[81alum]

I just watched the replay of the game and got a chance to see it all again.  Very interesting was Rueck's halftime interview.  He is always more informative than Tara.  In talking about Slocum, he noted "Her gift is the ability to shoot through closely contested shots and over taller defenders."  Yes indeed.  She can be defended well and still be unstoppable.  Asked about Taylor Jones, he observed that they had not been getting it to her enough, and that had been a focus of their halftime adjustments.  He also noted wryly "It will be interesting to see what adjustments they (Stanford) will come out with."  He and Tara are used to playing the halftime chess match.  Rueck is the coach most like Tara in the league, I think, although he is more open than she is.

[81alum]

I just watched the replay of the game and got a chance to see it all again.  Very interesting was Rueck's halftime interview.  He is always more informative than Tara.  In talking about Slocum, he noted "Her gift is the ability to shoot through closely contested shots and over taller defenders."  Yes indeed.  She can be defended well and still be unstoppable.  Asked about Taylor Jones, he observed that they had not been getting it to her enough, and that had been a focus of their halftime adjustments.  He also noted wryly "It will be interesting to see what adjustments they (Stanford) will come out with."  He and Tara are used to playing the halftime chess match.  Rueck is the coach most like Tara in the league, I think, although he is more open than she is.