[Spiny_Norman]

 I think the Tar Heels cost Stanford the NC last year when they injured Tierna Davidson in the regular season game at Cagan.

And don't forget the 2 years they took from Jaye Boissiere when they injured her in a preconference game. It's a predictable product of how they play and who they recruit to play that way. Which is why I think we should never schedule them, only play them in the NCAA tournament.

It just occurred to me that Jaye and Kiki are alike in two distinctive ways: I think they are/were the shortest player on their teams; and they both made a national-championship-winning goal.
That may not be completely a coincidence: perhaps the determination and moxie you need to succeed as a diminutive player helped them come through in the big moment.

Does this mean we should recruit more short players??  ;-)

I was a big fan of Cami Levin too, also on the small side. She helped Stanford win their first NC in 2011.

[Spiny_Norman]

 I think the Tar Heels cost Stanford the NC last year when they injured Tierna Davidson in the regular season game at Cagan.

And don't forget the 2 years they took from Jaye Boissiere when they injured her in a preconference game. It's a predictable product of how they play and who they recruit to play that way. Which is why I think we should never schedule them, only play them in the NCAA tournament.

It just occurred to me that Jaye and Kiki are alike in two distinctive ways: I think they are/were the shortest player on their teams; and they both made a national-championship-winning goal.
That may not be completely a coincidence: perhaps the determination and moxie you need to succeed as a diminutive player helped them come through in the big moment.

Does this mean we should recruit more short players??  ;-)

I was a big fan of Cami Levin too, also on the small side. She helped Stanford win their first NC in 2011.