spineguy

I have heard they are a bit banged up. There also seems to have been some attrition among the freshman unrelated to injury

Playing for a D1 college team is a huge commitment on behalf of the players. It seems you are suggesting that the coaching staff no longer honor the commitments they have made to 5 or 6 of the current players. I wonder how much success UND would have recruiting new and JC players when they and their parents know that this program would be willing to pull their scholarship and discard them. The word would get around and hesitation to get involved in such a program could be expected. The UND program currently has a history of standing by injured and developing players and to deviate from this philosophy now would be wrong to do and would hurt recruiting of new players for years to come. I am going to get radical and suggest that the won/loss record of a team is only one of several ways to measure the success of a team. I am going to respectfully disagree and suggest that next year at this time there will be 11 of the current players and the 4 expected freshmen on the squad. JMO

The SIOUX got oout to a good start. I wonder how much the "rare air" affected them in the later part of the game.

Perhaps there will become a more significant than usual "home cookin factor" when these two play in the future.

Hopefully there will not be a disparity between the teams of 20 FT attempts again. It will be uphill again in that scenario.

3 women officials....They even were pointing fingers and talking at the SIOUX fans!!!

That sounds about right, with the possible exception of Guinn. I'm not sure she is full speed yet, so maybe Youngblut there. I hope Bergan will have her difficulties resolved by opener and she will be good to go. Almost the whole group has some physical challenges to overcome this season, but there are speedy and good defensive players on the bench to give resting minutes to the starters.

I too am very concerned. I also don

I apologize for not recognizing the sarcasm and if I belabored the discussion.

Sorry, let me try again

Female athletes are known to have a higher risk of injuring their ACL while participating in competitive sports. Unfortunately, understanding why women are more prone to ACL injury is unclear. Several studies have been done, and what is well known is that in sports that place a significant demand on the ACL, such as basketball, soccer, cheerleading, and others, ACL injuries are up to ten times more common in women than in men. It is no secret that men and women are built differently, have differently shaped skeletons, have unique body types, etc., but no one knows exactly what causes ACL injuries to be so much more common in women. Some theories are: Hormone cycles are different Ligaments, like many other tissues, are affected by hormone levels in the body. ACL injuries are known to most commonly occur in the pre-ovulatory phase in women. Furthermore, women on oral contraceptives are thought to have a lower rate of ACL injuries than women not taking oral contraceptives. Female athletes are known to have a higher risk of injuring their ACL while participating in competitive sports. Unfortunately, understanding why women are more prone to ACL injury is unclear. Several studies have been done, and what is well known is that in sports that place a significant demand on the ACL, such as basketball, soccer, cheerleading, and others, ACL injuries are up to ten times more common in women than in men. It is no secret that men and women are built differently, have differently shaped skeletons, have unique body types, etc., but no one knows exactly what causes ACL injuries to be so much more common in women. Some theories are: Hormone cycles are different Ligaments, like many other tissues, are affected by hormone levels in the body. ACL injuries are known to most commonly occur in the pre-ovulatory phase in women. Furthermore, women on oral contraceptives are thought to have a lower rate of ACL injuries than women not taking oral contraceptives. The ACL is shaped differently Women have a slightly smaller ACL, on average, and the place where the ACL passes through the knee joint, the intercondylar notch, is slightly smaller. These anatomic differences may account for a greater susceptibility to ACL injury. Women play sports in a more upright position Men are thought to assume more of a crouching posture while playing sports such as soccer or basketball. The ACL is usually injured when the athlete is in more of an upright position. Also, women who participate in so-called neuromuscular training programs that teach balance exercises have a similar rate of ACL injury as men who did not participate in the training. These are some of the theories, but unfortunately, no one knows exactly what causes the increased risk of ACL tears in women. More investigation is constantly taking place to better answer this question. What is known is that women are more prone to ACL injury, and that neuromuscular training programs can lower the risk of ACL injury in female athletes.

I have heard that Courtney Thingstad has suffered a knee injury!

Roebuck did not want the women on the floor when the USD fans rushed the floor. They returned after a quick trip to the locker room. The boo birds could be heard on the radio. USD cut down the nets. UND has never done that after a conference championship.

Yes,,, Sorry for the misspelling

The buzz in Whalin will be visiting UND and play some pick up ball with the girls this week.