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Young Drachma · 04-20-2012, 12:37 PM

Ok, so the 2009-10 season was a new one for us playing in the Missouri Valley. We had a few injuries earlier in the year that kept us from maximizing things, but in the end, we went 11-5 in the conference and won the conference tournament.

Our overall record heading into the tourney was 26-7 and we were ranked 8th in the nation. Despite that, we ended up getting a low seed in the NCAAs, we were a 10-seed in the West region.

The team was led by senior Marie Hunley, our first 5-star recruit who felt some pressure to really get us over this hump of playoff flameouts. She was bolstered by the dynamic sophomore Alyssa Duty, a 5-star nab we took out of Kansas which in my mind singled our ascent into the upper echelon of midwest programs.

1st round: 7) SMU, W 84-65
2nd round: 2) Florida, W 69-56
Sweet 16: 3) Rutgers, W 76-74
Elite 8: 1) USC L, 76-66

With that, another year on the doorstep of the Final Four and we couldn't get the job done. We end the year at 29-8. We have a strong class replacing Hunley and another senior, so I'm pleased with what we'll be doing next year but...it's unfortunate we didn't have the pieces we needed to really get over the hump. Still, we squeezed a lot of out not a ton with a smaller rotation and not the depth we've had in the past.

Final Four: 1) USC 3) Arizona State 2) Cal 2) Nebraska

Cal beat USC 74-73 in the national title game.

In case you were wondering, Nebraska has four Final Fours since Nebraska State joined Division 1 and five overall (they made the title game the year before we moved up)

Our recruiting class for next year? #3 in the nation, our highest ever. Our only real pro prospect from the outset is the junior Alyssa Duty. But we'll have a nice core to work with, which isn't something we've had in a while with some real horses at each position and less undersized than we've been too in recent years.

04-20-2012, 12:37 PM	#26
Young Drachma Dark Cloud Join Date: Apr 2001	2009-2010 SEASON Ok, so the 2009-10 season was a new one for us playing in the Missouri Valley. We had a few injuries earlier in the year that kept us from maximizing things, but in the end, we went 11-5 in the conference and won the conference tournament. Our overall record heading into the tourney was 26-7 and we were ranked 8th in the nation. Despite that, we ended up getting a low seed in the NCAAs, we were a 10-seed in the West region. The team was led by senior Marie Hunley, our first 5-star recruit who felt some pressure to really get us over this hump of playoff flameouts. She was bolstered by the dynamic sophomore Alyssa Duty, a 5-star nab we took out of Kansas which in my mind singled our ascent into the upper echelon of midwest programs. 1st round: 7) SMU, W 84-65 2nd round: 2) Florida, W 69-56 Sweet 16: 3) Rutgers, W 76-74 Elite 8: 1) USC L, 76-66 With that, another year on the doorstep of the Final Four and we couldn't get the job done. We end the year at 29-8. We have a strong class replacing Hunley and another senior, so I'm pleased with what we'll be doing next year but...it's unfortunate we didn't have the pieces we needed to really get over the hump. Still, we squeezed a lot of out not a ton with a smaller rotation and not the depth we've had in the past. Final Four: 1) USC 3) Arizona State 2) Cal 2) Nebraska Cal beat USC 74-73 in the national title game. In case you were wondering, Nebraska has four Final Fours since Nebraska State joined Division 1 and five overall (they made the title game the year before we moved up) Our recruiting class for next year? #3 in the nation, our highest ever. Our only real pro prospect from the outset is the junior Alyssa Duty. But we'll have a nice core to work with, which isn't something we've had in a while with some real horses at each position and less undersized than we've been too in recent years.