02-13-2022, 03:09 PM
We win 63-46 as we bookended the game with our best offensive quarters - 20 each in the first and fourth quarters (meaning we scored just 23 in the middle two quarters combined).
It was a defensive physical battle with a lot of bad no-calls (I wonder, why given that basketball and football for that matter, there's no system in place to grade referees during the offseason). Fans will always have a reason to complain about calls or no-calls and unfortunately in close games, those judgment calls could decide the outcome of a contest. I wonder if there will ever be technology to help this out or as long as there are sports, these complaints will always be there?
Anyway, back to the game.
We had four players in double figures with Jump close behind with eight points:
Both Brink and Jones missed a lot of close ones around the basket and it took Haley more than half of the game to get her first points, but Cameron still finished with a double double - 11 points and 11 rebounds. Jones came up with some key baskets in the fourth to make sure Colorado couldn't get it any closer than they did as she scored all of her 10 points in the second half.
Lexie was our leading scorer with 14 points, as she was our best long range shooter this game (3/7) and also had 6 steals to go along with it; she was critical in our defensive efforts, especially against Hollingshed.
Wilson continued her turnover-less streak despite the pressure defense of the Buffaloes. Every other starter had two turnovers each, while she had none. She had another five assists to continue this amazing four game streak - 21 assists to zero turnovers. Plus she had 10 points on 4/8 shooting.
Jump was manhandled at the end of a quarter while going for a three and finished only 2/7 from long range. Belibi did not have a great game, just 1/1 with three turnovers.
Given Colorado's defense, turning the ball over 13 times was not too bad; I think we had that number in the first quarter alone when we played them in Boulder a few weeks ago.
Defensively, Hollingshed shot very efficiently (4/6), but she still only took six shot opportunities all game along; it helped that she picked up quick fouls in the first half and sat for large periods of time. The rest of their starting line was 6/28 and when you add their key reserve player Quay Miller's shooting numbers, they were 8/39 from the field.
We held them to 25% shooting overall and 30% from long range, but they managed to snag 17 offensive rebounds.
It's never pretty playing Colorado but I think it's good to play against different styles of opponents, especially back to back.
Now comes our final regular season road trip to play Oregon State on Friday and a nationally televised matchup against a fully healthy Ducks squad in Eugene next Sunday afternoon, probably our most challenging conference game.
It was a defensive physical battle with a lot of bad no-calls (I wonder, why given that basketball and football for that matter, there's no system in place to grade referees during the offseason). Fans will always have a reason to complain about calls or no-calls and unfortunately in close games, those judgment calls could decide the outcome of a contest. I wonder if there will ever be technology to help this out or as long as there are sports, these complaints will always be there?
Anyway, back to the game.
We had four players in double figures with Jump close behind with eight points:
Both Brink and Jones missed a lot of close ones around the basket and it took Haley more than half of the game to get her first points, but Cameron still finished with a double double - 11 points and 11 rebounds. Jones came up with some key baskets in the fourth to make sure Colorado couldn't get it any closer than they did as she scored all of her 10 points in the second half.
Lexie was our leading scorer with 14 points, as she was our best long range shooter this game (3/7) and also had 6 steals to go along with it; she was critical in our defensive efforts, especially against Hollingshed.
Wilson continued her turnover-less streak despite the pressure defense of the Buffaloes. Every other starter had two turnovers each, while she had none. She had another five assists to continue this amazing four game streak - 21 assists to zero turnovers. Plus she had 10 points on 4/8 shooting.
Jump was manhandled at the end of a quarter while going for a three and finished only 2/7 from long range. Belibi did not have a great game, just 1/1 with three turnovers.
Given Colorado's defense, turning the ball over 13 times was not too bad; I think we had that number in the first quarter alone when we played them in Boulder a few weeks ago.
Defensively, Hollingshed shot very efficiently (4/6), but she still only took six shot opportunities all game along; it helped that she picked up quick fouls in the first half and sat for large periods of time. The rest of their starting line was 6/28 and when you add their key reserve player Quay Miller's shooting numbers, they were 8/39 from the field.
We held them to 25% shooting overall and 30% from long range, but they managed to snag 17 offensive rebounds.
It's never pretty playing Colorado but I think it's good to play against different styles of opponents, especially back to back.
Now comes our final regular season road trip to play Oregon State on Friday and a nationally televised matchup against a fully healthy Ducks squad in Eugene next Sunday afternoon, probably our most challenging conference game.