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Post by d3follower on Nov 19, 2024 21:55:17 GMT -5
First editions of the annual Regional Guides are available. Regional Guides are made for brackets with Region VIII and/or Region IX programs. This year that means Emory, Hope, Marietta and Whitewater. Please share them if you find the Regional Guides useful. If anything they are a way to pass the time until Thursday. |
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Post by ned3vball on Nov 20, 2024 6:59:00 GMT -5
Average and Median Pablo and Massey ranking by region. | Region | Ave Pablo | Median Pablo | Ave Massey | Median Massey | | Juniata | 104 | 63 | 96 | 57 | | MIT | 82 | 64 | 81 | 57 | | Emory | 65 | 22 | 52 | 19 | | Hope | 38 | 29 | 36 | 26 | | Whitewater | 31 | 22 | 30 | 22 | | Chris Newport | 101 | 92 | 94 | 74 | | Johns Hopkins | 101 | 70 | 99 | 61 | | Marietta | 58 | 27 | 60 | 27 |
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Post by noreaster on Nov 21, 2024 9:44:59 GMT -5
LaVerne and Whitworth playing the 11:30 am match is unfortunate. 8:30am on their body clock is a tough assignment after flying across the country - the flip side of Oshkosh having to play at 11pm last year.
For the 11:30 am games, I like Berry for the upset over Whitworth, partly due to distance, partly due to the time change. The other lower seeds I'd pick today would be Springfield, Illinois Wesleyan, and Stevens Point. I'll keep an eye on Carnegie Mellon over Cortland - I think that one is interesting.
What matches are you excited for today? What upsets are you looking for?
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Post by coahc21 on Nov 21, 2024 10:44:45 GMT -5
LaVerne and Whitworth playing the 11:30 am match is unfortunate. 8:30am on their body clock is a tough assignment after flying across the country - the flip side of Oshkosh having to play at 11pm last year. For the 11:30 am games, I like Berry for the upset over Whitworth, partly due to distance, partly due to the time change. The other lower seeds I'd pick today would be Springfield, Illinois Wesleyan, and Stevens Point. I'll keep an eye on Carnegie Mellon over Cortland - I think that one is interesting. What matches are you excited for today? What upsets are you looking for? Va Wes/Springfield is a pick 'em for me, but I'll go VWU in 5 with the best player on the floor being their OH, Hannah Smith. F&M got a rough draw with Ill Wes as a 6 seed, I agree with you and don't think it will be particularly close. I like Middlebury over Salisbury, two teams that finished the season trending in opposite directions. I don't think CMU can match Cortland's physicality, give me Cortland in 4 tight ones. Transy/CMS is intriguing and will be a battle that feels like a second or third-round matchup from years past. Deep cut is Gallaudet over Stevens -- if I was betting I wouldn't put a lot of money on it, but Gallaudet is legit and has one of the best OH's in the tournament, Stevens looked vulnerable getting pushed to the brink in their championship match...Stevens better be sharp. They lost to a one-woman dominant OH show in Leb Valley earlier this year. |
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Post by jcvball22 on Nov 21, 2024 11:43:17 GMT -5
First matches have begun! Settling in for a long day of following games  |
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Post by jammaster on Nov 21, 2024 12:59:16 GMT -5
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Post by jcvball22 on Nov 21, 2024 13:00:23 GMT -5
Smith over Endicott 3-0 LaVerne over Messiah 3-0 |
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Post by jcvball22 on Nov 21, 2024 13:35:56 GMT -5
We have our first 5-setter of the tournament.
Case Western vs Dubuque is heading into the deciding set now
Update: Dubuque pulls off the reverse sweep, winning the 5th set 15-6
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Post by jcvball22 on Nov 21, 2024 18:05:50 GMT -5
Things are getting interesting in Atlanta:
CMS won set 1 25-11 over Transylvania, but lost set 2 25-27 and set 3 26-28.
Tranys up 2-1 going into the 4th.
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Post by ohioillini on Nov 21, 2024 18:50:59 GMT -5
UWSP is up 2-1 over Otterbein, after Otterbein seemingly forgot to put their OH2 on the roster. UWSP contested the substitution and that player is disqualified.
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Post by jcvball22 on Nov 21, 2024 18:52:12 GMT -5
CMS survives in 5, taking the 5th 15-13
Virginia Wesleyan tops Springfield 3-2
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Post by jcvball22 on Nov 21, 2024 19:00:19 GMT -5
UWSP is up 2-1 over Otterbein, after Otterbein seemingly forgot to put their OH2 on the roster. UWSP contested the substitution and that player is disqualified. Oh wow. A roster issue at this point? Yikes. Looks like Otterbein took set 4, they are in game 5! |
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Post by ohioillini on Nov 21, 2024 19:56:07 GMT -5
UWSP is up 2-1 over Otterbein, after Otterbein seemingly forgot to put their OH2 on the roster. UWSP contested the substitution and that player is disqualified. Oh wow. A roster issue at this point? Yikes. Looks like Otterbein took set 4, they are in game 5! It was a very tight match but UWSP took set 5 15-13 for the win. |
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Post by blue10 on Nov 21, 2024 20:56:09 GMT -5
I knew Greenville was never going to be able to win but was hoping they’d play hope just a bit tougher. They aren’t a bad team but when you don’t play teams this level of physicality all year besides a few matches it’s hard to compete. I think they are a better team than these scores show R.I.P.
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Post by noreaster on Nov 22, 2024 16:05:35 GMT -5
Today I feel like Berry (vs Trinity) and Dubuque (vs Millikin) are probably out of their depth. Congrats on making it here, now go home. Not sure the same cannot be said for Carnegie Mellon vs Hopkins, though they certainly play tough teams all of the time so that feeling may have more to do with Hopkins.
We have some repeats -
Chicago was swept by Oshkosh on a neutral court last month so not expecting much there.
Emory beat CMS 3-1 in September but I'm curious to see if this one could be a bit tougher.
NYU managed just 53 points in 3 sets vs MIT at home, so playing at MIT should be favorable for the engineers.
Colby vs La Verne is an interesting one to me. I don't feel like Mya Ray is the type of player Colby sees a lot, but La Verne has certainly lost to lesser teams than Colby.
Ithaca vs Smith should be competitive but I feel like the fact that Ithaca has been here before should be worth something.
Similarly, I'm not sure ETBU isn't the better team, but CNU has experience, and the home court.
Games start in a few minutes!
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