[81alum]

This was honestly one of the most satisfying games to watch this season. It felt like a true team effort, and the defense clearly won the day. Great to see the Hulls play so aggressively, and even Jerome, who I've had qualms about in the past, put more heart into her rebounding. Here's hoping the same team shows up against Oregon on Sunday!

Great write-up, as usual, at the top, and thanks so much for that. But I do have one small different take. I thought that Maya, despite the 4 fouls and limited scoring, was fantastic. Several of her rebounds were otherworldly, just getting in there and taking a ball that seemed impossible to grab. She was aggressive, keyed in, and disruptive. I think her return is really important, and is going to make a big difference going forward.

I agree with you.  10 rebounds in 24 minutes was impressive, particularly noting that 6 of them were offensive rebounds.  But she could have been more fantastic if she could have stayed in the game longer.

I also agree with the point made elsewhere that we are one shooter away from being unstoppable.  If we could get Lexie back to her early season form and turn Maya into an offensive threat, then I think we could become a threat for a national championship. But we aren't quite there yet. We have lost three games, after all, but mostly due to poor defense. Which is why it is so gratifying to see really excellent defense tonight.

Anyone have a theory on what happened to Dijonai tonight?  Just an off game, or a tough defensive assignment?  She only played 20 minutes, and had just 2 fouls....

[81alum]

This was honestly one of the most satisfying games to watch this season. It felt like a true team effort, and the defense clearly won the day. Great to see the Hulls play so aggressively, and even Jerome, who I've had qualms about in the past, put more heart into her rebounding. Here's hoping the same team shows up against Oregon on Sunday!

Great write-up, as usual, at the top, and thanks so much for that. But I do have one small different take. I thought that Maya, despite the 4 fouls and limited scoring, was fantastic. Several of her rebounds were otherworldly, just getting in there and taking a ball that seemed impossible to grab. She was aggressive, keyed in, and disruptive. I think her return is really important, and is going to make a big difference going forward.

I agree with you.  10 rebounds in 24 minutes was impressive, particularly noting that 6 of them were offensive rebounds.  But she could have been more fantastic if she could have stayed in the game longer.

I also agree with the point made elsewhere that we are one shooter away from being unstoppable.  If we could get Lexie back to her early season form and turn Maya into an offensive threat, then I think we could become a threat for a national championship. But we aren't quite there yet. We have lost three games, after all, but mostly due to poor defense. Which is why it is so gratifying to see really excellent defense tonight.

Anyone have a theory on what happened to Dijonai tonight?  Just an off game, or a tough defensive assignment?  She only played 20 minutes, and had just 2 fouls....