[sheriand]

This is wbbfan\'s husband.  That was as Tara said, "A statement game."  Stanford\'s defensive intensity was off the charts.  One of Xavier\'s players had hit eight 3 pointers in a previous game.  Lindy held her to one.  Amber Harris is amazingly gifted, but the hard double teams bothered her all game long.  It\'s tough when the second defender is 6\'3" or taller.
Booth provided significant minutes and helped keep Phillips off the boards.

Some sort of light bulb went on for Stanford, who were held without an offensive rebound for a long time to start the game.  Suddenly, Chiney and Nneka were sticking put backs and Stanford was off and running.

I cannot praise Jeanette enough.  It seemed like her intensity drove the entire team.  She doubled well, posted her player up multiple times (including a sweeping hook shot at one point) and penetrated with gusto on multiple occasions.

It was great to hear the fans roaring their approval when Stanford was playing defense!  Xavier did miss some wide open looks, but they were whipped in all facets of the game.

[sheriand]

This is wbbfan\'s husband.  That was as Tara said, "A statement game."  Stanford\'s defensive intensity was off the charts.  One of Xavier\'s players had hit eight 3 pointers in a previous game.  Lindy held her to one.  Amber Harris is amazingly gifted, but the hard double teams bothered her all game long.  It\'s tough when the second defender is 6\'3" or taller.
Booth provided significant minutes and helped keep Phillips off the boards.

Some sort of light bulb went on for Stanford, who were held without an offensive rebound for a long time to start the game.  Suddenly, Chiney and Nneka were sticking put backs and Stanford was off and running.

I cannot praise Jeanette enough.  It seemed like her intensity drove the entire team.  She doubled well, posted her player up multiple times (including a sweeping hook shot at one point) and penetrated with gusto on multiple occasions.

It was great to hear the fans roaring their approval when Stanford was playing defense!  Xavier did miss some wide open looks, but they were whipped in all facets of the game.