South Dakota at ORU

[theeagleman5]

ORU Ladies (12-10) entertain USD (17-6) at Mabee Center this Saturday afternoon in what will be a huge game for seeding in the Summit Tournament....Golden Eagles badly need a win if they want to improve on their current 4 seed standing and this is a chance to get a huge one at home....can they do it?? Hopefully a nice crowd will be on hand to root for ORU...                         

[theeagleman5]

ORU battled but falls short 74-69 at Mabee Center with 579 in attendence....Coyotes are pretty good. 

[eagle88]

14 hours ago, theeagleman5 said:

ORU battled but falls short 74-69 at Mabee Center with 579 in attendence....Coyotes are pretty good. 

My wife and I were at the game. Yotes are good and so are we. We shot under 50% on our free throws which really hurt us. Our girls are very well coached and fun to watch. Most of their losses have been fairly close. Add a post and a couple of other pieces next year and we will be right near the top . 

[Bogus Smith]

8 hours ago, eagle88 said:

My wife and I were at the game. Yotes are good and so are we. We shot under 50% on our free throws which really hurt us. Our girls are very well coached and fun to watch. Most of their losses have been fairly close. Add a post and a couple of other pieces next year and we will be right near the top . 

Yes, the ladies are a good group.  They need to get the mental toughness of knowing that if the game is within one score that they command the game, make the defensive stop, and win the game.  We are still too porous in the middle which allows other teams to take advantage of the points in the paint.  Many of the players have developed well and are getting better, including Hannah Coons, Bella Edwards, and some of the players that didn't see the court much in the earlier part of the season.

Next year, we have three very good recruits coming in, including Kaylee Reed from Mansfield, AR - a 6'3" player that scored 53 points in a game recently breaking her own school record for points in a game.  With a line-up that only loses Oglesby for next season and a potential line-up of Baldwin, Trusty, Donley, and others, we should have enough depth and experience to be a handful for most of our conference.  The future is bright for this group of ladies, as long as they don't get poached.

[eagle88]

38 minutes ago, Bogus Smith said:

.  The future is bright for this group of ladies, as long as they don't get poached.

Hopefully the University of Arkansas does not continue to be the leading poacher of ORU next year. Currently Talaya Jones is the Hogs leading scorer at 17.2 points per game and Emily Robinson is tied for the 4th leading scorer at 8.3 points per game and she is their leading assist leader. Not sure what Emily got but Talaya got $150 k to defect ORU. I will say that if Kelsi is looking to ORU to recruit their top players they are in deep do do!! They are 0-10 in conference. Come on Hogs leave our girls alone!  

[Bogus Smith]

1 minute ago, eagle88 said:

Hopefully the University of Arkansas does not continue to be the leading poacher of ORU next year. Currently Talaya Jones is the Hogs leading scorer at 17.2 points per game and Emily Robinson is tied for the 4th leading scorer at 8.3 points per game and she is their leading assist leader. Not sure what Emily got but Talaya got $150 k to defect ORU. I will say that if Kelsi is looking to ORI to recruit their top players they are in deep do do!! They are 0-10 in conference. Come on Hogs leave our girls alone!  

Like Paul, playing in the higher levels takes a different level of player that will take any coach time to get used to.  Taleyah and Emilee seem to be happy in Arkansas, but they would have been world-beaters at ORU.

[ORU82]

I got to watch this game close up and it only confirmed what I thought I was seeing from a distance, they are well coached fundamentally.  We still have a long way to go, but I would like to think we are on our way there.  I got to tell Coach this after the game, and she is very competitive and has the desire, drive and knowledge to get us there.  Go Lady Eagles!