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Other games, Dec. 9-15

Plebe said:
I can't help but wonder if our own @triaddukefan made the trek to Buies Creek this morning to watch "his Camels" host Bluefield College on "screaming kids day":
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I guess they must ship the kids in from around the county... cause Buies Creek is a small place... probably a couple thousand citizens at most.
 
FSU has a win over TAMU...a win over Florida, LSU, and Michigan State....(as the best so far in OOC).

The game against St. John's on the 15th is the next..

Michigan on the 22nd is the last OOC before the ACC schedule kicks in.
 
My Aggies are leading My Spartans 49-46 with a little over 2 minutes to play. Sounds like a rock-fight over in Corbett
 
triaddukefan said:
My Aggies are leading My Spartans 49-46 with a little over 2 minutes to play. Sounds like a rock-fight over in Corbett
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Looks like the Carolina Aggies pulled away in the last couple minutes. Won the Battle of the Boro.

Rutgers is in a tighter than expected game with Southern, up 24-20 in 2Q.
 
Aggies win the battle of the Boro. 57-48. Time to celebrate with BBQ Chicken, french fries, Apple Cider, and brownies.
 
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triaddukefan said:
Aggies win the battle of the Boro. 57-48. Time to celebrate with BBQ Chicken, french fries, Apple Cider, and brownies.
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And if your Spartans had won the game, what would the celebration have been?
 
I wonder if it's too late for Tennessee to get Wesleyan College on their schedule for next year?
 
Oof. Tennessee St. @ Arizona is off to an ugly start. Combined 1-10 or 1-11 from the field. Is it me? Hawaii @ Washington was horrible, that was the last game I streamed. At least Arizona is missing half of it's FT attempts as well. :eek: 6-2 Cats at first media TO.
 
nwhoopfan said:
Oof. Tennessee St. @ Arizona is off to an ugly start. Combined 1-10 or 1-11 from the field. Is it me? Hawaii @ Washington was horrible, that was the last game I streamed. At least Arizona is missing half of it's FT attempts as well. :eek: 6-2 Cats at first media TO.
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Tennessee State is a truly awful team. 0-6 against D-I teams so far this year. Lost by 50 to Vanderbilt.

Barnes has gotta upgrade this schedule. Not fitting of a top 20 team at all.
 
Arizona started making some shots, but it's mostly Cate Reese. She has 12 of their 17, TSU only has 6.
 
Plebe said:
Barnes has gotta upgrade this schedule. Not fitting of a top 20 team at all.
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Totally agreed. They have to beat some of the upper level Pac 12 teams or they might not be deemed to have an at large worthy resume.
 
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Crazy sequence w/ about 4 TOs in 30 seconds or so.

Apparently you can jump on an opposing players back and ride them like a horse and it's not a foul.
 
Barnes can't be happy with this performance. Very sloppy. McDonald is not having a good game. 25-11 Arizona, Reese w/ 14 points. UA has 11 TOs and shooting 2-9 behind the arc. TSU is only 3-18 overall. That's UW level shooting right there. :oops:
 
Aari who? Reese has 19 points on 8-10 shooting. That was a better stretch, now up 35-13.
 
nwhoopfan said:
Barnes can't be happy with this performance. Very sloppy. McDonald is not having a good game. 25-11 Arizona, Reese w/ 14 points. UA has 11 TOs and shooting 2-9 behind the arc. TSU is only 3-18 overall. That's UW level shooting right there. :oops:
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37-18 Arizona now at the end of the first half. While tonight's opposition is not strong, Arizona's defensive commitment is much improved this season. Overall talent level for the Wildcats is also noticeably better than in the past two seasons.

If McDonald is on during conference games in Tucson, look for Arizona to make life uncomfortable for the four PAC-12 teams currently ranked above them. Aari with 9 points and 9 boards so far in the first half. Her quickness allows her to rebound surprisingly well for a 5'6' point guard.
 
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McDonald on triple double watch--9 pts 9 boards 7 TOs :eek:. 37-18 at halftime.
 
PAC-12HoopFan said:
Overall talent level for the Wildcats is also noticeably better than in the past two seasons.
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I don't know about compared to last year. McDonald, Reese, McBryde and Thomas are the heart of the roster both seasons. I think Carter for Starks is a downgrade. I do like the look of Pueyo and some of the other Fr. have shown some potential.
 
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TSU got it to 14 early in Q3, but the lead has ballooned to 29. Alonso giving some really good minutes off the bench in relief at PG on a night when McDonald is out of sorts.

edit--59-25 thru Q3, the Cats really took off when Aari went to the bench with her 3rd foul. I'm sure that's just a fluke in this particular game, but it was noticeable.
 
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Plebe said:
And if your Spartans had won the game, what would the celebration have been?
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BBQ Chicken, french fries, Apple Cider, and brownies. :p


So NCA&T next 3 games will be interesting @Akron @Clemson @ VCU before conference play starts. If they can sweep these 3.... perhaps they could rise above being a 16th seed. if they make the tourney.
 
triaddukefan said:
So NCA&T next 3 games will be interesting @Akron @Clemson @ VCU before conference play starts. If they can sweep these 3.... perhaps they could rise above being a 16th seed. if they make the tourney.
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Some lofty aspirations for Your Aggies there :)
 
77-42 Arizona final. Announced attendance just under 3900, that's solid for such a throw away game. There was speculation about whether their huge attendance numbers during their run thru the WNIT would carry over, this seems like a good sign.


(hmm, looks like they are averaging about 4800 prior to tonight's game; that should put them near the top in the Pac 12 w/ the Oregon schools).
 
Plebe said:
Some lofty aspirations for Your Aggies there :)
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I'd be shocked if they dont win the MEAC regular season... but as you know.. in those 1 bid leagues.. the tournament is filled with so much pressure. They went 16-0 last year..... but they are more talented this season.
 
triaddukefan said:
I'd be shocked if they dont win the MEAC regular season... but as you know.. in those 1 bid leagues.. the tournament is filled with so much pressure. They went 16-0 last year..... but they are more talented this season.
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I had to look it up to remind myself what happened. They lost in the MEAC semis to Norfolk State. No doubt they are head and shoulders ahead of the rest of the league by the numbers. Top 100 in RPI and top 150 in Massey, and no one else in the MEAC is even close to them.

Too bad they didn't get that win over Miami. Maybe they could've been the first MEAC at-large team.
 
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Plebe said:
I had to look it up to remind myself what happened. They lost in the MEAC semis to Norfolk State. No doubt they are head and shoulders ahead of the rest of the league by the numbers. Top 100 in RPI and top 150 in Massey, and no one else in the MEAC is even close to them.

Too bad they didn't get that win over Miami. Maybe they could've been the first MEAC at-large team.
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One thing that they have that others in the MEAC don't (well not totally sure) but they have 4 transfers from bigger schools. Their 2 leading scorers are transfers from Seton Hall and Alabama... and they have a reserve guard and reserve Post from unc.cheat and Seton Hall. The guard from bama played last year, but the other three are playing this year as aggies for the first time. Depending on the next 3 games.... they have the chance to break their records for most wins in a season.
 
nwhoopfan said:
77-42 Arizona final. Announced attendance just under 3900, that's solid for such a throw away game. There was speculation about whether their huge attendance numbers during their run thru the WNIT would carry over, this seems like a good sign.

(hmm, looks like they are averaging about 4800 prior to tonight's game; that should put them near the top in the Pac 12 w/ the Oregon schools).
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I believe that Oregon's average home attendance is going to be north of 8k this season. Will likely sell out the Oregon State game again in Eugene. I remember an Oregon press release stating a record number of season tickets sold for this season. 6k had been sold as of July. Oregon State average WBB attendance will likely come in between 5,500 and 6k if history repeats itself.

Very happy to see the Arizona WBB program being supported once again. Barnes deserves plenty of kudos, regardless of her nonconference scheduling.
 
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nwhoopfan said:
I don't know about compared to last year. McDonald, Reese, McBryde and Thomas are the heart of the roster both seasons. I think Carter for Starks is a downgrade. I do like the look of Pueyo and some of the other Fr. have shown some potential.
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McBryde remains out with an injury. Thomas was ineffective tonight. It is the freshmen and developing sophomores who appear to give Arizona the look of a team with more depth than in previous seasons. And Reese is playing with more confidence and is asserting herself with increasing frequency in the nonconference season.
 
WestCoast said:
It is the freshmen and developing sophomores who appear to give Arizona the look of a team with more depth than in previous seasons. And Reese is playing with more confidence and is asserting herself with increasing frequency in the nonconference season.
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Semaj Smith wasn't much of a factor last year but she gives them some real size and she looked like a solid low post presence in a couple of the games I've watched.
 
Plebe said:
Tennessee State is a truly awful team. 0-6 against D-I teams so far this year. Lost by 50 to Vanderbilt.

Barnes has gotta upgrade this schedule. Not fitting of a top 20 team at all.
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Adia has said that next year's schedule will be better (although I have a feeling it still won't be overly challenging, probably closer to average than strong). She has also indicated that a lot of the teams on this years schedule were arranged early, before last season's late success. There have been some advantages to the weak schedule, including the opportunity tonight to play everyone available except Mote, who was dressed but is still technically day to day with the ankle. McBride was rolling around on a leg cart and boot.
 
nwhoopfan said:
I don't know about compared to last year. McDonald, Reese, McBryde and Thomas are the heart of the roster both seasons. I think Carter for Starks is a downgrade. I do like the look of Pueyo and some of the other Fr. have shown some potential.
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I was hoping we would see Starks play, but she hasn't dressed. She did return to the team for the season and makes the high five circuit at the end of each game (along with the transfer sitting out) but isn't dressed. She was going to retire due to her issues (knee, IIRC) but decided to come back and hoped to contribute, but . . .
 
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