Yearly Archives: 2009

Rejector, Rookies and Rueck

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When George Fox’s lone senior Kristen Shielee is asked what she thought upon first meeting her team’s 10 first year players, she doesn’t hesitate: “They’re loud,” she says with a smile. By contrast Shielee seems quiet, though her play speaks volume. The recently named West Region Player of the Year is the 6-foot-4 anchor for the Bruins’ stingy zone defense and her 10 blocks thwarted Hope in the sectional finals. And, along with youthful exuberance, the freshmen bring a ton of talent that has fueled this unexpected, undefeated run to the national semifinals. We caught up Shielee, Coach Scott Rueck and first year guard Keisha Gordon after the Bruins’ sectional final victory.

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Hoopsville Podcast: March 15th

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—UPDATE: Previous file problems that caused people not to hear the show have been solved – though we had to rewrite the entire post to fix them. I apologize for the mistake.—

There are only eight teams remaining to battle it out for two national championships. There are certainly some surprises; there are some teams making return trips after years out of the national scene; one school is looking for two titles in the same season; and others are looking to remain perfect. On Hoopsville we took a look back at some of the more exciting sectional games and quickly look forward at what should be two memoriable Final Fours.

Guests included:
– Wash U Women’s Coach Nancy Fahey
– Wash U Men’s Coach Mark Edwards
– Amherst Women’s Coach G.P. Gromacki

We also hread from Chris “Coach C” Pesotski on what he saw as Richard Stockton advanced, what Bob Quillman thought as he watched the Wash U men advance, Mark Simon’s opinion to Amherst tourney run, and Pat Coleman joined us as well.
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Hoopsville Podcast: March 12th

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Hoopsville was “On the Road” this week as I headed up to Cleveland, Ohio for the sectional weekend at John Carroll University. And the night wasn’t without its technical problems at the beginning of the show and following (thus the tardiness in posting this blog). However, it didn’t keep us from talking about the sectional weekend with several reports from those about to cover the games and some of those involved.

Guests included:
– Wash U Guard Sean Wallis
– York (Pa.) Women’s Coach Betsy Witman
– Texas-Dallas Coach Terry Butterfield

We also heard from (or tried to ;-)) JC DeLass, Pat Coleman, and Mark Simon.
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Insider: ‘I can’t believe the season’s over’

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As I was asked to write my final blog I’m thinking to myself, “I can’t believe our season’s over. It went so fast.” As for many teams we wanted to go all the way and get into the NCAAs, but for us that didn’t happen. Even though our season ended earlier then we would have liked, there were a lot of great memories and experience that made this season one of the best for me.

In the beginning of the season we had a slow start and not the best record, but that almost got us motivated and made us work harder, which set the tone for the rest of the season and how we played. After the rough start the team got going and we started to play well and never looked back. It was an exciting season for the team — we were working and meshing well together and playing Edgewood College basketball. One of the great memories for the team was when we went to the Bahamas for our winter tournament. We played well and we won the whole thing. That was the first tournament in my career that we have ever won, so it was very exciting.

For me, this season was one of the best in my career. Being a senior I knew I needed to be a leader for the younger players, this was going to be a learning experience for myself, just as much as it was going to be for them. My teammates were great, worked well everyday together and made playing basketball fun. I loved playing with them all, each one of them taught me something that I will never forget and will cherish every memory from this year. The same is true for the coaching staff. They put so much time and effort to help us become the team we are today. I am thankful for every single one of them and all that they do. They have taught me so much and are the ones that made me the player I am today.

As for me personally I can’t believe my college career is over. It went by so fast and it’s hard for me to know that I won’t wear an Edgewood College jersey again and go and play the game that I love. Even though it’s over for me, I had a lot of great memories and accomplishments that I never knew I would get from playing basketball. All of what I have accomplished individually wouldn’t have been possible without the help of my teammates and coaches, so thank you to you all. You made basketball the best for me here at Edgewood College and I will always remember you all.

Playing basketball here at Edgewood College was the best decision of my life. I not only grew as a player, but as a person as well. I have learned so much and I hope all of my teammates and the other future Eagles experience what I have and enjoy it all.
– Megan Scheele, Edgewood College

Up next: The Field of 4,096

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D3hoops.com contributed a photo but can take no credit for the hilarious mockery The Onion has made of the NCAA Tournament. Their Onion Sports Network video is below. It previews an NCAA Tournament bracket of 4,096 basketball teams, from D-I to D-III, community colleges to trade schools.

4096 teams

Swarthmore freshman guard Will Scheuing is from a Lou Rabito photo.

As OSN “college basketball analyst” Joe Monticello puts it: “Look out for Eckerd. They’ve got a full roster, and they’re having practices.”

When the matchups scroll by in the video, see if you can spot D-III schools Johns Hopkins, SUNY-Geneseo, Suffolk, Gustavus Adolphus … and the conference rematch in the first round. I suspect that’s probably in a 488-537 game, and you know it’s tough to beat a team three times in one season. Wait, this would be just twice.

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NCAA Expands March Madness To Include 4,096 Teams