2019 MVC "WOMEN'S" BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT - and LADY BRAVES - March 14 - 17

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One of Bradley's talented freshmen is Ellie Spelhaug from Davenport IA -
her little sister Carli Spelhaug was one of the stars that helped the Iowa All Star girls beat the Illinois All Star girls in their game tonight, 60-56.
But she is not playing basketball in college - Carli is going to Iowa State on a softball scholarship - LINK

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WBI post-season tourney field announced - http://www.womensbasketballinvitatio...?max_width=820

Of the 16 teams that are in the WBI - 12 of them are ranked (by the NET) well below Bradley - a couple of them are way up in the 200's
..one is a transitioning DII school that isn't even eligible for either the NCAA or WNIT until they complete the transition process!
Many have 14 or more losses and one doesn't even have a winning record.

So if this tourney had to dip that deep into the pool of available teams - then I have to believe they called Bradley and we declined'

[ollienanyes]

MVC landed 2 in the NCAA and, if Michigan State pulls off the upset in round I, I'll catch the 2 games of the women's NCAA first round in Iowa City on Friday: Mercer vs. Iowa and Drake vs. Missouri.

I am sure that BU declined the WBI ..I note that Northern Iowa is in the WNIT.

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The MVC's representative in the NCAA - Missouri State just knocked off Iowa State
to advance to the WOMEN'S Sweet Sixteen! Way to represent the VALLEY ladies!
https://www.news-leader.com/story/sp...16/3267807002/

this is good for every Valley member because of the revenue earned and distributed among the MVC members...

[tornado]

One of Bradley's talented freshmen is Ellie Spelhaug from Davenport IA -
her little sister Carli Spelhaug was one of the stars that helped the Iowa All Star girls beat the Illinois All Star girls in their game tonight, 60-56.
But she is not playing basketball in college - Carli is going to Iowa State on a softball scholarship - LINK

now Bradley freshman Ellie Spelhaug is transferring to Iowa State to play softball with her sister

https://twitter.com/EllieSpelhaug/status/1115395415413874689