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The selection show is under way. We will find out soon the Lady Shox first opponent.
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14 seed against Penn State @ Penn State.
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Screw job.Comment
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Lady Shox are a 14-seed playing against Penn State in the Stanford region (playing on their home-court). South Carolina is the 1-seed in that region; Stanford is the 2-seed.
If they won, they would play the winner of Dayton (6-seed) vs Florida (11-seed).The AssmanComment
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This is what GoShockers tweeted, but is 11:30pm the correct time or just a typo I assume? Seems like a really late start for a game in PA
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14 @WichitaStateWBB vs 3 Penn State Sunday @ 11:30p CST on ESPN2 #WATCHUS
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mistake. Play at 12:30 eastern time, 11:30 a.m. our time. They are guard strong. We actually match up pretty well.Originally posted by ShockerMas View PostComment
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Penn State is also where Assistant Coach Dana E. was a star guard.Originally posted by oldtimewomen's hoopcoach View PostComment
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The ladies are going to surprise some people.Comment
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I will trust you guys but playing a true road game for the second year in a row is roughComment
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Yes, getting many Shox fans there will be tough on such short notice. Long drive.Originally posted by shoxlax View PostComment
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I don't think it is so much of screw job as it is emblematic of the lack of parity in Women's basketball. The tailspin we had late in the season no doubt hurt us badly especially losing to very bad SIU team (RPI of #335).Originally posted by shoxlax View Post
I don't know much about Penn State but they draw pretty well so it will definitely be a hostile environment. PSU averaged 5,630 in home attendance this year so I would anticipate a crowd of around 6,000 for this game.Comment
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This is not UConn. We can beat this team and match up well. Losing to St. Joes hurt and of course our implosion during Valley play. We have the Texas A & M experience and Penn State won't have a crowd like we saw in College Station last year. We can do this.Originally posted by 1972Shocker View PostComment
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Not sure about that coach. While 2 of their 3 double digit scorers are guards, 5-10 Sr. Maggie Lucas @ 21.4 PPG and 5-8 RSr/ Dara Taylor @ 11.7 PPG, they will have a huge size advantage on the Shocks.Originally posted by oldtimewomen's hoopcoach View Post
Their other 3 starters are 6-3 Sr. F Ariel Edwards (15.4 PPG, 6.0 RPG), 6-3 Sr. F Talia East (7.9 PPG, 7.3 RPG) and 6-5 Jr. C Tori Waldner (5.1 PPG, 5.6 RPG).
The top 4 reserves are 6-2 Fr. G/F Kaliyah Mitchell, 6-6 So. C Candice Agee, 6-3 Fr. G/F Peyton Whitted and 6-3 Fr. F Alex Harris.
The starters are very experienced while the reserves are young but have gotten much more playing time this year than we have given to our freshman class.
While Alex and Jamillah may be able to match up with Lucas and Taylor OK we are a significant disadvantage just about everywhere else. OTOH, Penn State also matches up very well with Alex and Jamillah, arguably our 2 best players.
Our only chance is if we can somehow rattle this team with our pressure defense and get a ton of run-outs and transition baskets. We are going to have great difficulty doing much work in the interior against this kind of size. Rebounding, not exactly our strong suite, could also be an issue. Hopefully, Penn State will be looking past us to the next round.
Hate to say it but I think our stay in the Tournament will be very short-lived. I would expect Penn State will be favored by 15-20 points in this one.
A Shocker win would be by far the biggest win in program history. Good luck Ladies. Give it all you have and will see what happens.Last edited by 1972Shocker; March 17, 2014, 09:27 PM.Comment
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