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Feb 9, 2024 18:33:52 GMT -6
Post by lawrencevgibson on Feb 9, 2024 18:33:52 GMT -6
The ACES only have 9 players rostered for tonight's game @ UIC.
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Post by acescott on Feb 9, 2024 20:27:23 GMT -6
Lead by one after 3 quarters. Regardless of the outcome it's been a hard fought and gutsy effort by our Aces..
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Post by acescott on Feb 9, 2024 20:56:55 GMT -6
Feeling sorry for our girls.. they gave it all they had..
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Post by acescott on Feb 9, 2024 20:57:51 GMT -6
Feeling sorry for our girls.. they gave it all they had..
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Post by austinace on Feb 9, 2024 21:53:09 GMT -6
Looking at the stats, this game was decided at the FT line.
UE: 7-12
UIC: 21-33
14 more made FTs for UIC. That differential is hard to overcome. Hence we lose by eight (65-57).
Looking at the standings this looks like a gutsy effort by our lady Aces on the road. Unfortunately it came up a little short. UIC was five teams ahead of us in the standings and improves to 13-9 (6-5). We drop to 2-20 (0-11).
We should have another decent shot at a W on Sunday against Valpo and next Thursday against Southern Illinois.
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At UIC
Feb 9, 2024 23:32:46 GMT -6
Post by 65pointgame on Feb 9, 2024 23:32:46 GMT -6
Rinse and repeat on this one....close in the late 3rd/early 4th quarter but cannot manage to get over the hump. One minute left in the 4th we had a 3pt basket erased when Kynidi was called for a charge -- saw the replay and it was a horrible call. It would of gotten us within 1, instead UIC hits a 3 to go up by 7.
Not sure why Tomacova did not play -- anyone know?
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At UIC
Feb 10, 2024 3:58:32 GMT -6
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Post by austinace on Feb 10, 2024 3:58:32 GMT -6
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At UIC
Feb 10, 2024 4:08:40 GMT -6
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Post by austinace on Feb 10, 2024 4:08:40 GMT -6
…Not sure why Tomacova did not play -- anyone know? I do not. Normally Anthony would have addressed with his postgame interview questions. It doesn’t appear that anyone at the CP has picked up this task and with this being a road game that might also explain why no CP writer is there to ask questions. I don’t follow the women’s team nearly as closely as I follow the men but do you see her in this video getting off the team bus? Is the fourth player off the bus her? (If so, she doesn’t have a backpack with her like everyone else exiting the bus but doesn’t show any visible signs of injury.) This will at least (possibly) tell you if she made the trip. Possibly it came down to matchups? Not sure. |
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At UIC
Feb 10, 2024 9:53:47 GMT -6
Post by ATP on Feb 10, 2024 9:53:47 GMT -6
I finally stopped watching them. Frankly, it's not interesting. The mission moving forward is to not be a 30-loss team, which does nobody any favors. If RSW is on a hot seat, the question remains: Is the program in a good place? Skip the record for that question. How does the university see women's BB? To that end, I don't see that she would be replaced, although she may not be renewed.
If the players don't want to be at UE because the team is bad, maybe they should ask themselves why the team is bad. The recruiting seems to be pretty good, but the results on the court are brutal and clearly not trending upward.
Chatter about the venue can continue. They aren't going to upgrade Meeks or leave it for an empty Ford Center. The teams they are playing are better, with better players. Experience might be lacking, and ambition is not.
I always thought a goal of playing .500 was acceptable in mid-majors basketball. That really does need to be their mission. A different coach would only be a part of that. The venue? Nah ... the 4-stars aren't even opening that email, so the players they get are accustomed to places like the Meeks. I assume the locker rooms are clean.
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At UIC
Feb 10, 2024 10:46:32 GMT -6
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Post by stennisrm72 on Feb 10, 2024 10:46:32 GMT -6
Rinse and repeat on this one....close in the late 3rd/early 4th quarter but cannot manage to get over the hump. One minute left in the 4th we had a 3pt basket erased when Kynidi was called for a charge -- saw the replay and it was a horrible call. It would of gotten us within 1, instead UIC hits a 3 to go up by 7. Not sure why Tomacova did not play -- anyone know? I didn't see her on the bench or in huddled at timeouts. I don't think she made the trip and don't know why. She played the last home game. |
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Post by stennisrm72 on Feb 10, 2024 10:50:49 GMT -6
…Not sure why Tomacova did not play -- anyone know? I do not. Normally Anthony would have addressed with his postgame interview questions. It doesn’t appear that anyone at the CP has picked up this task and with this being a road game that might also explain why no CP writer is there to ask questions. I don’t follow the women’s team nearly as closely as I follow the men but do you see her in this video getting off the team bus? Is the fourth player off the bus her? (If so, she doesn’t have a backpack with her like everyone else exiting the bus but doesn’t show any visible signs of injury.) This will at least (possibly) tell you if she made the trip. Possibly it came down to matchups? Not sure. The 4th player of the bus was Anica Skirvan. She has been injured all season so I'm guessing medical redshirt. Tomancova wasn't on the bus. |
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Post by 65pointgame on Feb 10, 2024 11:01:41 GMT -6
I know Tomacova always puts on a "wrap around waist pad" when she comes out of a game, so it may be an injury related to her back.
Bright spot last night is Maggie was 3-6 from beyond the arc. Most teams know they don't have to not play us tight on the perimeter and they can clog up the paint making life difficult for our bigs.
Lots and fouls and turnovers again last night --- MVC officiating?? With the liberal "traveling/palming" rules in basketball today, it always amuses me when refs call "traveling" on the slight shuffle at the beginning of a players move. UIC was called for it quite a bit.
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At UIC
Feb 10, 2024 13:36:35 GMT -6
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Post by lawrencevgibson on Feb 10, 2024 13:36:35 GMT -6
Rinse and repeat on this one....close in the late 3rd/early 4th quarter but cannot manage to get over the hump. One minute left in the 4th we had a 3pt basket erased when Kynidi was called for a charge -- saw the replay and it was a horrible call. It would have gotten us within 1, instead UIC hits a 3 to go up by 7. Not sure why Tomacova did not play -- anyone know? She’s been having problems from what I’ve seen. She wear that therapy belt on the sidelines sometimes. |
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