WBB Wins 6th in a Row
WBB wins in Champaigne against Illinois 70-56 for their sixth win in a row. It puts them at 18-9 overall and 9-6 in B1G play. We are currently 1/2 game ahead of N’W for 4th place. The Wildcats play Purdue tonight so we may still be in a tie for 4th at the end of the day.
Thome led the team with 14 points, while Church and Brown had 12 and 11.
While Illinois is terrible, this is an important win because a loss would severely affect our at large chances. The rest of the schedule is as follows: 23 Rutgers, @24 MSU (who is currently losing @Nebraska) and Wisconsin. The last is a game much like today - win or have a big knock on your resume. We probabaly have to split Rutgers/MSU to feel comfortable heading into the conference tournament. Do that and one win in the tourney should be enough to get in.
February 17th, 2019 at 5:02 PM ^
That one guy on the board who called for KBA’s firing is her personal Maverick Morgan.
February 17th, 2019 at 5:07 PM ^
So, keep KBA and fire Maverick Morgan?
February 17th, 2019 at 5:19 PM ^
Maverick Morgan has had a more positive impact on Michigan sports than any other non-Wolverine
February 17th, 2019 at 5:11 PM ^
To be fair, only the Iowa win (who beat Maryland by double digits today) is an impressive victory. The other five wins were against the teams in the bottom five spots in the conference standings. Those are expected wins and if we had lost any of them, an at large spot would be very difficult to achieve
February 17th, 2019 at 7:41 PM ^
That neutral court win against Missouri is pretty good as well. Their RPI rating is 25 right and they have a chance to keep moving up. But agreed, it's really only the wins against Iowa and Missouri at this point.
http://realtimerpi.com/rpi_188_Women.html
February 17th, 2019 at 9:07 PM ^
I was referencing only the six game winning streak. But yes, the resume is thin, which is why we need to avoid bad losses and win one against Rutgers or MSU.
February 18th, 2019 at 9:08 AM ^
"You have to win the games you're expected to win" - I hear that all the time from coaches. To your point, not taking care of business the last six games would punch our ticket to the NIT.
Congrats to our Wolverines on the win streak and fourth place in the standings. I saw that on the BTN ticker and was pleasantly surprised.
February 17th, 2019 at 5:13 PM ^
Also Women's lacrosse is now 4-0 after a freezing 11-10 OT victory over Dartmouth on their home frozen turf (game was delayed over an hour to try to de-ice the south end of the field).
February 18th, 2019 at 1:41 PM ^
good for them, Go Blue
February 17th, 2019 at 5:17 PM ^
Minnesota WBB won its sixth in a row today too!
February 17th, 2019 at 5:25 PM ^
how is siberia doing, heading into their big game against kamchatka peninsula?
February 17th, 2019 at 6:07 PM ^
Cellar dwellers, as per usual.
It's Tractor Magnitogorsk's title to lose!
February 17th, 2019 at 6:32 PM ^
A while back my brother gave me a collection of Chinese classical music from the early part of the Revolution. One of the tracks was about a village welcoming the arrival of a new tractor. The important stuff.
February 17th, 2019 at 9:16 PM ^
don't be making fun of getting a new tractor. that's serious stuff.
signed,
country mouse
February 17th, 2019 at 9:35 PM ^
KBA ought to take a look at Ludmila here. She's got a mean crossover, rebounds like Dennis Rodman, and can drive the Stalinets S-65 Magnitogorsk with her eyes closed and never ruin a row of wheat.
February 17th, 2019 at 7:57 PM ^
Way to go WBB and KBA!
GO BLUE!
February 18th, 2019 at 1:40 PM ^
Go Blue
February 18th, 2019 at 9:21 PM ^
Hail to the Victors!
Beat Rutgers!