(03-15-2018 08:46 PM)NoodleOwl Wrote:  Owls win! 71-60

Erica with 27 points (9-15 from the floor, 7-8 from FT), 10 rebounds

Nice win. I was impressed with Langley's management of her team (including when to take out Ogwumike with her four fouls late in the game). Knight and Stanton weren't offensive standouts but both played really good defense on Texas State's guards.

Crowd was the only disappointing thing. I'd have to think we'll be on the road the rest of the way (I'm assuming the other teams can draw attendance figures with 4 digits instead of 3).

Other CUSA teams:
UAB 60
Chattanooga 50

MTSU 60
Ball State 69

Missouri State 63
LA Tech 59

Our next game will be against the winner of St Mary's @ New Mexico. Currently 74-69 in favor of the hosts (Lobas?) with under 3:00 left to play.

(03-15-2018 07:22 PM)Da.Owl Wrote:  

(03-15-2018 07:17 PM)seniorowl Wrote:  Hows the crowd

About 1000. I thought TxSt would travel better..

320

New Mexico beats St. Mary's, 82-80.

Our first women's NIT win since 2006. If that's our 3rd win ever in the women's NIT, I've seen all 3 of them. We beat Jackson State at home in 2006 before losing at Indiana in the next round. We beat Baylor on the road in the NIT years ago (they weren't quite the Baylor they are now but I think they were NCAA champs a couple of years after that win?) before losing at Arkansas the next round.

I saw the Jackson State and Baylor wins. The Baylor win was set up by a 3-pointer I think at the end of regulation by a guard from the Dallas area whose shot bounced on the rim and in. We then handled the shell-shocked Baylor team in overtime.

We're also 1 win shy of tying our team record of 24 wins set in the 2004-05 season.

ETA - looked it up - that would have been in 1999 when we won at Baylor. Sonja Hogg was still the coach of Baylor - Kim Mulkey took over two years later and they won their first NCAA title in 2005.

Good job by Langley with Nicole and Laura having to play the post at times in the game. I liked us going small since the real danger was from their quick guards. Also like that we took open shots early in shot clock more than we had been doing in the second half of the season.

We play at New Mexico Tuesday at 7 pm (8 pm our time). I think it's back at the Pit (they didn't play their game tonight there due to a scheduling conflict. Is the Pit technically the Dreamstyle Arena? That's where the game is.

(03-15-2018 09:50 PM)Fort Bend Owl Wrote:  

(03-15-2018 07:22 PM)Da.Owl Wrote:  

(03-15-2018 07:17 PM)seniorowl Wrote:  Hows the crowd

About 1000. I thought TxSt would travel better..

320

Sure looked bigger. The "lower bowl" was pretty much full.

Yes. Yes. Yes. Keep the train rolling!

Great win! Excellent coaching by the coaching staff. What I love is we are always making progress every year.

(03-15-2018 11:22 PM)Antarius Wrote:  Yes. Yes. Yes. Keep the train rolling!

(03-15-2018 10:19 PM)Fort Bend Owl Wrote:  Is the Pit technically the Dreamstyle Arena? That's where the game is.

Yep.

From the UNM Ticketing Services website:

Quote:Dreamstyle Arena has been the home to UNM Basketball for over 50 years. Nicknamed “The Pit’ it was built in a 37-foot hole in Albuquerque’s southeast mesa with a second level consisting of the U.S. Bank club/suites level. The arena’s capacity is 15,411.

That was our 4th ever WNIT win - I'll have to figure out what the 4th one was (in addition to Jackson State, Baylor and last night).

Erica Ogwumike went over 1000 career collegiate points last night (1 year at Pepperdine, 1 at Rice). Not bad for someone with two collegiate years left in her career. She should end up #2 on the all-time single-season scoring list at Rice, but it's going to take a prolonged NIT run to hit #1 in a season for total points (Jessica Kuster).

(03-16-2018 06:10 AM)Fort Bend Owl Wrote:  That was our 4th ever WNIT win - I'll have to figure out what the 4th one was (in addition to Jackson State, Baylor and last night).

Arkansas State in 2004?

FYI, WKU got hammered by Oregon State in the first round of the NCAA tournament.
Oregon State 82
WKU 58

(03-16-2018 11:14 AM)InterestedX Wrote:  

(03-16-2018 06:10 AM)Fort Bend Owl Wrote:  That was our 4th ever WNIT win - I'll have to figure out what the 4th one was (in addition to Jackson State, Baylor and last night).

Arkansas State in 2004?

Looking though the fact book, I found four WNIT wins before Thursday's:

March 12, 1999: 65-58 over Miami (Fla.)
March 14, 1999: 62-60 over Baylor
March 18, 2004: 59-52 over Arkansas State
March 15, 2006: 64-48 over Jackson State

(03-16-2018 03:13 PM)dragon2owl Wrote:  FYI, WKU got hammered by Oregon State in the first round of the NCAA tournament.
Oregon State 82
WKU 58

Oregon State is a very good team.

(03-15-2018 07:22 PM)Da.Owl Wrote:  

(03-15-2018 07:17 PM)seniorowl Wrote:  Hows the crowd

About 1000. I thought TxSt would travel better..

TCU easily beats Missouri State today at home so they face the winner of the Rice-UNM game. They drew 1000 (after drawing 1300 for its tournament-opening win over Lamar) so I would imagine they would host Rice if we could pull off the upset at New Mexico.

(03-17-2018 05:41 PM)Fort Bend Owl Wrote:  

(03-15-2018 07:22 PM)Da.Owl Wrote:  

(03-15-2018 07:17 PM)seniorowl Wrote:  Hows the crowd

About 1000. I thought TxSt would travel better..

TCU easily beats Missouri State today at home so they face the winner of the Rice-UNM game. They drew 1000 (after drawing 1300 for its tournament-opening win over Lamar) so I would imagine they would host Rice if we could pull off the upset at New Mexico.

As a DFW area guy I suppose I wouldn’t mind TCU hosting us next round. Either way Go Owls & keep on winnin’!