04-01-2019, 08:58 PM
I'll join the chorus in congratulating the team, especially the seniors, on another great year, even with a loss tonight. We are so used to excellent seasons that stopping to consider a 31-5 season with an Elite 8 appearance is what 95% of the programs out there would want in a heartbeat.
Big shoutout to Alanna, Shannon, Marta and Alexa for adding their names and records to the history of Stanford women's basketball. I'm sure they will all thrive, whether in basketball or other pursuits in life.
The game was disappointing, but not unexpected. Like many of our recent postseason losses the last few years, Tara's coaching genius kept us in the game for a while, but in the end, the law of averages won out and we could not keep up with the firepower.
I am hopeful that our recruiting success will change our postseason fortune in the next few years. We kept up with the defending national champs and led for most of 3 quarters playing excellent defense. Imagine our success if we had their firepower on our disposal coupled with our defense and Tara's coaching mastermind. I am excited to see what Tara can do with the talent coming to the Farm the next few years.
On a side note, I really hope Maya works on finishing those layups. She has the athleticism to thrive with the best posts but her touch around the basket is definitely something that can be improved during the summer. I can't wait for next season to start and see how DiJonai and Nadia finish their college careers and see how Haley, Fran, Ashten and Hannah start theirs!
