[81alum]

The final score was disappointing, but we led after 1 and took the lead with a 7-0 run to start the 3rd.  This tells me the we have the ability and talent to beat OR.  In the final 15 minutes, they were on fire at home.  We made mistakes that cost us.  Mistakes can be corrected, lack of talent cannot.

I have to keep reminding myself how young this team is.  Except for Williams and Fingall, the majority of minutes went to two sophomores (one of whom missed chunks of her freshman season) and three freshman (Jones, Prechtel and Belibi).  This was our first true road game against a national championship contender team who had a packed stadium of fans.  What's disappointing is that we seemed quite poised for 2.5 quarters but then it all seemed to unravel.  I'm hoping this lights a fire under our team because there is so much talent there.

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The final score was disappointing, but we led after 1 and took the lead with a 7-0 run to start the 3rd.  This tells me the we have the ability and talent to beat OR.  In the final 15 minutes, they were on fire at home.  We made mistakes that cost us.  Mistakes can be corrected, lack of talent cannot.

I have to keep reminding myself how young this team is.  Except for Williams and Fingall, the majority of minutes went to two sophomores (one of whom missed chunks of her freshman season) and three freshman (Jones, Prechtel and Belibi).  This was our first true road game against a national championship contender team who had a packed stadium of fans.  What's disappointing is that we seemed quite poised for 2.5 quarters but then it all seemed to unravel.  I'm hoping this lights a fire under our team because there is so much talent there.

Forgot to add that the second half of this game is exactly why you need a senior year DiJonai Carrington.  And I think a junior year Maya Dodson would have been our best defender on Hebard.

We might still have lost with Carrington and Dodson playing, but I am convinced we would have been much more competitive down the stretch.  The defense would have been somewhat better.  But there were long stretches in the second half when we did not seem to be able to manufacture good looks at the basket, and there I think Carrington's fearless drives would have made a big difference.

But even if Carrington and Dodson were 100% healthy tomorrow, I doubt that they would be at there best for quite a long time to come.  Remember Lexie's experience last year.  Realistically, we need to be prepared not to have them the rest of the way, or not to have them at their best.

[81alum]

The final score was disappointing, but we led after 1 and took the lead with a 7-0 run to start the 3rd.  This tells me the we have the ability and talent to beat OR.  In the final 15 minutes, they were on fire at home.  We made mistakes that cost us.  Mistakes can be corrected, lack of talent cannot.

I have to keep reminding myself how young this team is.  Except for Williams and Fingall, the majority of minutes went to two sophomores (one of whom missed chunks of her freshman season) and three freshman (Jones, Prechtel and Belibi).  This was our first true road game against a national championship contender team who had a packed stadium of fans.  What's disappointing is that we seemed quite poised for 2.5 quarters but then it all seemed to unravel.  I'm hoping this lights a fire under our team because there is so much talent there.

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The final score was disappointing, but we led after 1 and took the lead with a 7-0 run to start the 3rd.  This tells me the we have the ability and talent to beat OR.  In the final 15 minutes, they were on fire at home.  We made mistakes that cost us.  Mistakes can be corrected, lack of talent cannot.

I have to keep reminding myself how young this team is.  Except for Williams and Fingall, the majority of minutes went to two sophomores (one of whom missed chunks of her freshman season) and three freshman (Jones, Prechtel and Belibi).  This was our first true road game against a national championship contender team who had a packed stadium of fans.  What's disappointing is that we seemed quite poised for 2.5 quarters but then it all seemed to unravel.  I'm hoping this lights a fire under our team because there is so much talent there.

Forgot to add that the second half of this game is exactly why you need a senior year DiJonai Carrington.  And I think a junior year Maya Dodson would have been our best defender on Hebard.

We might still have lost with Carrington and Dodson playing, but I am convinced we would have been much more competitive down the stretch.  The defense would have been somewhat better.  But there were long stretches in the second half when we did not seem to be able to manufacture good looks at the basket, and there I think Carrington's fearless drives would have made a big difference.

But even if Carrington and Dodson were 100% healthy tomorrow, I doubt that they would be at there best for quite a long time to come.  Remember Lexie's experience last year.  Realistically, we need to be prepared not to have them the rest of the way, or not to have them at their best.