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Holmes was defensive player-of-the-year in the Big 10 last year, but her defense did not seem able to stop Iriafen or Brink.

Your perception was spot on. According to the analytics Holmes had only 1 stop, her stop % was a miniscule 8% and she had a defensive rating of 120.8 (lower being better).

Compare that to Brink: 12 stops, stop % of 115.8% and a defensive rating of 59.3!  Iriafen had an impressive defensive stats too: 8 stops, stop % of 108.1% and defensive rating of 63.9.

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Holmes was defensive player-of-the-year in the Big 10 last year, but her defense did not seem able to stop Iriafen or Brink.

Your perception was spot on. According to the analytics Holmes had only 1 stop, her stop % was a miniscule 8% and she had a defensive rating of 120.8 (lower being better).

Compare that to Brink: 12 stops, stop % of 115.8% and a defensive rating of 59.3!  Iriafen had an impressive defensive stats too: 8 stops, stop % of 108.1% and defensive rating of 63.9.