TV:
As far as I can tell, there is none for our games against Florida Gulf Coast and Grambling State. Our final game against Hawaii is said to be on Spectrum Sports. However, I have no link for that and no information. The info on the GoStanford page is lacking. So we might be "looking at" three radio broadcasts at this link as our only connection:
https://gostanford.com/watch/?Live=1492&type=Live
Florida Gulf Coast 2pm Friday
Florida Gulf Coast is ranked 49 by Massey and will be the best team we have played so far outside of South Carolina. They are currently 4-0 with no major wins so far. They went to Hawaii this week for a different tournament--so after two weeks in Hawaii they will be acclimated to the time zone and adjusted to the arena.
We have played FGCU 3 times and defeated them three times. The first was back in 2013 during an early tournament game at Maples. The last time was at this same tournament in Hawaii exactly 4 years ago. No one who played in that game is still on our roster. In that game we won 88-65 in one of Nadia Fingall's best games. She had 24 points. Lexie was out with injury at that time, but Carrington and Williams had good games. FGCU aspires to be the best bombers in basketball, and in that game we held them to "only" 10 treys on a whopping 38 attempts. Perimeter defense means everything against this team.
Last year FGCU was 30-3, making the NCAAs and winning its first round before losing to Maryland in the 2nd. They defeated Michigan State and Virginia Tech, but otherwise played mid majors.
This year FGCU is averaging 12 made threes a game. Alyza Winston is hitting 44%, but they have 7 players shooting over 30%. If they play as they did last time, they often go 5-out, requiring teams to defend all five players on the perimeter, and that clears space for them to drive to the basket if the threes are too closely guarded. I can see why Tara wanted to play them--it will be an excellent test for our perimeter defense. Their top two scorers are 5'8" and 5'3", so this is a team that has figured out how to play to maximize its talents.
This is the marquee match-up of the tournament, and it is unforgivable that there is no coverage.
Grambling State 2pm Saturday
Grambling State is ranked 287 by Massey. CSUN is 306 by comparison. Grambling is an HBCU in Louisiana of around 5000 students. The WBB team went 14-17 last year and is 1-3 this year. They battled Arizona State earlier this year and lost 49-62. In that game they were 7/19 from three point range. Surprisingly, they significantly out rebounded ASU, so they must be scrappy and determined.
Grambling's top three scorers are all short guards, although they have several 6'0-6'2" players on the team.
Hawaii 4:30pm Sunday
Hawaii is ranked 233 by Massey. Hawaii is 0-4 this year, but was 20-10 last year. In fact, they won the Big West tournament and received the automatic qualifier to the NCAAs, so they count as an NCAA team. Sadly for them, they had the privilege of playing Baylor in the 1st round.
But this year has been a different story. Their record, though, has been a bit deceptive. They lost to Oregon State by 1 point, and Portland they lost to 54-70. Florida Gulf Coast beat them 45-65. Hawaii has been competitive in these games.
Hawaii is led by two sophomore guards each averaging double digits, and each shooting 30-40% of their treys. Their third starter is a 6'3" grad transfer who has played for Columbia--so they have a little height. They have been experimenting with their other two slots.
Against Oregon State, Hawaii was 12/32 treys, compared with OSU's 6/17, and this kept them in the game. Perimeter defense, anyone?
As far as I can tell, there is none for our games against Florida Gulf Coast and Grambling State. Our final game against Hawaii is said to be on Spectrum Sports. However, I have no link for that and no information. The info on the GoStanford page is lacking. So we might be "looking at" three radio broadcasts at this link as our only connection:
https://gostanford.com/watch/?Live=1492&type=Live
Florida Gulf Coast 2pm Friday
Florida Gulf Coast is ranked 49 by Massey and will be the best team we have played so far outside of South Carolina. They are currently 4-0 with no major wins so far. They went to Hawaii this week for a different tournament--so after two weeks in Hawaii they will be acclimated to the time zone and adjusted to the arena.
We have played FGCU 3 times and defeated them three times. The first was back in 2013 during an early tournament game at Maples. The last time was at this same tournament in Hawaii exactly 4 years ago. No one who played in that game is still on our roster. In that game we won 88-65 in one of Nadia Fingall's best games. She had 24 points. Lexie was out with injury at that time, but Carrington and Williams had good games. FGCU aspires to be the best bombers in basketball, and in that game we held them to "only" 10 treys on a whopping 38 attempts. Perimeter defense means everything against this team.
Last year FGCU was 30-3, making the NCAAs and winning its first round before losing to Maryland in the 2nd. They defeated Michigan State and Virginia Tech, but otherwise played mid majors.
This year FGCU is averaging 12 made threes a game. Alyza Winston is hitting 44%, but they have 7 players shooting over 30%. If they play as they did last time, they often go 5-out, requiring teams to defend all five players on the perimeter, and that clears space for them to drive to the basket if the threes are too closely guarded. I can see why Tara wanted to play them--it will be an excellent test for our perimeter defense. Their top two scorers are 5'8" and 5'3", so this is a team that has figured out how to play to maximize its talents.
This is the marquee match-up of the tournament, and it is unforgivable that there is no coverage.
Grambling State 2pm Saturday
Grambling State is ranked 287 by Massey. CSUN is 306 by comparison. Grambling is an HBCU in Louisiana of around 5000 students. The WBB team went 14-17 last year and is 1-3 this year. They battled Arizona State earlier this year and lost 49-62. In that game they were 7/19 from three point range. Surprisingly, they significantly out rebounded ASU, so they must be scrappy and determined.
Grambling's top three scorers are all short guards, although they have several 6'0-6'2" players on the team.
Hawaii 4:30pm Sunday
Hawaii is ranked 233 by Massey. Hawaii is 0-4 this year, but was 20-10 last year. In fact, they won the Big West tournament and received the automatic qualifier to the NCAAs, so they count as an NCAA team. Sadly for them, they had the privilege of playing Baylor in the 1st round.
But this year has been a different story. Their record, though, has been a bit deceptive. They lost to Oregon State by 1 point, and Portland they lost to 54-70. Florida Gulf Coast beat them 45-65. Hawaii has been competitive in these games.
Hawaii is led by two sophomore guards each averaging double digits, and each shooting 30-40% of their treys. Their third starter is a 6'3" grad transfer who has played for Columbia--so they have a little height. They have been experimenting with their other two slots.
Against Oregon State, Hawaii was 12/32 treys, compared with OSU's 6/17, and this kept them in the game. Perimeter defense, anyone?