I'm jumping on the bandwagon!

[PeteRI]

Finally get to see a great URI basketball team again - the Lady Rams! Going to the SLU and Dayton games! LFG!!!

[ramster]

[PeteRI]

I'm finally watching a great URI team tonight!

[CamsRams]

Rooting for Tammi and the team but I’m a Rhody MBB fan.

[PeteRI]

28-21 URI at the half. Very athletic team playing ball at a high level. Really enjoyable game!

[PeteRI]

URI up 9 with 30 seconds left and Tammi's yelling at her team. Gotta love it.

[PeteRI]

URI wins 60-52. Stars of the game are Chanelle Williams, a speedy guard with 15 points and multiple "holy shit" assists, steady forward Marie-Paule Foppossi with 15 points and last year's A10 co-player of the year (and sure to repeat this year) forward Emannuelle Tahane with 18 points and 10 rebounds. Game was never in doubt. Rhody Lady Rams now 7-0 in A10 and 17-3 overall. Great team and coach!

[Rhody Sody]

Went to my first URI women’s game tonight, it was pretty fun. Tammi definitely has some fire!!

[RhowdyRam02]

URI up 9 with 30 seconds left and Tammi's yelling at her team. Gotta love it.

And with under a minute left and up 10 two women were on the floor fighting for a loose ball. She's got complete buy in from her team. So impressive!

[ramster]

URI up 9 with 30 seconds left and Tammi's yelling at her team. Gotta love it.

The starting 5 is settled and it’s the right starting 5. Everyone is focused on the opponent.

Tonight all 60 points were scored by the 5 starters but the bench players contributed. All know their roles. Tammi has herself, her coaches, her staff and her players all focused on one thing- winning the A10 Championship. There are no doubts, crystal clear.

St Louis is a good team. Tall players.

Final Scoreboard as time ran out. Nice.

I’ll watch the Fordham game tomorrow.

[phipsiGD'11]

Sign me up. I am in next game. I've only ever watched one WBB game in my life as a Ram but now seems like a great time to buy into our one winning program.

[ramster]

[phipsiGD'11]

now that I am a big fan of our WBB team (started at the end of the MBB Fordham game), can someone tell me how bids for NCAA tourney work for womens basketball? Do we have a shot even if we don't win A10 title?

[ramster]

now that I am a big fan of our WBB team (started at the end of the MBB Fordham game), can someone tell me how bids for NCAA tourney work for womens basketball? Do we have a shot even if we don't win A10 title?

64 teams made the WBB Tournament last year but this year they expanded to 68 to be the same as MBB.

URI Is top in the A10 with a NET = 45. UMASS and Dayton are right behind, and Fordham is close too. A10 WBB is possible to have 2 teams, outside shot at more.

We have played UMASS twice already. Won both. 2 huge games coming up with Dayton. We are both undefeated in A10.

[SmartyBarrett]

now that I am a big fan of our WBB team (started at the end of the MBB Fordham game), can someone tell me how bids for NCAA tourney work for womens basketball? Do we have a shot even if we don't win A10 title?

Check out ESPN's women's bracketology... I don't know how accurate it is historically, but there aren't many other WBB bracket projection sites so it's all we really have to go on. Their latest update was Monday and Rhody was among the first four out. They have Dayton getting the auto-bid. An at-large is very much in play.

http://www.espn.com/womens-college-bask ... acketology

[SGreenwell]

now that I am a big fan of our WBB team (started at the end of the MBB Fordham game), can someone tell me how bids for NCAA tourney work for womens basketball? Do we have a shot even if we don't win A10 title?

From looking at last year's numbers - I think it was the Top 33, or Top 35 teams in NET, that were safely in. So, I think URI would need to get to that threshold to feel "safe," regardless of how they perform in the A-10 tournament. I think if they and Dayton both finish with gaudy conference records, and if one of them is the autobid, then the other could certainly get an at-large bid.

[rhodyrudder]

UD and Rhody are both undefeated in A-10, riding double-digit win streaks.
We're undefeated at home, something the men have never done in the history of the RC.
We have three home games left, and play UD on Wednesday the 16th.
We then finish the regular season in Ohio.
Some big-time games coming up!

[Billyboy78]

I just got an e-mail. Men's season ticket holders are being offered 4 free tickets to the women's game against Dayton on Feb 16th.

[UCH21377]

Yep got mine already

[Rhody Guy]

Got 2. Will be my first ever women's game.

[Donrxer79]

Got my 4 tickets already, will be there with a couple of friends. This will be my 3rd WBB game this year, they are fun to watch.

[PeteRI]

Gonna watch some real URI basketball tomorrow. Lady Rams on ESPN+ Sunday vs. LaSalle at 2:00.

[Taylor Swift]

Heck Tammi even inspires me to work harder!!!! She’s freaking fantastic! Personally I think she’s one of Thor’s best hires besides Fleming and Danny.

[RhowdyRam02]

Heck Tammi even inspires me to work harder!!!! She’s freaking fantastic! Personally I think she’s one of Thor’s best hires besides Fleming and Danny.

I'd put her above Fleming. She is a rock star

[Taylor Swift]

Heck Tammi even inspires me to work harder!!!! She’s freaking fantastic! Personally I think she’s one of Thor’s best hires besides Fleming and Danny.

I'd put her above Fleming. She is a rock star

Absolutely! Her energy is contagious. You don't see a lot of that these days. I met her at CGH before her first season here and she's absolutely delightful.

[PeteRI]

Rhody off to a slow start. Trailed 10-2, ended Q1 down 13-11.

[PeteRI]

URI down 28-26 at the half. 3-pointers are the difference - LaSalle has 7 to URI's 1.

[PeteRI]

URI up 39-37. URI is 1 for 1 from 3. LaSalle is 10 for 29. They've made 2 2-point shots.

[PeteRI]

Spruill of LaSalle is 4-5 from 3 today. 45% for the year. 92% free throw shooter. That's nuts!

[PeteRI]

49-46 URI after 3. 33 of 40 LaSalle shots have been 3s.

[Billyboy78]

49-46 URI after 3. 33 of 40 LaSalle shots have been 3s.

3 point shooting % will go down in the 4th quarter with tired legs. Watch.

[PeteRI]

Gutsy road win 66-60. Chanell Williams seals it with her 4th steal and court-length layup. 4 of 5 URI starters in double figures. 11 in a row, 8-0 in A10, 18-3 on the year. Helluva game!

[theblueram]

If they make the tournament what are the chances they play in Bridgeport?

[PeteRI]

Total team win. Fopossi with 15, Elmore and Tahane with 14, Cairns with 12 (5 in the last 90 seconds) and Williams with 2 big steals in the last minute. This is clearly a seasoned team that knows how to weather a storm and close out games.

[SmartyBarrett]

If they make the tournament what are the chances they play in Bridgeport?

The first and second round games are at the home sites of the top 16 seeds. Bridgeport is a Sweet 16/Elite 8 site so they'd have to get there first. So, two wins plus some luck in being placed in the right region. If that all falls into place it's worth noting that the Amtrak stop in Bridgeport is basically at the arena...

[PeteRI]

The differences between Tammi's team and David's are obvious. The Lady Rams have a rock solid starting five - 4 starters average double figures per game. The fifth averages 8.5 with 2 steals a game, and had 5 today.

All five starters average at least 2 assists a game, and limit unforced turnovers. They make their free throws - 4 starters shoot .667, .731, .857 and .895. They move well without the ball and have a balanced inside/out game. 3 players average more than 8 rebounds a game.

Their defense bends but doesn't break. In today's game they started slow, went ahead, lost several leads late in the game but showed tenacity and discipline to pull out the win.

Here are their balanced starters:
Forward Emannuelle Tahane, 2021 A10 co-player of the year, is playing at the same high level: 14.3 ppg, 8.6 reb., .575 fg/.667 ft/ 3 ast.

Forward Marie-Paule Foppossi averages 11.7 ppg, 8 reb., and 3 ast.

Guard Dez Elmore averages 11.9 ppg, 8.7 reb, shoots .467 and .731 f/t.

Guard Dolly Cairns averages 11.4 ppg, shoots .462 (with team-leading 42 3s and
.857 at the line.

Guard Chanell Williams averages 8.5.ppg, 4.1 reb., 2.8 ast., shoots19 3s@ .373, .885 at the line and has 55 assists to 45 turnovers.

They're an awful lot of fun to watch. They remind me of our men's team ... from a few years back of course. Come out and show your support!

[reef]

I haven’t watched a game yet but I’m sure I will catch one on ESPN plus soon

[PeteRI]

I haven’t watched a game yet but I’m sure I will catch one on ESPN plus soon

This Wednesday at St. Joe's on ESPN+ @ 7:00

[LoveThoseRams]

I haven’t watched a game yet but I’m sure I will catch one on ESPN plus soon

This Wednesday at St. Joe's on ESPN+ @ 7:00

We will be there!

Hoping others will also take the time to watch a really good team.

[rambone 78]

If you didn't know it, the title and location of this thread would seem to indicate jumping on the men's bandwagon, not the women's.

The MBB program has square wheels.

[ATPTourFan]

I haven’t watched a game yet but I’m sure I will catch one on ESPN plus soon

Of course you can watch any of the previous games on demand with ESPN+.

[PeterRamTime]

Think we can start having more people at the Women's games than the men's by the end of the year?

Make it a challenge!

[PeteRI]

If you didn't know it, the title and location of this thread would seem to indicate jumping on the men's bandwagon, not the women's.

The MBB program has square wheels.

No, the MBB program is a clown car.

[reef]

I haven’t watched a game yet but I’m sure I will catch one on ESPN plus soon

This Wednesday at St. Joe's on ESPN+ @ 7:00

Cool as long as it doesn’t interfere with URI men’s hoop or the Celts I will give it a chance

[Taylor Swift]

Think we can start having more people at the Women's games than the men's by the end of the year?

Make it a challenge!

I am going to participate in that challenge. Already have a date set for 2/16 vs. Dayton.

[Taylor Swift]

If you didn't know it, the title and location of this thread would seem to indicate jumping on the men's bandwagon, not the women's.

The MBB program has square wheels.

No, the MBB program is a clown car.

I've had many experiences with clown cars. Heck, I may have driven one in the past, but this is WAY beyond threshold of tolerable clown cars.

[RhowdyRam02]

Women tied at 30 at St Joe's at the half. Second half starts in five minutes on ESPN plus

[PeteRI]

Both teams shooting at an unreal pace. Rhody is 50% and 42.9% from 3, and SJU is 59.1% and 57.1% from 3.

[PeteRI]

SJU Freshman Brugler very impressive. Then Dolly Cairns nails her 4th 3 of the game.

[PeteRI]

It's such a pleasure to see how URI runs plays, distributes the ball and shoots. Rock solid fundamentals.