Final
SIU 63
TREES 64
We rallied from 23 down. At least we showed some fight in the 4th. Randle with a 22 & 15 double. Poor Mason. She missed a bunch of wide open shots. She hits just one of the 21 shots she missed we win.
We barely crack 30% shooting at 30.7%.
"The bureaucratic mentality is the only constant in the universe." ~Dr. Leonard H. McCoy
GAME 17 – Sunday 1/21
Banterra Center 2:00pm
Evansville 2-15(0-6) at SIU 6-10(1-5)
Media: Streaming Audio - Varsity Sports Network
or Radio WJPF 107.9 (Larry Larson)
Video Streaming: ESPN+
WarrenNolan.com Prediction:
Line: Salukis -18 O/U: 140
NET/RPI/SOS
Aces: 343/343/277
SIU: 193/273/202
UE/SIU Series At A Glance: This is the 69th meeting between us and the Aces. We lead the series 40-28 and have won 16 of the last twenty and 12 in a row. We pasted Evansville on Senior Day last year 105-59. That was the day where Promise Taylor posted the only triple-double in SIU history.
The Purple Aces Dramatis Personae: The Aces lost a few players including former Valley freshman of the year Abby Fiet. They are pretty young as they only have one senior, five juniors, two sophomores and four freshmen. They are led in scoring by 5-8 sophomore guard, Kynidi Mason Striverson and her 13.9ppg and 3.8 assists per game. Maggie Hartwig a 6-1 freshman forward is their only other double-digit scorer at 11ppg. Their top rebounder is 6-3 graduate student Barbona Tomancova.
Tale Of The Tape:
Aces SIU
64.1 PPG 65.0
84.2 PA 67.7
.346 FG% .377
.474 FG%D .441
.281 3Pt % .287
.310 3Pt%D .295
.703 FT .684
36.9 REB 36.9
42.9 REB D 37.4
12.0 Assists 13.6
19.6 T/O 17.2
11.4 T/O 20.8
Forced
11.4 Pts Off 17.3
T/O
5.9 Steals 11.6
2.4 Blocks 2.9
The Aces are pretty woeful. In Valley terms they are 10th in offense. Last in FG%, FG% defense, rebounds allowed and 11th in turnovers. Oddly enough, they are 13th nationally in pace of play. Offensive rating they are 307th with 80pts per 100 possessions. Defensively they are 350th with 105.8 points allowed per 100 possessions. The Aces are 333rd in effective field goal percentage at 39.2%
What’s Up With Us? Another game, another head scratching result against a Valley cellar dweller. At least we didn’t just roll over against Indy St. after we got down by 22 in the second half. We out scored the Trees 21-9 in the 4th quarter and almost pulled off a comeback. Randle, Love and Hughes were all in double figure scoring. Randle posted her sixth double-double of the season and leads the Valley in conference games in scoring and is 3rd in all games. Jaidynn Mason had a really rough shooting night, 2 of 23, but set a career high in steals with seven and had some impressive assists. This poor kid has been through a lot, she’ll come out of this and have a big game soon. This team’s overall FG% has taken a nosedive since the start of conference play. In conference games we are last in FG% at 30.6 percent. We’ve only been over 40% once - against Valpo. Listening to coach’s presser after the Indy St. game it kinda sounds like her grip on the locker room is loosening. She kept talking about she wants fighters on the court and not kids who go running to mom and dad after a game. I have this sinking feeling that Shemera Williams is no longer with the team.
But – Evansville is not that good and we're due to get out of this shooting funk. A good start is a must. We may not blow them out or cover the line, but I say we win this one.
GO DAWGS!!!
"The bureaucratic mentality is the only constant in the universe." ~Dr. Leonard H. McCoy
Rolling at halftime...
SIU 48
ACES 24
Shooting 53% Randle and Clubb both with 11.
"The bureaucratic mentality is the only constant in the universe." ~Dr. Leonard H. McCoy
After 3 Dawgs blasting the Aces.
SIU 77
UE 42
Clubb off the bench with a career high of 16.
"The bureaucratic mentality is the only constant in the universe." ~Dr. Leonard H. McCoy
Final
SIU 99
ACES 60
Five in double figures
Randle with 23 & 10. Clubb with 18. Mason with 14. Love with 11. Hughes with 12.
"The bureaucratic mentality is the only constant in the universe." ~Dr. Leonard H. McCoy
Oh me of little faith...
I said we wouldn't blow them out OR cover the line. Egg on my face. Nothing better than to beat the shit out of someone to help with the sour taste of a downer of a season so far.
"The bureaucratic mentality is the only constant in the universe." ~Dr. Leonard H. McCoy
GAME 18 – Friday 1/26
CFSB Center 6:00pm
SIU 7-10(2-5) at Murray State 12-4(5-2)
Media: Streaming Audio - Varsity Sports Network
or Radio WJPF 107.9 (Larry Larson)
Video Streaming: ESPN+
WarrenNolan.com Prediction:
Line: Racers -12 O/U: 140
Quick Look At Murray: The Racers are tied with LSU as the highest scoring team in the country. All five starters average double figures. All of their players have seen action in every game. We lead the series 41-6 We went into Murray last year and won by eight, but got beat in Carbondale by fourteen.
The Racers Dramatis Personae: Their top three scorers - Forward Katelyn Young 18.8ppg. Ava Learn another forward 12.4ppg. And forward Hannah McKay 10.9ppg.
Tale Of The Tape:
MSU SIU
91.6 PPG 67.0
77.0 PA 67.2
.459 FG% .387
.449 FG%D .435
.345 3Pt % .299
.359 3Pt%D .292
.773 FT .689
41.3 REB 37.4
36.9 REB D 37.2
17.6 Assists 14.5
14.5 T/O 16.8
19.3 T/O 20.8
Forced
22.7 Pts Off 17.9
T/O
10.0 Steals 11.9
2.0 Blocks 3.1
With the gaudy numbers that Murray puts out on offense and some decent defensive numbers, I fully expect this game to be a blowout. Especially after they got beat twice last weekend by a resurgent Northern Iowa -by 20- and Drake, who hung a hundred on them. They’re gonna be pissed. We went in there with a similar record last year and stole one so – you never know.
GO DAWGS!!!
"The bureaucratic mentality is the only constant in the universe." ~Dr. Leonard H. McCoy
Lord, have mercy on us tonight....
After the relatively low scoring affair between South Carolina and LSU last night, a 76-70 SC win. Murray State is now the highest scoring team in women's DI ball at 91.6 ppg.
"The bureaucratic mentality is the only constant in the universe." ~Dr. Leonard H. McCoy
Wow! Held the Racers to 8 points in the 1st.
SIU 12
MURRAY 8
Only have seen like 3 minutes of the game due to bad transmission.
"The bureaucratic mentality is the only constant in the universe." ~Dr. Leonard H. McCoy
Increased the lead... Halftime
SIU 29
RACERS 23
Our defense is stellar so far. 10 steals and forced 14 turnovers.
Randle on her way to another double-double. 10 & 6
"The bureaucratic mentality is the only constant in the universe." ~Dr. Leonard H. McCoy
Lost a bit...
After 3
SIU 43
MURRAY 46
"The bureaucratic mentality is the only constant in the universe." ~Dr. Leonard H. McCoy
Randle and Hughes both with 3 fouls into the fourth.
"The bureaucratic mentality is the only constant in the universe." ~Dr. Leonard H. McCoy
Damn. Racers hit four straight 3's. Up 10 with just under 7 to play.
"The bureaucratic mentality is the only constant in the universe." ~Dr. Leonard H. McCoy
Tied it with a minute to play In back to back 3's by Clubb. Then Young hits a 3 than Randle flubs a pass and Murray scores. Down 5 with 38 seconds left.
"The bureaucratic mentality is the only constant in the universe." ~Dr. Leonard H. McCoy
OHHHHH! LOVE HITS A 3!!! Down 2 with 28 seconds left.
"The bureaucratic mentality is the only constant in the universe." ~Dr. Leonard H. McCoy
