BIG TEN Regular Season

[ed4ourgirls]

As an Illinois alum I am, of course, happy to see that the Illini are no longer a
conference doormat. However, after watching their game last night against a
not very good Northwestern team I suspect that by the end of the season
Illinois will end up somewhere in the middle with the Purdues and Michigan
States of the conference.

 

[Bone Dog]

As an Illinois alum I am, of course, happy to see that the Illini are no longer a
conference doormat. However, after watching their game last night against a
not very good Northwestern team I suspect that by the end of the season
Illinois will end up somewhere in the middle with the Purdues and Michigan
States of the conference.

A win is a win. The loss to Indiana was not unexpected, but the loss to Delaware was alarming.

I followed Adalia MacKenzie in high school where she was a scoring machine, and have been waiting for great things from her in college. She's one of those kids whose doesn't have great quickness or height, but just has a great shooting touch and a knack for being in the right place at the right time.

 

[TerpWomenFan]

Nebraska loses to Rutgers on the road. Nebraska is the team that defeated the Terps by 20 points on the road.

 

[cancontent]

Nebraska loses to Rutgers on the road. Nebraska is the team that defeated the Terps by 20 points on the road.

And the wheel of confusing conference play in the BIG10 continues. We're not even halfway through yet!

 

[Coler]

Nebraska loses to Rutgers on the road. Nebraska is the team that defeated the Terps by 20 points on the road.

Very proud of how Rutgers played. Gotta take the bright spots where we can find them this year.

I am just so impressed with Kaylene Smikle's game for a freshmen.

 

[LwrcasefaN]

Illinois vs OSU will be an interesting game. Illinois is well-coached. If they can control the pace of the game and limit TOS they have a shot. They are also up against a home crowd.

 

[TerpWomenFan]

Very proud of how Rutgers played. Gotta take the bright spots where we can find them this year.

I am just so impressed with Kaylene Smikle's game for a freshmen.

The Terps couldn't defend Smikle in the game last weekend. She's good.

 

[ISUnorth]

Caught the 2nd half of the Iowa at Michigan game. Important win for Iowa's title hopes. Pretty good watch while riding the exercise bike. Great crowd for the Wolverines, announced at 10,700 which is like over 2X their usual. Was fun to see how excited Hawk teammates were for Gabbie Marshall hitting a big three. She was in and out for defense the last minutes and shooting 20% for the year (prior to this years she was a plus 40%er). Seems she's been off since she hurt her shoulder.

 

[nwhoopfan]

I said it another thread, but Shauna Green may be the front runner for National COY, certainly Big 10.

 

[JellyBean]

Nebraska loses to Rutgers on the road. Nebraska is the team that defeated the Terps by 20 points on the road.

Just more proof that if you are not on your "A" game anything can happen. Props to Rutgers and Coach Washington on getting a huge win.

 

[JellyBean]

Caught the 2nd half of the Iowa at Michigan game. Important win for Iowa's title hopes. Pretty good watch while riding the exercise bike. Great crowd for the Wolverines, announced at 10,700 which is like over 2X their usual. Was fun to see how excited Hawk teammates were for Gabbie Marshall hitting a big three. She was in and out for defense the last minutes and shooting 20% for the year (prior to this years she was a plus 40%er). Seems she's been off since she hurt her shoulder.

Yeah. It was an awesome crowd. Nice game for both teams. Seeing Caitlin Clark in person is something different. Michigan was looking pretty good in that first half. Iowa went zone and then it became of game of runs for both teams. Michigan was up and then down. Like I said, nice game by both teams. Michigan is 13-3 (3-2 Big Ten) & Iowa is 14-2 (4-1 Big Ten).

 

[cancontent]

I said it another thread, but Shauna Green may be the front runner for National COY, certainly Big 10.

If anyone votes for someone else in the BIG10, I'd be shocked. I'd also be ticked off because it would indicate people aren't paying attention to what she's done for the program. A turnaround like this is seen rarely, let alone beating a top 25 team.

 

[DefenseBB]

Yeah. It was an awesome crowd. Nice game for both teams. Seeing Caitlin Clark in person is something different. Michigan was looking pretty good in that first half. Iowa went zone and then it became of game of runs for both teams. Michigan was up and then down. Like I said, nice game by both teams. Michigan is 13-3 (3-2 Big Ten) & Iowa is 14-2 (4-1 Big Ten).

This was BY FAR the biggest crowd that Michigan has had at home all year (10,731 vs. 3,237 second best) and beat last year's high of 6,471 in the OPENING Round of the NCAA at home. By contrast, this was the 4th largest crowd this year that Iowa has played in front of.

I am very glad to see the crowds come out and hope they show up when Mich plays against Indiana and tOSU at home!

Illinois gave tOSU a great game in Columbus and the look like they want to contend along with the aforementioned tOSU, Indiana, Iowa with Mich and Maryland lurking.

 

[Bigboote]

I just saw that Grace Berger played today. 16 points, 5 assists, zero turnovers.

With any luck, Jaci Sheldon and (not B1G related) Azzi Fudd aren’t far behind.

 

[Dillon77]

I just saw that Grace Berger played today. 16 points, 5 assists, zero turnovers.

With any luck, Jaci Sheldon and (not B1G related) Azzi Fudd aren’t far behind.

I was interested to see, with Berger's return, who went to the bench. Figured it would come down to Sydney Parrish or Sara Scalia and, indeed, it was Scalia. However, the former Minnesota sharpshooter played a lot, some 30 minutes. Looks like Moren was employing a guard. Berger is so calm and laser-focused, it rubs off on everyone -- and IU has been playing fine during her absence.

Like you, I look forward to seeing Sheldon back for Ohio State. She brings many of the intangibles to the Buckeyes that Berger does for the Hoosiers.

 

[TerpWomenFan]

Biggest game of the week. Maryland at Indiana. The Terps are ranked in the top 10 for the first time this season.

 

[TerpWomenFan]

Indiana defeats the Terps in a tough game tonight. It was a real battle.

 

[Bigboote]

That was a tough game -- it was absolutely brutal in the paint. Sydney Parrish will be in the ice bath tonight.

I love watching Indiana. They're very fundamentally sound, nothing fancy. Except for a couple of them, all the players are matter-of-fact in their approach. Sink a three, no change in expression, make a block, no change -- they always act like they're just doing what's expected. Except for that half-court pass from Berger to Holmes that went off the backboard.

 

[JellyBean]

That Indiana/Maryland game was intense and a great game to watch. When Maryland tied the game up at 50, it looked like they found their groove, but Indiana had an answer and shut down Maryland. Great win for Indiana.

 

[nwhoopfan]

Minnesota fell to 1-5 in conference with a loss to Rutgers today. Can Whalen survive beyond this season? I don't see how, she just isn't getting it done as a HC.

 

[TerpWomenFan]

Minnesota fell to 1-5 in conference with a loss to Rutgers today. Can Whalen survive beyond this season? I don't see how, she just isn't getting it done as a HC.

Not a good look when you lose at home to Rutgers.

 

[cancontent]

Not a good look when you lose at home to Rutgers.

True. No different than Michigan State losing to Wisconsin, who ironically, lost to Rutgers.

 

[JellyBean]

Minnesota fell to 1-5 in conference with a loss to Rutgers today. Can Whalen survive beyond this season? I don't see how, she just isn't getting it done as a HC.

No bigger Whalen fan & supporter than myself. She will survive this season and probably take the off season to evaluate if she wants to come back next season. She has a great rapport with the AD and thankfully, her fans and supporters got her back, but we can see the writing on the wall, and you can see coaching is starting to take a lot out of her. Body language reveals so much.

 

[Bone Dog]

Minnesota fell to 1-5 in conference with a loss to Rutgers today. Can Whalen survive beyond this season? I don't see how, she just isn't getting it done as a HC.

My first concern isn't the coach, but the star player. Is Mara Braun going to waste a season on a flailing program? She deserves better.

 

[DefenseBB]

Minnesota fell to 1-5 in conference with a loss to Rutgers today. Can Whalen survive beyond this season? I don't see how, she just isn't getting it done as a HC.

Whalen has 2 more years after this year at $575,000 and $600,000 so there is zero chance she gets fired and they pay another coach. What’s really galling is they gave her the extension in March of 2022. She was 28-44 in conference play with a slew of leading players transferring out. This year she’s again abysmal at 1-5 in Big Ten and 8-9 overall with ONE win again’t a team ranked in the top 143. That’s pathetic by any stretch. Great player, seems like a nice person but the AD had no reason to hire her without any WCBB experience. Heck, she makes Marlene Stollings coaching look good.