West Liberty Hilltopper Basketball

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final wlu 94 uc 77

The women pulled the upset as well. WLU was down 18 at one point in the 2nd quarter and beat Charleston in OT. Nice win for the ladies!

[Columbuseer]

final wlu 94 uc 77

[IUPbigINDIANS]

Wlu 44 uc 24 end of 1st half

They are just in their head. Charleston shouldn't crap their pants like this every time they see WL. But, they do.

[Columbuseer]

Wlu 44 uc 24 end of 1st half

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As we learned in the first round of the NCAA tourney, WVSU is not a team you want to draw in a one-and-done tourney.

Nobody wants to see them sitting on that #7 or #8 line in tournament play. If they do get in, they'll be a potential giant-killer sitting with an unassumingly low seed.

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Is WVSU healthy? That losing streak is awfully odd.

Full roster throughout the streak as far as I can tell. Puzzling to be sure.

[IUPbigINDIANS]

This is a team that until 2 weeks ago was 15-1. While any 6 game losing streak is bad, I would note that during the streek they lost to Fairmont in OT, UC by 3 and WLU by 5. I guess any losing team could say this but a couple of bounces either way and they could own three W's over the top three teams in the conference.

As we learned in the first round of the NCAA tourney, WVSU is not a team you want to draw in a one-and-done tourney.

Is WVSU healthy? That losing streak is awfully odd.

[boatcapt]

For sure.

But I just don't know what I saw from them on Wednesday. WLU was good enough on Wednesday to get the win, but I wouldn't say WLU clicked on all cylinders Wednesday. And if WVSU can't get themselves focused for 40 minutes when WLU is in the building, when will they decide to focus? When they spazzed out and became a turnover factory in the middle portion of that game, it just wasn't what you normally see from a team of that caliber. Hard to figure. If you're an MEC team and can't get up for WLU's visit, when can you?

This is a team that until 2 weeks ago was 15-1. While any 6 game losing streak is bad, I would note that during the streek they lost to Fairmont in OT, UC by 3 and WLU by 5. I guess any losing team could say this but a couple of bounces either way and they could own three W's over the top three teams in the conference.

As we learned in the first round of the NCAA tourney, WVSU is not a team you want to draw in a one-and-done tourney.

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Well, there is always the MEC Tourney. They can play their way in. Not perdicting they will, but they certainly have the skill set to do it.

For sure.

But I just don't know what I saw from them on Wednesday. WLU was good enough on Wednesday to get the win, but I wouldn't say WLU clicked on all cylinders Wednesday. And if WVSU can't get themselves focused for 40 minutes when WLU is in the building, when will they decide to focus? When they spazzed out and became a turnover factory in the middle portion of that game, it just wasn't what you normally see from a team of that caliber. Hard to figure. If you're an MEC team and can't get up for WLU's visit, when can you?

[boatcapt]

They did that at the KCAC in their Rd 2 loss to Cal last year. They could have put that game away 7 different times but didn't. Cal eventually beat them.

They lose much more and you won't have to worry about seeing them again in the NCAAs.

Well, there is always the MEC Tourney. They can play their way in. Not perdicting they will, but they certainly have the skill set to do it.

[IUPbigINDIANS]

That performance was about as ragid as i've seen from a WLU squad in a while. Whitiker and Jordan inside...WLU had few answers beyond just hoping they would foul or somehow miss.

I too hope we avoid them in the post season. As we learned in the first round of the NCAA Tourney last year, any given night they have the tallent to jump up and beat you. If they ever figure out how to play consistently, they could be a force.

Unlike other conferences, the MEC continues to be a circular firing squad. Particularly this year, there are a couple of truely bad teams at the very bottom. But 1 through 10 is stacked with teams that not only have the "tallent" to knock off top tier team, they have proven that they CAN knock off a top conference team!

They did that at the KCAC in their Rd 2 loss to Cal last year. They could have put that game away 7 different times but didn't. Cal eventually beat them.

They lose much more and you won't have to worry about seeing them again in the NCAAs.

[boatcapt]

That performance was about as ragid as i've seen from a WLU squad in a while. Whitiker and Jordan inside...WLU had few answers beyond just hoping they would foul or somehow miss.

I too hope we avoid them in the post season. As we learned in the first round of the NCAA Tourney last year, any given night they have the tallent to jump up and beat you. If they ever figure out how to play consistently, they could be a force.

Unlike other conferences, the MEC continues to be a circular firing squad. Particularly this year, there are a couple of truely bad teams at the very bottom. But 1 through 10 is stacked with teams that not only have the "tallent" to knock off top tier team, they have proven that they CAN knock off a top conference team!

[Scrub]

Final wlu 102 - wvsu 97
wvsu is a dangerously unpredictable team.

You couldn't even predict their 4 different 10-minute swings in this game. For the first 10 minutes, they were unbeatable. For the second 10 minutes they turned into D&E. They were so-so out of halftime, but then they couldn't miss in the final 10 minutes of the game.

It has to be maddening to be a fan of that team. SO much talent . . . and now a 5-game losing streak. Hard to figure.

But I still hope someone else picks them off in the postseason. I'd rather not have to see them a third time.

[Columbuseer]

Final wlu 102 - wvsu 97
wvsu is a dangerously unpredictable team.

[Columbuseer]

Wlu 58 at wvsu 46 half
wvsu jumped out 10-2 , but pressure started creating wvsu mistakes.wlu has 8 steals on 12 wvsu turnovers.