NCAA Tournament "at large" candidate University of Richmond Women

[SpiderTrap]

Spiders got a good win vs. Rhode Island yesterday. Was at the game - girls played well. Rhode Island kept in close in the first half by limiting our 3 point shots. They also had some really good big girls who could play inside and on the perimeter. Looked like Rhode Island had some injuries as I only counted 9 suited up, so wonder if they are missing key players. 2nd half and especially 3rd quarter - UR took over and built their lead and never looked back.

Only concern I see out of this game - Katie Hill went down with an ankle injury and never returned. She is more of a glue player, but key on defense as well. She has been scoring well lately having games of 13 in 20 minutes in this one, 13, and 18 previously in last 4. They play LaSalle next - which is not a good team, so wonder if she will be able to sit out and rest up and heal. Will be something to keep an eye on as she was limping pretty good after the game.

But right now - I think if the women win the A10 regular season and keep losses to 2 or 3 at most in the league, they should be fine for NCAA bid without A10 tourney, which I would still expect women make a run to the finals either way.

 

[SFspidur]

The Spiders got a vote in the AP poll for the first time in a while.

Texas moved up a spot to #4, Tennessee dropped a spot to #19, Alabama dropped a spot to #23, and Oklahoma State dropped a spot to #25.

Columbia, who we defeated by 9 points, got two votes after their nice win over Harvard and a beatdown of Dartmouth.

 

[spiderstudent17]

 

[SFspidur]

Official NCAA stats for 3PT shooting require 2.0 makes per game, and Sweeney is at 1.65 so she doesn’t quite make the minimums. Been hoping she could get up there, but it’s tough with the way this team shares the ball. She picks her spots selectively and usually hits them, but typically facilitates instead.

Ullstrom does have enough makes to qualify in 3PT shooting and is 8th at 46.3%.

 

[VegasSpider]

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Thank you for posting these!

Incredibly proud of them all... and Rachel's having an incredible year, but Maggie's the one that deserves to be on the list

 

[Section 204and5]

Vegas - perhaps both deserve to be on the list. I think you could make a legitimate argument for either player to be on the list. There are lots of publications that do mid-season "awards" and if I was writing such an article I'd select Doogan as A-10 POY and Ullstrom First Team. I also think Sweeney on Third Team is perfectly reasonable.

 

[Section 204and5]

Saw a bracket prediction yesterday that was a week or so old. Had us as a 7 seed against Oregon at 10.

What made me scratch my head a bit was this bracket had three Ivy teams making the field and only Richmond from the A-10.

Current NET for A-10: Richmond 30, Mason 41, St Joe's 49.

Current NET for Ivy: Harvard 38, Columbia 43, Princeton 45.

If bids were going out today, it's hard to understand three from the Ivy and only one from the A-10.

 

[VegasSpider]

Vegas - perhaps both deserve to be on the list. I think you could make a legitimate argument for either player to be on the list. There are lots of publications that do mid-season "awards" and if I was writing such an article I'd select Doogan as A-10 POY and Ullstrom First Team. I also think Sweeney on Third Team is perfectly reasonable.

Thanks for the stats in the other thread... and you're absolutely right. They've both been tremendous.

I think your recommendations look spot on. I wasn't trying to under sell Rachel's contribution. Maggie is just so special in terms of her level of skill at her position... I don't like when she gets overlooked .

Fingers crossed that Katie's ankle heals quickly.... and she doesn't miss too much time. If anyone has any news? Thanks in advance.

 

[VegasSpider]

Saw a bracket prediction yesterday that was a week or so old. Had us as a 7 seed against Oregon at 10.

What made me scratch my head a bit was this bracket had three Ivy teams making the field and only Richmond from the A-10.

Current NET for A-10: Richmond 30, Mason 41, St Joe's 49.

Current NET for Ivy: Harvard 38, Columbia 43, Princeton 45.

If bids were going out today, it's hard to understand three from the Ivy and only one from the A-10.

It's funny i included some comments in the comment I just posted above re: St Joes and GMU ... but i deleted them because they were a bit off topic. They very clearly should both be in at this point IMO. I agree with you and all of your observations completely.

 

[VegasSpider]

I also have only seen the ESPN bracket from Charlie Creme and he's never had us higher than a 10... which makes no sense to me either. So, im glad to see that we're getting a bit more attention in the bracket you referenced.