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Post by Yotes on Feb 4, 2018 12:23:38 GMT -6
#1 seed >>>>#2 seed this year because of the possibility of avoiding the leathernecks in the second round. ORU can still play spoiler/wildcard of course, but I'm a little less concerned. I've got zero problem with cheering against the Jacks. In fact, I'm pretty sure I'd be doing that anyway. I don't know that avoiding WIU is greatly valuable. Oral Roberts has played the SD schools much closer than WIU has. I want that #1 seed either way though.
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Post by kiyoat on Feb 12, 2018 11:01:14 GMT -6
Posting the Women's Summit Scores is pretty boring, because the favored team has consistently won. Everything has gone chalk other than USD and Denver being better than expected. We might be able to learn something about our final two opponents, ORU and SDSU, based on their recent matchup.
The Jacks' scoring offense has been on a tear over the last five games, punishing opponents by an average of 97 points, vs. their season average of 79. four of the opponents haven't been the best, but ORU is the second-best scoring defense in the conference, allowing 61 PPG, and the Jacks hammered them for 96 points!
So where is all this offense coming from?
Player------PPG--PPG(last 5 games) M. Miller---18.1--16.2 Guebert----15.0--14.6 Selland------9.0---7.0* Thompson---8.4--15.2 T. Larson----7.8---9.6 T. Irwin------7.0--11.2 Alexander---5.5--10.2 Rylie C-J-----3.8---6.4 Stevens-----3.8---0.0 S. Palmer---3.7---6.0 Bultsma-----2.1---4.0 Tracy--------1.7---2.0
* Stats for just one game with Selland
Answer: Their bench, which makes sense, given the weakness of opponent the last 5 games. Also, it looks like Thompson and Alexander have doubled their productivity. Also, The ORU game was the return of Selland. She had 7 points/4 rebounds/3 assists in only 11 minutes! This is an earlier return for her than I was expecting, and she is playing well.
Hard to find a weakness there on the Jacks' offense, stat-wise. Things are trending up for them. They will be a tough out.
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Post by gopheryote on Feb 12, 2018 12:39:07 GMT -6
One thing to note re: rabbits vs. ORU is that was the first game without Maria Martianez. She was averaging 31 minutes, 14 pts, and 7 rebounds per game in SL before she got hurt. That is a major blow to ORU - they could struggle a bit from here on out.
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Post by kiyoat on Feb 12, 2018 12:45:40 GMT -6
One thing to note re: rabbits vs. ORU is that was the first game without Maria Martianez. She was averaging 31 minutes, 14 pts, and 7 rebounds per game in SL before she got hurt. That is a major blow to ORU - they could struggle a bit from here on out. Good point! I hadn't realized that, but I had previously noticed that they had a shallow bench to begin with. In the SDSU game they only had 3 bench points.
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Post by gopheryote on Feb 12, 2018 12:47:34 GMT -6
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Post by kiyoat on Feb 12, 2018 14:17:15 GMT -6
Man, between that and the player suicide back in June, ORU WBB can't catch a break. Ihim graduates this year, too.
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Post by kiyoat on Feb 23, 2018 9:28:39 GMT -6
For the SLT:
The top 3 seeds are set: #1 USD (14-0) #2 SDSU (11-2) (@ipfw) #3 WIU (9-4) (@den)
the 4-5 is in play: Denver (7-6) (vs. WIU) ORU (7-7) a 7-7 tie would go to RPI, which would be very close
the 6-7 is in play with a Head-to-Head: Omaha (2-11) (@ndsu) NDSU (2-11) (vs. Omaha)
last place is set: #8 IPFW (1-12) (vs. SDSU) they lose any tie-breakers
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Post by kiyoat on Feb 23, 2018 10:20:34 GMT -6
The RPI tie between Denver and ORU is interesting. Right now:
168 Denver 180 ORU
ORU doesn't play, and Denver plays WIU. If Denver loses to WIU, I still don't see their RPI dropping 12 points. So the odds are we would play Denver on Monday either way. I'm happy to dodge both WIU AND ORU. Denver is playing well, but I'd still rather play them.
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Post by Yotes on Feb 23, 2018 12:58:06 GMT -6
I'm not sure we dodge ORU. I do hope we play Denver instead though.
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Post by kiyoat on Feb 23, 2018 13:58:25 GMT -6
I'm not sure we dodge ORU. I do hope we play Denver instead though. If Denver beats WIU (unlikely, but WIU has looked terrible lately) They take the #4 spot. If Denver loses, they are in a 7-7 tie with ORU. Here's the tie: 1. Head-to-Head = split series2. Record against each conference opponent, starting at top = identical records3. RPI = Right now Denver is 12 points ahead. I think just playing WIU helps their SOS. We will see, though.
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Post by easmus on Feb 23, 2018 14:01:21 GMT -6
What difference does it make who is 4/5 if they just play each other but not sure what color jerseys to wear?
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Post by kiyoat on Feb 23, 2018 14:14:25 GMT -6
What difference does it make who is 4/5 if they just play each other but not sure what color jerseys to wear? That's true.... I forgot about that pesky first-round game.... I guess we will get whoever is the "hotter" team at the time.... Oh well.
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Post by Coyote Fan on Feb 23, 2018 14:56:19 GMT -6
I don't really care who the Coyotes draw and I am not sure it matters much. Without Martinez I think it is a close one. Denver is doing something right to be where they are.
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Post by elcoyote on Feb 23, 2018 18:41:11 GMT -6
Any chance Martianez comes back or is she out for good? That would obviously ORU that much tougher if she was able to play.
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Post by kiyoat on Feb 24, 2018 13:23:22 GMT -6
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