ORU at St. Thomas

[theeagleman5]

Important game for seeding tonight in Minnesota.....Lady Golden Eagles need a win....let's do it!! 

[oruvoice]

Barring a complete meltdown, it looks like we're going to be in the 4/5 game in the first round of the tournament. Getting to the 3 seed is highly unlikely and falling to the 6 seed is fairly unlikely. All things considered, a 4th place finish for the women this year would be pretty good. 

[theeagleman5]

All even 34-34 at halftime as ORU has rallied from 8 points down...Go Blue!! 

[theeagleman5]

A disasterous 3rd Quarter cost the ORU ladies last night in a 71-66 loss at St. Thomas.....the girls battled back in the 4th but fell short.....hard to lose a game where your opponents turn it over 24 times to just 12 but we did.....probably 21% shooting from 3 and 40% from the FT line did not help.....those 9 missed FTs were the difference....hopefully the Golden Eagles can rebound on Saturday afternoon at Mabee Center vs. Denver.......

[Bogus Smith]

What is it with free throws these days??  Both the men's and women's teams have diminished and lost their games based on the free throw line.  There is a reason why they call them FREE throws!  You make a shot that no one is contesting.  Regardless of how winded or fatigued you are, you have to have the mental toughness to stand there at a line on the court, 15 feet from a basket elevated 10' in the air, and throw the ball just over the orange rim with the same mechanics that you learn BY PRACTICING!! For a skilled and dedicated craftsman/craftswoman, it is something that you do in your sleep. (I make it sound so simple, don't I?)

What you practice is what you will do when it counts 95+% of the time.