the hard work she's put in.
Let's go Peay!
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They are a relentless machine. I can only hope someone stands up to Peay
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Ewe furst, hey?
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Let's go Peay!
When she said she had chosen Peay, I asked her if she had heard about the old Fly Williams cheer. She hadn't. Laughed her arse off when I told her.
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When she said she had chosen Peay, I asked her if she had heard about the old Fly Williams cheer. She hadn't. Laughed her arse off when I told her.
Fly was recruited to Peay by Leonard Hamilton.
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Fly was recruited to Peay by Leonard Hamilton.
I did not know that.
I do know that he never met a shot he didn't like. He'd have added 10 points on his scoring average had there been a 3-point line back then.
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Marquette is in the home stretch here with 4 regular season games remaining - home against Villanova tomorrow at 7P CST on FloHoops, Mon. at 6P central versus Creighton on FS1, Wed. at DePaul at 4P CST on FloHoops and finishing up at UCONN on Mon. March 1st at 7P CST on SNY.
I'd say they need to beat Villanova and Creighton to avoid finding themselves on the bubble and a win at DePaul would be pretty helpful too.
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It wasn't the prettiest thing by any stretch but Marquette picks up an important win onver Villanova tonight 65-57. By my calculations, they will finish just ahead of Villanova in winning percentage if MU can win one of their remaining 3 games and Villanova wins their 3 remaining games (all very winnable games for Villanova). If the remaining games are played as scheduled, MU will end up with 3 more league games than Villanova. MU is only missing home contests agains Xavier and Seton Hall at this point which aren't going to be made up. Marquette has two very tough games to finish out the regular season - at DePaul and at UCONN. MU is home on Monday vs. Creighton at 6P central on FS1.
Although not out of the question, it will be tough to catch DePaul at this point so I'd say a 3rd place finish in the BE is most likely for MU. UCONN of course is in first place with no league losses so far and DePaul's only losses in the conference so far are to UCONN.
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Creighton made things a little more interesting today as they upset DePaul in Chicago 83-72. This should have Marquette's attention as Creighton comes to Milwaukee on Monday night in a game that will be on FS1 at 6P central. This also makes it possible for Marquette to overtake DePaul for second in the conference if MU can beat Creighton at home Monday and win at DePaul on Wednesday (MU does finish at UCONN on Mon. 3/1). DePaul's other two games are very winnable for them - at Providence ahd home to the worst team in the league - Butler.
Interestingly DePaul will end up with only 16 league games of the orginally scheduled 20 when they were the only team in the conference with no Covid stoppages - they are of course impacted by other teams' Covid stoppages though. Marquette will end up with 18 league games assuming all remaining games are played.
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Just noticed that Marquette got 1 vote in this week's AP poll.
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Apparently Megan Duffy and the Lady Warriors have decided to drop the hammer on Creighton this evening. Perhaps the men's team can learn something from their tenacity and prime-time execution?
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That was a fun game to watch - I was expecting a close game but this one was never really in doubt. I'm not complaining though :).
It was rather fitting that on senior day the two seniors had monster games - LVK had 20 points on 9 of 14 shooting from the field and Selena Lott had 10 points, 11 assists, 3 blocks and 6 steals.
They finish the season on the road against two opponents that they already lost to at home - DePaul and UCONN. Wednesday's game at 4P central at DePaul is what I'm calling the battle for second place in the Big East. If Marquette can beat DePaul on Wednesday, they will finish with a higher winning percentage than DePaul no matter what happens with both teams' remaining games. DePaul's other two games are at Providence and home to Butler - two games they are more than likely going to win so MU's best bet is to beat them Wednesday. MU is on track to end up with two more BE games than DePaul and according to a broadcaster on one of their games the BE is going with winning percentage to determine conference standings.
Edited to add - the game recap on MU's site says MU has now clinched a top 3 BE finish. They also forgot to fill in their sub headline - look at LVK's point total in the original recap they published :) -
Lauren Van Kleunen scored a team-high xx points
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Ah yea, I've definitely been there and accidentally left in the placeholder in a match report before.
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Charlie Creme updated his Bracketology today and Marquette remains right around where they've been on there for awhile - an 8 seed. DePaul moved down after their loss to Creighton and is now also projected as an 8 seed. The other Big East team in the projected field is of course UCONN who is predicted to get a 1 seed.
Marquette remains 2nd in the Big East NET rankings at 37 (UCONN has a NET ranking of 1) and DePaul is 3rd in the Big East NET rankings at 61.
Big game Wednesday at DePaul at 4P central on Flohoops. A win over DePaul would help Marquette's tourney resume and help them finish higher in the BE. Plus it's always nice to beat DePaul :). Go Marquette!!!
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What is Flohoops?
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What is Flohoops?
The subscription site they moved to this year for the Big East Digital Network for Women’s Basketball. All the conference games had been broadcast online for free the last five seasons or so but not this year :(.
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The subscription site they moved to this year for the Big East Digital Network for Women’s Basketball. All the conference games had been broadcast online for free the last five seasons or so but not this year :(.
Thanks.
Go Marquette!
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Is there a free trial to this streaming service for tonight's game?
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Is there a free trial to this streaming service for tonight's game?
I don’t recall them offering one. I googled it and results seem to indicate they don’t offer a free trial. I think they just have monthly and yearly rates unfortunately.
MU keeps asking for me to donate my season ticket money - well my season ticket money went to paying for my subscription to this so I could watch a lot of their games this year....
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It's tied at 33 at halftime but I feel like Marquette should be leading in this one. DePaul only shot 1-10 from 3 point land in the first half and I don't expect that to continue in the second half - they're usually a pretty good outside shooting team. Marquette had 5 turnovers early but they have 8 at the half which isn't the worst. They'll need to limit turnovers in the second half. They were never the greatest outside shooting team but MU has really struggled with that the last few games and that is continuing today with no made 3's in the first half. It also feels like they've missed a lot of bunnies so far today.
Here's hoping they can put together a great second half...
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Marquette 85 DePaul 71 Final.
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Well that was a fun 2nd half :). Marquette will finish no worse than 2nd place in the Big East. They technically could still tie UCONN but with UCONN facing Creighton and Butler in their next two games I really don't see that happening - once UCONN wins another game they wrap up the outright league title.
Marquette finishes the regular season at UCONN on Monday in a game that will be on CBS Sports Network.
This was a nice win for MU.
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Fun video from after the game - https://twitter.com/MarquetteWBB/status/1364736073717407747
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Congrats to the ladies. Great day/night for Marquette hoops!
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Congrats to the ladies. Great day/night for Marquette hoops!
Yes it was and I'm reliving it by watching a replay of the MU-DePaul game now :). Missed some of the 4th quarter for my daughter's conference - thank goodness for zoom though so it limited how much game time I missed :).
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Big congrats to the women’s team.
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Charlie Creme of ESPN updated his bracketology today and Marquette remained an 8 seed as they've been for a bit. DePaul had dropped to an 8 seed after their loss to Creighton and has now dropped to a 9 seed after their loss to Marquette. Seton Hall and Villanova are listed in the next four out:
http://www.espn.com/womens-college-basketball/bracketology
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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
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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
Thanks for sharing the article. I didn't realize Krystal Ellis was working as a referee now. It sounds like she's really enjoying being a ref and that's cool that she got picked to work the D1 Championship game. It'd be cool to see her working in college some day. I remember seeing Ellis coach a Milwaukee Aces game a number of years ago when I took my daughter to see Sarina Simmons play for the Aces (Simmons had always been her favorite player).
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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
Baller..
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Marquette finishes up the regular season at UCONN at 7P central Monday night on CBS SportsNetwork. I thought I heard on one broadcast they were going to stay out there with the BE tournament starting in Connecticut on Friday (MU's first BET game will be Saturday night).
Before this weekend's games, the locked up seeds for the BET were UCONN at 1, MU at 2 and Creighton at 6. DePaul is more than likely going to be the 3 which would setup a possible interesting rematch in the BET semifinals - they lock up the 3 seed with a win tomorrow at home against a really bad Butler team.
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DePaul lost at home to a really bad Butler team today - I wasn't expecting that and it makes Marquette's win at DePaul last week not look as good. Seton Hall is in a good position now to finish 3rd in the BE and slide DePaul down to 4th. Seton Hall leads St. John's 36-23 haflway through the 3rd quarter - a win tonight gets them the 3rd place finish in the BE.
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Marquette loses 63-53 tonight. They already had the #2 seed locked up in the BET before this game.
Their first BET game will be at 6P EST Saturday against the winner of 7 seed Providence vs. 10 seed Butler. DePaul fell to the 4 seed with their upset loss to Butler today. If seeds hold, Marquette would have a chance to avenge their loss at Seton Hall in the BET semifinals. MU only played Seton Hall once this season as their home game with them was canceled due to Covid issues for Seton Hall and never rescheduled.
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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.
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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.
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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.
I watched the first half but not the second then checked the box score. If you had told me they'd lose by only ten after than first half (especially the first quarter) I'd have laughed in your face. Looking at the box score, if Selena has a normal game and we can limit the offensive rebounds, we can beat that Uconn team. Is it likely? No. But is it possible? Yes, and that's more than I've ever said about our women against the Huskies.
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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
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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.
and their best player is a freshman.
Let's face it, we're playing for second place every year.
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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.
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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
Yeah I'm aware that now they won't likely face DePaul in the BET and if DePaul is hitting from outside they can be tough. But Marquette's win at DePaul was their best win of the season and DePaul losing to an awful Butler team makes that win not look the greatest. I really wanted to see them avoid an 8/9 seed if possible but that may just be where they end up.
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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?
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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.
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.
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Yeah butt, if sports righters ar votin', dat 'slains a lot, aina?
Sure.
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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.
Thanks for the explanation.
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Updated bracketology today - MU stays an 8 and DePaul falls to a 10. I actually like the 10 seed better than the 8 - avoid the #1 seed in the second round. Of course this bracket would have DePaul facing Louisville in the 2nd round most likely and Louisville blew them out earlier this season.
But I'm happy that MU is pretty much a lock to go dancing this year and it will be the first time in 3 years I can be excited watching the Selection Show - last year's tourney was canceled of course and ESPN ruined the excitement of the Selection Show in 2019 by leaking the bracket early.
Bracketology link - https://www.espn.com/espn/feature/story/_/id/30423107/women-bracketology-brackets-all-shapes-sizes
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BE Honors are out:
Selena Lott earns co-defensive player of the year and first team honors.
LVK made the 2nd team and was the BE sportsmanship award winner.
Cam Taylor was BE honorable mention.
I'm really happy to see Lott recognized for her defense. She's one of the best defenders I've seen play at MU over the years.
All the award winners - https://www.bigeast.com/news/2021/3/4/womens-basketball-bueckers-sweeps-big-east-player-freshman-of-the-year-honors.aspx
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Career high for Gabby Elliott last night in Clemson's win over ND. Freshman guard had 25 and 7. Greg's little sister, a top 50 national recruit.
https://twitter.com/GE3__/status/1367699456301428737?s=19
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(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.
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(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.
Marquette leads Providence 33-15 at halftime.
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Marquette wins easily 68-43.
They will face the winner of Creighton-Seton Hall in the semifinals tomorrow night. Marquette beat Creighton twice but lost to Seton Hall on the road in their only meeting with them this season. That game at Seton Hall was after a 24 day layoff due to a Covid pause though.
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Creighton upset Seton Hall last night so that's who Marquette faces in the BET semifinals tonight at 5P central time on FS1.
LVK is only 6 points away from 1,000 career points. And I'd love to see Cam Taylor stay out of foul trouble. Those are two things I'm focusing on for tonight's game.
Go Marquette!
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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!
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Saw DePaul lost again. Given their Wojoesque late season collapse will they still make the tourney?
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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!
I planned my dinner time for the 2nd day in a row aiming for it to be at halftime of the game :). The timing worked out perfectly yesterday...
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Was surprised neither announcer apparently knew about Three Goggles yesterday.
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Saw DePaul lost again. Given their Wojoesque late season collapse will they still make the tourney?
I don't think so but Charlie Creme of ESPN still has them in as an 11 seed with today's update and has them as one of the last 4 in. But they have a NET of 71 and an absolutely awful loss to Butler at home and the Creighton loss at home isn't the greatest either. And losing in their first BET game did not help them at all. It may depend on how much the committee values DePaul's win over Kentucky and if they want to take a 3rd team from the Big East. Seton Hall had an outside shot at dancing instead of DePaul in my opiniono had they been able to beat Marquette today. But Seton Hall got upset by Creighton so they won't even play Marquette in the tourney of course. If DePaul doesn't go dancing, it would be the first time since 2002 that they haven't made the NCAA Tournament.
Marquette has a NET of 31 as of this morning and is holding steady at a predicted 8 seed in the ESPN bracketology. They were only a 10 seed on another prediction site I saw. Although I prefer a 10 seed to an 8 seed to avoid a #1 seed in the 2nd round. The 1 seeds are often a lot stronger than the 2 seeds in the women's tourney. At least this season there's no concern with playing the 1 seed on their home court this year though with the bubble happening in San Antonio.
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Was surprised neither announcer apparently knew about Three Goggles yesterday.
Yeah that was weird that neither one knew what that was.
Different announcers today by the way...
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Was surprised neither announcer apparently knew about Three Goggles yesterday.
Are those allowed anymore?
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Are those allowed anymore?
Careful...
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Marquette is only up by 4 at the half. Come on Marquette - pull away in the 2nd half...
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7P Central tonight on FS1 - MU vs. UCONN in the BET finals. It's the 5th straight season Marquette has made the BET finals.
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I'm glad UConn is back in the Big East ... though I think I'll be a little less glad tonight!
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New Haven Register Preview
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Here we go - BET Final on FS1.
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ooooof. Not a great year for MU basketball programs.
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ooooof. Not a great year for MU basketball programs.
Until UCONN/Geno are out of the BE again, I don’t think it’s going to get any better than this season for MUWBB.
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MU24, the women were second in the Big East to UConn and made it to the championship game of the conference tourney, and they’re heading to the NCAA. You don’t think that was a good season?
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ooooof. Not a great year for MU basketball programs.
What? MU’s women’s team has had a heck of a season ... and it isn’t over yet.
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What? MU’s women’s team has had a heck of a season ... and it isn’t over yet.
UCONN won EVERY Big East game by over 20 points including the tournament...except for their last regular season game against MU, at Gampel no less. This is an ABSURD UCONN team. In any other season up till now, MU would have been the class of the BEast.
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UCONN won EVERY Big East game by over 20 points including the tournament...except for their last regular season game against MU.
, at Gampel no less. This is an ABSURD UCONN team. In any other season up till now, MU would have been the class of the BEast.
Everybody else in the BE is playing for second every year. We got that. That’s a successful season.
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Everybody else in the BE is playing for second every year. We got that. That’s a successful season.
Oh absolutely, my point was more that MU had a great season and UCONN’s insane dominance had no real negative bearing on that. Marquette’s performance on the road in Storrs was tremendous all things considered.
Muffet McGraw is an amazing HOF coach who put together a tremendous program that is the envy of most every WBB program...and she won the BEast Conference outright twice in 20 years in a conference with Geno and UCONN, and he still managed to circle the wagons and make FF each of those years and win a title in one too. That’s how ridiculous and consistent that program is.
Point being, if you’re gonna use losing to UCONN as an excuse for a season being a disappointment, you have no perspective and need to move along.
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ooooof. Not a great year for MU basketball programs.
Somebody showed up to display their lack of understanding.
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Listen to all you slurpers settling for mediocrity.
Losing to UConn is inexcusable!
Until Marquette’s better than UConn, our program is a failure.
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ooooof. Not a great year for MU basketball programs.
Wow - not sure what you would consider successful then. If they can win their first NCAA Tournament game, they will reach 20 wins yet again. And that’s with less games than usual played this season with a lot less non conference games and missing two conference games due to opponent covid issues (both those games would have been likely wins for MU too). They were picked to finish 3rd in the BE and finished 2nd. Nobody outside the MU program expected them to win last night. They are just outside the top 25 too.
Finally I bet a number of other P5 schools who will likely be interested in Duffy soon would look at this as a very successful season for MU.
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Oh absolutely, my point was more that MU had a great season and UCONN’s insane dominance had no real negative bearing on that. Marquette’s performance on the road in Storrs was tremendous all things considered.
Muffet McGraw is an amazing HOF coach who put together a tremendous program that is the envy of most every WBB program...and she won the BEast Conference outright twice in 20 years in a conference with Geno and UCONN, and he still managed to circle the wagons and make FF each of those years and win a title in one too. That’s how ridiculous and consistent that program is.
Point being, if you’re gonna use losing to UCONN as an excuse for a season being a disappointment, you have no perspective and need to move along.
McGraw was a great HOF coach. But her results with and without Niele Ivey as both a player and a coach are a bit different. (They won 8 straight league titles in Big East Nd ACC leagues w/Ivey on staff, NCAA Championship, 3 other Final Final Fours, and they won National Titles with her as a player and coach etc..) Without Ivey, McGraw's best NCAA result was a Sweet 16. They were a great tandom, but can't really say one without the other.
As for Marquette, the Women had a good season. One loss, even a bad loss doesn't define a season. Duffy has done well early at Marquette to maintain an NCAA level team. Hopefully she can recruit, improve the seeding, be more competitive with some of the elite, higher level teams in the future, as a regular top 25 team.
The approach isn't to run away from an elite program. It's to find ways to keep getting better and be more competitive with the better and best teams. MUWBB was able to play more competitive in one of the three games. That's a start.
For now, and in the near future, keep producing NCAA level teams, keep trying to improve. Keep improving results while there too. Those would be good results.
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Will/Does the loss hurt MU's seeding? Or will it depend on what happens with the other tournaments this week?
Would be great to avoid the 8/9 seed!
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McGraw was a great HOF coach. But her results with and without Niele Ivey as both a player and a coach are a bit different. (They won 8 straight league titles in Big East Nd ACC leagues w/Ivey on staff, NCAA Championship, 3 other Final Final Fours, and they won National Titles with her as a player and coach etc..) Without Ivey, McGraw's best NCAA result was a Sweet 16. They were a great tandom, but can't really say one without the other.
I know your colored glasses with everything STL, but come on. You’re giving a freshman who played in 5 games credit for ND’s Final Four run that year? And that she was the pivotal reason for the title and not Ruth Riley who won basically every award possibly that championship season as well as being the BE DPOY every year? That’s like saying Crean didn’t win anything until Diener came along.
Everything about Ivey as a coach is spot on however. She clearly made a massive impact, in addition to the help of the ACC move, there’s a reason she got the big chair.
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I know your colored glasses with everything STL, but come on. You’re giving a freshman who played in 5 games credit for ND’s Final Four run that year? And that she was the pivotal reason for the title and not Ruth Riley who won basically every award possibly that championship season as well as being the BE DPOY every year? That’s like saying Crean didn’t win anything until Diener came along.
Everything about Ivey as a coach is spot on however. She clearly made a massive impact, in addition to the help of the ACC move, there’s a reason she got the big chair.
Don't strain yourself trying to pick one season out of 33 while ignoring decades. I stated the record, the facts. And then I expanded upon them. Because you follow Women's basketball so closely, I know you are aware Ivey had a knee injury in November of 1996. (she had a few over the years) And because you aren't disingenous, I know you aren't trying to prop up 1 season out of 33, as if somehow that makes the point any different. And you forgot one small little thing about Ivey's playing career.
McGraw won 2 National Titles in 33 years at Notre Dame. The first came with Ivey playing as the star point guard. Ivey set the school record for assists in a season. She averaged 17 points and 6 steals a game in the 2001 Final Four helping Notre Dame secure McGraw's first National Title. She finished in the top 10 in 16 different statistical categories while a player at Notre Dame. Seems decent.
The 2nd McGraw National Title came with Ivey as a coach, recruiting many of the players and developing many of the guards and wings.
And of course came all of the other years of higher levels of success, Final Fours, league titles, producing many pro players, with Ivey at ND as opposed to when she wasn't.
Ivey was then hired by Taylor Jenkins of the Memphis Grizzlies to work with Ja Morant. Morant was later named NBA Rookie of The Year after that season.
And of course, it counts for McGraw that she recruited Ivey as both a player and a coach, as well as making many contributions of her own to their success in a variety of areas. McGraw was successful on her own. But, much of ND's higher levels of success to this point have been McGraw and Ivey, Ivey and McGraw which of course was and still is the point, which hasn't changed. It counts for both.
Hopefully Duffy can keep Marquette in the top 25-30 mix and build upon it moving forward. That would be good results for her and MUWBB.
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Don't strain yourself trying to pick one season out of 33 while ignoring decades. I stated the record, the facts. And then I expanded upon them. Because you follow Women's basketball so closely, I know you are aware Ivey had a knee injury in November of 1996. (she had a few over the years) And because you aren't disingenous, I know you aren't trying to prop up 1 season out of 33, as if somehow that makes the point any different. And you forgot one small little thing about Ivey's playing career.
McGraw won 2 National Titles in 33 years at Notre Dame. The first came with Ivey playing as the star point guard. Ivey set the school record for assists in a season. She averaged 17 points and 6 steals a game in the 2001 Final Four helping Notre Dame secure McGraw's first National Title. She finished in the top 10 in 16 different statistical categories while at Notre Dame. Seems decent.
I’m not straining at all. Or ignoring “decades”. McGraw had been at ND less than a decade when she made her first FF. A program with no success before her. and You claimed that she had never progressed past the S16 until Ivey, as if implying Ivey was the driver of the success. I merely stated that her first FF was when Ivey was not a major contributor. I know Ivey was injured, but she was hardly a major contributor beforehand. Unless you’re trying to say an injured 18 year old Ivey was key factor in that. But I see you’re gonna focus on just the national titles now. And 2001, again, taking nothing away from her and her great career, but highlighting her as the “star” when Riley was by far the best player on the team and indeed the entire country is just pushing a narrative.
I took nothing away her as a coach, and admitted she pushed McGraw and the program to the next level. I don’t need you to puke a bunch of know it all facts to try and prove anything. Merely suggesting you overstated her effects as a player relative to McGraw’s success pre-mid 2000s.
Let’s hope Duffy can find her Riley and Ivey and explode upwards the same way.
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Will/Does the loss hurt MU's seeding? Or will it depend on what happens with the other tournaments this week?
Would be great to avoid the 8/9 seed!
Their NET dropped from 30 to 34 after the loss. I’m expecting the dreaded 8/9 but am excited to hear MU’s name called Monday and have a chance to be excited watching the selection show for the first time in 3 years. There was no tournament last year of course and ESPN took the fun out of the selection show in 2019 when they leaked the bracket early...
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Their NET dropped from 30 to 34 after the loss. I’m expecting the dreaded 8/9 but am excited to hear MU’s name called Monday and have a chance to be excited watching the selection show for the first time in 3 years. There was no tournament last year of course and ESPN took the fun out of the selection show in 2019 when they leaked the bracket early...
What are the odds of us ending up having to play UConn a third time if we won the first round game? Does the women's bracket try to separate same conference teams like the men's?
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What are the odds of us ending up having to play UConn a third time if we won the first round game? Does the women's bracket try to separate same conference teams like the men's?
I don't think MUWBB would get matched up again with UConn.
A lot of talk about the possibility of playing a one seed. Playing a two seed isn't an easy task either. I'll be looking to see specific individual matchups. And, the focus is the first game, which will be a challenge itself.
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What are the odds of us ending up having to play UConn a third time if we won the first round game? Does the women's bracket try to separate same conference teams like the men's?
They like to separate the conference teams when they can. And with only 2 or 3 teams making it from the Big East that won’t be a problem. It gets trickier when you have say 8 SEC teams make the tournament.
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I’m not straining at all. Or ignoring “decades”. McGraw had been at ND less than a decade when she made her first FF. A program with no success before her. and You claimed that she had never progressed past the S16 until Ivey, as if implying Ivey was the driver of the success. I merely stated that her first FF was when Ivey was not a major contributor. I know Ivey was injured, but she was hardly a major contributor beforehand. Unless you’re trying to say an injured 18 year old Ivey was key factor in that. But I see you’re gonna focus on just the national titles now. And 2001, again, taking nothing away from her and her great career, but highlighting her as the “star” when Riley was by far the best player on the team and indeed the entire country is just pushing a narrative.
I took nothing away her as a coach, and admitted she pushed McGraw and the program to the next level. I don’t need you to puke a bunch of know it all facts to try and prove anything. Merely suggesting you overstated her effects as a player relative to McGraw’s success pre-mid 2000s.
Let’s hope Duffy can find her Riley and Ivey and explode upwards the same way.
Lol, same thing, different post. What a strange hill to die on. For reasons unknown you are unsuccessfully trying to downplay Ivey's playing career, and to make it out to be Ruth Riley vs Niele Ivey, which is a bit comical for multiple reasons, least of which they are good friends, and all one.needs to do is listen to Riley's thoughts on the topic or McGraw's thoughts.
Ivey was ND's 2nd leading scorer, on a National Championship Team. Who do you think passed Riley the ball often times? Only 3 players in the country averaged more assists per game than Ivey. Who do you think guarded the opposing team's best guard? Ivey. But go ahead and be dismissive of her role as a player at ND even if incorrect because it doesn't fit your first post. Ruth Riley? Great player, an all timer in both college and pro. But she didn't play 1 on 5.
Ivey was named 3rd Team Associated Press All American. Ivey was named the country's best player 5'8 and under. (Frances Pomeroy Naismith Award) Ivey was one of 3 Finalists for the Nancy Lieberman Award for the Nation's best point guard. Ivey was named to the NCAA Final Four All Tournament Team.
ND's first Big East Title came with Ivey as a player. Ivey was a 3 time All Big East Selection.
Ivey led the team in steals four straight seasons. Ivey led the team in
assists 3 straight seasons. Ivey set school records in steals, assists, and assist to turnover ratio.
Ivey is on the top ten list, or in many cases, top few list or better, all time at ND in: Steals, Games Played, Double Doubles by a guard, assists, assists per game, steals per game, career points, career 3 point shooting percentage, 3 pointers made, and scoring.
As a coach, prior to Ivey the player McGraw had won one NCAA game in her history coaching. McGraw never lost in the NCAA first round while Ivey was a player there, (making the 2nd weekend or better four times)
After Ivey the player left, McGraw's teams made the NCAA 2nd weekend twice, until Ivey came back many years later. With Ivey the coach, ND won 8 league titles combined Big East, ACC. They advanced to the NCAA 2nd weekend or better 11 times, including, a National Title, and 6 additional Final Fours. They went 8 of 9 years finishing in the Elite 8 or better.
Again, no one said McGraw wasn't a great coach. Her success was elevated a lot, with Ivey at ND as both a player, and, as a coach. And, that's also a credit for McGraw. To repeatedly downplay Ivey's playing career there (as well as coaching) is being either very ignorant of Women's basketball or very disingenous. Ivey and McGraw credit each other as well as others who were also a big part of their success.
Marquette doesn't have to keep an eye on the Notre Dame basketball coaching position just yet. Hopefully Duffy continues to have success,.and improve upon on it. And if and when the time comes from other programs,.as long as she is successful, hopefully she will stay a little longer than Kieger did. Gotta keep building first. This post season is a good opportunity for MUWBB.
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I'm not worried about the Notre Dame coaching position for Duffy. I think Ivey isn't going anywhere for awhile and expect a number of schools from P5 conferences to be interested in Duffy sooner rather than later. No idea if she'll want to stay or move onto a better conference. The Big East is basically a mid-major in Women's Basketball. I'd love for her to stay but it's all out of my control of course :)...
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UConn Women impact on the Big East?
This year's Big East Tourney viewership was up 202%.
UConn's title game win over Marquette was the 2nd most watched FS1 Women's game in history, 292,000. (The most watched game was UConn v South Carolina)
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UConn Women impact on the Big East?
This year's Big East Tourney viewership was up 202%.
UConn's title game win over Marquette was the 2nd most watched FS1 Women's game in history, 292,000. (The most watched game was UConn v South Carolina)
I'm curious how the subscriptions sales went and viewership was for Flohoops. Of course there's no UCONN tie-in there as they have their own TV deal and weren't part of that. I'm guessing they'll continue with Flohoops in the future - I'll have to think about whether or not I want to spend the money for that or not again. One of the reasons I did it this season was because I couldn't go to any home games. I'm really hoping fans are allowed back next season.
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There's a P5 opening right up the road now. Wisconsin just fired Jonathan Tsipis after 5 seasons:
https://www.buckys5thquarter.com/2021/3/9/22322501/wisconsin-badgers-womens-basketball-uw-fires-head-coach-jonathan-tsipis
And no I don't think Duffy will end up there. But it is of interest as a near by Women's Basketball program. They have really struggled since firing Jane Albright - Lisa Stone, Bobbi Kelsey and Jonathan Tsipis now have not been able to have the success Albright enjoyed for much of her tenure at UW.
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There's a P5 opening right up the road now. Wisconsin just fired Jonathan Tsipis after 5 seasons:
https://www.buckys5thquarter.com/2021/3/9/22322501/wisconsin-badgers-womens-basketball-uw-fires-head-coach-jonathan-tsipis
And no I don't think Duffy will end up there. But it is of interest as a near by Women's Basketball program. They have really struggled since firing Jane Albright - Lisa Stone, Bobbi Kelsey and Jonathan Tsipis now have not been able to have the success Albright enjoyed for much of her tenure at UW.
Gonna be interesting to see if they’re are any transfers. Lot of talented Illinois kids there who I could see moving closer to home.
DePaul/Northwestern May be the beneficiary
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Gonna be interesting to see if they’re are any transfers. Lot of talented Illinois kids there who I could see moving closer to home.
DePaul/Northwestern May be the beneficiary
Leading rebounder and 2nd leading scorer junior Imani Lewis has entered the transfer portal:
https://madison.com/wsj/sports/college/basketball/women/forward-imani-lewis-leaves-badgers-womens-basketball-team/article_187cb0ab-fac6-5fb0-a616-3a807fb32b96.html
Wow - I had forgotten how long ago Jane Albright coached at UW - she was there 1994-2003. They haven't reached the success she had there since then. Lisa Stone was there for 8 seasons after her and then Bobbi Kelsey and Jonathan Tisipis each were there for 5 seasons.
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Marquette is hosting a Virtual Selection Show party on Monday. It won't be the same as being there in person at the Annex - always had fun at those. But at least they're doing what they can this year. So excited for Monday night to see Marquette's name pop up on the screen and see their seed and who they will be playing. I'm guessing it will be an 8 seed. I miss when the Women's Selection Show was on Sunday too so there was less time to wait :) but at least I know MU will be in the tourney so I'm not anxious as I wait wondering if they're going to get a bid.
Go Marquette!!!
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The Marquette Tribune had an in depth write up of Lauren Van Kleunen in their last issue.
https://marquettewire.org/4048732/sports/hard-working-pays-off-for-van-kleunen-redshirt-senior-embraces-leadership-role/ (https://marquettewire.org/4048732/sports/hard-working-pays-off-for-van-kleunen-redshirt-senior-embraces-leadership-role/)
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Final ESPN bracketology still has MU as an 8 seed - http://www.espn.com/womens-college-basketball/bracketology
Their NET is at 34.
Selection Show is at 6P central time on Monday on ESPN.
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Wow - I had forgotten how long ago Jane Albright coached at UW - she was there 1994-2003. They haven't reached the success she had there since then. Lisa Stone was there for 8 seasons after her and then Bobbi Kelsey and Jonathan Tisipis each were there for 5 seasons.
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Barb Frankie and Keisha Anderson were quite the combo. (My memory could be way off in this)
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Wow - I had forgotten how long ago Jane Albright coached at UW - she was there 1994-2003. They haven't reached the success she had there since then. Lisa Stone was there for 8 seasons after her and then Bobbi Kelsey and Jonathan Tisipis each were there for 5 seasons.
Barb Frankie and Keisha Anderson were quite the combo. (My memory could be way off in this)
Yeah I remember both of them - Barb Franke was at UW from 1991-1996 and Anderson spent 3 years with the Badgers graduating in 1997 (she played at Arizona in 92-93 before transferring to UW).
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Geno Auriemma tested positive for COVID-19 yesterday:
https://uconnhuskies.com/news/2021/3/15/womens-basketball-geno-auriemma-tests-positive-for-covid-19.aspx
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Geno Auriemma tested positive for COVID-19 yesterday:
https://uconnhuskies.com/news/2021/3/15/womens-basketball-geno-auriemma-tests-positive-for-covid-19.aspx
Well that'll change things. Shame it didn't happen last week... would've been great to actually have one big East championship while UConn was in the big East
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Well that'll change things. Shame it didn't happen last week... would've been great to actually have one big East championship while UConn was in the big East
I don’t think it would have changed anything. It’s only Geno out - no players are out. They aren’t going to lose much with long time assistant Chris Daley in charge. And he can be back coaching by their 2nd round game.
They’ll probably spend 10 minutes talking about this during the selection show though.
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I don’t think it would have changed anything. It’s only Geno out - no players are out. They aren’t going to lose much with long time assistant Chris Daley in charge. And he can be back coaching by their 2nd round game.
They’ll probably spend 10 minutes talking about this during the selection show though.
Yea, a complete non-story. He’s back by the 24th, and even if their second round game is the 23rd, they will be playing an 8 or a 9, who is around Marquette’s level at best, and we saw what UCONN did to teams like that all year.
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I don’t think it would have changed anything. It’s only Geno out - no players are out. They aren’t going to lose much with long time assistant Chris Daley in charge. And he can be back coaching by their 2nd round game.
They’ll probably spend 10 minutes talking about this during the selection show though.
Yep.
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So we're a 10-seed, playing VaTech on Sunday, with the winner having to play Baylor, right?
Don't know anything about VaTech, but Baylor is never fun.
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MUWBB is a 10 seed.
They play 7 seed Virginia Tech, Sunday 11am Central, ESPNU.
They potentially play #2 seed Baylor in 2nd round. UConn is the #1 seed on the other side of their bracket.
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MUWBB is a 10 seed.
They play 7 seed Virginia Tech, Sunday 11am Central, ESPNU.
They potentially play #2 seed Baylor in 2nd round. UConn is the #1 seed on the other side of their bracket.
Kim Adams gives her thoughts about MUWBB seed:
https://twitter.com/Kim_Adams1/status/1371605923714768896?s=19
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So we're a 10-seed, playing VaTech on Sunday, with the winner having to play Baylor, right?
Don't know anything about VaTech, but Baylor is never fun.
I originally thought I didn't want them to get an 8/9 to avoid a 1 seed in the 2nd round. But then I realized that they weren't likely to be able to beat any of the projected 2 seeds either. Baylor will be very tough should they get past Va Tech.
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Kim Adams gives her thoughts about MUWBB seed:
https://twitter.com/Kim_Adams1/status/1371605923714768896?s=19
They were projected as an 8/9 seed most of the year - the 10 could have been a procedural bump. It's also not that much different than an 8/9. I don't think I'd say they were disrespected. Their best win was at DePaul and then DePaul fell apart making that win not look the greatest. Also, the Big East wasn't very strong as shown by the fact that only two teams made the NCAA Tournament.
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They were projected as an 8/9 seed most of the year - the 10 could have been a procedural bump. It's also not that much different than an 8/9. I don't think I'd say they were disrespected. Their best win was at DePaul and then DePaul fell apart making that win not look the greatest. Also, the Big East wasn't very strong as shown by the fact that only two teams made the NCAA Tournament.
I'm curious about the margin of loss to UConn in Big East Title game. It appears with some of the Men and Women's conference tourneys, margin of victory seemed to be a factor a little bit.
As we discussed prior to today, I wasn't too concerned about 1 v 8 type game because the 2 seeds are very good too. I am a fan of playing new teams when possible in NCAA's compared to teams played in regular season. And yep, DePaul's NCAA streak ends after 17 straight.
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Marquette was one of the last four teams in. What a joke.
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Marquette was one of the last four teams in. What a joke.
I hadn't seen that before reading your post. Yeah the Big East wasn't strong but MU had a NET of 34 - how is that last 4 in material???
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No DePaul, disappointing.
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I'm curious about the margin of loss to UConn in Big East Title game. It appears with some of the Men and Women's conference tourneys, margin of victory seemed to be a factor a little bit.
As we discussed prior to today, I wasn't too concerned about 1 v 8 type game because the 2 seeds are very good too. I am a fan of playing new teams when possible in NCAA's compared to teams played in regular season. And yep, DePaul's NCAA streak ends after 17 straight.
I looked at the NET rankings and the 7's were 31 (Northwestern), 28 (Va Tech), 33 (Alabama) and 26 (Iowa State). Marquette was close to that NET at 34 but they were in a mcuh weaker conference than all those other teams and I'd say that's a big factor going against MU. The 8/9 NET rankings were all over the place - anywhere from 25-49. Marquette had the best NET of any of the 10's but they were close - UCF was 38 (similar lower level conference to MU), North Carolina was 35 and Michigan State 40.
But hearing that MU was one of the last 4 in which is really surprising to me makes me think the weak Big East hurt MU the most.
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No DePaul, disappointing.
If Marquette with their NET of 34 and the resume they had was one of the last 4 teams in, DePaul didn't stand a chance probably...
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Hope LVK is ok to play this weekend:
https://twitter.com/MarquetteWBB/status/1372214592131174402
https://twitter.com/MarquetteWBB/status/1372299220582027265
And MU has arrived in Texas...
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Coach Duffy back in her WNBA days:
https://twitter.com/NBAalumni/status/1372602154561765376
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The NCAA is getting called out this year on a lot of differences between things in the Men's Basketball bubble and the Women's Basketball bubble:
https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2021/03/19/ncaa-womens-basketball-unequal/
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Coach Staley wrote a letter.
https://twitter.com/dawnstaley/status/1373064039211876358?s=20
Really in this day and age, I can't believe that the NCAA would be this dumb.
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Coach Staley wrote a letter.
https://twitter.com/dawnstaley/status/1373064039211876358?s=20
Really in this day and age, I can't believe that the NCAA would be this dumb.
I hadn't seen that yet - that was a good letter.
I've been just as upset by the NCAA's lame explanations/apologies as by the actual inequities. The excuse about lack of space for the weight room discrepancy was a joke. I saw a video of the women's weight room - it was huge - there was plenty of space in there.
And Staley brought up the NCAA March Madness Twitter account that is for Men's Basketball. I didn't care for the tweet they had on International Women's Day:
https://twitter.com/marchmadness/status/1369050753072062464
Why not just talk about Women's Sports on International Women's Day - why does men's basketball need to be brought into it?
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Muffet McGraw's thoughts - https://twitter.com/MuffetMcGraw/status/1373321930485473287
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10 Seed Marquette faces 7 Seed Virginia Tech at 11AM Central time today on ESPNU
Go Marquette!!!
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This is a hell of a column by the talented Sally Jenkins:
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I’m tired. Not from today, or from yesterday, but from forty years of it. Forty years tired of writing the same damn story about the same NCAA shortchangers in suits who would begrudge women athletes so much as an equal amount of air in a tire, if they thought it might come at a man’s expense. Sick and tired of the chiseling administrators with their million-dollar salaries and monstrous heaps of revenue who act like women basketball players should be thankful for a uniform that isn’t funded by a bake sale.
The women’s basketball tournament ought to be an NCAA flagship event, yet it continues to be treated as some kind of cheap subsidized junior varsity by the book-cooking crooks. All these women ever do is raise their arc of performance, command steadily increasing viewership, and graduate at a sky-high rate of 93%. For which they get petty insults and cheap treatment. The ludicrously inferior weight room these women were provided at their bubble site in San Antonio, a single rack of weights and a couple of yoga mats? That’s nothing new, and it’s no surprise.
Nothing changes. Ever. On one occasion in 2004, Tennessee and their coach Pat Summitt arrived at their accommodations for the Sweet 16 to discover that they had been put in a seedy motel – along with a police dog convention. It was one of those joints where the corridors were all outdoors, and the food was a vending machine. Every time a player left her room for a bag of peanuts, German Shepherds would leap at the windows and start baying. In the motor lobby and the parking lot, trainers were walking dogs around on short leashes. The whole place smelled of canine.
Women are 50.8% of the population and they earn 57% of all college degrees, and they make up 44% of all NCAA athletes. You know how many female athletic directors there are among the 65 schools in the Power Five conferences? Four. The women’s Final Four is an annual sellout, and ESPN paid $500 million for a TV contract bundling the tournament with 24 championships. You know how much money a team like UConn, Stanford or Baylor will get for winning in the women’s tournament? Nothing.
The NCAA provides no payouts to women – at all. It refuses to factor the women into any revenue-sharing.
Exactly where does the NCAA, which calls itself a nonprofit and benefits from all manner of preferential subsidies, deductions and tax favors on its billions in TV and licensing revenue, get off pretending the women’s tournament has no value at all? And where does it get off serving the athletes slop? And why are they giving women a combination antigen and PCR tests for COVID-19, while the men undergo only the more expensive – and more reliable – PCR?
The 2019 women’s Final Four in Tampa set attendance records in an arena of 21,000. Fans jammed local hotel rooms. More than 3 million TV viewers watched Baylor’s 82-81 victory over Notre Dame in the championship game, and ratings were up 24% since 2016. This year ESPN has decided to show all 63 games of women’s March Madness – presumably because of demand, and value, and advertising.
But the NCAA, funnily enough, won’t break out the specific numbers on the women’s basketball tournament revenue and operating costs. Their finances on the women are opaque.
Do some math for yourself. A sold-out arena, at $30 for a single face-value ticket, that’s at least $600,000 per game. All told, 274,507 fans attended the 2019 women’s tournament. And that’s not counting concessions and advertising.
“They’ve got tens of millions in value there,” sports economist Andrew Zimbalist said.
Now, certainly the men’s tournament is worth more: Its 22-year TV deal is for $19.6 billion, and it can command 10 million viewers across CBS, TBS, TNT and TruTV. That still doesn’t explain why a men’s team that wins a single game will get a payout of $2 million, while a women’s team that wins an entire championship tournament will not get a cent.
“One can make an economic argument that men should get a larger benefit and payout because they have higher ratings and attendance and tickets cost more,” Zimbalist said. “But to say that women should get nothing, when we all know they are on ESPN and in large arenas where they sell out, and are valuable – that is totally unacceptable. It’s a clear case of discrimination.”
Here’s the deal: The NCAA needs to fix this, and fix it now. Otherwise, it’s just one more reason for Congress to legislate it out of existence.
It’s Women’s History Month, so let’s review some history. Women’s basketball built itself. From scratch. In the face of vehement opposition from male administrators and athletic directors. The first women’s championship was played in 1972, in Normal, Ill., and it drew 16 teams, most of whom drove hundreds of miles piled into station wagons, traveling on their own dime. Summitt’s athletic director at UT-Martin, Bettye Giles, walked around town with a piggy bank collecting donations to get the gas money for the seven-hour drive to the tournament, which would be won by Immaculata.
To help pay for uniforms, Summitt raked yards.
Out at Cal State Fullerton, Billie Moore, who was head coach of the first U.S. women’s Olympic team – the Olympic team for God’s sake – washed cars to finance her team.
Marynell Meadors, who served for several years as the general manager of the WNBA’s Atlanta Dream, can remember driving her Tennessee Tech college teams to games in a dilapidated van with bald tires, because administrators wouldn’t devote any money to fixing it. The door on the van wouldn’t close properly, and Meadors feared it would slide open and one of her players would tumble out onto the highway.
They had to beg for occasional pittances from athletic directors, usually bulldoggish former football stars who viewed them with red-faced hostility. At Austin Peay, a coach named Lin Dunn, who would later win a WNBA championship with Indiana, was told by her AD she could use the gym only “when nobody else wants it.” She had to drive her team to games in her own Impala – which could fit just eight. She would slip into the men’s locker room and steal their extra warm-ups.
This is the backstory to the tournament that will be played in San Antonio, and all of the coaches and players there know it by heart, and feel it burning inside. A’ja Wilson, the former South Carolina star who now plays for the Las Vegas Aces, called the disparities for women’s teams “beyond disrespectful.”
Sue Bird took one look at snapshots of the difference between facilities and food for the men and women and tweeted, “I can’t.”
If they seem to seethe with a special intensity, that’s because they’re not small slights; they’re a lifetime worth of frustrations, of chronic insults and grudging advance, of being told that they’re worth less.
And they’re tired of it.
Forty years worth of tired.
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Did the NCAA not see that this was going to be a problem? How can you run semi-bubbled tournaments at the same exact time and have clear differences in the quality of accommodations and testing?
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Leading rebounder and 2nd leading scorer junior Imani Lewis has entered the transfer portal:
https://madison.com/wsj/sports/college/basketball/women/forward-imani-lewis-leaves-badgers-womens-basketball-team/article_187cb0ab-fac6-5fb0-a616-3a807fb32b96.html
Wow - I had forgotten how long ago Jane Albright coached at UW - she was there 1994-2003. They haven't reached the success she had there since then. Lisa Stone was there for 8 seasons after her and then Bobbi Kelsey and Jonathan Tisipis each were there for 5 seasons.
Lisa Stone's first two WNIT opponents this year were DePaul and UWM.
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Lisa Stone's first two WNIT opponents this year were DePaul and UWM.
Lisa Stone has actually put together a really nice squad at SLU. Obviously not anything special, but she has gotten a lot of under recruited kids from Illinois to go play for her. They'll probably win the conference next year if I had to guess.
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This is a hell of a column by the talented Sally Jenkins:
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I posted a link to this article above in this thread. But yes I thought it was a great article. Imagine the outrage there would have been for that hotel situation Tennessee had in 2004 if it happened to a men’s team. Then again I guess that never would have happened to a men’s team in the first place...
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Lisa Stone's first two WNIT opponents this year were DePaul and UWM.
Yeah and they beat both of them to advance in the WNIT. I forgot they had a Marquette transfer on that SLU team too.
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I guess will let the Mens program hang by a thread at the Al while the Women are playing super basketball here at the bar which I thought is the place to talk about all things not Marquette Basketball.
...but what do I know.
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I guess will let the Mens program hang by a thread at the Al while the Women are playing super basketball here at the bar which I thought is the place to talk about all things not Marquette Basketball.
...but what do I know.
I added a post last night about today's game in Hangin at the Al and it only got derogatory comment towards Women's Basketball so far - I thought that was pretty good :).
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And it's the usual starting 5 per an MU tweet - glad to see LVK can still play - was a little concerned after seeing her in a boot on Wednesday.
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Did the NCAA not see that this was going to be a problem? How can you run semi-bubbled tournaments at the same exact time and have clear differences in the quality of accommodations and testing?
Yeah - someone signed off on all of this stuff beforehand and should have cared that they had some major discrepancies between the two bubble sites.
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I added a post last night about today's game in Hangin at the Al and it only got derogatory comment towards Women's Basketball so far - I thought that was pretty good :).
The mods should ban those mysogynists.
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Yeah and they beat both of them to advance in the WNIT. I forgot they had a Marquette transfer on that SLU team too.
They also have a DePaul transfer too.
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Not a very good 1st quarter and Cam Taylor is on the bench with 2 fouls. Having her out is hurting them.
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Lisa Stone has actually put together a really nice squad at SLU. Obviously not anything special, but she has gotten a lot of under recruited kids from Illinois to go play for her. They'll probably win the conference next year if I had to guess.
Yep, they will return just about everyone next year too. She is finally combining some recruiting classes a little bit, instead of having a few down years mixed in recruiting.
It also shows the difference in expectations vs a Power 5/Big East. They don’t have much history there. They didn’t have the resources or facilities until shortly before Stone arrived. So it’s a bit apples to oranges comparing her to a Jill Pizzotti (long time DePaul assistant and for HC there) or a Shimmy Gray, former hc coaches there.
Stone has slowly but steadily stabilized and built their program into an almost annual WNIT team 5 of the last 6 years. She’s a good coach. Recruiting has often been her question throughout her career.
The highest levels of ball require the highest levels recruiting, Power 5 type leagues. But Stone can do under the radar with good promising players, transfers etc and coach them up and be successful. If she can mix in a few NCAA’s with her steady WNIT’s, she can be there as long as she wants. It’s a pretty good fit for her for now. The people there will eventually want those mixed in too over time. And having some success may open a few more recruiting doors along the way. More recently she has even added a little juco and International recruiting for the first time, although that is not that primary target market. Many of their recruits have been from MO, Il, WI, IA, KY in the region.
She isn’t often going to get the best local players. But she can be competitive. For example, getting a transfer such as Marisa Warren from DePaul helps get her in with local program power, Incarnate Word Academy. Current DePaul star Sonya Morris played there, as did former UConn star Napheesa Collier. She has Larry Hughes’ daughter on the team,!a reserve player. She may get Scott Highmark’s daughter too.) She also picked up Marquette U transfer Myriama Smith Traore, who has done well there.
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Come-on ladies! Finish this come back.
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Come-on ladies! Finish this come back.
It was quite the comeback effort there but falls short unfortunately...
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It was quite the comeback effort there but falls short unfortunately...
The missed rebound with 7 seconds.
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The missed rebound with 7 seconds.
Yep - that was the dagger
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It was quite the push at the end. it was between 7 and 13 for a long time. Good season. Check a box.
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Yes despite today it was a good season.
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I saw a tweet by Anonymous Eagle today that I thought brought up a good point - this team probably would have been helped a lot had they gotten to get some NCAA Tournament experience last year.
I have no idea if LVK or Selena Lott will use their extra year of eligibilty. If this was the end for them at MU, thank you to both of them - will miss watching both of them play
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Tuned in for the first time on the Lady Warriors today. The good is how they played as a team, how they never gave up and the high quality coaching of Megan Duffy. Nice job ladies and we’re proud of you.
Thought I was watching the men’s team for awhile in the first, with the turnovers. But Coach Duffy made an adjustment at half and her team looked good.
Look forward to many more good years with this team.
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I saw a tweet by Anonymous Eagle today that I thought brought up a good point - this team probably would have been helped a lot had they gotten to get some NCAA Tournament experience last year.
I have no idea if LVK or Selena Lott will use their extra year of eligibilty. If this was the end for them at MU, thank you to both of them - will miss watching both of them play
The difficult work really begins now for Duffy. You're a mid-seed team losing two outstanding players. Will be interesting to see how the program progresses.
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The difficult work really begins now for Duffy. You're a mid-seed team losing two outstanding players. Will be interesting to see how the program progresses.
Selena said in the past that she may return so she can get an advanced degree.
Here are their replacements in any regard.
https://gomarquette.com/news/2020/11/10/womens-basketball-muwbb-inks-two-signees-in-class-of-2021.aspx
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The difficult work really begins now for Duffy. You're a mid-seed team losing two outstanding players. Will be interesting to see how the program progresses.
One or both could choose to come back for another year but at this point I’m guessing they played their last game at MU :( until I hear otherwise. I wish there could have been some kind of senior day celebration but I know that’s not feasible right now.
Will also have to see if Duffy’s name comes up for any job openings - I imagine she is on people’s radar with the success she’s had at MU. I’d love to see her stay at MU for a long time but I’m not sure how realistic that is especially with how bad the BE is in Women’s Basketball.
I also wish there were more upsets in Women’s Basketball - all the games on the first day were won by the better seed - couldn’t even get a 9 seed knocking off an 8 seed and all four of those games were played yesterday. Here’s hoping for an upset or two today.
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Is there a women's transfer portal?
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Is there a women's transfer portal?
Yes and I follow someone on Twitter who regularly posts when players enter it.
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Wins by a 11, 13 and 12 so far today so that’s good to see some upsets finally. Belmont as a 12 seed beat 5 seed Gonzaga - MU won at Belmont this season. And Belmont's coach Bart Brooks was a long time DePaul assistant coach.
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Thanks Marquette Fan. If you see anything interesting in the transfer portal please post. And thank you for your contributions all season long. Much appreciated.
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2022 Appleton East, WI’s Emily La Chapell committed to Marquette:
https://twitter.com/emlachapell/status/1374842894138417156?s=21
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2022 Appleton East, WI’s Emily La Chapell committed to Marquette:
https://twitter.com/emlachapell/status/1374842894138417156?s=21
Thanks for sharing.
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Thanks Marquette Fan. If you see anything interesting in the transfer portal please post. And thank you for your contributions all season long. Much appreciated.
Will do. I've seen a number of players from other BE schools enter the transfer portal but nothing for MU yet (of course their season just ended a few days ago).
Most interesting thing I've seen so far is Notre Dame player Ali Campbell who transferred from Notre Dame to Penn State - looks to be a good pick up for Kieger. Interestingly Campbell said she asked not to be contacted by other coaches by checking a box in the transfer portal as she was leaning towards Penn State (one of her final choices when she picked Notre Dame) but said she was still contacted by more than 15 teams after she entered the portal - https://www.altoonamirror.com/sports/psu/2021/03/b-a-grad-to-transfer-to-penn-st/
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Thanks for sharing.
https://twitter.com/CourtsideFilms/status/1374905203992850436?s=19
Averaged 20, 7, 5 on 19-4 team. Other offers included:
Belmont, the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay, Iowa State, Kansas State, UW-Milwaukee, Xavier, Wisconsin, Utah and Indiana.
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https://twitter.com/CourtsideFilms/status/1374905203992850436?s=19
Averaged 20, 7, 5 on 19-4 team. Other offers included:
Belmont, the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay, Iowa State, Kansas State, UW-Milwaukee, Xavier, Wisconsin, Utah and Indiana.
Not a bad list of other schools there. Anonymous Eagle article on her commitment - https://www.anonymouseagle.com/2021/3/25/22330084/marquette-golden-eagles-womens-basketball-recruiting-commitment-emily-la-chapell-appleton-wisconsin
Minnesota had also given her an offer (saw that on 2 different messageboards today). There's mention of her at the top of this page and the offer from Minnesota:
https://www.forums.gopherhole.com/boards/threads/2022-recruiting.88334/page-2
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Selena Lott is projected as a late third round pick in ESPN's mock WNBA draft (they only have 3 rounds in the WNBA draft):
https://www.espn.com/wnba/story/_/id/31132138/wnba-mock-draft-2021-version-30-texas-longhorns-charli-collier-projected-go-no-1-dallas-wings
The WNBA draft will take place on April 15th.
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UW to announce their new coach tomorrow - a former UCONN assistant who is now the head coach at Boston University - Maria Moseley :
https://madison.com/wsj/sports/college/basketball/women/source-new-badgers-womens-basketball-coach-comes-from-geno-auriemma-coaching-tree/article_f1c0e0b0-4da9-5bdc-a25f-98a581f3fbbe.html
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I'll continue posting a lot here today :).
I got a team poster in the mail today and another picture printed in color on a piece of paper of the team in a huddle and Coach Duffy saying Thanks for your support all year. I assume this went out to Season Ticket holders. I wasn't expecting this and thought it was a nice touch.
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UCONN is terrifying. Caitlin Clark was the hottest player in the tourney and they’ve largely neutralize her. Bueckers is heading towards a triple double and she’s not even the 2nd leading scorer for UCONN right now
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UCONN is terrifying. Caitlin Clark was the hottest player in the tourney and they’ve largely neutralize her. Bueckers is heading towards a triple double and she’s not even the 2nd leading scorer for UCONN right now
And they are a young team - only going to reload and be much better next season with more highly rated recruits coming in.
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And they are a young team - only going to reload and be much better next season with more highly rated recruits coming in.
Yep, no seniors, two of the 4 leading scorers are freshmen. Their incoming class is stacked, and you’re gonna have Ducharme, who is a top 5 recruit, coming off the bench. Cause even if you run 3 guards, Azzi Fudd is supposed to be an even higher touted recruit than Bueckers. The backcourt of Bueckers and Fudd for the next 3 years is just obscene. And Williams will start at the 2 next year you’d assume. Embarrassment of riches for a team that’s the odds on favorite to win it all in the next week
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Aari McDonald, is such a dynamic fun player, 31, 5, 2, six 3's, does it at both ends of the floor. First ever Elite 8 for Arizona. Big time baller.
https://twitter.com/ncaawbb/status/1375996295366631428?s=19
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Aari McDonald, is such a dynamic fun player, 31, 5, 2, six 3's, does it at both ends of the floor. First ever Elite 8 for Arizona. Big time baller.
https://twitter.com/ncaawbb/status/1375996295366631428?s=19
I've been so impressed with coach Adia Barnes at Arizona - she's done a great job at her alma mater. That game and the Indiana-NC State game were fun ones to watch last night. Indiana as a 4 seed knocked off 1 seed NC State to make their first ever Elite 8 also. And this means there will be at least one team make the F4 for the first time ever then. That also assures at least there won't be all 1 seeds at the F4.
Buzz Williams sighting on TV last night - they showed him in the stands supporting Texas A&M and talked about the good relationship he has with A&M Coach Gary Blair. Texas A&M had barely escaped their first two tourney games but Arizona made sure this one wasn't close.
Looking forward to watching a lot of Men's and Women's Basketball today. Although most of the Women's games look to have strong blowout potential - the 2 Louisville and 6 Oregon match-up looks to have the best potential to be close.
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I've been so impressed with coach Adia Barnes at Arizona - she's done a great job at her alma mater. That game and the Indiana-NC State game were fun ones to watch last night. Indiana as a 4 seed knocked off 1 seed NC State to make their first ever Elite 8 also. And this means there will be at least one team make the F4 for the first time ever then. That also assures at least there won't be all 1 seeds at the F4.
Buzz Williams sighting on TV last night - they showed him in the stands supporting Texas A&M and talked about the good relationship he has with A&M Coach Gary Blair. Texas A&M had barely escaped their first two tourney games but Arizona made sure this one wasn't close.
Looking forward to watching a lot of Men's and Women's Basketball today. Although most of the Women's games look to have strong blowout potential - the 2 Louisville and 6 Oregon match-up looks to have the best potential to be close.
Barnes has done really well there in a short time. She was a big time player herself. The last time Arizona made the Sweet 16, she played there. She's already an elite coach. People told her hou can't win at Arizona, picked 11th, 12th in the league. She's a good example of how to start a major program. She does a lot of things well, and she's very candid and upbeat with her players.
Her husband is on staff and he is really good with player development snd International recruiting. (His dad is a Women's basketball coaching legend in Italy) Nice staff and mix of recruiting geographies.
Each game may be the last time to see McDonald play as she is going pro next season. She's only 5'6 but she's one of the best two way players Nationally.
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I know that much of the fanbase is different, but it seems a shame to run the women's tournament concurrently with the men's.
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I know that much of the fanbase is different, but it seems a shame to run the women's tournament concurrently with the men's.
There's been talk over the years about changing that but nothing has happened. They did have awhile where they had Sun-Tue for the F4 so their championship was one day later but I don't think that really made much difference. And they've been back to the Fri-Sun for the F4 for a bit now.
The interesting thing to me will be next season if they return to the top 16 seeds hosting the first two rounds - there's been debate about that again especially with that not possible this season with the bubble.
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UCONN-Baylor has been entertaining in the first half - Baylor leads 39-37 at the half - should be an interesting 2nd half.
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UCONN just went on a 17-0 run in the 3rd into the 4th and Bueckers is BALLIN.
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UCONN just went on a 17-0 run in the 3rd into the 4th and Bueckers is BALLIN.
After Didi Richards went down with an injury for Baylor. That's a shame. Need extra from Carrington and Smith, others.
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And then Baylor made a comeback after that big UCONN run. Close game here still with 20 secs to go - this is a fun one...
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Wow Carrington was fouled on both the drive and the shot, no call on either.
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UCONN goes ice cold. 4 points in the last 7 min. Heck of a defensive stand after 2 brutal
missed FTs. Regardless of the call/no-call, they pushed Baylor out and got them a bit out of sorts to start that possession. Mulkey is a heck of a coach tho. Wild grinding finish after that high over first half .
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Swin Cash thoughts:
https://twitter.com/SwinCash/status/1376702489479757827?s=19
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Obvious foul. Shame that the refs choked.
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I thought the foul called on the previous Baylor offensive possession was non-existent so not a surprise they swallowed the whistle on the final possession.
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I thought the foul called on the previous Baylor offensive possession was non-existent so not a surprise they swallowed the whistle on the final possession.
Bueckers should have been called for a trip of the ballhandler out near the top of the key a couple seconds earlier in the play you're talking about. Agree that the final result of that possession was a phantom foul -- perhaps a makeup call for missing the trip.
Gotta call the foul in the final seconds. She was clobbered.
I watched most of the second half. The officiating was quite poor, and those teams deserved better.
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Aari McDonald, is such a dynamic fun player, 31, 5, 2, six 3's, does it at both ends of the floor. First ever Elite 8 for Arizona. Big time baller.
https://twitter.com/ncaawbb/status/1375996295366631428?s=19
33, 10, 4, and a Final Four for McDonald and Arizona.
60% FG (12-20)
80% FT (4-5)
83% 3pt% (5-6)
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Bueckers should have been called for a trip of the ballhandler out near the top of the key a couple seconds earlier in the play you're talking about. Agree that the final result of that possession was a phantom foul -- perhaps a makeup call for missing the trip.
Gotta call the foul in the final seconds. She was clobbered.
I watched most of the second half. The officiating was quite poor, and those teams deserved better.
That’s sort of why Im struggling to be too aggrieved by that call. They were BRUTAL down the stretch for both teams. Both teams deserved better with how good that game was otherwise
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That’s sort of why Im struggling to be too aggrieved by that call. They were BRUTAL down the stretch for both teams. Both teams deserved better with how good that game was otherwise
I was just going to type similar. I thought Baylor was the beneficiary of a few calls down the stretch.
Even Steven.
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Good transfer news - Purdue grad transfer Karissa McLaughlin is coming to Marquette:
https://twitter.com/Kmclaughlin12/status/1377356561207631872
I haven't had the chance to look up her stats but messageboard chatter says she's a good 3 point shooter which is something MU really needs.
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Good transfer news - Purdue grad transfer Karissa McLaughlin is coming to Marquette:
https://twitter.com/Kmclaughlin12/status/1377356561207631872
I haven't had the chance to look up her stats but messageboard chatter says she's a good 3 point shooter which is something MU really needs.
Hopefully she will have good ankle health after her previous ankle injury/surgery.
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And we get a 6th year with LVK at MU :):
https://twitter.com/LaurenVK_42/status/1377419868778065922
She redshirted her first year at MU.
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And we get a 6th year with LVK at MU :):
https://twitter.com/LaurenVK_42/status/1377419868778065922
She redshirted her first year at MU.
Going full Otule
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Marquette picks up another transfer today - Kennedi Myles from Illnois (where former MU assistants Scott Merritt and Vernette Skeete are now) - she's 6'2" and averaged 8.7 points and 8 rebounds per game last year. Looks like she just finished up her sophomore year at Illinois:
https://twitter.com/_kmyles44_/status/1377652210029445122
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Selena Lott is going to enter the 2021 WNBA draft which takes place April 15th. It’s a bummer fans didn’t get to see her play in person this season.
Good luck to her!
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Terrific Final Four game Stanford by 1 over South Carolina. Difficult to see the tears from Boston in the end.
I thought it was a terribly officiated game for both teams. It is pretty sad that a Final Four game would get this terrible level of officiating for Women’s Basketball.
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What a great last few minutes of the Stanford-South Carolina game ... and a wild final sequence.
Stanford has a 1 point lead but loses the ball. SC drives for a contested layup but misses. And one of SC's best player has a putback right at the rim to win it ... but the ball hits some very unkind iron. What a way to lose.
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What a great last few minutes of the Stanford-South Carolina game ... and a wild final sequence.
Stanford has a 1 point lead but loses the ball. SC drives for a contested layup but misses. And one of SC's best player has a putback right at the rim to win it ... but the ball hits some very unkind iron. What a way to lose.
2 different SC players stopped at the perimeter as their teammate drove the rim. If they all continued down court, she may have had a dump off lay up to one of them. But shocked Boston’s tip didn’t go in
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Terrific Final Four game Stanford by 1 over South Carolina. Difficult to see the tears from Boston in the end.
I thought it was a terribly officiated game for both teams. It is pretty sad that a Final Four game would get this terrible level of officiating for Women’s Basketball.
https://twitter.com/mariataylor/status/1378140220214947843?s=21
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This little guard on Zona can ball. Great quicks.
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This little guard on Zona can ball. Great quicks.
I love the fact that she came to Arizona when they had only won 6 games the previous season - she believed in Adia Barnes and wanted to help her turn things around at Arizona. I wasn’t able to watch the first game but this one has been fun to watch so far.
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She's got serious swagger. Even when she misses she's fun to watch and is creating all sorts of opportunities for her teammates.
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Down goes UCONN - congrats to Arizona!
The NCAA may want to remember to include them in any promotional videos for the final 😀. The NCAA had tweeted out a promotional video for the F4 and only had clips from 3 of the teams - they left out Arizona...
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33, 10, 4, and a Final Four for McDonald and Arizona.
60% FG (12-20)
80% FT (4-5)
83% 3pt% (5-6)
26 and 7 and a Title Game.
https://twitter.com/MariaTaylor/status/1378185418106150914?s=19
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Very impressive game by Aari McDonald. Not only is she really good on both ends of the floor, but is a tremendous leader. She made several heady plays down the stretch that won't show up on the stat sheet. Great, great, point guard with superb quickness and handles.
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I love the fact that she came to Arizona when they had only won 6 games the previous season - she believed in Adia Barnes and wanted to help her turn things around at Arizona. I wasn’t able to watch the first game but this one has been fun to watch so far.
Adia Barnes is here for it. She’s come a long way since joining Kevin McGuff’s staff in Washington:
https://twitter.com/jordandajani/status/1378190176682409986?s=21
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Down goes UCONN - congrats to Arizona!
The NCAA may want to remember to include them in any promotional videos for the final 😀. The NCAA had tweeted out a promotional video for the F4 and only had clips from 3 of the teams - they left out Arizona...
Hilarious. Good for Zona.
And everything everybody says about McDonald - 100% correct.
Unfortunately, the last 2 minutes were a total snooze - exact opposite of Stanford win.
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Down goes UCONN - congrats to Arizona!
The NCAA may want to remember to include them in any promotional videos for the final 😀. The NCAA had tweeted out a promotional video for the F4 and only had clips from 3 of the teams - they left out Arizona...
What’s my name?
https://twitter.com/nickkingsports/status/1378202674064060417?s=21
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Glad to see Arizona win. I love a scrappy, tough defense and a take-no-prisoners approach to bball. Mighty UCONN did not scare them one bit.
Love watching Bueckers. She knows exactly where to be and what to do on just about every possession. I think she was briefly airborne on that block late in the game but stayed in. Ka pow!
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Glad to see Arizona win. I love a scrappy, tough defense and a take-no-prisoners approach to bball. Mighty UCONN did not scare them one bit.
Love watching Bueckers. She knows exactly where to be and what to do on just about every possession. I think she was briefly airborne on that block late in the game but stayed in. Ka pow!
A local article had a story that one of Paige's best friends is Gonzaga's Jalen Suggs.
Apparently they are in contact all the time and we're keeping each other mentally going during this COVID stressed season.
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Hopefully McDonald hits the game winner here. She's had a tough night but is still a gamer.
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That was one horrible possession by Stanford up 1 with seconds left and getting a shot-clock violation.
Let's see if Arizona can take advantage!
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That was one horrible possession by Stanford up 1 with seconds left and getting a shot-clock violation.
Let's see if Arizona can take advantage!
Agreed.
What a shame Arizona lost.
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Frankly, that was pretty unimpressive coaching by both sides in the final minute. Congrats to Stanford, though.
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On the last play...
The cut towards the basket on the inbounds was there. That would have given options of attack fo layup, elbow jumper, or dish off of drive.
After the inbounds pass Pellington has to run to near corner baseline to open space. instead she steps right into the left drive lane and brings her defender with her.
That would have allowed Thomas to run the baseline looking for a possible pass, getting a screen from Yeaney.
As the play happened, Baptiste never cut to the basket from the right side baseline which was open.
Otherwise you have to pick and roll there.
Not surprised Aari was able to get a shot off of the rim, 1 vs 4.
Arizona played for the 6 seconds left to get the ball back, and, they did, at half court.
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Frankly, that was pretty unimpressive coaching by both sides in the final minute. Congrats to Stanford, though.
Couldn't agree more. The 4 other Zona players were literally just standing there the last possession. I will say that Aari M is a heck of a lot of fun to watch and will be when she's not triple teamed in the WNBA.
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Stanford has a lot of depth and balance. They dominated thr boards.
Arizona didn't convert forced turnovers into enough points.
Wilson is a big time defender.
3rd National Title for VanDerveer and Stanford. First since 1992.
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Couldn’t they have named the women’s award after Cheryl Miller or Pat Summitt rather than John Wooden?
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Couldn’t they have named the women’s award after Cheryl Miller or Pat Summitt rather than John Wooden?
It's given out by the Los Angeles Athletic Club. I am okay with it.
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It's given out by the Los Angeles Athletic Club. I am okay with it.
That's why I mentioned Cheryl Miller. Isn't she from Los Angeles?
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That's why I mentioned Cheryl Miller. Isn't she from Los Angeles?
There's already a Cheryl Miller award.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cheryl_Miller_Award
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Couldn’t they have named the women’s award after Cheryl Miller or Pat Summitt rather than John Wooden?
Why don't they just go ahead and name it the Paige Bueckers award :). I tease or course - I've never really paid much attention the award names.
I believe Erika Davenport was a nominee for the Cheryl Miller award a few years ago. There's also a Nancy Lieberman award for point guards.
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That's why I mentioned Cheryl Miller. Isn't she from Los Angeles?
And maybe they didn’t want to change the name of an award for a UCLA legend...to the name of a legend from their crosstown arch rival?
Also, FWIW, there’s also a men’s outstanding player award that’s named for a woman.
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And maybe they didn’t want to change the name of an award for a UCLA legend...to the name of a legend from their crosstown arch rival?
Also, FWIW, there’s also a men’s outstanding player award that’s named for a woman.
First point: That's fair, but I didn't know the Los Angeles Athletic Club was affiliated only with UCLA.
Second point: I did not know that. Which award?
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First point: That's fair, but I didn't know the Los Angeles Athletic Club was affiliated only with UCLA.
Second point: I did not know that. Which award?
Not directly, but there’s been long ties between the school and LAAC, including UCLA’s de factor founder being a member. And obviously the Wooden Award being what it’s most known for these days being centered on the most famous UCLA figure.
The Frances Pomeroy Naismith Award which was given to the best senior 6’0 or under. But now I see it’s been discontinued, which would make sense why Markus didn’t win last year
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Not directly, but there’s been long ties between the school and LAAC, including UCLA’s de factor founder being a member. And obviously the Wooden Award being what it’s most known for these days being centered on the most famous UCLA figure.
The Frances Pomeroy Naismith Award which was given to the best senior 6’0 or under. But now I see it’s been discontinued, which would make sense why Markus didn’t win last year
Thanks.
It's hard to believe the folks at the LAAC would be outraged if the men's award was named after Wooden and the women's award was named after Miller or somebody else. But it was just an off-the-top-of-my-head comment; it certainly ain't a hill I'm gonna die on. Wooden forever!
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Thanks.
It's hard to believe the folks at the LAAC would be outraged if the men's award was named after Wooden and the women's award was named after Miller or somebody else. But it was just an off-the-top-of-my-head comment; it certainly ain't a hill I'm gonna die on. Wooden forever!
Outraged? Nah, but silly petty little things like that are sometimes all that’s needed for something not to change unless there is a significant groundswell, which I’ve yet to see. I think Summitt would make sense
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Outraged? Nah, but silly petty little things like that are sometimes all that’s needed for something not to change unless there is a significant groundswell, which I’ve yet to see. I think Summitt would make sense
John Wooden was NPOY as a college student, so it could be argued that this is as much about honoring him as a player as it is about honoring him as a coach.
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OK. Mercy. I withdraw my question.
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OK. Mercy. I withdraw my question.
I appreciate your sentiment, however. :)
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So far, not all that many men's basketball seniors are coming back for the extra year the NCAA is offering them due to COVID-19, but all three N.C. State women's basketball seniors — Kai Crutchfield, Kayla Jones, Raina Perez — announced they will return for the extra year.
I haven't followed this closely enough to know whether or not this is the norm for the women's game.
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So far, not all that many men's basketball seniors are coming back for the extra year the NCAA is offering them due to COVID-19, but all three N.C. State women's basketball seniors — Kai Crutchfield, Kayla Jones, Raina Perez — announced they will return for the extra year.
I haven't followed this closely enough to know whether or not this is the norm for the women's game.
In my opinion, it isn't gender specific, or basketball specific. It appears to be more about professional athlete prospects and interest or not. Can that Men or Women's hooper, or soccer player or insert sport here leave school early to go pro? leave after Senior year to go pro? Or would their pro prospects improve by staying an additional year? Or are they not considering being a pro athlete, and instead will take that extra free year to help graduate or go to graduate school.
I have seen a wide variety of situations. I have seen one top 10 Women's soccer team for example, return a ton of Seniors for next year's extra year, as all are going to graduate school. One is moving on in life, one is headed to medical school.
Results vary. I think we have seen several Men's hoopers want to go pro whether that is NBA, G League or Internationally instead of staying an additional year. But it isn't one size fits all.
I mentioned in the transfer thread that Brandon Mckissic (Florida) was trying to get his cousin to stay one more year and he may transfer to that school to join him. The cousin already had an all league Senior teammate decide to stay an additional year next year, which surprised some because he could have left to play pro ball somehwere.
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So far, not all that many men's basketball seniors are coming back for the extra year the NCAA is offering them due to COVID-19, but all three N.C. State women's basketball seniors — Kai Crutchfield, Kayla Jones, Raina Perez — announced they will return for the extra year.
I haven't followed this closely enough to know whether or not this is the norm for the women's game.
Actually a lot more men's basketball seniors than I ever would have imagined are at least saying that they are going to use their COVID years.
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Actually a lot more men's basketball seniors than I ever would have imagined are at least saying that they are going to use their COVID years.
Why not? Even if you have some non-NBA pro potential, you might think you can boost your stats next year and get a better job.
Plus, free Masters degree.
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Actually a lot more men's basketball seniors than I ever would have imagined are at least saying that they are going to use their COVID years.
Really? I admit I haven't been following it all that closely. What are the numbers?
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Selena Lott is projected to be taken by the Indiana Fever early in the third round of next week’s WNBA draft. She looks to be the 4th MU player ever drafted. Unfortunately the odds are against her making a team if she’s not drafted until the third round. There are a lot of second round picks who don’t make teams. Natidha Hiedeman is the only MU player to play in the WNBA so far. Former player Nicki (Taggart) Collen does coach in the league though.
And former MU coach Jim Jabir is set to return to Siena where he coached in the late 80’s before coming to MU. He was there when Mike Deane was also at Siena as I recall. Jabir took MU to the NCAA tournament for the first time ever in 1994 and they went again in 1995. He was something like 8-20 his last season here but had a stellar recruiting class coming in for 96-97 that his former assistant Terri Mitchell then coached.
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Really? I admit I haven't been following it all that closely. What are the numbers?
There's around 350 COVID seniors currently in the transfer portal. I don't know numbers for COVID seniors who are electing to stay at their current schools but there have been several schools like Xavier and Providence who are keeping entire senior classes. I'd imagine there are even more at lower levels as the players have less professional options
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There's around 350 COVID seniors currently in the transfer portal. I don't know numbers for COVID seniors who are electing to stay at their current schools but there have been several schools like Xavier and Providence who are keeping entire senior classes. I'd imagine there are even more at lower levels as the players have less professional options
Interesting. Thanks.
Given all that, it makes perfect sense why many women's players would want another season.
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Nice little Wednesday for Arizona Women's Basketball Head Coach Adia Barnes. She gets a raise and extension, as well as a transfer commitment from forward Koi Love (Vanderbilt's best player, 21 and 10 as a Sophomore) in the Transfer portal.
Barnes gets a 5 year extension. Her average jumps to "only" $669K with thr raise and extension. When she started there years ago she was making $216K. It still puts her well below some of the higher profile Women's coaches. Kelly Graves at Oregon $1 Million, Geno Auriemma UConn $2.4 Million, Kim Mularkey Baylor $2.27 Million, Dawn Staley South Carolina $1.6 Million.
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Nice little Wednesday for Arizona Women's Basketball Head Coach Adia Barnes. She gets a raise and extension, as well as a transfer commitment from forward Koi Love (Vanderbilt's best player, 21 and 10 as a Sophomore) in the Transfer portal.
Barnes gets a 5 year extension. Her average jumps to "only" $669K with thr raise and extension. When she started there years ago she was making $216K. It still puts her well below some of the higher profile Women's coaches. Kelly Graves at Oregon $1 Million, Geno Auriemma UConn $2.4 Million, Kim Mularkey Baylor $2.27 Million, Dawn Staley South Carolina $1.6 Million.
I'm very happy for Adia Barnes - great to see her doing well at her alma mater. This was a nice article about her being a working Mom also:
https://sports.yahoo.com/adia-barnes-arizona-coach-ncaa-tournament-mom-baby-daughter-031353169.html?guccounter=1&guce_referrer=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuZ29vZ2xlLmNvbS8&guce_referrer_sig=AQAAAKQ3GEHcsAS8Rb15Hsye_PTNS2tkvk6t8GNTZiFVnEiGPE8O7j-SMrIBEwZaUyk10BlD6QRX3ixklh_VA_e6EZUe3etTy85ZyuCaOuLGkX39U_35vLgS_IREdxdGkYAgXWmRiNZo9b8oCleOzxUz1arkIV671XrRtRm28B1rt9W7
I think the NCAA made a poor decision in making Coaches' kids count toward the teams' travel allotments in the bubble. Each team was only allowed 34 total players/staff. Barnes's husband is an assistant coach and her youngest daughter was still nursing so it's not like she could have left her kids home if she wanted to. And then she had to decide what staff members not to bring so her kids could come. I read about an assistant coach who needed to bring along her young infant who was still nursing and her husband came along to help with the baby and that mean two managers couldn't come along. Hopefully there won't be another need for a bubble in the tournament but the NCAA needs to consider more the needs of working mothers who coach in the future.
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Long read about the Tyler Summit scandal.
https://sports.yahoo.com/still-feel-guilt-tyler-summitt-110144242.html
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Former Marquette assistant Ginny Boggess is the new head coach at Monmouth University:
https://monmouthhawks.com/news/2021/4/8/womens-basketball-ginny-boggess-named-head-womens-basketball-coach.aspx
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Scott Merritt returns to the state becoming assistant coach at UW for new coach Marisa Moseley - the release says he will be associate head coach.
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Scott Merritt returns to the state becoming assistant coach at UW for new coach Marisa Moseley - the release says he will be associate head coach.
Wow. Complete betrayal of all things Marquette stands for!
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Wow. Complete betrayal of all things Marquette stands for!
Devoting time to the poor and downtrodden is the type of service Marquette values.
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Devoting time to the poor and downtrodden is the type of service Marquette values.
Lol nice
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Selena Lott is projected to be taken by the Indiana Fever early in the third round of next week’s WNBA draft. She looks to be the 4th MU player ever drafted. Unfortunately the odds are against her making a team if she’s not drafted until the third round. There are a lot of second round picks who don’t make teams. Natidha Hiedeman is the only MU player to play in the WNBA so far. Former player Nicki (Taggart) Collen does coach in the league though.
And former MU coach Jim Jabir is set to return to Siena where he coached in the late 80’s before coming to MU. He was there when Mike Deane was also at Siena as I recall. Jabir took MU to the NCAA tournament for the first time ever in 1994 and they went again in 1995. He was something like 8-20 his last season here but had a stellar recruiting class coming in for 96-97 that his former assistant Terri Mitchell then coached.
Jabir had a brief run at MUWBB that included three good seasons. He overlapped K.O. at Marquette.
Kristen Maskala, Goerlitz, Romeiser etc in the back court. I believe Lori Goerlitz and Courtney Romeiser are still on the all time 3 point lists. Kerri Reeves, Christine Kennedy, Steph Krumrei etc..others..some nice teams MUWBB hadn’t really had much of before.
Steph’s daughter Caroline (Dragani) is on the Marquette Women’s Volleyball team. She was a mid year transfer after leading the Big Sky Conference setters as a Freshman at Portland State. She has a younger sister too that’s an up and coming volleyball player. Their older brother Ben was a former Wisconsin baseball gatorade player of the year and Freshman All American at Michigan. He’s trying to get back from injury. He was in the mix for #2 or or #3 starter on their College World Series team that lost in the Finals to Vandy but he had to injury redshirt. No hoopers like their parents. Steph Krumrei and Pat Dragani are two of the nicer people I have ever known from Marquette.
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Oh no - this is not good news :(. I thought Taylor had great potential and was looking forward to seeing her play a couple more years:
https://twitter.com/Raoul_000/status/1381376334950236161
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Jabir had a brief run at MUWBB that included three good seasons. He overlapped K.O. at Marquette.
Kristen Maskala, Goerlitz, Romeiser etc in the back court. I believe Lori Goerlitz and Courtney Romeiser are still on the all time 3 point lists. Kerri Reeves, Christine Kennedy, Steph Krumrei etc..others..some nice teams MUWBB hadn’t really had much of before.
Steph’s daughter Caroline (Dragani) is on the Marquette Women’s Volleyball team. She was a mid year transfer after leading the Big Sky Conference setters as a Freshman at Portland State. She has a younger sister too that’s an up and coming volleyball player. Their older brother Ben was a former Wisconsin baseball gatorade player of the year and Freshman All American at Michigan. He’s trying to get back from injury. He was in the mix for #2 or or #3 starter on their College World Series team that lost in the Finals to Vandy but he had to injury redshirt. No hoopers like their parents. Steph Krumrei and Pat Dragani are two of the nicer people I have ever known from Marquette.
Mike Deane came to Marquette in 1994 when Jabir was still there.
I believe Lori Goerlitz's 3 point record was just broken recently by Natisha Hiedeman. Kristin Maskala would have had the all-time scoring mark by a lot had she played here all 3 seasons (spent first season at DePaul). Kennedy/Reeves/Goerlitz were all 1,000 point scorers and key players as you mention. Jabir had recruited a pretty good class before he left that Mitchell took over - Ayesha Rembert (left for UCLA after one year), Abbie Willenborg, Lisa Oldenburg and Kiesha Oliver (there was one more player that year too I think in that recruiting classs but my memory is failing me right now).
I remember Steph Krumrei and also remember watching her sister Stacy play for DePaul later and I know Stacy married one of Doug Bruno's sons later.
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Oh no - this is not good news :(. I thought Taylor had great potential and was looking forward to seeing her play a couple more years:
https://twitter.com/Raoul_000/status/1381376334950236161
This would be unfortunate. We'll have to see what happens.
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This would be unfortunate. We'll have to see what happens.
I am used to seeing tweets from this person after players have entered the portal and this sounds like it hasn't happened yet - would be nice if she really doesn't end up entering the transfer portal.
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It’s official :(. Cam Taylor tweeted out today that she is entering the transfer portal: https://twitter.com/cam_24tay/status/1381678495437324296
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I wonder what caused her to enter the Transfer Portal ???
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UConn assistant Shea Ralph is expected to be the new Head Coach at Vandy. Her husband Tom Garrick, a former Vandy assistant, is expected to join her too.
Some of the other finalists included U Cincinnati Head Coach Michelle Clark-Heard, Oregon assistant Mark Campbell (his wife is former Vandy hooper, Ashley Smith), Tennessee assistant Lacey Goldwire.
Vandy's AD is a former Vandy Women's hooper (2 time Elite 8) and did her own search with staff.
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I wonder what caused her to enter the Transfer Portal ???
Maybe LVK's return!?!
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UConn assistant Shea Ralph is expected to be the new Head Coach at Vandy. Her husband Tom Garrick, a former Vandy assistant, is expected to join her too.
Some of the other finalists included U Cincinnati Head Coach Michelle Clark-Heard, Oregon assistant Mark Campbell (his wife is former Vandy hooper, Ashley Smith), Tennessee assistant Lacey Goldwire.
Vandy's AD is a former Vandy Women's hooper (2 time Elite 8) and did her own search with staff.
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Maybe LVK's return!?!
It's not like LVK returning would have cost her any playing time though - they were both starters the whole 21-22 season. I don't know if Duffy knew Taylor might be leaving when she got the transfers - one transfer is a post player. It will be interesting to me to see where she ends up. But I wish her the best in the future.
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Tommorrow night is the WNBA draft starting at 6P central on ESPN. Marquette's Selena Lott is projected to be picked by the Indiana Fever early in the 3rd round in ESPN's latest mock draft:
https://www.espn.com/wnba/story/_/id/31253949/wnba-mock-draft-2021-version-50-three-point-guards-projected-top-eight-picks
I'm looking forward to watching the draft tomorrow night and hopefully hearing Lott's name at some point.
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Former Marquette Assistant Jennie Baranczyk (Lillis) was hired as the new Oklahoma Coach replacing Sheri Coale who recently retired - https://www.espn.com/womens-college-basketball/story/_/id/31230553/oklahoma-sooners-hire-drake-bulldogs-jennie-baranczyk-succeed-sherri-coale-women-basketball-coach
Baranczyk leaves her hometown of DesMoines where she had been the Drake head coach for awhile and she had played collegiately at Iowa.
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A reminder that the WNBA draft is going on now and is on ESPN - Selena Lott is projected to get picked in the 3rd round.
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Undrafted, Selena Lott signed a WNBA training camp deal with Minnesota.
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Does WNBA draftees/players have the same gravitas in recruiting that it does on the men's side? I mean now that MU's got a WNBA player, and potentially a second if training camp goes well, does that start to turn into a bump in recruiting?
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Does WNBA draftees/players have the same gravitas in recruiting that it does on the men's side? I mean now that MU's got a WNBA player, and potentially a second if training camp goes well, does that start to turn into a bump in recruiting?
I think it can for some programs that have had a lot of players go onto the WNBA. But I'm not sure how much difference it makes for MU with one player in the WNBA so far.
And while I'm happy that Lott will have a chance to try out for a team, it will be really hard for her to make a final roster. It's hard for a lot of draft picks even to make a team. And Hiedeman was cut just before the season as a 2nd round pick herself two years ago. She did get signed later by Atlanta on a 10 day contract where she never played and then Connecticut decided to release a player and sign her during the season. She took advantage of that opportunity then and has stayed in the league since then.
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The 'other Taylor' is transferring also - Taylor Valladay announced on Instagram that she's entering the transfer portal:
https://www.instagram.com/p/CN6MrykHUhR/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link
I thought she had a nice year and her loss will hurt just as Cam Taylor transferring also hurts.
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Former Marquette assistant Ashley Earley (2010-2012), more recently on Carolyn Kieger’s staff at Penn St., will join Shea Ralph’s staff at Vandy. (She’s a former All American player at Vandy)
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Former Marquette assistant Ashley Earley (2010-2012), more recently on Carolyn Kieger’s staff at Penn St., will join Shea Ralph’s staff at Vandy. (She’s a former All American player at Vandy)
I could see her wanting to go back to her Alma Mater but she sure has coached at a lot of different schools. She's now back at Vanderbilt for a second time and here are the other schools she's been at from the Vandy release:
An assistant at Penn State for the past two seasons, Earley also has coaching stops at Northern Kentucky (2017-19), Virginia (2012-13), Marquette (2010-12), Rhode Island (2009-10), Tennessee Tech (2007-09) and Alabama (2006-07).
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Marquette did update their roster page recently and Cam Taylor and Taylor Valladay are no longer listed as expected. I find it interesting they list Nirel Lougbo as a redshirt sophomore but haven't updated the years of any of the other returning players (I'm pretty sure the redshirt listing is new). I guess she had some injury causing her to miss the 20-21 season but I never heard anything about why she wasn't playing.
It's also interesting to me that the two transfers are on the roster page but Marquette hasn't even put out a release about them joining the team.
Link to the roster page - https://gomarquette.com/sports/womens-basketball/roster?path=wbball
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I could see her wanting to go back to her Alma Mater but she sure has coached at a lot of different schools. She's now back at Vanderbilt for a second time and here are the other schools she's been at from the Vandy release:
An assistant at Penn State for the past two seasons, Earley also has coaching stops at Northern Kentucky (2017-19), Virginia (2012-13), Marquette (2010-12), Rhode Island (2009-10), Tennessee Tech (2007-09) and Alabama (2006-07).
Grad assistant at Alabama. The next four jobs were moving up levels of teams/leagues. (TT, RI, MUWBB, UVA). She left UVA for Vandy the first time. Vandy had a head coaching change. So she then went from NKU to PSU. Then VU opened again. She's only 38. The projectory makes some sense.
The other assistants are Shea Ralph's husband, Tom Garrick, who is also a former Vandy assistant among other assistant and head coaching positions. Kevin Demille, former UConn assistant, as well as with Jen Rizzotti at GW.
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I could see her wanting to go back to her Alma Mater but she sure has coached at a lot of different schools. She's now back at Vanderbilt for a second time and here are the other schools she's been at from the Vandy release:
An assistant at Penn State for the past two seasons, Earley also has coaching stops at Northern Kentucky (2017-19), Virginia (2012-13), Marquette (2010-12), Rhode Island (2009-10), Tennessee Tech (2007-09) and Alabama (2006-07).
By the way, Scott Merritt was cruising along as an MUWBB assistant for 6 seasons. Now, suddenly, he finds himself at his 3rd school in 3 seasons. And, he gets to add Associate Head Coach to his resume at Wisconsin under Moseley. It will be interesting to see how that goes for him, as well as the dynamics with MUWBB, recruiting etc...
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By the way, Scott Merritt was cruising along as an MUWBB assistant for 6 seasons. Now, suddenly, he finds himself at his 3rd school in 3 seasons. And, he gets to add Associate Head Coach to his resume at Wisconsin under Moseley. It will be interesting to see how that goes for him, as well as the dynamics with MUWBB, recruiting etc...
I didn't get the chance to respond to your other post today. Point taken - my opinion was not a good one...
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LSU Women’s Basketball is expected to name Baylor Women’s Basketball Coach Kim Mulkey, as its next Head Coach, next week.
Louisiana native, 4 High School State Titles, 2 College National Titles as a player at Louisiana Tech, assistant on Louisiana Tech National Title team.
In 21 seasons as Head Coach at Baylor, she has won 2 National Titles, 12 regular season league titles, 3 Final Fours, six elite 8’s, the NCAA 2nd weekend or better, 15 times.
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I didn't get the chance to respond to your other post today. Point taken - my opinion was not a good one...
Your opinion was fine. She has been at several places. But she does seem to have moved up in leagues/positions in her stops as opposed to simply bounce around. She left Virginia for Vandy, and she left Penn St. for Vandy. Vandy of course is where she played. So it makes some sense.
It’s interesting because Earley overlapped Vandy’s AD Candice Storey Lee as a hoops player there. She also was an overlapping assistant with Shea Ralph’s husband, Tom Garrick previously. So it’s a little bit of getting the band back together with a new look.
I mentioned Scott Merritt because things can happen or change quickly sometimes as well as also being steady a long time. It varies, and sometimes even with the same person.
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Your opinion was fine. She has been at several places. But she does seem to have moved up in leagues/positions in her stops as opposed to simply bounce around. She left Virginia for Vandy, and she left Penn St. for Vandy. Vandy of course is where she played. So it makes some sense.
It’s interesting because Earley overlapped Vandy’s AD Candice Storey Lee as a hoops player there. She also was an overlapping assistant with Shea Ralph’s husband, Tom Garrick previously. So it’s a little bit of getting the band back together with a new look.
I mentioned Scott Merritt because things can happen or change quickly sometimes as well as also being steady a long time. It varies, and sometimes even with the same person.
I also wondered for Merritt if he and his family wanted to be living back in Wisconsin. Yes I know he's an associate head coach now so that surely comes with more money but also wonder about personal situations coming into play sometimes.
I wasn't sure if Jennie Baranczyk would ever leave Drake because she's from DesMoines and her parents still live there. But I'm excited for her with the Oklahoma job and hoping she does well there - I'll be following her team there.
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Taylor Valladay is transferring to Virginia:
https://www.instagram.com/p/COEeDNHHVF9/
That's where Shemera Williams originally went to after she decided not to come to Marquette after Kieger left for PSU. But Williams then transferred to USC after one year at Virginia. It doesn't look like Williams played this season at USC though from looking at the stats. I found an article from November saying she was due to join USC in the spring. USC has a coaching opening right now with Coach Mark Trakh announcing his retirement recently.
I haven't heard yet where Cam Taylor intends to transfer to.
So that's 4 of Kieger's last recruiting class who have moved on (and I realize that's not unusual):
Sharna Ayres who spent was an early enrollee at Marquette in January of Kieger's last season at MU. After Kieger went to PSU, she transferred to LSU.
Destiny Strother left after one season and went to Pittsburgh
And now Cam Taylor and Taylor Valladay have left after their sophomore seasons.
That leaves Nirel Lougbo, Claire Kaifes and Jordan King from Kieger's last recruiting class - the one that was due to be incoming frosh right after she left.
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LSU Women’s Basketball is expected to name Baylor Women’s Basketball Coach Kim Mulkey, as its next Head Coach, next week.
Louisiana native, 4 High School State Titles, 2 College National Titles as a player at Louisiana Tech, assistant on Louisiana Tech National Title team.
In 21 seasons as Head Coach at Baylor, she has won 2 National Titles, 12 regular season league titles, 3 Final Fours, six elite 8’s, the NCAA 2nd weekend or better, 15 times.
5pm Eastern Monday Presser:
https://twitter.com/lsuwbkb/status/1386442634969849861?s=21
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Some Twitter noise that Baylor didn't do much to keep her.
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Some Twitter noise that Baylor didn't do much to keep her.
Mulkey is expected to make $2.5M/yr at LSU. (Her son also played baseball there recently)
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Camryn Taylor has announced she's transferring to Virginia (this is where Taylor Valladay is also transferring to):
https://twitter.com/cam_24tay/status/1388878540712681473
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Camryn Taylor has announced she's transferring to Virginia (this is where Taylor Valladay is also transferring to):
https://twitter.com/cam_24tay/status/1388878540712681473
Virginia is the new MU Transfer U.
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This was a bit of a suprise - Baylor hires former Marquette player and current Atlanta Dream Coach Nicki Collen as their next coach - https://baylorbears.com/news/2021/5/3/womens-basketball-baylor-welcomes-collen-as-womens-basketball-head-coach.aspx
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This was a bit of a suprise - Baylor hires former Marquette player and current Atlanta Dream Coach Nicki Collen as their next coach - https://baylorbears.com/news/2021/5/3/womens-basketball-baylor-welcomes-collen-as-womens-basketball-head-coach.aspx
Baylor AD Mack Rhoades, also Chico's best buddy, has Marquette roots back to 97.
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Baylor AD Mack Rhoades, also Chico's best buddy, has Marquette roots back to 97.
I thought that was Tom Crean? Or whoever else the ever so slightly relevant name is that he needs to drop during a conversation.
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Cleveland Cavalier assistant Lindsay Gottlieb is the new Women’s Head Coach at USC.
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Itoro Coleman took an Assistant Coach job at North Carolina after one season at Marquette so there's an opening on Duffy's staff right now.
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Itoro Coleman took an Assistant Coach job at North Carolina after one season at Marquette so there's an opening on Duffy's staff right now.
That’s understandable. There’s a recently hired new head coach at UNC. Better league. She spent many years at Clemson. She’s from the Southeast.
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That’s understandable. There’s a recently hired new head coach at UNC. Better league. She spent many years at Clemson. She’s from the Southeast.
I still remember when she was a player at Clemson in 1997 and Marquette as a 12 seed pulled off a big upset over 5 seed Clemson that year - you didn't see many upsets like that in Women's Basketball back then.
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Selena Lott got cut just before the regular season started by the Minnesota Lynx:
https://www.oursportscentral.com/services/releases/lynx-waive-selena-lott-and-mikayla-pivec/n-5691369
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I'm really enjoying watching Natisha Hiedeman play tonight and Kim Adams is giving her a lot of love talking about her great Marquette career :). She has set a career high tonight in a close game for the Sun - they are down 73-72 with about 3 minutes to go as I type this.
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The Connecticut Sun won 86-78 tonight to go to 2-0 on the season. Natisha Hiedeman had a career high 17 points on 6-12 shooting and had 4 steals.
Hiedeman has gotten starts in the first two games partly because Jasmine Thomas is out due to Covid protocols after recently returning to Turkey - she has to have 6 days of negative tests before she can join the Sun. On the broadcast they said she may be back for their game Wednesday.
Their game Wednesday night versus the Indiana Fever is on CBS SportsNetwork again - 6P central.
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DePaul is playing in the 2021 Thanksgiving Paradise Jam in St. Thomas. 4 teams, 3 games each team. They will play Arizona, Vandy, Rutgers.
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DePaul is playing in the 2021 Thanksgiving Paradise Jam in St. Thomas. 4 teams, 3 games each team. They will play Arizona, Vandy, Rutgers.
I wonder if Marquette will play in a tournament in the 21-22 season. They can't do the one they were supposed to do this season because fellow Big East member UCONN is in it this season.
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Nice little blurb about Hiedeman and picking her as a player of the week:
https://venussports.co/2021/05/21/robocokos-player-of-the-week-natisha-hiedeman/
She is off to a great start to the season and the Connecticut Sun are now 5-0.
I saw she was featured tonight with some other WNBA players with Wisconsin ties participating in the starting lineups for the Bucks playoff game on the scoreboard.
I finally ordered my custom Hiedeman WNBA jersey and am looking forward to getting it soon. It's fun to seeing her do so well in the WNBA.
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I'll keep posting to myself here I guess ;D but this video is too good not to share.
Awesome video about Natisha Hiedeman and the great start she is off to so far this season - fun to see her in a clip from MU in the video:
https://twitter.com/NBATV/status/1397689952486543363
She got hurt late in their game the other night but sounds like it's a calf injury that shouldn't be too bad.
I really hope that when I can go back to the Al for games I finally see something in there for Hiedeman and her being in the WNBA. There's all sorts of stuff up there about the MU players in the NBA. Since the MU Women actually play their home games there, it sure would be nice to have something up about the first MU player to play in the WNBA...
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Hey Marq Fan, you're not just posting for yourself. This is the first thread I look for in the Superbar. Thanks for your efforts.
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I agree, I always read your posts on the women’s team.
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Ok - two people posted so I'll post again :).
Marquette officially announced the addition of their two transfers today. I found that a little surprising as the info about them joining MU has been out there for awhile and they have been listed on their roster page for awhile. But anyway here is the official release - https://gomarquette.com/news/2021/6/2/womens-basketball-muwbb-announces-two-transfer-additions.aspx
Still waiting to hear about the new assistant coach for MU - Itoro Coleman was announced as a new assistant at North Carolina on May 11th.
And you really need to be following the Connecticut Sun in the WNBA if you aren't already. It's so fun to see the year Natisha Hiedeman is having - she's getting some attention as a most improved player candidate. My Hiedeman Sun jersey arrived yesterday - now I just need to get to a game to see her play in person one of these days - maybe next season - for now I think I'll be wearing it to watch Sun games and to an MU game or two this fall.
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Ok - two people posted so I'll post again :).
Marquette officially announced the addition of their two transfers today. I found that a little surprising as the info about them joining MU has been out there for awhile and they have been listed on their roster page for awhile. But anyway here is the official release - https://gomarquette.com/news/2021/6/2/womens-basketball-muwbb-announces-two-transfer-additions.aspx
Still waiting to hear about the new assistant coach for MU - Itoro Coleman was announced as a new assistant at North Carolina on May 11th.
And you really need to be following the Connecticut Sun in the WNBA if you aren't already. It's so fun to see the year Natisha Hiedeman is having - she's getting some attention as a most improved player candidate. My Hiedeman Sun jersey arrived yesterday - now I just need to get to a game to see her play in person one of these days - maybe next season - for now I think I'll be wearing it to watch Sun games and to an MU game or two this fall.
A lot of people read post/threads but don’t post. Some people read posts and don’t have anything to add. I meant to post on this topic the other day but I got caught up with something else. Just post what you like. Quality of posting doesn’t isn’t necessarily defined by quantity or even quality of engagement. I follow MUWBB and Women’s basketball in general. Natisha’s coach had some really good quotes about her recently. I will try to find some of those when I get a chance. 👍✌️
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MUWBB Assistant Coach Tony Greene is leaving Marquette to be an assistant at Baylor.
https://baylorbears.com/news/2021/6/7/womens-basketball-wbbs-collen-adds-marquettes-greene-as-assistant-coach.aspx
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MUWBB Assistant Coach Tony Greene is leaving Marquette to be an assistant at Baylor.
https://baylorbears.com/news/2021/6/7/womens-basketball-wbbs-collen-adds-marquettes-greene-as-assistant-coach.aspx
And here I was curious to see who they got to replace Coleman and now they have another assistant opening.
This has a potential impact on one of the incoming freshmen - Kendra Gillespie - she originally committed to Ole Miss when Greene was there and then changed to MU.
And in other MU news, Allazia Blockton is going to be playing for the Wisconsin Glo in Oshkosh - https://twitter.com/UWOCoachFischer/status/1401934027397926915
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MU hasn't put out a release yet but I found a new assistant coach listed on their roster page today. Kelly Komara who played at Purdue and has coached at a number of schools including Vanderbilt most recently has been hired as an Assitant Coach at Marquette:
https://gomarquette.com/sports/womens-basketball/roster/coaches/kelly-komara/1698
She would seemingly be the replacement for Itoro Coleman who left for North Carolina in mid-May - Duffy of course will still need to hire another assistant to replace Tony Greene who just left for Baylor.
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MU hasn't put out a release yet but I found a new assistant coach listed on their roster page today. Kelly Komara who played at Purdue and has coached at a number of schools including Vanderbilt most recently has been hired as an Assitant Coach at Marquette:
https://gomarquette.com/sports/womens-basketball/roster/coaches/kelly-komara/1698
She would seemingly be the replacement for Itoro Coleman who left for North Carolina in mid-May - Duffy of course will still need to hire another assistant to replace Tony Greene who just left for Baylor.
She was college teammates at Purdue with Vandy’s recently fired Head Coach, Stephanie White. (White was a former National Player of the Year) They won a National Title together playing at Purdue for Carolyn Peck. Vandy fired White and hired Shea Ralph this off-season. (Peck was an assistant at Vandy a few years ago under White. She left a few years ago to go back to ESPN.)
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Marquette announces the two new Assistant Coaches today - Kelly Komara and Tasha Taylor (Komara's bio had been on MU's website for a little bit though):
https://gomarquette.com/news/2021/6/16/womens-basketball-kelly-komara-joins-muwbb-as-assistant-coach.aspx
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Former Marquette Assistant Vernette Skeete moves to Texas A&M as an assistant coach:
https://12thman.com/news/2021/6/24/womens-basketball-blair-adds-vernette-skeete-to-staff.aspx
Both Skeete and Merritt left MU for Illinois after Duffy's first season and both left Illinois after one season for other jobs.
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Former Marquette Assistant Vernette Skeete moves to Texas A&M as an assistant coach:
https://12thman.com/news/2021/6/24/womens-basketball-blair-adds-vernette-skeete-to-staff.aspx
Both Skeete and Merritt left MU for Illinois after Duffy's first season and both left Illinois after one season for other jobs.
Texas A&M is a good program with a strong hoops history, in a good, deep, league. Finished 4th Nationally last year. Long time successful A&M Head Coach Gary Blair, is near retirement. (His base plus incentives compensation is north of 7 figures annually) Their long time top assistant is a strong candidate as their next Head Coach. Skeete has already been named Co-Associate Head Coach at TAMU. Prior to Marquette, he entire life, and, playing and coaching career, was spent in the South.
Part of Skeete’s going to Illinois was her close friendship with Merritt and his wife. Not sure how much longer Nancy Fahey will be at Illinois. She’s a great coach, well liked and respected, but, you need players. It’s been a very slow start at a place that has little hoops history. Fahey won 5 Division Three National Titles, abd her teams were also runner up 4 other times, over three decades. Fahey’s Illinois hire by Josh Whitman came about because Whitman was previously the AD at Wash U.
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Texas A&M is a good program with a strong hoops history, in a good, deep, league. Finished 4th Nationally last year. Long time successful A&M Head Coach Gary Blair, is near retirement. (His base plus incentives compensation is north of 7 figures annually) Their long time top assistant is a strong candidate as their next Head Coach. Skeete has already been named Co-Associate Head Coach at TAMU. Prior to Marquette, he entire life, and, playing and coaching career, was spent in the South.
Part of Skeete’s going to Illinois was her close friendship with Merritt and his wife. Not sure how much longer Nancy Fahey will be at Illinois. She’s a great coach, well liked and respected, but, you need players. It’s been a very slow start at a place that has little hoops history. Fahey won 5 Division Three National Titles, abd her teams were also runner up 4 other times, over three decades. Fahey’s Illinois hire by Josh Whitman came about because Whitman was previously the AD at Wash U.
Oh yeah I certainly don't blame Merritt and Skeete from moving on from Illinois. And Texas A&M is certainly a great opportunity for Skeete - great conference for Women's Bball and great coach.
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MU signs Megan Duffy to an extension through the 2026-27 season - https://gomarquette.com/news/2021/7/2/womens-basketball-marquette-announces-megan-duffy-contract-extension.aspx
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Marquette is in the list of 12 schools that Germantown's Kamorea 'KK' Arnold is considering - https://www.jsonline.com/story/sports/high-schools/2021/07/01/recruiting-germantown-standout-kamorea-arnold-narrows-college-options/7830975002/
She is a very highly rated player who is playing on the U16 National Team and there are some other impressive schools on the list she just trimmed down to 12 schools:
Baylor, Connecticut, Duke, Florida, Kentucky, Louisville, North Carolina, Notre Dame, Ohio State, South Carolina and Wisconsin
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Marquette is in the list of 12 schools that Germantown's Kamorea 'KK' Arnold is considering - https://www.jsonline.com/story/sports/high-schools/2021/07/01/recruiting-germantown-standout-kamorea-arnold-narrows-college-options/7830975002/
She is a very highly rated player who is playing on the U16 National Team and there are some other impressive schools on the list she just trimmed down to 12 schools:
Baylor, Connecticut, Duke, Florida, Kentucky, Louisville, North Carolina, Notre Dame, Ohio State, South Carolina and Wisconsin
You know she must be super good since UConn is on the list
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You know she must be super good since UConn is on the list
Hope she has the grades to consider Madison
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You know she must be super good since UConn is on the list
Yep - she's #6 on ESPN's list for the class of 2023 right now:
http://www.espn.com/high-school/girls-basketball/recruiting/rankings/_/class/2023
Interestingly the #6 and #7 players go to Germantown HS but in different states :).
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Marquette loses their top 60 rated incoming frosh to Baylor:
https://baylorbears.com/news/2021/7/9/womens-basketball-wbb-adds-freshman-gillispie-for-2021-22.aspx
She originally committted to Ole Miss and then changed her commitment to Marquette when Tony Greene left Ole Miss for Marquette. Now that Tony Greene is at Baylor it's not real surprising she ended up there.
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Oh well. As you say, not that surprising.
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I'm waiting rather impatiently for the non-conference schedule to be announced :).
I was bummed today to see UW's non-conference schedule and see that MU and UW aren't playing yet again this season. I really wish they'd get back to playing every season. I had heard they were supposed to play last season before the season had to be shortened due to Covid. So I had hoped they would play in the 21-22 season but that isn't happening...
And Marquette isn't on the UWGB schedule either. UW-Milwaukee doesn't have their schedule on their website yet.
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I don't think this contract extension for Duffy was posted about here previously - https://gomarquette.com/news/2021/7/2/womens-basketball-marquette-announces-megan-duffy-contract-extension.aspx
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I don't think this contract extension for Duffy was posted about here previously - https://gomarquette.com/news/2021/7/2/womens-basketball-marquette-announces-megan-duffy-contract-extension.aspx
You mean, this contract extension that you posted about 8 posts earlier? ?-(
MU signs Megan Duffy to an extension through the 2026-27 season - https://gomarquette.com/news/2021/7/2/womens-basketball-marquette-announces-megan-duffy-contract-extension.aspx
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You mean, this contract extension that you posted about 8 posts earlier? ?-(
Sorry for repeating myself - I didn't see it and didn't remember I'd posted about it.
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Hiedeman could have been a 2 sport athlete!
https://twitter.com/NatishaHiedeman/status/1428467203167371264?s=19
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They haven't put out an announcement yet but I just checked and saw the 21-22 non-conference schedule on the MU website:
https://gomarquette.com/sports/womens-basketball/schedule
It's not a very tough schedule overall. They have a tournament around Thanksgiving in Daytona Beach playing Middle Tennessee State (usually a good mid-major) and Georgia - a good SEC team. One interesting thing to me is the only state school they are playing is UWM - no UW and no UWGB on the schedule.
For the tournament, they were supposed to go to the Bahamas for the 20-21 season for the Battle 4Atlantis Tournament. Unfortunately they couldn't do that this season because fellow Big East member UCONN is playing in that one this season.
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First three home dates are the same as the men.
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Women's schedule
3 games on FS1
1 game on FS2
1 on CBSSN
1 SNY/Fox Sports App
1 game on FOX!!
https://gomarquette.com/sports/womens-basketball/schedule
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Women's schedule
3 games on FS1
1 game on FS2
1 on CBSSN
1 SNY/Fox Sports App
1 game on FOX!!
https://gomarquette.com/sports/womens-basketball/schedule
I finally looked at the BE schedule tonight and was pleasantly surprised to see how many games they have on TV.
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Heideman almost single handedly brought the Sun back into tonight's game against the Sky. Down 18, she drops two threes in a row to start an 11-0 run. Played crunch time the rest of the way but Sun lost and season over. I don't know her contract status but she can only have helped her professional career tonight.
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South Carolina's Dawn Staley gets a new 7 year $22.4 Million deal.
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South Carolina's Dawn Staley gets a new 7 year $22.4 Million deal.
I saw that.
No coach should be paid as much as revenue-sport, power-conference coaches are paid. But that's idealistic, and the genie's been out of the bottle for a long time now ... and he or she ain't gonna get put back in. So if there's a handful of coaches who really are "worth" these outrageous salaries, Dawn Staley would be one of them. Congrats to her.
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Planning to take my 11-year-old niece to her first MU WBB game this year. It will likely need to be a weekend date. Are there any kid-friendly events or promotions which I should keep my eyes open for? I haven't been to a women's game in several years so not sure if there are pre or post-game opportunities to engage beyond the game itself.
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Planning to take my 11-year-old niece to her first MU WBB game this year. It will likely need to be a weekend date. Are there any kid-friendly events or promotions which I should keep my eyes open for? I haven't been to a women's game in several years so not sure if there are pre or post-game opportunities to engage beyond the game itself.
They will have some. I haven't seen a list yet.
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They will have some. I haven't seen a list yet.
Thank you. In that case, I will keep my eyes open and not plan something too quickly here. I think the first possible date I'd consider isn't until Dec 5 (Butler) so have some time.
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Planning to take my 11-year-old niece to her first MU WBB game this year. It will likely need to be a weekend date. Are there any kid-friendly events or promotions which I should keep my eyes open for? I haven't been to a women's game in several years so not sure if there are pre or post-game opportunities to engage beyond the game itself.
Yeah as someone else already said I don't know when the promo list will be out. They also sometimes have players sign autographs afterwards so I'd listen for that being announced if you think that is something your niece might be interested in.
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LVK mention in this article.
https://fivethirtyeight.com/features/the-big-east-isnt-only-about-uconn/
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LVK mention in this article.
https://fivethirtyeight.com/features/the-big-east-isnt-only-about-uconn/
Hilarious that they claimed UCONN used to lose regularly in the OBE, by my count they lost 18 games in the last 20 seasons in that, 5 of which were in the last two. Seems to be a stretch to say they lost regularly.
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Hilarious that they claimed UCONN used to lose regularly in the OBE, by my count they lost 18 games in the last 20 seasons in that, 5 of which were in the last two. Seems to be a stretch to say they lost regularly.
Yeah that gave me a good laugh to read that - don't think you could say they lost regularly at all in the OBE.
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It's hard to tell much from a blowout in a buy game but last night was fun to be at a game in person for the first time in a year and a half and fun to get my first look at a lot of new players. Everyone in uniform for the game played but in sweats were Claire Kaifes, Rose Nkumu and Nirel Lougbo. I still don't know why Lougbo sat out all of last season and it was a bit disconcerting to see her in sweats for this game - guess I'll just have to wait and see if she's able to play this season.
Just looked at the game notes and the years of players are going to take a bit for me to get used to with everyone being listed as a redshirt for the extra Covid year - weird to see Chloe Marotta listed as a redshirt junior instead of a senior.
MU announced 3 signings today - I'm really behind these days as I'd only heard of one of the commitments before this announcement (La Chapell): https://gomarquette.com/news/2021/11/10/womens-basketball-marquette-signs-three-to-national-letters-of-intent.aspx
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Just saw that Charlie Creme has MU in the tourney field.
Wonder if his nickname is Krispy...
(http://images.dailyhive.com/20160714061241/Krispy-Kreme-Canada.jpg)
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Yeah Creme has Marquette as one of the last 4 in which is what they were for the 20-21 season:
https://www.espn.com/espn/feature/story/_/id/30423107/ncaa-women-bracketology-2022-women-college-basketball-projections
They are one of 3 Big East teams in his projection - no surprise that UCONN and DePaul are the other BE teams included.
I forgot until reading his article again that there is some talk of expanding the Women's Tourney to 68 teams also. There is a vote this month to determine if that happens.
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NJIT who Marquette beat rather easily Friday night won in Madison today - https://uwbadgers.com/news/2021/11/14/womens-basketball-badgers-fall-to-njit-in-first-loss-of-season.aspx
Yes I expect Marquette to be quite a bit better than UW this year - just interesting to compare a common opponent especially since MU and UW aren't playing yet again this season.
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NJIT who Marquette beat rather easily Friday night won in Madison today - https://uwbadgers.com/news/2021/11/14/womens-basketball-badgers-fall-to-njit-in-first-loss-of-season.aspx
Yes I expect Marquette to be quite a bit better than UW this year - just interesting to compare a common opponent especially since MU and UW aren't playing yet again this season.
Which is strange because on paper that Wisconsin roster is pretty darn good.
Wilke and Stauffacher were studs for absolutely loaded Beaver Dam teams and they got a ton of talent from Illinois.
Schramek and especially Halle Douglas were some of the best players in the state for two plus years.
Ellew is interesting because she played for a god awful high school team but I see she put up 29 in their exhibition.
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A woman I assistant-coached in high school, Kennedy Cash, is an NJIT reserve, but it looks like she's buried pretty deep on the bench. She got in during garbage time against MU and played 3 minutes; didn't play against Madison.
Great young woman from wonderful family, very good academically, hard worker, very bright future. I'm guessing the NJIT coaches love her because she really pushes the starters during practice. Probably the most fun thing about coaching is that you get to meet and work with so many great kids.
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Women's tournament officially expanding to 68 teams.
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Women's tournament officially expanding to 68 teams.
This also means the Women's Selection Show moves back to Sunday for the first time since 2005. It had been on Monday for quite awhile now. I do like waiting one less day to find out the bracket although it may mean less time/attention for the Women's Selection show - we'll see. And the NCAA article does reflect the fact they are now using March Madness to refer to the Women's Tournament also - https://www.ncaa.org/about/resources/media-center/news/general-expansion-of-2022-di-womens-basketball-tournament-to-68-teams-approved
Interesting about the sites of the opening games from that article:
For the 2022 championship only, the four opening round games will be conducted on the campuses of teams seeded in the top 16. Sites will be selected based on bracketing principles and procedures. All sites bidding to host first- and second-round games must agree to host the opening-round game as well. Beginning with the 2023 championship, the first four games will be conducted at a to-be-determined neutral site.
Charlie Creme updated his bracketology after this change and it takes Marquette from one of the last 4 in to one of the last 4 byes. Their next opponent - Colorado is also listed as one of the last 4 byes in his bracketology - https://www.espn.com/espn/feature/story/_/id/30423107/ncaa-women-bracketology-2022-women-college-basketball-projections
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Turnovers are a concern so far this season - they are averaging 19.5 per game and had 25 against Southern and 23 in their loss at Colorado.
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Kamorea "KK" Arnold from Germantown's class of 2023 announced her verbal commitment to UCONN today:
https://www.nhregister.com/uconn/article/UConn-secures-first-commitment-from-Class-of-16642408.php
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Tiffany Sardin and Chicago St. get the 71-63 win in OT at Wisconsin.
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Tiffany Sardin and Chicago St. get the 71-63 win in OT at Wisconsin.
It was Chicago State's first win in almost 2 years also:
https://www.gocsucougars.com/news/2021/11/22/marking-first-win-in-two-years-womens-basketball-edges-wisconsin-in-overtime.aspx
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Megan Duffy comes in at #8 on this list from the Athletic of 40 rising stars under 40. If you have a subscription, here's the link to the article:
https://theathletic.com/2966609/2021/11/23/40-under-40-rising-stars-in-womens-basketball-from-wnba-to-espn-to-cbb-to-hs-hoops/
Carolyn Kieger is the same age as Duffy but isn't on the list - the Wisconsin coach Marisa Moseley is on the list.
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Megan Duffy comes in at #8 on this list from the Athletic of 40 rising stars under 40. If you have a subscription, here's the link to the article:
https://theathletic.com/2966609/2021/11/23/40-under-40-rising-stars-in-womens-basketball-from-wnba-to-espn-to-cbb-to-hs-hoops/
Carolyn Kieger is the same age as Duffy but isn't on the list - the Wisconsin coach Marisa Moseley is on the list.
I’m sure Koehler is making a lot more money than she was as Marquette, but man, grass isn’t always greener. Especially when you leave your alma matter.
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Easy win tonight to open Big East play 1-0. The two teams they play this weekend - Xavier and Butler are two of the worst teams in the league but it was still nice to see Marquette get back on track a bit after losing 2 of their last 3 games. And the turnovers were a bit less tonight with 14 which was nice to see. A little odd schedule with the 2 BE games this weekend and then some more non-conference games before going back to conference games. But that's being done due to the 20 game conference schedule they have now of course.
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I feel bad for Paige Bueckers.
Looked like a season-ending knee injury, but I hope it's not.
She's one heck of a basketball player.
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Still gets paid doe, aina?
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I feel bad for Paige Bueckers.
Looked like a season-ending knee injury, but I hope it's not.
She's one heck of a basketball player.
I was at a chalk talk before the MU game so I didn't see it and have no desire to watch a replay. But I had put the game on before I left the house and my husband texted to tell me she'd been hurt and it didn't look good. I see she was going to have an MRI but nothing has been announced yet that I can see. I'm hoping it's not an ACL injury for her.
In other news, Marquette struggled to beat a bad Butler team yesterday. They next go cross town to play at UWM Wednesday night.
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Still gets paid doe, aina?
Good take.
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I feel bad for Paige Bueckers.
Looked like a season-ending knee injury, but I hope it's not.
She's one heck of a basketball player.
Bigger question was why was she even in the game at that point?
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Bigger question was why was she even in the game at that point?
Legit question. Auriemma explained it ... and struggled with his own answer.
But it was a non-contact injury, could have happened on the practice court or at the gym, so I don't want to be too hard on him.
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Bueckers out 6-8 weeks with a knee fracture.
Geno basically blasted his team with the comment of he doesn't like his team when Bueckers is not on the court. Ouch!
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Bueckers out 6-8 weeks with a knee fracture.
That stinks, but if she actually returns in 6-8 weeks it's a lot better than it could have been. She'll be rested and ready for a tournament run.
She's one of my favorite players to watch in the last several years. Just a talented, instinctive, energetic, gutsy, athletic, intelligent player.
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That stinks, but if she actually returns in 6-8 weeks it's a lot better than it could have been. She'll be rested and ready for a tournament run.
She's one of my favorite players to watch in the last several years. Just a talented, instinctive, energetic, gutsy, athletic, intelligent player.
Yeah the prognosis was much better than I expected - I was afraid it would be an ACL injury which would have certainly ended her season. She should be back in time for the game against Marquette in Milwaukee that's on national TV. She'll be out when Marquette travels to UCONN but I don't see that making much of a difference - UCONN will probably still win that game easily.
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Candace Parker announced in an Instagram post yesterday that she has been secretly married for 2 years to former Russian basketball player Anna Petrakova, and that Petrakova is pregnant.
https://www.instagram.com/p/CXeTYyuvt1I/?utm_medium=copy_link&source=email&campaign=3379539&email_login=mikenadel%40sbcglobal.net
Parker and her ex-husband, former Duke player Shelden Williams, have a 12-year-old daughter, Lailaa. Parker and Williams divorced 5 years ago.
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Candace Parker announced in an Instagram post yesterday that she has been secretly married for 2 years to former Russian basketball player Anna Petrakova, and that Petrakova is pregnant.
https://www.instagram.com/p/CXeTYyuvt1I/?utm_medium=copy_link&source=email&campaign=3379539&email_login=mikenadel%40sbcglobal.net
Parker and her ex-husband, former Duke player Shelden Williams, have a 12-year-old daughter, Lailaa. Parker and Williams divorced 5 years ago.
Won't stop her from grifting all the same.
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Won't stop her from grifting all the same.
What is she grifting?
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Candace Parker announced in an Instagram post yesterday that she has been secretly married for 2 years to former Russian basketball player Anna Petrakova, and that Petrakova is pregnant.
https://www.instagram.com/p/CXeTYyuvt1I/?utm_medium=copy_link&source=email&campaign=3379539&email_login=mikenadel%40sbcglobal.net
Parker and her ex-husband, former Duke player Shelden Williams, have a 12-year-old daughter, Lailaa. Parker and Williams divorced 5 years ago.
What does this have to do with MU basketball?
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Would anyone actually like to discuss the 21-22 MU Women's Basketball team in this thread? One more non-conference game to go but the next game is a BE game.
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Would anyone actually like to discuss the 21-22 MU Women's Basketball team in this thread? One more non-conference game to go but the next game is a BE game.
Yes. It's much more interesting than gossip about pro basketball players.
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Marquette is 8-2 overall and 2-0 in the Big East but they haven't played the strongest non-conference schedule and their 2 conference wins are over 2 of the worst teams in the BE - Xavier and Butler (and they struggled to beat Butler at home who is winless and really bad this season).
They have gone from being a team projected to be in the NCAA Tournament by Charlie Creme to one of the first four out for now - https://www.espn.com/espn/feature/story/_/id/30423107/ncaa-women-bracketology-2022-women-college-basketball-projections
Things can change yet but they don't really have a good non-conference win for their resume. They have one non-conference game left vs. Cincinnati on Wednesday. They play another BE game before that at Seton Hall on Sunday at 11A central - will be shown on FS1.
Turnovers have been pretty high a lot of the games this season and they are averaging 17.1 turnovers per game right now.
Nirel Lougbo and Claire Kaifes have both been in sweats all season.
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Yes. It's much more interesting than gossip about pro basketball players.
Is it gossip if the person who's doing the gossiping is talking about herself?
What does this have to do with MU basketball?
A better criticism. I thought it was interesting, and there's no other thread dedicated to women's hoops. A thousand apologies.
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What is she grifting?
HAHAHAHA my brain is broken. Mea Culpa.
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Marquette has moved down from one of the first four out to one of the next four out in Charlie Creme's latest bracketology - http://www.espn.com/womens-college-basketball/bracketology
DePaul is listed as the BE automatic qualifier for now as they've played more BE games than UCONN now and have more BE wins than UCONN for now. Even with the Bueckers injury and recent surgery pushing her return back a bit, I think UCONN still goes undefeated in the BE and gets the automatic qualifer. This bracketology has 2 teams dancing from the BE - DePaul and UCONN.
Seton Hall was picked to finish 3rd in the BE to MU's 4th place predicted finish - picking up this win on the road Sunday would be nice.
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Marquette v. Seton Hall on FS1! A pleasant Sunday morning surprise.
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Marquette v. Seton Hall on FS1! A pleasant Sunday morning surprise.
Marquette made a nice run in the 2nd quarter after going down by about 8. McLaughlin is having a nice game. Still more turnovers than I'd like with 9 first half TO's for MU. Hopefully they can have a good second half.
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Marquette made a nice run in the 2nd quarter after going down by about 8. McLaughlin is having a nice game. Still more turnovers than I'd like with 9 first half TO's for MU. Hopefully they can have a good second half.
7-0 run to tie and then gave up an 8-0 run 16-0 run. Getting hurt on the offensive boards, no patience on offense or legit second option.
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I guess the national TV jinx transcends sports.
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7-0 run to tie and then gave up an 8-0 run 16-0 run. Getting hurt on the offensive boards, no patience on offense or legit second option.
Yeah this was the sort of thing I was worried about. Too many turnovers and offensive struggles so far this season. There's a good reason they aren't projected to be an NCAA Tournament team at this point.
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I guess the national TV jinx transcends sports.
It's a Title IX requirement.
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Sharpshooter Karisa McLaughlin went down holding her ankle in today’s game.
Nirel Lougbo checked into the game in the second quarter - her first game action since the 19-20 season.
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Marquette's first game after the Christmas holiday is at UCONN on Wed. 12/29.
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Marquette's first game after the Christmas holiday is at UCONN on Wed. 12/29.
Debating whether to go
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Marquette's first game after the Christmas holiday is at UCONN on Wed. 12/29.
Good luck if the game will even be played.
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Looks like it has been postponed.
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Looks like it has been postponed.
Big East release on the cancellation - https://www.bigeast.com/news/2021/12/26/big-east-announces-womens-basketball-schedule-change.aspx
They will attempt to reschedule the game. Marquette's next scheduled game isn't until January 7th at Creighton.
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An article on Marquette recruit Emily La Chapell:
https://bvmsports.com/2021/12/23/marquette-commit-emily-la-chapell-is-enjoying-her-final-season-at-appleton-east/
And other Big East Women's Bball games canceled due to Covid:
https://www.bigeast.com/news/2021/12/27/big-east-announces-womens-basketball-schedule-changes.aspx
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How is Karisa’s ankle?
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How is Karisa’s ankle?
No idea unfortunately and not expecting to hear anything about it either. We just had a player not play for almost two years with no updates from MU (Lougbo). Will have to see if McLaughlin is able to play in MU’s next game.
UCONN now has Covid issues also and their game at DePaul on 12/31 was postponed.
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Natisha Hiedeman resigns with the Connecticut Sun:
https://twitter.com/ConnecticutSun/status/1478021923070173187
I would really love to see something in the Al highlighting her as an MU alum playing in the WNBA especially as she's the first and so far only Marquette alum to play in the league. I'm talking about playing - I know MU alum Nicki (Taggart) Collen used to coach in the WNBA.
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Saw she is available on Cameo if anyone wants to give a unique gift to an mu women’s bball fan.
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Fun game tonight at the Al that at first appeared MU had won on a tip-in by LVK with less than a second to go. But that was waved off after a long review. Marquette took care of business in OT prevailing 88-85 over rival DePaul. Karissa McLaughlin had the big stat line with 24 pts, 4 reb, 3 ast, 2 TO, 2 stl playing all 45 minutes of the game. I was really impressed with sophomore Danyel Middleton tonight - she had a nice game including two 3 pointers and 10 rebounds.
MU has two more home games coming up this weekend - Fri vs. Georgetown and Sun vs. Villanova
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Nice win. Good job, ladies.
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Fun game tonight at the Al that at first appeared MU had won on a tip-in by LVK with less than a second to go. But that was waved off after a long review. Marquette took care of business in OT prevailing 88-85 over rival DePaul. Karissa McLaughlin had the big stat line with 24 pts, 4 reb, 3 ast, 2 TO, 2 stl playing all 45 minutes of the game. I was really impressed with sophomore Danyel Middleton tonight - she had a nice game including two 3 pointers and 10 rebounds.
MU has two more home games coming up this weekend - Fri vs. Georgetown and Sun vs. Villanova
DePaul came in having won 8 of 9, only losing a recent close one at home to Notre Dame.
McLaughlin has had some big games for MUWBB this year. She shot the ball well.
Another difference is getting some front court scoring. In the recent losses to Creighton and Seton Hall, MUWBB hasn’t been able to do that. In two recent losses, Van Kleunen and Marotta combined for 18 points over two games. Against DePaul, they had 20 and 16.
And they were able to hold Sonya Morris to 13.
Nice to see Juan Toscano-Anderson at the game.
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How was the attendance?
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How was the attendance?
Typical - not a ton of people there. 1227 in the box score.
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It was interesting to watch the video of the tip-in at the end of regulation - it appears to be good based on the light on the backboard but they ruled the clock didn't start on time:
https://twitter.com/_robanderson/status/1481462705357737985
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It was interesting to watch the video of the tip-in at the end of regulation - it appears to be good based on the light on the backboard but they ruled the clock didn't start on time:
https://twitter.com/_robanderson/status/1481462705357737985
I think the refs got it right, but that had to be brutal for the players and coaches in the moment. Big kudos to them for being able to win in OT; some teams might have been too deflated.
Always nice to beat DePaul. It's not realistic for Marquette to be UConn in women's hoops, but DePaul's year-in, year-out consistently good showing is something for Marquette to aspire to.
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I think the refs got it right, but that had to be brutal for the players and coaches in the moment. Big kudos to them for being able to win in OT; some teams might have been too deflated.
Always nice to beat DePaul. It's not realistic for Marquette to be UConn in women's hoops, but DePaul's year-in, year-out consistently good showing is something for Marquette to aspire to.
Seemed like we were about to be after the past 5yrs till this year took a big step back. Hope Duffy can build it back again before losing too much momentum.
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I think the refs got it right, but that had to be brutal for the players and coaches in the moment. Big kudos to them for being able to win in OT; some teams might have been too deflated.
Always nice to beat DePaul. It's not realistic for Marquette to be UConn in women's hoops, but DePaul's year-in, year-out consistently good showing is something for Marquette to aspire to.
It wasn't easy for the fans to wait out that review either :). But seriously I'm sure it was very hard for the players and coaches.
I went from so excited thinking they'd won to realizing they were going to review it and that it probably had a good chance to be waved off. I was worried DePaul had the momentum going into OT and MU had also lost their spark of Middleton who fouled out near the end of regulation. But they took care of business in OT. There was also a very long review on an out of bounds call with one minute to go in OT. They originally had awarded the ball to MU who had a 4 point lead at that point. After this long review, the ball was awarded to DePaul who scored to cut it to 2 points. Kudos to Jordan King who hustled back after turning over the ball to draw a charge late in OT - the lead was down to 2 points at that point as I recall and that kept DePaul from tying the game as it looked like they were going to do there. I was kind of surprised they called the charge there but I'll take it :).
Marquette doesn't look like an NCAA Tournament team this season but it was nice to see them get the win over a rival last night especially after their 11 point 3rd quarter lead turned into a 7 point 4th quarter deficit. They fought back nicely in this one.
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Seemed like we were about to be after the past 5yrs till this year took a big step back. Hope Duffy can build it back again before losing too much momentum.
They need outside shooting. McLaughlin is their only consistent outside threat and teams know that of course. Well turnovers drive me crazy too but lack of outside shooting is a big thing for them in my opinion.
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Marquette moved back on the radar a bit in Charlie Creme's bracketology with their win over DePaul - they still aren't projected to go dancing but they are now one of the next four out - https://www.espn.com/espn/feature/story/_/id/30423107/ncaa-women-bracketology-2022-women-college-basketball-projections
They won easily tonight over Georgetown 68-32. Karissa McLaughlin was beating Georgetown by herself at halftime - 18-13. McLaughlin ended up with 21 points on seven 3's and went over 1500 career points tonight. MU had only 11 turnovers tonight and had 26 assists. Everyone in uniform got in the game except Nirel Lougbo. Lougbo has been riding the exercise bike during the last two home games but hasn't played since she got her first game action since March 2020 in the Cincy game on 12/22. Claire Kaifes is still in sweats and since she's coming off an ACL injury she may just be out this whole season.
A tougher opponent comes to town Sunday when they host Villanova (game is on CBS Sports Network). Villanova didn't have their super scorer Maddie Siegrist for some games early on in the season. Siegrist had 31 points tonight in Villanova's loss at DePaul.
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Marquette hosts Villanova at 1P central today on CBS Sports Network.
Interesting transfer portal news - Gabby Elliott (Greg's sister), 5'10" from Detroit has entered her name in the transfer portal. She was at Clemson and was on the ACC All-Freshman team last season. She was 2020 Miss Basketball and was ranked in the top 50 of the 2020 recruiting class.
https://twitter.com/Raoul_000/status/1482573179415678976
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Greg failed us the first time round, time for him to redeem himself!
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A tougher opponent comes to town Sunday when they host Villanova (game is on CBS Sports Network). Villanova didn't have their super scorer Maddie Siegrist for some games early on in the season. Siegrist had 31 points tonight in Villanova's loss at DePaul.
I was at the game today. My first WBB game in probably a decade. Had a fantastic time with my sister and niece. Niece's first MU game (men or women) and she's already asking about the next one. Siegrist's play at the end was the difference. I was sitting behind the bench and Coach Duffy lost her mind after we fell behind by 10. Surprised she didn't get a T but it got the team and crowd back into the game and fired the comeback (which unfortunately fell short). I'll definitely be back.
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I was at the game today. My first WBB game in probably a decade. Had a fantastic time with my sister and niece. Niece's first MU game (men or women) and she's already asking about the next one. Siegrist's play at the end was the difference. I was sitting behind the bench and Coach Duffy lost her mind after we fell behind by 10. Surprised she didn't get a T but it got the team and crowd back into the game and fired the comeback (which unfortunately fell short). I'll definitely be back.
Glad you all had a good time.
I'm not sure I've ever seen Duffy that fired up during a game and yeah I sure thought she was going to get a T.
A telling stat for me in this game is Villanova had 5 different players make 3 point shots in this game and not only was Karissa McLaughlin the only MU player to make a 3 - she was the only MU player to attempt a 3 until King put up an attempt at a 3 at the end to try to tie it. McLaughlin is the only legit outside threat MU has and other teams know it of course.
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Marquette earns the easy win over a bad Xavier team as they should have tonight in Cincy - 65-46. Duffy goes for her 100th career win against the worst team in the BE Sunday at Butler.
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Grass isn’t always greener. Marquette on a roll now and Kieger just lost to a god awful Wisconsin team.
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Grass isn’t always greener. Marquette on a roll now and Kieger just lost to a god awful Wisconsin team.
Wasn't the thought that she tripled her salary or something like that? Pays for a real nice lawn.
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Wasn't the thought that she tripled her salary or something like that? Pays for a real nice lawn.
Could be. Unsure what a middling Big 10 program would set aside for womens basketball though.
Especially when you consider what they spend for Football and volleyball.
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Could be. Unsure what a middling Big 10 program would set aside for womens basketball though.
Especially when you consider what they spend for Football and volleyball.
To be fair, PSU just had a down run. They had 5 S16s and an Elite 8 in the 15 years before Kieger got there. And she went from around $300K at MU to the $750-$1MM range at PSU given what the previous coach was making.
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Grass isn’t always greener. Marquette on a roll now and Kieger just lost to a god awful Wisconsin team.
Yeah I saw that PSU just lost to a bad UW team. But I don't think it was expected that Kieger could get PSU turned around super quickly - they were super down when she got there. I'm not counting her out yet.
On another note, can we get any kind of discussion going on the current team? Liza Karlen has made her way back into the starting lineup and had some nice outings the last 3 games. Last night she and LVK both had double doubles and Karlen was only one rebound away from a double double at halftime already. They avenged their loss on the road to Seton Hall nicely last night.
They are projected in the next four out in the latest bracketology with Creighton, DePaul and UCONN from the BE projected to dance - https://www.espn.com/espn/feature/story/_/id/30423107/ncaa-women-bracketology-2022-women-college-basketball-projections
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Saw that they pulled out a win against St. John's today. I wonder if our program is a bit down this year or is the rest of the BE starting to catch up to us?
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Saw that they pulled out a win against St. John's today. I wonder if our program is a bit down this year or is the rest of the BE starting to catch up to us?
They were kind of lucky to pull this one out against a St. John's team that's not so great this season 2-8 in the BE and 6-14 overall.
I don't think the BE is all that great this season so I don't think it's that the rest of the BE is starting to catch up. Marquette's roster isn't as strong as it's been in the previous seasons under Duffy in my opinion. One glaring hole is the lack of outside shooting - grad transfer Karissa McLaughlin is the only legitimate 3 point threat they have. She's come up big in some games but it really hurts to only have one outside threat.
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I've been impressed with DePaul freshman Aneesah Morrow. I think she's likely to tie the conference record tomorrow and pick up her 10th BE freshman of the week honor. She's won BE POW and FOW twice so far this season. Today DePaul didn't get to New Jersey until 6:30A ahead of their afternoon game at Seton Hall - that didn't phase her or her teammates. DePaul won 85-65 and Morrow set a Big East record with 27 rebounds. Some more impressive stats from the DePaul game recap today:
-Morrow came into the game leading the nation in double-doubles, rebounds and offensive rebounds per game and was second in field goals, third in points and fifth in steals. She now has 15 consecutive double-doubles and 8 on the season.
-The 6-1 freshman has 139 points and 89 rebounds in her last five games---an average of 27.8 points and 17.8 rebounds.
Her sister transferred to DePaul from a junior college but hasn't played this season. She is the younger sister of former Marquette player Ed Morrow Jr.
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Morrow was criminally under recruited. Saw her play a lot in high school. Couldn’t believe she didn’t get more offers.
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Morrow was criminally under recruited. Saw her play a lot in high school. Couldn’t believe she didn’t get more offers.
I think we are going to see her making a lot of noise in the Big East over the next few years.
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She is the younger sister of former Marquette player Ed Morrow Jr.
'nother quitter, aina?
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Marquette is one of the first four out in the latest ESPN bracketology:
https://www.espn.com/espn/feature/story/_/id/30423107/ncaa-women-bracketology-2022-women-college-basketball-projections
UCONN, DePaul and Creighton are the BE teams projected to go to the NCAA Tournament right now.
Big weekend for Marquette - Friday night at home vs. a Providence team they should be able to beat easily but they can't look past this game. Sunday - Creighton comes to town and MU looks to avenge an earlier blowout on the road in Omaha. Creighton is also ahead of MU in the BE standings so a win over them would definitely help MU.
At this point it definitely looks like the road game MU had canceled at UCONN due to MU's Covid issues will not be made up. UCONN developed Covid issues of their own right after that cancellation and they've only played 8 BE games to date while DePaul and Creighton have played 12 BE games and a number of other schools like MU have played 11 BE games at this point. Marquette will face UCONN at home on Sun. Feb. 13th in a game that will be broadcast on Fox.
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Marquette hosts Providence tonight, and Creighton Sunday, with a chance to move up the Big East standings.
Creighton got off to a good start in their game vs UConn this week, but ultimately they couldn’t handle the Huskies physicality, scoring and rebounding inside. The league’s best 3 point shooting team, Creighton shot it well, but they had to work for buckets after the first quarter. They are at DePaul tonight.
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As for the previous discussion about MUWBB coaching compensation. For what it’s worth, Megan Duffy’s compensation was listed by MU as $603k for fiscal year end June 2020. Kieger’s listed final MU compensation was listed as $485k.
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UCONN had their game against Butler canceled for tonight because Butler had travel issues due to the weather. UCONN looks like they are going to end up playing a lot less conference games than everyone else. They probably won’t lose any conference games though either.
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T is in the house! Natasha Hiedeman is here to take in tonight’s MU game. And they honored her on the court at the end of the first quarter.
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I'm not sure Marquette had any business winning tonight's game against Providence but I'll take it :). They escaped with a 61-59 tonight. They'll need to play much better on Sunday if they want to have a shot against Creighton. Creighton bounced back from their home loss to UCONN on Wednesday with a win at DePaul. Creighton at 11-3 is second in the Big East right now to UCONN who is undefeated but has played 5 less conference games at this point - they are 9-0 in the BE.
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50-47 Marquette over Creighton.
2 weekend wins by a combined 5 points.
Held Creighton to 6/22 from 3. (best 3 point shooting team in the league)
Karlen 20 and 7. Van Kleunen 13 and 7.
12 boards for Marotta.
McLaughlin had her first shot attempt with 6 minutes remaining, and, had just one for the game. But she hit two free throws with seconds remaining for the win.
2nd place in the league for the moment.
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Great to hear they made a comeback and won. I turned to Pebble Beach because they were losing by a bunch
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50-47 Marquette over Creighton.
2 weekend wins by a combined 5 points.
Held Creighton to 6/22 from 3. (best 3 point shooting team in the league)
Karlen 20 and 7. Van Kleunen 13 and 7.
12 boards for Marotta.
McLaughlin had her first shot attempt with 6 minutes remaining, and, had just one for the game. But she hit two free throws with seconds remaining for the win.
2nd place in the league for the moment.
I guess they wanted to test out my heart rate this weekend :). That was a crazy comeback today that I didn't really see coming. I thought all was lost when they got a steal down 42-40 and Chloe Marotta failed to convert on a breakaway layup attempt. Creighton turned around and made a 3 to go up 45-40 there. Creighton would go up 47-42 with 2:50 to go but that was the last time Creighton scord in this game.
Big game for sophomore Liza Karlen who led the way with a career high 20 points and had a big block at the end when Creighton needed a 3 to tie it.
DePaul won their game at home against Providence to move to 11-3 in the BE compared to MU's 10-3 so MU sits in 3rd for now with Villanova and Creighton right behind them also. Big week coming up for Marquette as they go to Villanova on Friday (they lost a close game at home to Villanova a couple weeks ago) and then host UCONN on Sunday. Overall they have 4 road games and 2 home games left. It seems like the BE will not be rescheduling the MU at UCONN game that was canceled due to MU's Covid issues.
Danyel Middleton was in sweats for the second straight game. Friday night a Marquette spokesperson told the student paper she was out with a non-Covid injury. That's an interesting way to describe it - not sure what a Covid related injury would be. And since I have no idea what the injury is, I'm not sure when we might be able to expect her to return. She's been providing some energy and nice minutes off the bench.
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A recruit at today's game who got an offer - https://twitter.com/angie_baller32/status/1490454472065273862
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The Big East announced today they did reschedule the MU at UCONN game to Wed 2/23 at 6P central.
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Marquette is 60 in NCAA Women’s Net.
Creighton 33
Remaining opponents net:
Villanova 81
DePaul 42
UConn 6
Providence 149
Georgetown 254
St. John’s 120
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Marquette is the last team in the tournament according to Charlie Creme's latest Bracketology: https://www.espn.com/espn/feature/story/_/id/30423107/ncaa-women-bracketology-2022-women-college-basketball-projections
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Marquette's next two opponents are playing tonight as Villanova is at UCONN. Villanova leads 62-45 heading to the 4th quarter. UCONN is a bit short handed tonight and have only played 6 players but this is still a surprise so far.
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Villanova out rebounding UConn 25-9 late 3rd quarter.
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Villanova out rebounding UConn 25-9 late 3rd quarter.
Villanova outrebounded UCONN 37-21 for the game and holds on to win 72-69. It's UCONN"s first conference loss since 2013. Marquette goes to Villanova Friday night and hosts UCONN Sunday.
Get your tickets soon for Sunday if you don't have them yet - there are limited tickets available.
On another note, DePaul goes to UCONN on Friday - that will be a tough game for UCONN.
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WTH HAPPEN TO OUR Warrior ladies today ? ? ? Can't hold on to a 4 pt lead with 3 min to play!!! Up 2 with 4 sec to play!!! why foul 2x??? Maddy seigreist scores 2 FT TO TIE and sends MU to OT and end up losing by 11!!! Siegriest w/42pts ! ! ! UGH !!!
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WTH HAPPEN TO OUR Warrior ladies today ? ? ? Can't hold on to a 4 pt lead with 3 min to play!!! Up 2 with 4 sec to play!!! why foul 2x??? Maddy seigreist scores 2 FT TO TIE and sends MU to OT and end up losing by 11!!! Siegriest w/42pts ! ! ! UGH !!!
Really poor execution down the stretch for Marquette.
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MU hosts UCONN at 1:30P central today and the game will be televised on Fox.
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I heard tix are very limited ! ! ! We will be there for sure wearing our GOLD ! ! ! 8-)
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I heard tix are very limited ! ! ! We will be there for sure wearing our GOLD ! ! ! 8-)
Yes I am expecting this game to be a sellout.
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They are even opening The AL early, 1.5 hrs before gametime, 12 noon ! ! ! 8-)
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They are even opening The AL early, 1.5 hrs before gametime, 12 noon ! ! ! 8-)
They did that against Notre Dane a few years ago and there were even scalpers in front of the Al for that game.
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I have never seen the Al so packed with fans. Super showup
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Great Crowd!!! Ladies playing great D!!! Let’s go Warriors !!! Get the big upset W!!! 8-)
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They definitely look competitive against UConn. Probably due to UConn injuries. Fun game to watch. Take advantage.
(And Villanova goes and loses today - go figure)
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I blame myself. When I clicked on the game, we were up 1. About 3 minutes later, we were down a bazillion.
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I blame myself. When I clicked on the game, we were up 1. About 3 minutes later, we were down a bazillion.
I blame you, too.
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I blame you, too.
There is a pattern emerging...
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DePaul dominated Marquette last night both inside and outside. Final score was 77-66 but Marquette was down by as many as 24 in the 3rd and padded stats in the 4th.
DePaul leads the country in scoring and assists.
DePaul Freshman Annesah Morrow had her 20th straight double double with 21 and 17. Only 4 other Women’s players have ever done that.
Deja Church had 23 and 8. Sonya Morris had 15.
King had 16 for Marquette. Walker had 12 and 9, and Karlen had 12.
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DePaul dominated Marquette last night both inside and outside. Final score was 77-66 but Marquette was down by as many as 24 in the 3rd and padded stats in the 4th.
DePaul leads the country in scoring and assists.
DePaul Freshman Annesah Morrow had her 20th straight double double with 21 and 17. Only 4 other Women’s players have ever done that.
Deja Church had 23 and 8. Sonya Morris had 15.
King had 16 for Marquette. Walker had 12 and 9, and Karlen had 12.
There's a long ways to go yet but Morrow could have a shot at the record for consecutive games with double doubles. Courtney Paris set that record with 112 straight double doubles.
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Since realistically I don't see Marquette making the NCAA Tournament, I was looking up information on the WNIT. Here's a link to an article with some information about amount of teams and when the teams participating will be announced:
https://womensnit.com/news/2022/2/3/general-tournament-officials-gearing-up-for-2022-postseason-wnit.aspx
And a reminder that the Women's Selection Show moves back to Sunday this season after being on Monday for a number of years now.
I'd say they could win the conference tourney to grab the automatic bid but don't see anyone beating UCONN in the BET.
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Nice to see Paige Bueckers returning for UConn tonight. The day of that injury, it looked like she might be done for the season.
Along with Aliyah Boston and Caitlin Clark, Bueckers is one of my favorite to watch play. So much talent and energy.
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Nice to see Paige Bueckers returning for UConn tonight. The day of that injury, it looked like she might be done for the season.
Along with Aliyah Boston and Caitlin Clark, Bueckers is one of my favorite to watch play. So much talent and energy.
I watched a bit of both of them last night. SC game was a blowout but enjoyed seeing the honoring of Gary Blair. Clark took over in a close game versus Rutgers to lead Iowa to victory. Michigan-Iowa Sunday should be a good game although I will miss it while at the MU game.
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Before yesterday's games, Charlie Creme's bracketology had only 2 BE teams going dancing - UCONN and Creighton. DePaul was one of the first 4 teams out and Villanova one of the next four out. DePaul didn't help themselves at all losing to Seton Hall at home last night and finish tomorrow with a tough game at Creighton. Villanova has a chance to finish second in the conference and maybe with a good BET run can get NCAA consideration - they were without superstar Maddie Siegrist for some of their early losses so the selection committee may take that into consideration and they do have the win at UCONN. Villanova only played UCONN once this season as their postponed home contest with them was never made up. UCONN will actually finish 3 league games short of the 20 total. Creighton, DePaul, Marquette and Providence are the only teams that will finish with the full 20 league games if my calculations were correct. Short of an automatic bid with a BET win which is extremely unlikely to happen, Marquette is not going to the NCAA Tournament this season. But I'd like to see more than 2 BE teams go dancing.
Marquette sits at 5th in the BE at 12-7. With a win tomorrow at home against St. John's they assure themselves a 5th place finish and first round BET bye. They would tie with DePaul for 4th if MU wins and DePaul loses tomorrow but it looks like they'd lose any tiebreakers with DePaul.
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Don't forget: All of you MU BB fans going to the NMD game on Sat, your tix allow you to go the the MU Ladies BB game on Sun @ The Al, for FREE ! ! ! Lets Fill the AL and support our Lady Warriors ! ! ! GO WARRIORS ! ! ! 8-)
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Get there early tomorrow - they are doing the senior day ceremonies before the game. I much prefer when they do it after the game but nobody asked my opinion about it :).
I read earlier today that Chloe Marotta is coming back for another Covid year next season. And then I read in an email tonight that the senior day ceremonies will honor Karissa McLaughlin, LVK and Antwainette Walker. I knew McLaughlin and LVK were done after this season but was a little surprised to see Walker listed as she's a junior on the roster.
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MU escapes against St. John's 79-75 and finishes 5th in the Big East. They'll face 4 seed DePaul in the first round of the BET on Saturday. The full bracket won't be known until Tuesday when Seton Hall and Xavier play a makeup game:
https://www.bigeast.com/news/2022/2/27/womens-basketball-bigeastwbb-minute-nine-teams-close-out-the-regular-season.aspx
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Congrats to LVK and Chloe Marotta for some BE honors:
https://www.bigeast.com/news/2022/3/3/villanovas-siegrist-named-big-east-womens-basketball-player-of-the-year.aspx
I can't help but think of how proud Chloe's Dad would be - sad that he didn't get to see her or Cam play for Marquette.
First day of the BET tomorrow - curious to see if Butler fires their coach or not as their season is sure to end tomorrow against Seton Hall - they won one game all season and lost all their BE games.
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Hang on Warriors!!!
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WOOOHOOO! ! ! Hang 100+ on Bruno andDePaul WOW !!!!
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Box says 49-17 rebounding advantage.
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Box says 49-17 rebounding advantage.
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And Morrow’s long streak of consecutive double doubles ended today.
Incredible performance by MU today. Near the end of the game one of the commentators said Duffy said in a phone call this week MU doesn’t win if the game is in the 90’s. But it worked out pretty well scoring over 100 for MU 😀.
Another career high for Liza Karlen - she had a nice second half of the season.
A very tough game against UCONN awaits them tomorrow but for today we can celebrate this great win over DePaul - it’s always nice to beat them.
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Marquette recruit Emily LaChapell is playing in the Div 1 state final tonight - her Appleton East squad will take on Kettle Moraine. From a preview article before they played Brookfield East in the semi's:
The Marquette commit leads the team with 20.5 points, 7.2 rebounds and 5.3 assists per game, while shooting 55% from the field.
https://www.gmtoday.com/the_freeman/sports/can-t-stop-the-spartans/article_734bdbda-a074-11ec-bee4-2bbbc5629362.html
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Speaking of the state tournament, former Marquette player Krystal Ellis was one of the refs for the Div 2 final:
https://twitter.com/travisWSN/status/1502808659126104064
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4 Big East Women’s Basketball Team made the NCAA Tournament.
Connecticut
Creighton
DePaul
Villanova
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4 Big East Women’s Basketball Team made the NCAA Tournament.
Connecticut
Creighton
DePaul
Villanova
I can't believe DePaul made it but it's good for the BE that they got 4 teams in. Marquette now gets the automatic WNIT bid for the BE although they would have made it anyway. And now I wait for the WNIT bracket to come out - I'd imagine there's a good chance MU will host a game.
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Marquette is officially in the WNIT but we have to wait until tomorrow to find out who they play and date/location/time.
WNIT teams - https://womensnit.com/news/2022/3/13/general-2022-postseason-wnit-field-announced.aspx
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Marquette will host Ball State, at 7pm Central Time Wednesday, in the first round of the WNIT.
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Marquette recruit Emily LaChapell is playing in the Div 1 state final tonight - her Appleton East squad will take on Kettle Moraine. From a preview article before they played Brookfield East in the semi's:
The Marquette commit leads the team with 20.5 points, 7.2 rebounds and 5.3 assists per game, while shooting 55% from the field.
https://www.gmtoday.com/the_freeman/sports/can-t-stop-the-spartans/article_734bdbda-a074-11ec-bee4-2bbbc5629362.html
So what happened?
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So what happened?
Kettle Moraine won the game. 69-53. LaChapell had 19 in the loss.
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Anyone going to Marquette vs Ball State, at 7pmToday @ the AL, For the first round of the WNIT??? WE will be there.. Only $10 for RESERVED Seats and $5 Gen Admission ! ! ! Come cheer on our Lady Warriors ! ! ! 8-)
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Ladies up 18 at the end of 3
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+21 on the boards. Well done!
DePaul finishing their season with a thud.
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+21 on the boards. Well done!
DePaul finishing their season with a thud.
And they get to host Purdue on Monday - nice to get another home game.
Yeah DePaul looks like a team that should not have made the NCAA Tournament
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I know some here are familiar with Lisa Stone, former Wisconsin and Eau Claire Head Coach. She was let go at SLU today after 10 seasons.
She had a D-3 power at Eau Claire, a quick Sweet 16 run at Drake in a couple of seasons, then had mostly a solid WNIT program at Wisconsin. Wisconsin’s last NCAA appearance is with Stone. And they have struggled in a big way ever since she left.
She was hired at SLU when Majerus was the Men’s coach. And her results were roughly similar to what they were at Wisconsin. Her team made 4 of the last 6 WNIT’s, won a regular season league title.
She’s a good coach, not a great recruiter, very well liked as a person, known for consistent stability. High floor, low ceiling for many years now at her last two stops. Their team had a bit of roster turnover and instability along with some tough break injuries that knocked them out of NCAA Tourney contention, during the pandemic. I know the roster turnover was an issue as that had been one of her previous strengths.
The reaction will be met with mixed reviews, as she has been well liked by other coaches, players, admin and fans, and she has been solid for a program with very little previous history or support. She did a nice job getting it to the next level. But many want to elevate their program a little higher to more NCAA level as opposed to WNIT level, and, they decided to make a change. It’s a different place now in terms of admin, board, resources, facilities, etc..
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Five paragraphs on the mediocre SLU women's coach in the MU Women's basketball topic. ::)
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Five paragraphs on the mediocre SLU women's coach in the MU Women's basketball topic. ::)
Lisa Stone should have had Yadier Molina give some speeches
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Five paragraphs on the mediocre SLU women's coach in the MU Women's basketball topic. ::)
I also post about other Women’s basketball programs and topics in this thread, WNBA, you name it in addition to a lot of MUWBB.
Feel free to ignore a post or topic.
We’ve had past discussions here about Lisa Stone, as well as Wisconsin Women’s basketball. Maybe try to keep up a bit.
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I also post about other Women’s basketball programs and topics in this thread, WNBA, you name it in addition to a lot of MUWBB.
Feel free to ignore a post or topic.
We’ve had past discussions here about Lisa Stone, as well as Wisconsin Women’s basketball. Maybe try to keep up a bit.
You have been the only person to bring up Lisa Stone in any topic since 2010. She has been mentioned in two topics - this and your thesis advocating SLU's inclusion in the BE. Those aren't discussions. They are off-topic posts for the sake of making them.
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You have been the only person to bring up Lisa Stone in any topic since 2010. She has been mentioned in two topics - this and your thesis advocating SLU's inclusion in the BE. Those aren't discussions. They are off-topic posts for the sake of making them.
Nope. The search button is your friend.
Marquette Fan (who posts more than anyone else in this thread) has made many posts here about Lisa Stone as recently as March of 2021. He’s also posted about many other local players, coaches and teams. Others jumped in as well.
Again, you don’t post in this thread, I do. Clearly you also don’t read this thread regularly either.
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Nope. The search button is your friend.
Marquette Fan (who posts more than anyone else in this thread) has made many posts here about Lisa Stone as recently as March of 2021. He’s also posted about many other local players, coaches and teams. Others jumped in as well.
Again, you don’t post in this thread, I do. Clearly you also don’t read this thread regularly either.
Lisa Stone was brought up because of a UW transfer. You then brought her up multiple times in response.
And I have posted multiple times in this thread and read it regularly. You make off topic posts regularly. Long ones that no one but you cares about.
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Lisa Stone was brought up because of a UW transfer. You then brought her up multiple times in response.
And I have posted multiple times in this thread and read it regularly. You make off topic posts regularly. Long ones that no one but you cares about.
If you have anything to add about Women’s basketball feel free to add. You never post about Women’s basketball here. You are trolling to troll.
Maybe let the Women’s basketball people have the Women’s basketball thread. Find your next thread to troll.
We’ll be discussing MUWBB and other Women’s BBall here long after you are gone.
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You both made your points. Time to move on.
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Hoping against hope that Monday's game is somehow televised. It'd be good to get a Big Ten scalp.
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If you have anything to add about Women’s basketball feel free to add. You never post about Women’s basketball here. You are trolling to troll.
You are wrong. "The search button is your friend." I have posted in this thread.
And as I said, I continue to read it regardless. You went off ridiculously off topic and got called on it. Now you are lying to pretend that happens all the time.
We’ll be discussing MUWBB and other Women’s BBall here long after you are gone.
Others will talk about MUWBB. You'll be posting multiple paragraphs about SLU...or WashU...or Fontbonne... that no one else cares about.
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You both made your points. Time to move on.
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Hoping against hope that Monday's game is somehow televised. It'd be good to get a Big Ten scalp.
Hopefully. It’s one of the negatives of the Big East and its FloSports deal.
ESPN+ will have some of the SEC, ACC, games, but it will also have non Power 6 league games as well. (N. Iowa v Drake Mon.) etc…
Big 10 Network Plus may have it. It’s a poor quality, expensive, streaming service. However, they will sometimes show free games. Example: When Rutgers Women’s Soccer made its NCAA Final Four run this season, their games were shown for free. They do that for NCAA games in Olympic Sports sometimes.
We’ll see.
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On another coaching note - I'm pretty upset that Butler hasn't fired their coach after a one win season and zero wins in conference play. The bottom of the BE is pretty bad and needs an upgrade badly.
Has it been mentioned here that Tina Thompson was fired at Virginia? Not sure if that's been posted or not yet. I bring that up because two players transferred from Marquette to Virginia last year and Virginia was awful this season.
Creighton had a nice showing today beating Colorado - nice to see the do well.
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And UCONN and Villanova pick up wins today - go Big East!
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Yep. 25 and 7 for Siegrest in the 11/6 Villanova upset over BYU, 61-57. Just one three.
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Former 11 year DePaul assistant Bart Brooks, is in his 4th season at Belmont, and, he has it going.
2nd straight year with the 12/5 upset win in NCAA Tourney. Last Year defeated Gonzaga, this year just beat Oregon.
3 of 3 conference tourney titles.
2 of 3 regular season league titles.
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Former 11 year DePaul assistant Bart Brooks, is in his 4th season at Belmont, and, he has it going.
2nd straight year with the 12/5 upset win in NCAA Tourney. Last Year defeated Gonzaga, this year just beat Oregon.
3 of 3 conference tourney titles.
2 of 3 regular season league titles.
Off topic.
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Former 11 year DePaul assistant Bart Brooks, is in his 4th season at Belmont, and, he has it going.
2nd straight year with the 12/5 upset win in NCAA Tourney. Last Year defeated Gonzaga, this year just beat Oregon.
3 of 3 conference tourney titles.
2 of 3 regular season league titles.
Actually I shortchanged him one year. 5th season.
4 of 4 conference tourney titles
3 of 4 regular season titles.
Has a good class next year too.
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Actually I shortchanged him one year. 5th season.
4 of 4 conference tourney titles
3 of 4 regular season titles.
Has a good class next year too.
Still off topic
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First ever Sweet 16 for Creighton. Wins over Colorado and Iowa. Game winner from an Iowa transfer. 64-62.
I believe it is the 9th higher seeded win so far.
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Caught the last quarter. Fun game to watch. I didn't see this Creighton team coming on this year. Now to see if the coach gets hired away.
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Caught the last quarter. Fun game to watch. I didn't see this Creighton team coming on this year. Now to see if the coach gets hired away.
Flanery has been coaching at Creighton since 2002 and also played at Creighton in college. While this is their first Sweet 16, I still wouldn’t expect him to leave at this point.
I was happy to see Creighton pull off this upset - nice showing for the Big East.
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Watched the latter part of the Baylor loss in the concourse at the Fiserv.
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Watched the latter part of the Baylor loss in the concourse at the Fiserv.
I watched a lot of that game - was a good one. I like seeing the upsets also.
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Anyone going to Marquette vs Purdue, at 7pmToday @ the AL, For the 2nd round of the WNIT??? WE will be there.. Great price for admission Only $10 for RESERVED Seats and $5 Gen Admission ! ! ! Come cheer on our Lady Warriors ! ! ! 8-)
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Flanery has been coaching at Creighton since 2002 and also played at Creighton in college. While this is their first Sweet 16, I still wouldn’t expect him to leave at this point.
I was happy to see Creighton pull off this upset - nice showing for the Big East.
I didn't see the game but I did see the pretty extensive clip package on ESPN. Creighton absolutely mauled Caitlin Clark. I couldn't believe some of the fouls that weren't called. It was like watching the Pistons defend Michael during the "Jordan Rules" days.
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On another coaching note - I'm pretty upset that Butler hasn't fired their coach after a one win season and zero wins in conference play. The bottom of the BE is pretty bad and needs an upgrade badly.
Has it been mentioned here that Tina Thompson was fired at Virginia? Not sure if that's been posted or not yet. I bring that up because two players transferred from Marquette to Virginia last year and Virginia was awful this season.
Creighton had a nice showing today beating Colorado - nice to see the do well.
Virginia hired Amaka Agugua Hamilton from Missouri State. She’s good, and, she’s originally from Virginia.
Illinois hired Shauna Green from Dayton. Offer will be interesting to see as she was making just under $500k at Dayton.
Lots of movement going on with openings and hires.
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Marquette 77 Purdue 62
Von Kleunen 27, 11, 6
King 17 and 9
McLaughin 16
Walker 10.
6/13 from 3.
20 assists on 28 made buckets.
Turnovers limited to 10.
Host Toledo Thursday 7pm.
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Marquette 77 Purdue 62
Von Kleunen 27, 11, 6
King 17 and 9
McLaughin 16
Walker 10.
6/13 from 3.
20 assists on 28 made buckets.
Turnovers limited to 10.
Host Toledo Thursday 7pm.
That was a career high for LVK and the most points scored by an MU player this season in a game.
I was surprised to read that was the first time MU and Purdue have ever played each other.
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I was surprised to read that was the first time MU and Purdue have ever played each other.
That is, since the epic finish in March, 1969 when Purdue's Richelle Mount his a long buzzer beater to send Ann McGuire's Lady Warriors home.
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Butler finally took action and fired their coach after a one win season - https://twitter.com/raoul_000/status/1506376871986057235?s=21
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Butler finally took action and fired their coach after a one win season - https://twitter.com/raoul_000/status/1506376871986057235?s=21
I know you mention Butler sometimes, when mentioning the improving the league bottom tier, and, understandably so.
I think of Providence. Butler’s outgoing coach was making roughly $240k, similar to Xavier, etc…whereas Providence has a hc coach making roughly $440k, and, they have not had a winning league record in his six seasons, with four of them being four wins or less. I would think Crowley would have to be getting a warm seat there, with that type of compensation and those results.
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I know you mention Butler sometimes, when mentioning the improving the league bottom tier, and, understandably so.
I think of Providence. Butler’s outgoing coach was making roughly $240k, similar to Xavier, etc…whereas Providence has a hc coach making roughly $440k, and, they have not had a winning league record in his six seasons, with four of them being four wins or less. I would think Crowley would have to be getting a warm seat there, with that type of compensation and those results.
Suggestion. Start a generic women’s bball topic instead of constantly going off topic here.
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Fun fact I haven't seen mentioned on Scoop:
Marquette's women's team is the final basketball team from the state of Wisconsin that is still playing.
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Suggestion. Start a generic women’s bball topic instead of constantly going off topic here.
You seem to be the only one with this issue here. I for one am going to continue to post about things in this thread that have a tie to Marquette Women’s Basketball. A team that won no conference games and brings the conference rankings down quite a bit has a tie-in to Marquette.
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Fun fact I haven't seen mentioned on Scoop:
Marquette's women's team is the final basketball team from the state of Wisconsin that is still playing.
I saw a Ben Steele article in the JS mentioning that.
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I know you mention Butler sometimes, when mentioning the improving the league bottom tier, and, understandably so.
I think of Providence. Butler’s outgoing coach was making roughly $240k, similar to Xavier, etc…whereas Providence has a hc coach making roughly $440k, and, they have not had a winning league record in his six seasons, with four of them being four wins or less. I would think Crowley would have to be getting a warm seat there, with that type of compensation and those results.
I recall mentioning Butler mostly this season because they were so bad this season and really hadn’t been too successful other than one decent season under the coach they just fired. I wasn’t considering salary at all. Georgetown is another BE school that maybe should be considering a coaching change. But I’m not sure how much some of these schools really care about women’s basketball.
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I recall mentioning Butler mostly this season because they were so bad this season and really hadn’t been too successful other than one decent season under the coach they just fired. I wasn’t considering salary at all. Georgetown is another BE school that maybe should be considering a coaching change. But I’m not sure how much some of these schools really care about women’s basketball.
Yep. I mentioned it because it seems to be a significantly greater investment there (Providence) without a lot of return. It would also help if a few programs made more of the minimum program investments to be competitive and successful. One of the things Kieger helped establish was a greater compensation budget for MUWBB coaches. Duffy is now well past $600k.
There was an interesting recent poll of 30 Power 5 head coaches asking their opinion of the best head coaching jobs in Women’s hoops. While mentioned, UConn was down a bit on the list, considered top 15 etc..because some coaches think their success is more about Geno. Whereas with some other places, they believe they are better opportunities regardless of coach.
It will be interesting to see what happens when he eventually leaves.
Free FloSports game tonight for those watching Nationally.
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Here’s an article from last month about disparities between the men’s and women’s programs at Georgetown:
https://thehoya.com/athletics-disparate-fan-bans-for-basketball-programs-spark-backlash-allegations-of-sexism/
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Ladies finish their game on an 18-6 run to take a lead. Down 79-78 late
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The 21-22 season ends tonight with a 92-82 loss to Toledo. Chloe Marotta did have a career high 28 points in the loss.
Thank you seniors LVK, Karissa McLaughlin and Antoinette Walker.
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Thanks Marquette Fan for the season long updates. You post whatever you want about women's basketball in your thread. Off season info is appreciated.
Somewhat amazed watching Creighton build a 13 point lead in the fourth quarter against Iowa State. Have a real shot at the Elite 8.
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Thanks Marquette Fan for the season long updates. You post whatever you want about women's basketball in your thread. Off season info is appreciated.
Somewhat amazed watching Creighton build a 13 point lead in the fourth quarter against Iowa State. Have a real shot at the Elite 8.
Thanks. The big thing now I think is to see if anyone transfers in or out.
Great to see Creighton advance to their first Elite Eight
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I second what Spaniel says. I've gotten a lot out of your MU women's hoops updates, so thanks!
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While I still think a number of things on here are on topic, I think it couldn't hur to have a Women's Hoops thread to put general things in there that have no ties to Marquette. So I started a Women's Hoops thread here in Superbar - https://www.muscoop.com/index.php?topic=63272.0
Please come post something in it so it doesn't die with no other posts :). There's lots of things to post about with the Women's Tourney this year too.
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Karissa McLaughlin will participate in the three point shooting contest Thursday night at the Men’s Final 4 - https://www.wane.com/college-sports/mclaughlin-to-college-3-point-championship/amp/
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Marquette transfer news - Danyel Middleton is entering the transfer portal -
https://twitter.com/iamdanyy25/status/1509974373159120906?s=21&t=eDn1PCPkXfeIB6Q38oG8nw
I thought she provided a nice spark off the bench this season and wouldn't have minded seeing her stay. But I also figured it was likely Marquette would have a transfer or two with there already being 900 players in the transfer portal right now.
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I also appreciate the updates. No problem if it ventures outside strict parameters.
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I also appreciate the updates. No problem if it ventures outside strict parameters.
Thanks.
I started a separate women's hoops thread to talk about things that are strictly women's hoops and don't relate to MU at all. So I'll try my best to stick to MU Women's Bball related stuff in here :).
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Interesting transfer news - Antwainette Walker announced on instagram she's entering the transfer portal. She transferred to MU from Arkansas Little Rock and participated in Senior Day ceremonies so I thought she was graduating and moving on based on participating in senior day ceremonies.
https://marquettewire.org/4075697/sports/antwainette-walker-transfers-from-marquette/
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LVK is one of the athletes listed for the 2022 WNBA draft which takes place on April 11th. I'm guessing she probably won't get drafted but wish her the best in the future. List of players who have put their names in for the WNBA draft this year - https://onherturf.nbcsports.com/2022/04/06/2022-wnba-draft/
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Opened up Twitter tonight and saw news about an MU commitment - Kenzie Hare from Naperville - https://twitter.com/kenzie_hare12/status/1514030640253091850
She originally was set to play for St. Louis this fall but reopened her recruiting after SLU fired Lisa Stone. So she sould be eligible to play for MU starting this upcoming season - 22-23.
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2022 Kenzie Hare, 5’10 guard has committed to Marquette.
She was originally committed to SLU for over a year, but she re-opened her recruitment after SLU decided to replace Lisa Stone after this season. Naperville Central High School.
https://twitter.com/kenzie_hare12/status/1514030640253091850?s=21&t=XmGoMhQXkFmOqDs1D-4ctw
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2022 Kenzie Hare, 5’10 guard has committed to Marquette.
She was originally committed to SLU for over a year, but she re-opened her recruitment after SLU decided to replace Lisa Stone after this season. Naperville Central High School.
https://twitter.com/kenzie_hare12/status/1514030640253091850?s=21&t=XmGoMhQXkFmOqDs1D-4ctw
Beat you to it by about 4 minutes :) . I hope she's a good outside shooter - they really need that.
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Beat you to it by about 4 minutes :) . I hope she's a good outside shooter - they really need that.
She waited to hear who SLU’s new coach would be. (Rebecca Tillett) And shortly after SLU announced its new head coach, Kenzie committed to MUWBB.
I meant to say Naperville North, not Central. She transferred there from Bartlett. She played AAU with M14 Hoops out of Aurora.
Her sister plays D2 at UMSL (University of Missouri St. Louis)
Yes, she can shoot it. She made 102 three pointers as a Freshman. Then she worked to develop other aspects of her game.
Her nickname is “Cheese.”
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I meant to say Naperville North, not Central. She transferred there from Bartlett. She played AAU with M14 Hoops out of Aurora.
Do you follow girl's HS hoops in Illinois?
My next door neighbor's kid was a 2-time all-stater at Bartlett. Ended up playing for Wisconsin. Probably one of the few D-1 basketball players (man or woman) that graduated on time with an Engineering degree.
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Do you follow girl's HS hoops in Illinois?
My next door neighbor's kid was a 2-time all-stater at Bartlett. Ended up playing for Wisconsin. Probably one of the few D-1 basketball players (man or woman) that graduated on time with an Engineering degree.
I do.
Jacki Gulczynski?
Kenzie Hare is a nice pick up for Marquette. Her older sister Kayla played at Bartlett.
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I do.
Jacki Gulczynski?
Yep, that's her.
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Nia Clark is transferring from Xavier to Marquette - https://twitter.com/raoul_000/status/1515699521170329605?s=21&t=4_odyeojddW-XzV0nDrTfg
She started at Miami where she played for Duffy.
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Nia Clark is transferring from Xavier to Marquette - https://twitter.com/raoul_000/status/1515699521170329605?s=21&t=4_odyeojddW-XzV0nDrTfg
She started at Miami where she played for Duffy.
Grad transfer but a RS Sophomore?
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Grad transfer but a RS Sophomore?
She started at Miami Ohio, had an injury. Then transferred to Xavier and sat out a year. Then she played two years at Xavier.
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She started at Miami Ohio, had an injury. Then transferred to Xavier and sat out a year. Then she played two years at Xavier.
Yep - she played in 9 games before getting hurt her freshman year at Miami in 2018-19. Here's the info from her Xavier bio:
XAVIER
REDSHIRT-FRESHMAN (2020-21)
Played and started in 13 games... ranked second on the team in scoring, averaging 11.5 points per game... ranked 23rd in the BIG EAST in scoring... led the team in three pointers made (16)... ranked second on the team in total steals (26)... averaged 26.7 minutes per team, ranking second on the team... added 24 assists and three blocks... averaged 1.4 rebounds per game... posted a .377 field-goal percentage... averaged 2.0 steals per game, ranking sixth in the BIG EAST and third among conference freshmen... ranked seventh in the BIG EAST in three-point field-goal percentage (.372), while ranking second among conference freshmen... ranked 126th in the NCAA in steals per game... had 10 steals in the season-opening win at Detroit Mercy, the second most in single-game XU history... the 10 steals were also the most in a game by a BIG EAST player during the season, while ranking tied for fifth in the NCAA... scored in double figures eight times... scored a season-high 19 points at Valparaiso on Dec. 16... was named to the BIG EAST Weekly Honor Roll on Dec. 28... was named the BIG EAST Freshman of the Week on Nov. 30.
FRESHMAN (2019-20)
Did not see action during her first season with the program... sat out due to NCAA transfer rules.
MIAMI OHIO (2018-19)
Appeared in nine games (six starts) during the 2018-19 season before suffering a season-ending injury... averaged 10.6 points and 2.7 rebounds per game for the RedHawks.. scored a season-high 17 points at No. 5 Louisville on Nov. 26.
HIGH SCHOOL
Was a two-time all-state selection at Ben Davis HS and was named to the Indiana All-Star team as a senior... finished her high school career in the 1,000-point club.
I forgot she was dismissed from Xavier's team for a violation of team rules in February (I rememberd Kae Satterfield was who is now transferring to Seton Hall but forgot who the other player was) - https://www.cincinnati.com/story/sports/college/xavier/xaviersports/2022/02/21/xavier-womens-basketball-dismisses-2-players-violating-team-rules/6884842001/
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Article on former MU player Erin Monfre working as a trainer for another Bucks player Wes Matthews who also played at MU of course - https://www.jsonline.com/story/sports/nba/bucks/2022/04/15/milwaukee-bucks-wes-matthews-helped-by-erin-monfre-and-angela-rodriguez-as-nba-playoffs-vs-bulls-set/7323672001/
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A sophomore in HS who recently got an offer from MU: https://twitter.com/amiahhargrove22/status/1519077570150649861
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A sophomore in HS who recently got an offer from MU: https://twitter.com/amiahhargrove22/status/1519077570150649861
Her first offer was in grade school. (Illinois) Lisa Stone, Missouri State etc soon followed.
Lots of Big 10 interest and offers, DePaul, etc…keeps growing.
6’2 Small Forward. Total package as a player and person. Can create her own shot, score, rebound, transition, Free Throws, 80%, 35% from 3.
MVP of U17 Boo Williams this past weekend for Bradley Beal Elite. Two time First Team All State.
Good athlete, has run track, (her dad was a former NFL Defensive End)
She’s located about 20 miles from Carbondale Illinois.
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Former MU Coach Carolyn Kieger signs s contract extension at Penn State: https://gopsusports.com/news/2022/4/29/womens-basketball-kieger-signs-contract-extension-with-lady-lions.aspx?fbclid=IwAR0O5fAKxkIe_8ipfWuDsPux1CR0kX2TG9gRJ58FklGC4w8SX0EuaSZH-_0
I put this in this thread as Kieger has a lot of ties to MU as a former player and coach.
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I see a local player and student is headed to play for the Marquette women next year.
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Former MU Coach Carolyn Kieger signs s contract extension at Penn State: https://gopsusports.com/news/2022/4/29/womens-basketball-kieger-signs-contract-extension-with-lady-lions.aspx?fbclid=IwAR0O5fAKxkIe_8ipfWuDsPux1CR0kX2TG9gRJ58FklGC4w8SX0EuaSZH-_0
I put this in this thread as Kieger has a lot of ties to MU as a former player and coach.
She's 27-56 at PSU. Is that such a bad program that 32% win rate gets you an extension? I don't follow the women's game but I assume your going to get 5-7 wins per year versus cupcakes like the men do.
As a fellow MU alum, I'm happy for her and I hope she does well.
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I see a local player and student is headed to play for the Marquette women next year.
Yep. Marquette offered late July last year and, she chose Marquette two months later over Houston.
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Another article in yesterday's New Haven Register discussing WNBA players playing in other leagues in the off season to earn additional money. Rules are changing in 2023. Starts out by discussing Natisha Hiedeman.
WNBA
Players seeking overseas alternatives
By Maggie Vanoni
UNCASVILLE — Over 5,000 miles and an 11-hour time difference separated Natisha Hiedeman from her family back home in Wisconsin.
Before the Russian Premier League was cut short last winter due to the country’s invasion of Ukraine, the 25-year-old Connecticut Sun guard was playing for Nadezhda — her third overseas team since becoming a professional player in 2019.
This was her third winter spent alone, detached from family and friends, only able to catch them late at night on the phone before she went to bed and while they were just starting their day a continent away.
“You’re over there by yourself, like that’s really what it is,” Hiedeman said.
Hiedeman’s story is not unique. For most WNBA players, the job as a professional player doesn’t stop when a champion is crowned at the end of the season.
Players start competing for international leagues oftentimes immediately following the conclusion of the WNBA season. They travel to countries all over the world to compete, grow their game and earn income.
For some, competing overseas is worth it for the lucrative contracts. But for others, the months spent away from family and friends is hard, especially when the overseas season overlaps with winter holidays and ends when the WNBA season begins.
Leaving hardly any time for breaks and rest in between.
The politics behind overseas seasons go even deeper.
Per the WNBA’s new prioritization rules, which go into effect next season, players can be punished for arriving late to training camp. The WNBA season starts in early May while training camp usually runs the two weeks before — conflicting with Euro League championship schedules.
There’s also the matter of safety as the world continues to heal from the COVID-19 pandemic and international warfare.
In February, seven-time WNBA All-Star Brittney Griner was detained at a Russian airport in Moscow after Russian officials reportedly found cannabis oil in vape cartridges in her luggage. Her detainment came within the same month Russia began its invasion of Ukraine.
Balancing careers both in the WNBA and overseas is nothing new to women’s basketball players. While competing overseas is optional, the rawness of Grin-er’s situation on top of the league’s new rules and the inaugural season of the new United States-based offseason Athletes Unlimited, the worth and willingness by athletes to compete during the offseason in foreign countries becomes more debatable.
Players such as Hiedeman are questioning the value.
“As much mentally as physically, these players are asked to play year-round and they go one season to another,” Sun head coach Curt Miller said. “These pros, the sacrifices go to an extremely high level. They play year-round, they’re away from family and friends, out of the country, they never get their bodies a break.
“The mental toll that it takes on them, add these last couple years, the added mental stress of COVID and bubbled seasons and all your testing and all the medical requirements around our seasons. It’s remarkable these guys do what they do.”
While young girls dream of playing collegiately and in the WNBA, it’s not until their college-aged years that the reality of playing overseas becomes an option. For those who go undrafted or don’t make rosters following training camp, going overseas can be the only option to play professionally.
The WNBA’s offseason is longer than its four-to-five-month summer schedule. Finding a league to continue to play in, sharpen your skills, and get paid to do what you love can often be the most productive way to spend the offseason.
PROS AND CONS
The biggest reason WNBA players play overseas is for the steep increase in salary compared to playing in the WNBA. The league’s supermax salary — reserved for the best of the best — is $228,094 for the 2022 season. Overseas contracts can more than double that number. ESPN reported former UConn great and current Seattle Storm forward Breanna Stewart earns about $1.5 million playing overseas during a single season.
Beyond the the income is the opportunity to face the world’s best players on big stages. Rosters feature a collage of players from all over the world, some from the WNBA and others from international senior teams. Each vying to battle it out in the postseason in the FIBA circuit or in each country’s league championships.
“I knew that I had an option, but I wanted to grow my game. I was excited about overseas,” 2021 MVP Jonquel Jones said about her first year overseas. “I played in Korea. It was a great experience. We won a championship. I came back in really great shape and after that it was my first year being an All-Star, my second year in the league. … It’s an aspect that has helped my game grow and has allowed me to come back every year better.”
There’s also the traveling aspect as players experience new places, new cultures, food, and meeting new people.
“I really just like the experience of it,” said Jasmine Thomas, 11-year vet in the WNBA and key starter for the Sun. “Being in different cultures, getting to know the language, the food and just seeing something different every year. Without basketball, I don’t know if I would have those opportunities.”
The hardest parts of competing overseas? The time away from family while being alone in a foreign country between practice and games. Juggling brutal time differences just to be able to check in with those back in the States. For some players, being so far from loved ones creates an overwhelming sense of loneliness.
“You might not talk to your people for however long,” Hiedeman said. “I definitely do not like going overseas. I do not ever want to have to go overseas ever again, but sometimes you gotta do what you gotta do.”
Even though players are surrounded by their international team staff and teammates, most clubs don’t provide translators. Some teams may have multiple WNBA players or players who know English on their roster, others may only have one. For players without means to translators, they’re left to fight the language barrier both on and off the court.
Taja Cole, former Virginia Tech guard, said she hired a tutor out of her own pocket to help her learn Spanish basketball terminology during her time playing in Spain. Each day before practice, the tutor would teach the point guard how to call out plays in Spanish.
The lack of built-in rest between the international season and WNBA can also be risky for athletes’ health. Without proper rest, injuries are more likely to occur especially when players are competing year-round.
“Every single one of our players that had been overseas I feel like have had swollen knees this year,” Miller said. “We’re getting MRIs sent back to our team docs from foreign countries and could we read them, could we not. I’m telling you, nearly everyone overseas has something going on and our medical doctors are looking at back here from their seasons overseas and it’s just wear-and-tear.
“It’s not acute injury. It’s not necessarily a major injury, knock on wood, it’s just so much wear-and-tear on them day after day after day that they play 12 months out of the year.”
Safety is also the utmost concern.
Griner’s situation is delicate. There have been few updates about her legal status in Russia and whether she will face serious criminal charges. With Russia still at war with Ukraine, the situation has become even more fragile as some avoid bringing unwanted attention to the issue in risk of making her a pawn. It is unknown when Griner will return to the United States and when or if she’ll rejoin the Phoenix Mercury this season.
“I know BG has family, she has people that care about her, and the fact that she’s stuck over there, it’s not anything to play with,” Cole said. “I think people don’t realize how serious it is, unless it’s you, but it’s something I think about it every day and I just hope that we can keep our players in the States.”
NEW RULES
The WNBA’s latest Collective Bargaining Agreement brought positive change to the league. It bumped up the salary cap and brought better benefits for players who require childcare and maternity leave.
Yet, it also introduced strict rules for league prioritization.
Starting with the 2023 season, any player with three years or more in the league will be fined if they miss the start of training camp and suspended for the season if they miss the start of the regular season (usually two weeks following the start of camp).
Per the CBA, starting in 2024 a player can be suspended for the whole season if they’re late to training camp.
“I don’t really agree with it,” Jones said about the new rules. “I feel like the league understands the situation that we’re in as WNBA players and I think the league is moving in the right direction in terms of how they pay the players, but ultimately a lot of us go over there to really just make more money and help our families out more, so I feel like it’s kinda like a sore spot in the CBA.”
The Russian league, which Jones plays for on UMMC Ekaterinburg, ended its season early following the invasion of Ukraine. Jones, along with Hiedeman, returned to the U.S. early. They took two months off from basketball, rested, and spent time with family and friends.
Jones was able to participate in the Sun’s training camp for the first time in years. Miller said he felt Jones had a better mental state to start the season, more rested and loose, because of her unexpected break.
“To be fortunate to have a break that also was not expected to be able to get around family and friends and take a deep breath; JJ that’s in the Bahamas and Atlanta, Natisha that’s in Wisconsin,” he said. “Just to be around family and friends, what that does mentally, for your mental health, it is invaluable. It’s priceless for them.”
ALTERNATIVE SOLUTION
Athletes Unlimited debuted its basketball season earlier this winter. It was the first time the league held a basketball league after previously launching softball, lacrosse and volleyball seasons.
While the league is uniquely structured — teams are re-drafted every week during the five-week season with players chosen as captains to direct plays and lineups to help each player and team earn points — it provides a domestic option for those seeking competition during the WNBA offseason.
The pay, however, isn’t yet comparable to a WNBA or overseas season. Per The Washington Post, AU basketball players averaged over $20,000 with the opportunity to collect bonuses based off performance in games. The player with the most points at the end of the season could, reportedly, up their earnings to $40,000.
The Sun had three players participate in the league’s inaugural season: Cole, DiJonai Carrington and Courtney Williams. Each said they loved the experience and are interested in doing it again next year.
“It was fire. It was dope, man, I loved everything about it,” said Williams, a six-year WNBA veteran. “The way they treated players, the facility, our living circumstances, everything was dope, man. Sign me up every year. I’m there.”
The chance to remain in the States was breath of fresh air for those who previously traveled overseas. While AU is still just a fraction of the schedule and salary of playing internationally, both Williams and Cole agreed the league will grow and convince more players to not compete overseas.
“They want to keep our American women and Australians that play over here for college, they want to keep us over here with our families,” Cole said. “You have some league (WNBA) players that have babies, so going overseas is kinda hard for them to stick with their families. So, I think definitely, this is the future. … “A lot of people are realizing that we can stay over here and make our money and I think investors are starting to get on board with that and make things happen.”
There’s no clear solution to the overseas balance. There’s not a one-size-fits-all option.
But having options is the start. Whether that’s the growth of AU or more domestic leagues popping up and the WNBA creating new outlines in the CBA for salary room and prioritization.
“I’mma be honest, like yeah I want to stay in shape, but I can stay in shape (during the offseason),” Hiedeman said. “I’ve got a lot of people who I could work out with and places where I could play basketball. With Athletes Unlimited being a thing, that overseas might be gone and out the water now. … “I love the WNBA. Like I’m proud to be in the WNBA, like I love this more than going overseas, but people got to, people got families they got to support.”
At the end of the day, players just want to extend their dream of getting paid to do something they love for as long as they can.
“I’m older so for me overseas is definitely something that I want to do if I can do it 100 percent and that might look different for me in different ways,” Thomas said. “Maybe not a whole season, maybe going to a team or country where I know I’m not playing 40 minutes all the time or signing contracts to make me comfortable and make me happy. I definitely enjoy it and as long as I’m healthy I want to play as much basketball as I can.”
maggie.vanoni @hearstmediact.com
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The economics of it all are interesting. I think they will struggle to keep the Aussie players in the offseason, cause they go play in the WNBL and get to be home in Australia when doing so. AU is a nice option popping up, but I struggle to see it as a true alternative to mid 6 figure salaries for playing for Russian and Euro teams that are glamour hobbies with no salary caps for companies/owners over there.
Speaking of Australia, playing year round is actually something a lot of the non-star men's players in the NBL do as well. They play in either the lower NZ league or the secondary Aussie leagues, both for extra income, as well as offseason conditioning.
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Very interesting read, MUFiC. Thanks for posting.
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She's 27-56 at PSU. Is that such a bad program that 32% win rate gets you an extension? I don't follow the women's game but I assume your going to get 5-7 wins per year versus cupcakes like the men do.
As a fellow MU alum, I'm happy for her and I hope she does well.
Penn State was a very strong program for many years and long time coach Rene Portland had a lot of success there (coached there from 1982-2007). Coquese Washington coached there from 2007-2019 and was pretty successful in seasons 4-7 there but then they really fell off after that.
I'm a tad surprised Kieger got an extension at this point with her 27-56 record at Penn State. I didn't see it publicized anywhere how long the extension is. I watched Kieger play here and coach here - I wish her well except for if she ever faces Marquette - I will root for Marquette in that case :).
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I think part of the reasons she got her extension were stated in the article:
"The Lady Lions have increased their win totals in each of Kieger's first three seasons in Happy Valley. "
"From 2020-21 to 2021-22, Penn State improved in field goal percentage (41.4 to 43.0), free throw percentage (68.5 to 74.9), field goal percentage defense (44.7 to 43.3), blocks per game (2.6 to 4.4) and steals per game (7.7 to 9.6). The Lady Lions led the Big Ten with 269 steals."
"In three seasons, Kieger has coached five All-Big Ten selections, including two first-team honorees, a Big Ten Sixth Player of the Year and two Big Ten All-Freshman members. The Lady Lions have also excelled in the classroom under Kieger with 16 Academic All-Big Ten selections, three Big Ten Distinguished Scholars and Makenna Marisa being named CoSIDA Academic All-America third team. In 2021-22, Kieger guided Marisa to a consensus first-team All-Big Ten selection."
Solid Improvements ! ! ! 8-)
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An MU commitment - https://twitter.com/raoul_000/status/1526542584616714241?s=21&t=amw84ldOY1fNSJk6yuArvw
Some highlight video - https://twitter.com/courtsidefilms/status/1525168353819631619?s=21&t=deHLLQsH5FTOC_R3ttFhLQ
And her own committed tweet -
https://twitter.com/vice_halle/status/1526541416318517248?s=21&t=deHLLQsH5FTOC_R3ttFhLQ
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A nice update article from Ben Steele:
https://sports.yahoo.com/closer-look-three-recent-commitments-163653179.html?guce_referrer=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuZ29vZ2xlLmNvbS8&guce_referrer_sig=AQAAAKQ3GEHcsAS8Rb15Hsye_PTNS2tkvk6t8GNTZiFVnEiGPE8O7j-SMrIBEwZaUyk10BlD6QRX3ixklh_VA_e6EZUe3etTy85ZyuCaOuLGkX39U_35vLgS_IREdxdGkYAgXWmRiNZo9b8oCleOzxUz1arkIV671XrRtRm28B1rt9W7
I hadn't heard yet where Middleton was transferring to and it says Illinois-Chicago in this article. I find it interesting that Marquette still has Middleton and Antwainette Walker still listed on their roster as both had announced awhile ago that they were entering the transfer portal. I'm also surprised they haven't announced anything about Kenzie Hare or Nia Clark either. I know they can't announce anything about Halle Vice until she is able to officially sign with MU.
And some MU tweets about some players who graduated this year with some continuing on with grad school and credit to MU for including Walker here even though she entered the transfer portal:
Jordan King and Claire Kaifes pick up their undergrad degrees in 3 years:
https://twitter.com/MarquetteWBB/status/1529922123652907017
Antwainette Walker:
https://twitter.com/MarquetteWBB/status/1529545731476008960
Chloe Marotta:
https://twitter.com/MarquetteWBB/status/1529157885510434816
And the seniors who are now done at MU - LVK and Karissa McLaughlin:
https://twitter.com/MarquetteWBB/status/1528441819679363079
It will be kind of weird not to see LVK on the floor for MU next season after all her time here.
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Just got tickets for the August 7th Connecticut Sun at Chicago Sky game at Wintrust Arena. This will be my first WNBA season game and I'm looking forward to seeing Natisha Hiedeman play in person. She's gotten more PT lately because Jasmine Thomas tore her ACL :(.
Random fun fact - I have attended a preseason WNBA game as they had one at the Al for the Sky in 2007 when Christina Quaye from Marquette was with the Sky in the preseason - was fun to see her play for the Sky in that exhibition game.
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Published this week in the New Haven Register.
CT Sun’s Natisha Hiedeman supports fiancée Jasmine Thomas through injury — while replacing her in lineup
June 8, 2022
Updated: June 8, 2022 5:17 p.m.
https://www.nhregister.com/sports/article/CT-Sun-s-Natisha-Hiedeman-supports-fiancee-17226057.php#photo-22572292
UNCASVILLE — Natisha Hiedeman could see the visible pain her fiancée Jasmine Thomas was experiencing from across the court.
Thomas had driven into the key about eight minutes into the Sun’s game at Indiana on May 22. She leaped in front of the basket for a layup, but the ball bounced off the backboard. Thomas appeared to side-step before falling backward to the floor under the basket.
She immediately grabbed her right knee and crumpled herself against the hoop’s support frame out of bounds.
Hiedeman watched from the end of the Sun’s bench. Thomas had torn her ACL and would be out the remainder of the 2022 WNBA season.
“She’s the type of player, like she don’t really get hurt so when she’s hurt you know,” Hiedeman told Hearst CT Media Tuesday.
In the seven games since Thomas’ injury, Hiedeman has replaced her as the Sun’s starting point guard. While she remains a support system for Thomas off the court in her recovery process, Hiedeman has learned to play with more confidence on the court through the help of her fiancée.
Hiedeman and Thomas have been dating for the last two and a half years after becoming close friends when Hiedeman joined the Sun during the preseason of 2019. Thomas, 32, was in her fourth season with the Sun and ninth overall in the WNBA, while Hiedeman, 25, was a rookie.
They got engaged in September 2021.
Hiedeman says Thomas brings out the best version of her, including getting her to become more adventurous and try new foods or explore more when they travel.
“She just makes me a better person all around,” Hiedeman said. “Like definitely a better basketball player and then just a better person because she’s so genuine and caring and like she also puts a lot of people before herself.”
Thomas is more than just a teammate to Hiedeman. She’s a girlfriend, now fiancée, mentor and best friend.
That’s why when Thomas went down at Indiana, Hiedeman couldn’t stop worrying about her.
Team trainers took Thomas off the court and into the locker room, meanwhile, Hiedeman was subbed in to replace her on the court.
At halftime, Hiedeman rushed over to Thomas in the locker room to make sure she was OK.
“I was worried because I didn’t know what it was,” Hiedeman said. “It’s like your best friend falling hurt but then you don’t have the opportunity to talk to them and then they just go and you go to work, like you’re obviously gonna wonder.”
The Sun announced two days later Thomas had been diagnosed with a torn anterior cruciate ligament and would miss the rest of the season. Connecticut was only five games into the season.
Hiedeman took over Thomas’ starting spot in Connecticut’s next game on May 24 against Dallas. She was one of two starters to play more than 30 minutes in the Sun’s loss.
The former Marquette star looked more comfortable in her new role the following game two days later, also against the Wings. Hiedeman played a team-high 31 minutes and led with six assists. Her 17 points were second-most on the team while she led with a +36 in plus-minus.
“Natisha really set the stage for us with a great plus-minus, just played terrifically,” Sun coach Curt Miller said after the game. “I met with Natisha today and told her she didn’t have to be Jas. She can’t be Jas. She’s gotta be herself. She played really well ... she was really good and we were really good because she was on the floor.”
Thomas has also told Hiedeman to just be herself out on the court, which helped her gain more confidence.
“She’s always been like a mentor/coach to me,” Hiedeman said. “I’ve been here since I was a rookie so she kinda just walked me through the ropes you know, and now she’s like doing that extra loud because she’s seeing everything and being able to help me and tell me ... She always feeds like a lot of energy and confidence into me. She’s just always encouraging me like all the time. I think she knows the player that I’m capable of being and she’s pushing me to get there.”
During home games, Thomas is often the loudest on the bench. She cheers for each of her teammates and points out areas where they could be better, both individually and as a team.
“We constantly heard her tonight, first and foremost,” Miller said after the Sun’s win over Dallas on May 26. “That’s the unselfish person that she is. That she’s still in it, 100 percent in street clothes. You could hear her throughout with really good, encouraging words, leadership words. You gotta believe that she’s been in the ear of Natisha and helping drive Natisha.”
Since her injury prevents Thomas from traveling with the team on road trips, she keeps up the support by sending Hiedeman texts of what she sees via the TV broadcast for her to read at halftime.
Hiedeman has started all seven games since Thomas’ injury. She’s averaged 8.8 points, 3.3 assists, 1.6 rebounds in 22.8 minutes per game in that time frame — an improvement in both points and minutes compared to her first five games of the season.
She makes sure to return the favor of support off the court.
Thomas is having surgery on her knee Wednesday morning. Hiedeman is skipping the team’s game-day morning shoot around to be with her fiancée at the hospital.
“For me it’s just important to understand what she’s going through and try to be super supportive and just be a good friend and a good partner and at the same time also a good teammate,” Hiedeman said. “She’s never been seriously injured or had a surgery or anything so just being there for her through every step of the way, I feel like that will help and she’ll appreciate the support.”
While she’ll have to return to Mohegan Sun to play Wednesday night’s game against Indiana, Hiedeman says her mom, Shelly, is flying in from Green Bay, Wis. to be with Thomas and help with her recovery. The average recovery time for ACL injuries is about eight to nine months.
“She’s just really anxious to get the surgery done so she can just start recovering and knowing how she is, her mindset, she’s just gonna want to go, like she gonna be back before I think she’s supposed to be back because that’s just her mindset,” Hiedeman said. “But she’s the type of the person where she’s gonna do everything herself, so now she’s gonna have to sit down and let other people help her for a little while while she recovers.”
Hiedeman and Thomas were in the midst of planning for their October wedding when Thomas got hurt.
With Thomas now in recovery mode, the couple has decided to postpone the wedding.
“It was kinda sad but she wanted to be able to experience it,” Hiedeman said. “Like I don’t like cake so we’re not having a cake, but like doughnut testing and going to try on her dress with her family and stuff like that. So now that it’s pushed back she’ll for sure be able to do that.”
Of the two, only Thomas has a protected contract with the Sun — making the fact that they’ve had the chance to play together on the same team for the past few seasons a rarity. With how sudden cuts and trades can be, Hiedeman appreciates the time they’ve been able to share as teammates and hopes it will continue following this season.
“I was still hoping for the best before we got the MRI, but once I found out it was ACL it was sad because I really enjoy playing next to her and just being on the floor with her,” Hiedeman said. “You never know what next year will bring so I don’t know, it’s just kinda sad knowing that I’m not gonna play with her on the court this year.”
maggie.vanoni@hearstmediact.com
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I find it interesting that Marquette has yet to announce they added an additional freshman and a transfer. But their 22-23 roster is up to date now and that information can be seen there:
https://gomarquette.com/sports/womens-basketball/roster?path=wbball
Mackenzie Hare is the additional freshman from the 3 they signed in Fall 2021. And Nia Clark is the transfer.
I also noticed Nirel Lougbo at the bottom with no number assigned. Her bio says for 22-23:
>Has been medically disqualified from playing, but will remain on the team.
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An update on Tori McCoy - I was happy to find out today that she had a successul kidney transplant in April - https://www.facebook.com/torimccoyneedsakidney/
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An update on Tori McCoy - I was happy to find out today that she had a successul kidney transplant in April - https://www.facebook.com/torimccoyneedsakidney/
That's awesome news
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Wisconsin just announced their non-conference schedule and not surprisingly Marquette isn't on the schedule - https://uwbadgers.com/sports/womens-basketball/schedule
MU and UW haven't played each other since the 2017-18 season. Yes I know UW has been bad for awhile but I still liked this rivarlry game.
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Auxiliary related to MU women's basketball, UConn star Paige Bueckers suffered a torn ACL and will miss the entire 2022-23 season.
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Auxiliary related to MU women's basketball, UConn star Paige Bueckers suffered a torn ACL and will miss the entire 2022-23 season.
Awful news!
According to UCONN's Boneyard, the injury was on Monday during a pick-up game. Surgery on Friday.
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Natisha Hiedeman continues to get a lot of playing time and play pretty well for the Connecticut Sun who are currently 3rd in the WNBA right now. She had 4 3's and 16 total points in a recent game - https://twitter.com/WNBA/status/1554635153158410242?s=20&t=ffe1XqM7ufkGheJpym_EZw
I really hope MU puts something up in the Al soon to honor her - she had a great career at MU and is still the only MU alum to play in the WNBA.
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Wisconsin just announced their non-conference schedule and not surprisingly Marquette isn't on the schedule - https://uwbadgers.com/sports/womens-basketball/schedule
MU and UW haven't played each other since the 2017-18 season. Yes I know UW has been bad for awhile but I still liked this rivarlry game.
As long as Marquette is willing to play a home and home with Wisconsin, that’s all they can do. If Wisconsin is unwilling to play, MU can schedule a regional power in place of it.
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Recruiting update - https://twitter.com/benschultz52/status/1556809380682768387?s=20&t=rOxbgRs9nw9OI4LrsbtSAQ
I had fun seeing my first WNBA regular season game in person yesterday - Connecticut Sun at Chicago Sky. It was not Natisha Hiedeman's best game of the season and the Sun lost in a close game. But it was great to see Hiedeman play in person in the WNBA. I'm hoping they can do well in the playoffs this season.
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The non-congerence schedule is out - https://gomarquette.com/sports/womens-basketball/schedule
It's not particularly challenging and one thing that sticks out to me is they have no true away games. There are some potential tougher match-ups in their tournament.
Release about it - https://gomarquette.com/news/2022/8/24/womens-basketball-marquette-wbb-releases-2022-23-non-conference-slate.aspx
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Congrats to Natisha Hiedeman and the Connecticut Sun! They went on a 16-0 run to end the game in Chicago tonight to advance to the WNBA Finals to take on the Las Vegas Aces.
Here's a clip of Hiedeman from tonight - https://twitter.com/SchroederWBAY/status/1568069289336250368?s=20&t=BRrcUDlowaMGg5Myh-4T_g
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Congrats to Natisha Hiedeman and the Connecticut Sun! They went on a 16-0 run to end the game in Chicago tonight to advance to the WNBA Finals to take on the Las Vegas Aces.
Here's a clip of Hiedeman from tonight - https://twitter.com/SchroederWBAY/status/1568069289336250368?s=20&t=BRrcUDlowaMGg5Myh-4T_g
Key player for excellent team. Good for Natasha!
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The BE schedule has been released - https://gomarquette.com/news/2022/9/12/womens-basketball-2022-23-big-east-wbb-slate-announced.aspx
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https://twitter.com/Raoul_000/status/1574137094464851970
2023 WBB prospect Skylar Forbes, 6-2 F, J. Addison School (Markham, ON), has announced her commitment to Marquette; she was on Canada's national U18 team for FIBA 2022
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https://twitter.com/Raoul_000/status/1574137094464851970
2023 WBB prospect Skylar Forbes, 6-2 F, J. Addison School (Markham, ON), has announced her commitment to Marquette; she was on Canada's national U18 team for FIBA 2022
I missed this commitment - thanks for sharing.
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The season starts on Monday with a scream game at noon at the Al.
Here's a Journal-Sentinel preview article - https://www.jsonline.com/story/sports/college/marquette/2022/11/03/jordan-king-playing-senior-season-at-marquette-for-coach-megan-duffy/69610170007/
Jordan King was on the preseason all big East team and MU was picked to finish 6th - no surprise UCONN was the unanimous pick to win the BE this season:
https://gomarquette.com/news/2022/10/18/womens-basketball-jordan-king-named-to-preseason-all-big-east-team
They don't have any away games during their non-conference schedule - I don't think I've ever seen that. They do have some neutral games at a tournament in the Bahamas with tough opponents there. But the last non-conference game versus Colorado looks to be the only real tough opponent at home before BE play starts.
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How in the heck did we not recruit her?????
(https://pbs.twimg.com/media/FhJzQHrXkAElQJh?format=jpg)
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Aizhanique Mayo we hardly knew you!
https://marquettewire.org/4087250/sports/aizhanique-mayo-no-longer-part-of-marquette-womens-basketball-team/
Aizhanique Mayo is no longer a member of the Marquette women’s basketball team, head coach Megan Duffy announced Saturday.
In a statement to the Marquette Wire, Duffy said Mayo has entered the NCAA transfer portal and is no longer on the team.
The 5-foot-8 first-year was not seen on the Golden Eagles’ bench during their 75-47 season opener win over Fairleigh Dickinson Monday and last night’s 75-55 win over Holy Cross.
Mayo arrived at Marquette this past summer after playing high school basketball at Notre Dame Catholic High School in Fairfield, Connecticut.
In 2020-21, Mayo was named the MaxPreps Connecticut High School Player of the Year after averaging 20.4 points, 7.0 assists, 6.8 rebounds and 5.0 steals per contest that season.
Without Mayo, the Golden Eagles now have just five guards on their roster and has one available scholarship spot open on their roster.
This article was written by John Leuzzi. He can be reached at john.leuzzi@marquette.edu or on Twitter @JohnLeuzziMU.
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Aizhanique Mayo we hardly knew you!
https://marquettewire.org/4087250/sports/aizhanique-mayo-no-longer-part-of-marquette-womens-basketball-team/
Yeah - I found it strange MU didn't release anything Friday as she wasn't on the roster any more on Friday.
The team is off to a 3-0 start but that was expected with their opponents in these games. Now comes the toughest part of their non-conference schedule with a tournament in the Bahamas.
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Ummm… was that supposed to happen?
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Ummm… was that supposed to happen?
No but I’m sure glad it did 😀. Texas was ranked #3 and that’s the highest rated program MU has ever beaten.
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No but I’m sure glad it did 😀. Texas was ranked #3 and that’s the highest rated program MU has ever beaten.
Was gonna say. I know they lost to UConn, but still, that seemed borderline program changing win.
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Was gonna say. I know they lost to UConn, but still, that seemed borderline program changing win.
There's talk that Texas is overrated now especially with Rori Harmon out. But it still was a nice win for Marquette and garnered them a lot of attention. They face Gonzaga at 1:30P today. Gonzaga also picked up their best win in program history yesterday knocking off #6 Louisville in overtime. So there is a Texas-Louisville match-up today as expected - it's just not in the part of the bracket everyone expected it to be.
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Flash sale on women's tickets until 1:30 CST today.
Only $3 each for reserved seats
https://offer.fevo.com/flash-sale-3-reserved-seats-for-3-hours-56a409b?fevoUri=flash-sale-3-reserved-seats-for-3-hours-56a409b%2F
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No but I’m sure glad it did 😀. Texas was ranked #3 and that’s the highest rated program MU has ever beaten.
When Chloe and Company knock of UConn this year, it won't even be their best win of the season!
With Loserville going down, Marquette has a real shot at making the title game tomorrow.
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The MU Ladies defeat Gonzaga 70-66 and now they will play UCLA tomorrow for the Championship!
The Game is on ESPN at 11 am ! ! !
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Texas lost again today to #6 Louisville so it's a loss to a ranked team but them losing again probably doesn't help Marquette a lot.
The MU Ladies defeat Gonzaga 70-66 and now they will play UCLA tomorrow for the Championship!
The Game is on ESPN at 11 am ! ! !
I wish they didn't play during the day tomorrow but I suppose that time is so they can be on ESPN.
Go Marquette!
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I just noticed an update from Marquette - the broadcast got switched to ESPN2 tomorrow - same time of 11A central.
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Marquette is ranked for the first time since 2019 - they joined the Coaches Poll at 25 last week and broke into the AP poll at 24 today (the AP poll comes out on Mondays and Coaches Poll on Tuesdays for the Women).
Marquette joins UCONN (3), Creighton (13) and Villanova (25) in the AP poll this week to make it the first time since conference realignment in 2014 that the Big East has 4 teams in the AP Top 25 - https://twitter.com/DougFeinberg/status/1597290336476606464
Also, Marquette's tourney run in the Bahamas took them from not being in Charlie Creme's bracketology predictions to being a 6 seed - https://www.espn.com/espn/feature/story/_/id/30423107/ncaa-women-bracketology-2023-women-college-basketball-projections
There's still a long way to go of course but I find it interesting to look at the bracketology predictions.
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First Big East game at Georgetown this morning. Go Marquette!
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Is the Big East like a legit power conference this year? Just took a gander at NET and rankings. Noticed UCONN, Nova, Creighton, SJU, MU and DePaul are all getting votes and doing well. That's a far cry from a couple years ago when it was seemingly MU vs DePaul and a bunch of crap.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x2f7TUy6uPQ
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MUWBB was down 26-4 to begin the game vs Colorado. 35-13 at the half.
UConn defeated Seton Hall 98-73. (UConn was up by 31 after three quarters)
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MUWBB was down 26-4 to begin the game vs Colorado. 35-13 at the half.
UConn defeated Seton Hall 98-73. (UConn was up by 31 after three quarters)
Down by 29 after three.
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Down by 29 after three.
Maybe I shouldn’t have taken a 1/2 day PTO to attend this game - work might have been better 😀. Ugly doesn’t even begin to describe this game.
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Maybe I shouldn’t have taken a 1/2 day PTO to attend this game - work might have been better 😀. Ugly doesn’t even begin to describe this game.
Guess the team started Christmas break early :(
I noticed the Morgan State game was cancelled due to COVID concerns in the Morgan State program. I know they aren't UConn or Stanford, does the game cancellation impact NET rankings or anything else or when it comes to tournament resume they have just played one less game than most other teams.
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Is the Big East like a legit power conference this year? Just took a gander at NET and rankings. Noticed UCONN, Nova, Creighton, SJU, MU and DePaul are all getting votes and doing well. That's a far cry from a couple years ago when it was seemingly MU vs DePaul and a bunch of crap.
The Big East may be a tad better this year but probably still not a power conference. They had 4 teams in the top 25 at one point but then Marquette fell out and I doubt they'll make it back into the top 25. Villanova was in the top 25 for a bit but is no longer ranked. St. John's replaced the in the top 25. While St. John's is undefeated, their non-conference schedule wasn't exactly super tough so I'm not sure how long they will stay ranked. UCONN has battled a lot of injuries but should remain ranked all season and Creighton will likely stick around in the top 25 for awhile.
DePaul is having a very up and down season so far and their NET is 67 and that is #7 of all BE teams. They look to be having a down season overall for them.
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Guess the team started Christmas break early :(
I noticed the Morgan State game was cancelled due to COVID concerns in the Morgan State program. I know they aren't UConn or Stanford, does the game cancellation impact NET rankings or anything else or when it comes to tournament resume they have just played one less game than most other teams.
That was an important game for them also as Colorado was the toughest non-conference opponent they had outside of the tournament they played in. And all their non-conference games were either neutral or home - they had no away non-conference games. Colorado was the only non-cupcake home non-conference game in my opinion and Colorado basically ran MU out of the gym.
I'm no NET expert. Morgan State would have surely been a blowout win for MU but their NET of 280 also seems like it would somewhat hurt for the strength of schedule perspective. My best guess is it's just one less game MU will have come tourney selection time.
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Emily La Chapell is the BE freshman of the week - https://www.bigeast.com/news/2023/1/2/womens-basketball-morrow-la-chapell-earn-this-weeks-bigeastwbb-awards.aspx
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This popped up on my YouTube suggested videos. I've seen free throws before the game starts, but never after the clock hits all 0's.
https://youtu.be/pYMkmhL2y7Y
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This popped up on my YouTube suggested videos. I've seen free throws before the game starts, but never after the clock hits all 0's.
https://youtu.be/pYMkmhL2y7Y
I haven’t either even after attending that game 😂. I was walking down to see someone before I left and never even saw the technicals but it explains why the score I saw later was different than I recalled.
No Liza Karlen in the starting lineup tonight which is very unusual.
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Not very good news about Liza Karlen - https://twitter.com/JohnLeuzziMU/status/1610807866415259648
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Marquette did bounce back from their 3 game losing streak to win at DePaul tonight 72-63. King led the way with 23 points. They continue on the road at Creighton Sunday - it will be televised on CBS sports network. Creighton suffered a surprising loss at home tonight to Providence. They are in the top 25 for now but the loss to Providence most likely cost them their top 25 spot.
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UCONN-DePaul's game on Sunday has been postponed because UCONN will not have the minimum 7 scholarship players available that the Big East requires. UCONN has been hit really hard by injuries and Geno has had to miss some games recently too with health issues. https://www.bigeast.com/news/2023/1/6/big-east-announces-depaul-uconn-womens-basketball-game-is-postponed.aspx
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UCONN-DePaul's game on Sunday has been postponed because UCONN will not have the minimum 7 scholarship players available that the Big East requires. UCONN has been hit really hard by injuries and Geno has had to miss some games recently too with health issues. https://www.bigeast.com/news/2023/1/6/big-east-announces-depaul-uconn-womens-basketball-game-is-postponed.aspx
Too lazy to look, did Uconn have available scholarships this year? If so, they should have to forfeit. If not, nevermind.
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Too lazy to look, did Uconn have available scholarships this year? If so, they should have to forfeit. If not, nevermind.
I don't know if all of the players are on scholarship or not but they have 12 players on their roster - https://uconnhuskies.com/sports/womens-basketball/roster?path=wbball
The limit for Women's Basketball is 15 for scholarships but many schools don't give out that many. I've seldom see Marquette go above 13 and 13 is kind of high for what they normally do.
Paige Bueckers tore her ACL this summer which is after when you'd normally offer scholarships for the season.
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Emily La Chapell is the BE freshman of the week - https://www.bigeast.com/news/2023/1/2/womens-basketball-morrow-la-chapell-earn-this-weeks-bigeastwbb-awards.aspx
Again this week.
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Again this week.
And King made the honor roll.
Okuson was in street clothes for the game at Creighton and not on the bench at all for Saturday’s game.
And Karlen continues to be sidelined with a mouth injury as far as I know.
Big game for MU tonight at St. John’s.
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In losing 66-61 to St. John's,
KIng 27 and 6
Marotta 24 and 12
All other MUWBB players had 4 points or less.
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In losing 66-61 to St. John's,
KIng 27 and 6
Marotta 24 and 12
All other MUWBB players had 4 points or less.
They have struggled so much offensively for the most part since the Colorado game (and oh was that one painful to watch in person). While DePaul can be a hard place to play at, they are way down this year so I can't say a win there means a ton this season. Providence did beat Creighton in Omaha but they are stil a lower half of the BE team - MU's offense looked good against them at home last week but then they struggled on the road at St. John's (and King did have a career high in that Providence game contributing greatly to the offense doing well in that game).
Seton Hall will be a tough contest today but then the worst team in the BE comes to town on Wednesday in Xavier who is 0-10 in BE play so far. Xavier made a new coaching hire the same year Duffy was hired - it seemed like a good hire but they have just not got things going in the right direction. Xavier's program was in pretty bad shape when Melanie Moore took over though.
Marquette is tied for 6th place with DePaul and looking at playing on the first day of the BET. They also are looking to be a WNIT team again - they got my hopes up after the early season tournament but they are definitely back to not looking like an NCAA Tournament team. At this point I think the only way they'd make it is to grab the automatic bid and that's just not going to happen.
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Freshman Mackenzie Hare has 41 points in the past 2 games, both lopsided wins over Seton Hall and Xavier.
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Freshman Mackenzie Hare has 41 points in the past 2 games, both lopsided wins over Seton Hall and Xavier.
She has been really fun to watch. Against Seton Hall she nailed a few shots as the clock shot was winding down and I joked with my friend she just needed to have the shot clock about to expire :). Thank you St. Louis for firing Lisa Stone so she could end up at Marquette. And they've needed her with Liza Karlen missing all the games since the Villanova game. Karlen has been warming up with the team since the Providence game on 1/14 so hopefully she can play again soon. They could reall use her - maybe she can be back for the game at Villanova on 2/1.
Speaking of the Villanova game on 2/1 - the Big East is celebrating National Girls and Women in Sports day with that game to be televised on FS2 - https://www.bigeast.com/news/2023/1/25/womens-basketball-big-east-to-celebrate-national-girls-and-women-in-sports-day-with-female-forward-broadcast.aspx
The Villanova game is one they could really use to win. ESPN bracketology has them as the first team out right now - https://www.espn.com/espn/feature/story/_/id/30423107/ncaa-women-bracketology-2023-women-college-basketball-projections
DePaul now has the same problem as UCONN had recently - they don't have 7 scholarship players available which is a Big East requirement so their game at Seton Hall tomorrow has been postponed - https://depaulbluedemons.com/news/2023/1/26/womens-basketball-depaul-at-seton-hall-womens-basketball-game-postponed.aspx#:~:text=CHICAGO%20%2D%2D%20The%20DePaul%20women's,seven%20available%20scholarship%20student%2Dathletes.
And my final random MU women's bball related note for this post is that Aizhanique Mayo - a frosh who left Marquette just before the season started is now listed on the Iona roster - https://ionagaels.com/sports/womens-basketball/roster/aizhanique-mayo/7059
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She has been really fun to watch. Against Seton Hall she nailed a few shots as the clock shot was winding down and I joked with my friend she just needed to have the shot clock about to expire :). Thank you St. Louis for firing Lisa Stone so she could end up at Marquette. And they've needed her with Liza Karlen missing all the games since the Villanova game. Karlen has been warming up with the team since the Providence game on 1/14 so hopefully she can play again soon. They could reall use her - maybe she can be back for the game at Villanova on 2/1.
Speaking of the Villanova game on 2/1 - the Big East is celebrating National Girls and Women in Sports day with that game to be televised on FS2 - https://www.bigeast.com/news/2023/1/25/womens-basketball-big-east-to-celebrate-national-girls-and-women-in-sports-day-with-female-forward-broadcast.aspx
The Villanova game is one they could really use to win. ESPN bracketology has them as the first team out right now - https://www.espn.com/espn/feature/story/_/id/30423107/ncaa-women-bracketology-2023-women-college-basketball-projections
DePaul now has the same problem as UCONN had recently - they don't have 7 scholarship players available which is a Big East requirement so their game at Seton Hall tomorrow has been postponed - https://depaulbluedemons.com/news/2023/1/26/womens-basketball-depaul-at-seton-hall-womens-basketball-game-postponed.aspx#:~:text=CHICAGO%20%2D%2D%20The%20DePaul%20women's,seven%20available%20scholarship%20student%2Dathletes.
And my final random MU women's bball related note for this post is that Aizhanique Mayo - a frosh who left Marquette just before the season started is now listed on the Iona roster - https://ionagaels.com/sports/womens-basketball/roster/aizhanique-mayo/7059
Yep. Mackenzie has a lot of potential. I think both she and Emily will make big strides next year.
I wish MUWBB was also able to scoop up Ciaja Harbison from there as a grad transfer. Such a baller. Tearing up the SEC at Vandy.
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Yep. Mackenzie has a lot of potential. I think both she and Emily will make big strides next year.
I wish MUWBB was also able to scoop up Ciaja Harbison from there as a grad transfer. Such a baller. Tearing up the SEC at Vandy.
Yes La Chapell is showing a lot of promise also and has been starting lately. I'm really liking the nice outside shooting as that is something this team really needed.
Hopefully they take care of business at Butler tomorrow as they really should and then they have a big game coming up at Villanova on Wednesday.
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Today was a little more dramatic than i'd prefer :). But behind an incredible second half performance by Chloe Marotta who scored 25 of her 27 points in the second half Marquette prevails 65-63 at Butler. Emily LaChapell put in a putback after two missed shots with 1.2 seconds to go to score the go ahead points.
I saw a tweet that Claire Kaifes was out with illness today.
Next up they go to Villanova who had a close loss at UCONN today and sits in 2nd place in the BE.
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Mackenzie Hare, Big East Freshman of the Week.
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Mackenzie Hare, Big East Freshman of the Week.
And Marotta made the honor roll.
Karlen is playing tonight after missing 7 games but they are struggling offensively again and trail by 20 at halftime
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I saw current Wisconsin Assistant Scott Merritt at the Waukesha West-Arrowhead girls basketball game tonight. He was apparently there to watch Arrowhead freshman Natalie Kussow.
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Anyone know if the MUWBB v UConn is on tv or otherwise?
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Anyone know if the MUWBB v UConn is on tv or otherwise?
SportsNet New York.
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SportsNet New York.
I have YouTubeTV and am able to watch the SNY games via the fox sports app.
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I have YouTubeTV and am able to watch the SNY games via the fox sports app.
Thank you, it in the Fox Sports App
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Marquette is hanging in there so far leading 39-38 after the third quarter.
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If only MU could hit a few more threes...
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If only MU could hit a few more threes...
Hare is off tonight unfortunately- she’s been hitting 3’s pretty well lately. King having 4 fouls is hurting them now also.
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Holy hell they're gonna pull this off!!
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Did they UConn first back to back loses since 1993. Wow!
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Holy hell they're gonna pull this off!!
Holy hell is right. UConn hadn't lost 2 straight in 30 years!
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Holy hell they're gonna pull this off!!
Oh my God!!!!!
First win ever for Marquette over UCONN and first time since 1993 UCONN has lost back to back games.
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What an awesome game, well done ladies!
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What a job by Coach Duffy and her staff. They had UConn scouted so well, and took away their primary options on most sets. The ladies executed it to perfection.
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Incredible win.
MUWBB will probably never be a consistent top 25 team, but the trajectory of the program over the last decade has been incredible. Broeker et al have completely nailed both of the recent coaching hires.
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Woohoo Ladies!!
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Incredible win.
MUWBB will probably never be a consistent top 25 team, but the trajectory of the program over the last decade has been incredible. Broeker et al have completely nailed both of the recent coaching hires.
I’m not sure how long we will be able to keep Duffy but feel better knowing how quickly they moved when Kieger left and what a great hire they made then.
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Great post-game video from Chloe's sister - https://twitter.com/Karley_Marotta/status/1623516883709206528?s=20&t=Ttlh1KOLcarvR8z23YL2XQ
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Incredible win.
MUWBB will probably never be a consistent top 25 team, but the trajectory of the program over the last decade has been incredible. Broeker et al have completely nailed both of the recent coaching hires.
Outside of this year havent we been a consistent top 25 team for almost a decade?
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Does this win make our team a legit possibility for an NCAA bid?
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Outside of this year havent we been a consistent top 25 team for almost a decade?
No. They’ve had some years in the top 25 but not consistently.
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Does this win make our team a legit possibility for an NCAA bid?
They were projected as the last team in before this game so it helps their cause a lot.
Their remaining schedule is favorable with two very winnable road games at providence and Xavier and home games versus St John’s, Creighton and DePaul. Those are all games they can win - would love to see them win out in the regular season - we will see.
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This is an excellent interview with Chloe Marotta. Fantastic Kid.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gYAATytIKOU
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This is an excellent interview with Chloe Marotta. Fantastic Kid.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gYAATytIKOU
Loved it. Thanks for posting Herman.
I have long had a special spot in my heart for Cam and Chloe. They lost their father suddenly to a heart attack while at Marquette. So did I. Even with so many decades between us, I know that the pain is just under the surface. I am sure they felt his absence as well as his presence on their graduation days.
It was great when Cam made a three pointer and pointed upward. Wow!
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Great tweet from Chloe's Mom with a link to an interview she did: https://twitter.com/KimMarotta/status/1623720589532725254?s=20&t=U30KXGP3viSBVt3bvIKVOw
A tweet from Chloe about Rebounds for Research campaign she is doing to raise funds for the Brain Aneurysm Foundation (what her Father passed away from when she was 14): https://twitter.com/ChloeMarotta/status/1623888016803520514?s=20&t=UGtytSO9j6eDtkn_IqVkSA
A great post-game video from Chloe's older sister - https://twitter.com/Karley_Marotta/status/1623516883709206528?s=20&t=UGtytSO9j6eDtkn_IqVkSA
And an interview Chloe did with TMJ4 this afternoon: https://twitter.com/MarquetteWBB/status/1623834340630138881?s=20&t=UGtytSO9j6eDtkn_IqVkSA
I have so enjoyed watching her play at MU - senior day is going to be a little tough.
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In the first top 16 reveal of the season for the Women, there are 2 BE teams - UCONN is #4 overall and a 1 seed in Seattle Regional 4 and Villanova is #15 overall and is a 4 seed in Greenville Regional 2 - https://www.ncaa.com/news/basketball-women/article/2023-02-09/2023-ncaa-womens-basketball-top-16-reveal-dates-schedule-how-watch
The women are doing only two regionals this season and naming them by the cities.
Feb 23rd will be the next top 16 reveal for the Women.
I wasn't sure UCONN would hold onto a 1 seed but there they are for now - good to see another BE team in the mix also. And Texas is #12 overall and a 3 seed in Seattle Regional 3 - that bodes well for MU since they beat them this season
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They were projected as the last team in before this game so it helps their cause a lot.
Their remaining schedule is favorable with two very winnable road games at providence and Xavier and home games versus St John’s, Creighton and DePaul. Those are all games they can win - would love to see them win out in the regular season - we will see.
Thanks for this and the other great info you provide, MF.
I watched the 4th quarter of last night's game and really enjoyed it. High-quality basketball by our team.
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Thanks for this and the other great info you provide, MF.
I watched the 4th quarter of last night's game and really enjoyed it. High-quality basketball by our team.
You're welcome - I've been posting a bit more these days since the thread is a bit more active now :).
I had forgotten how close they were last season in the home game versus UCONN - I liked this quote from Jordan King:
>“We came into a huddle and we were at the media timeout in the fourth quarter, and I was like, ‘We were here last year. I'm not watching film on how we lost in the last five minutes,' ” King said. “You have to put 40 minutes of basketball together. For us, I felt we did that.”
From this article - https://www.espn.com/womens-college-basketball/recap?gameId=401487227
And they really did put together the whole 40 minutes which they needed.
Now they need to use momentum from this and close out the season strong.
I'm guessing Charlie Creme will come out with an updated bracketology soon after the first top 16 reveal - interested to see where Marquette is at when a new one does come out.
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It was a great game to be at.. The intensity was there the whole game, you could see and feel it.. We sit behind the bench and their huddles were so active and intense. After UConn tied it at 33, the MU Ladies took the lead back and never lost it. You could see they felt they were going to win it, and they did ! ! ! Congrats to the MU Lady Warriors ! ! ! 8-)
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No. They’ve had some years in the top 25 but not consistently.
Why not? I ask that as a casual follower of the women's program (more in recent years as I have a neice who plays grade school and I try to take her to at least a game a year). I understand the travails of the men's program but what's held the women back? Resources compared to other schools? Trouble recruiting to the program? Something else? I don't hear complaints about Duffy (nor did I about Kieger). What should our aspirations/expectations be for this program and what's holding them back?
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Why not? I ask that as a casual follower of the women's program (more in recent years as I have a neice who plays grade school and I try to take her to at least a game a year). I understand the travails of the men's program but what's held the women back? Resources compared to other schools? Trouble recruiting to the program? Something else? I don't hear complaints about Duffy (nor did I about Kieger). What should our aspirations/expectations be for this program and what's holding them back?
My perception is Women’s basketball is very top heavy, so outside of the top 5 or so programs, the rest have their good years and bad. I’d say Marquette is typically in the hunt for an NCAAT spot or NIT spot.
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Why not? I ask that as a casual follower of the women's program (more in recent years as I have a neice who plays grade school and I try to take her to at least a game a year). I understand the travails of the men's program but what's held the women back? Resources compared to other schools? Trouble recruiting to the program? Something else? I don't hear complaints about Duffy (nor did I about Kieger). What should our aspirations/expectations be for this program and what's holding them back?
The Big East isn't a very strong conference for Women's Basketball - it's one reason I couldn't blame Kieger for going to Penn State as the Big Ten is much stronger in Women's Basketball. To me that's one of the biggest things holding them back.
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The Big East isn't a very strong conference for Women's Basketball - it's one reason I couldn't blame Kieger for going to Penn State as the Big Ten is much stronger in Women's Basketball. To me that's one of the biggest things holding them back.
Thanks for the responses. Top heavy (cheebs) and conference strength (MF) sounds like there's not enough top tier talent and MU isn't able to attract enough of it to compete with the best year in and year out. Only so much we can do about conference strength but would think UCONN has helped tremendously there.
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There's also not a lot of fan support - the attendance for the UCONN game wasn't even 3,000. And in 2019 when they made the top 10 and were on track to host NCAA Tournament games before Erika Davenport tore her ACL, their crowds still weren't the greatest. And they had two local players in Blockton and Wilborn and Hiedeman was from Green Bay.
New ESPN bracketology came out today and Marquette moved from the very last team in to the first of the last 4 in. St. John's moved from in the tournament to first 4 out. St. John's is a 1/2 game ahead of Marquette right now at 9-5 while MU is 9-6 - that will be an important game for MU at home on 2/18. Bracketology - https://www.espn.com/espn/feature/story/_/id/30423107/ncaa-women-bracketology-2023-women-college-basketball-projections
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Why not? I ask that as a casual follower of the women's program (more in recent years as I have a neice who plays grade school and I try to take her to at least a game a year). I understand the travails of the men's program but what's held the women back? Resources compared to other schools? Trouble recruiting to the program? Something else? I don't hear complaints about Duffy (nor did I about Kieger). What should our aspirations/expectations be for this program and what's holding them back?
Marquette made the NCAA's the last 3 years of Kieger after two years of building. Less than expected NCAA finishes with those teams.
Marquette would have made the NCAA's the next year under Duffy but it was canceled. They did make it the following year. So that was 5 straight NCAA level seasons over 2 coaches. But they faded a little bit last year to WNIT. Bubble team again this year.
Some assistant coaching turnover at times. A few assistants stayed briefly, only to leave for Power 5 schools.
I think increasing the percentage of annual NCAA Tourneys to almost annually, is an achievable goal. So is winning a little bit in it here and there. Duffy isn't getting paid $600k annually to be a WNIT program.
I also think they can recruit at a little bit of a higher level moving forward.
Some schools in the league aren't committed to fielding competitive Women's hoops prograns.
This past season 8 of the higher seeded teams advanced in the NCAA Tourney first round. Many were double digit seeds.
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Villanova’s Maddie Siegrist had 50 and 10 in a lopsided win over Seton Hall. 20/26 from the field.
And, with that, she set the all time scoring record in the Big East. What a baller.
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Two wins this week for MUWBB with 3 to play.
Close road win at Providence and a 61-38 thrashing of NCAA bubble team St. John’s. (20 rebound advantage and 20 assists)
MUWBB has been mostly around the 9 to 11 NCAA seed range.
Home for Creighton who is in that 7 NCAA seed range, at non-competitive Xavier, and home for DePaul before the conference tourney.
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Two wins this week for MUWBB with 3 to play.
Close road win at Providence and a 61-38 thrashing of NCAA bubble team St. John’s. (20 rebound advantage and 20 assists)
MUWBB has been mostly around the 9 to 11 NCAA seed range.
Home for Creighton who is in that 7 NCAA seed range, at non-competitive Xavier, and home for DePaul before the conference tourney.
Chloe with a double-double and surpassed the 1000 career point mark. Jordan King with 24 points. MU pounded SJU.
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Two wins this week for MUWBB with 3 to play.
Close road win at Providence and a 61-38 thrashing of NCAA bubble team St. John’s. (20 rebound advantage and 20 assists)
MUWBB has been mostly around the 9 to 11 NCAA seed range.
Home for Creighton who is in that 7 NCAA seed range, at non-competitive Xavier, and home for DePaul before the conference tourney.
I was on an airplane during this game and was nervous after they blew the big lead at Providence and barely held onto win on Wednesday. I was pleasantly surprised when I landed and got the score alert - I certainly hadn't expected MU to win by such a large margin.
MU is in 4th place now and most likely won't finish any higher than that in the BE. Creighton is 13-5 to MU's 11-6 in 3rd place currently and Creighton's last game is a very easy one (Butler). Winning these last 3 would go a long way toward securing an NCAA bid. Xavier is 0-17 in the BE so they should beat them and that's a game they have to win. DePaul is down this year but they're a rival and I never consider that a given win. Hopefully they can sweep them though especially as it's senior day. The Creighton game could go either way in my opinion.
Charlie Creme has them listed as second in the final four in now and Autumn Johnson had them as an 11 seed and not having to be in a play-in game. I'd prefer a 10/11 seed to an 8/9 seed.
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3 votes AP Poll. 9th team receiving votes.
ESPN (often stingy) Bracketology, last 4 byes or 11 seed. CBS, 9 seed. I’ve seen 7 in some others.
Creighton, 4th non-top 25 team receiving votes. 7 and 8 seed in Bracketology.
(St. John’s, who lost 61-38 to MUWBB, 3 days later defeated UConn.)
7pm. Thursday night, MUWBB hosts Creighton.
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3 votes AP Poll. 9th team receiving votes.
ESPN (often stingy) Bracketology, last 4 byes or 11 seed. CBS, 9 seed. I’ve seen 7 in some others.
Creighton, 4th non-top 25 team receiving votes. 7 and 8 seed in Bracketology.
(St. John’s, who lost 61-38 to MUWBB, 3 days later defeated UConn.)
7pm. Thursday night, MUWBB hosts Creighton.
And that St. John’s win was at UCONN too - that really surprised me.
I didn’t even know CBS did a women’s bracketology. I hate the 8/9 seed - I’d much prefer an 11 to that.
St. John’s has two very winnable games left and I think they’d hold a tiebreaker over MU if MU loses to Creighton. I didn’t go past Creighton in the standings trying to figure out a tiebreaker with them. But in any case if MU wins out in the regular season, they will finish ahead of St. John’s for sure. Creighton is hard to catch in my mind as they have a very easy last game against Butler that I don’t see them losing.
The game against Creighton is actually tonight. I had hoped to attend but will have to see what the weather ends up being like - it may end up being a scream at my TV kind of night.
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Yep, I meant tonight. There is one Big East friendly bracketology that I didn't include because it wasn't realistic enough.
They have to get in first, so the goal is to keep improving that and get the best seed possible. A bad matchup is better than the WNIT.
Marquette is in a good positiom but they aren't in yet.
It isn't so much as catching Creighton as it is having an additional quality win to move forward on the seed line. Xavier isn't competitive, and DePaul is always a tough game despite their "down" season.
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Yep, I meant tonight. There is one Big East friendly bracketology that I didn't include because it wasn't realistic enough.
They have to get in first, so the goal is to keep improving that and get the best seed possible. A bad matchup is better than the WNIT.
Marquette is in a good positiom but they aren't in yet.
It isn't so much as catching Creighton as it is having an additional quality win to move forward on the seed line. Xavier isn't competitive, and DePaul is always a tough game despite their "down" season.
I agree about beating Creighton being a good quality win. But I was also just looking at where I thought they could finish in the BE. So 4th is looking like their likely best finish.
Yes I don’t want them in the WNIT but I still hate the 8/9 seeds.
Here’s hoping MU can play well and get the win tonight against Creighton. Winning at 0-18 Xavier is a must win and in theory is one they should win easily. And yes DePaul is always tough even though they are having a down year - not taking that game for granted. Hoping for a big win for Marotta’s senior day for that one.
I believe I read previously that Jordan king plans to use her extra Covid year to come back next season.
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I agree about beating Creighton being a good quality win. But I was also just looking at where I thought they could finish in the BE. So 4th is looking like their likely best finish.
Yes I don’t want them in the WNIT but I still hate the 8/9 seeds.
Here’s hoping MU can play well and get the win tonight against Creighton. Winning at 0-18 Xavier is a must win and in theory is one they should win easily. And yes DePaul is always tough even though they are having a down year - not taking that game for granted. Hoping for a big win for Marotta’s senior day for that one.
I believe I read previously that Jordan king plans to use her extra Covid year to come back next season.
Yep. Jordan will be back for a 5th season and she will be getting her Masters.
If you don’t like 8/9 seeds which I understand, keep winning and get a better seed than 8/9.
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Yep. Jordan will be back for a 5th season and she will be getting her Masters.
If you don’t like 8/9 seeds which I understand, keep winning and get a better seed than 8/9.
Except for years where they deserved a better seed and got screwed with an 8/9. But you’re right about the winning - that part is in their control.
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BE seeding info - MU can finish anywhere from 4-6 at this point: https://www.bigeast.com/news/2023/2/25/womens-basketball-bigeastwbb-minute-tournament-seeding-takes-shape.aspx
If they win today (which they better win at 0-18 Xavier) they will be the 5 seed at the worst. St. John's has a very winnable game left at Providence. I'm pretty sure they'll win a tiebreaker over MU if those two teams tie as they have a win over Creighton and we got swept by Creighton. After head t head, I believe they go to games over the top teams in the standings. And both these teams beat UCONN who is the top team in the standings for now. MU would get the 4 seed if they win today and Monday versus DePaul and Providence beats St. John's on Monday.
And after the loss to Creighton, Marquette is back to the last 4 in for the ESPN bracketology - https://www.espn.com/espn/feature/story/_/id/30423107/ncaa-women-bracketology-2023-women-college-basketball-projections
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How does UCONN get to host the BET for women. Gives them an unnecessary advantage.
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How does UCONN get to host the BET for women. Gives them an unnecessary advantage.
They bid for it - no one else is going to draw like they will. St. John’s just won at UCONN and they’re still pretty beat up injury wise - someone could very well beat them in the BET this year.
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How does UCONN get to host the BET for women. Gives them an unnecessary advantage.
Because every BET game will be sold out in Connecticut.
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Because every BET game will be sold out in Connecticut.
Who wants to tell him how the NCAAT is set up?
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Marquette wins today 58-46 - King had 19, Karlen 15 and Marotta 12. They had 22 turnovers which isn't great of course but the important thing for today was picking up the win.
They move to 19-9 overall and 12-7 in the BE with one regular season game to go - Mon vs. DePaul for senior day. They have clinched a bye in the first round of the BET and will either be the 4 or 5 seed in the BET. St. John's is also 12-7 heading into their game at Providence on Monday. Marquette can only get the 4 seed if they beat DePaul and St. John's loses to Providence. Marquette and St. John's will face each other Sat 3/4 in the BET at 1:30P central - it's just a question now of which team will be the 4 seed and which will be the 5 seed.
UCONN escaped at DePaul 72-69 today and has clinched at least a share of the BE regular season title. I'm going to go out on a limb and say they'll finish in sole posession of first place in the BE as they host 0-19 Xavier Monday night - Villanova will most likely finish 2nd. I think the 1, 2, 4 and 5 are the only seeds left to be officially decided. I think all of this is locked in:
3. Creighton
6. Seton Hall
7. DePaul (wonder when the last time is they've played on the first day of the BET)
8. Butler
9. Georgetown
10. Providence
11. Xavier
Seeds 3 and 8-11 were already decided before today's action.
Edited to add - I forgot with UCONN's sweep of Villanova they have already clinched the 1 seed and that makes Villanova the 2 seed. So the only thing left to be decided for the BET with Monday's games is which seed Marquette and St. John's get - we know they will each be the 4 or 5.
Here is the BET schedule - times are EST:
2023 BIG EAST Women’s Basketball Tournament
presented by JEEP
Mohegan Sun Arena – Uncasville, Conn.
March 3 – First Round
Game 1: 8 seed Butler vs. 9 seed Georgetown, 11 a.m. (SNY)
Game 2: 7 seed DePaul vs. 10 seed Providence, 1:30 p.m. (SNY)
Game 3: 6 seed Seton Hall vs. 11 seed Xavier, 4 p.m. (SNY)
March 4 – Quarterfinals
Game 4: Game 1 winner vs. 1 seed UConn, Noon (FS1)
Game 5: 4 seed vs. 5 seed, 2:30 p.m. (FS2) - - Marquette, St. John’s will play, seeding TBD
Game 6: Game 2 winner vs. 2 seed Villanova, 7 p.m. (FS2)
Game 7: Game 3 winner vs. 3 seed Creighton, 9:30 p.m. (FS2)
March 5 – Semifinals
Game 8: Game 4 winner vs. Game 5 winner, 3 p.m. (FS1)
Game 9: Game 6 winner vs. Game 7 winner, 5:30 p.m. (FS1)
March 6 - Final
Game 10: Game 8 winner vs Game 9 winner, 7 p.m. (FS1)
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DePaul can be a good recipe at times for a good team that sometimes has trouble scoring the basketball. 20-9 (13-7)
MUWBB put up 98 points in a 98-80 win. A nice national tv game showing. Karlen had 26 and 14, Marotta 22, and the Freshmen combined for 30.
For perspective, MUWBB had not scored 70 points in a game, in their previous 10 games.
Saturday 2:30pm Eastern as the 5 seed bs St. John’s the 4 seed. Some bracketologists have MUWBB ahead of St. John’s as among the final teams in the NCAA Women’s tourney. This is in part due to things like schedule strength, etc…Others have it reversed. Prior to the DePaul game I had seen MUWBB most often as a 9 seed, not one of the last 4 in the tourney.
A win Saturday, and MUWBB plays the winner of Connecticut and Butler/Georgetown.
https://twitter.com/bigeastwbb/status/1630415879375552513?s=46&t=AIicC3tYytTEhpYJfcG0xw
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DePaul can be a good recipe at times for a good team that sometimes has trouble scoring the basketball. 20-9 (13-7)
MUWBB put up 98 points in a 98-80 win. A nice national tv game showing. Karlen had 26 and 14, Marotta 22, and the Freshmen combined for 30.
For perspective, MUWBB had not scored 70 points in a game, in their previous 10 games.
Saturday 2:30pm Eastern as the 5 seed bs St. John’s the 4 seed. Some bracketologists have MUWBB ahead of St. John’s as among the final teams in the NCAA Women’s tourney. This is in part due to things like schedule strength, etc…Others have it reversed. Prior to the DePaul game I had seen MUWBB most often as a 9 seed, not one of the last 4 in the tourney.
A win Saturday, and MUWBB plays the winner of Connecticut and Butler/Georgetown.
https://twitter.com/bigeastwbb/status/1630415879375552513?s=46&t=AIicC3tYytTEhpYJfcG0xw
Even though DePaul doesn't like to play defense, it was still a shock to see MU score 98 points. Chloe came out on fire early and I was thankful they were in control of that game so she could be pulled late to get the Standing O she deserved. Karlen had her best game since returning from injury which is a good sign as they head to the post-season. I told my friend before the game that we needed Hare to hit some 3's and it was nice to see her do so :). They needed a NET boost after the hit they took playing an awful Xavier team over the weekend - their NET is at 40 right now.
The ESPN bracketology has MU and St. John's in the last 4 in. I think beating St. John's on Saturday would go a long way towards helping their NCAA Tourney chances. I just don't know if they'll take 5 teams from the BE and am afraid they'd take St. John's over MU if SJU beats MU in the BET.
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Probably the first WBB game I watched start to finish. Marquette was excellent and some of the shots DePaul was making were wows. I like the entire starting five, they really play well together.
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Hare and LaChapell make the BE all freshman team - https://twitter.com/bigeastwbb/status/1631322219648368644?s=46&t=qmHojXzONY0z7kSh4Cq1Rg
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Marotta and King on the first team BE -
https://twitter.com/bigeastwbb/status/1631322931811831808?s=46&t=qmHojXzONY0z7kSh4Cq1Rg
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Marotta and King on the first team BE -
https://twitter.com/bigeastwbb/status/1631322931811831808?s=46&t=qmHojXzONY0z7kSh4Cq1Rg
Wow. Awesome
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Marotta's MU career has really been a slow burn, especially since she didn't play her SR year of HS, and then she made a HUGE jump this year, amazing for her. 18 and 9 to end the season starting with the UCONN game where she was an absolute bucket down the stretch. What an end to the career of a member of MUBB royalty.
Also, 4 time All-BE Academic Team, likely going to get a 5th this year while snagging an MBA. Remarkable young woman.
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The Minnesota job is open and I’ve already heard Duffy’s name as a candidate. That doesn’t surprise me with her coaching experience in the Midwest area, her success at MU and she also has big10 coaching experience as an assistant at Michigan. And she played for the Minnesota Lynx.
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The Minnesota job is open and I’ve already heard Duffy’s name as a candidate. That doesn’t surprise me with her coaching experience in the Midwest area, her success at MU and she also has big10 coaching experience as an assistant at Michigan. And she played for the Minnesota Lynx.
Historically, Minnesota hasn’t had a lot of Women’s basketball success. Whalen was hired without coaching experience. She makes less money than Duffy. And Minnesota has to pay her 3 more years.
Prior to that, multiple coaches used Minnesota as a stepping stone for Maryland and Texas Tech.
I would think Duffy could be a little more selective as long as she has continued success.
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Historically, Minnesota hasn’t had a lot of Women’s basketball success. Whalen was hired without coaching experience. She makes less money than Duffy. And Minnesota has to pay her 3 more years.
Prior to that, multiple coaches used Minnesota as a stepping stone for Maryland and Texas Tech.
I would think Duffy could be a little more selective as long as she has continued success.
They had a pretty strong run when Janel McCarville and Whalen were there. But yes money may be an issue. But I'm expecting plenty of other P5 schools to be interested in Duffy even if Minnesota doesn't make a strong run at her.
According to the Athletic, Illinois signed Shauna Green to a 6 year contract last year with a base salary of 800K and she got things turned around pretty quickly. Whalen made $547K this year.
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Marotta's MU career has really been a slow burn, especially since she didn't play her SR year of HS, and then she made a HUGE jump this year, amazing for her. 18 and 9 to end the season starting with the UCONN game where she was an absolute bucket down the stretch. What an end to the career of a member of MUBB royalty.
Also, 4 time All-BE Academic Team, likely going to get a 5th this year while snagging an MBA. Remarkable young woman.
Chloe has been a great joy to watch at MU - I didn't realize that former MU player Corey Wolf (Bronson) was her coach in high school until I read the article Ben Steele wrote. I knew Wolf was a high school coach but last I knew she was at Nicolet and didn't realize she had been coaching at Homestead for awhile. This article in the JS about Marotta was nice - https://www.jsonline.com/story/sports/college/marquette/2023/02/27/chloe-marotta-played-at-marquette-like-father-marc-and-brother-cam/69941902007/
And an article from the MU Tribune about Chloe's Rebounds for Research Initiative - https://marquettewire.org/4095000/sports/chloe-marotta-honoring-dads-legacy-with-rebounds-for-research-nil-initiative/
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Article on Liza Karlen and her injury that caused her to miss quite a bit of time during conference play - https://www.jsonline.com/story/sports/college/marquette/2023/03/03/marquettes-liza-karlen-suffered-broken-jaw-this-season/69966698007/
Her game against DePaul was very encouraging - they will need her as they try to seal up an NCAA Tourney bid and move into the postseason.
Speaking of the DePaul game, Clark and Myles didn't play and Hare and Williams were the only players to see action off the bench. Kaifes is out for the rest of the season after an emergency appendectomy. And Okusun wasn't on the bench for some games and is now back on the bench in sweats. Frosh Charia Smith is the only other active player on the roster but she hasn't played much this season.
They face St. John's on Sat at 1:30P central time to open up Big East Tourney play. The game will be on FS2
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Survive and advance - MU beats St. John’s 57-47 and will face number 1 seed UCONN tomorrow at 2P central on FS1. MU will make the NCAA Tournament no matter what at this point in my opinion. They may have gone even with a loss today but a win over fellow bubble team St. John’s likely helped their cause. I’m not sure if they’ll give bids to 5 BE teams but that would be St. John’s concern now and not MU’s.
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Survive and advance - MU beats St. John’s 57-47 and will face number 1 seed UCONN tomorrow at 2P central on FS1. MU will make the NCAA Tournament no matter what at this point in my opinion. They may have gone even with a loss today but a win over fellow bubble team St. John’s likely helped their cause. I’m not sure if they’ll give bids to 5 BE teams but that would be St. John’s concern now and not MU’s.
Yep, they have done enough yo be in the NCAA Tourney. Karlen with 16, adding a needed 3rd scorer.
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Villanova - DePaul with a terrific game. Morrow of DePaul really turned it on in second half. Tied less than a minute to go.
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Kim Mulkey losing makes for a good day. She’s the worst.
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Villanova - DePaul with a terrific game. Morrow of DePaul really turned it on in second half. Tied less than a minute to go.
And Creighton-Seton Hall is heading to overtime.
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Marquette moves to a last 4 bye and St. John’s is a last 4 in team in Charlie crème’s latest bracketology (updated at 1A eastern on sun 3/5)
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Kim Mulkey losing makes for a good day. She’s the worst.
She is. I know an attorney who worked on the Baylor rape cases. She said the details were much worse than what was released in the media(of course she could not disclose anything to me). She told me she would never send a daughter to Baylor. She was unaware of Kim's comments below.
"You knock them right in the face," in regard to how to respond to people who might say they would never send their daughter to Baylor.
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Marquette having all kinds of trouble with a now mostly healthy UConn team, trailing 37-22 at the half. Hasn't helped that Marotta hasn't been able to play much due to foul trouble.
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Marquette having all kinds of trouble with a now mostly healthy UConn team, trailing 37-22 at the half. Hasn't helped that Marotta hasn't been able to play much due to foul trouble.
Yep, struggling a bit on both ends. That third foul on Marotta was one of those how can you call that on a dive hustle play kinda fouls. Bummer, but hopefully she can turn it up in 2H.
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Yesterday was the big conference tourney game for MUWBB. Getting that win left no doubt about them being an NCAA Tourney team this season. I’m not surprised they didn’t play as well today.
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UCONN losing the BET on their home court would be big news, otherwise nothing to see here.
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Xavier and Melanie Moore have mutually agreed to part ways. She was hired at the same time as Duffy but just couldn’t get that program turned around (it was in pretty bad shape when she took over). Xavier went 0-21 in the Big East this year counting their BET loss.
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Another opening in the Big East - Providence - https://twitter.com/raoul_000/status/1633250373765849092?s=46&t=qmHojXzONY0z7kSh4Cq1Rg
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MU has moved down from last four with a bye to a last 4 in for the ESPN bracketology. St. John’s has also been moved down to first team out. I’m not expecting 5 BE teams to get in and would agree St. John’s won’t go dancing.
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Georgetown fired James Howard today which is a good sign for the conference. That means 3 of the worst teams in the BE made coaching changes this offseason - Xavier and Providence were the other two.
Georgetown did finish ahead of Butler this season but Butler made a coaching change last year and did improve a bit this season - they seem to be heading in the right direction.
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Duffy interviewed for the Pittsburgh job according to this article - https://pittsburghsportsnow.com/2023/03/14/pitt-womens-basketball-coaching-search-update/
The article mentions other coaches to interview that will likely be in the second round of interviews but says it’s unknown if Duffy will speak with the Pitt AD again.
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Duffy interviewed for the Pittsburgh job according to this article - https://pittsburghsportsnow.com/2023/03/14/pitt-womens-basketball-coaching-search-update/
The article mentions other coaches to interview that will likely be in the second round of interviews but says it’s unknown if Duffy will speak with the Pitt AD again.
At first glance, it’s an opportunity to do an interview, listen.
Currently Pitt doesn’t pay all that much more than MUWBB. They would need to make a big jump in compensation to tempt Duffy. ACC is a good league and it’s attractive to coaches. But it’s a tough league. $640k (Pitt money) isn’t going to be enough. Obviously hiring Duffy would require a big bump in compensation. They would not need to do that with some of the others on the list who make far less than Duffy.
Interesting to see 2 A10 coaches on the list. Dayton’s successful Women’s coach made good pretty money at Dayton. $500k. That is way more than all of the other A10 Women’s Coaches. But Illinois throws big money around even to unsuccessful coaches. She started $800k plus bonus and incentives there and more resources. So that wasn’t a surprise. The A10 coaches interviewing are $300k plus range plus bonus and incentives.
By the way, Geno Auriema is the person that recommended Lisa Stone’s A10 replacement Rebecca Tillett, who was otherwise way under the radar. After a slow start, they went on a big run, and they made the NCAA Tourney her first season.
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Game time 11;30 Eastern on ESPN2 on Friday 3/17. 9 seed MU vs. 8 seed USF.
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It’s game day - Go Marquette!!!
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Big game day for MUWBB.
St. John’s won a thriller over Purdue in the 11 seed game last night.
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Big game day for MUWBB.
St. John’s won a thriller over Purdue in the 11 seed game last night.
I felt like I brought them bad luck as they started losing their big lead when I started watching. They were very fortunate a Purdue player was called for an intentional foul for making contact with a St. John’s player as the Purdue player celebrates that a technical had been called on Everett for St. John’s. That intentional foul and the technical foul then offset and Purdue didn’t get technical free throws and the ball afterwards there. I felt like Purdue had a good chance of grabbing a lot of momentum had they gotten the technical free throws and ball afterwards there.
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I felt like I brought them bad luck as they started losing their big lead when I started watching. They were very fortunate a Purdue player was called for an intentional foul for making contact with a St. John’s player as the Purdue player celebrates that a technical had been called on Everett for St. John’s. That intentional foul and the technical foul then offset and Purdue didn’t get technical free throws and the ball afterwards there. I felt like Purdue had a good chance of grabbing a lot of momentum had they gotten the technical free throws and ball afterwards there.
Survive and advance. Whatever it takes.
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Survive and advance. Whatever it takes.
Oh yeah - I agree. I was just saying at the time I thought the technical on St. John’s was going to be a big turning point for Purdue. I was rooting for St. John’s
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Oh yeah - I agree. I was just saying at the time I thought the technical on St. John’s was going to be a big turning point for Purdue. I was rooting for St. John’s
Oh I know. I was agreeing with you.
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Game on.
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Glad to see King score early in the second quarter. They’ll need her scoring if they’re going to win today.
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MU may regret not putting USF away early. The opportunity was there.
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MU may regret not putting USF away early. The opportunity was there.
Yep - they should have a bigger lead by now.
Kaifes is in uniform again - no idea if she’d be able to play or not. But she hadn’t been in uniform for awhile after having an emergency appendectomy
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It would be good to get the third foul on #32 before half.
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I felt like I brought them bad luck as they started losing their big lead when I started watching. They were very fortunate a Purdue player was called for an intentional foul for making contact with a St. John’s player as the Purdue player celebrates that a technical had been called on Everett for St. John’s. That intentional foul and the technical foul then offset and Purdue didn’t get technical free throws and the ball afterwards there. I felt like Purdue had a good chance of grabbing a lot of momentum had they gotten the technical free throws and ball afterwards there.
Accidental or not, she whacked the St. John's player in the face. Proper call.
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Accidental or not, she whacked the St. John's player in the face. Proper call.
I had no problem with the intentional foul call on the Purdue player. I just was commenting that St. John’s was fortunate that and the technical offset at that point in the game.
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Sure wish the lead hadn’t dropped to 5 at the half. Let’s go Marquette - time for a strong second half.
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Good looks off of high ball screens early that didn’t to down. Settled a bit for jumpers. More emphasis a bit to get in the paint the 2nd quarter, Emily stepped up when needed. I’m okay with USF’s point guard taking catch and shoot corner 3’s. Good half.
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Duffy is a tremendous defensive coach but her offense is dated.
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Duffy is a tremendous defensive coach but her offense is dated.
I’m wondering what their offense will be like next year without Marotta.
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But in the meantime I’ll enjoy watching Marotta finish up her career at MU 😀. She just forced a USF TO after nailing a 3.
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Not the moment you want to make a stupid turnover then allow a three
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Why weren't they driving on their center who had 3 fouls the whole half. They didn't try, they just pulled up and shot ! ! ! >:(
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Glad to see they made it to OT. It sounds like the MU band is there.
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Well crud - king misses a layup that I thought was going in and Marotta gets her 5th foul. Karlen already fouled out too.
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Accidental trip on defense and Tsieneke gets a wide open short jumper that ends up being the game winner. Brutal. Losing Marotta down the stretch really hurt.
But incredible fight, even after giving away the lead, to tie it up late. Kudos to them.
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Accidental trip on defense and Tsieneke gets a wide open short jumper that ends up being the game winner. Brutal. Losing Marotta down the stretch really hurt.
But incredible fight, even after giving away the lead, to tie it up late. Kudos to them.
Yeah as soon as Nkumu fell there I knew they were going to make that shot. I thought Hare’s 3 was going to go in at the end there. They showed a nice moment afterwards with Marotta taking to Hare.
It was a great fight to the end - they came up a little short in this one.
And I’m really going to miss watching Marotta play.
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Poor last few minutes of regulation, and then a bummer of an ending.
Some good young players, so hopefully the trajectory of the program will keep moving upward.
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Duffy - 40 under 49 in Milwaukee - https://www.bizjournals.com/milwaukee/news/2023/03/13/40-under-40-megan-duffy-marquette-university.html
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Makiyah Williams is transferring and Juliana Okuson is graduating and is done with her basketball career.
Tweet about the Williams transfer - https://twitter.com/muwiresports/status/1638369604400472064?s=46&t=qmHojXzONY0z7kSh4Cq1Rg
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Hope it's OK to discuss the women's basketball tourney here?
The last 2 rebounds Caitlin Clark was credited with were dubious at best, but that doesn't diminish her incredible performance last night: 41 points, 12 assists, 10 rebounds. She's really fun to watch, too -- will shoot as soon as she crosses midcourt, plays with an edge, gets the crowd hyped up, etc.
Can't see her or anyone else stopping South Carolina, though.
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Hope it's OK to discuss the women's basketball tourney here?
The last 2 rebounds Caitlin Clark was credited with were dubious at best, but that doesn't diminish her incredible performance last night: 41 points, 12 assists, 10 rebounds. She's really fun to watch, too -- will shoot as soon as she crosses midcourt, plays with an edge, gets the crowd hyped up, etc.
Can't see her or anyone else stopping South Carolina, though.
I created a separate women’s hoops thread once as some complained about non MU things in this thread. But that’s buried somewhere now and this is fine with me 😀.
That was a fun performance to watch last night. I’m not sure where that last rebound came from as you say but still quite impressive. According to Google, she has 11 career triple-doubles - Marquette as a program has had a player record a triple- double twice I believe. Angel Robinson first did it in 2009 and Hiedeman did it once - don’t think anyone has done it since.
And yeah I don’t see anyone beating South Carolina.
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I created a separate women’s hoops thread once as some complained about non MU things in this thread. But that’s buried somewhere now and this is fine with me 😀.
That was a fun performance to watch last night. I’m not sure where that last rebound came from as you say but still quite impressive. According to Google, she has 11 career triple-doubles - Marquette as a program has had a player record a triple- double twice I believe. Angel Robinson first did it in 2009 and Hiedeman did it once - don’t think anyone has done it since.
And yeah I don’t see anyone beating South Carolina.
I don’t care if its posted here or here:
https://www.muscoop.com/index.php?topic=63272.msg1437719#msg1437719
Ivey had a nice run without its best player and two starters. Not surprised McGuff’s team has made a run. Dream season for a good Va. Tech team too.
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Kim Mulkey might not be the most likeable to some for a number of reasons, but good lord can she coach.
Takes over LSU who has only finished better than 4th in the SEC once in the last 12 seasons, hadn’t won a tourney game in 8 years, and had just went 9-13.
Year 1 she flips them to 26-6 and finishes second to only South Carolina. Year 2, 27-1 regular season with only a loss to an absurd USC team, and now LSU’s first F4 in 15 years.
Mulkey-Staley is gonna be a hell of a rivalry going forward. Especially next year when USC theoretically loses 3 big seniors and LSU’s core is younger
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Kim Mulkey might not be the most likeable to some for a number of reasons, but good lord can she coach.
Takes over LSU who has only finished better than 4th in the SEC once in the last 12 seasons, hadn’t won a tourney game in 8 years, and had just went 9-13.
Year 1 she flips them to 26-6 and finishes second to only South Carolina. Year 2, 27-1 regular season with only a loss to an absurd USC team, and now LSU’s first F4 in 15 years.
Mulkey-Staley is gonna be a hell of a rivalry going forward. Especially next year when USC theoretically loses 3 big seniors and LSU’s core is younger
I think Mulkey is a good coach but I’m not a fan of the super easy non-conference schedule they had this season. I guess it didn’t hurt then too much though as they are in the F4 of course.
Also interested in what kind of outfit she comes out in Friday - the pink feather outfit was something else 😀.
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Chloe Marotta participating in a skills competition at the men’s F4 - https://twitter.com/marquettewbb/status/1640755878918868994?s=46&t=qmHojXzONY0z7kSh4Cq1Rg
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Iowa did it - pulling off the big upset against South Carolina tonight. They’ll play LSU for the national championship on Sunday afternoon
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I don't watch a lot of women's basketball but Kaitlin Clark has some serious game. Tremendous performance.
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I don't watch a lot of women's basketball but Kaitlin Clark has some serious game. Tremendous performance.
Agreed. She is an impressive basketball player.
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Only got to see the 4th quarter. That was fun!
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I don't watch a lot of women's basketball but Kaitlin Clark has some serious game. Tremendous performance.
She reminds me of Cam Johnson
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Nah man, she's a female Jerry West, aina?
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Interesting to see Dawn Staley play the race card after the loss. I don't follow the sport so I'm not sure what her issue is. Any insights?
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Interesting to see Dawn Staley play the race card after the loss. I don't follow the sport so I'm not sure what her issue is. Any insights?
She didn't play the race card.
She was responding to a question about her team being labeled with terms like "bullies" because they play physical.
Same nonsense John Thompson dealt with 40 years ago at Georgetown.
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She didn't play the race card.
She was responding to a question about her team being labeled with terms like "bullies" because they play physical.
Same nonsense John Thompson dealt with 40 years ago at Georgetown.
Thanks.
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This was the specific question and complete answer:
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I certainly don’t have her frame of reference, but calling a team bullies to me seems more about the style of play. They impose their will and our aggressive.
To me it seems very different than the other terms she used.
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This women’s final is an awesome basketball game. They sure like to shoot, what a fun way to play.
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This women’s final is an awesome basketball game. They sure like to shoot, what a fun way to play.
Clark is incredible. There’s really no bad shot for her no matter the difficulty.
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Clark is incredible. There’s really no bad shot for her no matter the difficulty.
She is, but she is allergic to defense. #2 on LSU is out of her mind. It sucks that the refs are an abomination.
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She is, but she is allergic to defense. #2 on LSU is out of her mind. It sucks that the refs are an abomination.
She’s been in some bad foul trouble all game. That technical was such a joke.
ETA: this is my first time watching her, so by no means an expert.
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She’s been in some bad foul trouble all game. That technical was such a joke.
ETA: this is my first time watching her, so by no means an expert.
Never watched her before either, she is fun. That T was horrible. Iowa hasn’t stopped anyone but foul trouble has definitely been part of that.
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Clark should’ve been able to get away with murder today. People are actually watching women’s basketball. And it’s for a single reason. You can’t put that reason on the bench.
Having said that, how she gets 4 fouls when she shows so little effort on defense is beyond me.
LSU is great. Plays a way more fun style of basketball than South Carolina did.
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These referees should be in prison.
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It doesn't sound like the refs were remotely good or competent in today’s women's championship.
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I missed most of the game :( but all I’m reading online now are comments about how awful the officiating was.
I hate that they moved to the championship game to the afternoon - wish it would have stayed in prime time.
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The ratings for this are through the roof. Everyone in the country wants to watch her and the refs called several terrible touchy fouls on her. the technical was a joke and even the broadcast crew said what a crime it was.
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Chloe took part in the 3X3U National Championship last Sunday in Houston. Her team ended up winning - https://twitter.com/3X3UHoops/status/1642732830751956994?cxt=HHwWhIC93cqzlMwtAAAA
Sad to see her career end on the bench in the tournament, glad she was able to wear the Marquette jersey one last time and go out on a high note.
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MU commitment from class of 2024 - https://twitter.com/raoul_000/status/1643236931747053568?s=46&t=qmHojXzONY0z7kSh4Cq1Rg
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MU commitment from class of 2024 - https://twitter.com/raoul_000/status/1643236931747053568?s=46&t=qmHojXzONY0z7kSh4Cq1Rg
Lefty playmaking guard. Not afraid to take and make big shots. DMV. Runs AAU with Germantown Lady Panthers (UA). Physical player, attacks the basket downhill with power and finishes with finesse. Kind of an old school player. Under the radar but good.
Her U17 team won the Gold Division in last Summer’s Run for the Roses in Louisville.
Top 5 at her position in MD. Honorable Mention All Met. Didn’t play on a great HS team.
https://twitter.com/jaedawilsonn/status/1643215221157249024?s=46&t=k05cGu8oqzuvEPxme6OYNA
Jaeda is number 0 in the photo.
https://twitter.com/glp_basketball/status/1551703142596747267?s=46&t=k05cGu8oqzuvEPxme6OYNA
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Duffy interviewed for the Pittsburgh job according to this article - https://pittsburghsportsnow.com/2023/03/14/pitt-womens-basketball-coaching-search-update/
The article mentions other coaches to interview that will likely be in the second round of interviews but says it’s unknown if Duffy will speak with the Pitt AD again.
Pittsburgh hired UMass Head Coach Tory Verdi as its new Head Coach. He was the HC previously at Eastern Michigan, under the current Pittsburgh AD:
https://pittsburghpanthers.com/news/2023/4/7/womens-basketball-tory-verdi-tabbed-to-lead-pitt-womens-basketball-program.aspx
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Big conference news - DePaul's Aneesah Morrow has entered the transfer portal:
https://www.espn.com/womens-college-basketball/story/_/id/36082975/depaul-aneesah-morrow-entering-transfer-portal
It will be interesting to see where she ends up - I'm guessing a lot of schools are very interested in her.
Darrione Rogers also entered the transfer portal for DePaul and I read somewhere she was their second leading scorer. Morrow is the big news here though of course.
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MU needs a new assistant - https://twitter.com/purduewbb/status/1645472179218448385?s=12
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Grad transfer for Marquette - https://twitter.com/raoul_000/status/1648092937383825411?s=46&t=qmHojXzONY0z7kSh4Cq1Rg
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Any other MU women’s basketball season ticket holders that post on here? If so, I have a question.
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<----- STH here ! ! !! I have posted a few times ! ! ! 8-)
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<----- STH here ! ! !! I have posted a few times ! ! ! 8-)
I was going to ask a question about the banquet. But I got a hold of someone at Marquette and got an answer about that.
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MUWBB has a new incoming transfer, Lee Volker, a 5’11 guard from Duke.
She has played 2 seasons at Duke. She was a starter to begin the season but she left the team for “personal reasons” in late December. She had previously lost her starting spot and slid down the bench a little bit.
Same high school as Faisal Abraham’s son Isaiah, in the DC suburbs, in Virginia. (St. Paul VI) 3 time all state.
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Taylor Valladay who played two seasons at Marquette before transferring to Virginia is now going to Penn State as a grad transfer reuniting with Carolyn Kieger who recruited her to Marquette. But Kieger left Marquette before Valladay got there. I had actually forgotten that Kieger originally signed 8 players to letters of intent in 2018. Of those 8, 3 remain at Marquette - Jordan King, Claire Kaifes and Nirel Lougbo (can't play any longer due to medical reasons). Camryn Taylor and Taylor Valladay initially came to MU but both transferred to Virginia. Destiny Strother transferred to Pitt and Sharna Ayres transferred somewhere else - she was enrolled early at MU but never played at MU. And Shemera Williams was at a number of schools I believe - she asked out of her letter of intent right after Kieger left.
The initial announcement of the signing of 8 players in 2018: https://gomarquette.com/news/2018/11/14/womens-basketball-marquette-signs-eight-to-national-letters-of-intent?path=wbball
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That MU class was a good one. Kieger has relied a lot on the portal at PSU with little success although she has marginally improved each season. Make or break year in Happy Valley?
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That MU class was a good one. Kieger has relied a lot on the portal at PSU with little success although she has marginally improved each season. Make or break year in Happy Valley?
Yes I think that's a good way to describe this season for Kieger.
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New job for Scott Merritt:
https://gwusports.com/news/2023/4/22/gardner-webb-names-scott-merritt-as-head-womens-basketball-coach.aspx
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DePaul star Aneesah Morrow has transferred to LSU. She had narrowed her choices to LSU, South Carolina, and USC.
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https://twitter.com/Raoul_000/status/1654986303065268227
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Khadija Rushdan is the new MUWBB assistant.
She spent 5 seasons as an assistant at North Florida, and, spent a season at LaSalle. Coached 3 years at her high school in Delaware and played two seasons professionally. She has USA Youth basketball experience as both a coach and a player, including winning the U19 FIBA Wold Championship Gold Medal while averaging 11 and 6.
She’s one of the better players to ever play for Rutgers. One of two players to ever record a triple double at Rutgers, played the most games in school history, 1000 points, 500 rebounds, 400 assists.
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MODS: Its the off season. Please move the Women's thread to the 'Al'. I would do it myself but only you guys can do that. Please, please, pretty please move this thread where it belongs.
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Just posting here to correct the title of the thread.
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Article about the 3 transfers Marquette picked up for the 23-24 season:
https://www.jsonline.com/story/sports/college/marquette/2023/05/24/marquette-transfers-lee-volker-frannie-hottinger-and-bridget-utberg/70251541007/
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This is not good news at all - Emily La Chapell has entered the transfer portal - https://twitter.com/raoul_000/status/1665717479279144962?s=12
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This is not good news at all - Emily La Chapell has entered the transfer portal - https://twitter.com/raoul_000/status/1665717479279144962?s=12
Brutal. Struggled at times but you could see there's a player there.
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Brutal. Struggled at times but you could see there's a player there.
I thought by now everyone who was going to transfer had entered the portal. I was really excited about her future at MU too :(
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I thought by now everyone who was going to transfer had entered the portal. I was really excited about her future at MU too :(
Wonder if she felt like she was being recruited over when they added those three transfers.
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Wonder if she felt like she was being recruited over when they added those three transfers.
Anyone find out the story on what happened? This was a shock.
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Anyone find out the story on what happened? This was a shock.
I haven't heard anything. Here's an article from Appleton that kinda makes it sound like it might be unrelated to basketball.
https://www.postcrescent.com/story/sports/college/2023/06/05/la-chapell-enters-transfer-portal/70288969007/
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La Chapell will transfer to Belmont -
https://www.postcrescent.com/story/sports/college/2023/06/22/former-appleton-east-star-emily-la-chapell-headed-to-belmont-university/70348070007/
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La Chapell will transfer to Belmont -
https://www.postcrescent.com/story/sports/college/2023/06/22/former-appleton-east-star-emily-la-chapell-headed-to-belmont-university/70348070007/
Nice fit. Bart Brooks has done well there since leaving DePaul after 11 years as an assistant. He’s been at Belmont 6 years, 4 NCAA Tourneys, and some dubs in it too.
They lost Destinee Wells in the transfer portal to Tennessee. She’s really good. But they still have Tuti Jones coming back.
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Anyone know of a tournament the team will play in for the 23-24 season or any other non-conference schedule information? I don't expect Marquette to announce their non-conference schedule for a bit but around now other teams usually start announcing and a few games can be figured out that way.
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Thanksgiving tournament information - https://gomarquette.com/news/2023/7/11/womens-basketball-wbb-set-for-2023-fort-myers-tip-off
They also have an overseas trip coming up - I forgot they were doing that this year.
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Marquette announced the hiring of a new assistant coach today which surprised me at first as I had no idea they'd had another assistant coach depart. It appears she is replacing Tasha Taylor.
https://gomarquette.com/news/2023/7/12/womens-basketball-marquette-wbb-adds-kayla-kleifgen-as-assistant-coach
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Announcement of the JUCO transfer - https://gomarquette.com/news/2023/8/8/womens-basketball-wbb-announces-addition-of-juco-transfer-abbey-cracknell
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https://gopsusports.com/news/2023/8/30/womens-basketball-natisha-hiedeman-promoted-to-womens-basketball-assistant-coach.aspx
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https://gopsusports.com/news/2023/8/30/womens-basketball-natisha-hiedeman-promoted-to-womens-basketball-assistant-coach.aspx
Great news for Natisha. I hope it not a one year job. I'd guess Carolyn Kieger's 41-73 record at PSU will have her on the hot seat. Of course maybe at PSU, 'wins no matta'.
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Great news for Natisha. I hope it not a one year job. I'd guess Carolyn Kieger's 41-73 record at PSU will have her on the hot seat. Of course maybe at PSU, 'wins no matta'.
Her predecessor at Penn State Coquese Washington had much more success during her PSU tenure than Kieger has had there. They fired Washington after the program didn't make the NCAA tournament in her last 5 seasons there. I'd think that Kieger has to be on the hot seast for sure this year.
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Some info on getting the transfer from a JUCO who is originally from Australia - https://www.jsonline.com/story/sports/college/marquette/2023/08/28/marquette-basketball-coaches-shaka-smart-and-megan-duffy-excited-for-year/70698046007/
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https://gomarquette.com/news/2023/9/5/womens-basketball-darius-barksdale-named-director-of-video-player-development
New MUWBB staffer.
(Boats and tides and all. I want my corners. It's all in the game.)
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Some day they’ll announce the BE women’s schedule…
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Some day they’ll announce the BE women’s schedule…
Here you go:
https://www.google.com/search?q=marquette+women%27s+basketball+schedule+2023-24&rlz=1CATMUU_enUS954US954&oq=marquette+women%27s+ba&aqs=chrome.3.0i355i512j46i512j0i512l6j69i57.7780j0j7&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8
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The women's team plays Nova at The Al on NMD. Women's game at 2 p.m., men's game at 5.
Is this fairly typical?
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The women's team plays Nova at The Al on NMD. Women's game at 2 p.m., men's game at 5.
Is this fairly typical?
I think last year the men and women played on the same day with the men early afternoon and women about 5P. There's not a lot of cross over between women's and men's bball fans at MU though from what I've seen so I'm not sure many will go to both games.
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I think last year the men and women played on the same day with the men early afternoon and women about 5P. There's not a lot of cross over between women's and men's bball fans at MU though from what I've seen so I'm not sure many will go to both games.
Thanks for the info.
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I think last year the men and women played on the same day with the men early afternoon and women about 5P. There's not a lot of cross over between women's and men's bball fans at MU though from what I've seen so I'm not sure many will go to both games.
I was recently told by someone involved, that a new streaming situation is a “Strategic Priority” moving forward.
It would help if more fans had easier access to games. In many other leagues, fans have easier access to many of their school’s Women’s and Men’s Olympic Sports. Many, not all provide this via ESPN plus.
Not only do many MU fans around the country not have FloSports, many in Milwaukee/Chicago don’t as well.
When one has access to 100% of a successful sport’s games, it helps and it makes a difference with interest and attendance. Many other leagues have much higher supported Olympics sports programs.
For now, and for a while, FloSports has been the best $ option and it provides a resource for Olympic Sports streaming on campus. So they keep renewing that deal.
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I was recently told by someone involved, that a new streaming situation is a “Strategic Priority” moving forward.
It would help if more fans had easier access to games. In many other leagues, fans have easier access to many of their school’s Women’s and Men’s Olympic Sports. Many, not all provide this via ESPN plus.
Not only do many MU fans around the country not have FloSports, many in Milwaukee/Chicago don’t as well.
When one has access to 100% of a successful sport’s games, it helps and it makes a difference with interest and attendance. Many other leagues have much higher supported Olympics sports programs.
For now, and for a while, FloSports has been the best $ option and it provides a resource for Olympic Sports streaming on campus. So they keep renewing that deal.
I bought a FloSports subscription the Covid year when fans couldn't attend games. And I've renewed it every year since then. But I'm not sure if I'll renew it again this year or not. I already pay for so many other streaming options and not sure I want to spend the money on this again.
And yeah I've been jealous of the Horizon league whose women's games are on ESPN+ - I already have a subscription to that service.
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Georgetown Women's Basketball Coach Tasha Butts passed away adter a lomg battle with Breast Cancer. She waa only 41 years old. Very sad.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2023/10/23/tasha-butts-georgetown-basketball-coach-dies/?utm_campaign=wp_main&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter
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Amani Jenkins committed to MUWBB this past weekend.
2025 6’2 physical back to the basket post player that can finish and rebound inside. She can put it on the floor, create space, and step out and face up, shoot it.
15 & 9 at Des Moines North (49% FG) last year. She is now at Johnston High School. (5A State Champs and runner up past two seasons)
Pure Prep AAU U17 this past Summer. They won their division at Boo Williams and Queen of the Court. E40 League.
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The Journal-Sentinel preview said sophomore Charia Smith got hurt in the spring and won’t play this year.
I was kind of surprised they got picked to finish 3rd in the BE this year. A lot to replace in the post with the graduation of Chloe Marotta.
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Checking out a number of new faces today. Everyone in uniform has gotten in the game before halftime.
I already read sophomore Charia Smith is out for the year so no surprise she’s not in uniform. No idea why Claire Kaifes and frosh Halle Vice aren’t in uniform though.
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Checking out a number of new faces today. Everyone in uniform has gotten in the game before halftime.
I already read sophomore Charia Smith is out for the year so no surprise she’s not in uniform. No idea why Claire Kaifes and frosh Halle Vice aren’t in uniform though.
From MJS: The Golden Eagles were without Claire Kaifes (groin) and Halle Vice (hand). Forward Charia Smith is already out for the season with a knee injury.
"We got a little bit to go with them," Duffy said. "They're working hard to get back. Obviously the sooner the better that we can get them that'll add great depth to our team right now."
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Marquette women beat Illinois 71-67. Illini were 23rd in the nation entering the game
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Marquette women beat Illinois 71-67. Illini were 23rd in the nation entering the game
It was nice to pick up this win as Illinois is one of their toughest non-conference opponents. It was definitely a team effort with 4 of the 5 starters in double figures. Mackenzie Hare was off from 3 point land but did contribute a team high 7 assists. Too many turnovers for my liking though - 21 total with 6 from Karlen and 4 each from King and Nkumu. King shooting well from the line was a big key and good that they got the ball in her hand late as she converted on 3 of 4 FT's late.
Frosh Skylar Forbes had a sweet block and I think she showed definite promise but only got about 8 minutes of PT. There were only 3 players off the bench and most of the PT went to the starters who all played 34-36 minutes.
Frosh Halle Vice is wearing a brace on her wrist and is out with a reported hand injury and Senior Claire Kaifes is still out with a groin injury. No idea when either might be able to play again.
Now they do something they didn't do last season and go on the road to face IUPUI on Wednesday. They played no true road contests as part of their non-conference schedule last season which I found very unusual. They will also play at Illinois State for one other road conference during non-conference play. And unusual this year is that they aren't playing any of the state schools. They haven't played Wisconsin in many years (although there's a chance they meet up in their tournament) and playing UWGB has been sporadic over the last 10 years or so but they've regularly played UWM who isn't on the schedule this season.
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Info on the 3 recruits Marquette signed for next year:
https://www.anonymouseagle.com/2023/11/10/23955322/marquette-golden-eagles-womens-basketball-recruiting-signing-petersen-wilson-wells
There's a nice scholarship chart at the bottom of that article. Kaifes, Karlen and Nkumu are able to play next year with an extra Covid year - haven't heard yet if any of them intend to do that.
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It was nice to pick up this win as Illinois is one of their toughest non-conference opponents. It was definitely a team effort with 4 of the 5 starters in double figures. Mackenzie Hare was off from 3 point land but did contribute a team high 7 assists. Too many turnovers for my liking though - 21 total with 6 from Karlen and 4 each from King and Nkumu. King shooting well from the line was a big key and good that they got the ball in her hand late as she converted on 3 of 4 FT's late.
Frosh Skylar Forbes had a sweet block and I think she showed definite promise but only got about 8 minutes of PT. There were only 3 players off the bench and most of the PT went to the starters who all played 34-36 minutes.
Frosh Halle Vice is wearing a brace on her wrist and is out with a reported hand injury and Senior Claire Kaifes is still out with a groin injury. No idea when either might be able to play again.
Now they do something they didn't do last season and go on the road to face IUPUI on Wednesday. They played no true road contests as part of their non-conference schedule last season which I found very unusual. They will also play at Illinois State for one other road conference during non-conference play. And unusual this year is that they aren't playing any of the state schools. They haven't played Wisconsin in many years (although there's a chance they meet up in their tournament) and playing UWGB has been sporadic over the last 10 years or so but they've regularly played UWM who isn't on the schedule this season.
Thanks for the updates!
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Tonight’s road game is on ESPN+ - good for those like me who have a subscription for that.
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Some random notes:
I saw a few familiar faces on TV the other night when I watched some of the Penn State-St. John's game. Good to see Hiedeman on the bench as an assistant coach working for her college coach Kieger. And former Marquette player Taylor Valladay is playing for her 3rd school now finishing up at PSU - she played at Virginia after first leaving Marquette. PSU beat SJU and is off to a 4-0 start which is good for Kieger in what is surely a critical season for her. But I'm not sure how tough their schedule has been so far.
Another interesting conference game that night was UW Green Bay at Creighton. I flipped over to a bit of that and UW Green Bay upset Creighton. Creighton is ranked now but I'm guessing this loss will mean they drop out of the pools this upcoming week. Creighton was also picked 2nd in the BE this year and is MU's first BE opponent on 12/13.
For the tournament they are in next week, I'm hoping Marquette and Wisconsin can win their first games and face each other in the 2nd round. The last time these two teams played each other was December 4, 2017.
Nice blowout win this week at IUPUI as it should have been. And with the blowout they were able to use their bench more.
And on another note, Illinois hosted MU's next opponent Saint Peter's on Wednesday and beat them 103-33. I'm expecting an MU blowout tomorrow. Interested to see when Kaifes and Vice are able to play but guessing it may not be tomorrow.
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Think there were any letter writers on the Iowa team after this game?
https://www.espn.com/womens-college-basketball/boxscore/_/gameId/401582218 (https://www.espn.com/womens-college-basketball/boxscore/_/gameId/401582218)
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Kansas State's next opponent after their big upset of Iowa is Wisconsin who they host tomorrow.
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Is this Marquette women's team good? I saw that they beat a ranked Big Ten team (Illinois) and boatraced another high major (Arkansas) while remaining undefeated. That seems like a good start, but I can't find the kind of computer rankings that I use to compare mens teams.
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Is this Marquette women's team good? I saw that they beat a ranked Big Ten team (Illinois) and boatraced another high major (Arkansas) while remaining undefeated. That seems like a good start, but I can't find the kind of computer rankings that I use to compare mens teams.
Their non-conference schedule is pretty weak so I'm not ready yet to say they're good. Illinois is the best team they've played so far and they were missing their best player for that game. And Illinois fell out of the rankings after that loss. The women's NET rankings won't start until early December. RealTimeRPI.com has Marquette with an RPI of 45 and an SOS of 172. Their non-conference schedule has 6 teams with RPI's over 200. I will say I'm not sure how accurate an indicator the RealTimeRPI is since they are using the NET now but was looking for some season numbers at this point in the season.
Arkansas had to rally to beat Wisconsin who hasn't had a winning record in over 10 years and Arkansas hasn't played a super strong schedule so far either so I'm not sure how good a win that is at this point either. But beating an SEC team is likely good for MU. Boston College lost to UW in the 3rd place game. UW does have a strong RPI for now at 13.
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Maybe once again I have no idea what I’m taking about 😂. MU enters the AP poll at 23 this week. They are the last remaining BE team with no losses in non-conference play.
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Maybe once again I have no idea what I’m taking about 😂. MU enters the AP poll at 23 this week. They are the last remaining BE team with no losses in non-conference play.
Nice! Both teams ranked is always great!!
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Maybe once again I have no idea what I’m taking about 😂. MU enters the AP poll at 23 this week. They are the last remaining BE team with no losses in non-conference play.
Roughly speaking, the program has been at a similar level for about 7 seasons over 2 coaches. We’ll see.
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Roughly speaking, the program has been at a similar level for about 7 seasons over 2 coaches. We’ll see.
I’m still not sold on them this year with the weak non-conference schedule.
They beat up on another bad team tonight - Memphis. Every player in uniform scored - Kaifes playing in her second game this season and frosh Vice seeing her first action at MU.
They host Creighton two weeks from tonight for their first BE game. Creighton was picked to finish just above MU in the BE. They started off the season ranked but fell out of the polls when they lost at home to UW-Green Bay. I think this should be an interesting contest.
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I see they annihilated Memphis fwiw.
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Best start ever at 8-0, up to 19 in this week’s AP poll. UCONN at 17 and Creighton at 22 are the other ranked BE teams.
Kieger’s PSU team is 25th this week in the AP poll - their first national ranking in a long time.
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Nice to see them ranked!
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4 seed in bracketology? Impressive.
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4 seed in bracketology? Impressive.
And that would mean hosting the 1st and 2nd rounds which they've never done. But I'm not sure they will end up that high - we will see. Important first two league games - home to Creighton this Wed 12/13 and at UCONN on New Year's Eve - those are the two other ranked teams in the BE now and the teams picked to finish ahead of them in the preseason conference poll. They are both ahead of Marquette in the NET for now also.
Hopefully MU takes care of business at Illinois State tomorrow.
Nice article on Kenzie Hare from Ben Steele recently - https://www.jsonline.com/story/sports/college/marquette/2023/12/01/marquette-golden-eagles-guard-kenzie-hare-is-elite-3-point-shooter/71753931007/
I've seen Lisa Stone at a few MU games last season and this season - there's a bit of a connection with Hare who originally committed to Stone at SLU but then reopened her recruitment when SLU fired Stone and that's when MU signed her.
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And that would mean hosting the 1st and 2nd rounds which they've never done. But I'm not sure they will end up that high - we will see. Important first two league games - home to Creighton this Wed 12/13 and at UCONN on New Year's Eve - those are the two other ranked teams in the BE now and the teams picked to finish ahead of them in the preseason conference poll. They are both ahead of Marquette in the NET for now also.
Hopefully MU takes care of business at Illinois State tomorrow.
Nice article on Kenzie Hare from Ben Steele recently - https://www.jsonline.com/story/sports/college/marquette/2023/12/01/marquette-golden-eagles-guard-kenzie-hare-is-elite-3-point-shooter/71753931007/
I've seen Lisa Stone at a few MU games last season and this season - there's a bit of a connection with Hare who originally committed to Stone at SLU but then reopened her recruitment when SLU fired Stone and that's when MU signed her.
Shades of our mens team ranking vs. finish last year? Let's hope so.
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Shades of our mens team ranking vs. finish last year? Let's hope so.
Not quite as extreme though - can't fault any coach for picking MU to finish 3rd behind UCONN and Creighton this season.
Wednesday night's BE opener is a big one with Creighton ranked right below MU in the AP poll and picked to finish 2nd in the BE. They are going to have to play a lot better than they did at Illinois State yesterday to win this one - MU went down 11-0 to start that game and frankly was quite lucky to pull out the W in the end. Their NET took a drop now also as they are 27th with a previous ranking of 21. Creighton is 15th and UCONN 17th in the NET.
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Great game by the ladies. 10-0. Not too shabby.
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Great win, wish I could have watched it. Big East needs to get out of that FloSports deal ASAP.
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Great win, wish I could have watched it. Big East needs to get out of that FloSports deal ASAP.
I don't see that happening unfortunately. I wasn't going to pay for a FloSports subscription initially but they started that the season fans weren't allowed at games so I spent the money for the subscription. And I've renewed it since then - comes up again in January and I'll probably end up renewing as I just don't want to miss out on the road games.
They wanted to give me a heart attack tonight I think :). I was quite excited when they went up 30-19 in the second quarter but then they had trouble scoring and it ended up tied at the half.
Karlen had a monster game of course leading MU with 25 points and adding 12 rebounds. And the seniors all came up big down the stretch - King, Karlen and Nkumu combined for 18 of MU's 22 points in the 4th quarter. MU only had 8 turnovers which was nice to see with some high TO games they've had - Creighton also only had 8 to's but MU was way ahead on assists with 21 assists to their 10. A little contrasting styles tonight with Creighton shooting 8-30 from the outside and MU going 4 of 7 from the outside and 3 of those makes were in the first quarter. Those 7 three attempts were a season low for MU.
Creighton was 16 and MU 26 in the NET before this game. Creighton blew out MU in both games last year so nice to get this win. They move to a program best 10-0 on the season.
Two very winnable home non-conference games left - Sun vs. Appalachian State and Thu at noon for a scream game vs. Bucknell with field trip kids. If they take care of business as they should, they would be 12-0 heading into their 2nd BE game which is at pre-season BE favorite UCONN.
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I don't see that happening unfortunately. I wasn't going to pay for a FloSports subscription initially but they started that the season fans weren't allowed at games so I spent the money for the subscription. And I've renewed it since then - comes up again in January and I'll probably end up renewing as I just don't want to miss out on the road games.
They wanted to give me a heart attack tonight I think :). I was quite excited when they went up 30-19 in the second quarter but then they had trouble scoring and it ended up tied at the half.
Karlen had a monster game of course leading MU with 25 points and adding 12 rebounds. And the seniors all came up big down the stretch - King, Karlen and Nkumu combined for 18 of MU's 22 points in the 4th quarter. MU only had 8 turnovers which was nice to see with some high TO games they've had - Creighton also only had 8 to's but MU was way ahead on assists with 21 assists to their 10. A little contrasting styles tonight with Creighton shooting 8-30 from the outside and MU going 4 of 7 from the outside and 3 of those makes were in the first quarter. Those 7 three attempts were a season low for MU.
Creighton was 16 and MU 26 in the NET before this game. Creighton blew out MU in both games last year so nice to get this win. They move to a program best 10-0 on the season.
Two very winnable home non-conference games left - Sun vs. Appalachian State and Thu at noon for a scream game vs. Bucknell with field trip kids. If they take care of business as they should, they would be 12-0 heading into their 2nd BE game which is at pre-season BE favorite UCONN.
FloSports has been the $ option for Big East Olympic Sports annually. Marquette, the other schools, the league etc…are aware of its lack of popularity and its lack of accessibility annually. I was recently told by people involved in the process that the league is finally seeking alternatives to FloSports for future deals instead of the auto renewal with FloSports.
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FloSports has been the $ option for Big East Olympic Sports annually. Marquette, the other schools, the league etc…are aware of its lack of popularity and its lack of accessibility annually. I was recently told by people involved in the process that the league is finally seeking alternatives to FloSports for future deals instead of the auto renewal with FloSports.
That’s good to hear. I like the leagues that use espn+ as I already have a subscription to that. I’ve gotten to watch their two road games this season with that subscription.
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That’s good to hear. I like the leagues that use espn+ as I already have a subscription to that. I’ve gotten to watch their two road games this season with that subscription.
Yep. Wait and see approach. But it is an encouraging news.
ESPN plus is a must have for me. So many sports, leagues, teams, games, etc….they also carry local and regional produced broadcasts. For example of a game is on a Ballys Sports Regional, and you don’t get Ballys as many don’t, you can find some or even all of those games on ESPN plus in addition to that depending on the team and sport.
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Marquette's NET is 23 this morning but is sure to take a hit after thier next two games - Appalachian State is 207 and Bucknell 296. These are games where they really need to take care of business and hopefully they do. Their first game after a short break for Christmas is at UCONN on New Year's Eve. While UCONN has been hampered by a lot of injuries and isn't as strong as most years, they are still a really good team. They blew out Louisville yesterday who is ranked one spot ahead of MU in the AP poll right now.
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Game today was closer than it should have been. A number of great scoring performances but the thing that really sticks out to me is 21 rebounds by Frannie Hottinger.
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Marquette's NET is 23 this morning but is sure to take a hit after thier next two games - Appalachian State is 207 and Bucknell 296. These are games where they really need to take care of business and hopefully they do. Their first game after a short break for Christmas is at UCONN on New Year's Eve. While UCONN has been hampered by a lot of injuries and isn't as strong as most years, they are still a really good team. They blew out Louisville yesterday who is ranked one spot ahead of MU in the AP poll right now.
That's not how NET works. As long as you beat your cupcake by the amount you should, your NET won't go down and will improve if you plaster them. RPI was the metric that would go down simply by playing a bad team and it's no longer used in basketball.
That being said, only beating App State by 8 at home is probably going to negatively impact their NET
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That's not how NET works. As long as you beat your cupcake by the amount you should, your NET won't go down and will improve if you plaster them. RPI was the metric that would go down simply by playing a bad team and it's no longer used in basketball.
That being said, only beating App State by 8 at home is probably going to negatively impact their NET
Thanks for correcting my bad information.
Some miscellaneous stuff:
-NET goes from 23 to 30 after yesterday's game
-They move up one spot in the AP poll to 18th
-Liza Karlen was named BE POW for the 2nd time this season
-Aizhanique Mayo who left MU right before the 22-23 season started and transferred to Iona (doesn't look like she was eligible to play there last season though) followed the coach to Xavier and recently became eligible to play for XU after the court injunction
-MU was named ESPN's women's team of the week - https://www.espn.com/womens-college-basketball/story/_/id/39138062/womens-ncaa-basketball-power-rankings-ucla-ohio-state-clash
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A national honor for Liza Karlen - AP national player of the week
https://x.com/ap_top25/status/1737205662067962224?s=12
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Thanks for posting these nuggets Marquette Fan. Always read them with great interest.
Congratulations to LK.
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Thanks for posting these nuggets Marquette Fan. Always read them with great interest.
Congratulations to LK.
Agreed, the scoop updates actually got me watching the volleyball team and women's team occasionally.
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More for Liza:
https://x.com/marchmadnesswbb/status/1737563606353334776?s=46&t=qmHojXzONY0z7kSh4Cq1Rg
And congrats to one of my all time favorite MU players Chloe Marotta on the honor of being named the McCahill Award winner:
https://x.com/muathletics/status/1737534710715125944?s=12
And speaking of that family, here’s a great article on Chloe’s sister Karley - https://x.com/jimpolzinwsj/status/1730580194748977458?s=46&t=qmHojXzONY0z7kSh4Cq1Rg
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More for Liza:
https://x.com/marchmadnesswbb/status/1737563606353334776?s=46&t=qmHojXzONY0z7kSh4Cq1Rg
And congrats to one of my all time favorite MU players Chloe Marotta on the honor of being named the McCahill Award winner:
https://x.com/muathletics/status/1737534710715125944?s=12
And speaking of that family, here’s a great article on Chloe’s sister Karley - https://x.com/jimpolzinwsj/status/1730580194748977458?s=46&t=qmHojXzONY0z7kSh4Cq1Rg
And Cam's engaged
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Easy win today as it should have been. 12-0 heading into the holiday break and they were 11-0 in the non-conference portion of the schedule.
The next game is on new year’s Eve at UCONN who was picked to win the BE again and is ranked just ahead of MU in the AP poll.
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Article from Ben Steele - https://x.com/bensteelemjs/status/1740028664597954861?s=46&t=qmHojXzONY0z7kSh4Cq1Rg
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A bit of a big game tomorrow at pre-season BE favorite UCONN at 12P central. UCONN is also ranked ahead of MU in the AP poll and has a NET of 11 - MU has a NET of 33. UCONN has played a much tougher non-conference schedule than MU. The game is on SNY and can be streamed for free by many people (I get it on the Fox app with my YouTubeTV subscription) - info from the MU release:
>STREAMING
• Sunday's game will be available to stream in-market (CT, NY, NJ, PA) to authenticated subscribers via the SNY app.
• Out-of-market fans will be able to stream SNY games at no additional cost to authenticated subscribers who have FOX as part of their television package. Users will need to sign in with their TV provider credentials at https://www.foxsports.com/ or in the FOX Sports app. The games can also be accessed at www.fox.com/sports or in the FOX Now app.
Interesting stat watch from Anonymous Eagle:
>Stat Watch: Jordan King needs one three-pointer to tie and two three-pointers to pass Courtney Weibel for the 11th most in program history.
King's high school coach was Randy Weibel - Courtney's Dad.
On another note, Emily LaChapelle saw her first action for Belmont today. I thought she might be sitting out this year because of how late she entered the portal and an article I read earlier saying they had to decide whether to apply for a waiver for her for this season. I'm not sure if she's impacted by this ruling or not:
https://apnews.com/article/ncaa-transfer-rule-lawsuit-west-virginia-945c1c2c365eeef9d0148915a7445f6c
It does mention in that article:
>The lawsuit, filed in West Virginia’s northern district, challenges the NCAA’s authority to impose a one-year delay in the eligibility of certain athletes who transfer between schools.
I thought LaChapelle was being required to sit out a year because she entered the transfer portal after a certain deadline the NCAA had set for transfers to have immediate eligibility.
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Since I'm the only one posting here for awhile I'll just add a couple quick things:
-MU drops to 23rd this week in the AP poll - kind of surprised they are still ranked after the bad loss at St. John's. Another loss in any game except for home to UCONN and at Creighton will likely cause them to fall out of the polls. Not sure they should be ranked with the schedule they've played.
-Starting out down 8-0 at home Saturday was far from ideal but it helped it was against the worst team in the BE so they were able to take control of that game just fine.
-Duffy became the quickest to 100 wins for the MU Women with the win over Xavier on Saturday.
-The game tonight at Seton Hall is on FS1 at 7:30P Central
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Since I'm the only one posting here for awhile I'll just add a couple quick things:
-MU drops to 23rd this week in the AP poll - kind of surprised they are still ranked after the bad loss at St. John's. Another loss in any game except for home to UCONN and at Creighton will likely cause them to fall out of the polls. Not sure they should be ranked with the schedule they've played.
-Starting out down 8-0 at home Saturday was far from ideal but it helped it was against the worst team in the BE so they were able to take control of that game just fine.
-Duffy became the quickest to 100 wins for the MU Women with the win over Xavier on Saturday.
-The game tonight at Seton Hall is on FS1 at 7:30P Central
I’ll try to post a little more often.
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First change in the starting lineup for this season I believe - Forbes is starting in place of Hottinger. They said on the broadcast that Hottinger is out but no idea why or for how long she'll be out.
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The game looks easy when shots go in.
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Great second half. Liza has been unbelievable.
Curious as to what is going on with Hottinger. Nothing from the athletic department.
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Great second half. Liza has been unbelievable.
Curious as to what is going on with Hottinger. Nothing from the athletic department.
The athletic department seldom releases anything about the women’s team. Fanta said later in the broadcast that Hottinger didn’t make the trip but it didn’t sound like she was expected to be out long term.
Reaching 1,000 career points and a career high for Liza Karlen - a great night for her.
Nice to see them pick up the road win after they had lost their last two road contests. First time since 2019 that they’ve won at Seton Hall.
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The team is staying overnight in NJ tonight as their charter flight home tonight was canceled due to bad weather in NJ.
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The athletic department seldom releases anything about the women’s team. Fanta said later in the broadcast that Hottinger didn’t make the trip but it didn’t sound like she was expected to be out long term.
Reaching 1,000 career points and a career high for Liza Karlen - a great night for her.
Nice to see them pick up the road win after they had lost their last two road contests. First time since 2019 that they’ve won at Seton Hall.
Not really a "road" win, since the announced attendance was 336. I guess that beats the attendance at the St Johns game-announced attendance 147.
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They mentioned during the broadcast that NJ was under a state of emergency declaration due to flooding. They also said it felt like a COVID game because.of the attendance.
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They mentioned during the broadcast that NJ was under a state of emergency declaration due to flooding. They also said it felt like a COVID game because.of the attendance.
Wonder if students have to pay to attend these games. If so, it would seem free tickets would be more profitable (just by the $$ made from concessions).
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Are the students back from break? Lots of things factor in.
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Are the students back from break? Lots of things factor in.
Yes, Seton Hall is averaging 659 in attendance this year. St Johns is worse if you take out their ability to claim attendance at the December 16 Holiday Tripleheader at MSG. Ateendance is horrible for most WBB teams
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Not really a "road" win, since the announced attendance was 336. I guess that beats the attendance at the St Johns game-announced attendance 147.
They weren’t at the Al, they pulled away in the second half after it had been close and looked much better than they had at St. John’s. Those are good things to me - doesn’t really matter how many people are at the game to me.
This game was important in my mind to try to bounce back a bit from the St John’s game. Xavier is by far the worst team in the BE so I wasn’t really considering beating them at home a bounce back win.
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The rest of Iowa’s games are sold out (game at Purdue is now a sellout too) as people want to see Clark play - https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/ncaaw/bigten/2024/01/10/caitlin-clark-iowa-road-games-ticket-cost/72152732007/
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Obviously Clark is a phenemal talent but I feel like she greatly benefited by the publicity vacuum that was created by Paige bueckers getting injured last year. Would be interesting to glimpse that alternate timeline.
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Rivalry game tonight with DePaul coming to town. The game is on CBS Sports Network at 8P central for those who can’t make it to the Al and might want to watch.
I’m curious to see if Hottinger is available tonight or not.
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Always happy to see a DePaul blowout regardless of MU team.
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Obviously Clark is a phenemal talent but I feel like she greatly benefited by the publicity vacuum that was created by Paige bueckers getting injured last year. Would be interesting to glimpse that alternate timeline.
I’m a HUGE fan of Bueckers game. I remember commenting specifically on her shooting style and movements when she was freshman. However, I disagree. She averages 27/8/8 in back to back years. And even still, she’s now up to 31/7.5/8, REALLY close to leading the nation in scoring AND assists while playing in a power conference and being the focus of every scouting report.
Shes nearly single handedly made a good Iowa program into a national title contender and she’s gonna obliterate the career scoring record. She’d be the major story even if Bueckers was healthy, she’s superhuman
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Shes nearly single handedly made a good Iowa program into a national title contender and she’s gonna obliterate the career scoring record. She’d be the major story even if Bueckers was healthy, she’s superhuman
Yep. What a great player, and very entertaining too.
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Always happy to see a DePaul blowout regardless of MU team.
This was a weird game in that this was not the DePaul team I’m used to at all. I’ll take the nice easy MU win though of course 😀.
Big contest Wednesday at Villanova - would be good to get a road win there especially as the game after that is hosting UCONN. Villanova is 4-1 in the BE so far.
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I admire Clark’s game and enjoy the attention she is bringing to Women’s Basketball also.
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This was a weird game in that this was not the DePaul team I’m used to at all. I’ll take the nice easy MU win though of course 😀.
Big contest Wednesday at Villanova - would be good to get a road win there especially as the game after that is hosting UCONN. Villanova is 4-1 in the BE so far.
Yep. DePaul just wasn’t competitive. Too soon to tell. But a couple of challenging seasons recently for them for their standard. Rare tough shooting night for Hare didn’t matter for example, compared to the St. John’s game.
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Yep. DePaul just wasn’t competitive. Too soon to tell. But a couple of challenging seasons recently for them for their standard. Rare tough shooting night for Hare didn’t matter for example, compared to the St. John’s game.
I have to wonder if Bruno at age 73 is thinking about retiring. He’s had a great run at DePaul.
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I have to wonder if Bruno at age 73 is thinking about retiring. He’s had a great run at DePaul.
He’s getting closer to it. This would be two iffy seasons in a row and 3 out of 4 somewhat sub par seasons for them. But he has many good recent ones too.
Not sure if Bart Brooks would be interested in going back there. They would have to make a good effort to get him. He’s been great at Belmont for 7 seasons since his successful 11 year stint as a DePaul assistant.
We’ll see.
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He’s getting closer to it. This would be two iffy seasons in a row and 3 out of 4 somewhat sub par seasons for them. But he has many good recent ones too.
Not sure if Bart Brooks would be interested in going back there. They would have to make a good effort to get him. He’s been great at Belmont for 7 seasons since his successful 11 year stint as a DePaul assistant.
We’ll see.
Bruno also has two former head coaches on his DePaul staff in Jill Pizotti (St. Louis) and Lisa Ryckbosch (UIC). Although Ryckbosch came back to DePaul in a special assistant role and not a coaching role - she had been an assistant at DePaul before taking the UIC job. I didn't realize that one of Bruno's sons was on his staff now until I looked up their roster tonight. Also, I was looking up Bart Brooks and didn't realize he married former DePaul player Charlene Smith - I remember seeing her play at UW-Milwaukee before she transferred to DePaul.
Some random MU-DePaul things - former DePaul player Stacy Krumrei married one of Bruno's sons - her sister Stephanie played at Marquette (Stephanie's daughter ended up playing volleyball at Marquette). And Kristen Maskala played at DePaul for one season and in three seasons at MU she scored 1,745 points. Maskala would most likely still be the career scoring leader at MU had she played here all 4 seasons - she's one of the best players I've seen at MU.
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Bruno also has two former head coaches on his DePaul staff in Jill Pizotti (St. Louis) and Lisa Ryckbosch (UIC). Although Ryckbosch came back to DePaul in a special assistant role and not a coaching role - she had been an assistant at DePaul before taking the UIC job. I didn't realize that one of Bruno's sons was on his staff now until I looked up their roster tonight. Also, I was looking up Bart Brooks and didn't realize he married former DePaul player Charlene Smith - I remember seeing her play at UW-Milwaukee before she transferred to DePaul.
Some random MU-DePaul things - former DePaul player Stacy Krumrei married one of Bruno's sons - her sister Stephanie played at Marquette (Stephanie's daughter ended up playing volleyball at Marquette). And Kristen Maskala played at DePaul for one season and in three seasons at MU she scored 1,745 points. Maskala would most likely still be the career scoring leader at MU had she played here all 4 seasons - she's one of the best players I've seen at MU.
Yep. Brooks is good. He finally lost one of his stud players to transfer (Wells to Tennessee). He scooped up La Chappell from MUWBB. Kevin McGuff’s (Ohio State HC) daughter plays for him too.
Steph (Krumrei/Dragani) was a good player. She and her husband Pat (also a good multi sport athlete and hooper) are good friends of mine. They are two of the best people I know. Their son (Ben) was a college athlete as well, a baseball pitcher at Michigan/Pitt. They are also good friends with former MUBB hooper and current MU EVP/COO Joel “Pogo” Pogodzinski.
Kris was big time. She had a variety of skill sets. She was an Academic All American too.
Romeiser, Goerlitz, Persin were a few others that I know from that group.
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Yep. Brooks is good. He finally lost one of his stud players to transfer (Wells to Tennessee). He scooped up La Chappell from MUWBB. Kevin McGuff’s (Ohio State HC) daughter plays for him too.
Steph (Krumrei/Dragani) was a good player. She and her husband Pat (also a good multi sport athlete and hooper) are good friends of mine. They are two of the best people I know. Their son (Ben) was a college athlete as well, a baseball pitcher at Michigan/Pitt. They are also good friends with former MUBB hooper and current MU EVP/COO Joel “Pogo” Pogodzinski.
Kris was big time. She had a variety of skill sets. She was an Academic All American too.
Romeiser, Goerlitz, Persin were a few others that I know from that group.
Goerlitz was a great outside shooter and they had three 1,000 point scorers in that class with her, Kerri Reaves and Christine Kennedy. And speaking of Kennedy, that number 34 had a lot of rebounds from 1991-2000 :) - Kennedy is 3rd on the MU career rebounding list with 1,089 and Abbie Willenborg is number 1 with 1,167. Both wore the number 34.
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Some miscellaneous MU stuff:
-Here's the info on the unbalanced schedule in case anyone is interested - this chart has which opponent every team only plays once at home and on the road - https://www.bigeast.com/documents/2023/9/25/SchedulingPairings2324.pdf
-Liza Karlen became the first BE player to get the BE POW honor 3 times this season - https://www.bigeast.com/news/2024/1/15/womens-basketball-familiar-faces-claim-latest-bigeastwbb-weekly-honors.aspx
-Liza Karlen and Jordan King were both interviewed during the BE men's bball road show - I caught it after I saw an MUWBB tweet about it. It was a nice interview - my favorite part was when King was asked what makes Karlen a great player.
-Marquette moves up one spot in the AP poll this week to 22 - Creighton is just above them at 21 and UCONN is 9th
-MU's NET is up to 25 now - Creighton just above them at 24 and UCONN has a NET of 4.
-Tough couple games coming up at Villanova and home to UCONN. It's never easy to win at Villanova and they are 4-1 in the BE so far and UCONN is pretty darn tough this year despite all the injuries they've had.
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Goerlitz was a great outside shooter and they had three 1,000 point scorers in that class with her, Kerri Reaves and Christine Kennedy. And speaking of Kennedy, that number 34 had a lot of rebounds from 1991-2000 :) - Kennedy is 3rd on the MU career rebounding list with 1,089 and Abbie Willenborg is number 1 with 1,167. Both wore the number 34.
Yep. Reaves and Kennedy were very good players and are good people. Kerri was to move.
Funny Mac mini story. During a required team/group role play, the moderator asked Mac what would he do if Damon were at a party and someone was getting into it with Damon. He said flatly, “Nothing. Have you seen Damon.”
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News story on the team - https://x.com/dariusjoshuatv/status/1747636644369604698?s=46&t=qmHojXzONY0z7kSh4Cq1Rg
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Tough loss at The Finn. 66-63.
MUWBB led most of the game until the final minute.
Just 8 4th quarter points for MUWBB.
(Just 9 4th quarter points for MUWBB in the 1 point 57-56 loss at St. John’s.)
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Tough loss at The Finn. 66-63.
MUWBB led most of the game until the final minute.
Just 8 4th quarter points for MUWBB.
(Just 9 4th quarter points for MUWBB in the 1 point 57-56 loss at St. John’s.)
They led 63-56 with 3:54 to go and didn’t score again. Ugh - this was a bad loss.
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They led 63-56 with 3:54 to go and didn’t score again. Ugh - this was a bad loss.
I think Hare had the second to ball fake and side step that last 3 off the stagger screen at the top of the key. She hit one just like it earlier. (21, 5/9 3’s)
But the road 4th quarter is fixable issue in close games. Shooting a third less FT’s for the game when leading most of it late is tough to do.
Bounce back for the next.
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I think Hare had the second to ball fake and side step that last 3 off the stagger screen at the top of the key. She hit one just like it earlier. (21, 5/9 3’s)
But the road 4th quarter is fixable issue in close games. Shooting a third less FT’s for the game when leading most of it late is tough to do.
Bounce back for the next.
The next game is UCONN though which is all the more reason I think last night was an important game. Realistically I don’t see them bearing UCONN again this year.
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Latest ESPN bracketology has MU facing Penn state in the first round - that would be one interesting match up 😀. I doubt it will actually happen though.
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Raoul had some of these today:
WBB NET rankings
—ACC: 5 top 25, 9 top 50 (ND 9 → Pitt 182)
—Big Ten: 4 top 25, 9 top 50 (Iowa 5 → NW 221)
—Big 12: 4 top 25, 7 top 50 (Texas 2 → Cincinnati 110)
—Pac-12: 7 top 25, 9 top 50 (Stanford 4 → ASU 127)
—SEC: 2 top 25, 7 top 50 (South Carolina 1 → Kentucky 165)
Big East: 2 in the top 25 (Marquette just outside at #26), 4 in the top 50.
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Raoul had some of these today:
WBB NET rankings
—ACC: 5 top 25, 9 top 50 (ND 9 → Pitt 182)
—Big Ten: 4 top 25, 9 top 50 (Iowa 5 → NW 221)
—Big 12: 4 top 25, 7 top 50 (Texas 2 → Cincinnati 110)
—Pac-12: 7 top 25, 9 top 50 (Stanford 4 → ASU 127)
—SEC: 2 top 25, 7 top 50 (South Carolina 1 → Kentucky 165)
Big East: 2 in the top 25 (Marquette just outside at #26), 4 in the top 50.
Thanks. I haven't seen NET compiled by conference (sure it's out there somewhere but I haven't found it yet) and I haven't felt like compiling it from the NCAA site that lists teams individually.
Creighton won pretty easily at Villanova today and Villanova didn't make a 3 - think they said on the broadcast that's the first time in 20 years that's happened. Marquette needs to win the rest of their home games after Tuesday and a win at Creighton would be very helpful to them but I know that will likely be tough.
I enjoyed watching the end of the Ohio State-Iowa game today where OSU picked up the upset in OT. And Penn State picked up a nice win over Nebraska today - it does seem like they are on track to make the NCAA Tourney for the first time in Kieger's five seasons at PSU.
And that concludes my random tidbits for now :)
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Thanks. I haven't seen NET compiled by conference (sure it's out there somewhere but I haven't found it yet) and I haven't felt like compiling it from the NCAA site that lists teams individually.
Creighton won pretty easily at Villanova today and Villanova didn't make a 3 - think they said on the broadcast that's the first time in 20 years that's happened. Marquette needs to win the rest of their home games after Tuesday and a win at Creighton would be very helpful to them but I know that will likely be tough.
I enjoyed watching the end of the Ohio State-Iowa game today where OSU picked up the upset in OT. And Penn State picked up a nice win over Nebraska today - it does seem like they are on track to make the NCAA Tourney for the first time in Kieger's five seasons at PSU.
And that concludes my random tidbits for now :)
Yep. I usually look for top end and bottom end teams/league and see where the Big East falls in other sports besides Men’s hoops. In Women’s Soccer for example, the AAC was hurt a lot by conference realignment and the WCC was down a little bit. So Big East was 7th best league vs 9th this year. Things like that.
In Women’s hoops, with fewer teams, I usually look at lifting the bottom of the Big East with a few of those schools that have been less competitive.
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Marquette fell out of the AP poll today which wasn't really surprising.
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UCONN game was pretty much like the one at UCONN and not real good.
They struggled big time at home yesterday against the second worst team in the BE - Butler. In the end, they won but it was pretty darn ugly. Butler came into this game with only one conference win and that was against Xavier who is by far the worst team in the conference. Tough game coming up at Creighton on Wednesday night.
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Hidalgo gave UConn a lot of trouble over the weekend.
With MU, increasing lateral quickness at both ends would help get to the next level and increase margjns a bit.
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Natisha Hiedeman traded to Minnesota:
https://x.com/alexaphilippou/status/1752738984654979177?s=12
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So apparently all MU needed to do to get another road conference win was go down by 18 to start the game 😂. They trailed 23-9 after the first quarter but used a strong 4th quarter to prevail 66-62. They pick up a much needed win today.
The last 7 league games are all winnable for MU - 4 at home and 3 on the road. Two of those road games are against the worst teams in the BE - Butler and Xavier. It would be very good to avenge their road losses to Villanova and St. John’s when those two teams come to town with both of them ahead of them in the standings now.
Liza Karlen wore a mask today after taking a hard hit to the face that caused her to bleed a lot at the end of their loss at Creighton Wednesday night.
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Marquette is involved again in the Big East Female forward broadcast in honor of National Girls and Women in Sports Day (first one was for the MU at Villanova game last year) tonight as they host Georgetown at 8P central on FS1 - https://www.bigeast.com/news/2024/2/6/second-annual-big-east-female-forward-womens-basketball-broadcast-set-for-wednesday.aspx
It is also the Play4Kay game for breast cancer awareness. Both teams will also honor Georgetown Coach Tasha Butts who passed away from breast cancer in October :(
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That was one of the worst quarters of college basketball I’ve ever seen.
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Inauspicious beginning
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That was one of the worst quarters of college basketball I’ve ever seen.
That’s exactly what I said to my friend at the game. First one to 20 wins??? 20-14 MU at halftime and it’s still very painful to watch.
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Mike, having junior high coaching ptsd flashbacks? I had some now funny stories going through my head. My wife was laughing at me.
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Mike, having junior high coaching ptsd flashbacks? I had some now funny stories going through my head. My wife was laughing at me.
Junior High girls' bball was exactly what I was thinking while watching this, this....whatever it is. My Gawd! It was 6-4 GT with 8:30 left in the 2nd quarter. ::) And I thought DePaul bball was as bad as it could get. Wrong!
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There was a Marquette vs Georgetown game ( men’s teams) a few years back where the score was something like 10-8 halfway through the first half. Somewhere I have a picture of the scoreboard.
Glad the women picked up the win.
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There was a Marquette vs Georgetown game ( men’s teams) a few years back where the score was something like 10-8 halfway through the first half. Somewhere I have a picture of the scoreboard.
Glad the women picked up the win.
Yeah it certainly wasn’t pretty but I left the game saying at least they won. This game along with how they’ve been playing lately does have me concerned for when Villanova comes to town on Saturday.
Georgetown was coming off a 44-42 win at home against DePaul on Sunday. It’s crazy to me to see a Doug Bruno team score only 42 points and shows how this is definitely not a typical year for DePaul.
Marquette didn’t make a 3 in this game - was wondering when the last time that happened.
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Mike, having junior high coaching ptsd flashbacks? I had some now funny stories going through my head. My wife was laughing at me.
I don't have to flash back far, as I just completed my 7th season as a middle school head coach. We lost 97% of the scoring from last year's team and had six 6th-graders playing this season. We scrapped our way to a few wins because the girls played very hard, but we had no experience and not much talent ... and the coaching wasn't anything to write home about, either. Putting the ball into the basket against a quality opponent was difficult and rare for us.
A week ago today, we were losing our playoff game 4-0 after the first quarter and 11-3 at halftime, and yes, I thought of that while I watched last night's game.
Fortunately, unlike my team, Marquette turned things around last night and won going away.
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I don't have to flash back far, as I just completed my 7th season as a middle school head coach. We lost 97% of the scoring from last year's team and had six 6th-graders playing this season. We scrapped our way to a few wins because the girls played very hard, but we had no experience and not much talent ... and the coaching wasn't anything to write home about, either. Putting the ball into the basket against a quality opponent was difficult and rare for us.
A week ago today, we were losing our playoff game 4-0 after the first quarter and 11-3 at halftime, and yes, I thought of that while I watched last night's game.
Fortunately, unlike my team, Marquette turned things around last night and won going away.
This brings back memories. My 4th garde girls team won a gam 2-0. :o
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This brings back memories. My 4th garde girls team won a gam 2-0. :o
We played two opponents that, if we played them 100x each, we'd have gone 200-0. They were so bad, could barely even get the ball across midcourt against us - and we were not a good team (though we were quite aggressive).
Of course, we also played a couple teams that we'd have gone 0-100 against.
At this level (whether it's girls or boys basketball), if you have 2 really good players - especially if 1 is the PG - you can be very good. I've had that and enjoyed a couple of championships ... and I've not had that and experienced a couple of losing seasons. Either way, we've had a lot of fun.
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We played two opponents that, if we played them 100x each, we'd have gone 200-0. They were so bad, could barely even get the ball across midcourt against us - and we were not a good team (though we were quite aggressive).
Of course, we also played a couple teams that we'd have gone 0-100 against.
At this level (whether it's girls or boys basketball), if you have 2 really good players - especially if 1 is the PG - you can be very good. I've had that and enjoyed a couple of championships ... and I've not had that and experienced a couple of losing seasons. Either way, we've had a lot of fun.
Players do make all the difference. My 4th grade girls, had 1 win; my 3rd grade girls the same year lost in the championship. Either I was a great and a terrible coach at the same time, or talent carried the day.
IMHO, I was not a very good coach, but had fun and the girls always had fun. I'm glad I did it, but I never coached two teams in single season again. It's a grind. :D
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Marquette didn’t make a 3 in this game - was wondering when the last time that happened.
On the broadcast the announcers said the last time they didn't make a 3 was in 2022 against Creighton. A game they only attempted 2 three pointers the whole game!
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Better to grind out an ugly win than turn it into an ugly loss. Georgetown has to be pissed. And a more apt comparison would be watching a Mike Deane coached game.
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On the broadcast the announcers said the last time they didn't make a 3 was in 2022 against Creighton. A game they only attempted 2 three pointers the whole game!
Thanks - I didn't research it but figured it had been a little while since that happened. That game with only 2 three point attempts rings a bell a bit also.
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Better to grind out an ugly win than turn it into an ugly loss. Georgetown has to be pissed. And a more apt comparison would be watching a Mike Deane coached game.
I'll take the ugly win any day but I'm not feeling real great about how they've been playing lately.
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A fun podcast I stumbled upon yesterday called the Dinner Table hosted by Karley, Cam and Chloe Marotta.
The latest episode is called Love and Basketball featuring Liza Karlen and Oso Ighodaro:
https://open.spotify.com/episode/2zaLMbEtYvgAKqFjnUfsdA?si=s2ZG52-1SGOgSTb6024vKA
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Former MU coach Krieger in a big game tonight. Her team is very disruptive on defense. Making Clark look rushed and sloppy so far.
A wee bit different pace than MU/Georgetown.
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Former MU coach Krieger in a big game tonight. Her team is very disruptive on defense. Making Clark look rushed and sloppy so far.
A wee bit different pace than MU/Georgetown.
Fun to see Hiedeman on the bench also as she’s an assistant for PSU.
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Turned the TV on and there's the women's team with a home game v. Villanova on Fox. Sounds like a very good crowd.
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It's not good that Marquette couldn't get the win over Villanova at home either. Then they went to DePaul and almost blew a huge lead heading into the 4th quarter but escaped with the win there.
They remain on track to make the NCAA Tourney but look to be heading to the dreaded 8/9 seed. They have Seton Hall and St. John's at home and Xavier and Butler on the road remaining. The games are all very winnable but I take nothing for granted with this team. Although they better beat Xavier - they haven't won a conference game since Feb 20, 2022 now and have a 315 NET. Butler is playing better and just won at Villanova so they will likely be a tough opponent on the road to finish the regular season. St. John's is ahead of MU at 9-6 now to MU's 8-6 and a win over them would mean a season split with them at least. Seton Hall is just below MU at 7-8 and sweeping them would help MU of course.
If Marquette can win out, they have a decent shot to end up 3rd in the BE. Villanova still has to play at Creighton and at UCONN which will be tough for them - I'm guessing they'll end up 11-7 in the BE. If MU beats St. John's, they can only be 11-7 at best in the BE and MU would be 12-6 if they win out. But as I said it's not a given by any means that MU will win out.
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Has anyone heard yet if Liza Karlen or Rose Nkumu intend on taking their Covid year to play another season at MU? I guess maybe we will find out on senior night when we see if it's just Jordan King and Frannie Hottinger they honor or if either Karlen and Nkumu are also honored.
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Thanks for the update.
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They did not play very well tonight but managed to come from behind and get a win over Seton Hall. They pick up their 20th win on the season and move to 9-6 in the Big East - still in the hunt to possibly finish 3rd.
A road contest against the worst team by far in the BE - Xavier is next. Xavier’s last BE win was 2 years ago today.
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Easy win today as it should have been - 86-60 final. All 5 starters were in double figures and Volker was close off the bench with 9 points. Hare led the way with 5 3 pointers and 23 points. Karlen and Hottinger had double-doubles.
Marquette moves to 21-6 overall and 10-6 in the BE. They are tied with Villanova for 3rd in the BE and St. John's is right there also at 10-7. They need to finish ahead of Villanova in the standings as they lost to them twice so have no tiebreaker against them. Villanova goes to UCONN next and then hosts DePaul to end the season. I'm figuring on them going 1-1 in that stretch to end 11-7. Then if Marquette wins out, they could finish ahead of Villanova (assuming Villanova loses at UCONN). Winning out guarantees they'd finish ahead of St. John's since they play each other next.
Next up is St. John's at home - need to avenge their road loss there. Will have to see who they are honoring for senior night - I know King and Hottinger have used up their eligibility. Karlen and Nkumu still have a Covid year they can use I believe and I have no idea if they intend on returning or not. Kaifes was injured previously - not sure if she has more eligibility or not.
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Thanks for the info!
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Marquette’s release for the game tomorrow says they are honoring King, Hottinger, Kaifes, Nkumu and Karlen for senior night. I think the last 3 could have played next season had they wanted to but it seems they’ve decided to finish up this season which is fine of course. I wish the release said if the ceremony was before or after the game. They used to do it afterwards which I preferred but guessing it’s before the game with the later start and plus I think it’s been done pre-game for a few years now.
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Marquette’s release for the game tomorrow says they are honoring King, Hottinger, Kaifes, Nkumu and Karlen for senior night. I think the last 3 could have played next season had they wanted to but it seems they’ve decided to finish up this season which is fine of course. I wish the release said if the ceremony was before or after the game. They used to do it afterwards which I preferred but guessing it’s before the game with the later start and plus I think it’s been done pre-game for a few years now.
Per the season ticket holder game day e-mail, the Senior Night ceremony will occur pre-game.
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Per the season ticket holder game day e-mail, the Senior Night ceremony will occur pre-game.
Thanks - I did search my email this morning and found it there. I thought that info would have been helpful to include in the game release also but oh well.
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This offense is just brutal to watch.
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This offense is just brutal to watch.
What offense???
2 points in the quarter with 1:31 to go. They needed this game - this is awful.
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Let’s see if they can even match the 4 points they had in a quarter against Georgetown. Not sure this is an NCAA Tourney team.
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What offense???
2 points in the quarter with 1:31 to go. They needed this game - this is awful.
It's Duffy's biggest flaw as a coach. The offense is so predictable, and they take so many inefficient shots, it drives me crazy.
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It's Duffy's biggest flaw as a coach. The offense is so predictable, and they take so many inefficient shots, it drives me crazy.
Agree on that point.
Little run in the last minute of the third quarter - now to see if it’s too little too late.
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That was just an awful performance in a game they really needed to win. They are most likely 5th in the BE at this point. St. John's has finished their regular season at 11-7. I'm figuring Villanova will end up 11-7 likely losing at UCONN tonight and beating DePaul at home to finish the season. And I'm figuring MU will lose at Butler Saturday to finish 10-8. Even if they tie with one/both of St. John's/Villanova it won't really matter as they both swept MU and will win tiebreakers. A win Saturday would be good of course but with how they've been playing I'm not real hopeful of a win.
St. John's and Villanova are one of the one time only match-ups this season and St. John's beat Villanova in their only meeting so they'll win a head to head tiebreaker between those two I believe.
I'm guessing MU will get Villanova in the BET for their first game - we will see.
They may find themselves on the wrong side of the bubble now.
NET dropped to 36 after this loss.
On another note, former MU coach Carolyn Kieger's PSU team is now one of the first teams out in the latest ESPN bracketology. Grad transfer Taylor Valladay who played for two years at MU tore her ACL - she had been playing very well for them. Feel bad for her to have her career end like that.
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Probably stoopid question: Do Big East women's teams play only 18 conference games each? If so, was a reason ever given for not having a double-round-robin schedule?
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Probably stoopid question: Do Big East women's teams play only 18 conference games each? If so, was a reason ever given for not having a double-round-robin schedule?
Yes. UConn wanted to keep it at 18 so they could add more quality non-con games to their schedule.
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Yes. UConn wanted to keep it at 18 so they could add more quality non-con games to their schedule.
This is the first year of the 18 game schedule. Worked out for UCONN also that they only had to play Xavier and Butler once - no need to beat up on them twice. Xavier hasn’t won a BE game in two years and Butler is one of the bottom teams also.
St. John’s and Villanova have a good chance of tying and they only played once with St. John’s prevailing at home.
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This is the first year of the 18 game schedule. Worked out for UCONN also that they only had to play Xavier and Butler once - no need to beat up on them twice. Xavier hasn’t won a BE game in two years and Butler is one of the bottom teams also.
St. John’s and Villanova have a good chance of tying and they only played once with St. John’s prevailing at home.
Ah. So they went from 20 down to 18.
Thanks.
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This is the first year of the 18 game schedule. Worked out for UCONN also that they only had to play Xavier and Butler once - no need to beat up on them twice. Xavier hasn’t won a BE game in two years and Butler is one of the bottom teams also.
St. John’s and Villanova have a good chance of tying and they only played once with St. John’s prevailing at home.
Thanks for the response. Makes sense.
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Thanks for the response. Makes sense.
And truthfully I can’t blame UCONN for wanting to play more non-conference games. They are down compared to what they usually are this season and are still on track to go undefeated in conference play. No BE team has even really challenged them yet. And UCONN does play a tough non-conference schedule.
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BE release about the new 18 game unbalanced schedule for 23-24 - https://www.bigeast.com/news/2023/9/28/big-east-announces-2023-24-womens-basketball-conference-schedule.aspx
List of schedule pairings showing the opponents everyone played only once:
https://www.bigeast.com/documents/2023/9/25/SchedulingPairings2324.pdf
Wow - Villanova did not make out well with this schedule - they only got St. John's on the road and may very well likely tie them in the standings and St. John's won that game and missed out on an easy win as they only played Xavier at home.
Marquette's two one time opponents were at Providence and home to Georgetown - they won both those games.
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Caitlin Clark announces that this will be her final college season and that she will enter the WNBA draft.
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Caitlin Clark announces that this will be her final college season and that she will enter the WNBA draft.
Speaking of Clark, the latest ESPN bracketology has MU as a 10 going to Iowa City having a likely matchup against Clark's team should they be able to win their first game. And MU is listed as one of the last 4 byes. Their NET dropped down a point to 37 today also.
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That's good news. I figured they were out based on recent swoon. Time to get back to winning ways.
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Just watched the Illinois girls Class 4A semifinal game. Loyola Academy has a junior 5'6" guard #13 Aubrey Galvan. Announcers indicated she has an offer from MU. She would be a nice get.
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That's good news. I figured they were out based on recent swoon. Time to get back to winning ways.
I don’t think they are out yet but do think if they lose at Butler and in their first BET game, they could find themselves on the wrong side of the bubble. I would rather them have a 10 seed than an 8/9.
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Just watched the Illinois girls Class 4A semifinal game. Loyola Academy has a junior 5'6" guard #13 Aubrey Galvan. Announcers indicated she has an offer from MU. She would be a nice get.
Thanks for the update - I don’t hear much recruiting info for the women.
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The Davidson WBB team had to cancel the rest of its season because so many players are injured.
Earlier in the year, Arizona and TCU had to hold open tryouts for extra players due to numerous injuries.
I had never heard of this kind of thing happening, let alone to three D1 teams - including two high-majors - in one season.
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The Davidson WBB team had to cancel the rest of its season because so many players are injured.
Earlier in the year, Arizona and TCU had to hold open tryouts for extra players due to numerous injuries.
I had never heard of this kind of thing happening, let alone to three D1 teams - including two high-majors - in one season.
Women ACL tears are like 2.5 times higher than men in soccer and 3.5 higher in basketball. Not sure on volleyball. About 10 years ago MU started training and teaching technique differently as a result of a rash on injuries, IIRC. This is where the Sports Performance school has paid dividends.
I am sure Scoop has experts here who can add a lot more context. But, it was things like developing different muscles around the knee than men in the weight room and not going straight up for rebounds like men are taught but jumping towards the ball on an angle.
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Women ACL tears are like 2.5 times higher than men in soccer and 3.5 higher in basketball. Not sure on volleyball. About 10 years ago MU started training and teaching technique differently as a result of a rash on injuries, IIRC. This is where the Sports Performance school has paid dividends.
I am sure Scoop has experts here who can add a lot more context. But, it was things like developing different muscles around the knee than men in the weight room and not going straight up for rebounds like men are taught but jumping towards the ball on an angle.
Interesting Doc. I know HS girls on soccer teams are prone to concussions. I did not know about what you posted in college bball.
Oh, and your comment about Scoop having experts? Umm...yeah. You might be right on that.
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The Davidson WBB team had to cancel the rest of its season because so many players are injured.
Earlier in the year, Arizona and TCU had to hold open tryouts for extra players due to numerous injuries.
I had never heard of this kind of thing happening, let alone to three D1 teams - including two high-majors - in one season.
Xavier canceled two games in early December due to not having enough players available and I know they added at least one volleyball player to their roster.
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Marquette takes care of business today and wins at Butler 74-52. Liza Karlen led the team in scoring with 20 points with only 19 minutes of playing time - she was limited in the first half due to foul trouble. Marquette finishes the regular season 22-7 overall and 11-7 in the BE. They will finish either 4th or 5th in the BE depending on what Villanova does at home against DePaul tomorrow. If Villanova wins and ties MU, Villanova gets the tiebreaker and the 4th seed. If Villanova gets upset tomorrow, MU gets the 4 seed. Either way MU will face Villanova in the first BET game - a team they lost to twice this season. And then UCONN is pretty much guaranteed to be waiting in the next round.
NET was 37 before today's game. I'd really like to see them at least beat Villanova in the BET. I give them zero chance against UCONN.
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Marquette finishes tied with St. John's and Villanova in the BE but they got swept by both those teams so they held no tiebreakers of course. St. John's swept MU and beat Villanova in their only head to head meeting so they got the 3 seed and Villanova is the 4 seed playing 5 seed MU in the first round of the BET.
Marquette's NET has been slipping a bit and is down to 38 today. They still show as one of the last teams without a bye in most projections I've seen. However, I think it would be in their best interest to beat Villanova in the BET on Saturday - losing to them 3 times this season would not be good and I think a loss to them might put them on the wrong side of the bubble.
ESPN's bubble watch - https://www.espn.com/womens-college-basketball/insider/story/_/id/39663602/womens-bubble-watch-2024-ncaa-tournament-march-madness-bracket-predictions
I give them zero chance after that first BET game as they'll have to play UCONN. That horrible game against St. John's at home is really haunting them - just take care of business in that one like they should have and they finish 3rd in the BE and face Creighton in the semi's instead of UCONN and they'd actually have a chance against Creighton. Not to mention the games at St. John's and Villanova that they blew at the end.
BE awards should be announced tomorrow morning - I'm expecting Liza Karlen to make the 1st team.
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Listened to a little bit of the DePaul-Seton Hall BET game today and heard a familiar voice - Chloe Marotta was one of the commentators for FloHoops.
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MU pulls out a close one against Villanova 50-48. It sure looked like it was going to go the same way as their two regular season meetings that MU blew.
They are sure to lose to UCONN tomorrow but I think they are in the NCAA tournament after this win.
Frosh Skylar Forbes came up big for MU today especially in the first half.
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Didn't get a chance to see the ending but it must have been a nail biting last 50 seconds.
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Didn't get a chance to see the ending but it must have been a nail biting last 50 seconds.
I was pacing in my family room - was quite hard to watch as I thought they were going to blow it again :(.
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I wonder if it's time for Scholl to have the Wojo talk with Duffy. Hire an offensive-minded assistant to fix this or we're moving on. She's pretty well compensated and their ceiling seems to be the 8-9 game.
It's absolutely brutal to watch. Predictable, inefficient basketball. Scoreless the last 15 minutes. I know it's UConn but that is pathetic.
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I wonder if it's time for Scholl to have the Wojo talk with Duffy. Hire an offensive-minded assistant to fix this or we're moving on. She's pretty well compensated and their ceiling seems to be the 8-9 game.
It's absolutely brutal to watch. Predictable, inefficient basketball. Scoreless the last 15 minutes. I know it's UConn but that is pathetic.
UCONN was down yet another player with an injury today. This was a game MU could have easily been in if they had any kind of offense. I'm not sure I've ever seen a team score 0 points in a quarter and they had a whole 9 points in the second half total - just awful.
I question whether they should even make the NCAA Tournament at this point but they probably will get a bid. One and done again I'm sure.
4 senior starters on this team that just collapsed once conference season got here - not looking too good for the future at this point. Of course I'm not sure how good they were to begin with as they had a super easy non-conference schedule so maybe it's more like they showed their true colors once conference season got here.
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The two above posts pretty well cover it but disagree about giving Duffy a way to stay. I think Scholl needs to pull the plug on Duffy. No "hire an offensive minded assistant". Just "move on" and find a new coach.
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The two above posts pretty well cover it but disagree about giving Duffy a way to stay. I think Scholl needs to pull the plug on Duffy. No "hire an offensive minded assistant". Just "move on" and find a new coach.
She's made the tourney 2/3 years, and not sure if we would have gotten in in 2020. It looks like they should make it this year. I'm not sure that's going to get a coach fired. Is our ceiling much higher than that?
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She's made the tourney 2/3 years, and not sure if we would have gotten in in 2020. It looks like they should make it this year. I'm not sure that's going to get a coach fired. Is our ceiling much higher than that?
Fair point, but the collapses scream trouble. They're unwatchable when that happens. Four seniors this season. Yeow!
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She's made the tourney 2/3 years, and not sure if we would have gotten in in 2020. It looks like they should make it this year. I'm not sure that's going to get a coach fired. Is our ceiling much higher than that?
They would have made it in 2020. Duffy has yet to win an NCAA Tournament game and I’m betting that won’t change this year. I’m less than thrilled about the future of the program but not sure any changes will be made.
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Maybe wait for Keiger to get axed at PSU then move on from Duffy? I think she had us rolling and can't imagine PSU is thrilled with her record there.
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Duffy mentioned as a potential candidate at Kentucky:
https://amp.kentucky.com/sports/college/kentucky-sports/uk-basketball-women/article286411820.html
I think this is just a reporter throwing her name out there - I don’t know that Kentucky will consider her.
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I think you’re gonna see Duffy’s name out there for more than a few jobs.
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Marquette has moved down to a play in game now in the latest bracketology. Well I guess they are technically called the first four. Still not sure they deserve a bid but for now they are on track for one.
UWGB blew out number 1 seed Cleveland state in their tournament final yesterday to grab their automatic bid - they had been a first four out in the bracketology as far as at large bids go. Just mentioning them as they are a state team.
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As of this morning, the Athletic has MU #2 on the last four IN list.
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As of this morning, the Athletic has MU #2 on the last four IN list.
And holding steady as the first team in the list of last four in on Charlie Creme's ESPN bracketology. And their NET is 40 which I believe it has been for a few days. I thought most women's tourneys were done by now but there are more still going on than I expected. I will have to keep a lookout for any bid stealers. Although I do think many of the conference tourneys still going on are for one bid conferences.
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It's finally Selection Sunday! The Women's Show is on ESPN at 7P central.
I don't think it's a given that Marquette will get a bid but it's looking pretty likely they'll get a bid. I'm thinking an 11 seed with a first four game.
Here's what some bracketology sites are saying:
ESPN bracketology - 11 seed with a first four game - https://www.espn.com/espn/feature/story/_/id/30423107/ncaa-women-bracketology-2024-women-college-basketball-projections
Herhoop stats - 11 seed with a first four game - https://herhoopstats.com/bracketology/
College sports madness -10 seed - https://www.collegesportsmadness.com/womens-basketball/bracketology
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Will MU get some support from the ND crowd?
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Surprised by the 10 seed and not being in the First Four. Now let's see if they can get their first NCAA Tourney win in the Duffy era.
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Will MU get some support from the ND crowd?
Yeah I'd think Duffy would get some love from the crowd at her alma mater in the opening game.
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I learned something new tonight - there is a new women's postseason tourney this year called the WBIT and it looks like a lot of teams that would have gone to the WNIT are going to this tournament now. This is the first year of this tournament and it's owned and funded by the NCAA. It has 32 teams - early games on campus sites and semifinals and final at Hinkle Fieldhouse in Indy.
Here's the bracket:
https://www.ncaa.com/_flysystem/public-s3/images/2024/03/17/2024-WBIT-bracket.png
Kieger's Penn State team is one of their #1 seeds and BE team Villanova is another #1 seed. Georgetown, St. John's and Seton Hall are other Big East teams in the WBIT tournament.
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Not so sure about the NCAA's WBIT tourney so far - they announced their bracket and pairings and had Miami as a #1 seed. Then Miami declined the invite and they replaced them with James Madison as a #1 seed. Nothing like going from not even in the tournament to a #1 seed - https://x.com/Seidel_Z/status/1769552417643758029?s=20
WNIT has Butler and Providence in it from the Big East.
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Ok Marquette - prove me wrong and win today. I don’t have a great feeling about this but hoping they can find a way to win. Go Marquette!
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Competing well early. Rebounding issues know no gender boundaries.
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Marquette's own Nancy Armour has a good column in USA Today about lots of people complaining that Iowa got too many favorable calls last night ... and about how that's actually a good sign for women's basketball ...
https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/columnist/nancy-armour/2024/03/26/outrage-over-caitlin-clark-iowa-calls-positive-sign/73102316007/?utm_source=usatoday-sports-strada&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=usatbaseline&utm_term=hero&utm_content=usat-mclean-nletter06&fbclid=IwAR2LfnbZcvt7-g6QVENv9fYdzR6L_Or4ECk2laLJjwfmomHwIGGBHjLscfY_aem_Aahdr4CWjvCHQlVeUB1Alk1YJKklsfp2Ueq0ROqmLBFvHLNFYxOKPAAuI-Zn8_6QLU6wLja6wITHnYVPnMM50kye
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@goodmansport
Marquette’s Mackenzie Hare has entered the transfer portal, a source tells @TheNextHoops
She averaged 14 ppg this season as a sophomore.
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@goodmansport
Marquette’s Mackenzie Hare has entered the transfer portal, a source tells @TheNextHoops
She averaged 14 ppg this season as a sophomore.
Yeah I saw that on Raoul’s Twitter also - it lists every women’s player entering the portal.
I’m not happy to hear Hare is transferring but it also doesn’t surprise me to hear this.
Anonymous Eagle published something the other day saying Nkumu and Kaifes have announced they are done with their basketball careers. Nothing officially announced by Karlen but the fact that she participated in senior day ceremonies tells me she’s done at MU - she could decide to grad transfer to another program though.
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Not sure where to put this:
https://www.espn.com/womens-college-basketball/story/_/id/39820825/ice-cube-big3-extends-5m-offer-clark (https://www.espn.com/womens-college-basketball/story/_/id/39820825/ice-cube-big3-extends-5m-offer-clark)
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And Liza Karlen is in the portal - https://x.com/goodmansport/status/1774851371411325301?s=46&t=qmHojXzONY0z7kSh4Cq1Rg
I was wondering if she would do a grad transfer for her last year of eligibility - this answers that question.
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And Liza Karlen is in the portal - https://x.com/goodmansport/status/1774851371411325301?s=46&t=qmHojXzONY0z7kSh4Cq1Rg
I was wondering if she would do a grad transfer for her last year of eligibility - this answers that question.
Maybe that's why Oso was off his game
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Remember when everyone bailed on Wojo and they went with that 8 Strong thing? We're almost there with Duffy. Only 9 scholarship players as of now.
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Remember when everyone bailed on Wojo and they went with that 8 Strong thing? We're almost there with Duffy. Only 9 scholarship players as of now.
Yeah and who knows if anyone else will leave still.
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Interesting as Megan Duffy and Carolyn Kieger are mentioned as candidates for the Miami, FL job - https://x.com/primetimemitch/status/1773410553005761001?s=46&t=qmHojXzONY0z7kSh4Cq1Rg
Kieger got her coaching start at Miami - think she was a special assistant role at MU before getting an actual coaching position at Miami. She worked for former coach Katie Meier who is still working for Miami in some capacity and is said to be involved in the coaching search.
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And in other interesting coaching news today - Tennessee fired Kellie Harper after 5 seasons. She had a 108-52 record there with a couple sweet 16 appearances. I know it’s not what Tennessee is used to from the Pat summit era but wonder who they think they can hire that will be a big improvement over Harper.
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And in other interesting coaching news today - Tennessee fired Kellie Harper after 5 seasons. She had a 108-52 record there with a couple sweet 16 appearances. I know it’s not what Tennessee is used to from the Pat summit era but wonder who they think they can hire that will be a big improvement over Harper.
Kind of crazy, but then again, its Tennessee, the second best program of all time. She hasn't finished better than 3rd in the conference any year she's been there, so I assume they feel she isn't capable of catching LSU/USC in conference, much less contending for titles.
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Some smoke that Duffy will be on her way to Virginia Tech.
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Some smoke that Duffy will be on her way to Virginia Tech.
Stop over before she takes the A&M job. :D
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Some smoke that Duffy will be on her way to Virginia Tech.
It’s official - https://x.com/hokieswbb/status/1775543804109455546?s=12
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https://hokiesports.com/news/2024/4/3/womens-basketball-megan-duffy-named-virginia-tech-womens-basketball-head-coach.aspx
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Good move for both parties. She gets a soft landing before likely getting fired next year, and MU gets a fresh start.
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Good move for both parties. She gets a soft landing before likely getting fired next year, and MU gets a fresh start.
Virginia Tech is one of the teams she’s lost to in the NCAA Tournament too.
Maybe Kieger can come back 😀? Just kidding and I think she may get the Miami FL job anyway.
It will be interesting to see who they hire now.
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Huggy Bear!?! He seems desperate.
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Good move for both parties. She gets a soft landing before likely getting fired next year, and MU gets a fresh start.
Left the cupboard bare
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Left the cupboard bare
Yes this is going to be a big time rebuild :(. I was feeling pretty down about the program’s future lately. Now it’s wait and see who they hire and hope that person can get things headed in the right direction.
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Left the cupboard bare
Yeah, but I'm not as concerned about that. Her inability to retain would just perpetuate that issue.
Excited to see who they get, and hopefully start building up that roster again.
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There's something about April 3rd - saw someone tweet out it's five years to the day that Kieger's departure for PSU was announced. Speaking of Kieger, I'm curious to hear who Miami FL hires - have a feeling she may get that job.
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Thought Duffy did a really good job here. Wish her well at VT.
Scholl has made great hires for basketball the past several seasons. Looking forward to see who he can get here.
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Looking forward to who,is next…..I wasn’t a fan.
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Dang got called a mid major. Ouch
https://x.com/94feetwbb/status/1775547135921901898?s=46
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Dang got called a mid major. Ouch
https://x.com/94feetwbb/status/1775547135921901898?s=46
I'm more surprised by the description of her as "one of the most successful" anythings.
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I'm more surprised by the description of her as "one of the most successful" anythings.
Yes how successful are you with zero NCAA Tournament wins?
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Taking advice from Buzz Williams?
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No clue on the search but I was always impressed with Kieger's assistant Ginny Boggess. Recruited the BE Champs at MU and has quickly turned Monmouth around as head coach in her first head coach stint there.
Jury is still out on Scott Merritt.
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Thought her first two years were brilliant, she seemed to over acheive.
But Megan the GM, failed Megan the coach.
Too bad, she was good people but as others have said, cupboard is bare.
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I like the Boggess as candidate idea.
Harper from Tennessee would be a good candidate too but I’m not sure she’d consider Marquette.
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Harper may just want to sit out on her buy out for a year and see what comes available next year.
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Kayl Peterson has reopened her recruitment:
https://x.com/kayl_petersen/status/1775632414485696807?s=46&t=qmHojXzONY0z7kSh4Cq1Rg
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https://x.com/amanitjenkins/status/1775662112351650189?s=12
Class of 2025 verbal commit to MU reopens her recruiting process.
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Interview with Bill Scholl by the Marquette Tribune - https://x.com/muwiresports/status/1775661020888936534?s=46&t=qmHojXzONY0z7kSh4Cq1Rg
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Carly Thibault-Dudonis has been contacted regarding the MUWBB coaching position. It’s early in the process. There will be other names. But she is a candidate.
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Carly Thibault-Dudonis has been contacted regarding the MUWBB coaching position. It’s early in the process. There will be other names. But she is a candidate.
Thats a really intriguin name. She had a hell of a season and comes from a hell of a coaching lineage. Maybe Pops would come and help on the bench for a few years.
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Thats a really intriguin name. She had a hell of a season and comes from a hell of a coaching lineage. Maybe Pops would come and help on the bench for a few years.
She’s definitely a young up and comer as she’s only 32. Her brother Eric took over for Dad as the Mystics coach.
Random thing - her husband Blake was the one who broke the news on Twitter in 2019 when ESPN accidentally leaked the whole women’s bracket a few hours before the selection show - https://x.com/blakedudonis/status/1107728155182284801?s=46&t=qmHojXzONY0z7kSh4Cq1Rg
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Duffy’s salary info at VT - https://x.com/goodmansport/status/1776226564042113436?s=12
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Terri Williams, Ginny Boggess, Delisha Milton-Jones, Allison Pohlman, have been contacted regarding the MUWBB position.
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Terri Williams, Ginny Boggess, Delisha Milton-Jones, Allison Pohlman, have been contacted regarding the MUWBB position.
Interesting list - Williams used to coach in the BE too although I didn’t recognize the name at first since I remember her as Williams -Flournoy. Boggess has the history at MU obviously and some head coaching experience. Pohlman seems to be doing well at Drake taking over for former MU assistant Jennie Baranczyk.
Don’t know much about Milton-jones as a coach.
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Don’t know much about Milton-jones as a coach.
Easily the least exciting of the bunch, IMO. Never made an NCAA in 6-7 years as a HC and even more underwhelming...has never finished better than 4th in conference in her time at ODU, all in 1 bid mid major conferences.
Pohlman is the most logical of the group, I think. She's done really nice stuff at Drake and has really good momentum.
Boggess makes the most sense if you want a MU connection.
Thibault-Dudonis has the biggest risk/reward profile. Has the makings of a young star but also fairly unproven.
Williams and Milton-Jones are concerning cause neither have had much success lately and aren't that young. Williams success at Georgetown was more than a decade ago.
If they are contacting Milton-Jones, wonder why they didn't contact Cara Consuegra? Another Marquette assistant at a mid major in that area that has had just as much, if not more, success.
Its pretty clear that the administration wants a female head coach, which is fine, cause the coach at James Madison is a far more attactive hire on a results/profile basis than Milton-Jones in the same conference.
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Easily the least exciting of the bunch, IMO. Never made an NCAA in 6-7 years as a HC and even more underwhelming...has never finished better than 4th in conference in her time at ODU, all in 1 bid mid major conferences.
Pohlman is the most logical of the group, I think. She's done really nice stuff at Drake and has really good momentum.
Boggess makes the most sense if you want a MU connection.
Thibault-Dudonis has the biggest risk/reward profile. Has the makings of a young star but also fairly unproven.
Williams and Milton-Jones are concerning cause neither have had much success lately and aren't that young. Williams success at Georgetown was more than a decade ago.
If they are contacting Milton-Jones, wonder why they didn't contact Cara Consuegra? Another Marquette assistant at a mid major in that area that has had just as much, if not more, success.
Its pretty clear that the administration wants a female head coach, which is fine, cause the coach at James Madison is a far more attactive hire on a results/profile basis than Milton-Jones in the same conference.
And as I recall with Williams, she wasn't super successful when she left Georgetown.
I'm not sure Consuegra would want to come back to Marquette.
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UCONN just keeps restocking - they got a commitment today for the #1 player in the class of 2024 - https://x.com/maggie_vanoni/status/1776621317376127334
They already have commitments from the #4 player in the class who is from Neenah, WI and the #18 player in the class of 2024. At Marquette it was notable that they had a top 100 recruit coming in who of course is no longer coming to MU after Duffy's departure.
UCONN came darn close to making the NCAA Final this season even dealing with a ton of injuries - looks like they will be even better next season. That UCONN-Iowa game last night was a lot of fun to watch by the way :) .
Mentioning UCONN here since they are the top team in MU's conference.
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Interesting list - Williams used to coach in the BE too although I didn’t recognize the name at first since I remember her as Williams -Flournoy. Boggess has the history at MU obviously and some head coaching experience. Pohlman seems to be doing well at Drake taking over for former MU assistant Jennie Baranczyk.
Don’t know much about Milton-jones as a coach.
Milton-Jones had a long professional career before becoming an assistant at Pepperdine, and eventual head coach. In just her 2nd season, she led Pepperdine to its most successful wins in 20 years and their only post season tourney in school history.
She left to be an ACC assistant under a very good long time coach who has a poor personal reputation. He was recently, controversially hired, as an Ole Miss assistant.
She was hired to be the HC at ODU where she has had a 12-6 league record the past 3 (of 4) seasons. She’s had an overall record of 24-10, 22-12, 22-9 in those seasons.
She was selected as an assistant coach for the USA U19 Gold Medal team last Summer. And she was also selected an assistant on the USA U18 team the prior year.
Prior to that she played 17 years in the WNBA, where set the record for most games played in the league. 2 time WNBA Champion as a player, and a 3 time All Star. She also played 16 seasons in Europe where she was league MVP several times. She played for Carol Ross at Florida where she was named the National College Player of the Year while playing in 4 NCAA Tourneys.
Two of her coaching friends, peers, mentors, and former teammates have been the late Nikki McCray and Dawn Staley.
She also has the endorsement of Nancy Lieberman, Anne Donovan, and Ticha Penichero.
Again these are some of the names I know so far. Names will be added, dropped, and possibly hidden etc…in the process as it progresses. I will try to mention anything of note when I hear it.
I know of at least 2 people that have interest in the job.
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Can you say who the two interested in the job are?
It’s times like this when I am reminded how little in the know I am 😂
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Easily the least exciting of the bunch, IMO. Never made an NCAA in 6-7 years as a HC and even more underwhelming...has never finished better than 4th in conference in her time at ODU, all in 1 bid mid major conferences.
Pohlman is the most logical of the group, I think. She's done really nice stuff at Drake and has really good momentum.
Boggess makes the most sense if you want a MU connection.
Thibault-Dudonis has the biggest risk/reward profile. Has the makings of a young star but also fairly unproven.
Williams and Milton-Jones are concerning cause neither have had much success lately and aren't that young. Williams success at Georgetown was more than a decade ago.
If they are contacting Milton-Jones, wonder why they didn't contact Cara Consuegra? Another Marquette assistant at a mid major in that area that has had just as much, if not more, success.
Its pretty clear that the administration wants a female head coach, which is fine, cause the coach at James Madison is a far more attactive hire on a results/profile basis than Milton-Jones in the same conference.
Jabir, Mitchell, Kieger, Duffy had zero combined NCAA appearances as a Head Coach, prior to being Head Coach at Marquette.
Duffy had 2 seasons as a head coach prior to Marquette. Kieger had zero. Mitchell had zero. Jabir had 4, 3 in D-1.
Williams made 3 NCAA tourneys and 2 WNIT’s in her first 7 seasons at Auburn, in addition to her success at Georgetown.
Consuegra has never gone more than 2 seasons in a row with a winning record. 5 of her 13 seasons at Charlotte have been losing record seasons. She has had a few strong seasons mixed in with the others. 9 of her 13 seasons there, her teams finished 4th or worse in their league.
I referenced the resume of Milton-Jones in a separate post.
The HC at JMU is a JMU alum. He’s been there 21 years combined as a student manager, assistant coach, and head coach. He’s been successful there.
There are no set requirements or parameters.
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Can you say who the two interested in the job are?
It’s times like this when I am reminded how little in the know I am 😂
It’s not that the others don’t have interest. So I am hesitant to be more specific than that. Hopefully all of the current and possibly future additional candidates have interest. I can send you a message about it after the process.
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Between JWags, Tarragona and Marquette Fan we seem to be in good hands with info on the coaching search. Keep the posts coming.
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It’s not that the others don’t have interest. So I am hesitant to be more specific than that. Hopefully all of the current and possibly future additional candidates have interest. I can send you a message about it after the process.
That’s fine - I’m just being impatient 😂. I can wait - I expect them to name a new head coach pretty quickly.
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The concerm I have for the Drake coach is that she has never lived or coached outside Iowa and her recruiting base is strictly upper midwest. Counter that with the Fairfield coach who has been at schools in the Midwest, South and now Northeast and has recruited at the high major level.
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Another 2024 signee reopens her recruitment- https://x.com/raoul_000/status/1776997743287820338?s=46&t=qmHojXzONY0z7kSh4Cq1Rg
Leila Wells is the remaining signee that I think is still committed to MU for now. I haven’t heard anything about her since Duffy left and no recent updates on her Twitter.
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Tennessee did not go the direction I was expecting them to go - I thought they would hire a more experienced coach. Although their new hire does have more experience at the D2 level. https://utsports.com/news/2024/4/7/womens-basketball-tennessee-selects-caldwell-to-lead-storied-lady-vol-basketball-program.aspx
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Tennessee did not go the direction I was expecting them to go - I thought they would hire a more experienced coach. Although their new hire does have more experience at the D2 level. https://utsports.com/news/2024/4/7/womens-basketball-tennessee-selects-caldwell-to-lead-storied-lady-vol-basketball-program.aspx
When you have the opportunity to hire off the Bunky Harkleroad coaching tree, you have to take it.
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Tennessee did not go the direction I was expecting them to go - I thought they would hire a more experienced coach. Although their new hire does have more experience at the D2 level. https://utsports.com/news/2024/4/7/womens-basketball-tennessee-selects-caldwell-to-lead-storied-lady-vol-basketball-program.aspx
It was in the works for a little while. Caldwell has the same agent as Duffy and Terri Mitchell. He also represents the HC at Holy Cross, Maureen Magarity.
Danny White at Tennessee likes this type of hire, where goes a little bit outside of what others may expect. And he’s done it before with other sports.
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FWIW, Trilly’s woman’s account:
https://x.com/skimmilkey/status/1777150312001802280?s=46&t=QSiaGcOIKZrrpw0ciZkI5Q
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Adia Barnes is a wildcard
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For what it’s worth, that isn’t my three.
Barnes makes $1.17 million a year plus incentives. And at one point her buyout was $3 million.
Harper made similar at Tennessee as Barnes does at Arizona. Harper’s buyout dropped from $3.3 million to $2.2 plus million April 1st prior to their coaching change.
Duffy made anywhere from $475k to $600k depending on the year at MUWBB. The operating budget was in the $1.5 million plus range.
Raterman’s entire experience is as an assistant/staffer for Duffy at MUWBB and Miami (Ohio).
I have Boggess as the strongest (mutual interest) early momentum candidate at this time for MUWBB. But she isn’t the only one.
Trilly’s info is very hit and miss. He does sometimes receive legit info immediately after a meeting. Other times his info isn’t as accurate, and it’s similar to someone thinking out loud. And sometimes, some things aren’t always what they seem.
We’ll see how it goes.
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It doesn’t seem like Barnes would be interested in leaving Arizona for MU. And yeah I can’t see MU being able to pay enough for her or Harper based on what they made at their schools this past season.
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The Adia Barnes connection is in part through Kevin McGuff. McGuff previously hired Barnes as an assistant at Washington when she was finishing her playing career in Seattle. McGuff was a former Notre Dame assistant. His wife also played and coached there. This was all while Scholl was an Assistant AD there. McGuff is a Barnes coaching mentor.
Arizona has a new AD and they have had some $ issues.
And I do believe there are some mixed opinions about the need/desire to try to hire a bigger named coach vs a coach that isn’t as big of a name. I know some haven’t liked hearing the feedback about being a stepping stone type of program.
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The Adia Barnes connection is in part through Kevin McGuff. McGuff previously hired Barnes as an assistant at Washington when she was finishing her playing career in Seattle. McGuff was a former Notre Dame assistant. His wife also played and coached there. This was all while Scholl was an Assistant AD there. McGuff is a Barnes coaching mentor.
Arizona has a new AD and they have had some $ issues.
And I do believe there are some mixed opinions about the need/desire to try to hire a bigger named coach vs a coach that isn’t as big of a name. I know some haven’t liked hearing the feedback about being a stepping stone type of program.
I think the Women’s Basketball program at Marquette is a stepping stone program. I wish it wasn’t the case but feel like it is especially with the Big East not being very strong in Women’s Basketball.
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Ginny Boggess has also been contacted about the Marshall Head Coaching position. She grew up less than 30 miles from the school.
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I can confirm that Gillespie has been contacted about the MUWBB position. She is part of that previously mentioned group of names:
https://x.com/skimmilkey/status/1777351692771573922?s=46&t=TsCCkuE48YmnkWfoKqc_Ng
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I can confirm that Gillespie has been contacted about the MUWBB position. She is part of that previously mentioned group of names:
https://x.com/skimmilkey/status/1777351692771573922?s=46&t=TsCCkuE48YmnkWfoKqc_Ng
The tweet says Karen Gillespie - is that supposed to be Kristen Gillespie?
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The tweet says Karen Gillespie - is that supposed to be Kristen Gillespie?
Yes. He fixed it:
https://x.com/skimmilkey/status/1777356309534278119?s=46&t=TsCCkuE48YmnkWfoKqc_Ng
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Better than Billy Gillespie.
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Better than Billy Gillespie.
He should stick to coaching men and leave the women's jobs to women.
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He should stick to coaching men and leave the women's jobs to women.
What if Billy identifies as a woman now?
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What if Billy identifies as a woman now?
I'd have to ask Dawn Staley her thoughts.
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Yes.
I know of a class of 2025 kid committed to play for her at ISU. And that makes sense as to why I couldn’t figure out who Karen Gillespie was 😀.
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Gillespie just signed an extension at Tarleton St. The days of him being a serious candidate for any high major coaching gig are over. Too much baggage, too many health issues.
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I know of a class of 2025 kid committed to play for her at ISU. And that makes sense as to why I couldn’t figure out who Karen Gillespie was 😀.
He quickly deleted the tweet and corrected it. And I edited that in my post above while you were posting this.
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There may not be any players left by the time they announce a new coach. Lee Volker has entered the transfer portal - https://x.com/hilsontrevor/status/1777415916835229804?s=12
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Anyone know anything about King and having a torn ACL? I’d never heard anything about that but saw this tweet today - https://x.com/gunvillejohn/status/1777387386332209366?s=46&t=qmHojXzONY0z7kSh4Cq1Rg
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Anyone know anything about King and having a torn ACL? I’d never heard anything about that but saw this tweet today - https://x.com/gunvillejohn/status/1777387386332209366?s=46&t=qmHojXzONY0z7kSh4Cq1Rg
She had it wrapped all season. Trooper and all time great.
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She had it wrapped all season. Trooper and all time great.
Yeah I knew she had something up with her knee but never heard anything about a torn ACL. A response to the tweet now says torn meniscus which makes more sense.
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Anyone else hearing Harper is the frontrunner?
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For what it’s worth, nothing has changed for me regarding my previous posts. That’s always subject to change. I have Ginny Boggess as the favorite, Kristen Gillespie, and possibly Maureen Magarity as the top 3 at this time in that order. I do know someone new was also contacted in the process.
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Underwhelming group of candidates. Two middling MVC coaches in Harper and Gillespie, a coach would had one good year at NH in 14 years as a head coach, and coach with minimal success in Colonial (albeit, only a couple years on the job).
I would much rather them take a gamble and go after someone like young that can invigorate the program. How about Lindy La Rocque who turned around UNLV in short order, Molly Miller from GCU who had incredible success on the D2 level or even Carly Thibault-DuDonis, who has some ties to the area and is known as a great recruiter? Here is a longshot candidate (for no other reason as they want a woman), but what about Matthew Mitchell, the retired UK coach. He is only 53 and its rumored that he wants to get back into coaching. He left coaching for health reasons (head trauma on vacation that required emergency surgery), but he was outstanding at UK. Heck, I think Meg Barber at NYU would more interesting. She has over 10 years of D1 assistant experience and has built a d3 power in the past 6 years, and she is only in her early 40s.
I get the MU women's job isn't the best one out there. But, they should be able to attract a better pool of candidates than what we are seeing.
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Underwhelming group of candidates. Two middling MVC coaches in Harper and Gillespie, a coach would had one good year at NH in 14 years as a head coach, and coach with minimal success in Colonial (albeit, only a couple years on the job).
I would much rather them take a gamble and go after someone like young that can invigorate the program. How about Lindy La Rocque who turned around UNLV in short order, Molly Miller from GCU who had incredible success on the D2 level or even Carly Thibault-DuDonis, who has some ties to the area and is known as a great recruiter? Here is a longshot candidate (for no other reason as they want a woman), but what about Matthew Mitchell, the retired UK coach. He is only 53 and its rumored that he wants to get back into coaching. He left coaching for health reasons (head trauma on vacation that required emergency surgery), but he was outstanding at UK. Heck, I think Meg Barber at NYU would more interesting. She has over 10 years of D1 assistant experience and has built a d3 power in the past 6 years, and she is only in her early 40s.
I get the MU women's job isn't the best one out there. But, they should be able to attract a better pool of candidates than what we are seeing.
Some of these coaches were contacted about the position.
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Boggess hired at Toledo, so she is off the board.
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I wonder what this is about at UWGB - https://x.com/gbphoenixwbb/status/1777790038199148557?s=46&t=qmHojXzONY0z7kSh4Cq1Rg
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Boggess hired at Toledo, so she is off the board.
So MU swinging big then?
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I wonder what this is about at UWGB - https://x.com/gbphoenixwbb/status/1777790038199148557?s=46&t=qmHojXzONY0z7kSh4Cq1Rg
Guessing he's calling it quits, or plans to after this coming season.
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I wonder what this is about at UWGB - https://x.com/gbphoenixwbb/status/1777790038199148557?s=46&t=qmHojXzONY0z7kSh4Cq1Rg
Retirement? He is a great Xs and Os coach.
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Guessing he's calling it quits, or plans to after this coming season.
Yeah - guessing it’s that borseth is retiring.
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Unless someone new is added to the mix, MUWBB is close to naming a coach, and unless something changes, or someone new is added to the mix, I believe it will be Kristen Gillespie. Officially, the response when asked was Barnes, Harper, Gillespie, unless someone else is added. (I do know of an additional name but at this time I don’t believe it will get to that.)
If it is Gillespie, her dad played college basketball with Doug Bruno at DePaul. Their families are long time friends. She has the same agent as a long list of familiar names of recent and not so recent, past MUWBB coaches.
When I previously posted that I knew of 2 people with mutual MU interest, those two people were Boggess and Gillespie. So, when Trilly/Skim tweeted the first 3 names, they weren’t names I had at that point. The next day, when he tweeted the next two names, those two looked more familiar to me.
A person advising MU with the search, does like to initially swing for the fences with bigger names and more established coaches. If unsuccessful, they then pivot to try to hire the best coach they can regardless of background, even if that coach is more obscure or less of a name.
Other than Barnes, Harper, Gillespie, and others I mentioned, I know of one other name not mentioned, but at this time I don’t believe it is going to get to that.
I would be surprised if there wasn’t an announcement soon.
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Thank you for sharing this information.
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From a fan perspective, it’s a disappointing hire. She has had minimal success as a head coach. It may simply be that MU is happy with the state of the program and simply doesn’t want to spend the resources to upgrade. It’s understandable given the current financial situation of private universities. Given the prior info, I wonder if Boggess chose Toledo over MU. Toledo’s program has more fan and community support than MU and is probably a better job, even if MU is in a better conference.
I wish Gillespie the best. But, this feels like another mistake, just like Duffy.
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Yes I’m very curious if Boggess turned down Marquette to take the Toledo job.
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Interesting take by Bears26- If it is Gillespie, it appears she took over ILL State 7 years ago. She sounds like a winner to me. They were worst team in conf and won 10 total games the two years before she arrived in Bloomington. In her 7 years at ILL State, 132-82, 84-46 in MVC, 2 championships, 1 NCAA and 3 WNIT. Had a player drafted in last years WNBA draft. 51-12 record at Lewis U before that. Coached with and played for Kay Yow at NC St. Looks like her staff recruits Wisconsin and midwest hard. Asso Head Coach is cousin Scott... son of Ripon Hall of Fame coach Bob Gillespie.
That being said... I think they hire a bigger name than her. Longer it goes is a good sign we are fishing for a whale.
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Yes I’m very curious if Boggess turned down Marquette to take the Toledo job.
https://www.toledoblade.com/sports/ut/2024/04/10/toledo-women-s-basketball-coach-boggess-receives-5-year-deal-worth-450-000-annua/stories/20240410146
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That being said... I think they hire a bigger name than her. Longer it goes is a good sign we are fishing for a whale.
Oregon State's coach?
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So … does Toledo pay more than MU ?
If so … that’s embarrassing
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So … does Toledo pay more than MU ?
No.
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Oregon State's coach?
Can't see it. He is an alum. Spent his whole coaching career in Oregon, I believe. Why would he leave home for Milwaukee? Doesn't make a lot of sense.
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Can't see it. He is an alum. Spent his whole coaching career in Oregon, I believe. Why would he leave home for Milwaukee? Doesn't make a lot of sense.
They're also taking a major step down in conferences.
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Some of the schools that have reached out to Kenzie Hare include:
Drake
Iowa State
Kanas
Kansas State
Nebraska
North Carolina
Oklahoma
Virginia Tech
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https://www.toledoblade.com/sports/ut/2024/04/10/toledo-women-s-basketball-coach-boggess-receives-5-year-deal-worth-450-000-annua/stories/20240410146
What I wanted to know was if MU was interested and she went to Toledo instead. From this, I see she’ll be getting paid less than what I believe Duffy made at MU.
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What I wanted to know was if MU was interested and she went to Toledo instead. From this, I see she’ll be getting paid less than what I believe Duffy made at MU.
It is my understanding that MUWBB chose Gillespie over Boggess.
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It is my understanding that MUWBB chose Gillespie over Boggess.
If that’s the case, I’m a bit surprised MU hasn’t announced anything yet. Toledo moved very quickly here - their job opened up after MU and they announced Boggess a couple days ago.
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Former Marquette signed to Georgetown - https://x.com/raoul_000/status/1778492162360967418?s=12
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It is my understanding that MUWBB chose Gillespie over Boggess.
Tarragona- any more scoop on who or when?
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Please let them announce the new coach tomorrow - I don’t want this dragging out into next week.
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Duffy has named two assistants at VT so far and neither are ones who were assistants at MU this past season. One spent one season at MU under Duffy a few years ago. I wonder if Raterman who was her only assistant with her during her whole MU tenure is going to follow her to VT or maybe she’s going for her own head coaching job.
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I have no insight… but this seems to be dragging on
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I have no insight… but this seems to be dragging on
I feel like it is dragging on. Toledo and Marshall had coaches announce their departures announced after Duffy’s departure and they have both announced new coaches already.
And the more it drags on, the more I worry about who they are going to hire.
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Duffy has named two assistants at VT so far and neither are ones who were assistants at MU this past season. One spent one season at MU under Duffy a few years ago. I wonder if Raterman who was her only assistant with her during her whole MU tenure is going to follow her to VT or maybe she’s going for her own head coaching job.
One of the challenges Duffy had at MU was assistant turnover. Leaving for Baylor, UNC, Purdue, etc…but she was able to land the UNC assistant to Virginia Tech.
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One of the challenges Duffy had at MU was assistant turnover. Leaving for Baylor, UNC, Purdue, etc…but she was able to land the UNC assistant to Virginia Tech.
And that UNC assistant spent all of one season with Duffy at MU. It was definitely a revolving door of assistants under Duffy.
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Tarragona- any more scoop on who or when?
If I don’t post anything new, then refer to my most recent posts for what I know and what I think. I will post something new when I have it. Nothing has changed in my opinion since my last post(s) regarding the search.
Again, to recap, I know two non-MU people involved with the search. One has a reputation for swinging for the fences early, then pivots to more realistic options. Will they contact every single option every single person wants? Probably not. Will they contact many options, enough to satisfy many people that the search was exhaustive? Yes. And there are some really good up and coming names too in that group. Contacting candidates and receiving returned interest are two different things. And that’s for a variety of reasons.
I don’t have specific info/reason to believe they are finalists for the MUWBB position. There is one person that I mentioned that is a possibility but I have yet to see a reason to put them in the finalist category.
The other person involved in the search is specifically connected to a few of the best up and coming coaches in the game. But again at this time I believe it will be Gillespie unless some new info comes my way. It’s just my opinion based on what I know.
Toledo specifically, and aggressively targeted Boggess. They weren’t the only school interested either. They made her a very good offer too.
If something new or different happens, I will try to post it in a timely manner.
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And that UNC assistant spent all of one season with Duffy at MU. It was definitely a revolving door of assistants under Duffy.
And that’s why staff salary pool matters etc…operating budget is competitive.
Also notice the pattern of geography and leagues. I’ve seen many suggestions of this coach and that coach. But geography matters quite a but to some people. Other things are having a specific interest with another school or league.
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And that’s why staff salary pool matters etc…operating budget is competitive.
Also notice the pattern of geography and leagues. I’ve seen many suggestions of this coach and that coach. But geography matters quite a but to some people. Other things are having a specific interest with another school or league.
I also think background plays a huge factors. The coach at UNLV is from Vegas. OSU's coach has spent his entire career in Oregon. Arizona's coach is an alum. I don't think these coaches are leaving except if the situation at their school is untenable or the offer is so good, the coach can't say no.
That said, when looking to hire a women's coach, I think one has to realize that girls hoops differs from boys hoops in that there are not enough top flight players to fill the rosters of all the high majors. There is only enough talent for 10-12 programs, and the dropoff after that is dramatic. So, I think you either need to go after a "recruiter" or a system coach (in other words, a female Dick Bennett).
In short, I don't think MU is going to be able to recruit the top tier players, so getting the best "coach" possible should be the goal. Kind of why I don't think Gillespe would be a good hire. Her teams have been middling in the Valley and a school that has historically been pretty good at women's hoops. 1 NCAA appearance in 7 years. Wojo went to 2 NCAAs in 7 years and our fanbase was overjoyed to see him go. For the last 20 years (3 out of 4 coaches), ISU women's teams have been pretty good. However, Stephanie Glance, who had a much better record than Gillespie at ISU, bombed out at Columbia. The other, Robin Pingeton, has had 4 good seasons in 14 years at Missouri. Given her lack of significant success at ISU and the lack of success her predecessors have had when they moved on to new schools, I think that chance of a Gillespe led program being anything more than an occasional NCAA bid program is highly unlikely.
I would much rather MU take a chance on a coach who had extraordinary success at a lower level or turned a lower D1 school around into a power within their conference, than someone who has had minimal success at the D1 level. There is no benefit to MU to play it safe with this hire. Take a risk. For comparison, I like when Indiana State hired Josh Shertz on the men's side. Great success at D2, and played a fun system. I hate what ISU did when he left, they decided to take the safe route and simply promote from within. I think Matt Graves will be a bust.
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Friday is bad news day so something must be delaying an announcement.
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Bears26- I'm not following the logic on Gillespie if background matters. Great coaching tree (Yow), and has worked in IL for the past 12 years. Her entire roster is midwest kids (mostly Iowa, IL, Minn and Wisc). Based on the MVC website, looks like she has had the Player of the Year and/or Newcomer of the Year 4 times. The MVC is a top 3 MidMajor conference year in and year out. The 4 years before she got to ISU, they were 28-93. In her four most recent years at ISU, she is 80-44 with 4 post-season appearances (1 NCAA tourney). The MVC isnt the Big-East- at large bids don't happen. Drake, UNI, Belmont and Mizzo St are quality MVC teams, all in top 100 Rankings. Tough league. I remember watching this year's game in December, ISU missed a 3 to beat us. Probably deserved to win.
Again, my question remains, what other names are out there that we can get?
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In 7 years as the head coach, Gillespie has made the NCAAs once, and only because they won the conference tournament. Her teams have finished above 4th in the league twice in 7 years.
Let's compare her tenure to Bart Brooks at Belmont, another MVC team. Belmont joined the league 2 years ago and finished 1st in year one and 2nd in year two. Belmont's coach has been there 7 years. Brooks is 172-55 over the same time period vs Gillespie's 133-82 over the same time period. Brooks' teams been to 4 NCAA tourneys in the past 7 years and have never won less than 21 games in a season. Gillespie has won over 21 games only twice.
Yes, Gillespie's predecessor, Barb Smith, stunk, but ISU was pretty successful before that. The school won at least 24 games in 6 out of the 7 prior seasons under 2 coaches. Given the past success of ISU and the fertile recruiting territory on the Chicago-St.Louis corridor, you would expect her (or any coach MU is looking for) to have more success on the court.
Look, I would have no problem if MU went after Brooks (they won't cause of his gender) or Allison Pohlman at Drake. Those two have had excellent success in the Valley and deserve to move up. But, nothing Gillespie has done tells me she is going to have more success at MU than she did at ISU. Frankly, 1 NCAA bid in 7 years, and 2 top 3 finishes in 7 years is not acceptable. MU should be striving to finish 2nd every year in the BE. No, I don't expect them to compete with UConn till Geno is gone (if UConn is still in the conference), but I want them to be a solid second best team in the conference.
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https://x.com/skimmilkey/status/1778967125618467327?s=61&t=6XPB8f4sAKmJIzxgMcsCjw
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https://x.com/skimmilkey/status/1778967125618467327?s=61&t=6XPB8f4sAKmJIzxgMcsCjw
Trilly is hit and miss with his accuracy. He had Drew to Uk, he had Beard, Tang, and Wade to Arkansas, and he had May to Louisville, to give some misses. He is correct sometimes. I know of multiple occasions where he was immediately contacted after a meeting. Hus contacts are agents. y department personnel mostly with occasional boosters, other.
With that said, there are 3 people in the process that communicate with Skim/Trilly. And they have yet to give him any new names to add to the list.
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Bears26- While Drake and Belmont are both very good, Brooks beat up in the OVC for 5 years and padded the win total. Not apples to apples. The OVC is one of the worst leagues in America. And Pohlman has yet to win with her players. All those kids were signed by Baranczyk. So the book is still out on her. I’d take Tonya Warren over them. One name I heard today was Kayla Karius, but that seems like a reach. If it isn’t Gillespie, I’m guessing is someone from out of region (east or west coast).
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Liza Karlen visiting Notre Dame - https://x.com/skimmilkey/status/1779156087310000191?s=46&t=qmHojXzONY0z7kSh4Cq1Rg
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If it is Gillespie, why is it taking this long? I keep hearing of transfers picking new schools and feel like MU is missing out. I really hope they announce very early this week.
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If it is Gillespie, why is it taking this long? I keep hearing of transfers picking new schools and feel like MU is missing out. I really hope they announce very early this week.
Was thinking about this too. With the thin roster it would be nice to get into the portal immediately.
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Can’t be Gillespie or wouldn’t it be done by now? Time is ticking in the portal! I’m guessing Harper, Miller or Griffith. Flying under the radar until the announcement.
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Can’t be Gillespie or wouldn’t it be done by now? Time is ticking in the portal! I’m guessing Harper, Miller or Griffith. Flying under the radar until the announcement.
Yeah they have all of 5 players on the 24-25 roster and possibly one incoming recruit still. They need a coach in place to try to start picking up some transfers.
I’m really not getting a very good feeling with how long this is taking.
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Yeah a search taking this long is outside of Scholl's MO. Really curious as to what the deal is.
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Yeah a search taking this long is outside of Scholl's MO. Really curious as to what the deal is.
Probably waiting for Billy Donovan to be available
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Yeah a search taking this long is outside of Scholl's MO. Really curious as to what the deal is.
Kim's still trying to decide if she's ready to leave Baton Rouge.
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Unless someone new is added to the mix, MUWBB is close to naming a coach, and unless something changes, or someone new is added to the mix, I believe it will be Kristen Gillespie. Officially, the response when asked was Barnes, Harper, Gillespie, unless someone else is added. (I do know of an additional name but at this time I don’t believe it will get to that.)
If it is Gillespie, her dad played college basketball with Doug Bruno at DePaul. Their families are long time friends. She has the same agent as a long list of familiar names of recent and not so recent, past MUWBB coaches.
When I previously posted that I knew of 2 people with mutual MU interest, those two people were Boggess and Gillespie. So, when Trilly/Skim tweeted the first 3 names, they weren’t names I had at that point. The next day, when he tweeted the next two names, those two looked more familiar to me.
A person advising MU with the search, does like to initially swing for the fences with bigger names and more established coaches. If unsuccessful, they then pivot to try to hire the best coach they can regardless of background, even if that coach is more obscure or less of a name.
Other than Barnes, Harper, Gillespie, and others I mentioned, I know of one other name not mentioned, but at this time I don’t believe it is going to get to that.
I would be surprised if there wasn’t an announcement soon.
Bump.
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Just saw this - https://x.com/skimmilkey/status/1780279504427966477?s=12
Looks like Cara Consuegra and Ginny Boggess to me but I’m confused a bit as Boggess already accepted the Toledo job. Does this mean they are hiring Consuegra?
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Just saw this - https://x.com/skimmilkey/status/1780279504427966477?s=12
Looks like Cara Consuegra and Ginny Boggess to me but I’m confused a bit as Boggess already accepted the Toledo job. Does this mean they are hiring Consuegra?
Yeah that's wild. I thought it was Boggess too. Cara just took a transfer in four days ago as well.
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Just saw this - https://x.com/skimmilkey/status/1780279504427966477?s=12
Looks like Cara Consuegra and Ginny Boggess to me but I’m confused a bit as Boggess already accepted the Toledo job. Does this mean they are hiring Consuegra?
The Blonde Woman on the right is Kristen Gillespie. And I’ve known for about 8 days or so now that she would be the next MUWBB Head Coach unless something unexpected happened last minute.
It was always going to be wither Boggess or Gillespie based on mutual interest, unless something unusual happened last minute.
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The Blonde Woman on the right is Kristen Gillespie. And I’ve known for about 8 days or so now that she would be the next MUWBB Head Coach unless something unexpected happened last minute.
It was always going to be wither Boggess or Gillespie based on mutual interest, unless something unusual happened last minute.
Why wait though? I don’t understand why this is dragging out so long especially with transfers picking new schools every day.
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Why wait though? I don’t understand why this is dragging out so long especially with transfers picking new schools every day.
I’m not sure.
I know they wanted to interview a few other people including Colleen Mullen, HC Albany who was also a top assistant at Army under Dave Magarity. If the name sounds familiar, he is the dad of previously mentioned Holy Cross Head Coach Maureen Magarity. Things like that.
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So according to Skim Mulkey, it’s Gillespie or Consuegra. Consuegra is 28-34 over past 2 seasons. Make it make sense.
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So according to Skim Mulkey, it’s Gillespie or Consuegra. Consuegra is 28-34 over past 2 seasons. Make it make sense.
They needed someone else to use for the reveal. The next MUWBB HC is Gillespie.
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I was perusing articles about the MUWBB coaching search and heres a snipet from one of the articles:
Kristen Gillespie also enters the conversation with an impressive resume, marked by her teams’ high-scoring offenses and robust defensive strategies. Gillespie’s coaching philosophy centers around adaptability and player development, making her a candidate capable of elevating Marquette’s program to new heights. Her success in developing well-rounded players, both on and off the court, showcases her as not just a coach, but a mentor.
As speculation continues to build around Marquette’s search for a new head coach, fans and observers eagerly await the final decision. With a pool of candidates as diverse and talented as Raterman, Barnes, Harper, Boggess, and Gillespie, the program is poised for an exciting new chapter.
https://fanrecap.com/scoop-top-5-picks-for-marquette-womens-basketball-coach-unveiled-by-insider/
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I’m going with the off wall prediction… MU finds a way and keeps it in house with Justine, Cara… or some other blast from the past. Just seems crazy enough to happen.
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I’m going with the off wall prediction… MU finds a way and keeps it in house with Justine, Cara… or some other blast from the past. Just seems crazy enough to happen.
Really off the wall would be Kieger returning 😂. Yeah I don’t see that happening 😀.
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Can we please get new blood in here. Please.
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Can we please get new blood in here. Please.
At this point I just want a Coach. They are going to hire whoever they want to - no one is asking me what I think 😀. But the more days that go by with no coach feels like more possible transfers we are losing out on. It is two weeks tomorrow since Duffy’s departure was announced - they only took one week to hire Duffy when Kieger left.
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I don’t want “just a coach”. But I knew this is how it would play out. If it’s Consuegra who is 6 games under .500 in the past 2 years, I’ll be out playing in traffic. WTH
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I don’t want “just a coach”. But I knew this is how it would play out. If it’s Consuegra who is 6 games under .500 in the past 2 years, I’ll be out playing in traffic. WTH
There is absolutely nothing I can do about who they hire. I am ready for them to finally announce a hire. I wrongly expected the timeline to be like it was last time. There have been quite a few rumors I’ve heard and am interested in seeing who they finally hire.
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There is absolutely nothing I can do about who they hire. I am ready for them to finally announce a hire. I wrongly expected the timeline to be like it was last time. There have been quite a few rumors I’ve heard and am interested in seeing who they finally hire.
That’s interesting and much different than my information. All of my information has suggested only 2 people have been serious or advanced candidates for the position, as opposed to many. And it’s been just one candidate for over a week now.
That doesn’t mean many others weren’t contacted. It means these were the two serious candidates based on mutual interest. I could have instead posted some sort of exciting razzle dazzle, plot twists, misdirection, etc…but I instead just posted what I knew when I knew it.
I didn’t bump my previous post later last night by accident or coincidence before what happened today. And my information has stayed the same for over a week now.
The only surprise for me was seeing Consuegra’s photo in the reveal. But I suppose they can’t use Boggess’ photo after she took the Toledo job. If anything it should be telling for some that he didn’t use Barnes or Harper in the photo.
Gillespie’s agent likes to have a little fun. He also represents Caldwell, who was the previous Skim Milkey cartoon reveal. So yes, I would be very surprised if it wasn’t Gillespie.
I previously posted that not everything is always what it seems.
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Everyone on this board probably knows more than what I do. I’ve heard lots of names mentioned but have no idea who has been seriously considered. I still don’t understand though why it’s taking this long especially if it is Gillespie they are hiring.
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Everyone on this board probably knows more than what I do. I’ve heard lots of names mentioned but have no idea who has been seriously considered. I still don’t understand though why it’s taking this long especially if it is Gillespie they are hiring.
We can always more specifically get into individual candidates after they name a coach. But the general theme I’ve seen in posts here or elsewhere, is why not this or that coach, when I know some of those coaches declined interest in the job. And the suggestions are often about getting this or that coach as opposed to the selling process to them.
There is no great coach out there that they somehow missed, that also has high interest in the job.
I don’t know why it took a little bit longer than expected, and whether that is something contractual or not. But the entire process took 2 weeks which isn’t a long time. I do think they were caught off guard by a couple of things. I do also understand that it’s tough timing because of the roster and portal etc…but it’s a long term decision, a long term hire. (idealistically)
You certainly do know more than many posters here about the program and Women’s hoops across the country. And I do appreciate your interest and contributions.
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Two weeks feels long to me when you look at how depleted their roster is (meaning they really need transfers), how quickly some other schools have filled openings this year and because they filled the opening in exactly one week last time.
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Maybe this is common knowledge and I’m late to game, but just learned thru a fairly well connected MU booster that Consuegra is related to an Asst AD at MU…. This may have been done before it started. Sad.
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Maybe this is common knowledge and I’m late to game, but just learned thru a fairly well connected MU booster that Consuegra is related to an Asst AD at MU…. This may have been done before it started. Sad.
Yes. She is related to Danielle Josetti, who is an associate athletic director. Consuegra and Josetti are married to brothers (?) I believe.
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Maybe this is common knowledge and I’m late to game, but just learned thru a fairly well connected MU booster that Consuegra is related to an Asst AD at MU…. This may have been done before it started. Sad.
If this is true, it certainly speaks volumes about the lack of respect and seriousness for the MU Women's Basketball program. Men's coach is selected by the AD and President. Women's coach by an Assistant AD? :(
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Aside from a picture of her head in a tweet, there doesn’t seem to be any reason to think Consuegra is the choice.
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Yeah, I think Scholl has earned enough trust to not freak out about something until she would be hired.
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If this is true, it certainly speaks volumes about the lack of respect and seriousness for the MU Women's Basketball program. Men's coach is selected by the AD and President. Women's coach by an Assistant AD? :(
I don't think anyone is saying the Assistant AD is the one making the final decision. But I think it's also fairly common to have someone below the AD be very much involved in the search for non-revenue sports coaches.
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Maybe this is common knowledge and I’m late to game, but just learned thru a fairly well connected MU booster that Consuegra is related to an Asst AD at MU…. This may have been done before it started. Sad.
Your earlier post suggested it would be Raterman, Kieger, or someone else. Prior to that you said it couldn’t be Gillespie or it would have already been done. Your earlier post said Harper, Miller, Griffith. And so on. Miller is the favorite for an SEC job next year. Griffith declined interest.
Prior to that you posted that Brooks’ record wasn’t that good because of OVC, and that Pohlman hadn’t won yet with her own players. Then you mentioned Karius.
Brooks has endorsed Gillespie. Brooks has dominated both the OVC and MVC without missing a beat, and while losing his best player to Tennessee, Baylor, and another again this year.
Pohlman recruited many of those players that she coached. She declined interest in the job.
Karius has not been a candidate.
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Some things are not always what they seem.
Has the thought occurred to anyone that teasing Consuegra helps her situation at Charlotte after several “uneven” years there? Makes it look like she’s in demand a bit.
Has the thought occurred to anyone that teasing Barnes and Harper was an attempt to give MU a small boost in social media as opposed to them being serious candidates for the position? (I thought it was silly and short sighted too for those that think that)
Again, there are 3 people leaking names to Skim/Trilly.
When Kim Caldwell was hired, the two people teased for the position were Lawson and Walz. Lawson for example didn’t even interview for the position. Yet there she was, full cartoon.
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I don't think anyone is saying the Assistant AD is the one making the final decision. But I think it's also fairly common to have someone below the AD be very much involved in the search for non-revenue sports coaches.
Bhawk said " This may have been done before it started. Sad." insinuating that the relationship has preordained the selection. I understand that was clearly speculation which is why I started my post with "If".
It's not a big deal and I'm not going to write a letter about it, but I was hoping MU took women's basketball more seriously. But to your point it is a non-revenue or low revenue sport, so maybe it make sense.
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Cara Consuegra will be named the next head coach of the Marquette Golden Eagles, per source.
Consuegra was 224-164 in 13 years at the helm of Charlotte. She was an assistant at Marquette from 2004-2011.
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It’s official finally - https://x.com/marquettewbb/status/1780643673245397289?s=46&t=qmHojXzONY0z7kSh4Cq1Rg
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I don't think anyone is saying the Assistant AD is the one making the final decision. But I think it's also fairly common to have someone below the AD be very much involved in the search for non-revenue sports coaches.
At many schools, not all of the coaches report directly to the athletic director. I am not 100% sure what Marquette's structure is, but would not be surprised if multiple coaches report to assistant ADs.
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Some things are not always what they seem.
Has the thought occurred to anyone that teasing Consuegra helps her situation at Charlotte after several “uneven” years there? Makes it look like she’s in demand a bit.
Has the thought occurred to anyone that teasing Barnes and Harper was an attempt to give MU a small boost in social media as opposed to them being serious candidates for the position? (I thought it was silly and short sighted too for those that think that)
Again, there are 3 people leaking names to Skim/Trilly.
When Kim Caldwell was hired, the two people teased for the position were Lawson and Walz. Lawson for example didn’t even interview for the position. Yet there she was, full cartoon.
Or they teased it because it really was the hire
https://x.com/marquettewbb/status/1780643673245397289?s=61&t=6XPB8f4sAKmJIzxgMcsCjw
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I fully admit I wanted Harper or Gillespie. That isn’t happening. So mediocre, here we come. Just announced. Consuegra. Brutal hire. 28-34 in past 2 years. Obviously they are cutting back on caring about WBB. Fan base will follow that lead.
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I fully admit I wanted Harper or Gillespie. That isn’t happening. So mediocre, here we come. Just announced. Consuegra. Brutal hire. 28-34 in past 2 years. Obviously they are cutting back on caring about WBB. Fan base will follow that lead.
That seems a bit of a reach, but OK.
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It’s official finally - https://x.com/marquettewbb/status/1780643673245397289?s=46&t=qmHojXzONY0z7kSh4Cq1Rg
Now you know why things took so long. Things fell through with other candidates. She wasn’t a candidate until recently. They could have hired her much sooner. What a mess.
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Aside from a picture of her head in a tweet, there doesn’t seem to be any reason to think Consuegra is the choice.
Guess I should never doubt Skim.
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My guy said Gillespie and Consuegra both were finalists. They chose Consuegra. Again, I’m not saying Gillespie is Geno, but Consuegra is 28-34 in past 2 years. Gillespie is 46-21 and a Championship. And recruits Midwest. Consuegra has no Midwest kids on roster.
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Disappointing hire.
Hope to be proven wrong.
Kind of feels like the number one job criteria was to hire someone who wont leave the program for a better job.
It would be like the men's program hiring Wardle after a 2 week search. Yuck.
Interesting to see who she brings in and how bad a season we could expect this upcoming year.
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Disappointing hire.
Hope to be proven wrong.
Kind of feels like the number one job criteria was to hire someone who wont leave the program for a better job.
It would be like the men's program hiring Wardle after a 2 week search. Yuck.
Interesting to see who she brings in and how bad a season we could expect this upcoming year.
I’m expecting to be picked second last in the conference this year and to finish around there. I think we can still probably beat Xavier who hasn’t won a conference game in two seasons. But yeah I’m expecting a pretty bad season.
Now I wait and see what transfers she picks up and if the 2024 signee who I think is still committed still comes to MU.
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I'm sure I don't have the best connections, but to spend two weeks and then hire Cara makes me wonder what went wrong with literally everyone else they were considering.
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I just spoke with Skim.
He said he first heard of Consuegra’s name when he was given the graphic yesterday as a final 2. He had never heard her name before in the process. He is stunned that she is the choice over Gillespie.
Boggess was the first choice but there were issues about the contract, offer, etc….exact words were “Toledo offered more money.” The search slowed significantly when Boggess took Toledo.
There were also issues with the contract with Gillespie. Consuegra “fought less” over the contract.
Another connection is Cara Consuegra played basketball at Iowa while Bob Bowlsby was the AD there. Bob’s son’s search firm was used in the MUWBB search. He is also an Iowa alum.
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I was just hoping for something new. Even the press release is blah. Talks about strong values and off the court stuff. Hard to sell a coach that is coming off 2 bad years. Guess family on the inside helps.
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Sad Toledo pays more than Marq. Toledo paid 450 according to press release. They are obviously defunding WBB if Toledo has a bigger pool. My booster guy just told me Gillespie would have taken if offered… MU took care of their own and hired Cara. I wish her the best. But I know how this ends. Gillespie and Harper will be in better spots next year I’d bet.
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Gillespie’s agent has placed at least 8 Women’s BB head coaches this cycle. He is also the same agent for Megan Duffy, Terri Mitchell, and Jim Jabir among many others. So there was plenty of familiarity with him.
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If it’s true that Toledo offered more money than MU, that’s really depressing. What did Duffy make when she first got to MU?
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If it’s true that Toledo offered more money than MU, that’s really depressing. What did Duffy make when she first got to MU?
Duffy made anywhere between $425k to $600k at MU depending on the year. Kieger made $485k before she left for Penn State. Mitchell was making $450k
Consuegra started at $165k plus incentives, and over 13 years that became $270k plus incentives.
Gillespie is $260k plus incentives at Illinois State
It’s also about staff salary pool and several other things during negotiations.
The MUWBB operational budget is I believe 3rd most in the Big East. (UConn, Villanova).
But all of this checks out with the information I have had throughout the process. Barnes and Harper were never candidates.. Many other targets declined interest. I had it as only Boggess and Gillespie, in that order. At the last minute, they hire Consuegra.
And like I said, two Senior Athletic Department people were very vocal before the process saying that MUWBB was a destination job and not a stepping stone job, etc…
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Thanks to all the contributors who chimed in throughout this...saga!?! Good luck to Coach Consuegra. I would love to get the story some day but I anticipate it will never see the light of day (like Grimes).
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Say what you what… I can confirm from very reliable source that Gillespie was never offered, and never negotiated. This did NOT come down to terms in the fine print. Bowlsby’s ties to Iowa impacted this hire. The Asso AD impacted this hire. Any other report is blatantly false. Good luck to coach Consuegra. I wish her the best. Go MU.
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Gillespie’s agent has placed at least 8 Women’s BB head coaches this cycle. He is also the same agent for Megan Duffy, Terri Mitchell, and Jim Jabir among many others. So there was plenty of familiarity with him.
Is it possible that MU wanted ‘nothing further’ to do with the agent that handled Duffy, Mitchell, & Gillespie?
At the end of the day, I believe that we all just want a program that is appropriately supported by the university.
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My guy said Gillespie and Consuegra both were finalists. They chose Consuegra. Again, I’m not saying Gillespie is Geno, but Consuegra is 28-34 in past 2 years. Gillespie is 46-21 and a Championship. And recruits Midwest. Consuegra has no Midwest kids on roster.
You'd have really hated the guy who was 13-39 combined the two seasons before Marquette hired him in 1964!
Seriously, I get the disappointment from you and others. I hope she exceeds expectations, and by a good measure.
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You'd have really hated the guy who was 13-39 combined the two seasons before Marquette hired him in 1964!
Seriously, I get the disappointment from you and others. I hope she exceeds expectations, and by a good measure.
Resource management is basically all that should matter. Turn your resources into wins.
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Liza Karlen visiting Notre Dame - https://x.com/skimmilkey/status/1779156087310000191?s=46&t=qmHojXzONY0z7kSh4Cq1Rg
I was told she had a good visit but she is also hearing from some other very high level programs. So, no decision yet. That’s saying something because ND was a few buckets from the Elite 8, and would be a potential Final Four team with Karlen, Hidalgo, Miles, Citron, Westbeld, Koval.
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Is it possible that MU wanted ‘nothing further’ to do with the agent that handled Duffy, Mitchell, & Gillespie?
At the end of the day, I believe that we all just want a program that is appropriately supported by the university.
That’s a great point Jerry! That would make a heck of a lot more sense than from a basketball standpoint.
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Is it possible that MU wanted ‘nothing further’ to do with the agent that handled Duffy, Mitchell, & Gillespie?
At the end of the day, I believe that we all just want a program that is appropriately supported by the university.
That isn’t it. He’s highly respected and well liked by coaches and athletic departments. It also doesn’t explain the Boggess situation.
I can objectively say that prior to this I thought and felt that MU was pretty supportive of the Women’s basketball program, even when some others didn’t think so.
I think any objective person would have legit questions after this.
But yes everyone wishes the new HC maximum success.
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That isn’t it. He’s highly respected and well liked by coaches and athletic departments.
I can objectively say that prior to this I thought and felt that MU was pretty supportive of the Women’s basketball program, even when some others didn’t think so.
I think any objective person would have legit questions after this.
But yes everyone wishes the new HC maximum success.
I questioned it before this.
I wish Consuegra well though and will be buying season tickets again. I’ve been going to their games since before the Al even opened - I will continue to support the program and hope they can get things turned around.
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I questioned it before this.
I wish Consuegra well though and will be buying season tickets again. I’ve been going to their games since before the Al even opened - I will continue to support the program and hope they can get things turned around.
Yes you did. Based on conversations I had, I expected MU to build off of its recent coaches, budgets, etc to take another additional step forward. This isn’t that. They didn’t need a search firm to hire Consuegra. They wouldn’t have used Skim to generate more publicity, to end up with Consuegra after an extended search.
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Say what you what… I can confirm from very reliable source that Gillespie was never offered, and never negotiated. This did NOT come down to terms in the fine print. Bowlsby’s ties to Iowa impacted this hire. The Asso AD impacted this hire. Any other report is blatantly false. Good luck to coach Consuegra. I wish her the best. Go MU.
I guess I’ll say what I want then.
I can say with 100% certainty that Mike Broeker had multiple conversations with Brian Stanchak (he represents Gillespie) during the process. I also trust the few other people I spoke with during the process.
I already mentioned Kyle. I wouldn’t overestimate his role in the process. Kyle contacted a large amount of people prior to MU ending up with Consuegra.
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As someone that follows the women from a bit of a distance ( I go to one or two games a year) … this is extremely disappointing.
I hope she does well… but it took them over 2 weeks to hire her? They could have had her on day one.
It says to me that they have no interest in really improving the program.
In other words… a “ nice “ program that gets to a NCAAT once and awhile…
But that’s it.
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I’m just sad. The administration has every opportunity to make this team the premier women’s sports team in Milwaukee and they consistently show their lack of attention and effort.
I wish the new coach and the program well, but it just isn’t worth my attention and time if it takes them this long to achieve this result.
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I find it interesting that 2 people who just recently registered are coming forth with all this inside information about the women's coaching search and not painting MU and the administration in a positive light. And yet everyone takes their word for it.
Makes you wonder who they are and what their motives might be?
I trust Scholl and the administration much more than two anonymous people on a message board.
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I find it interesting that 2 people who just recently registered are coming forth with all this inside information about the women's coaching search and not painting MU and the administration in a positive light. And yet everyone takes their word for it.
Makes you wonder who they are and what their motives might be?
I trust Scholl and the administration much more than two anonymous people on a message board.
It is interesting that for as connected as they seem to be to the WBB program, they’ve never commented on anything other than this search……
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It is interesting that for as connected as they seem to be to the WBB program, they’ve never commented on anything other than this search……
Looking at their profiles it appears they signed up for Scoop very recently...
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I find it interesting that 2 people who just recently registered are coming forth with all this inside information about the women's coaching search and not painting MU and the administration in a positive light. And yet everyone takes their word for it.
Makes you wonder who they are and what their motives might be?
I trust Scholl and the administration much more than two anonymous people on a message board.
Fair question to ask.
Scoop posters aside, based upon the facts of the search, such as time and final selection, this does not appear to be a well run coach hiring process. Is that fair? And if so, why?
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I find it interesting that 2 people who just recently registered are coming forth with all this inside information about the women's coaching search and not painting MU and the administration in a positive light. And yet everyone takes their word for it.
Makes you wonder who they are and what their motives might be?
I trust Scholl and the administration much more than two anonymous people on a message board.
Bolded for emphasis. I'm going to go with "not Marquette fans."
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Mystery and intrigue!
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Fair question to ask.
Scoop posters aside, based upon the facts of the search, such as time and final selection, this does not appear to be a well run coach hiring process. Is that fair? And if so, why?
Yes I think it’s fair. I don’t have an issue so much with hiring Consuegra as the timing of the search. I think they could have hired her right away so why did it take two weeks?
I was happy with the Duffy hire right away and later not so much. I liked Consuegra when she was an assistant here and am keeping an open mind for now. I’m feeling old to realize she left MU 13 years ago though 😂
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Consuegra is on her way to Milwaukee - https://x.com/cconsuegra/status/1780938961965203781?s=46&t=qmHojXzONY0z7kSh4Cq1Rg
Has anyone seen anything about a day/time for a press conference?
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Has anyone seen anything about a day/time for a press conference?
Release said a formal introduction is 2 PM today at the AMU.
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Wonder whose PJ that is.
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Release said a formal introduction is 2 PM today at the AMU.
Thanks - probably can’t make it - darn
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I find it interesting that 2 people who just recently registered are coming forth with all this inside information about the women's coaching search and not painting MU and the administration in a positive light. And yet everyone takes their word for it.
Makes you wonder who they are and what their motives might be?
I trust Scholl and the administration much more than two anonymous people on a message board.
Really? I am unsure if this passive aggressive gaslighting post is towards me or not.
Before we begin, your most recent post here (checks notes) says: “We are all anti-dentites.”
This is what people do and say when they are unable to discuss the topic. They change the subject and they attack the messenger if they don’t like the message. If everyone is truly objective here, why not happily consume the information provided, and be grateful for it. My only agenda here was to share what I knew about the search when I knew it. It would seem by your reply that perhaps I’m not the one with an agenda here.
This is another example why some people don’t share what they know here, or they leave altogether.
There are now half a dozen posts/posters attacking the messenger, instead of discussing the topic with specific information or specific questions. I’m sure there will be more. But I suppose this is achieving the goal of controlling what information is shared and how it is shared. And none of those posts are discussing the specifics of the topic. They are defending any and all things MU, or at the very least, the people involved) even when the evidence might not support it.
Let’s see if Brian Stanchak has anything to say today. Of all the things he could tweet, of all the days, he decided to go with this:
https://x.com/bdstan/status/1780934606180503965?s=46&t=TsCCkuE48YmnkWfoKqc_Ng
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I'm going to be honest man, I appreciate the info you offered. Sometimes you just have to ignore the noise.
Unfortunately, we have had plenty of people purporting to know things or be someone in the know who end up being trolls. So accept that this place is a little off. But also accept that any anonymous message board is like this. Anyone with a low post history is going to probably catch heat... especially when their info doesn't turn out to be correct.
Also, more than a few people here like to joke around and use inside baseball jokes... they're not new person friendly jokes, mind you.
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Thanks - probably can’t make it - darn
Looks like it'll be streamed on MU's YT channel.
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This is another example why some people don’t share what they know here, or they leave altogether.
So you are familiar with the operations of Scoop.
Before we begin, your most recent post here (checks notes) says: “We are all anti-dentites.”
But are unaware of Scoop's well known anti-dentite joke.
Interesting...
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I'm going to be honest man, I appreciate the info you offered. Sometimes you just have to ignore the noise.
Unfortunately, we have had plenty of people purporting to know things or be someone in the know who end up being trolls. So accept that this place is a little off. But also accept that any anonymous message board is like this. Anyone with a low post history is going to probably catch heat... especially when their info doesn't turn out to be correct.
Also, more than a few people here like to joke around and use inside baseball jokes... they're not new person friendly jokes, mind you.
I think you are illustrating the point.
It’s the old 80/20 business rule. 20% of posters do 80% of the posting. And those would be a mix of bad, good, indifferent posters. Sometimes the ones shouting loudest or the most, aren’t the most informed or best posters.
Maybe if more people spent more time objectively discussing topics, and less time attacking posters with failed stand up comedy routines and you’d have more informed posters. Just a thought. The self important idea that a new person has to prove themselves to group sure is something.
I’ll stand by my posts, all of which were matter of fact accurate, informative, posts about what transpired, when it transpired.
And that’s just it, I don’t have to ignore the noise. I can just pick up the ball and home.
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Let’s see if Brian Stanchak has anything to say today. Of all the things he could tweet, of all the days, he decided to go with this:
https://x.com/bdstan/status/1780934606180503965?s=46&t=TsCCkuE48YmnkWfoKqc_Ng
Huh.
Pretty interesting...and somewhat ironic.
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I think you are illustrating the point.
It’s the old 80/20 business rule. 20% of posters do 80% of the posting. And those would be a mix of bad, good, indifferent posters. Sometimes the ones shouting loudest or the most, aren’t the most informed or best posters.
Maybe if more people spent more time objectively discussing topics, and less time attacking posters with failed stand up comedy routines and you’d have more informed posters. Just a thought. The self important idea that a new person has to prove themselves to group sure is something.
I’ll stand by my posts, all of which were matter of fact accurate, informative, posts about what transpired, when it transpired.
And that’s just it, I don’t have to ignore the noise. I can just pick up the ball and home.
It's just very interesting that there were three posters (of which you are one) who signed up less than a month ago and only posted in this topic and on the coaching search.
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So you are familiar with the operations of Scoop.
But are unaware of Scoop's well known anti-dentite joke.
Interesting...
I find it interesting that you recently posted that you should never doubt Skim.
But you doubt me even though some of the information I provided is from a conversation I had with Skim.
Skim found out that Consuegra was the choice 10 minutes before he posted it. He had never heard her name before in the process.
Does anyone want to actually discuss MUWBB?
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I think you are illustrating the point.
It’s the old 80/20 business rule. 20% of posters do 80% of the posting. And those would be a mix of bad, good, indifferent posters. Sometimes the ones shouting loudest or the most, aren’t the most informed or best posters.
Maybe if more people spent more time objectively discussing topics, and less time attacking posters with failed stand up comedy routines and you’d have more informed posters. Just a thought. The self important idea that a new person has to prove themselves to group sure is something.
I’ll stand by my posts, all of which were matter of fact accurate, informative, posts about what transpired, when it transpired.
And that’s just it, I don’t have to ignore the noise. I can just pick up the ball and home.
Of course you can. But remember your audience. We are dumbass fans on a dumbass fan board.
People with reliable information (Big Daddy, TAMU, Brewcity, a couple of others) are routinely taken seriously. The difference is they've been around for years (RIP BD), and have earned the respect.
You may do what you wish, but I'd prefer you stick around. You'll get used to the dumbassery around here.
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Of course you can. But remember your audience. We are dumbass fans on a dumbass fan board.
People with reliable information (Big Daddy, TAMU, Brewcity, a couple of others) are routinely taken seriously. The difference is they've been around for years (RIP BD), and have earned the respect.
You may do what you wish, but I'd prefer you stick around. You'll get used to the dumbassery around here.
Really? Go read reply #1491 on the previous page. Maybe one of your reliable sources isn’t so reliable about this topic. If that’s how “respected” posters treat new posters, perhaps that’s why there aren’t as many new informative posters. Respect is a two way street, whether someone has posted one time or one thousand times. Again, I can’t speak for other posters.
Again, you keep saying that I have to adjust to the “dumbassery” around here. I don’t.
And the goal of changing the subject away from the MUWBB mess, has been achieved by posters with an agenda.
I don’t have an agenda. I posted about the entire search as it happened with a wide range of candidates. And I did so without an ounce of negativity too. I did read other posts from other posters that may have been either negative or unrealistic or inaccurate etc….but I said I would discuss those things more specifically after the search was complete.
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Really? Go read reply #1491 on the previous page. Maybe one of your reliable sources isn’t so reliable about this topic. If that’s how “respected” posters treat new posters, perhaps that’s why there aren’t as many new informative posters. Respect is a two way street, whether someone has posted one time or one thousand times. Again, I can’t speak for other posters.
Again, you keep saying that I have to adjust to the “dumbassery” around here. I don’t.
And the goal of changing the subject away from the MUWBB mess, has been achieved by posters with an agenda.
I don’t have an agenda. I posted about the entire search as it happened with a wide range of candidates. And I did so without an ounce of negativity too. I did read other posts from other posters that may have been either negative or unrealistic or inaccurate etc….but I said I would discuss those things more specifically after the search was complete.
Why would you assume that one of the posters that was being referenced was you? There are multiple new posters in this thread.
I don't have any sources. But there are people who I regard as established posters with a history of accurate information. You may become one some day. But that isn't given, it is earned. Now, my regard or belief in a person's info is worth exactly what I pay in dues to use this website annually. Why would you care what I (random internet guy you don't know) think? Why should you care if I believe you? I'm no one.
But you did say this:
They needed someone else to use for the reveal. The next MUWBB HC is Gillespie.
So, there you have it. In your first 40 posts you put yourself out there. Don't be upset when people fact check you.
As for respect being a two way street, I think you have been treated pretty respectfully, thus far. If not, you ain't seen nothing yet.
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Looks like it'll be streamed on MU's YT channel.
Thanks.
I was able to attend Duffy’s press conference and had hoped to get to this one but work will prevent that - oh well 😀
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Why would you assume that one of the posters that was being referenced was you? There are multiple new posters in this thread.
I don't have any sources. But there are people who I regard as established posters with a history of accurate information. You may become one some day. But that isn't given, it is earned. Now, my regard or belief in a person's info is worth exactly what I pay in dues to use this website annually. Why would you care what I (random internet guy you don't know) think? Why should you care if I believe you? I'm no one.
But you did say this:
So, there you have it. In your first 40 posts you put yourself out there. Don't be upset when people fact check you.
As for respect being a two way street, I think you have been treated pretty respectfully, thus far. If not, you ain't seen nothing yet.
If anything, the self importance is consistent.
I’m not upset about anything.
Why would I assume? I didn’t. I asked. And so far no one has posted that they weren’t talking about my posts. In fact several then posted directly to me.
I think I just pointed out that one of your trusted posters didn’t have accurate information.
You replied to me, not the other way around.
Why aren’t we discussing the resume of Cara Consuegra? Why aren’t we discussing that Boggess and Gillespie were the top two choices until the ball was fumbled. Why aren’t we discussing the other names prior to Boggess and Gillespie that declined interest in the job? Why aren’t we discussing why it took so long? Why aren’t we discussing that MU used a search firm to end up with this result?
Prior to the search, Mike Broeker tweeted this:
https://x.com/mikebroeker/status/1775630119589097554?s=46&t=TsCCkuE48YmnkWfoKqc_Ng
Do you think this is a “lion” hire?
Am I not allowed to say that because some people here may be friendly with Mike or Bill? They’re both good guys by the way. Is there a book of rules of what I’m allowed to talk about and how? Are we going by the content of posts, or by whether or not the poster is part of some secret message board society? How many posts does one need, a thousand, ten thousand?
Maybe I’ve provided, accurate, timely, information objectively, without bias or negativity. Maybe that’s new here. And maybe it’s difficult for a vocal minority of MU fans to hear anything less than Seashells and Balloons. (See there, I used an MU Rah Rah reference to be part of the group)
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They needed someone else to use for the reveal. The next MUWBB HC is Gillespie.
Maybe I’ve provided, accurate, timely, information objectively, without bias or negativity. Maybe that’s new here. And maybe it’s difficult for a vocal minority of MU fans to hear anything less than Seashells and Balloons. (See there, I used an MU Rah Rah reference to be part of the group)
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And, that was true at the time. Ask Gillespie, her agent, Skim, several others including people in MU’s Athletic Department. Don’t take my word for it.
I also see that you tried to cherry pick and play gotcha instead of going with the totality of the posts and their information. I will stand by all of my posts. I don’t think they’d garner this much attention if there wasn’t something to them.
By the way, where are all of these MUWBB fans during the season? Or in past seasons? My excuse is I’m new. What’s yours? So many people posting in this thread that never otherwise show interest in MUWBB tells me all that I need to know.
It looks as though it’s a handful of people. Apologies to Marquette Fan and those few others for temporary topic deviation. I’m certainly trying to discuss MUWBB.
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And, that was true at the time. Ask Gillespie, her agent, Skim, several others including people in MU’s Athletic Department. Don’t take my word for it.
I also see that you tried to cherry pick and play gotcha instead of going with the totality of the posts and their information. I will stand by all of my posts. I don’t think they’d garner this much attention if there wasn’t something to them.
By the way, where are all of these MUWBB fans during the season? Or in past seasons? My excuse is I’m new. What’s yours? So many people posting in this thread that never otherwise show interest in MUWBB tells me all that I need to know.
It looks as though it’s a handful of people. Apologies to Marquette Fan and those few others for temporary topic deviation. I’m certainly trying to discuss MUWBB.
Well, it's not true. Gillespie is not the next MUWBB HC. You came here and stated it as if it's a fact that she is. Unless she's signed on to replace Consuegra, whenever that might be?
And LOL at calling people out for not posting on women's basketball before...when neither did you!
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I don't see what difference it makes as to whether someone is a new poster. This is one of the few spots where people were discussing the new coach, so it make sense that people who were interested in the coaching search would sign up. I haven't posted on this site for years (to much bitching), but I wanted to be involved in this discussion so I just created a new account. No big deal.
I had no inside info on the search and I appreciated the info I read on this site. In retrospect, it seems like there was a lot of accurate and some misinformation put forth for whatever reason. Let's face it, the search was a cluster. MU is trying to save face, saying that CC was their choice all along, things posted on this site were inaccurate, etc. I would guess some of that is true. After all, you had an agent posting on here defending his clients and urging what great hires they would be. You had names being thrown out who had no interest in the job.
In short, it seems like MU had a higher opinion of the job than many coaches. I think it took them by surprise that many up and comers were not interested. They only ones that expressed an interest were retreads and mid tier candidates. While an agent kept pushing those candidates, MU realized that those candidates were not the answer. The school also came to the conclusion that they did not want to take a risk, nor did the school want the revolving door of coaches to continue, if the hire turned out to be successful. So, they hired someone they believe will stick with the program if they are successful, would hopefully do better at MU than her last job given the increased resources, gets along with others in the department, and would be inexpensive enough to let go if she isn't performing.
Look, I am not a fan of the hire. But, I wish her nothing but success. That said, if I were running the search, I would have gone outside the box, and looked at NAIA, D2 or D3 coach with extraordinary success. I think it is worth the risk and if she is so successful, she leaves in 5-6 years, so be it. It is the life as a mid-major.
Now, I also think that MU will become a better opportunity once the men's team moves out of the Al and women's team will be able to make the facility their own. So, maybe this hire is simply a stop gap for 3-4 years till they hopefullly have more funds from a new tv contract and have been facilities to sell. We shall see. Again, I hope CC surprises the doubters like me and coaches MU to new heights. Not confident that it will occur, but hopeful.
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It's just very interesting that there were three posters (of which you are one) who signed up less than a month ago and only posted in this topic and on the coaching search.
Reading the content and tone of the posts and harping on other posters "not staying on the topic at hand" its very obvious this "new poster" is not new at all, but rather just a new alias for a reliable ol' Scoop standby
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I had no inside info on the search and I appreciated the info I read on this site. In retrospect, it seems like there was a lot of accurate and some misinformation put forth for whatever reason. Let's face it, the search was a cluster. MU is trying to save face, saying that CC was their choice all along, things posted on this site were inaccurate, etc. I would guess some of that is true. After all, you had an agent posting on here defending his clients and urging what great hires they would be. You had names being thrown out who had no interest in the job.
Where did you hear the bolded?
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Well, it's not true. Gillespie is not the next MUWBB HC. You came here and stated it as if it's a fact that she is. Unless she's signed on to replace Consuegra, whenever that might be?
And LOL at calling people out for not posting on women's basketball before...when neither did you!
I posted the information that I had at the time I had it. And that information can and does change. Seems pretty straight forward.
Again, my excuse is that I’m new. You have 798 posts and how many of those are about MUWBB?
And I’m not sure I want to know about why a recent poster suggested you had no African American friends, and that your brain was pathologically broken. And others responded too. Sounds ominous.
If anyone would like to discuss MUWBB, I’m happy to join.
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I posted the information that I had at the time I had it. And that information can and does change. Seems pretty straight forward.
Again, my excuse is that I’m new. You have 798 posts and how many of those are about MUWBB?
And I’m not sure I want to know about why a recent poster suggested you had no African American friends, and that your brain was pathologically broken. And others responded too. Sounds ominous.
If anyone would like to discuss MUWBB, I’m happy to join.
Where did that happen? Lol.
Takes thread completely off topic. Then cries about thread being completely off topic. Hmm, what former posters were always playing the victim, always claiming to have inside information, etc.? Hmm...
By the way, piece of advice if you don't like being called out for being wrong, and then claiming you have always given accurate information. If your information "at the time" isn't finalized, maybe say something along the lines of, "Marquette is targeting (whoever) as their next (whatever position)." You'd think reporting something as a #donedeal about MU Athletics positions would be a learning lesson here.
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Really? Go read reply #1491 on the previous page. Maybe one of your reliable sources isn’t so reliable about this topic. If that’s how “respected” posters treat new posters, perhaps that’s why there aren’t as many new informative posters. Respect is a two way street, whether someone has posted one time or one thousand times. Again, I can’t speak for other posters.
Again, you keep saying that I have to adjust to the “dumbassery” around here. I don’t.
And the goal of changing the subject away from the MUWBB mess, has been achieved by posters with an agenda.
I don’t have an agenda. I posted about the entire search as it happened with a wide range of candidates. And I did so without an ounce of negativity too. I did read other posts from other posters that may have been either negative or unrealistic or inaccurate etc….but I said I would discuss those things more specifically after the search was complete.
LOL
Respect is earned, not given. You show up out of the blue and expect everyone to take what you say as gospel, despite you obviously posting things that were not accurate then or now.
For what it’s worth, nothing has changed for me regarding my previous posts. That’s always subject to change. I have Ginny Boggess as the favorite, Kristen Gillespie, and possibly Maureen Magarity as the top 3 at this time in that order. I do know someone new was also contacted in the process.
Obviously this isn't the case now, nor was it then.
It is my understanding that MUWBB chose Gillespie over Boggess.
Obviously this isn't the case now, nor was it then.
That’s interesting and much different than my information. All of my information has suggested only 2 people have been serious or advanced candidates for the position, as opposed to many. And it’s been just one candidate for over a week now.
That doesn’t mean many others weren’t contacted. It means these were the two serious candidates based on mutual interest. I could have instead posted some sort of exciting razzle dazzle, plot twists, misdirection, etc…but I instead just posted what I knew when I knew it.
I didn’t bump my previous post later last night by accident or coincidence before what happened today. And my information has stayed the same for over a week now.
The only surprise for me was seeing Consuegra’s photo in the reveal. But I suppose they can’t use Boggess’ photo after she took the Toledo job. If anything it should be telling for some that he didn’t use Barnes or Harper in the photo.
Gillespie’s agent likes to have a little fun. He also represents Caldwell, who was the previous Skim Milkey cartoon reveal. So yes, I would be very surprised if it wasn’t Gillespie.
I previously posted that not everything is always what it seems.
You were surprised by one of the people in the gif, and that turned out to be the person it was. Makes it seem like maybe you weren't quite as inside as you acted if the actual hire was a candidate you didn't expect to be in the mix.
They needed someone else to use for the reveal. The next MUWBB HC is Gillespie.
Nope.
I don't post a ton publicly on behind the scenes stuff for multiple reasons. I try to avoid burning sources or giving out information that is still in flux because sometimes assumptions prove inaccurate and sometimes stating things as fact that aren't yet the case can actively harm the process. You came in and started talking about this search immediately, posting information that was later proved demonstrably false, and you wonder why people might question your credibility or intentions?
As Hards said, respect here is earned over time. If this was just a case of trying in good faith to give information and getting it wrong, then stick around and continue to prove your intentions. If not, then as you said you can "pick up the ball and home." But don't act like the aggrieved party because you came in, stirred up a bunch of discussion, and ended up the target of suspicion when your information was wrong.
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Say what you will, but St. Louis sucks
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All the people posting about the coaching change saga will be posting here during the season too, right 😀?
Yeah I’m sure it will be dead again with basically just me talking to myself 😂
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Say what you will, but St. Louis sucks
Yeah. Good call.
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All the people posting about the coaching change saga will be posting here during the season too, right 😀?
Yeah I’m sure it will be dead again with basically just me talking to myself 😂
Lol. Exactly. I’m happy to talk with ya about MUWBB here or elsewhere. That’s 2 people.
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Quote from: Tarragona on April 09, 2024, 01:44:35 PM
For what it’s worth, nothing has changed for me regarding my previous posts. That’s always subject to change. I have Ginny Boggess as the favorite, Kristen Gillespie, and possibly Maureen Magarity as the top 3 at this time in that order. I do know someone new was also contacted in the process.
Obviously this isn't the case now, nor was it then.
Quote from: Tarragona on April 11, 2024, 12:07:45 PM
It is my understanding that MUWBB chose Gillespie over Boggess.
Obviously this isn't the case now, nor was it then.
I can see a scenario where all of this is true. The first quote is personal opinion. The second quote could be true. Since it is pretty well established that MU did interview Gillespie, maybe they did choose her over Boggess. However, the existence of CC as candidate was not known at the time. In the end, they chose CC over Gillespie. If MU had 8 candidates recommended and they only chose 1 to interview of the 8, I would think it was rational to assume that she would be getting the job. This is a rough crowd.
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Might need an IP check
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If anything, the self importance is consistent.
I’m not upset about anything.
Why would I assume? I didn’t. I asked. And so far no one has posted that they weren’t talking about my posts. In fact several then posted directly to me.
I think I just pointed out that one of your trusted posters didn’t have accurate information.
You replied to me, not the other way around.
Why aren’t we discussing the resume of Cara Consuegra? Why aren’t we discussing that Boggess and Gillespie were the top two choices until the ball was fumbled. Why aren’t we discussing the other names prior to Boggess and Gillespie that declined interest in the job? Why aren’t we discussing why it took so long? Why aren’t we discussing that MU used a search firm to end up with this result?
Prior to the search, Mike Broeker tweeted this:
https://x.com/mikebroeker/status/1775630119589097554?s=46&t=TsCCkuE48YmnkWfoKqc_Ng
Do you think this is a “lion” hire?
Am I not allowed to say that because some people here may be friendly with Mike or Bill? They’re both good guys by the way. Is there a book of rules of what I’m allowed to talk about and how? Are we going by the content of posts, or by whether or not the poster is part of some secret message board society? How many posts does one need, a thousand, ten thousand?
Maybe I’ve provided, accurate, timely, information objectively, without bias or negativity. Maybe that’s new here. And maybe it’s difficult for a vocal minority of MU fans to hear anything less than Seashells and Balloons. (See there, I used an MU Rah Rah reference to be part of the group)
We aren't discussing those things because you've turned this thread into a referendum on your integrity. And if you want to continue please, I love stupid topics like this.
I was absolutely cordial with you from the jump, and you've been nothing but an arrogant dick head to me.
You're allowed to talk about whatever you want, but don't expect others to suck you off for information. Especially, when the information wasn't accurate. 8-)
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LOL
Respect is earned, not given. You show up out of the blue and expect everyone to take what you say as gospel, despite you obviously posting things that were not accurate then or now.
Obviously this isn't the case now, nor was it then.
Obviously this isn't the case now, nor was it then.
You were surprised by one of the people in the gif, and that turned out to be the person it was. Makes it seem like maybe you weren't quite as inside as you acted if the actual hire was a candidate you didn't expect to be in the mix.
Nope.
I don't post a ton publicly on behind the scenes stuff for multiple reasons. I try to avoid burning sources or giving out information that is still in flux because sometimes assumptions prove inaccurate and sometimes stating things as fact that aren't yet the case can actively harm the process. You came in and started talking about this search immediately, posting information that was later proved demonstrably false, and you wonder why people might question your credibility or intentions?
As Hards said, respect here is earned over time. If this was just a case of trying in good faith to give information and getting it wrong, then stick around and continue to prove your intentions. If not, then as you said you can "pick up the ball and home." But don't act like the aggrieved party because you came in, stirred up a bunch of discussion, and ended up the target of suspicion when your information was wrong.
That’s a lot of words to say I didn’t have accurate information. Repeating that over and over again doesn’t make it true. I’ve even offered up other specific people to approach about the topic, to not just take my word for it. Seeing as you’re such an insider and all, they’d be happy to talk with you about it.
But your initial reply is that I must not be a Marquette fan to post what I posted throughout the process. 1) I am, not that it matters. 2) Does one have to be an MU fan to post? 3) Does all of the content have to paint MU in a glowing light or everyone associated with MU? Is that the rule?
Oh, and yes, respect is both earned, and a two way street. You haven’t earned mine yet.
These are your respected posters and insiders Hards Alumni. It seems to be the same 20%. But you did warn me
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That’s a lot of words to say I didn’t have accurate information. Repeating that over and over again doesn’t make it true. I’ve even offered up other specific people to approach about the topic, to not just take my word for it. Seeing as you’re such an insider and all, they’d be happy to talk with you about it.
But your initial reply is that I must not be a Marquette fan to post what I posted throughout the process. 1) I am, not that it matters. 2) Does one have to be an MU fan to post? 3) Does all of the content have to paint MU in a glowing light or everyone associated with MU? Is that the rule?
Oh, and yes, respect is both earned, and a two way street. You haven’t earned mine yet.
These are your respected posters and insiders Hards Alumni. It seems to be the same 20%. But you did warn me
He's not wrong though.
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That’s a lot of words to say I didn’t have accurate information. Repeating that over and over again doesn’t make it true. I’ve even offered up other specific people to approach about the topic, to not just take my word for it. Seeing as you’re such an insider and all, they’d be happy to talk with you about it.
But your initial reply is that I must not be a Marquette fan to post what I posted throughout the process. 1) I am, not that it matters. 2) Does one have to be an MU fan to post? 3) Does all of the content have to paint MU in a glowing light or everyone associated with MU? Is that the rule?
Oh, and yes, respect is both earned, and a two way street. You haven’t earned mine yet.
These are your respected posters and insiders Hards Alumni. It seems to be the same 20%. But you did warn me
"Newcomer" (despite knowing a bunch of long running phrases) comes to Scoop so people can thank him for his important information. Gets all of his information wrong. Cries about a lack of respect and threatens to leave.
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"Newcomer" (despite knowing a bunch of long running phrases) comes to Scoop so people can thank him for his important information. Gets all of his information wrong. Cries about a lack of respect and threatens to leave.
The funny thing about the "threatening to leave" point, is that he's a poster that has been repeatedly banned here, and no one was really sad about that.
Everyone actually WANTS him to leave.
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He's not wrong though.
About what?
Feel free to go back and walk through all of my posts.
It was news to quite a few people that Consuegra was named MUWBB coach at the 11th hour.
Why is the agent of Kristen Gillespie tweeting today: “How you treat people matters?”
Why didn’t Skim Milkey ever once tweet about Consuegra until the end of the process? Why did he tell me he was told 10 minutes before posting that the new HC would be Consuegra?
Why after Skim posted Raterman, Barnes, Harper did I immediately post I didn’t have those as the candidates? And that sometimes things aren’t always what they seem. This means he’s sometimes asked to tweet dofferent things for different reasons. Then a day after I posted that here he posted Boggess and Gillespie?
Why did I contend the entire time that it was always 1) Boggess 2) Gillespie, despite any other rumors?
Why did things get very quiet for 8 days after Boggess took the Toledo job?
Why did I mention that Pohlman was contacted and declined interest, or Thibault-Dudonis or the many other people involved in the search.
Why not talk with Mike or Bill or Kyle or Brian or Ginny or Kristen or Skim about it? No need to take just my word for it. I’m offering off many specific names of people?
What is everyone else contributing?
This is about a few people who aren’t even MUWBB fans, getting upset because the MUWBB search didn’t go as they’d hoped. Let’s attack the messenger because we don’t like the message.
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About what?
Feel free to go back and walk through all of my posts.
It was news to quite a few people that Consuegra was named MUWBB coach at the 11th hour.
Why is the agent of Kristen Gillespie tweeting today: “How you treat people matters?”
Why didn’t Skim Milkey ever once tweet about Consuegra until the end of the process? Why did he tell me he was told 10 minutes before posting that the new HC would be Consuegra?
Why after Skim posted Raterman, Barnes, Harper did I immediately post I didn’t have those as the candidates? And that sometimes things aren’t always what they seem. This means he’s sometimes asked to tweet dofferent things for different reasons. Then a day after I posted that here he posted Boggess and Gillespie?
Why did I contend the entire time that it was always 1) Boggess 2) Gillespie, despite any other rumors?
Why did things get very quiet for 8 days after Boggess took the Toledo job?
Why did I mention that Pohlman was contacted and declined interest, or Thibault-Dudonis or the many other people involved in the search.
Why not talk with Mike or Bill or Kyle or Brian or Ginny or Kristen or Skim about it? No need to take just my word for it. I’m offering off many specific names of people?
What is everyone else contributing?
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Just say you got it wrong and move on. You served this one into the net, it happens to everyone.
Except Sultan. :P
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Oh I've been wrong here a ton. I just admit it and move on. Not create multiple, multi-paragraph posts in response.
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Oh I've been wrong here a ton. I just admit it and move on. Not create multiple, multi-paragraph posts in response.
That’s because you’re tribal
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Anybody heard anything about where Hare might end up? I’ve heard about one visit for Karlen but not much about Hare.
Villanova’s Lucy Olsen is going to Iowa. Villanova had a couple more players enter the transfer portal after Olson did.
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Meeting with the team - https://x.com/marquettewbb/status/1781026346036060242?s=12
Is that Lee Volker in that picture? I think it is so maybe she’s considering remaining at MU now. I don’t see Forbes here but think I spotted her in a pic they posted on Facebook.
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Anybody heard anything about where Hare might end up? I’ve heard about one visit for Karlen but not much about Hare.
Villanova’s Lucy Olsen is going to Iowa. Villanova had a couple more players enter the transfer portal after Olson did.
I previously posted a list of some of the schools that reached out to her. I can give you one I heard more than others. I will send you a private message shortly with that.
I also posted recently about Karlen. I can add that info to it.
Give me a few minutes. Thanks.
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About what?
Feel free to go back and walk through all of my posts.
It was news to quite a few people that Consuegra was named MUWBB coach at the 11th hour.
Why is the agent of Kristen Gillespie tweeting today: “How you treat people matters?”
Why didn’t Skim Milkey ever once tweet about Consuegra until the end of the process? Why did he tell me he was told 10 minutes before posting that the new HC would be Consuegra?
Why after Skim posted Raterman, Barnes, Harper did I immediately post I didn’t have those as the candidates? And that sometimes things aren’t always what they seem. This means he’s sometimes asked to tweet dofferent things for different reasons. Then a day after I posted that here he posted Boggess and Gillespie?
Why did I contend the entire time that it was always 1) Boggess 2) Gillespie, despite any other rumors?
Why did things get very quiet for 8 days after Boggess took the Toledo job?
Why did I mention that Pohlman was contacted and declined interest, or Thibault-Dudonis or the many other people involved in the search.
Why not talk with Mike or Bill or Kyle or Brian or Ginny or Kristen or Skim about it? No need to take just my word for it. I’m offering off many specific names of people?
What is everyone else contributing?
This is about a few people who aren’t even MUWBB fans, getting upset because the MUWBB search didn’t go as they’d hoped. Let’s attack the messenger because we don’t like the message.
That's a lot of words to say, "I was wrong when I told everyone Gillespie was MU's women's basketball coach."
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Anybody heard anything about where Hare might end up? I’ve heard about one visit for Karlen but not much about Hare.
Villanova’s Lucy Olsen is going to Iowa. Villanova had a couple more players enter the transfer portal after Olson did.
Sent you a private message.
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Say what you will, but St. Louis sucks
Darn you, Unk. Once again, you wrote what I was thinking.
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Brian Stanchak tweets today: “How you treat others matters.”
And look who clicked rhe like button:
Ginny Boggess, and Brittany Carper (wife of Kristen Gillespie)
Probably just a random coincidence.
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Brian Stanchak tweets today: “How you treat others matters.”
And look who clicked rhe like button:
Ginny Boggess, and Brittany Carper (wife of Kristen Gillespie)
Probably just a random coincidence.
So now the people who you claim were offered the job but turned it down unexpectedly are butthurt about the position being filled by someone else?
Odd.
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Brian Stanchak tweets today: “How you treat others matters.”
And look who clicked rhe like button:
Ginny Boggess, and Brittany Carper (wife of Kristen Gillespie)
Probably just a random coincidence.
As I said before...its incredibly ironic.
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Brian Stanchak tweets today: “How you treat others matters.”
And look who clicked rhe like button:
Ginny Boggess, and Brittany Carper (wife of Kristen Gillespie)
Probably just a random coincidence.
I bet he thinks Yadier Molina has a higher war than Jason Kendall, too
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About what?
Feel free to go back and walk through all of my posts.
Been there, done that.
It was news to quite a few people that Consuegra was named MUWBB coach at the 11th hour.
Why is the agent of Kristen Gillespie tweeting today: “How you treat people matters?”
Don't know. Why did he tweet the exact same thing on April 27, 2023? Why did he tweet the exact same thing on March 25, 2023? And why did Brittany Carper like it ALL THREE TIMES?!? Did they know when the 2023 NCAA Tournament was going on that this would all come to pass more than a year later!?! OMG CONSPIRACY!!!
Why does Jon Rothstein tweet "Stay hungry, Stay humble" damn near every day? Some people tweet things repetitively. Doesn't mean it actually means anything.
Why didn’t Skim Milkey ever once tweet about Consuegra until the end of the process? Why did he tell me he was told 10 minutes before posting that the new HC would be Consuegra?
Because he gets a lot of information from agents and probably wasn't in contact with anyone in the Consuegra camp.
Why after Skim posted Raterman, Barnes, Harper did I immediately post I didn’t have those as the candidates? And that sometimes things aren’t always what they seem. This means he’s sometimes asked to tweet dofferent things for different reasons. Then a day after I posted that here he posted Boggess and Gillespie?
Maybe because he also didn't have good information. It happens. I had a number of sources telling me Maxi Langenfeld was likely coming here, then it seemed to be confirmed by multiple German sources, and now apparently he's not. Sometimes the information isn't as good as it sounds.
Why did I contend the entire time that it was always 1) Boggess 2) Gillespie, despite any other rumors?
Why did things get very quiet for 8 days after Boggess took the Toledo job?
Why did I mention that Pohlman was contacted and declined interest, or Thibault-Dudonis or the many other people involved in the search.
I imagine because you didn't have good information. Which again, happens.
Why not talk with Mike or Bill or Kyle or Brian or Ginny or Kristen or Skim about it? No need to take just my word for it. I’m offering off many specific names of people?
What is everyone else contributing?
This is about a few people who aren’t even MUWBB fans, getting upset because the MUWBB search didn’t go as they’d hoped. Let’s attack the messenger because we don’t like the message.
You are really trying hard to play the victim here. You came in, threw a bunch of stuff at the wall, and none of it stuck. Now that you are faced with that reality, you're trying to create a narrative that you were somehow right all along and are being victimized here instead of just owning the reality that you were wrong.
As withoutbias wrote, you are spending a lot of words saying everything but "sorry, I was wrong." Here, I'll help you out:
That’s a lot of words to say I didn’t have accurate information. Repeating that over and over again doesn’t make it true. I’ve even offered up other specific people to approach about the topic, to not just take my word for it. Seeing as you’re such an insider and all, they’d be happy to talk with you about it.[/url]
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Been there, done that.
Don't know. Why did he tweet the exact same thing on April 27, 2023? Why did he tweet the exact same thing on March 25, 2023? And why did Brittany Carper like it ALL THREE TIMES?!? Did they know when the 2023 NCAA Tournament was going on that this would all come to pass more than a year later!?! OMG CONSPIRACY!!!
Why does Jon Rothstein tweet "Stay hungry, Stay humble" damn near every day? Some people tweet things repetitively. Doesn't mean it actually means anything.
Because he gets a lot of information from agents and probably wasn't in contact with anyone in the Consuegra camp.
Maybe because he also didn't have good information. It happens. I had a number of sources telling me Maxi Langenfeld was likely coming here, then it seemed to be confirmed by multiple German sources, and now apparently he's not. Sometimes the information isn't as good as it sounds.
I imagine because you didn't have good information. Which again, happens.
You are really trying hard to play the victim here. You came in, threw a bunch of stuff at the wall, and none of it stuck. Now that you are faced with that reality, you're trying to create a narrative that you were somehow right all along and are being victimized here instead of just owning the reality that you were wrong.
As withoutbias wrote, you are spending a lot of words saying everything but "sorry, I was wrong." Here, I'll help you out:
That’s a lot of words to say I didn’t have accurate information. Repeating that over and over again doesn’t make it true. I’ve even offered up other specific people to approach about the topic, to not just take my word for it. Seeing as you’re such an insider and all, they’d be happy to talk with you about it.[/url]
That’s a lot of words for someone who said nothing throughout the process, and for someone who apparently doesn’t post often about MUWBB. It would have helped to have posted before. You could have even have sent a private message. You sure are awfully chatty after the fact. Snd your first reply was to say they aren’t Marquette fans and follow it up with inaccurate and uninformed information. That’s some character revealed right there.
But hey attack the messenger because you can’t handle the message. Whatever works for ya.
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I don't have all of my conversations on a public forum like this. Largely because of exactly what happened here. You got it wrong, refuse to admit that, and seem to think that's people "attacking" you. Take ownership or don't, that's up to you.
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The vodka tonic I just finished sure helped while I got caught up on the MU WBB coaching search.
Best of luck to Coach Consuegra.
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I don't have all of my conversations on a public forum like this. Largely because of exactly what happened here. You got it wrong, refuse to admit that, and seem to think that's people "attacking" you. Take ownership or don't, that's up to you.
You keep trying to make this about me instead of Marquette. I shared about 10% of what I knew when I knew it. You had every opportunity to say this isn’t accurate or correct or that isn’t accurate or correct at the time. You could have done so publicly or privately without revealing much of anything. It’s not until well after the process that you jump in to defend all things Marquette. We all want Marquette to maximize success. Well at least myself and Marquette Fan who actually discuss MUWBB.
Everything I said that happened, happened. I kindly shared information I had when I had it. You may not like that. And you may not like how MU looks in the process. I also offered up many names of people that you can contact about it.
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Watched Cara's press conference and I'm rooting for her. Seems genuinely thrilled to be back at MU. Loved that Terri Mitchell and a few of that era's players were there.
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You keep trying to make this about me instead of Marquette. I shared about 10% of what I knew when I knew it. You had every opportunity to say this isn’t accurate or correct or that isn’t accurate or correct at the time. You could have done so publicly or privately without revealing much of anything. It’s not until well after the process that you jump in to defend all things Marquette. We all want Marquette to maximize success. Well at least myself and Marquette Fan who actually discuss MUWBB.
Everything I said that happened, happened. I kindly shared information I had when I had it. You may not like that. And you may not like how MU looks in the process. I also offered up many names of people that you can contact about it.
OK cool.
How many accounts have you created since you've been banned? Is this the fourth?
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Watched Cara's press conference and I'm rooting for her. Seems genuinely thrilled to be back at MU. Loved that Terri Mitchell and a few of that era's players were there.
I was able to watch online also - thanks for the tip about the MU YouTube Channel. I also loved hearing that Terri was there. There are some former players that pre-date Cara's time at MU that were there to support her also.
A reporter brought up Cara acting as coach for a game in 2011 - I'm pretty sure that was when she took over after Terri got hit by a basketball in the head during a game and got a concussion and was taken back to the locker room. There's nothing super relevant there - just a random thing I remember :) .
Interesting thing about 6 players being there - they have 5 players on their roster now. But it appears from pictures that Lee Volker was there to meet Consuegra today and I presume she was part of that 6 players that were referred to as being at the press conference. Maybe she's considering pulling her name out of the transfer portal now?
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Crean sucks
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Jordan King, Claire Kaifes and Liza Karlen were also at today’s press conference. I don’t know that Karlen will return to MU but nice to see that she attended.
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Consuegra out contacting recruits already - a class of 2025 re-offered today by Marquette - https://twitter.com/Kate_sears12/status/1781011564084039921
Curious to hear about the status of the one signee for 2024 that I believe is still committed to MU.