Here's a little behind-the-scenes tidbit from the 2010 State Farm Southland Conference Basketball Tournament in Katy, Texas...Four of the eight women's teams which began play Tuesday were staying in the SAME hotel (Northwestern, TAMU-CC, Lamar and Texas-Arlington). A quick look at your bracket and you will notice that all four won their Quarterfinal round game. So...everyone is still here! However, I am happy to report there has not been any trash-talking over the waffle machine.
The Lady Demons practiced today at Katy High School. Tonight, it's a early dinner at the Rainforest Cafe', followed by a evening of meetings and film study. I am sure the team will have a early "lights out", as they zone in on Thursday's semi-final game against Lamar at 12:05.
A couple of interesting notes as I prepare for the broadcast (of course, all notes are courtesy of Associate Sports Information Director Matt Bonnette):
-NSU is just one made three-pointer away from setting a single-season school record. The current mark of 192 was set just last year.
-Trudy Armstead scored just six points in the regular season loss to TAMU-CC. She is a different player now than she was in mid-January (see Tuesday's career-high of 25 points and 13 rebounds). Somehow, I think she will have a much better game Thursday than she did two months ago.
-NSU and TAMU-CC combined for 195 points in their respective Quarterfinal round games. The Lady Demons pride themselves on defense, so I don't expect them to give up 99 points the way Sam Houston did.
In case I don't get to blog before tip-off, I invite you to join Matt and I for the broadcast on the Demon Sports Network (100.7 KZBL in Natchitoches, 92.1 in Shreveport, 92.7 KBDV in Leesville, and KTEZ 99.9 in Many, as well around the world at nsudemons.com). The pre-game show starts at 11:50. A win Thursday, and your Northwestern State Lady Demons will be just one win--40 minutes--away from their third-ever trip to the NCAA tournament!
Tony Taglavore
Voice of the Lady Demons
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