Leatherneck Nation

Tough one today in Brookings. I think basically comes down to how well our ladies can deal with the Jackrabbit pressure, including the added pressure from the crowd. If we keep them silent by hitting shots and FTs, play our usual pesky defense to get some takeaways, we have a chance. Won' t take a miracle, just need to stay close, handling their pressure, and give ourselves a chance at the end. Win or lose or draw, the experience will come in handy in Sioux Falls come tournament time.

South Dakota State is tied with South Dakota for 1st place in the Summit. Each team is 6-1.

Western is 1/2 game behind at 5-1.

Game time at Brookings is 2PM. The game will be on ESPN3.

Moving my post from other thread!
I am hoping that the Jackrabbit defense keeps the Leathernecks on the far south side of 100. JD has put together a good scoring machine. The Jackrabbits will need to hop out there to slow down the outside shooters. If there are any Leathernecks in Brookings for the game, there is a pork sandwich lunch including some of that SDSU ice cream for $8 at 1-2:30.

Here we go! Glad this game is on ESPN 3!

To shoot the ball that poorly and be that close is a moral victory! Proud of the girls for hanging in there! Great effort! We will get them in Macomb!

South Dakota State won the game 73-58.

Western fell behind early 20-5. Western shot 29% for the game (5 for 23 on three-point attempts).

Emily Clemens led the Western scoring with 15 points. Morgan Blumer had 12.

Attendance at South Dakota State = 2,305.

Western returns home to play host to IUPUI on Wednesday as part of Military Appreciation Day. Game time is 7PM. The game will be on ESPN3.

Current Summit League Standings:
Conf / All
South Dakota State 7-1, 16-4
South Dakota 6-1, 17-3
Western Illinois 5-2, 15-5
IUPUI 3-3, 13-6
North Dakota State 3-3, 5-14
Oral Roberts 3-4, 11-9
Omaha 3-4,, 10-10
Denver 1-6 4-16
Fort Wayne 0-7, 3-17

The starting lineups for both teams were on the floor most of the day. The subs had 44 minutes for each squad. Clemens did not get a breather until the last minute of the game. The Leathernecks have a better defense than other years to go with the good offense. The big guns Blumer and Higginbotham found lots of attention which showed up in their 4-23 shooting. It is hard to win on the road.

The ladies deserve equal Massey Matchup computer time. Here is the Probability of K Wins forecast for them. Four, five, or six Ws would be a good bet.

[17-01-23 10:33:58:423 EST] Probability of 0 wins: 0.0001
[17-01-23 10:33:58:424 EST] Probability of 1 wins: 0.0032
[17-01-23 10:33:58:425 EST] Probability of 2 wins: 0.0299
[17-01-23 10:33:58:427 EST] Probability of 3 wins: 0.1205
[17-01-23 10:33:58:431 EST] Probability of 4 wins: 0.2535
[17-01-23 10:33:58:437 EST] Probability of 5 wins: 0.2988
[17-01-23 10:33:58:449 EST] Probability of 6 wins: 0.2017
[17-01-23 10:33:58:472 EST] Probability of 7 wins: 0.0763
[17-01-23 10:33:58:515 EST] Probability of 8 wins: 0.0149
[17-01-23 10:33:58:593 EST] Probability of 9 wins: 0.0011