I think I'm looking forward to this season more than any in recent memory, mostly because of the unknown, but a lot of the anticipation is due to those 5 freshmen, but more specifically, the "big" three. If reports are true from the European tour, four of those freshmen led the team in scoring during at least one win. What's even more encouraging is that three presumed starters, Ryan, Natabou and Belanger, didn't even play on the tour,
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When the team was on the field at the Iowa/ISU football game, she wasn't in a boot. Seemed to be moving/walking ok.
Her absence in any of the team social media posting has had me questioning how bad her injury must be and what’s going on?
From “Ride or die” to gone into hiding. Hope she’s ok.
I chatted with her on the Thursday night before the Iowa game. As previously noted, she wasn’t wearing a boot, and appeared to be mobile. She was with all of her teammates, and seemed eager to get the season started.
I, too, have noticed this although I can't see tweets because I don't have a Twitter account.
Who is the "wise beast" with the middle name Geofrette?
I don't know if this local Sacramento KCRA 3 TV bit was posted here but it's fun to see.
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The Sacramento State Women’s Basketball team is off to their second-best start in program history through 12 games and this week the Hornets were ranked No. 24 in the College Insider mid-major poll for the first time since 2014. “We are on the cusp of one of greatest starts in program history,”...
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If the three freshmen were the main play makers on the Euro Tour, and players like Natabou mesh into the fold, it would seem this team has more potential than an also-ran. Issy has a mid-70s Free Throw percentage so not good to foul her and bested our field goal leader from last year (Kane) at 64% (vs. 63%).
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Only THIRTY TWO days till the ladies take the court at Hilton! (This is my therapy post during football)
It's a little too early to actively promote the ISU road game at University of St. Thomas but it came up on our Twin Cities ISUAA club Facebook page so I'll do an early update and promo here also.
We have the $5 ticket promo I mentioned earlier and have now set up a pre-game meetup at Tiffany's Sport Bar in St. Paul. Meetup will be from 5:00 to 6:15 or so (gametime is 7:00).
Here is a ticket order Promo Link: Iowa State Alumni Tickets
We have the $5 ticket promo I mentioned earlier and have now set up a pre-game meetup at Tiffany's Sport Bar in St. Paul. Meetup will be from 5:00 to 6:15 or so (gametime is 7:00).
Here is a ticket order Promo Link: Iowa State Alumni Tickets
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Could watch uncontested layups and threes all day long, or at least for 40 minutes!
Emily "Holly Golightly" is without any injury gear. But Em wore a sweatshirt and was not active in any of the brief vid. She looks fine though.
Not too bad a prognostication. Was about where I thought we would be. Essentially projecting us as a tournament team come March or maybe be on the bubble.
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Four new teams = four worst teams.
I think this ranking is possibly a little optimistic given our huge turnover this season, but I haven't looked closely at the other teams yet.
I think this ranking is possibly a little optimistic given our huge turnover this season, but I haven't looked closely at the other teams yet.
Could watch uncontested layups and threes all day long, or at least for 40 minutes!
Emily "Holly Golightly" is without any injury gear. But Em wore a sweatshirt and was not active in any of the brief vid. She looks fine though.
BF knows how important she is on and off the court. She has nothing to prove. Could very well be treating her like established vets in NFL camps. Not a whole lot of activity.
Of course there are those that say this veteran preferential treatment has caused some issues in the past as well. Probably more important in season than pre-season though.
I'd say I'd be surprised if she were going full tilt now rather than the slow-mo or even being withheld for a while. You make perfect sense.
Do we know if her "lower leg injury" is a stress injury like MEM dealt with? Those are tricky, and it makes a whole lot of sense for her to keep her mileage down for now.
EDIT: An article from August quoted BF as blaming her injury on "wear and tear over time", which certainly could be a stress injury.