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bullsky
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 Posted: 03/03/08 11:42 pm ::: Wild night in the Big East |
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Queenie! I bet you're jumping up and down right now!
St. John's goes on to win at home against Notre Dame 61-51.
Then, Syracuse also wins at home against West Virginia, 73-51.
Outside of the UCONN thrashing of Rutgers, it was an odd night in the Big East.
Oh, and USF beat Marquette, which is also a bit of an upset.
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| Posted: 03/04/08 12:01 am ::: Re: Wild night in the Big East |
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| Orange][Krush wrote: |
Queenie! I bet you're jumping up and down right now!
St. John's goes on to win at home against Notre Dame 61-51.
Then, Syracuse also wins at home against West Virginia, 73-51.
Outside of the UCONN thrashing of Rutgers, it was an odd night in the Big East.
Oh, and USF beat Marquette, which is also a bit of an upset. |
The funny thing is that all that craziness didn't change the standings very much. The RU-UConn game broke a 1st place tie, but seeds 3-10 stayed the same. 11-13 also reshuffled, which was bad news for Villanova, but that's about it.
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Queenie
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| Posted: 03/04/08 12:20 am ::: |
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I'd argue that UConn whupping Rutgers, instead of the game being a close contest, would also qualify as odd tonight. The Wild Wild East just doesn't have the same ring to it, though.
Just finished game notes. Less joyful than I thought I'd be. Senior night's an emotional drain, especially when I have plans the weekend of the BEast tourney.
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| Posted: 03/04/08 12:42 am ::: Re: Wild night in the Big East |
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| Orange][Krush wrote: |
Queenie! I bet you're jumping up and down right now!
St. John's goes on to win at home against Notre Dame 61-51.
Then, Syracuse also wins at home against West Virginia, 73-51.
Outside of the UCONN thrashing of Rutgers, it was an odd night in the Big East.
Oh, and USF beat Marquette, which is also a bit of an upset. |
Krystal Ellis, Kelly Lam and Erin Monfre were benched tonight for Marquette and the loss of Ellis alone is huge for MU but it's still a game they should have won. It made no difference for their final BE standings or BET opponent but it makes a huge difference for their slim NCAA hopes. Post-game quote from Terri Mitchell about this lineup decision:
On decision to keep Ellis, Lam and Monfre out of the lineup:
"I will never give up on my principles. This is a principle based program and it was a tough decision and even if that decision leads to a loss, I hate to lose, but there is a greater lesson here. We lose the game, but we don't lose who we are and that is what it is about."
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