(02-02-2018, 12:21 PM)81alum link Wrote:This game developed in the way an optimistic Tara fan might have predicted. It being the first game of the weekend, our players seemed fabulously well prepared to shut down OSU's most important weapons, and they did. Sunday will be a taller order. Oregon has more offensive weapons than OSU, it has a deeper bench, 3 players like Gulich, and we probably will not be quite as well prepared. However, winning in Corvallis may give our team a surge of confidence that can really help a young an inexperienced squad. If we did pull it off, it would be on the order of last year's win at Washington. So there is much to play for and hope for, and our team just made our hope much more plausible.
Well said. If the Beavers were tough, the Ducks are that much tougher. I'm watching them handle the Bears pretty easily right now. Ionescu is a nightmare to defend, she can shoot, she can dish and she can drive. Hebard is just as tough inside as Gulich, they have great 3-pt threats and Sabally is making waves as a freshman.
We have to put on the performance we did tonight AND shoot better from long range and the FT line and then we will have a shot. But if we do...then all those losses early in the season and frustrating gameplay might be finally coming to fruition.