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I'm surprised TW hasn't set up a promotional night to celebrate #TeamOhio's national championship

I figured to start this up. Should be intriguing to see what Coach Herlihy does in her first season at the helm for the Lady Zips. My friend posted this in the Other Sports forum. In my opinion, she's the marquee recruit in this class. I see her being very similar to Kelly DeNiro, but a more consistent scoring threat. http://zipsnation.org/forums/topic/32750-national-signing-day-2015/

It was a complicated situation. Here's what she said: "My professional career has officially come to an end. No I didn't get fired & no I didn't quit.. circumstance changed… The league that I compete in allows 3 Americans on the roster at one time. When I arrived in Poland we had 3. After a few months the PG got injured and left, and a new American player came. After the first of the year the injured guard game back along with the new guard they signed in her place which left us with 3 American guards and an American post player…. ONE player has to sit out every game.. and when you only play once ( & on rare occasions, twice) a week and a guard will have to sit out, it left me wondering how many games I would have left……………………… I met with my coach and we talked about the number of games I would sit out and unfortunately he didn't have a clear answer. It obviously depended on match ups of the opponent; however, it was certain I would sit out… From my standpoint I came here to play, I came for the experience and what I didn't come for was to just money. For some, sitting out and getting paid may be great, but for me, It wasn't good enough. My coach understood my thoughts and I decided that I got what I came here for and I decided to terminate my contract. I truly enjoyed the time I spent here. I met wonderful people and they will ALWAYS have a special place in my heart. I stepped out of my comfort zone, lived in a foreign country for 4.5 months and know that I can compete at the professional level ( averaged 10.7ppg, 4.5 reb) …. but, I have also realized that I have MUCH more ahead of me which doesn't include playing basketball anymore. Though basketball will always be a part of who I am it is time I focus on my other career which is becoming a Physical Therapist. I have decided that I will attend the University of Findlay in the fall and join the DPT class of 2018. I am excited to finally make that decision and looking forward to what lies ahead. I am eager to spend the next 6 months with my family and friends and in August begin my next challenge. Thank you all to all of my Polish friends I have met. You made the experience second to none. I truly enjoyed being in Lublin and working for this team. I wish all of you well and I will be cheering for the team from Ohio. BEE 4 LIFE Thank you everyone at home for your support throughout this journey. Every comment and message helped me get through each day. See you soon Zanesville"

Standings through 2/4: MAC East Ohio 8-1 MAC, 17-3 overall Akron 7-3 MAC, 17-4 overall Buffalo 5-4 MAC, 13-8 overall Bowling Green 2-8 MAC, 9-12 overall Can't State 1-8 MAC, 3-17 overall Miami(OH) 0-10 MAC, 3-18 overall MAC West Western Michigan 7-3, 14-7 overall Ball State 6-3, 10-10 overall Central Michigan 6-3, 11-9 overall Toledo 5-4, 12-8 overall Northern Illinois 5-4, 9-10 overall Eastern Michigan 4-5, 11-9 overall

Since we're just at the halfway point of the conference season, here's what the seeding would look like at this point: #1 Ohio 8-1 #2 Western Michigan 7-2 #3 Ball State 6-3 #4 Akron 6-3 #5 Toledo 6-3 #6 Central Michigan 6-3 #7 Buffalo 4-4 #8 Northern Illinois 4-4 #9 Eastern Michigan 3-5 #10 Bowling Green 2-7 #11 Can't State 1-7 #12 Miami(OH) 0-8

February 4th Akron 69, Western Michigan 66 Central Michigan 57, Bowling Green 54 Buffalo 68, Toledo 61 Eastern Michigan 70, Can't State 53 Northern Illinois 60, Miami(OH) 49

Standings through 1/31/15 MAC East Ohio 8-1 MAC, 17-3 overall Akron 6-3 MAC, 16-4 overall Buffalo 4-4 MAC, 12-8 overall Bowling Green 2-7 MAC, 9-11 overall Can't State 1-7 MAC, 3-16 overall Miami(OH) 0-9 MAC, 3-17 overall MAC West Western Michigan 7-2, 14-6 overall Ball State 6-3, 10-10 overall Central Michigan 5-3, 10-9 overall Toledo 5-3, 12-7 overall Northern Illinois 4-4, 8-10 overall Eastern Michigan 3-5, 10-9 overall

January 31st Ohio 74, Central Michigan 66 Western Michigan 61, Miami(OH) 53 Akron 74, Can't State 67 Northern Illinois 65, Ball State 62 Buffalo 75, Eastern Michigan 53 Toledo 64, Bowling Green 48

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Standings through 1/28. MAC East Ohio 7-1 MAC, 16-3 overall Akron 5-3 MAC, 15-4overall Buffalo 3-4 MAC, 10-8 overall Bowling Green 2-6 MAC, 9-10 overall Can't State 1-6 MAC, 3-15 overall Miami(OH) 0-8 MAC, 3-16 overall MAC West Ball State 6-2, 10-9 overall Western Michigan 6-2, 13-6 overall Central Michigan 5-2, 10-8 overall Toledo 4-3, 11-7 overall Eastern Michigan 3-4, 10-8 overall Northern Illinois 3-4, 7-10 overall

Greg Marshall, Bo Ryan, and the third was a bit tougher for me. I have 4-5 names for that 3rd spot. I may be giving in to the "prisoner of the moment", but give me Bruce Weber. He hasn't had any talent that has blossomed into great or even good NBA players. He just has solid teams. Looking at the state of the Illinois program since he left, and now what he's doing at Kansas State, I'd put him #3.

I'm not as optimistic about it as you are right now. My concern about a possible win at Ohio Wednesday is Coach Boldon. He's done an incredible job wherever he's been. He took over YSU after they went 0-30 in 09-10. They went 6-24, 10-20, and 23-10. Then he went to Ohio where they were 6-23 when he went 23-10 at YSU. Last year(his first season), they went 9-21. I knew when they got off to their 6-0/7-0 start, that they have arrived as a MAC contender. I believe this game will be the toughest test all season long. We won't face another test like this one on the road until postseason play most likely. I believe this matchup Wednesday is between the top two coaches in the MAC. It's just a matter of if Coach Boldon goes the Coach Kest route and stays at Ohio for a long time, or decides to follow the Ohio men's basketball route of jumping ship for the next best offer.

January 28th Ohio 72, Akron 60 Ball State 72, Miami(OH) 55 Western Michigan 83, Eastern Michigan 56 Central Michigan 65, Can't State 63 Northern Illinois 67, Bowling Green 50

Standings through 1/24. HUGE game in Athens Wednesday night. MAC East Ohio 6-1 MAC, 15-3 overall Akron 5-2 MAC, 15-3 overall Buffalo 3-4 MAC, 10-8 overall Bowling Green 2-5 MAC, 9-9 overall Can't State 1-5 MAC, 3-14 overall Miami(OH) 0-7 MAC, 3-15 overall MAC West Ball State 5-2, 9-9 overall Western Michigan 5-2, 12-6 overall Central Michigan 4-2, 9-8 overall Toledo 4-3, 11-7 overall Eastern Michigan 3-3, 10-7 overall Northern Illinois 2-4, 6-10 overall

January 24th Akron 74, Central Michigan 72 Bowling Green 66, Miami(OH) 53 Buffalo 47, Northern Illinois 43 Eastern Michigan 75, Toledo 61 Ohio 69, Ball State 53 Western Michigan 78, Can't State 55

Intro from the game last night:

If they don't lose at YSU, I don't see them being deflated in Kalamazoo. Which means they would have been going into last night at 16-0, which may have kept them hungry to keep that "0". That YSU game was bad on so many levels from the shot selection, turnovers, bad defense/boxing out, bad officating, and so much more. I'm trying to forget about that one. Tough stretch coming up here with @ CMU and @ Ohio. We may very well be 4-4 in the MAC after this stretch. It's up to see how this young team responds to losing their first home game of the season.

Not bad...4-1 on my predictions. Took a risk with my Miami(OH) pick MAC East Ohio 5-1 MAC, 14-3 overall Akron 4-2 MAC, 14-3 overall Buffalo 2-4 MAC, 9-8 overall Can't State 1-4 MAC, 3-13 overall Bowling Green 1-5 MAC, 8-9 overall Miami(OH) 0-6 MAC, 3-14 overall MAC West Ball State 5-1, 9-8 overall Central Michigan 4-1, 9-7 overall Toledo 4-2, 11-6 overall Western Michigan 4-2, 11-6 overall Northern Illinois 2-3, 6-9 overall Eastern Michigan 2-3, 9-7 overall

Game Day!!!! Here's my predictions tonight: Ball State over Akron : Lady Cardinals are the best team in the MAC in my opinion...should be the best game of the night. I just think they have more size and experience, which is crucial on the road in the MAC. Ohio over Northern Illinois : After seeing what they did to CMU, WOW. Ohio is in the top 10 in the NATION in 3 point field goals made. Toledo over Buffalo : Lady Rockets have been playing well as of late and so has Buffalo, but I just don't see Buffalo coming into Toledo and winning tonight. Western Michigan over Bowling Green : BG didn't have that much depth to start off the season, and now with all their injuries, they'd be lucky to have five scholarship starters. Lady Broncos are just too big inside and more depth for BG to come out of Kalamazoo with a victory. Miami(OH) over Eastern Michigan : Miami has been playing really well as of late, and I just don't see how I can't pick them to win this game, even on the road against my opinion, the worst team in the MAC.

And before I forget, here's the upcoming Wednesday games: January 21st Ball State 77, Akron 73 Eastern Michigan 56, Miami(OH) 38 Ohio 67, Northern Illinois 40 Toledo 75, Buffalo 63 Western Michigan 82, Bowling Green 52

MAC East Akron 4-1 MAC, 14-2 overall Ohio 4-1 MAC, 13-3 overall Buffalo 2-3 MAC, 9-7 overall Can't State 1-4 MAC, 3-13 overall Bowling Green 1-4 MAC, 8-8 overall Miami(OH) 0-5 MAC, 3-13 overall MAC West Central Michigan 4-1, 9-7 overall Ball State 4-1, 8-8 overall Toledo 3-2, 10-6 overall Western Michigan 3-2, 10-6 overall Northern Illinois 2-2, 6-8 overall Eastern Michigan 1-3, 8-7 overall

MAC play so far: January 3rd Ohio 61, Buffalo 50 Central Michigan 83, Can't State 62 Northern Illinois 54, Eastern Michigan 48 (OT) Toledo 63, Miami(OH) 53 Western Michigan 67, Akron 61 Ball State 62, Bowling Green 50 January 7th Akron 67, Bowling Green 59 Ball State 72, Miami(OH) 41 Central Michigan 66, Buffalo 58 Toledo 67, Can't State 49 Western Michigan 61, Ohio 51 January 10th Central Michigan 56, Northern Illinois 43 Akron 65, Eastern Michigan 48 Ball State 54, Western Michigan 36 Can't State 55, Bowling Green 48 Ohio 65, Toledo 58 Buffalo 71, Miami(OH) 51 January 13th Western Michigan 62, Buffalo 59 January 14th Ball State 85, Can't State 47 Bowling Green 65, Northern Illinois 59 Ohio 82, Eastern Michigan 59 Central Michigan 60, Miami(OH) 54 Akron 102, Toledo 101 January 17th Akron 65, Miami(OH) 47 Buffalo 53, Ball State 43 Northern Illinois 66, Can't State 49 Ohio 71, Central Michigan 51 Toledo 65, Western Michigan 46 Eastern Michigan 64, Bowling Green 52

Ball State (4-7) Purdue L 60-66 Evansville W 76-70 Louisville L 56-69 Murray State W 85-59 Duquesne L 62-82 Oakland W 75-50 Butler L 41-48 Charlotte W 76-66 Pittsburgh L 47-59 Western Kentucky L 59-84 St. Louis L 68-73 Central Michigan (5-6) UMass W 72-70 Kentucky L 68-71 Richmond W 61-56 Oregon W 73-67 Memphis L 61-62 Dayton L 76-86 Delaware State W 91-63 South Carolina L 45-80 Minnesota L 64-67 Oakland W 74-69 Dayton L 89-98 Eastern Michigan (7-4) Can't St-Tuscarawas W 127-40 Michigan State L 61-69 Texas Pan-Am L 75-81 Hillsdale W 73-56 Cal State-Fullerton W 78-74 Weber State W 57-42 Cleveland State W 71-68 Oral Roberts L 62-63 Madonna W 88-65 Michigan L 52-81 Detroit W 75-71 Northern Illinois (4-6) Illinois State W 55-51 Illinois-Chicago L 47-61 Valparaiso L 50-65 Eastern Illinois L 46-55 South Dakota State L 42-55 Delaware State W 79-59 Missouri L 44-47 SIU-Edwardsville W 69-47 Northern Iowa L 42-51 Bradley W 67-54 Toledo (7-4) Cleveland State L 71-81 St. Bonaventure W 64-58 Purdue L 48-66 Virginia W 64-62 Arizona W 69-54 Dayton L 57-79 Idaho W 80-67 Detroit L 72-83 Nevada W 65-56 Southern Illinois W 64-48 Wisconsin-Parkside W 70-63 Western Michigan (7-4) UMass W 63-41 North Dakota State W 74-59 Michigan L 47-74 Chicago State W 73-43 Kentucky State W 70-45 UW-Green Bay L 55-70 Ohio State L 46-83 Trine W 81-45 Detroit W 71-57 Stony Brook L 55-59 Holy Cross W 51-40

Akron (10-1) Binghamton W 80-49 Northern Kentucky W 82-49 Northern Iowa W 82-73 Valparaiso 100-65 Belmont W 73-58 Siena W 90-74 Morehead State W 89-61 Bethune-Cookman W 81-63 UCF W 73-64 Ohio Christian W 97-62 Youngstown State L 62-75 Bowling Green (7-4) Bucknell L 52-53 Iona W 80-59 UW-Milwuakee W 60-50 UC-Irvine W 62-54 Loyola Marymount L 48-51 Cincinnati W 66-55 St. Francis(PA) W 76-62 Illinois State W 58-54 Bradley W 61-47 Hampton L 53-64 FIU L 55-68 Buffalo (7-4) Siena L 50-58 St. Francis(PA) W 88-80 Niagara W 73-64 Duke L 54-88 Tulsa L 77-87 Illinois State W 68-60 Cornell W 65-58 St. Bonaventure W 51-44 Manhattan W 68-58 LIU-Brooklyn L 73-79 Canisus W 72-55 Can't State (2-9) North Dakota State L 68-74 Youngstown State L 49-68 Northwestern L 54-72 Belmont W 58-55 Texas A&M-CC L 47-57 Dartmouth L 49-60 Duquesne L 60-86 Cleveland State L 67-69 Arkansas State 44-59 Colgate W 62-61 New Orleans L 55-58 Miami(OH) (3-8) Cincinnati Christian W 75-53 Illinois-Chicago L 69-72 Oakland L 51-65 Michigan State L 39-85 Valparaiso W 82-59 Evansville L 41-51 UT-Martin L 57-90 Old Dominion L 63-69 Michigan State L 42-68 Drexel L 54-71 Davidson W 59-58 Ohio (9-2) Murray State W 111-60 Wofford W 84-37 Detroit W 60-57 Northern Kentucky W 77-38 Manhattan W 82-58 Morehead State W 87-67 East Carolina L 68-76 James Madison L 62-69 La Salle W 74-63 UMass W 59-52 Cleveland State W 71-64

I think if Kest has to come up with something, she can always move Plybon to that PG position down the stretch. I like Plybon on the wing but if she has to play PG, she can do it. I expected her to play more PG thinking it would take McMahan longer than it has for her to transition to DI college level of play. I like Barilla and McMahan sharing the PG load, and I think at least one of them will get better at the FTs. I expect both of them to get better at them.