2023-24 Big East thread

[HuskyNan]

The Big East is improving and deserves its own thread

 

[Dillon77]

Agree. And here's a start.
First big game coming up on Dec. 13: One-loss Creighton visits undefeated Marquette.
The Blue Jays went to Wyoming and won, led by their usual trio of Ema Ronsick, Morgan Maley and Lauren Jensen.
Meanwhile, Marquette avoided a trap game at Illinois State by beating the Cardinals by two, led by forward Liza Karlen and guards Jordan King and Mackenzie Hare.

Should be a good one to watch and gauge.

 

[ed4ourgirls]

I'm afraid the Marquette v. Creighton game is only available on Flosports.

 

[darrell]

I'm afraid the Marquette v. Creighton game is only available on Flosports.

I really wish it were on tv, should be a great game and a great look at what UConn will be having in Conference play.

 

[darrell]

Second half of Creighton/Marquette coming up. Game tied at 36-36.

 

[Dillon77]

Marquette Beats Creighton, 76-70, with 12-6 Run at End of Game

According to the Associated Press:

"MILWAUKEE -- — Liza Karlen had 25 points and 12 rebounds for her second double-double of the season, Mackenzie Hare added 15 points and No. 19 Marquette beat No. 20 Creighton 76-70 on Wednesday night to open Big East play.

"It was tied at 64-all with 4:28 left in the fourth quarter before Marquette pulled away by making a basket on three straight possessions, two by Karlen. Creighton's only field goal in the final four minutes came with 38 seconds remaining.

"Rose Nkumu and Jordan King each had 11 points for Marquette (10-0). The Golden Eagles shot 52% from the field and made 14 of 20 free throws, compared to 10 attempts by Creighton."

Really tight game that reflected how tight and competitive these two teams are. Liz Karlen has steadily developed into a very dependable forward for Coach Megan Duffy. She's become the leader of this team.

Marquette 76-70 Creighton (Dec 13, 2023) Game Recap - ESPN

Expert recap and game analysis of the Marquette Golden Eagles vs. Creighton Bluejays NCAAW game from December 13, 2023 on ESPN.

www.espn.com

 

[HuskyNan]

OK, Pirates!

 

[Bone Dog]

Seton Hall seems to have gone from being a speedy undersized team to being a big team, with more than 6 players above 6'0", though perhaps not quite as speedy.

 

[nwhoopfan]

St. John's beat Nova in both team's conference opener.

 

[Plebe]

St. John's beat Nova in both team's conference opener.

Nightmare game for Olsen. She was averaging 25 ppg and went 2-15 for 9 points today. Nova is WAY too dependent on her scoring.

 

[HuskyNan]

Sacred Heart has fallen into a pit since Bill Gibbons got fired

 

[Darwin]

My only gripe with the BE is so many of the games are not televised. I would watch many of the matchups between the better teams.

 

[Plebe]

Sacred Heart has fallen into a pit since Bill Gibbons got fired

I could be wrong, but wasn't Gibbons the coach at Holy Cross?

 

[HuskyNan]

I could be wrong, but wasn't Gibbons the coach at Holy Cross?

Oops, brain cramp

 

[HuskyNan]

Big East > ACC

 

[HuskyNan]

 

[Bigboote]

Yeah, I noticed that Appalachian State dropped 91 points on Marquette. They're not usually one of those "defense optional" teams.

 

[Plebe]

Big East > ACC

The Big East went 2-0 vs. the ACC over the weekend

 

[HuskyNan]

 

[HuskyNan]

Congrats to Doug Bruno! He’s truly one of the good guys

 

[darrell]

Three Big East teams in both the Men’s and Women’s Top 25 (Creighton is under Gonzaga).

 

[visitingcock]

My only gripe with the BE is so many of the games are not televised. I would watch many of the matchups between the better teams.

The Big East went 2-0 vs. the ACC over the weekend

But the ACC has those football contracts that link them to ESPN. The SEC/ACC challenge brought two big viewing ESPN games in SCar/UNC and LSU v VaTech.

 

[HuskyNan]

My only gripe with the BE is so many of the games are not televised. I would watch many of the matchups between the better teams.

Looks like FloHoops has the Big East contract for the women

Women's Basketball - Composite Schedule - Big East Conference

The official composite schedule for Big East Conference

www.bigeast.com

 

[Centerstream]

Looks like FloHoops has the Big East contract for the women

Women's Basketball - Composite Schedule - Big East Conference

The official composite schedule for Big East Conference

www.bigeast.com

I have noticed that FloHoops will livestream some of their BE games on YouTube. Seton Hall vs. Georgetown was one of those games and it was an exciting game to watch (even though a SH game without Lauren Park Lane seemed odd to me). I also believe that Creighton vs. Marquette was livestreamed.

 

[HuskyNan]