Women's Team

[ARCInsider]

Looks like another year of getting beat up in the paint for the ladies...I think the Dorow experiment may be on its last leg.

[IndyValpo]

13 players: 10 guards and 3 forwards

Kind of misleading, more like 4 guards, 3 posts and 6 wings.

[jack]

13 players: 10 guards and 3 forwards

Kind of misleading, more like 4 guards, 3 posts and 6 wings.

Unfortunately, VULB#62's asessment is more accurate. The majority of these women played the guard possition in highschool. We need a good coaching staff to teach them how to roll out to the wing and play the possition right. Do we have that?
It's tough recruiting size when you continue having the seasons we have had, and your staff isn't know to work well with tall, inside players. It's a catch 22 really. We don't have size, and we don't win cosistently, so players of size look elsewhere. You're right, it looks like another year of taking a beating in the paint. I think we had a few guards out-rebound what little size we did have last season. Unless something changes, the 2015 - 2016 season isn't looking any better. Not only are we a guard heavy squad, we only have 1 true point guard in Carr, and she's gone after this season.

[valpopal]

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[valpotx]

Very interesting, and congrats to her!

[jack]

Congrats to her. She will be missed this season. Liz has some great potential to make some noise in Germany. I wish her all the best!

[LaPorteAveApostle]

Liz has some great potential to make some noise in Germany.

[historyman]

Actually should be

[LaPorteAveApostle]

I think you're showböten.

[valpopal]

Women received a verbal commitment from Claire Marburger, a 5'10" senior from Perry, Iowa.

[jack]

Verbal commitment for what year?

[vu72]

Women received a verbal commitment from Claire Marburger, a 5'10" senior from Perry, Iowa.

CLAIRE MARBURGER - G/F - 2015 - KINGDOM HOOPS
5-10 - PERRY H.S. - PERRY, IA
Marburger is a gritty left-hander with abilities to play inside with strength and quick moves, as well as the ability to play the perimeter and knock down sweet looking three-pointers. Marburger hit a great one in their initial game from the corner that was smooth as could be and hit a couple more treys in another contest he finished with 17 points.
- See more at: http://ny2lasports.com/article_one.aspx?articleid=1397#sthash.eeBUovpW.dpuf

[78crusader]

Class 4A POY according to the Des Moines Register.  Iowa has five classes.  Perry is a town of about 10,000 to 12,000 in central Iowa.  Perry doesn't normally play the big schools from Des Moines or Iowa City since they are in the largest (5A) class.  To be the POY as a junior is pretty impressive.

Paul

[jack]

Looks like a good pick up. 5'-10" with an inside / outside game is always good!
Does anyone remember about when the schedule finally came out last season?

[valpo4life]

I believe they are just waiting on the conference schedule to be given to them. Then it will be released.

[VULB#62]

It's out today.

http://www.valpoathletics.com/wbasketball/news/2014-15/13880/crusaders-release-2014-15-schedule/#.VBrq8UsXKgE

OOC opponents include:

Butler
@Indiana
@ NIU
Louisville
Tulsa
@Miami (O)
Illinois

[vu72]

It's out today.

http://www.valpoathletics.com/wbasketball/news/2014-15/13880/crusaders-release-2014-15-schedule/#.VBrq8UsXKgE

OOC opponents include:

Butlerhttp://www.facebook.com/ValpoFanZone
@Indiana
@ NIU
Louisville
Tulsa
@Miami (O)
Illinois

Very impressive.  If only the men could get such a schedule!!   

[jack]

It looks like a tough schedule indeed. It's good to see they go after some talented apponents. Let's hope those 11/30 and 12/13 matchups on a Sunday and Saturday vs Loiusville and Illinois put some butts in the bleachers.

[talksalot]

I See the Women's game with Butler game tips at 5pm on 11/14 and the Men's game with East Tennessee State scheduled for 7:30(ish).

and these same-day-in-the-ARC games... women start at 1:35,Men at 7:05

Saturday 12/6 - Women Vs. Tulsa; Men Vs. New Mexico
Saturday 12/13 - Women Vs. Illinois; Men vs. Ball State
Saturday 1/10 Women Vs. UIC, Men Vs. Cleveland State
Saturday 2/21 Women Vs Youngstown, Men Vs. Wright State (Senior Night)

The Women are also home on 11/22 against Tennessee Tech at 1:35.  Interesting, since the Football team kicks off at 1pm against Davidson about 100 feet north of the ARC. 

and their last regular season game is at Youngstown on March 7th... they scheduled the game for 1pm so as not to conflict with (cough cough) YST's possibly hosting the HL Semi-Finals as the #1 seed.

[jack]

I'm not sure of the feasibility issues, but I would think that on the days where both women and men play at the ARC, it would make sense to schedule the games closer together to maybe help the attendance out for both.

[valporun]

It would make sense to do that, jack, but for the OOC games, there might have been some travel issues that didn't work in the opponents' favor based on where their next game might be, or if they are just going back to campuses.

[VULB#62]

The odd one is the tip off at virtually the same time as the KO against Davidson.  A 3-4PM tip off would guarantee more than just players' parents.  There's plenty of time to make that correction.

[Dutch55]

Has anyone heard of any other commits to the class of 2015?

[talksalot]

The odd one is the tip off at virtually the same time as the KO against Davidson.  A 3-4PM tip off would guarantee more than just players' parents.  There's plenty of time to make that correction.

I worry about the Band!  Playing the National Anthem at both of these events may be an issue...but, this is the first Saturday of Thanksgiving Break.... Plenty of tickets are still available for both games. 1-877-my-vu-tix.

[valporun]

Don't they usually have a student or faculty member sing the National Anthem at basketball games, even during academic breaks? If so, Problem Solved!