Bison137
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Bison Women's Basketball 2018-19
02-21-19 11:26 PM - Post#277448
In response to bison63
At this point, I don't think there is any question that Roussell is #1. He has brought in a couple of great recruiting classes, plus a player who would have been one of the best in PL history (Jacquie Klotz) if she hadn't given up basketball for personal reasons. Nathan Davis has yet to have a really strong recruiting class, based on what the players have done so far. Davis, in contrast, inherited five All-PL players.
Also we need to remember that Rousell inherited a team that had gone 5-25 and was in total disarray. Yet he managed to land a great recruiting class (Claire DeBoer, Sune Swart, and Megan McGurk) immediately. That class, plus Klotz the next year, led to a very fast turnaround.
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Bison137
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Bison Women's Basketball 2018-19
02-21-19 11:41 PM - Post#277449
In response to jkrun80
I felt sorry for Loyola last night. They only dressed 7 players and apparently decided to avoid foul trouble by not playing defense. It showed as the Bison shot 63% on the way to 87 points. Loyola shot above their season average and still lost by 34.
BTW Roussell is approaching a 90% win percentage in PL games over the last 4 seasons - 61-7 if I counted right. That's astounding.
Highlights of last night's game: https://twitter.com/Bucknell_WBB/status/1 098765030...
I often watch with the volume muted because I don't like Justin Antweil, who knows very little about basketball.
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bison63
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Re: Bison Women's Basketball 2018-19
02-22-19 12:17 AM - Post#277451
In response to Bison137
At this point, I don't think there is any question that Roussell is #1. He has brought in a couple of great recruiting classes, plus a player who would have been one of the best in PL history (Jacquie Klotz) if she hadn't given up basketball for personal reasons. Nathan Davis has yet to have a really strong recruiting class, based on what the players have done so far. Davis, in contrast, inherited five All-PL players.
Also we need to remember that Rousell inherited a team that had gone 5-25 and was in total disarray. Yet he managed to land a great recruiting class (Claire DeBoer, Sune Swart, and Megan McGurk) immediately. That class, plus Klotz the next year, led to a very fast turnaround.
Like I said, a very good case can be made.
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bison63
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02-23-19 04:16 PM - Post#277690
In response to bison75
Women lose as HC hits a desperation 3 after inbounding with .07 seconds left. Bison were not good today.
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02-23-19 04:26 PM - Post#277691
In response to bison63
Women lose as HC hits a desperation 3 after inbounding with .07 seconds left. Bison were not good today.
Lost this one at the FT line and offensive boards. Should not have come down to a last second shot. Still a heartbreaking way to lose after they got the go ahead bucket and played the first inbounds so well.
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02-23-19 04:29 PM - Post#277693
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American trails last place Lafayette early in the 4th. Not getting my hopes up but you never know.
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bison63
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02-23-19 04:42 PM - Post#277695
In response to jkrun80
AU up 5 now, but LC hanging around. 3:50 to go.
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jkrun80
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02-23-19 04:49 PM - Post#277696
In response to bison63
Not gonna happen today. AU plays at HC Wednesday. I'll wager AU blows them out.
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Bison137
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02-23-19 05:18 PM - Post#277699
In response to jkrun80
Not gonna happen today. AU plays at HC Wednesday. I'll wager AU blows them out.
Could happen - but AU has not been dominant lately. They beat Lehigh by 3 points at home, Boston by 2 points at home, and LC by 10 points today in a game where they trailed with 7:30 left to play.
Btw, for those who didn't watch the Bison today, the final shot - which came on an inbound play after a deflected pass - was so close to the buzzer that it took the referees several minutes reviewing the video frame-by-frame to make a decision. Bison would have won were it not for the silly rule the NCAA put into effect last year where a team in the final minutes can inbound the ball near the basket they are shooting at after a timeout. Copied from the NBA to make endings more exciting. It does do that - but at the expense of fairness.
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MrPhillie
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02-23-19 08:20 PM - Post#277730
In response to Bison137
I hate that rule no matter the league...you play one rule the entire game and then suddenly change in last seconds. As you say, fairness be damned.
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NavyVoice
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02-28-19 06:59 AM - Post#278366
In response to MrPhillie
There are some bad P5's out there, at some point one of them has to make Aaron an offer. Consistently good at what he does..
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Bison137
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02-28-19 11:49 AM - Post#278392
In response to NavyVoice
Women blew out Navy last night. But unfortunately Kaitlyn Slagus went down with what appeared to be an ankle or knee injury. She has to be viewed as questionable for the showdown with American on Saturday. Slagus and AU's Cecily Carl have to be the two favorites for POY.
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02-28-19 12:29 PM - Post#278398
In response to Bison137
Women blew out Navy last night. But unfortunately Kaitlyn Slagus went down with what appeared to be an ankle or knee injury. She has to be viewed as questionable for the showdown with American on Saturday. Slagus and AU's Cecily Carl have to be the two favorites for POY.
Roussell said after the game it is her ankle. She could have played the 2nd half but didn't need to. Hopefully, she is OK to play on Saturday. I doubt she will sit out if she's at all capable of contributing.
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Bison137
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02-28-19 12:57 PM - Post#278403
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Thanks. It was good having a big lead and not having to use her. As it was, she didn't even warm up for the second half, so I guess they had a pretty good idea she wasn't going to play.
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03-02-19 04:28 PM - Post#278889
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Bison women tied at American in third quarter.
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jkrun80
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03-02-19 05:19 PM - Post#278895
In response to BisonRoadWarrior
Bison pull out a nail-biter 65-64. Just need to win Wed against Army to clinch the #1 seed and a share of the regular season title. Great job by Coach Roussell and the team.
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03-06-19 09:41 PM - Post#279647
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After a shaky 2nd quarter, the Bison women ran away from Army to finish 16-2, clinch a share of the regular season championship, and earn the #1 seed for the tournament. They are 64-8 in regular season PL games the past 4 years. This senior class has also tied Army for the most wins overall at 99. They will play the winner of Loyola vs Navy in the QF on Monday.
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jkrun80
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03-06-19 10:01 PM - Post#279648
In response to jkrun80
Loyola and Boston are tied in the 4th. If Boston loses, they would be the #4 and play HC in the QF. That means if we win our game on Monday we would play one of the two teams that beat us in the semi.
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HuskyColonial
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03-07-19 12:37 PM - Post#279699
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NCAA seed speculation? Hopefully not an 8 or 9.
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03-07-19 01:05 PM - Post#279707
In response to HuskyColonial
NCAA seed? Ay. Get through the PL Tourney first please. A third win over American this season is a huge deal. I watched a stretch of the American game last night. They have great chemistry.
Now that I said that, to beat the jinx....I am hoping 10 or 11, if the RPI is guidance. As has been previously discussed, there aren't any top-25 wins, so 12 or 13 wouldn't be surprising.
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