Damn.
Final
SIU 70
MURRAY 75
Mason with 20. Randle with a 16 & 11 double. Love with 13. We forced 20 turnovers. Had 14 steals and shot 43%.
Even though we lost game effort.
"The bureaucratic mentality is the only constant in the universe." ~Dr. Leonard H. McCoy
Well...
After a self-imposed break I guess I have to report something cool from our dismal season.
Laniah Randle just came within a bucket of equaling Sue Faber's 45 year old single game scoring record of 38pts. Randle scored 36 points. She had 32 against Evansville on Thursday. Randle also has the most points in a game by a Valley player this season.
We beat the Trees for our first road win of the season and snapped a six game losing streak.
Final
SIU 80
ISU-B 70
Mason had 18.
"The bureaucratic mentality is the only constant in the universe." ~Dr. Leonard H. McCoy
Coach said in her post-game if Randle doesn't get named Valley Player Of The Week she'll come unglued. Well coach prepare to come unglued. Knowing the conference media it will go to a Drake or Belmont player with lesser stats.
Randle also posted her NINTH double-double of the season. Which also leads the Valley.
Up next our only game with the Purple Prairie Kitties in Frostbite Falls on Thursday. I might coax myself into a game preview.
"The bureaucratic mentality is the only constant in the universe." ~Dr. Leonard H. McCoy
Randle named MVC Player of the Week for second time!
Randle joins Drake's Grace Berg and Katie Dinnebier, UNI's Grace Boffeli and Illinois State's De'Anna Wilson as two-time POW winners so far.
Randle now tied for top scorer (19.0ppg), second in rebounding (8.9rpg), tied for 3rd in steals with Que Love. (Jaidynn Mason leads the conference in steals)
"The bureaucratic mentality is the only constant in the universe." ~Dr. Leonard H. McCoy
Jesus - If things couldn't get any worse for the women.... Randle and her 19pts and 9 boards a game is not playing tonight against Valpo. It's a good thing Valpo sucks as bad we do.
So we're only dressing 8. We have no post players. Hughes, Randle, Allmond, Samuel all out. Brown is dressed, but is a questionable.
I'm shocked we scored 14 points in the 1st quarter. 14-12 Southern after 1.
"The bureaucratic mentality is the only constant in the universe." ~Dr. Leonard H. McCoy
I'm sorry - we don't suck we just don't have the horses to keep up. With all our injuries, Belcher quitting the team just before the season and Williams being dismissed....this team is has just been snake-bit this season. Feel bad for them.
"The bureaucratic mentality is the only constant in the universe." ~Dr. Leonard H. McCoy
Wow. 60-51 Dawgs
Gutsy win for our only second road win of the year. AJ Katcher with a 14&12 double. Love with 18. Mason with 16.
"The bureaucratic mentality is the only constant in the universe." ~Dr. Leonard H. McCoy
Women playing thier season finale at UIC today. Shorthanded again no Randle, Hughes, Samuel or Allmond.
Love coming to play with 20 at halftime. 38-33 Dawgs at the half.
This is a pride game for us. ISU-B playing Drake is in 8th a game ahead of us. We win - we get the tiebreaker and finish 8th over the Trees. Irregardless we will play the Trees for the fourth straight year in our first game at The Valley tourney.
"The bureaucratic mentality is the only constant in the universe." ~Dr. Leonard H. McCoy
Southern finishes the season on a three game heater beating UIC 69-65 in OT!
Another gutsy performance with only seven active players. Love had 27 with a huge three late in OT. Katcher with another double 13 & 15 and 4 blocks! Saracco with 11.
"The bureaucratic mentality is the only constant in the universe." ~Dr. Leonard H. McCoy
Coach paid some serious props to Mullins in her post-game interview. Was very complimentary of Bryan and his insights over the last two years. Class. 👏👏👏
"The bureaucratic mentality is the only constant in the universe." ~Dr. Leonard H. McCoy
We move up to the eight seed. We were in 11th place two weeks ago. Get Indiana State in Moline on Thursday.
"The bureaucratic mentality is the only constant in the universe." ~Dr. Leonard H. McCoy
Congrats to Laniah Randle!
1st Team All-Conference
Most Improved Player
Her final stats placing: 2nd in scoring, 3rd in rebounding, 1st in offensive rebounds, 5th in steals. Randle had the most thirty point games (4) and second in double-doubles (10)
Conference POY, Dinnebier of Drake, finished behind Randle in all of the above categories, but led the league in assists.
Jaidynn Mason not on all-defensive team, or any of the all-conference levels. She averaged 14ppg and led the conference in steals and was top ten in assists.
Up next: For the FOURTH year in a row, we get Indiana State in our opening game at the MVC tourney. We won the previous three and are a 5 point favorite tomorrow at noon on ESPN+
"The bureaucratic mentality is the only constant in the universe." ~Dr. Leonard H. McCoy
Well...so far, so good.
Up 1 after 1. 13-12 Dawgs.
"The bureaucratic mentality is the only constant in the universe." ~Dr. Leonard H. McCoy
Went stone cold in the second. Down 10 at halftime. Glanton for the Trees has 19 of thier 33 points. Randle getting double and triple teamed. Mason struggling big-time.
"The bureaucratic mentality is the only constant in the universe." ~Dr. Leonard H. McCoy
Got down by 12. Rallied - down 3 headed to the 4th. Forced 12 turnovers in the 3rd. Thier top 2 players with 4 fouls. Randle and Katcher with 4. Randle looks off still dealing with flu symptoms
"The bureaucratic mentality is the only constant in the universe." ~Dr. Leonard H. McCoy
