1. The WNIT bracket has been announced and we will be taking on the (14-4) Old Dominion Lady Monarchs (before someone jumps down my throat they are actually referred to as the Lady Monarchs) on Wednesday at 7 PM on their home court. ODU is a tough team, as our Eagles well know from our time spent with them in the CAA. In fact, according to the press release the Lady Monarch's 67-53 loss to James Madison in the CAA finals was only their second loss ever in the CAA Tournament. We lost in the WNIT to JMU last year by a slim margin (61-59), so hopefully that can be avenged on Wednesday against Old Dominion. The year before that we lost to Villanova by an equally slim margin of 53-51. For those keeping track, you'll note this is our third straight appearance in the WNIT, setting a program record for consecutive years in the postseason. Furthermore, before this current streak the Eagles had only made the postseason once before, appearing in the WNIT in 1998. We'll be throwing a full preview your way on Tuesday, and join us starting at 6:45 PM on Wednesday for the liveblog! I honestly have no idea where you can find coverage of the game elsewhere, but where there's a will there's a way, so stay tuned!
2. We failed to mention here at AUHoops that Stephen Lumpkins was named to the Patriot League All-Tournament Team. Shame on us! I suppose poor Lump was a little peeved that he didn't make any of the All-Patriot League teams, so he put up three straight double-doubles (and was a single rebound away from a fourth) to end the season, including the beastly 29 point, 15 rebound effort against Navy. When Vlad went cold in the tournament, Lump put the team on his back and kept us in the game. He completely deserves this honor, especially as he was the only non-Lehigh/Lafayette player to make All-Tournament honors. I cannot wait to see what he's capable of next season. Here's how he ranked nationally after the Quarterfinal vs. Navy on March 3rd:
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Also if you haven't yet put up a bracket for the AUHoops Tourney Challenge, look below and then join in! It's fun, I promise!
GO EAGLES,
Josh
Are we sending anyone down to the game? Or because it's the Lady Eagles no one cares?
ReplyDeleteHey anonymous, just so you're aware, there isn't a ban or anything on someone starting another AU basketball blog that covers the women's team more than we do or tries to drum up more support for them. Not sure if you got that memo, but I figured I'd send it to you anyway.
ReplyDeleteI'll try to find out from Athletics if they're putting something together today.
I just got an email and the Pep Band is not going down to play at the WNIT. I'm guessing if we're not sending the band or cheerleaders we're not sending a student bus.
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