Huge game tonight for the ladies. A win basically locks up the one seed, meaning Drexel and elon can duke it out in the Semi's at the tournament.

Seeing East Rock's musical tonight so I will be checking the score during intermission. I feel confident.

Will be watching on CAATV tonight. Huge game for the Dukes. Drexel and the style they play usually brings out the worst in the Dukes but as of late they have found ways to win. Looking forward to that continuing tonight!!

Go Dukes!!

Brian

Yup huge stakes. Winners gets the #1 seed and the loser gets Elon in the semis

If the Lady Dukes lose (pity the thought) AND assuming both Drexel and JMU finish with 16-2 records tied for 1st, I believe the top seed will then be determined by a flip of the coin.

The first tie-breaker is head-to-head which would be a wash as they would split.

The next tie-breaker rule is how did they do against the 3rd seed Elon, which would also be a wash because both would be 1-1.

Then, they go to the 4th seed, 5th seed, and so on. Well, those are a wash as well because both DU and JMU would both be 2-0 against all of 'em.

The final tie-breaker given none of the above breaks 'em goes to a coin flip.

Of course, I hope the Good Gals take care of business tonight in Philly and all of this is moot.

Go Dukes!

The yearly BJK and Hyper Women's Bball Pilgrimage to Philly juuust got squeaked in, so we'll be there as well.

Unlike last year, rapid alcohol consumption will not prevent my ability to actually enjoy the game. Progress!

#LLAMADRAGON

(02-23-2018 10:27 AM)bjk3047 Wrote:  The yearly BJK and Hyper Women's Bball Pilgrimage to Philly juuust got squeaked in, so we'll be there as well.

Unlike last year, rapid alcohol consumption will not prevent my ability to actually enjoy the game. Progress!

#LLAMADRAGON

Have fun and cheer for all of us!!

#DragonsAren'tReal!

(02-23-2018 09:54 AM)Wear Purple Wrote:  If the Lady Dukes lose (pity the thought) AND assuming both Drexel and JMU finish with 16-2 records tied for 1st, I believe the top seed will then be determined by a flip of the coin.

The first tie-breaker is head-to-head which would be a wash as they would split.

The next tie-breaker rule is how did they do against the 3rd seed Elon, which would also be a wash because both would be 1-1.

Then, they go to the 4th seed, 5th seed, and so on. Well, those are a wash as well because both DU and JMU would both be 2-0 against all of 'em.

The final tie-breaker given none of the above breaks 'em goes to a coin flip.

Of course, I hope the Good Gals take care of business tonight in Philly and all of this is moot.

Go Dukes!

Incorrect. They got rid of the coin flip and replaced it with best RPI. So if Both finish with 2 losses Drexel wins via best RPI.

(02-23-2018 01:39 PM)dan10 Wrote:  

(02-23-2018 09:54 AM)Wear Purple Wrote:  If the Lady Dukes lose (pity the thought) AND assuming both Drexel and JMU finish with 16-2 records tied for 1st, I believe the top seed will then be determined by a flip of the coin.

The first tie-breaker is head-to-head which would be a wash as they would split.

The next tie-breaker rule is how did they do against the 3rd seed Elon, which would also be a wash because both would be 1-1.

Then, they go to the 4th seed, 5th seed, and so on. Well, those are a wash as well because both DU and JMU would both be 2-0 against all of 'em.

The final tie-breaker given none of the above breaks 'em goes to a coin flip.

Of course, I hope the Good Gals take care of business tonight in Philly and all of this is moot.

Go Dukes!

Incorrect. They got rid of the coin flip and replaced it with best RPI. So if Both finish with 2 losses Drexel wins via best RPI.

Thanks. Wasn't aware of the change. Though, it makes sense because last CAA Rules Handbook webpage I could find was back in '14 I believe. Again, I appreciate the heads up.

Side note, I guess I'll never completely understand the RPI. I get the formula I mean. Just that, it is hard to swallow looking at the 2 teams' RPI stats side-by-side and somehow resulting in Drexel being 20 spots ahead of us (51 to 71)...

Overall Strength of Schedule: JMU = 98, Drexel = 132

Non-CAA Strength of Schedule: JMU = 46, Drexel = 182

vs Top 100 RPI teams: JMU = 3-7, Drexel = 1-6

I can only figure our loss at home to St. Joe's (RPI = 164) is making a huge difference. Note, Drexel has no losses to teams with RPI > 100.

I still applaud our staff and administration for supporting the LD's playing a challenging non-CAA schedule. I think it helps us prepare for the CAA schedule and should help in terms of fan interest + recruiting. It's good the program has the clout to attract top flight programs to play us home-and-away giving us games in H'burg (Tennessee, Rutgers, FSU, and the list goes on...).

Dukes down by 7 at the half 30-23.

Kinda of a typical JMU/Drexel game. Not much scoring and lots of D. Refs seem very quick on their whistles tonight, Drexel has 3 players with 2 fouls very quickly into the 2nd quarter. Kayla also has 2.

Drexel picked a couple of good offensive boards for second chance points which is why they are leading.

Time for a Dukes comeback in the 2nd half.

Anyone else who is watching on TV, does it look very dark in the DAC tonight? having a lot of trouble seeing the ball around the baskets. The DAC is really a dump compared to some of the other CAA arenas.

Brian

Dukes need our point guards to drive more in the 2nd half. Too much standing and passing around the perimeter of their zone. For about 15 of the 20 minutes we did not attack their zone anywhere near like Coach O would like. I expect some adjustments and better attack in the 2nd half.

Dukes looking much much better. Nice comeback. 7 minutes left and the game is tied at 47. Much more enthusiasm and energy from the Good Gals.

Gutty effort by the Lady Dukes. Heading to OT with momentum.

Showed a few JMU fans there. One guy looked like he coulda been an O or D-lineman back in the day.

Looks like the Dukes are going to go down. Great effort though. Very proud of them. Never quit. Kept battling back from 4-8 point deficits all night. Tip of the cap to Drexel.

Tough loss. Some very iffy calls by the refs, but that’s not why the LDs loss. Drexel played with more intensity tonight. Don’t understand why the good gals didn’t drive more to the basket.

Yep. We were too timid in the first half offensively. Second half we absolutely killed them on our offensive boards. If you didn't know any better Coach O just instructed to throw the ball up towards the rim and everybody crash the glass. If so, it worked. Just dug too deep of a hole in the first 20 minutes to get over the hump...though, we did take a brief lead or two towards the end.

Missed free throws were BIG. Referees called a below average game. Inadvertent whistle & uneven calls on the two ends re: contact.

Did not care for refs. Shocked to see the stats that FT% was about equal (64 vs 66).

Theee big stats for me:
Minutes for Logan, Kamiah, Lexi - 46,46,45
Turnovers - JMU 18, Drexel 9
Lexi - 4/18, 0/4 3pt