RE: WBB Games 5 & 6: ShareSLO Beach Holiday Classic
The Monarchs will now play the University of Idaho Vandals on the second game of the tournament. The university of Idaho is located in Moscow, Idaho. It is the oldest public university in the state and the biggest. The main campus has 1,585 acres of land. Needless to say, they do a lot of farming related programs in that area. (For example, agribusiness is a major at this school. I don't think ODU will ever offer that)
The Vandals went 22-10 last season, from the Big Sky conference. They made it to the third round of the women's WNIT last year. This season they are 3-1. RPI of 84 and SOS of 195.
@ Oklahoma St 47-62 L Record: 5-0 RPI: 16
Vs Colorado St 61-54 W Record: 2-3 RPI: 234
@ San Francisco 66-60 W Record: 2-3 RPI: 203
@ Seattle 90-84 W Record: 0-5 RPI: 350
Vandals Starting Five
23- Marxen, Gina G 5'8" So 16.0 ppg, 6.3 rpg, 3.8 apg, 33.3 FG%, 33.3 3P%, 75.0 FT%, 39.8 mpg
05- Bea, Beyonce G/F 6'1" Fr 13.5 ppg, 8.3 rpg, 1.5 apg, 47.9 FG%, 36.8 3P%, 33.3 FT%, 32.0 mpg
33- Klinker, Lizzy G 5'10" Sr 9.5 ppg, 4.5 rpg, 1.8 apg, 37.2 FG%, 25.0 3P%, 40.0 3P%, 32.5 mpg
04- Christopher, Hailey F/G 6'0" So 6.5 ppg, 4.3 rpg, 2.8 apg, 1.0 bpg, 23.8 FG%, 15.8 3P%, 50.0 FT%, 38.3 mpg
42- Klinker, Natalie F 6'1" Jr 5.8 ppg, 5.5 rpg, 0.5 apg, 66.7 FG%, 0.00 3P%, 37.5 FT%, 16.3 mpg
Top Bench
11- Hadden, Isabelle C 6'4" Sr 6.8 ppg, 3.5 rpg, 1.0 apg, 36.7 FG%, 50.0 3P%, 1.000 FT%, 15.0 mpg
20- Kirby, Allison G 5'7" Jr 3.0 ppg, 6.8 rpg, 1.3 apg, 60.0 FG%, 50.0 3P%, 80.0 FT%, 19.3 mpg
Yes Lizzy and Natalie Klinker are sisters. When it comes to scouting this team, the first thing that you will probably read is that they like to shoot the ball from downtown. And that is true. They rank in the top 30 in the NCAA in three point made per game and 45.2% of the team's overall shots are from beyond the arc. But a lot of the team's three point scoring comes from their PG, Gina Marxen who averages 3.75 three's a game. Good enough for 13th in the nation. In fact Marxen is the player who makes this team go. She creates (leads team in assist per game) and scores. While most of the team can shot the three, the rest of them tend to play under the basket. (Except 5'9" freshman guard Caitlyn Jones from Australia, she shoots everything from beyond the arc) It's a better team solid fundamentals. Credit that to head coach Jon Newlee, who is entering his 11th year and is Idaho's all time leader in wins. Freshman Beyonce Bea has shown the ability to be a force on both sides of the ball. She is the team's second leading scorer and leading rebounder as a true freshman.
..............Idaho....ODU
PPG.......66.0......66.0
OPPG....65.0......55.2
FG%......36.4......38.5
OFG%....37.2.....36.5
FGPG....23.8......24.0
3P%.......29.7......32.8
O3P%.....23.6.....26.3
3MPG.....8.8.......8.0
O3MPG...5.3......4.2
FT%:........62.9....57.5
FTMPG....9.8......10.0
RPG.........43.8....40.6
ORPG......40.8....37.6
APG........12.8....12.2
TPG.........13.5....12.6
SPG........3.8........9.8
BPG.......3.0........4.2
Ast/TO ratio:
Idaho: 0.9, ODU: 1.0
When you look at the stats, they are really close in a lot of categories. ODU does have more steals on defense.
The Vandals were predicted to come in second place in the Big Sky conference. This game can make a difference in our RPI. And I wish that this game was on tv or that I could see it live. I really think that this game could turn into a battle of three's. In that case, it will come down to defense and shot selection. In ODU's win against Cal Poly, Hudson went 2-for-4, Morris went 3-for-7, and Adams went 2-for-3 from beyond the arc. That should boost some confidence for our team
This one should be a lot of fun to listen to. Go ODU!
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Updated
I write a lot of these write-ups in advance. Lamar University has just beaten 47-44. Idaho had an uncharacteristic 25 turnovers in that game. Over half the team's shots were from beyond the arc. Which goes with that age old saying, "live by the three, die by the three".
It will still be a good game for ODU to play.
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