Tour de Tejas hits Brownwood
Dec
2006
A few minutes to tipoff here between Howard Payne and LeTourneau. Spent some time outside in the parking lot listening to the football playoffs, updating D3football.com, etc.
Already have been warned by more than one person that this women’s game is not likely to be much of a contest and that’s fine. I’m really here to see Meia Daniels play. She’s averaging 22.7 points per game and in not an excessive number of minutes seeing as Howard Payne has outscored opponents by an average of 36.7 a game.
Brownwood Coliseum (disdainfully referred to by other ASC fans as the Brownwood Mausoleum) isn’t a bad concept for an arena but needs better lightning, a new floor, and probably better locker room facilities, though I have not seen them. The city owns it, though, not the school, so HPU doesn’t have control over those things.
Will check in during the game but also will be popping around looking at football and taking pictures of this game — if I can.
December 2nd, 2006 at 2:29 pm
Daniels got off to a rough start, throwing up an air ball, getting called for a charge and bricking a three on her first three possessions, but has gotten on track and scored seven before sitting as Howard Payne now has a 22-9 lead.
December 2nd, 2006 at 2:34 pm
She just came back in and hit another three-pointer, so all is well.
December 2nd, 2006 at 2:34 pm
BTW, I see you down there on the scorer’s table with the Daily Dose open.
Yes, you.
December 2nd, 2006 at 3:10 pm
Just have to make sure we have the same persepctive on the game.
December 2nd, 2006 at 3:29 pm
Gotcha. It just isn’t much of a game at this point.
December 2nd, 2006 at 3:44 pm
Final: Howard Payne 84-33. I’ll have more to say after the UWW/SJU football game ends.
December 2nd, 2006 at 4:49 pm
Our daily podcast is posted. HPU women’s coach Chris Kielsmeier talks about Meia Daniels, rebuilding the program from the ground up and the rise of Division III women’s basketball in Texas.
http://www.d3hoops.com/audio/06/tourdetejaskielsmeier.mp3
December 2nd, 2006 at 4:49 pm
In the men’s game, Howard Payne in control 38-24 as we near halftime.
December 2nd, 2006 at 5:18 pm
Definitely a little off topic, but that 201 points scored by Lincoln is unbelievable!
December 2nd, 2006 at 5:29 pm
Thanks Pat!
Enjoyed the podcast! Travel safely!
And on the drive to San Antonio, listen for those great Country Christmas favorites such as,
“Grandma got run over by a reindeer”
http://www.links2love.com/christmas_songs_grandmarunover.htm
December 2nd, 2006 at 5:45 pm
Small but loud crowd here. Can’t imagine what this place must’ve been like for the ASC tournament last year.
December 2nd, 2006 at 5:54 pm
The “Mausoleum” can get pretty loud when McMurry or Hardin-Simmons fans drive down for a game.
Those are great rivalries!
McM vs HSU is for the “City Championship”, but both McMurry and HSU love to beat Howard Payne, or “Horrid Pain” as it was known to my father’s generation in the late 1930’s.:-)
December 2nd, 2006 at 6:23 pm
Phew, it was the kind of day that ESPN would call Smackdown Saturday or somesuch if they were here.
December 2nd, 2006 at 6:32 pm
Talked to Coach Davis a few minutes ago. His first trip to Howard Payne, same as mine. His second year in the league. He’s obviously disappointed at the way his team played today but hopes they can improve.
Picked Coach Pattillo’s brain for his thoughts on how the division will stack up this year and he thinks Hardin-Simmons and McMurry might rise to the top of a balanced division. They have the trip to Sul Ross State on Monday.
He was glad to get the monkey off the team’s back today as well.