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I think there was a little room for doubt after the 8-9 1Q and the convincing part came with the 27-12 4Q. 😉 Nevertheless, it was a needed win against a team with a new coach and 11 new players that they should win. It also kept us from dropping below Can't in the standings. Need a big effort from the start and a win on Wednesday.

And I see the time between games is only scheduled for about a half hour instead of an hour. 👍

Just as a point of reference, NIU also has a home doubleheader tomorrow. Women play BGSU at 1 CST and tip off for men against Ball State is scheduled for 3:30. 🤔

I've done the doubleheader thing numerous times and it is a long day, especially when there is more than a half hour between games as is likely Saturday with 2pm and 5pm scheduled tips. I think there is a better chance of exposure/attendance for the women's game if it is first. That way fans may get there a little early before the men's game to see the excitement of the women's second half.

Zips are trending toward falling back to the middle of the pack. Their 4 wins are against lower third teams and 3 losses are against the top three. Just didn't come out ready to play tonight and Ball State took it to them. Need to regroup and maybe get some revenge against Toledo and Ball State when they come to the JAR and at least hold serve against Kent State. Continue to beat the teams you're supposed to and sneak a couple other wins in.

Women lose at Toledo 76-63. Key was a 12-2 run by the Rockettes in the last 4 minutes or so of the 2Q to finish a 23-11 quarter. Camp struggled mightily from the field going 4 for 17. Bass led team with 24 points, but all of our bigs struggled defensively against Toledo's wide bodied bigs. Little from Zips bench other than decent minutes from Stinson. Frustrating to watch Zips force so many passes down low when there is nothing there. Former Zip Lonasia Brewer contributed 4 points and 5 rebounds for Toledo. On to Muncie for another tough one.

Considering Coach Vanderveer has over 1,000 more wins in her career I'm guessing she's getting a bit more leeway, but there's probably somebody questioning her.

The BG bench had 4 players play about 54 mins and our 3 players played about 27 minutes. Ferrell played almost 39 minutes and Camp played almost 37. All 5 starters played over 30 mins. I don't see much depth yet on the team and it doesn't look like Melissa does either. Lots of work to be done.

Nice to have the coverage of the Saturday afternoon game. I look forward to seeing it in the paper on Monday 🙄. However you want to write it, it was a bad loss.

She was the best Zip out there today.

When I saw Katie Hempfling and Lexi Fleming were coming off the bench it seemed obvious BG had added some depth. BG did a good job of holding down Bass and Ferrell had to play 39 minutes, often bringing the ball up court. No wonder she was gassed at the end. The lack of a consistent 3 pt shooter is hurting us too. Still, a 31-13 4Q blitz should not happen. On to Central Michigan at the JAR on Weds. Zips need that one before going on the road to play Toledo and Ball State. Those will be tough.

Way to show your team how to handle adversity, coach. 🙄

That was one ugly 17 pt win. 😳

Since the subject has finally been brought up, do we know when she is due? Might be cutting it close to tournament time. 🤔

Tried to watch today on YouTube, but there was no play by play or time/score graphics. It was easier to follow on the radio or live stats. 🙄

Zips women travel south to Florida to play in the Hatter Classic against Stetson on Sunday at 11 am and Bethune-Cookman at 1 pm on Monday. Apparently the organizers are not interested in drawing a crowd?

Women lead Point Park by 30+ in 3Q. Watching on ESPN3. I can't find Aila Miller anywhere. Any news?

I don't know why our limited mobility QB with a bad ankle would think it was better to pull back the ball and run it himself. Geez, just hand it off and don't fumble. 🙄

Not really saying a whole lot, but I guess it's better than after the last game of Arth's first season.

Not sure rolling out a QB with a bad ankle was a great idea.

Surprised they didn't look at that longer on replay.

Running back was wide open.

Hunter's 5 for 32 from 3 pt and 8 for 18 on 2 pt. Perhaps he needs to take his 6'9" frame inside a bit more and get a few rebounds, too.

Zips fall behind 20-6 after 1Q to Lady Penguins and then go on a 40-10 run in 2Q and 3Q to prevail 61-44. 😮

Not sure whose drivers would be better. You are probably not aware that the Akron-Kent rivalry Wagon Wheel Trophy is based on the story of a wagon wheel that got stuck in the mud. 😉