01-07-2024, 04:52 PM
Well, we gave up a part of our 20 point lead in that uneven 4th quarter, but not enough to make it close. Certainly a better game than WSU.
1) Lepolo covered Washington star Elle Ladine in the first half, and did so quite credibly. Bosgana was on her part of the second half. Ladine did not really heat up until the second half, and at 12 points that is about half of what she had against Cal and half of what she had against us last year.
2) The question I posed at halftime to the Cardboard gathering was this: early in her career, Brink got into foul trouble by being too aggressive on defense and going for blocks that were not there. She hacked the arms of shooters. She corrected that--seemingly completely. I can't remember a foul called on her when going for a block this year. This year, however, she is being called for many offensive fouls. Why?
3) Beside the "big three," I would say this was Agara's day. In 16 minutes she had 12 points, made her three, made all three of her free throws, collected 4 rebounds, and played good defense. At the end of the first half I was hoping that we would not melt down in the absence of Brink and Iriafen as we did at Gonzaga, but Agara and Demetre held the fort well--even slightly expanding our lead. They are maturing.
4) Nothing about this game makes me less worried about our trip to Seattle. Washington showed it could be quite competitive, and in a diffferent atmosphere the game might have been even more competitive.
5) Both sides had 28 points in the paint. This surprises me, given that we had 18 O-boards compared with their 5.
1) Lepolo covered Washington star Elle Ladine in the first half, and did so quite credibly. Bosgana was on her part of the second half. Ladine did not really heat up until the second half, and at 12 points that is about half of what she had against Cal and half of what she had against us last year.
2) The question I posed at halftime to the Cardboard gathering was this: early in her career, Brink got into foul trouble by being too aggressive on defense and going for blocks that were not there. She hacked the arms of shooters. She corrected that--seemingly completely. I can't remember a foul called on her when going for a block this year. This year, however, she is being called for many offensive fouls. Why?
3) Beside the "big three," I would say this was Agara's day. In 16 minutes she had 12 points, made her three, made all three of her free throws, collected 4 rebounds, and played good defense. At the end of the first half I was hoping that we would not melt down in the absence of Brink and Iriafen as we did at Gonzaga, but Agara and Demetre held the fort well--even slightly expanding our lead. They are maturing.
4) Nothing about this game makes me less worried about our trip to Seattle. Washington showed it could be quite competitive, and in a diffferent atmosphere the game might have been even more competitive.
5) Both sides had 28 points in the paint. This surprises me, given that we had 18 O-boards compared with their 5.