We win 64-51.
The good:
- McPhee's 26 points carried the day as she saved our stagnant offense through her heroics in the 3rd quarter again, replicating her earlier feats in the same quarter at the game in Colorado. Apparently, tonight was also her first collegiate double-double as she grabbed 11 rebounds as well
- Thanks largely to Brit, we were able to score 40 points in the second half after only scoring 24 in the first half
- Our defense was consistently there despite our offensive woes, limiting the Buffaloes to 51 points and only 7 in the fourth quarter
- I loved our hustle in gathering our missed shots, though I do not like the fact that we had so many missed shots to get offensive rebounds from. Our 18 offensive rebounds allowed us to overcome a poor shooting night, run down the clock and wear down the Colorado defense
- Sniezek had a great point guard night, racking up 8 assists without a single turnover
- Alanna also contributed heavily in that third quarter as Erica was on the bench. In limited minutes, she not only had 7 points, but grabbed 8 rebounds and blocked 5 shots. McPhee will rightly get the headlines, but don't overlook Smith's contribution
- We avoided the upset bug tonight that affected 2 of our biggest competitors for the conference title. U.SC went into Corvallis and handed Oregon State a big second loss 70-50, while Oregon showed how dangerous they can be by handling UCLA 84-75. Thanks to these results, we are in a three way tie for first with UW (who demolished Arizona) and Oregon State and UCLA drops 2 games back.
The bad:
- Erica also had a double-double and incidentally she was the only other player for us in double figures tonight, but she struggled to get her 15 points (she was only 6-11 from the free throw line and 4-13 from the field, missing some easy layups), though her buzzer beating 3 pointer at the end of the third quarter gave us momentum going into the fourth quarter in a still very tight game
- Karlie was held in check offensively, missing her only 2 three point attempts as she went 2-9 from the field
- Our free throw shooting woes continue, making just half of our attempts (10-19). That's too many free points that we are not capitalizing on. This is especially important as the misses came from our two players who go to the line the most often (Brit - 3/6 and Erica - 6/11)
- Our first half offense was atrocious, with turnovers and poor offensive possessions. Though we were able to survive and keep it close with good defense against a solid, but not great Colorado team, we wouldn't get away with it against a better team. We need to play 40 minutes of offense, not 20 or 30, especially against top competition
- After starting the game, Kaylee was largely kept on the bench for most of the game, only contributing 2 points and 4 rebounds
- Bri was also cold going 1-7 from the field
The good:
- McPhee's 26 points carried the day as she saved our stagnant offense through her heroics in the 3rd quarter again, replicating her earlier feats in the same quarter at the game in Colorado. Apparently, tonight was also her first collegiate double-double as she grabbed 11 rebounds as well
- Thanks largely to Brit, we were able to score 40 points in the second half after only scoring 24 in the first half
- Our defense was consistently there despite our offensive woes, limiting the Buffaloes to 51 points and only 7 in the fourth quarter
- I loved our hustle in gathering our missed shots, though I do not like the fact that we had so many missed shots to get offensive rebounds from. Our 18 offensive rebounds allowed us to overcome a poor shooting night, run down the clock and wear down the Colorado defense
- Sniezek had a great point guard night, racking up 8 assists without a single turnover
- Alanna also contributed heavily in that third quarter as Erica was on the bench. In limited minutes, she not only had 7 points, but grabbed 8 rebounds and blocked 5 shots. McPhee will rightly get the headlines, but don't overlook Smith's contribution
- We avoided the upset bug tonight that affected 2 of our biggest competitors for the conference title. U.SC went into Corvallis and handed Oregon State a big second loss 70-50, while Oregon showed how dangerous they can be by handling UCLA 84-75. Thanks to these results, we are in a three way tie for first with UW (who demolished Arizona) and Oregon State and UCLA drops 2 games back.
The bad:
- Erica also had a double-double and incidentally she was the only other player for us in double figures tonight, but she struggled to get her 15 points (she was only 6-11 from the free throw line and 4-13 from the field, missing some easy layups), though her buzzer beating 3 pointer at the end of the third quarter gave us momentum going into the fourth quarter in a still very tight game
- Karlie was held in check offensively, missing her only 2 three point attempts as she went 2-9 from the field
- Our free throw shooting woes continue, making just half of our attempts (10-19). That's too many free points that we are not capitalizing on. This is especially important as the misses came from our two players who go to the line the most often (Brit - 3/6 and Erica - 6/11)
- Our first half offense was atrocious, with turnovers and poor offensive possessions. Though we were able to survive and keep it close with good defense against a solid, but not great Colorado team, we wouldn't get away with it against a better team. We need to play 40 minutes of offense, not 20 or 30, especially against top competition
- After starting the game, Kaylee was largely kept on the bench for most of the game, only contributing 2 points and 4 rebounds
- Bri was also cold going 1-7 from the field