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Tuesday, March 27, 2012

2012 NCAA Tournament In-Game Notes: #1 Notre Dame Fighting Irish vs #2 Maryland Terrapins

2012 NCAA Tournament: Notre Dame beats Maryland, headed to Final Four

The top-seeded Notre Dame Fighting Irish dominated the second-seeded Maryland Terrapins in securing an 80-49 victory and earning the Raleigh Regional title in the 2012 NCAA Women’s Basketball Championship Tournament held at PNC Arena in...

The Raleigh Regional final of the 2012 NCAA Women's Basketball Championship Tournament takes place on Tuesday night as the top-seeded Notre Dame Fighting Irish and second-seeded Maryland Terrapins will meet for what should be a well-contested defensive battle to the end.

It's the best of the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) against the best of the Big East Conference (Big East) in NCAA Tournament play.

Follow In-Game notes below during the game - tip-off is 9 p.m.

Maryland celebrates after beating Texas A&M - Peter Koutroumpis, PKS Consulting

Never count the Terrapins out

Maryland has come from behind to win each of its three NCAA tournament contests.

The Terrapins trailed by as many as 18 in the first half and 12 in the second half against defending national champion Texas A&M.

They trailed by five points with six minutes remaining in its second-round contest against Louisville.

And they trailed by four points in the first half against Navy.

The Fighing Irish Faithful will want to celebrate again - Peter Koutroumpis, PKS Consulting

Fighting Irish know how to shut it down

Notre Dame’s 44-point margin of victory over St. Bonaventure matches the largest ever in a Sweet 16 contest, a 91-47 win over Purdue in the Midwest Regional semifinal on March 22, 1990.

It was the fewest points Notre Dame has ever allowed in an NCAA Tournament game.

Notre Dame has participated in three previous regional finals, including last year, and this is the first time in school history that the Fighting Irish have made back-to-back Elite Eights.

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Maryland Terrapins warming up with Strength coaches - Peter Koutroumpis, PKS Consulting LLC

Skylar Diggins leads Notre Dame in warm-ups - Peter Koutroumpis, PKS Consulting LLC

In-Game Notes:

Tip-off at in 45 minutes

1st half:

Maryland gets the tip with Anjale Barrett contolling the ball but a pass inside goes out-of-bounds
Skylar Diggins with the ball for Notre Dame and finds Devereaux Peters for an easy layup - 2-0 Fighting Irish lead
Terrapins come back and Alicia DeVaughn gets the layup to tie it
Diggins gets it and puts up a nice floater to take the lead
DeVaughn gets another two and Notre Dame tries to even it up, but miss and Alyssa Thomas comes the other wasy and hits a jumper - 6-4 Terrapins lead
Kayla McBride hits a three-pointer to take the lead
Barrett comes back with a layup and Maryland leads 8-7 with 15:50 to play
Fighting Irish tie it up - 8-8 with 14 minutes to go
Notre Dame's takent the lead 12-8 but Thomas hits a jumper from the FT and causes a turnover and drives in for the layup - tie game 12-12 with 11:30 to play
Maryland's Lynetta Kizer drives the lane and through Natalie Ochonwa - she's going to get checked out - took an elbow to the mouth
Notre Dame with the ball and they fight hard to score two on the rebound and put-back by Diggins
Terrapins come down and Thomas is fouled while going to the hoop - she scores one - 14-13 Notre Dame lead
Achonwa gets the layup for Notre Dame to extend the lead to 16-13 with under 10 minutes to play
Diggins scores and then Achonwa gets antoher layup and the Fighting Irish now lead 20-13 with 8:29 to play
Maryland misses on their possession and then Diggins drives to the hoop and kicks it out to Brittany Mallory who passes it to McBride and she hits a three-pointer - lead increases to 23-13 with 7:41 left
Kim Rodgers tries the three but misses and Mallory brings it up and passes to Diggins who drives for the layup - drops it and is dropped herself by Rodgers - she's get a FT and drops it
As Notre Dame leads 26-13 Maryland can't seem to get any offense going and are not getting their own rebounds
Notre Dame threatens again and Thomas fouls McBride - shot shoots two FT's and drops them both - 28-13 Irish lead
After a turnover by Maryland, Notre Dame turns it over and Thomas feeds Mincy for the easy layup
While scoring Mincy's shoe comes loose and as the Fighting Irish bring the ball up she's trying to put it on - Diggins drives by her as she can't keep up with her because her shoe is falling off
After a few baskets traded back and forth - Notre Dame leads 32-17 with 3:42 to go
Novosel hits and three-pointer after getting a screen on Barrett
Tiana Hawkins starting to crash the boards with success and scores
Notre Dame comes back and Achonwa scores on two successive possessions - 38-19 Fighting Irish lead with 2:13 to go
Notre Dame on an 8-2 run over the last 1:47 of play
Maryland's offense has not rhythm as Thomas attempts a three but misses entirely and Notre Dame rebounds it
DeVaughn cleans up the rebound after Thomas is quadruple-teamed - lead is 17 points in Notre Dame's favor with under a minute to play
Maryland can't convert on its first try to score before the half ends - Fighting Irish defense is tight
With 12.2 seconds remaining Diggins finds a seam and drive into the lane and gets the basket and the foul - she misses the extra point and the Fighting Irish lead 40-21 at the half

Halftime score: Notre Dame 40, Maryland 21

2nd half:

Mincy misses but so does Notre Dame
Barrett drives the land and scores the layup - 40-23 Fighting Irish lead
Diggins drive and is fouled - she drops one of two FT's
Diggins steals it and passes to Novosel for and easy layup
Notre Dame causes a turnover and McBrideMallory drives for the layup and is followed up by a layup by McBride - Notre Dame leads 45-24 with 17:32 to go
Hawkins scores for the Terps and the Fighting Irish come back with Diggins to Novosel for three points
Hawkins scores four more points for the Terps but Ochonwa answers back
Kizer drops a jumper - 52-32 Notre Dame leads
Both teams trade baskets and its 54-34 with 14:13 left in the half
Another two points by Thomas and Novosel - 56-36
Diggins steals it and score while Barrett scores on a layup
Novosel with a three-pointer and the Notre Dame lead is now 22 points - 60-38 with 11:15 left
Notre Dame on a 8-0 run over the last 1:49 - lead 66-38
Highlight of the half - Mincy goes up for a shot that is swatted away by Ochonwa and save by Peters who outlets a long pass upcourt to Diggins for the easy layup
Thomas makes two FT's but Ochonwa's layup from Diggins gets the lead back up to 28 - 70-42
McBride scores another two points
Thomas hits a jumper and Maryland trails 74-46 with 5:20 to play
Both teams getting a little slopping with turnovers and traveling calls
Novosel drives the lane and scores two more - has 14 so far
Fighting Irish have continued to build their lead up to 80-48 with 1:19 to play as all Notre Dame starters have been substituted
Maryland scores a FT but it is only a matter of time in his one
The Terps can't score on their last possession and Notre Dame holds on to the ball as time runs out

Final score: Notre Dame 80, Maryland 49

Notre Dame Fighting Irish - NCAA Raleigh Regional Winners - Peter Koutroumpis, PKS Consulting LLC

The Fighting Irish win the Raleigh Regional final game and move on to the Final Four as the last and fourth number one seed that will compete in Denver next weekend.

Sunday, March 25, 2012

2012 NCAA Tournament In-Game Notes: #1 Notre Dame Fighting Irish vs #5 St. Bonaventure Bonnies

2012 NCAA Tournament: Notre Dame, Maryland advance to Elite 8 meeting in Raleigh

St. Bonaventure Bonnies warming up to face the Fighting Irish - Peter Koutroumpis, PKS Consulting LLC

The Leprechaun - Peter Koutroumpis, PKS Consulting LLC

The top-seeded Notre Dame Fighting Irish tip off against the fifth-seeded St. Bonaventure Bonnies during the two teams' first-ever meeting at PNC Arena in Raleigh, N.C. in the second game of the Raleigh Regional of the 2012 NCAA Women's Basketball Championship Tournament.

The Bonnies are playing in their first-ever Sweet 16 game.

Winner will meet the #2 Maryland Terrapins, 81-74 winners over the defending NCAA champions, the #3 Texas A&M Aggies, on Tuesday night in the Elite 8 match-up that will determine which team will advance out of the Raleigh Regional and on to the Final Four in Denver, Colo.

In-Game notes:

1st half:

Notre Dame scores the first bucket of the game with Devereaux Peters getting the score
St. Bonaventure answers back with a layup from Doris Ortega and the game is tied 2-2 early on
After a FT the Fighting Irish's Kayla McBride scores - Notre Dame leads 5-2
The Irish continue to build on the lead with consecutive scores while the Bonnies try to settle into the game
Just under five minutes of play in and Notre Dame leads 13-2
Both teams struggling to score as the score has remained the same for over five minutes
Shooting percentage for both teams - Notre Dame (32%) / St. Bonaventure (10%)
Notre Dame finally scores first basket with 10:19 remaining - Novosel gets fouled on the play and scores another - Irish lead 16-2
St. Bonaventure scores its first basket in over nine minutes of play since the game started - Ortega again with a FT - Notre Dame leads 16-5 with 8:56 to go
Game pace has definitely slowed as Notre Dame can't get any rhythm to its offense but the Bonnies are hitting as many as they need to
Skylar Diggins scores her first two points of the game - both on FT's with under eight minutes to play
McBride scores on a lauyp and the Fighting Irish are up 21-5 with under seven minutes to play
Ortega score again for the Bonnies and McBride drops another jumper - 25-7 Fighting Irish lead with 5:53 to play
Brittany Mallory doing a great job off shutting off Bonnies' top scorer, Jessica Jenkins - no points scored and 0-4 from the field
Natalie Ochownwa takes two FT's and scores them both
McBride answers with a rebound and layup
Ortega fronts up Peters and score antoher two - has scored seven of Bonnies' nine points - trail Notre Dame 29-9 with 2:52 remaining
McBride adds two the the score and then Diggins scores her first FG of the game - Fighting Irish lead 33-9 with 1:58 to play
Diggins misses an uncontested layup and the Bonnies come the other way
A FT gets the Bonnies another point - trailing 33-10
Diggins controls the ball and dribble-drives and pull up to hit a jumper that goes in
As time in the half is running out, the Bonnies' CeCe Dixon let's a long three-pointer go from the top of the arc that banks off the glass, hits the front of the rim and in

Score at the half: Notre Dame 35, St. Bonaventure 13

2nd half:

Notre Dame on an 8-0 run and now leading 43-13 with 15:53 remaining
Bonnies can't penetrate Fighting Irish defense in the paint while Notre Dame is not perfect but scoring to extend lead to 30 points
Diggins scores another layup on a Bonnies turnover with an assist from Peters
The Bonnies score - still trail by 30 points 45-15 with under 14 minutes to play
Ortega gets fouled and shoots FT's - scores them both
Notre Dame gets three points from Kaila Turner and back-to-back layups from McBride and Novesel who gets fouled - she drops the extra shot
Bonnies continue to struggle from the field shooting 15% while Notre Dame is hitting at a 49% success rate
Notre Dame leading 57-17 and will likely become the first team to score over 70 points on the Bonnies - 11:28 to go
Turner hits another three-pointer and Anchowna hits one of her own to extend the lead to 64-21 with 8:30 to go
Bonnies get a basket from Dixon and the Fighting Irish lead by 41 with 7:58 left
Notre Dame scores another few from the field and Dixon scores two FT's and is followed up by a layup from Armelia Horton - trail Notre Dame 68-30
Turner hits another three-pointer - lead is now 71-30 with 3:33 to go
Bonnies scoring more points in the last two minutes as they trail 75-35 with 1:15 to play
Notre Dame scores another two as the Bonnies fight to score one of their last baskets of the season - but miss
Notre Dame with the ball and Miller scores
Bonnies turn it over and the Fighting Irish hold onto the ball as time runs out

Final score: Notre Dame 79, St. Bonaventure 35

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2012 NCAA Tournament: Notre Dame, Maryland advance to Elite 8 meeting in Raleigh

Maryland Terrapins and Texas A&M Aggies warming up - Peter Koutroumpis, PKS Consulting

The #2 Maryland Terrapins will face the defending NCAA champions, the #3 Texas A&M Aggies in the first game of two being played at the Raleigh Regional of the 2012 NCAA Women's Basketball Championship Tournament at PNC Arena in Raleigh, N.C. on Sunday.

The winner advances to play the winner of the match-up between the #1 Notre Dame Fighting Irish and the #5 St. Bonaventure Bonnies which takes place immediately following this game.

Maryland Terrapins moving on to the Elite 8 - Peter Koutroumpis, PKS Consulting

Maryland celebrates win over Texas A&M - Peter Koutroumpis, PKS Consulting

In-Game Notes

Tip-off in minutes....

1st half:

Maryland won the tip and Alyssa Thomas starts it off with a layup inside - Terps lead 2-0
Aggies get one back to tie it up and then Standish hits a three to put the defending champs up 5-2
Play is going back and forth as both teams are turning the ball over as both are playing a tight man-defense
Shots aren't falling easy for both the Terps and Aggies but Sydney Carter hits a three and is followed up by Kelsey Bone with a layup - 10-2 Aggies lead with 16:22 to go
Texas A&M' s tight defense and block creates and opportunity for Bone to score again - 12-2 Aggies
Maryland comes down and Thomas drives to the hoop hard - scores and gets the foul - she hits the FT - 12-5 Texas A&M leads
Big Block by Lynetta Kizer and the Terps bring it up the floor by Carter steals it from Laurin Mincy and scores the layup
Maryland misses he three-point attempt and Skylar Collins hits a three instead - 17-5 for the Aggies with 13:50 to play
Mincy hits a three to reduce the Aggies lead but A&M keep coming and are dropping shots from everywhere shooting 56% right now while Maryland is at 36%
Collins hits another three and the Aggies leading 29-14with 10:14 to go
Both teams have gotten the first 10 minute 'out-of-the-gate energy going and are settling into their offense a little more - Aggies continue to score
It looks as though Thomas got rolled on - limping on her ankle - Aggies lead 34-18 with 7:29 to play
Aggies are in a zone defense and Carter turns it over and passes to Standish for the easy layup
Maryland comes the other way and Hawkins scores an a layup to match it - 36-22 Aggies still lead
Karla Gilbert adds to the lead - 38-22 with 5:10 to go as Kizer goes to the line for two FT's - she makes both and narrows the lead to 38-24
Carter tries the lane but Mincy denies here with a big block to the roar of the crowd
Brena Mosely continues to control the point for the Terps and passes it to Mincy who goes up for a baseline jumper and is fouled - she drops both FT's - 38-26 Aggies lead
Gilbert battles with Kizer and scores - Hawkins comes back and his a jumper - 40-28 Texas A&M lead with 3:27 to play in the half
Maryland on an 8-2 run trying to narrow the gap before halftime
Aggies don't convert on their possession and Mincy make them pay for it hitting a long three-pointer - lead is only nine points - 40-31 with 2:29 to go
Thomas adds another short jumper and the Terps trailing only by seven with 2:22 to play
Terps continue to smother the Aggies and score points in transition
Aggies still fighting and lead is 44-41 but Carter can't get through the lane to score
Maryland attempts a center-court shot as the buzzer ends the half

At the end of the half: Texas A&M 44, Maryland 41

2nd half:

Maryland comes out and gets the first basket and narrows Aggies lead to one point 44-43
Aggies come back and extend the lead to three points
Maryland doesn't score and Bone pushes the lead to 48-43 with 18 minutes to go
Thomas is called for an offensive charge on Carter and the Aggies go the other way and Tyra White hits a baseline jumper - lead is now 50-43
As the Aggies high defensive set-up (3-2) continues to stifle the Terps, hthe Aggies continue to score - this time from the FT line as Carter is fouled by Mincy - Carter drops both FT's
Maryland finally gets two more on the board from Thomas and the Aggies turn it over
Great man defense by the Aggies as the Terps have had to work for their points as Mincy gets two
Texas A&M scores on two straight sequences while Maryland struggles on the offense
Aggies leading 58-47 with 14:18 to play and both teams are not slowing the pace that they started with
White scores on a great set-up from Carter but Mincy counters for Maryland - 60-50 Aggies lead with 13:21 to play
White scores two FT's and Kizer drops a jumper
Fouls are coming fast and furious in the paint at both ends
FT shooting for both teams is around 90% which could become significant by the end of this game
Standish goes for the layup and scores and gets fouled - Texas A&M leads 67-57 with 11:19 to play
Standish goes the line again while Moseley drops a three-pointer
Aggies get a layup inside and lead 70-60 and Mincy drives the lane - scores and gets fouled - she scores the FT - lead is now seven points with nine minutes to play
Mosely miss and easy layup but the Aggies miss too
Maryland has possession still trailing by seven and Thomas dribbles and crosses up before dropping a jumper fromt he FT as the Maryland crowd cheers
Bone gets a layup underneath and Maryland's Hawkins drive the baseline hard, is fouled and lands hard - 72-65 Aggies lead with 7:38 to play
Hawkins limps off the floor
Kizer takes FT's for Hawkins and hits one of two - lead is six points - 72-66
Texas A&M doesn't score and Kizer goes to the line again - one of two again
Aggies shooting has cooled and provided Maryland with scoring opportunities as Kizer goes up and scores and is fouled - she misses the FT - Aggies lead is down to three points - 72-69 with 5:30 to play
Texas A&M continues to struggle from the field and Maryland has possession with 5:13 remaining - still trailing by three points
Mincy cuts the lead to one point as the noise int he PNC Arena gets louder
Mosely fakes Carter left an then steps right and drops a floater to take the lead - 73-72
Standish answers back with a shot off the glass but that is answered with Kizer getting the layup underneath to take the lead again 75-74
A&M comes down and tries to set up the offense but throws it out-of-bounds - Maryland leads by one point with 3:09 to play
The Aggies shoot but don't hit it and rebound - called for traveling and Maryland has the ball and just as Kizer goes up to score, Mincy is called for the offensive charge - Terrapins still lead 75-74 with 1:57 to play
Aggies with possession and Carter brings it up and she tries to pass it Maryland's Thomas intercepts it and Mincy scores and easy layup to extend the lead to 77-74 with 1:27 to play
Standish brings the ball up now for the aggies and she gets the three-point look but misses
Moseley drives the lane misses but the rebound gets out to Thomas who drops and easy jumper in the lane - Maryland now leads 79-74 with 38 seconds remaining
Terps force a turnover and Mincy holds the ball in her end and is fouled and will shoot two to try to extend the lead - she hits both
Aggies Carter launches two separate three-point attempts and White adds one that misses entirely
Maryland controlling the ball and turn it over as Bone attempts a three that misses

Final Score: Maryland 81, Texas A & M 74

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Tuesday, March 20, 2012

2012 NCAA Tournament In-Game: #4 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets vs #5 Georgetown Hoyas

2012 NCAA Tournament: Yellow Jackets beat Hoyas 76-64, advance to Sweet 16

The #4 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets (26-8) stung the #5 Georgetown Hoyas (23-9) by beating them 76 - 64 during second-round play in the Des Moines Regional section of the 2012 NCAA Women’s Basketball Championship Tournament..

In-Game notes:

The two highest seeds competing in Chapel Hill, N.C. from the Des Moines Regional section of the 2012 NCAA Women's Basketball Championship Tournament will tip-off on Tuesday night.

The #4 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets (25-8) face the #5 Georgetown Hoyas (23-8) at historic Carmichael Arena on the UNC campus as both teams vie for a spot in this year's Sweet 16 round of play next weekend.

Georgetown earned its points in the paint against Fresno State - Cheryl Treworgy - PrettySporty.com

The Yellow Jackets earned their spot in the second round after defeating the Sacred Heart Pioneers 76-50 while the Hoyas had to hold off the Fresno State Bulldogs 61-56 to do the same.

Coach MaChelle Joseph and the Yellow Jackets are pumped up for second-round play - Cheryl Treworgy - PrettySporty.com

Both teams played each other one other time, a match-up that the Hoyas won 67-58 in a holiday tournament in the Virgin Islands in November 2010.

This one will be a good one and should go to the final buzzer.

Tip-off is set for 7:15 p.m.

Read how they got here:

2012 NCAA Tournament In-Game: #4 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets vs #13 Sacred Heart Pioneers

2012 NCAA Tournament In-Game: #5 Georgetown Hoya vs #12 Fresno State Bulldogs

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Minutes before tip-off - Georgia Tech vs Georgetown - Peter Koutroumpis, PKS Consulting

1st half:

Starters:

Georgia Tech: Maye, Walthour, Marshall, Gortnar, Goodlett

Georgetown: Magee, Wright, Crawford, Wilson, Rodgers

Georgia Tech starts it off with a bank shot from Tyaunna Marshal and the Hoyas answer back with two from Tia Magee
Tech misses on their possession but Georgetown's Adria Crawford gets a layup inside - 4-2 Hoyas lead with 18:15 left
Yellow Jackets starting with full court and mid-court press to slow Hoyas offensive tempo and ball movement - they know it's coming
Big battle in the paint to look for tonight b/w Georgia Tech's Sasha Goodlett and Georgetown's Sydney Wilson
Teams still trying to get their bearings at both ends of the court
Yellow Jackets have missed on three straight possessions and Hoyas Rubylee Wright hits a three to extend the lead to 7-4
Goodlett scores two and Magee answers with two and that is matched by Walthour - Georgetown leads 9-8 with 16:01 to go
Chess match is underway and will continue
Both teams get a few baskets on FT and from the field as the Yellow Jackets take the lead 11:10
Sydney Wallace adds to the lead and it's 13-10 with under 14 minutes to go
The Hoyas have gone with a smaller inside presence as Wilson is no longer in the game which will be interesting to see how they defend GT's Goodlett inside
Chelsea Regins gets a nice pass for a layup and the Rodgers gets and offensive rebound for a layup - 15-12 Yellow Jackets lead with 12 minutes to play
Georgetown rebounds and works hard under the basket to get a put-back - trail Georgia Tech by one - 15-14 with 11:36 to play in the half
Wilson back in for Georgetown
Metra Walthour hits a three-pointer for the Yellow Jackets after the Hoyas score - GT leads 18-16 with 10:16 to go in the half
Georgetown playing a zone defense that the yellow Jackets penetrate as Wallace hits a jumper to extend the lead to four points
Goodleet with only two points but is doing her job on the defense and moving the ball on the offense
Wright hits her second three-pointer of the game to bring the Hoyas closer - 20-19 for the Yellow Jackets
Coach Joseph employing her many and frequent player substitutions
Wright finds Amanda Reese inside for an easy layup and the Hoyas take the lead 21-20 with 6:54 to go
Goodlett scores two and the lead changes hands but not for long as the Hoyas get it back
Goodlett with another layup and Georgia Tech leads 24-23 with five minutes to play
Wallace drops a three-pointer and extends the lead to four points
Expecting this game to get a little more physical in the paint and it is as official is talking to Georgetown players
Goodlett keeps her offense rolling with another basket while the Hoyas miss an open jumper - Yellow Jackets lead is 29-23 with 3:38 to play
Mo Bennett gets two on the sheet for the Yellow Jackets and the Hoya's Wilson responds with a nice jumper from the FT line - GT leading 313-25 with 2:19 to go
Rodgers drives the lane and dishes to Wilson for two as the Hoyas narrow the deficit but Walthour drops a three for the Jackets
Hoyas come down but can't covert and Wallace comes back with another two to extend the Georgia Tech lead to 10 points - largest of the game so far - 37-27 with 59 seconds to play
Hoyas move the ball in and out with Rodgers and Wilson working together - Rodgers hits the two
Georgia Tech can't convert and Wright drives the lane, stops, and goes up for the layup - it's good and she's fouled - going to the lane for fifth straight Hoyas point with 9.2 seconds left
Wright at the line but misses and Goodlett snags the rebound and is fouled - GT ball with 7.8 seconds
Yellow Jackets turn it over on a travle call and Hoyas look for another score but after three attempts can't get anymore points back and trail the Yellow Jackets by six points as the buzzer sounds

Halftime score: Georgia Tech 37, Georgetown 31

2nd half:

The Hoyas start with possession but can't convert and he Yellow Jackets don't either
Regins finally hits a jumper to extend the Yellow Jacket's lead to 39-31
Walthour steals the ball and goes up for the layup and is fouled hard and will shoot for two - she drops both - Georgia Tech leads 41-31 with 18:08 to go
Reese is fouled on the ensuing Hoyas possession and scores both
Action in the paint is starting to heat up as Regins gets a layup and the foul - she scores on the FT and Hoyas try to push the pace on offense
Tight GT defense almost creates a turnover and GT has the ball
After no production on the offense for the Yellow Jackets, Georgetown comes down and Wright finds Magee for the layup - GT leads 44-35
Wallace hits her third three-pointer of the game and Georgia Tech has its largest lead of the game - 12 points- leading 47-35 with 15:43 in the half
Rodgers hits a jumper for the Hoyas but Wallace answers with one of her own - 50-38 Yellow Jackets with 13:53 to play
Rodgers connects on a three-point shot and and GT can't convert, so Rodger tries for another three - but misses
Georgia Tech turns the ball over in trying to bring the ball upcourt too quickly but the Hoyas can't convert
Georgetown ball as they are trying to take advantage of GT slight lapse
That is short-lived as Bennett intercepts a Hoyas pass at mid-court and scores on the ensuing drive to the basket - Yellow Jackets lead 52-41 with 11:56 to go
Hoyas zone still not working as Goodlett gets a pass inside and lays it in and is fouled - misses on the extra shot
Reese and Gortnar get tied up after a Hoyas basket - both walk away but there is some real intense going on in the paint
Goodlett doubled inside and gets the shot away which doesn't fall and is fouled - shooting 1-and-1 - she drops the first and misses the second
Hoyas come down but Gortnar denies Moore a shot and the Yellow Jackets come and Goodlett scores - 57-43 with 9:15 to go
Georgetown gets a big three-pointer from Morgan Williams
Walthour drives back upcourt being fouled - drops both shot to extend Yellow Jackets lead to 13 points - 59-46 with 8:23 to go
Hoyas score with Wilson and Rodger underneath and GT comes up with Marshall trying to score but she is denied by Wilson who turns it over
Wallace hits another three for Georgia Tech and Rodgers scores a layup - Georgia Tech leads 62-50 with 6:51 to play
Hoyas are missing easy layups under the basket that could be costly by game's end
Rodgers is fouled and scored two to cut into GT lead
The Yellow Jackets break the Hoyas press and move the ball around the perimeter and work it inside as Regins scores two
Alexa Roche scores a baseline jumper for Georgetown and that is match with another layup from GT's Regins - still a 12-point differential - 66-54 with 5:02 to play
Georgia Tech moves the ball around before Georgetown cause the to turn it over
On their ensuing possession the Hoyas can't drop their shot attempts and Georgia Tech comes the other way
Walthour hits a three-pointer for Georgia Tech and extends the lead to 15 points - the largest of the game - 69-54 with 3:45 to go
The Hoyas score two with Rodgers at the FT line and Georgia Tech matches that with two FT's from Maye
The Hoyas' Crawford is fouled hard and shoots two and makes them both
On the ensuing possession Georgia Tech turns the ball over and Magee drives the basket and is fouled - she scores one - Yellow Jackets lead 71-59 with 2:52 left in the half
The chess match and battle inside the paint is on - GT can't get the rebound and as the Hoyas inbound they foul Goodlett and send her to the line for two shot - she misses both and GT is called for a travel on the rebound
Georgetown has the ball and attempts a long three and another as Georgia Tech rebounds and brings the ball upcourt with Maye driving the lane - she is fouled and will shoot two at the FT line
Maye makes one of two
On the ensuing possession Georgetown turns it over and Regins scores for the Yellow Jackets - now leading 74-60 with 1:48 to play
Big battle at mid-court on every possession with both teams trapping - Georgetown at the line and Williams scores one of two
On the rebound, Georgia Tech gets possession and Walthour goes to the line for two - she scores both and the Yellow Jackets lead is back to 15 points - 76-61 with 1:22 to play
Yellow Jackets have trouble moving the ball out of their end and call timeout
Maye brings it up but misses a layup and Goodlett misses the put-back
Hoyas' Rodgers drops a baseline three-pointer and the GT lead is at 12 points - 76-64 with 47.3 seconds to go
Yellow Jackets break Hoyas press and bring it upcourt - burn clock time by passing the ball - Wallace tries one last three-pointer but misses
The Hoyas can't score and that's it - the Yellow Jackets are headed to the NCAA Sweet 16

Final score: Georgia Tech 76, Georgetown 64

#4 Georgia Tech headed to the Sweet 16 in Des Moines - Peter Koutroumpis, PKS Consulting LLC

Georgia Tech coach MaChelle Joseph & Sydney Wallace waiting for ESPN - Peter Koutroumpis, PKS Consulting LLC

Sunday, March 18, 2012

2012 NCAA Tournament In-Game: #4 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets vs #13 Sacred Heart Pioneers

2012 NCAA Tournament: Georgetown, Georgia Tech advance to second round

The first round of play in the 2012 NCAA Women’s Basketball Championship Tournament took place at Carmichael Arena in Chapel Hill, N.C. on Sunday as the #5 Georgetown Hoyas met the #12 Fresno State Bulldogs and the...

In-Game Notes:

In the second game of the day during first-round play at the 2012 NCAA Women's Basketball Championship Tournament in Chapel Hill, N.C., ACC tournament finalist and #4 seed, the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets will face the #14 Sacred Heart Pioneers.

Sacred Heart warms up - Peter Koutroumpis, PKS Consulting

ACC Finalist Georgia Tech getting reps in before tip-off - Peter Koutroumpis, PKS Consulting

Tip-off in 30 minutes.

1st half:

Georgia Tech wins the tip as Sasha Goodlett gets up there first
After first 90 seconds of play, the Yellow Jackets lead 3-2
The Pioneers add another basket and lead 4-3 before Goodlett scores a layup and gets the foul - leading 5-4 with 16:14 left
Yellow Jackets applying their zone defense early to test the Pioneers' perimeter shooting - it's working so far until Ericka Norman drops one to tie the score 7-7
Pioneers score an uncontested layup to take their first lead of the game - 9-7 with 13:55 to play
Both teams continue to miss easy shots battling in the paint and trying to get a fell for each others' game
Sacred Heart moving the ball at mid-court as theYellow Jackets try to trap - the Pioneers can't hit from three while Georgia Tech working to get its early baskets inside as Chelsea Regins tries to score a layup and gets a FT - she misses it
Pioneers drive the hoop but take the offensive charge and the Yellow Jackets come the other way and score twice - Georgia Tech now lead 13-9 with 11:14 to play
After the TO, the Yellow Jackets' Sydney Wallace hits a big three-pointer and extends the lead to 16-9
Goodlett gets a pass inside and an easy layup over everyone
Sacred Heart still scrapping but the GT defense is starting to show its effectiveness - Yellow Jackets lead 18-10 with 9:15 remaining
Wallace hits another two-pointer and the Pioneers are trying to get the ball inside against a long GT squad - Callan Taylor hits a three to break the Pioneers' recent drought - Yellow Jackets lead 22-12 with 7:21 to play
Yellow Jackets defense continues to stymie Sacred Heart but it is still within reach as GT lead is 24-12
Georgia Tech forcing the Pioneers to pick up the offensive pace of ball movement and creating turnovers from it - GT moving the ball well in transition and Metra Walthour hits her first FG and three-pointer of the game - extends lead to 29-12 with 5:44 to go
Pioneers offense stuck at 12 since around the 10 minute mark - long drought as Wallace hits another three-pointer for GT - lead now is twenty - 32-12
GT causes a Pioneers turnover and inbounding with little opposition from Sacred Heart who is showing some fatigue already
However Gabrielle Washington drops a three-pointer for the Pioneers - ending the drought
Wallace drops another three-pointer from the right side - Goodlett sitting for GT with Regins and D. Hamilton-Carter are getting PT - depth in the post that the Pioneers are still struggling with
Georgia Tech with a double-up score - 36-18 as the first half is coming to a close
Sacred Heart manages to get a FT with 37 seconds left - 36-19 in GT's favor
GT turns it over on their possession and the Pioneers score to reduce their deficit to 15 points at the half

Half time: Georgia Tech 36, Sacred Heart 21

Interesting notes at the half:

Georgia Tech: shooting 13-26 (50%) - leading scorer - Sydney Wallace - 13 points

Sacred Heart: shooting 8-24 (33.3 %) - leading scorer - Gabrielle Washington - 8 points

2nd half:

Sacred Heart puts the first points of the half on the board - a long two-pointer by Taylor - Yellow Jackets up by 16 points after the first 90 seconds of play
The Yellow Jackets not laying off on the mid-court trap and playing like its a one-point game - extending the lead to 20
Pioneers have missed on five straight possession since Taylor scored
The Yellow Jackets starting to experience some shooting problems turning the ball over and putting the Pioneers on offense
Yellow Jackets get a good set offense and score with Goodlett on the inside and then create SHU turnover as Dawm Maye gets an easy layup - Yellow Jackets lead 47-25 with 14:15 left in the half
Big press by Georgia Tech which the Pioneers break to get up the court but can't finish on three different shot attempts and rebounds before the Yellow Jackets bring it down
Wallacee comes off he wing and with two defenders in front of her drops a jumper - GT now leads 49-27
Sacred Heart scores a layup and then Wallace drops a three-point shot which is then matched by Sacred Heart's Kiley Evans three-pointer - Yellow Jackets lead 52-31 with 11:49 to play
Pioneers working hard but Yellow Jackets force another turnover at half-court and Wallace nails another three-pointer - lead extends to 62-33 with 9:20 to go
Sacred Heart is staring to make some shots on their last two possession but the Yellow Jackets score some as well - 66-39 Yellow Jackets with 7:53 to play
Sacred Heart's Blair Koniszewski drops a two-pointer and worked hard for it
GT's Bennett matches it with two FT's
Georgia Tech eating up time on the shot clock working the ball around and then inside to Tjasa Gortnar who is fouled - she hits them both - Yellow Jackets now lead 71-41 with 5:41 to go
Koniszewski hits a great three-pointer form the far wing and then SHU steals the ball and Ericka Norman scores na uncontested layup - 5-0 run for SHU there
Morgan Merriman drops a hook shot inside and the Pioneers' 7-0 has them trailing 71-48 with 4:18 to play
Sacred Heart turns it over on their possession after the media timeout but GT doesn't capitalize on it - SHU ball again
Tight single-coverage D applied by by the Yellow Jackets to keep them moving and eating up more game time
Yellow Jackets working the ball around on offense but not rushing the shot and then Wallace hits another three-pointer - GT leads 74-48 with 1:43 to play
The Yellow Jackets makes substitutions to work in the rest of the bench on the floor - still applying tight single-coverage and then score a layup which the Pioneers match - 76-50 with 30 seconds to play
As time is running down, final substitutions for the Pioneers
As the clock winds down the Pioneers take one last shot, but miss

Final score: Georgia Tech 76, Sacred Heart 50

2012 NCAA Tournament In-Game: #5 Georgetown Hoya vs #12 Fresno State Bulldogs

2012 NCAA Tournament: Georgetown, Georgia Tech advance to second round

In-Game Notes:

As first-round games tip off at Carmichael Arena in Chapel Hill, N.C. on Sunday, the #5 Georgetown Hoyas (22-8) meet the #12 Fresno State Bulldogs (28-50 in the first of two games on the day.

The Bulldogs have traveled across the country and carry the Western Athletic Conference title with them as they take on the Big East's Hoyas.

The Bulldogs hold the edge in the two teams' all-time record of play against one another - 1-0.

The only other time that both teams met was back in November, 1999 when the Bulldogs pulled off a 57-56 win over the Hoyas.

It's been a long time for these two teams to get reacquainted, so it should be a good one.

Tip-off in 40 minutes

Georgetown vs Fresno State warming up in Carmichael Arena - Peter Koutroumpis, PKS Consulting LLC

1st half:

Hoyas put up the first three-points
Fresno State ties it up 3-3 and we're still in the first minute
Fast-paced start to this one
Tia Magee with a layup for the Hoyas
Rubylee Wright adds another two and the Hoyas lead 7-3 with 17:13 to play
Hoyas get the lead up to 12-3 but the Bulldogs take a timeout
Bulldogs posting a comeback with a 7-0 run and the score is 12-10 for Georgetown with 13 minutes to go
Hoyas still holding onto the lead 17-13 with 11:26 to play
Georgetown's zone defense has been keeping Fresno State on the outside looking in all game so far - trying to penetra
the Bulldogs still scrapping and hanging in with Georgetown, trailing by six - 21-15 with 9:02 to play
Georgetown continues to work in the paint to add to its lead - Adria Crawford and Sydney Wilson working hard in there - Hoyas lead 23-17 with 7:50 to go
Bulldogs scoring on quick transition passes upcourt and staying close - Rosie Moult leading Bulldogs with 8 points so far
Hoyas missing shots and allowing Bulldogs to get closer - 23-19 with 6:40 to go
Georgetown continuing to keep the lead with intermittent buckets but still missing easy ones which the Bulldogs are matching and still trailing 28-19 with 3:37 left in the half
Ki-Ki Moore helping out with the Bulldogs offense and fighting to get some points in the paint - has five now to help out Moult
Georgetown gets a few more from the FT line form Magee and Georgetown leading 30-21 with 1:05 to play
Both teams struggling to put points up beyond the arc, so it is becoming a battle under the basket on every possession
Sugar Rodgers finally hits a three for the Hoyas and Moore scores a layup for the Bulldogs - Hoyas leading at the half by 10 points

Halftime: Georgetown 33, Fresno State 23

Interesting notes at the half:

Georgetown: 12-34 (35.3%) - leading scorer - Tia Magee - 9 points

Fresno State: 9-30 (30%) - leading scorer - Ki-Ki Moore - 9 points

2nd half:

Georgetown start the half with possession and scores an easy layup
Fresno State works the ball around and is still having trouble hitting the three-point shot unill Moore hits one
The Hoyas' Crawford hits a jumper as the shot clock expires
The Bulldogs come back as Moult misses a three, but a putback keeps them on the board
Georgetown comes back with another layup - leading 39-28 with 17:51 to play
The Bulldogs' shooting trouble continue and the Hoyas take advantage of it as Rodgers follows up on a layup miss by Crawford
Hoyas go on a five point run before the Bulldogs' Moore scores an easy layup - Hoyas lead 46-31 with 16:34 to play
Moult hits two straight three-pointer for Fresno State - trailing the Hoyas 48-37 with 13:38 to play
Fresno State keeps possession for the entire shot clock duration, but is still having trouble penetration the Georgetown zone defense
The Hoyas having easier time but miss and easy basket - still leading 49-37 with 12:28 to play
Georgetown guard Wright splits between the Bulldogs' Moult and Blakely Goldberg and blows by for the layup but just misses - big size difference there but the Wright's speed is fast off the dribble
The Blulldogs seem to be slowing down as the they are sluggish in getting back while the Hoyas maintain a quick transition speed - leading 51-40 with under ten minutes to play
Moore finally connects on an important three-point play, but the Hoyas come back with Rodgers scoring a transition rebound on here missed layup - 10 point lead, 53-43, for he Hoyas with 8:07 to play
Bulldogs get a few from the FT line and the hoyas miss an easy layup
Moult misses a three but Fresno State rebounds and keeps possession
Taylor Thompson scores for Fresno State but Samisha Powell drops a three-pointer - Hoyas still lead but by seven, 56-49 with 6:07 to play
Hoyas are nto playing disciplined defense and taking cosly fouls
Bulldogs inching back while the the Hoyas miss shots - 56-53 Hoyas lead in this one - Georgetown going to the FT line
Georgetown drops one of two from the FT and have a 57-53 lead with 4:42 to play
Fresno has never led in this game while the Hoyas have led by as many as 17
The Bulldogs keep possession but can't get a shot off by the shot clock buzzer - still trailing by four with 3:31 to play
The Bulldogs get another point from the FT line - the Hoyas have been slowly allowing them to get back in it
Hoyas continue to struggle from the field and the Bulldogs bring it up trailing by three with 2:15 to play - big offensive foul call against the Bulldogs there though - Hoyas ball now
Both teams applying mid-court trap and Magee misses an uncontested layup and the Bulldogs have possession - trailing 57-54 with 1:40 to play
Big turnover after a TO and the Hoyas have the ball and the game in their hands on this possession - Bulldogs foul and Hoyas keep possession
Magee drives to the basket and she's fouled - shooting two - and she hits both to extend the lead to five points
Bulldogs working the ball on the perimeter and try to work it inside and the Hoyas' Rodger's steals it and is fouled
Rodgers misses the shot and the Bulldogs drive the hoop - Madison Parrish is fouled - shooting two - and she makes both - Hoyas lead 59-56 with 443.2 seconds to play
Rodgers fouled going the other way looking to make it a two possession game
she misses it and the Bulldogs have possession and throw it away - 17.9 seconds left
Hoyas inbound and the Bulldogs foul - trailing by three still with 16.5 seconds remaining
Williams scores one of two for Georgetown as Fresno State brings ball up and take TO with 12.2 seconds remaining - trail the Hoyas 60-56
Bulldogs look for Moult - miss on the three - rebound by Moore - miss on the jumper - Georgetown ball with 4.1 seconds to go
Hoyas inbounds a long ball down the court that Rodgers chases down and is fouled - misses her first FT, makes the second - extends the lead to 61-56
On the final inbounds, Bulldogs guard Thompson brings it up and launches one in vein

Final score: Georgetown 61, Fresno State 56

Friday, March 16, 2012

2012 NCAA Tournament In-Game: #7 Notre Dame Fighting Irish vs #10 Xavier Musketeers

2012 NCAA Tournament: Greensboro second-round review

It was an exciting and long day as four 2012 NCAA Men's Basketball Championship Tournament second-round games took place at the Greensboro Coliseum in Greensboro, N.C. on Friday.#8 Creighton Bluejays vs #9 Alabama Crimson Tide...

In-Game notes:

Wrapping up second-round action in Greenboro, N.C., the #7 Notre Dame Fighting Irish meet up with the #10 Xavier Musketeers in what promises to be another closely-contested ame in this year's Tournament

1st half:

Xavier starts the game off with a dunk from Kenny Frease and is soon followed up by a three-pointer from TU Holloway - Musketeers ahead 5-0 with just over 18 minutes to play
Xavier doesn't slow down and pushes the lead to 7-0 as Notre Dame continues to struggle in its shooting and turning the ball over
The Irish finally get on the boars with a three-pointer from Eric Atkins - 7-3 Xavier with 16:35 to play
Notre Dame connects on another three-point shot and the lead is only one
The Irish eventually tie it at 8-8 before Exvier hits another run and outscore the Irish 8-1 and take the lead 16-9 with 13:06 to go
Notre Dame goes on a seven-point run of its own and ties the score over a period three minutes - the score is tied with at the halfway point
Entering the latter part of the half both teams are trading baskets - eventually both teams are tied 29-29 with 2:26 to play
Notre Dame takes advantage of its opportunities as Cooley and Alex Dragicevich score layups while Xavier manages another point off a FT

At the half: Notre Dame leads 33-31

2nd half:

Xavier starts the half off with a quick basket
Cooley goes the FT line and drops both - Notre Dame leads 35-33
The Irish hits a three and extends the lead further
Notre Dame on an 7-0 run over the past 3:44 - now leads 40-33 with 15:37 to go
The Fighting Irish build on their run as it now extends to 10-2 over the past 5:21 - lead is now 43-35 with 13:36 to play
Cooley scores an easy layup underneath while Xavier goes to the line - 45-38 with 12:44 to play
Both teams starting to open up their offenses as they trade three-point shots - first from the Irish' Eric Atkins and matched by Xavier's Mark Lyons
Tu Holloway hits a three-pointer to get Xavier closer
Xavier takes advantage of Irish turnovers and score - Irish now leading 51-49 with 7:24 to play
Holloway hits a baseline jumper and ties the score s the he Irish's Scott Martin scores easily under the basket on the layup - hits another on fthe FT - Irish lead 54-51
Injury note: Xavier's Andre Walker being evaluated by doctors - possible vision issues
Notre Dame leading 57-55 with five minutes to play
Big foul call on Xavier that coach Chris Mack is not happy about
AS the Musketeers press, draw the fouls and Dezmine Wells scores both FT shots - Xavier traling by one
Big steal by Holloway who drives and lays it up and in - Xavier leading 59-58 with 2:30 to go
Notre Dame with ball control and score a layup from Cooley
Cooley denises a shot from Robinson, but Holloway is fouled on his attempt - game now tied 60-60
With a minute to play Eric Atkins hits a three-point shot to put the Irish ahead 63-60 with 50.3 seconds remaining
Xavier scores and now trails by one and the Irish throw it away on a bad paass
Xavier with the chance to take the lead and they do with a baby jumper from Holloway - kissing the glass and in - Xavier leads 64-63 with 12.8 seconds to play
Irish with the ball and will work to score
They take the shot as Jerian Grant puts it up and Xavier rebounds it - Dezmine Wells at the FT line adds another point to the lead - Xavier up 65-63
Atkins is fouled and will go to the line to tie it - 2.8 seconds left - he makes the first and the Notre Dame is called for a lane violation which cancels the second shot - Xavier ball
Musketeers inbounding and Irish looking to foul which they do but also take a technical foul - lead extends to three and one more FT finishes it

Final score: Xavier 67, Notre Dame 63

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