TML1000 Posted December 23, 2020 Share Posted December 23, 2020 The women completed a comprehensive win over Western yesterday, thanks in large part to a 19-0 run in the 1st quarter. Another huge, and efficient, game from Fair. As long as she doesn't get to a point where she starts to forcing shots, she is unstoppable in this conference. The addition of Young should go a long way to ensure Fair does not feel the need to force things. Young brings another ball handling scorer and veteran presence. The foursome of Fair, Young, McEvans and Hall will go along way to make this team a true MAC contender. The play in the post has been improving, particularly on the rebounding side. Walters has been providing some tough minutes down low while Christie and Adeyeye have done well to alter shots with their length. Add in Gaba who has the ability to score in bunches at times and there is some solid depth. Hopefully Summer can return in the new year and at least provide 15-20 minutes per game. We all know the difference maker she can be when healthy but even just entering the rotation of forwards with the other four should prove very valuable. I would foresee the team settling into an eight player rotation (nine when Summer is playing) with Schiffer getting some minutes when an offensive spark may be needed. IMO, the team does have the potential to win the MAC...besides Central and Ohio, Kent is off to a very strong start along with Toledo. There seems to only be a few "weaker" teams in the conference so many games will be battles. Here is hoping to continued success and a full MAC season played. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DocCas86 Posted December 23, 2020 Share Posted December 23, 2020 So far only found a couple of sites ranking Women's teams - masseyratings.com and sonnymoorepowerratings.com. From these I created a 'composite' ranking. If you know of more sites I can add. Here is graph of current rankings for MAC. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChubbyHubby Posted December 23, 2020 Share Posted December 23, 2020 It was interesting to see Presley Hudson as Western's Director of Basketball Operations and Director of Player Development. I got a chance to talk with her for a few minutes. She was very nice. On the floor I always thought she seemed like a little brat. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrooklynBull Posted December 23, 2020 Share Posted December 23, 2020 2 hours ago, ChubbyHubby said: It was interesting to see Presley Hudson as Western's Director of Basketball Operations and Director of Player Development. I got a chance to talk with her for a few minutes. She was very nice. On the floor I always thought she seemed like a little brat. Not on TV. She appeared to be very intense just like Stephanie Reid against her. One of my rivalries on the court to watch. Two players who love the game and went at each other hard and with what appeared to be mutual respect for each other. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Posted December 23, 2020 Share Posted December 23, 2020 6 hours ago, TML1000 said: The women completed a comprehensive win over Western yesterday, thanks in large part to a 19-0 run in the 1st quarter. Another huge, and efficient, game from Fair. As long as she doesn't get to a point where she starts to forcing shots, she is unstoppable in this conference. The addition of Young should go a long way to ensure Fair does not feel the need to force things. Young brings another ball handling scorer and veteran presence. The foursome of Fair, Young, McEvans and Hall will go along way to make this team a true MAC contender. The play in the post has been improving, particularly on the rebounding side. Walters has been providing some tough minutes down low while Christie and Adeyeye have done well to alter shots with their length. Add in Gaba who has the ability to score in bunches at times and there is some solid depth. Hopefully Summer can return in the new year and at least provide 15-20 minutes per game. We all know the difference maker she can be when healthy but even just entering the rotation of forwards with the other four should prove very valuable. I would foresee the team settling into an eight player rotation (nine when Summer is playing) with Schiffer getting some minutes when an offensive spark may be needed. IMO, the team does have the potential to win the MAC...besides Central and Ohio, Kent is off to a very strong start along with Toledo. There seems to only be a few "weaker" teams in the conference so many games will be battles. Here is hoping to continued success and a full MAC season played. Really interesting how Coach Jack rotates her bigs with Summer out. One game Adeyeye gets the majority of the minutes then another game Walters gets more minutes with Christie and Gaba getting minutes. All four of them seem to be really able to give strong down low play especially on the rebounding side. It bodes well to have more than one player that can have double digit rebounding games. With Young and McEvans showing strong athletic quickness and ability along with Fair and Hall this should be a very interesting year and too bad we can not see this team in person. Go Bulls!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TML1000 Posted December 23, 2020 Author Share Posted December 23, 2020 1 hour ago, John said: Really interesting how Coach Jack rotates her bigs with Summer out. One game Adeyeye gets the majority of the minutes then another game Walters gets more minutes with Christie and Gaba getting minutes. All four of them seem to be really able to give strong down low play especially on the rebounding side. It bodes well to have more than one player that can have double digit rebounding games. With Young and McEvans showing strong athletic quickness and ability along with Fair and Hall this should be a very interesting year and too bad we can not see this team in person. Go Bulls!! I believe Adeyeye had very limited minutes yesterday due to the shoulder issue she suffered against Bona. I assume she will get 20-25 minutes when healthy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Posted December 24, 2020 Share Posted December 24, 2020 1 hour ago, TML1000 said: I believe Adeyeye had very limited minutes yesterday due to the shoulder issue she suffered against Bona. I assume she will get 20-25 minutes when healthy. Thanks for the update. Any more updates on Summer? Go Bulls!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RecoveringHillbilly Posted January 2, 2021 Share Posted January 2, 2021 CMU edges Ohio today, and KSU beat EMU. So UB stays tied with both at 3-0 after today's win at Miami. We were out-rebounded but hit 18-20 from the line. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Posted January 2, 2021 Share Posted January 2, 2021 1 hour ago, RecoveringHillbilly said: CMU edges Ohio today, and KSU beat EMU. So UB stays tied with both at 3-0 after today's win at Miami. We were out-rebounded but hit 18-20 from the line. Another good game with good balance across the board. Good play from Fair, Hall, McEvans and Young. Really nice overall rotation with all the bigs who all can contribute in different ways between their strength down low rebounding and scoring. Will really miss seeing this team in person who has shown not only individual growth but good team unity. Still wondering what we could achieve if Summer was healthy?? Go Bulls!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TML1000 Posted January 3, 2021 Author Share Posted January 3, 2021 A solid road win...never easy to win away from home in the MAC. Fair again was awesome and efficient. Christie had a strong open to the game and Walters was very efficient in limited minutes due to foul trouble. Even without Summer, the 4 player post rotation is proving very valuable. Another road game this week at Eastern before a huge matchup with Central at home. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UBlearns Posted January 5, 2021 Share Posted January 5, 2021 #63 in the NET rankings that came out this week. 4 MAC schools in the top 100: BG #54, CMU #69, and Ohio #97. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TML1000 Posted January 5, 2021 Author Share Posted January 5, 2021 Seems fairly appropriate...probably a bit high for BG but they have played well thus far. We have CMU Saturday and BG next Wednesday. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
promotherobot Posted January 7, 2021 Share Posted January 7, 2021 Another nice road win over EMU. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HomeyG Posted January 8, 2021 Share Posted January 8, 2021 6 hours ago, promotherobot said: Another nice road win over EMU. Very shaky in the 3rd but hung tough and got the job done Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
121Merrimac Posted January 8, 2021 Share Posted January 8, 2021 Looking forward to Saturday. Both Buffalo and CMU have already played (beaten) Akron, Miami and Western. Five of these games have been victories at home, while UB also won on the road at Miami. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
promotherobot Posted January 8, 2021 Share Posted January 8, 2021 35 minutes ago, 121Merrimac said: Looking forward to Saturday. Both Buffalo and CMU have already played (beaten) Akron, Miami and Western. Five of these games have been victories at home, while UB also won on the road at Miami. It's a shame it's up against the Bills playoff game. But I'll be able to watch it on ESPN+ after along with the men's first game since making Jim Boeheim sad. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TML1000 Posted January 14, 2021 Author Share Posted January 14, 2021 After a tough loss to Central, the women bounced back with a hard fought win over a young but strong BG team. Fair was once again incredible with 36 points on nearly 50% shooting with 7 rebounds and 6 assists while not coming off the floor until the final few seconds. Hall had by far her best game in quite a while with 17...hopefully she can find her shooting touch more consistently. McEvans was solid while Adeyeye and Walters were again big on the boards. After beating UB, Central proceeded to get blown out by NIU while Ohio lost to Ball in OT...UB's next two opponents are Ball and Ohio. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HomeyG Posted January 14, 2021 Share Posted January 14, 2021 any update on Christie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TML1000 Posted January 14, 2021 Author Share Posted January 14, 2021 Nothing yet but it did not seem promising....hopefully just a sprain or partial but unfortunately when there is that little actually contact it is usually something longer term. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
121Merrimac Posted January 15, 2021 Share Posted January 15, 2021 I was nervous to open the official statement about their next game. The issue ended up being with Ball State. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TML1000 Posted January 21, 2021 Author Share Posted January 21, 2021 The women pulled a men's team and blew a 13 point with 4 minutes left in regulation. Turnover after turnover in the final few minutes, no timeouts called until it was too late. Just brutal execution. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DooleyBull06 Posted January 21, 2021 Share Posted January 21, 2021 Seems like blowing late leads is contagious. Poor job handling the Ohio press there. Very bad loss. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TML1000 Posted January 21, 2021 Author Share Posted January 21, 2021 Really disheartening when teams cannot execute down the stretch...make a few easy passes each possession and the game is easily won. Instead players trying to dribble the length of the court to nowhere. Where is the mental toughness with these teams??? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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