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I agree, way too many turnovers including 12 steals!  They need to work on their ball handling. Van Gytenbeek surprised me, and I loved her grit.  Cameron Brink has that same grit and feistiness, so does Anna. We need more of that on this team.  Belibi had problems catching and holding on to the ball today, but still played tough and she's improving by leaps and bounds game by game.  I love what Ashten did in this game and I agree, she should get more minutes.  I also hate it when Tara stalls at the end of the game.  We had a good flow going so why not just keep playing?  I think we could have easily won by 20 points.  Haley was steady eddy in this game and really sees the floor well, although I think she's capable of so much more.  Kiana didn't have her best game but she's the calm in the middle of the storm that keeps this team together.  

Here are my takeaways from this game.

1) We won, but were soundly beaten in 2 of the 4 quarters.  We have plenty to work on.  Turnovers continue to be a significant issue, with 17 of them.

2) Van Gytenbeek got her chance today against the very best competition, and she showed us something we haven't seen before.  She had nerves of steel and was 3/3 for 8 points at the very moment we broke the game open and reversed Oregon's momentum.  She showed sharp shooting skills and psychological fortitude.  She also had an assist and no turnovers in her 14 minutes of play.

3) Oregon has shown how to stop or at least slow down Belibi, who was held to 3/9 and took a couple of wild shots she should not have.  Their zone collapsed inward and often refused to let her get into the area of floor where she could be effective.  Their zone is active enough to expand back out to the perimeter but the only way to defeat it is to have strong outside shooting, and ours was mediocre from range today. 

4) Wilson was nails.  So happy she came back for this year.

5) Williams may have saved the game, but she was 3/13 and 0/6 from long range.  Fortunately Wilson and Von Gytenbeek were hot from distance, or the Oregon zone would never have unclogged.

6) Tara likes to kill clock when she has a big lead, trading points for time.  It infuriates us some of the time, but she has the most wins in WBB, not us.  It is similar to Shaw predictably running the ball when the football team is ahead.  But it was unnerving to see a 17 point lead at the 8 minute mark dwindling away.  That is when Jones made a jumper--the last basket of the game for us.  Only free throws after that.

7) I like Prechtel in this game and think she should have gotten more minutes.  She seems tailor made for killing zones, since she can shoot over them.  I think she played better than Belibi today, given the nature of the opposition.

8) Needless to say, we missed Lexie.  Lacie made only one basket, and Oregon could afford to focus on other players.  Our offense improved when Van Gytenbeek or Wilson were on the floor and Lacie was not.  Still, she was superb on defense as always.

[MJinSD]

I agree, way too many turnovers including 12 steals!  They need to work on their ball handling. Van Gytenbeek surprised me, and I loved her grit.  Cameron Brink has that same grit and feistiness, so does Anna. We need more of that on this team.  Belibi had problems catching and holding on to the ball today, but still played tough and she's improving by leaps and bounds game by game.  I love what Ashten did in this game and I agree, she should get more minutes.  I also hate it when Tara stalls at the end of the game.  We had a good flow going so why not just keep playing?  I think we could have easily won by 20 points.  Haley was steady eddy in this game and really sees the floor well, although I think she's capable of so much more.  Kiana didn't have her best game but she's the calm in the middle of the storm that keeps this team together.  

Here are my takeaways from this game.

1) We won, but were soundly beaten in 2 of the 4 quarters.  We have plenty to work on.  Turnovers continue to be a significant issue, with 17 of them.

2) Van Gytenbeek got her chance today against the very best competition, and she showed us something we haven't seen before.  She had nerves of steel and was 3/3 for 8 points at the very moment we broke the game open and reversed Oregon's momentum.  She showed sharp shooting skills and psychological fortitude.  She also had an assist and no turnovers in her 14 minutes of play.

3) Oregon has shown how to stop or at least slow down Belibi, who was held to 3/9 and took a couple of wild shots she should not have.  Their zone collapsed inward and often refused to let her get into the area of floor where she could be effective.  Their zone is active enough to expand back out to the perimeter but the only way to defeat it is to have strong outside shooting, and ours was mediocre from range today. 

4) Wilson was nails.  So happy she came back for this year.

5) Williams may have saved the game, but she was 3/13 and 0/6 from long range.  Fortunately Wilson and Von Gytenbeek were hot from distance, or the Oregon zone would never have unclogged.

6) Tara likes to kill clock when she has a big lead, trading points for time.  It infuriates us some of the time, but she has the most wins in WBB, not us.  It is similar to Shaw predictably running the ball when the football team is ahead.  But it was unnerving to see a 17 point lead at the 8 minute mark dwindling away.  That is when Jones made a jumper--the last basket of the game for us.  Only free throws after that.

7) I like Prechtel in this game and think she should have gotten more minutes.  She seems tailor made for killing zones, since she can shoot over them.  I think she played better than Belibi today, given the nature of the opposition.

8) Needless to say, we missed Lexie.  Lacie made only one basket, and Oregon could afford to focus on other players.  Our offense improved when Van Gytenbeek or Wilson were on the floor and Lacie was not.  Still, she was superb on defense as always.