Hmmm. Not sure who this new PA guy is but not really vibing him.
"The bureaucratic mentality is the only constant in the universe." ~Dr. Leonard H. McCoy
Well - That was a better start than the last time we played.
After 1
Southern 16
Belmont 14
Looks like Taylor isn't taking any shit from Belmont two blocks and 3 boards.
"The bureaucratic mentality is the only constant in the universe." ~Dr. Leonard H. McCoy
Well crap.. Jones and Taylor pick up their second fouls early in the 2nd. Gonna need someone to step it up.
"The bureaucratic mentality is the only constant in the universe." ~Dr. Leonard H. McCoy
...and Williams picks up her second. No scoring on the floor for us. Gonna have to run clock to keep this one from getting away from us.
"The bureaucratic mentality is the only constant in the universe." ~Dr. Leonard H. McCoy
Well that could have been a lot worse.
Halftime
Southern 26
Belmont 33
We had a six point lead then foul trouble hit.
"The bureaucratic mentality is the only constant in the universe." ~Dr. Leonard H. McCoy
Weird play at the end of the 3rd. Taylor was fouled at the horn which put us in the bonus. She hit 1 of two to make it....
SIU 47
BELMONT 54
Need a big 4th from Jones.
"The bureaucratic mentality is the only constant in the universe." ~Dr. Leonard H. McCoy
No Jones, no go. At least this was better than getting beat by 56.
Final
SIU 70
BRUINS 80
Jones missed 8 minutes in the second. She got her shots but just couldn't hit. Q with 15. Taylor with 11/8 and 5 blocks. Jones with 11. Mason with 10
"The bureaucratic mentality is the only constant in the universe." ~Dr. Leonard H. McCoy
SIU 9-15 (6-9) vs Murray State 12-12 (5-10)
Sunday, Feb 19th 5pm Banterra Center
Video ESPN+
Audio Streaming Saluki Sports Network/95.1 Steve FM
WarrenNolan.com Prediction: SIU -4
Wait A Minute – Wasn’t This Team Picked Third?
What happened! Even I thought Murray was a top four team going into this season. Fellow OVC defector Belmont had early problems but righted their ship. Murray started 4-2 in conference play but fell apart and lost their next seven that started with an 81-73 loss to us in Murray on January 20th. The Racers broke their losing streak last weekend pounding Evansville at home 80-60. They lost Friday night in Springfield to the Lady Bears in double overtime 92-86. The Racers had three late leads in regulation and both overtime periods The Lady Bears closed out the second overtime with an 8-0 run to win it.
The Racers currently sit at 131 NET 183 RPI 174 SOS
Tale Of The Tape:
MSU SIU
PPG 67.5 72.2
Pts Allowed 63.4 74.7
FG% .426 .419
FG% OPP .415 .434
3pt% .341 .332
3pt % OPP .316 .366
FT% .798 .688
Rebounds 37.5 35.8
Reb OPP 31.6 39.3
Assists 15.5 14.8
Turnovers 14.3 14.8
T/O Forced 12.4 18.0
Steals 5.3 10.2
Blocks 1.4 4.5
Offensive Rtg 80 124
98.4 95.2
Defensive Rtg 244 311
94.5 98.1
Pace of Play 298 16
67.4 75.9
The last time we played the Racers they were leaders in nearly every statistical category in The Valley. Since then, they have fallen off a cliff. The only stat they continue to lead in is FT% which also places them 5th nationally. Their defensive efficiency has dropped 140 places since January 20th. With the conferences’ top post player and leading scorer in Katelyn Young she’s not much of a rim protector. Neither is the entire team for that matter they average just over 1 block per game and are 356th nationally in block percentage compared to our 28th national ranking. They are also not very good at taking the ball away as the Racers rank 342nd in steal percentage to our 33rd. During this stretch they have given up 5 more points per game.
Racers Dramatis Personae –
Katelyn Young a 6-1 Jr forward leads The Valley in scoring at 21.6 PPG 7.6 rebounds .517 FG%. She is 9th nationally in PPG.
Macy Turley a 5-6 redshirt senior guard 11.8 PPG 3.1 assists/game 41.3% three point FG%.
Hannah McKay a 6 ft Junior forward at 10.1 PPG and 6.8 rebounds per game.
The starters average some pretty heavy minutes, and their role players get some minutes but aren’t overly effective.
How About Us?
Weird 5pm start time to accommodate the nationally broadcast men’s game against Bradley at 1pm. Tickets from the men’s game are good for entry into the women’s game. In the Belmont game in limited minutes due to early foul trouble Promise Taylor had a good game. 11 points on 5 of 6 shooting with eight boards and 5 blocks to expand her league leading total. Taylor is now sixth nationally in blocks and blocks per game. Her .592 FG% is good for 16th nationally. Tamara Nard (concussion protocol) missed her 5th straight game, but she was back on the bench. Hope she’s cleared for this one as we need the post depth. Ashley Jones reached 1000 career points early in the 3rd quarter, but only had 11 for the game as she couldn’t get into a flow also hampered by early foul trouble. We had a five point lead then Jones and Taylor got saddled with two fouls in the opening minute of the second, then Williams got her second just a minute or so later and we were pretty much doomed from that point on - got down by seven, got as close as two but couldn’t get over the hump. We did a good job holding the final margin to 10. After seeing the Racers go to double overtime with MoSt I’m a bit leery. Let Young have her points and contain the rest of the team and I think we win this one.
GO DAWGS!!!
"The bureaucratic mentality is the only constant in the universe." ~Dr. Leonard H. McCoy
After what could be described as a frigid start - we didn't score for the first four minutes.
SIU 15
MURRAY 16
Murray hit a three just before the buzzer.
"The bureaucratic mentality is the only constant in the universe." ~Dr. Leonard H. McCoy
Damn we look out of sorts. Murray's Young (18pts) nearly has her average of 21 at halftime.
SIU 22
MURRAY 39
Only shooting 26%
"The bureaucratic mentality is the only constant in the universe." ~Dr. Leonard H. McCoy
Down by 19 I think? We come storming back....
After 3
SIU 56
MURRAY 60
"The bureaucratic mentality is the only constant in the universe." ~Dr. Leonard H. McCoy
I've tried to remain calm about MVC officiating this year. But today was horrific to the point where I wonder how good the Murray coaches line refs pockets. Murray only called for 3 fouls in the last 13 minutes. One in garbage time
Final
SIU 69
MURRAY 83
*Edited to make it more family friendly. Lol!
"The bureaucratic mentality is the only constant in the universe." ~Dr. Leonard H. McCoy
SIU 9-16 (6-10) vs Indiana State 10-15 (5-11)
Thursday Feb 23rd at Banterra Center 6pm
Video ESPN+
Radio & Streaming Saluki Sports Network – 95.1 Steve FM
WarrenNolan.com Prediction SIU -11
Last Time Against The Sycs….
We came from eleven down in the fourth in Terre Haute outscoring The Trees 19-6 in the final frame. The game was sealed with a Laniah Randle block of a Del’Janae Williams three at the buzzer for a 60-58 win. Shemera Williams, in only her second game, was our leading scorer with 18.
Tale Of The Tape:
ISU-B SIU
PPG 62.7 72.1
Pts Allowed 65.3 75.0
FG% .391 .418
FG% OPP .407 .438
3pt% .300 .332
3pt % OPP .312 .366
FT% .697 .687
Rebounds 36.8 36.0
Rebounds OPP 36.5 39.1
Assists 12.2 14.9
Turnovers 16.2 14.9
T/O Forced 16.8 17.7
Steals 7.7 10.0
Blocks 2.6 4.4
Offensive Rtg 223 123
88.4 95.1
Defensive Rtg 168 319
91.3 98.7
Pace of Play 168 16
70.9 75.8
The Sycamores Headliners –
Del’Janae Williams 5-8 Senior G 13.3
5-7 Senior G Anna McKendree 9.6PPG/3.2 APG/2.2 Steals per game
6-0 F Chelsea Cain who averages 11.4PPG/5.5RPG
What’s Up With Us –
If I'm doing my prognosticating right...the best we can finish in the standings is seventh. Which is where we were predicted to finish. This game and Saturday’s are our last two home games before we hit the road for the Iowa swing to end the regular season. Ashley Jones had a nice comeback game with 26 points against Murray to keep her in the top four in Valley scoring.
GO DAWGS!!!
"The bureaucratic mentality is the only constant in the universe." ~Dr. Leonard H. McCoy
After 1
SIU 21
ISU-B 22
Sycs shooting surprisingly well. Over 56%. 50% from deep.
"The bureaucratic mentality is the only constant in the universe." ~Dr. Leonard H. McCoy
Oh joy. TAYLOR AND NARD each with two fouls. Down for the last 8 of the 2nd Q.
"The bureaucratic mentality is the only constant in the universe." ~Dr. Leonard H. McCoy