So I'm talking to
Kyleigh Pirtle in my office, and we're looking at the data and our notes on the girls.
"I think
Karina Leith needs to go out of the lineup," she says. "Her shooting has been terrible, her PPS is easily the worst of the starters, and I've noticed her lack of quickness is getting her killed on defense."
"So who do you suggest?
Rose McCarthy and
Jade Sand haven't looked any better in the minutes we've given them."
"
Sarah Bell? She's the only who hasn't see any court time at all, and she's one of our scholarship seniors."
"Might as well try it."
@ Colorado State (3-2)
This went about how you might expect, though we set a new low by shooting under 30% from the floor. On top it,
Lila Reyes pulls a groin muscle and is Day-to-Day.
Code:
Colorado State 46, Wagner 29
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Wagner (1-5, 0-0):
Player Pos Min Fgm-a Ftm-a Off Reb Ast PF Pts
Mckenna Seely C 9 1-2 0-0 0 0 0 5 2
Lila Reyes PF 14 0-1 0-0 0 0 0 2 0
Sarah Bell SF 31 3-6 3-4 1 4 1 2 9
Corinne Hovis SG 31 0-5 0-1 0 2 2 1 0
Hannah Isom PG 33 4-11 2-2 0 1 2 1 11
Karina Leith SF 10 0-1 0-0 1 1 0 1 0
Maria Ley PF 31 0-1 2-2 0 4 0 1 2
Breanna Jaques SG 16 1-5 0-0 0 1 0 1 2
Kelly Bostic C 25 1-2 1-2 1 8 1 2 3
Turnovers: 15 (S.Bell 3, C.Hovis 3, H.Isom 4, M.Ley 3,
B.Jaques 1, K.Bostic 1)
Blocked Shots: 3 (L.Reyes 2, S.Bell 1)
Steals: 6 (S.Bell 2, H.Isom 1, K.Bostic 3)
3P FGs: 1-13 (S.Bell 0-1, C.Hovis 0-3, H.Isom 1-8,
B.Jaques 0-1)
Colorado State (4-2, 0-0):
Player Pos Min Fgm-a Ftm-a Off Reb Ast PF Pts
Brooklynn Holt C 29 1-2 0-2 4 7 0 1 2
Abigail Reed PF 31 3-7 0-0 4 9 2 3 6
Jaylee Noah SF 30 2-6 2-4 2 6 1 3 6
Aaliyah Towle SG 30 4-8 2-2 0 2 2 3 12
Carissa Barboza PG 36 3-9 0-0 1 2 1 2 7
Bristol Griffin SG 19 3-8 1-2 0 3 2 1 7
Carolyn Sale SF 9 2-5 2-2 0 2 0 0 6
Sophia Harold SG 4 0-0 0-0 0 0 1 0 0
Madeline Freeman PF 7 0-0 0-0 1 4 0 0 0
Audrey Parkinson C 5 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0
Turnovers: 12 (B.Holt 1, A.Reed 2, J.Noah 3, A.Towle 1,
B.Griffin 3, S.Harold 1, A.Parkinson 1)
Blocked Shots: 1 (B.Holt 1)
Steals: 7 (A.Reed 1, A.Towle 1, C.Barboza 2, B.Griffin
2, S.Harold 1)
3P FGs: 3-13 (A.Towle 2-6, C.Barboza 1-4, B.Griffin
0-2, C.Sale 0-1)
Player of Game: SG Aaliyah Towle (COST)
@ Niagara (2-5)
You know what's embarrassing? When you get blown off the court by a team playing a 5'5 PG at CE because of injuries.
Code:
Niagara 45, Wagner 20
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Wagner (1-6, 0-0):
Player Pos Min Fgm-a Ftm-a Off Reb Ast PF Pts
Mckenna Seely C 37 0-4 0-0 6 10 1 1 0
Karina Leith PF 25 1-3 0-0 2 2 1 2 2
Sarah Bell SF 29 1-9 0-1 3 6 0 1 2
Corinne Hovis SG 29 2-7 2-4 1 1 1 2 7
Hannah Isom PG 31 4-9 0-0 1 2 1 1 9
Maria Ley PF 16 0-1 0-0 1 1 0 1 0
Jade Sand SF 1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0
Breanna Jaques SG 18 0-3 0-0 0 1 2 0 0
Olivia Allen SG 1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0
Kelly Bostic C 1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0
Rose McCarthy SF 10 0-1 0-0 0 0 0 0 0
Turnovers: 14 (M.Seely 1, K.Leith 1, S.Bell 4, C.Hovis
1, H.Isom 2, M.Ley 2, J.Sand 1, B.Jaques 2)
Blocked Shots: 2 (K.Leith 1, S.Bell 1)
Steals: 1 (R.McCarthy 1)
3P FGs: 2-15 (S.Bell 0-4, C.Hovis 1-6, H.Isom 1-4,
B.Jaques 0-1)
Niagara (3-5, 0-0):
Player Pos Min Fgm-a Ftm-a Off Reb Ast PF Pts
Nathaly Pino PG 28 0-2 2-2 0 3 1 2 2
Addison Vigil C 27 2-3 0-0 2 7 1 0 4
Shyanne Reel PF 27 7-12 0-0 2 6 0 1 15
Paisley Wozniak SG 30 3-3 0-0 1 3 3 4 6
Charlotte Belk PG 33 3-7 0-0 0 0 2 2 7
Ashley Livengood SF 25 2-6 0-0 1 1 0 3 5
Karina Miller PF 14 3-4 0-0 1 2 1 0 6
Kaitlin Vigil C 9 0-0 0-0 1 2 0 0 0
Rebecca Stites PF 1 0-1 0-0 1 1 0 0 0
Kenzie Poulson SF 4 0-0 0-0 0 1 1 0 0
Turnovers: 10 (N.Pino 1, A.Vigil 1, S.Reel 2, C.Belk 3,
A.Livengood 1, K.Miller 1, K.Poulson 1)
Blocked Shots: 1 (K.Vigil 1)
Steals: 6 (S.Reel 1, P.Wozniak 1, C.Belk 2, A.Livengood
1, K.Poulson 1)
3P FGs: 3-7 (S.Reel 1-3, C.Belk 1-2, A.Livengood 1-2)
Player of Game: SF Shyanne Reel (NIAGA)
@ Brown (4-2)
The Bears are off to a surprisingly good start, all things considered.
Lila Reyes is back in the lineup because 98% of Reyes is better than whatever else we have available. 8-0 run for us to start the game, but we blow that. Tie it up on our last possession at the half and again allow a buzzer-beater score to be down 25-27 going into the locker room.
We never get the lead back as the second half is all Brown, and it's only matter of if we lose by single digits or double. It turns out single, much like me.
Code:
Brown 53, Wagner 44
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Wagner (1-7, 0-0):
Player Pos Min Fgm-a Ftm-a Off Reb Ast PF Pts
Mckenna Seely C 25 1-1 0-0 1 3 0 4 2
Lila Reyes PF 30 1-2 0-0 0 4 0 1 2
Sarah Bell SF 29 2-3 4-4 1 3 0 2 8
Corinne Hovis SG 26 2-5 3-5 0 0 2 2 9
Hannah Isom PG 32 2-6 1-1 0 2 1 3 6
Maria Ley PF 10 1-2 0-0 1 3 0 0 2
Breanna Jaques SG 22 3-7 3-7 0 1 0 0 9
Kelly Bostic C 15 1-1 0-0 0 0 0 1 2
Rose McCarthy SF 11 2-3 0-0 0 1 1 3 4
Turnovers: 17 (M.Seely 3, L.Reyes 1, S.Bell 2, C.Hovis
4, H.Isom 6, B.Jaques 1)
Blocked Shots: 1 (C.Hovis 1)
Steals: 4 (M.Ley 2, B.Jaques 1, K.Bostic 1)
3P FGs: 3-8 (S.Bell 0-1, C.Hovis 2-4, H.Isom 1-3)
Brown (5-2, 0-0):
Player Pos Min Fgm-a Ftm-a Off Reb Ast PF Pts
Evelyn Swindle C 28 4-5 2-2 1 3 0 0 10
Natalie Grimes PF 30 0-3 1-2 0 0 2 3 1
Charli Rogers SF 36 6-9 0-0 0 1 3 4 12
Alaysia Addington SG 9 0-4 0-0 1 3 0 5 0
Jaylen Nelson PG 37 3-8 4-4 1 5 3 0 10
Addison Young SG 20 3-5 2-2 1 4 0 4 9
Chloe Reynolds C 12 2-4 1-2 1 2 1 0 5
Jordyn Hamby PF 19 1-1 4-4 0 3 1 2 6
Charlie Jones PF 1 0-0 0-0 1 1 1 0 0
Malia Kemper SF 7 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 1 0
Turnovers: 10 (E.Swindle 1, N.Grimes 1, C.Rogers 1,
A.Addington 2, J.Nelson 3, A.Young 1, C.Jones 1)
Blocked Shots: 0
Steals: 5 (N.Grimes 1, C.Rogers 2, J.Nelson 1, A.Young
1)
3P FGs: 1-4 (C.Rogers 0-1, A.Addington 0-2, A.Young 1-1)
Player of Game: SF Charli Rogers (BROWN)
@ Yale (3-4)
We're down by 9 at the half and that's frankly better than we started out. Turnovers and inability to make free throws are absolutely killing us, even though we're actually shooting decently for once. Second half is pure blowout. I frigging hate the Bulldogs
Code:
Yale 70, Wagner 49
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Wagner (1-8, 0-0):
Player Pos Min Fgm-a Ftm-a Off Reb Ast PF Pts
Mckenna Seely C 25 3-4 0-0 2 2 1 3 6
Lila Reyes PF 29 5-8 0-2 2 6 3 3 10
Sarah Bell SF 30 2-6 0-0 0 5 1 3 4
Corinne Hovis SG 23 1-3 4-5 2 3 1 5 6
Hannah Isom PG 32 3-9 3-5 1 3 5 3 11
Karina Leith PF 3 0-0 0-0 0 1 0 0 0
Maria Ley PF 13 1-1 0-0 0 1 0 0 2
Breanna Jaques SG 17 1-2 0-2 0 0 0 1 2
Olivia Allen SG 7 1-1 0-0 0 1 0 0 2
Lexi Boggess C 2 1-1 0-0 0 0 0 0 2
Kelly Bostic C 6 1-1 0-0 0 0 0 1 2
Rose McCarthy SF 10 1-4 0-0 1 1 0 1 2
Turnovers: 20 (M.Seely 2, L.Reyes 6, S.Bell 3, C.Hovis
1, H.Isom 3, K.Leith 2, B.Jaques 2, R.McCarthy 1)
Blocked Shots: 1 (S.Bell 1)
Steals: 1 (R.McCarthy 1)
3P FGs: 2-12 (S.Bell 0-1, C.Hovis 0-2, H.Isom 2-8,
B.Jaques 0-1)
Yale (4-4, 0-0):
Player Pos Min Fgm-a Ftm-a Off Reb Ast PF Pts
Zoe Torres C 25 4-7 0-0 5 7 1 4 8
Madalyn McDowell PF 27 3-9 2-3 1 3 1 1 8
Madison Truelove SF 30 4-11 0-2 2 5 1 2 9
Adelaide Ludwick SG 21 1-5 2-5 0 2 4 4 4
Elin Mora PG 21 3-5 2-2 0 1 3 4 8
Sydney Heredia PG 24 3-5 0-0 3 3 3 3 7
Ashlyn Studer SF 10 1-2 2-2 0 1 2 0 4
Aubrey Aranda C 20 5-6 2-2 1 5 0 2 12
Kinley Bomar SG 11 1-3 0-1 2 3 0 1 2
Camille Hope SF 1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0
Penelope Fletcher C 2 1-1 1-1 1 1 0 0 3
Aliyah Williamson SG 6 2-2 0-0 1 1 1 0 5
Nina Finley PF 2 0-1 0-0 0 0 0 0 0
Turnovers: 11 (Z.Torres 3, M.McDowell 1, M.Truelove 1,
A.Ludwick 1, E.Mora 2, S.Heredia 1, A.Aranda 1,
K.Bomar 1)
Blocked Shots: 0
Steals: 3 (M.Truelove 1, S.Heredia 1, K.Bomar 1)
3P FGs: 3-13 (M.McDowell 0-1, M.Truelove 1-5, A.Ludwick
0-3, S.Heredia 1-2, K.Bomar 0-1, A.Williamson 1-1)
Player of Game: C Aubrey Aranda (YALE)
vs Coppin State (0-9)
One of the few teams in the country who might actually be worse than we are. Of course then we give up 11 turnovers in the first half and are down by double-digits. Fucking embarrassing. I don't even know what to do, as it only gets worse from there.
Code:
Coppin State 60, Wagner 37
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Coppin State (1-9, 0-0):
Player Pos Min Fgm-a Ftm-a Off Reb Ast PF Pts
Andrea Lee C 28 3-5 6-6 7 11 1 3 12
E. Markowitz PF 30 2-7 3-4 3 7 1 1 7
Khloe Ohare SF 30 1-7 4-4 1 1 3 2 6
Lorelai Crumb SG 21 4-4 0-0 1 2 0 4 9
Alexus Light PG 25 4-8 0-0 1 2 0 4 11
Tiana Ecker PG 26 3-7 0-1 0 3 1 0 7
Samantha White PF 15 2-5 1-3 1 2 1 2 6
Lainey Williams C 8 0-0 0-0 1 3 2 0 0
Chloe Munger PF 4 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 1 0
Addison Grammer SG 10 1-6 0-0 0 0 1 0 2
Turnovers: 8 (K.Ohare 3, A.Light 3, T.Ecker 1, S.White
1)
Blocked Shots: 3 (A.Lee 2, K.Ohare 1)
Steals: 6 (A.Lee 1, K.Ohare 2, L.Crumb 1, A.Light 2)
3P FGs: 6-19 (E.Markowitz 0-1, K.Ohare 0-2, L.Crumb
1-1, A.Light 3-6, T.Ecker 1-3, S.White 1-3, A.Grammer
0-3)
Wagner (1-9, 0-0):
Player Pos Min Fgm-a Ftm-a Off Reb Ast PF Pts
Mckenna Seely C 36 2-6 1-2 4 8 1 5 5
Lila Reyes PF 21 0-2 0-0 0 4 0 5 0
Sarah Bell SF 30 6-8 3-5 2 6 1 2 15
Corinne Hovis SG 29 2-8 0-0 0 1 0 0 6
Hannah Isom PG 33 3-7 2-4 1 3 3 1 9
Karina Leith PF 11 0-1 0-0 0 0 0 0 0
Maria Ley PF 8 0-1 0-0 0 1 1 0 0
Breanna Jaques SG 17 1-1 0-0 1 1 2 3 2
Kelly Bostic C 4 0-1 0-0 0 1 0 1 0
Rose McCarthy SF 9 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 1 0
Turnovers: 19 (M.Seely 2, S.Bell 1, C.Hovis 5, H.Isom
5, K.Leith 1, B.Jaques 4, K.Bostic 1)
Blocked Shots: 1 (K.Leith 1)
Steals: 3 (S.Bell 1, B.Jaques 2)
3P FGs: 3-6 (C.Hovis 2-4, H.Isom 1-1, K.Bostic 0-1)
Player of Game: C Andrea Lee (CPST)
Hope Bennett signs with Seattle. We were too late getting into that game. On the bright side,
Eliska Janousek finally emails in her LOI, just when teams like Xavier, Duke, West Virginia, and Maryland were starting to sniff around.
Code:
RECRUIT DETAILS
#53 PF Eliška Janousek
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Height: 6-3
Weight: 222
High School:
Hometown: Cheb, Czech Republic
GPA: 2.62
Test Score: 1140
Rating: ***
Attributes:
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Type INS JPS FTS 3PS HND PAS ORB DRB PSD PRD STL BLK QKN STR JMP STA
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Current: 9 18 42 35 42 15 48 49 38 22 41 22 42 65 34 38
Potential: C F C C C F B A C B C A
Season Stats:
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PTS OREB REB AST TOS A/T STL BLK PFS
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6.0 2.8 12.1 1.0 2.3 0.41 1.5 1.5 1.9
Shooting Averages:
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FGM FGA FG% FTM FTA FT% 3PM 3PA 3P%
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2.6 6.3 .413 0.4 0.8 .500 0.4 2.2 .163
Recruiting Notes:
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Qualified: Yes
Committed to Wagner
Rankings: Foreign #322 Overall, #52 PF, #17 Foreign Overall, Foreign #2 PF
High School Awards: None
Top 5 Schools: *Wagner, Xavier, Duke, West Virginia, Maryland
Raw but oh so promising player. Of course, not that our 6 rated, 10th in the NEC facilities will help her develop anywhere close to her potentials. But if this is accurate, she steps on the court as a slightly worse rebounder than
Lila Reyes but far better post defense than Day 1, and the best stealer on the team by a wide margin. Not enough to start instituting my planned pressure defense, of course, but still an improvement.
Abigail Santoyo is back off academic suspension and immediately whining about playing time. There's no question that she'll start - it's just a matter of where. Ultimately I decide to slot her in at PF. We also tick up the Pace and slightly drop our 3 point shooting, making Abigail and
Corrine Hovis the keys to our offense.
Code:
2013 Northeast Conference Standings
TEAM CW CL Pct W L Pct RPI Prestige
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Sacred Heart Pioneers 0 0 .000 9 2 .818 194 45
St. Francis-PA Red Flash 0 0 .000 7 3 .700 274 24
Long Island Blackbirds 0 0 .000 5 7 .417 133 32
Quinnipiac Bobcats 0 0 .000 5 6 .455 138 29
Fairleigh Dickinson Knights 0 0 .000 5 6 .455 255 15
Robert Morris Colonials 0 0 .000 4 7 .364 44 42
St. Francis-NY Terriers 0 0 .000 4 6 .400 136 3
Mount St. Mary's Mountaineers 0 0 .000 4 6 .400 175 11
Central Connecticut State Blue Devils 0 0 .000 4 6 .400 266 20
Bryant Bulldogs 0 0 .000 3 8 .273 45 1
Monmouth Hawks 0 0 .000 2 9 .182 340 36
Wagner Seahawks 0 0 .000 1 9 .100 343 6
We want to avoid last place in the conference so the AD doesn't start thinking he made a mistake in hiring me. Looks like our best shot to do that might be finishing ahead of Monmouth and prove that Seahawks are better than plain old vanilla Hawks.