33-25 Mo St. at half. Aggies can work with that. Need some layups to fall!

NCAA stat site is garbage. ESPN, too. :meh:

5 half-court shots made in their final practice, BTW. Konrad, Stobbart, Turner, Coach Abeyta, and Coach Gross. They haven't posted the video to Twitter yet, but it's up on Instagram and FB. :cool:

https://www.facebook.com/ucdaviswbasketball/videos/4413830535300507

I don't think we'll see her play, but it's definitely good to see her practicing.

OR/VCU declared a "no contest" and OR advances. Multiple positive COVID-19 tests on the VCU side. :meh:

Already seeing 2nd string RBs and whatnot--I don't think it'll be a concern.

(Plus, the defense still gotta play.)

That was an ok pass.

Yeah, I'm not convinced that there was enough crossover in WBB this year to really get a handle on extra-regional match-ups.

I mean...you could say that about the LA basin in any election. :p Lotta people there.

The herky-jerky vaccine roll-out has been frustrating, BUT...people are getting the vaccine, which is what really counts in the end. I'm happy that Yolo County (among others) is making a concerted effort to get the farm workers, in particular, vaccinated in these early stages.

ESPN's 64-1 ranking of the women's bracket has this to say about the Aggies:

46. UC Davis Aggies

Best case: The Aggies missed seven weeks of their season because of COVID-19-related issues. But once they got going, they were dominant in the Big West, where they have won five consecutive regular-season titles. UC Davis also played Oregon tough in early February. The confidence drawn from that game and the play of conference player of the year Cierra Hall helps the Aggies to a first-round stunner.

Worst case: Hall is the Aggies' best player, but she had plenty of help on the way to the Big Dance. Unfortunately, she doesn't get enough of it in San Antonio, and the idea of an upset disappears quickly.

And the Bears:

17. Missouri State Lady Bears

Best case: On the 20th anniversary of Missouri State (then Southwest Missouri State) making the Final Four, the story almost writes itself. The Lady Bears shock the college basketball world and reach the Final Four again. This time there is no Jackie Stiles like in 2001. Instead, this Lady Bears team is well-balanced offensively with Brice Calip leading the way and excellent defensively -- Jasmine Franklin was MVC Defensive Player of the Year. But both teams had plenty of veterans, were No. 5 seeds, and both made it to the NCAA tournament's final weekend.

Worst case: The Lady Bears hadn't had a close game since mid-February and really could have used a Jackie Stiles for the big moments when they get one in Round 2. Missouri State comes up a couple of plays short and the careers of seniors Calip, Abby Hipp, Elle Ruffridge and Emily Gartner end sooner than anyone in Springfield had hoped.

Rest of the article, if you're interested:
https://www.espn.com/womens-college-basketball/story/_/id/31067452/women-basketball-tournament-2021-ranking-all-64-teams-bracket

Only the marching band does that! :strong:

(They bused to the airport for a charter flight--they had Instagram pics up of getting on the plane.)

I got my first dose via Yolo County--drive through site at River City HS in W.Sac. Scheduled for dose #2 at the end of the month...

MSU fans are certainly looking ahead to Rounds 2 and 3. Maybe the team will too... :naughty:

Ms. Jones, representing! :smile:

Any guesses which half of the game that poster watched? ;)

That's what I just told Tracy. :lol:

OBA: in small world news, Jason Ingebrigtsen did grad work at MO St. (formerly SW Missouri St.).

Oregon ended up a 6-seed, for what that's worth.

MO St. was just in the news for pulling out of their conference tourney after their opponent tested COVID+.

https://www.espn.com/womens-college-basketball/story?id=31058741&_slug_=missouri-state-withdraws-mvc-women-basketball-tournament-opponent-bradley-positive-test