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Thursday, March 6, 2008

The box score

Here's a link to the box. 
And a few thoughts: 
  • Rider out-rebounded Loyola 44-39 overall and 16-12 on the offensive glass. Lynn Milligan said her press conference that the Broncs' goal was 20 offensive rebonds, so they fell a bit short of that. 
  • Despite the rebounding edge, the Broncs had only 14 second-chance points, while Loyola had 13. So the four extra offensive rebounds produced only one extra point -- not a good sign. And the teams were even in points at the paint at 18. That, coupled with superior guard play from the Greyhounds, was enough to put Loyola on top. 
  • Janele Henderson had a rough day, shooting 5-for-16 from the floor and 2-for-10 from 3. 
  • The Broncs did a good job on Siobhan Prior (whose parents flew in from England to watch her play in the tournament) in the second half. After Prior torched them for 14 points in the first half, she had just four in the second half, finishing with a game-high 18 on 6-of-14 shooting. 
  • Henderson (14 points) and Shaunice Parker (10) were the only Broncs in double figures. 
And a few more important orders of business: 
  • Finding the original post about our men's tournament pool might take some digging now that this page has been taken over by game posts. So a reminder of how this thing will work: e-mail your picks for each game throughout the tournament to rutgersfootballblog@gmail.com by 7:30 tomorrow, when the Iona-Canisius game tips off. The winner gets a free t-shirt of the college basketball team of his/her choice, and more importantly, bragging rights for an entire year and a lot of good press on the TCHB. So basically, fill out your bracket and e-mail me all the picks. If you want to, you can even scan an actual bracket and e-mail it as an attachment. 
  • The MAAC awards ceremony is today at 5 p.m. I will be there and post some thoughts on the award winners shortly afterward.  If Jason Thompson does not win the Player of the Year award, a fraud investigation will be launched immediately. He's also a candidate for Defensive Player of the Year. Tommy Dempsey is also a strong frontrunner for Coach of the Year, while Marist guard Jay Gavin is the frontrunner for the Rookie of the Year award. 
The Battle of Buffalo -- No. 8 Canisius vs. No. 9 Niagara -- is going on now. I'll post some notes and stats when the game is over. 
Until then, enjoy Mike and the Mad Dog. 

1 Comments:

Anonymous scott apuzzo said...

I won't be able to sleep tonight knowing the Rider women lost the play-in game to the MAAC tournament, I had them winning the league.

March 6, 2008 4:27 PM 

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