[W.Hoops] 64-47 Cornell, final.

[ugarte]

There is only so much noise you can make during a blowout without feeling like a jerk. This was a dominant win from the opening tip to the final buzzer - the Big Green never had a chance.

Cornell got great play from so many players, but my unsung-hero for the game was backup guard Lacey Workman (#3) - she went after every rebound and loose ball when she was in the game. Relentless. Jeomi Maduka had moments when it looked like she was playing a different game than the other 9 on the floor, but mostly I thought Dartmouth defended her very well, but they were unable to defend the rest of Cornell 3 on 4. Cornell moved the ball very, very well and always found the open shooter.

[jy3]

nice work!
both bbal teams in the tourney!
LGR!

[Rita]

Here's hoping Cornell gets a trip to lovely West Lafayette, IN. The bracket projection I saw on ESPN had Cornell as a #15 seed playing Rutgers in Des Moines Iowa.

[dbilmes]

[quote Rita]Here's hoping Cornell gets a trip to lovely West Lafayette, IN. The bracket projection I saw on ESPN had Cornell as a #15 seed playing Rutgers in Des Moines Iowa.[/quote]

Quit being greedy! It's bad enough the men are playing in Anaheim. Let's at least have the women's team sent to Bridgeport, where they can be a No. 16 seed and play UConn in the first round. At least we'll be able to have a decent amount of fans at the game!

[jaybert]

[quote dbilmes][quote Rita]Here's hoping Cornell gets a trip to lovely West Lafayette, IN. The bracket projection I saw on ESPN had Cornell as a #15 seed playing Rutgers in Des Moines Iowa.[/quote]

Quit being greedy! It's bad enough the men are playing in Anaheim. Let's at least have the women's team sent to Bridgeport, where they can be a No. 16 seed and play UConn in the first round. At least we'll be able to have a decent amount of fans at the game![/quote]

hell yea, i'll be there if they're in Bridgeport.  Thats right around my neck of the woods

[Rita]

[quote jaybert][quote dbilmes][quote Rita]Here's hoping Cornell gets a trip to lovely West Lafayette, IN. The bracket projection I saw on ESPN had Cornell as a #15 seed playing Rutgers in Des Moines Iowa.[/quote]

Quit being greedy! It's bad enough the men are playing in Anaheim. Let's at least have the women's team sent to Bridgeport, where they can be a No. 16 seed and play UConn in the first round. At least we'll be able to have a decent amount of fans at the game![/quote]

hell yea, i'll be there if they're in Bridgeport.  Thats right around my neck of the woods[/quote]

Hey, ELFers in CT (Southern New England) or the Tri-State area... You will all be in Albany rooting on the hockey team. ;-). If the Cornell women are going to be sent to the midwest, I'm just putting in my 2 cents for IN, not IA.  

Here is a tidbit for the optimists out there.
10 years ago the Harvard women "upset" Stanford 71-67 in the NC$$ first round 1 v. 16 game at Maples Pavilion. I say "upset" because Stanford was without 2 key players.

http://gostanford.cstv.com/sports/w-baskbl/spec-rel/031398aaa.html

http://gostanford.cstv.com/sports/w-baskbl/spec-rel/041698aaa.html

[ugarte]

When is the women's bracket announced?
Women's brackets come out Monday night at 7.

[Beeeej]

[quote ugarte]Cornell got great play from so many players, but my unsung-hero for the game was backup guard Lacey Workman (#3) - she went after every rebound and loose ball when she was in the game. Relentless.[/quote]

Agreed, but she either needs to learn better shot selection or leave the offense to others.  Not that it was a big deal today, but in a close game she can't be throwing bricks with ten left on the shot clock just because she's on the floor - she has a role, and she's great at it.

[Adara]

There are some AP Photos of the game and post-game at espn.com. The victory is also a top story headline on the Women's Bball frontpage which links to the game article/recap

There are also more photos and video available from the Ivy League sports site.

[bandit1]

Gotta say, I was at the game and the women played very well...composed, with class, and shear determination. The crowd was fantastic and it was great to have the band and mascot present.  I've followed the women for the past 6 years. Although painful at times to watch, am so glad the hard work of the staff paid off. Although I am not a Corenll grad, could not be more proud to be associated with the team. Good luck!

[Jordan 04]

Ouch, the women get the #16 and will face UConn in the first round.

No respect for the Ivy autobids this year ::cuss::

[ugarte]

[quote Jordan 04]Ouch, the women get the #16 and will face UConn in the first round.[/quote]
I don't believe that Cornell is the worst team in the bracket. This sucks. (Dartmouth, on the other hand, might have been a legit #64 - their OOC record was awful.)

[bandit1]

I agree with ugarte and Jordan!  Unfortunately because the women's game is not as popular they try and keep teams within their region.  It does stink as Bucknell and Syracuse got better first round games.  We beat Bucknell handily and did not play the improved Syracuse team.

[ugarte]

On the "upside", according to cornellbigred.com, this massacre is going to be televised by ESPN2. Those of us who aren't going to Bridgeport can all watch for a few minutes until it becomes too painful and we switch to something less depressing - like CNN or Rachael Ray.

[nr53]

[quote ugarte]Rachael Ray.[/quote]

The fact that Rachael Ray is popular depresses me to begin with.