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JR Payne has given us problems through the years.  Here is our recent record against her:

2/5/21 W 62/54, but only after we gave up a dreadful fourth quarter comeback 13-28

1/17/21 L 72-77 in overtime after Hollingshed had 32.

2/16/20 W 69-66, we avoided overtime when Williams stole the ball and heaved a shot practically from half court that went through.

1/24/20 W 76-68 in overtime.  We only got to overtime after a magnificent long inbounds pass from Lacie to Prechtel for a layup with time expiring in the 4th quarter.

And who can forget JR Payne's 2015 Santa Clara team (much as we would like to forget):

11/23/15 L 58-61 We had 8 points in the first quarter, 14 in the second, and 11 in the third.  26 turnovers.  Santa Clara had 24 points off turnovers and 15 steals.

IN SHORT:  Payne is the Pac 12 coach who most resembles Vic Shaeffer and Dawn Staley in terms of aggressive defense.  She doesn't always have the personnel to do it as well as they do, but given that the only teams we have lost to this year are teams that play that style of defense, it makes perfect sense to throw it at us whenever possible.

[81alum]

JR Payne has given us problems through the years.  Here is our recent record against her:

2/5/21 W 62/54, but only after we gave up a dreadful fourth quarter comeback 13-28

1/17/21 L 72-77 in overtime after Hollingshed had 32.

2/16/20 W 69-66, we avoided overtime when Williams stole the ball and heaved a shot practically from half court that went through.

1/24/20 W 76-68 in overtime.  We only got to overtime after a magnificent long inbounds pass from Lacie to Prechtel for a layup with time expiring in the 4th quarter.

And who can forget JR Payne's 2015 Santa Clara team (much as we would like to forget):

11/23/15 L 58-61 We had 8 points in the first quarter, 14 in the second, and 11 in the third.  26 turnovers.  Santa Clara had 24 points off turnovers and 15 steals.

IN SHORT:  Payne is the Pac 12 coach who most resembles Vic Shaeffer and Dawn Staley in terms of aggressive defense.  She doesn't always have the personnel to do it as well as they do, but given that the only teams we have lost to this year are teams that play that style of defense, it makes perfect sense to throw it at us whenever possible.