WBB @ Lady Griz Classic (Missoula, Montana)

[asu66]

UCal-Irvine 24, Lady Apps 18 10:19 1st Half

Apps have their hands full again with very experienced UCal-I team

[asu66]

UCal-Irvine 40, Lady Apps 32 5:27 1st Half

Apps shooting only 33% from free throw line

[asu66]

UCal-Irvine 40, Lady Apps 32 5:27 1st Half

Apps shooting only 33% from free throw line

[asu66]

50-38 UCal-Irvine 2:10 1st Half

[asu66]

50-38 UCal-Irvine 2:10 1st Half

The rout is in progress. UCI 59, ASU 41 16:56 2nd Half

[asu66]

UCal-Irvine 85, ASU 77

The kids kept it within reach. Maryah Sydnor finished with a game high 28 points and 10 boards. KeKe Cooper had 17 points (on 8 for 9 shooting) and 7 boards. UCI shot 62.5 percent in the first half to build a 57-39 halftime lead, then held on after the Apps cut the lead to five, 75-70, with 2:30 to go. They just needed some help.

Darcy needs three impact players from this year's recruiting class; then she'll have a team that'll make some noise.

Tonite, the Lady Apps (1-6) will square off against U of Idaho (5-4). The Vandals lost to Montana on a last second 3 point prayer made by the Grizz in last night's tourney action. UC-Irvine appears to me to the best team in the tourney; but Idaho owns a home win against the Anteaters--so I'll hold off on a prediction. The game tips at 7 PM EST.

[appst89]

UCal-Irvine 85, ASU 77

The kids kept it within reach. Maryah Sydnor finished with a game high 28 points and 10 boards. KeKe Cooper had 17 points (on 8 for 9 shooting) and 7 boards. UCI shot 62.5 percent in the first half to build a 57-39 halftime lead, then held on after the Apps cut the lead to five, 75-70, with 2:30 to go. They just needed some help.

Darcy needs three impact players from this year's recruiting class; then she'll have a team that'll make some noise.

Tonite, the Lady Apps (1-6) will square off against U of Idaho (5-4); in a game that will give the Apps a look at a new rival from the SunBelt Conference--albeit on a neutral court in Missoula, Montana. Idaho lost to Montana on a last second 3 point prayer made by the Grizz in last night's tourney action. UC-Irvine appears to me to the best team in the tourney; but Idaho owns a home win against the Anteaters--so I'll hold off on a prediction. I'll simply say that the two teams will meet at 7 PM EST. How the Apps match up against a Sunbelt squad should be interesting to watch.

We won't see Idaho in the Basketball Belt. They and NMSU are football only.

[asu66]

Yeah, that thought hit me about 7AM. Thought I'd get to it early enough to make the edit. Nope, didn't make it in time.

It's a good thing they are "in for football only." Pretty sure we'd be stayin' in the SoCon if we had to send our non-revenue teams to Moscow and Las Cruces. Simply not sustainable.