GW v. Rutgers
3/27/2008 4:22:00 PM
2koul4school

GW v. Rutgers

GW v. Rutgers
3/27/2008 4:22:00 PM
Poster: 2koul4school

I am much more of a men's fan than women's NCAA so I don't know much about Rutgers ecept that they are coached by Viv Stringer and are usually pretty good. What kind of chance does GW have and what do they have to do to win. Go Lady Colonials

3/26/2008 1:03:00 PM
Poster: Ill Tempered CBrass

Without a doubt, it will be a tough matchup for GW, especially considering that they beat us by 25 in November.  Granted, that was one of the worst performances by the ladies all year, but Rutgers is a very very good team that got serious consideration for a 1 seed and was the only team to beat UConn all year.  For us to have a shot, every single player has to have a good game from the tip.

3/26/2008 2:35:00 PM
Poster: rossracer

Article:

(Hope this works.)

http://www.nj.com/rutgerswomen/inde.ssf/2008/03/gw_up_net_for_rutgers.html

3/26/2008 2:58:00 PM
Poster: BuffBlue

Rossracer, aside from the quick mention in the first paragraph, and our name in the headline, were we even an issue in that article?  Seems like the headline guy at the paper didn't read past the first paragraph.

3/26/2008 3:09:00 PM
Poster: rossracer

Here you go.

http://www.nj.com/rutgerswomen/inde.ssf/2008/03/ru_rolling_but_stringer_holds.html

3/26/2008 4:32:00 PM
Poster: ELJ

2koul:  Among the many things GW will have to do is come up with a way to prevent the streak of greased lightning named Matee Ajavon from getting to the hoop, either down the middle or from the sides.  Overall, Rutgers' win at the Smitty this year was a case of us planying badly, but far more than that, it was their brilliant passing game, movement without the ball, accuracy from the floor and team speed on defense that blew us away.  Hate to recall it , but the game wasn't even as close as the final score; at one point, we were down by 55-22.

Gotta believe that game stuck in our team's collective craw, and we'll see a far better effort this time.  Good enough to win?  That's a tall order, but not impossible either.

3/26/2008 4:43:00 PM
Poster: NJ Colonial

The State University of New Jersey is beatable, just ask Connecticut, Louisville....  so let's Go Colonials!

3/26/2008 9:10:00 PM
Poster: CBrass08

UConn and LVille did beat them, and DePaul came within seconds of doing so. They are a great team, but they are far from unbeatable. And our ladies just beat a very solid Cal team with far from their best performance on the offensive side. This is definitely doable...


3/27/2008 2:02:00 PM
Poster: ColonialBand

A look at how Sunday's regional semifinal in Greensboro stack up:

No. 6 George Washington vs. No. 2 Rutgers (ESPN2, 2:30 p.m. ET)

It's not often that a rematch pitting the higher seed against a team it beat by 25 points earlier in the season -- on the loser's home court -- offers much intrigue. But George Washington is 22-3 in its last 25 games and proved it's playing its best basketball at the right time by beating third-seeded Cal in the Bears' backyard in the second round.

On the flip side, George Washington will have its work cut out for it against a Rutgers team that bounced back from a disappointing end to the conference season with two of its most productive offensive performances of the season in the first two rounds.

Strengths: It might not be the only strength, but it's no secret that success for Rutgers begins on the defensive end. C. Vivian Stringer's team holds opponents to 34 percent shooting, including 28 percent on 3-pointers. Injuries have limited Stringer's ability to press this season, but Essence Carson, Matee Ajavon and Epiphanny Prince make it very difficult for opponents to run sets that produce quality shots. Speaking of defense … George Washington does things a little bit differently with Joe McKeown's match-up "Blizzard" zone, but the end result is just as stingy. The Colonials force about 3.5 more turnovers per game than the Scarlet Knights. They're also etremely good at taking care of the ball on offense. Key matchup: Kia Vaughn vs. Jessica Adair. There are a bevy of good guards capable of ecelling on both ends of the court, but what happens down low could prove decisive. Rutgers is a much more dynamic team when it's able to get Vaughn involved on offense, but she's averaging significantly fewer field goals and free-throw attempts per game this season (and shooting 48 percent at the line). But Vaughn remains one of the best post defenders in the country and she'll have to be in top form against Adair, who leads the Colonials in scoring and offensive rebounds. Backcourt/frontcourt edge: Neither team fits in a backcourt-frontcourt model with wings like Carson for Rutgers and Whitney Allen for George Washington, but strictly pitting Beck and Lawrence against Ajavon and Prince, Rutgers gets a fraction of an edge with its overall quickness. If the guards aren't as close to even as you can get, the frontcourts might be. If Vaughn offers anything on offense, she and understudy Rashidat Junaid look like a wash with Jessica Adair and sister Jazmine Adair. George Washington's Antelia Parrish shoots the ball a little bit more than Rutgers counterpart Heather Zurich and has a bigger impact on the boards. And given how well Allen functions in McKeown's system, she and Carson are closer than one might think. But the edge goes to the Final Four eperience. factor: Will anyone be in the zone? As good as the talent level is in this game, it doesn't include a lot consistent shooters. Out of Beck, Lawrence, Ajavon, Carson and Prince, only Prince enters the game shooting better than 42.6 percent from the floor. Considering the level of defense all are likely to face against each other Sunday, the game could turn if one of them starts to feel it.

3/27/2008 2:33:00 PM
Poster: ELJ

Hard to argue with the preview posted by ColonialBand. I just hope it's close near the end, so Joe and the ladies can work their last-second magic. GO GEE-DUB111

3/27/2008 4:02:00 PM
Poster: ColonialBand

I am not that much of a basketball genius to give that in depth of a preview....I FORGOT to put the disclaimer saying that I lifted that from ESPN and that was all Mr. Hays not myself.

3/27/2008 4:22:00 PM
Poster: njspride

Key Statistic:  When Louisville beat Rutgers in the Big East Tournament, they outrebounded Slutgers 34-23.

If GW can finally get back on the boards and win the rebound game, ESPECIALLY preventing Kia Vaughn from getting to the offensive glass, the Colonials go to the Elite 8.

As a neighbor of the University on the banks of the old Raritan (which is, admittedly, a rather pathetic river), I feel it important for you to be conscious of the Rutgers Rash which may be found in the fans of the scarlet knights.  A botched study about a decade ago revealed that 2/3 of students had genital warts.  While it has since been found that the folks who put that together were way off base, it didn't change the fact that "College Ave." is now STD Ave.

My parents (both alums) avoided such diseases, you can too!

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