[2006alum]

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?

Thanks as always for the great recaps, 81! Haven't had a chance to see today's game, so can't say specific to this game, but this season the NCAA removed the restricted area for the women's game to be only the area immediately under the basket, rather than the 4 feet out. I suspect Cam is used to having more space to attack where defenders can't post up and draw a charge. FWIW, I feel like I've seen more charge calls across WBB this season, so I don't think Cam is alone here - lots of players still adjusting, and savvy defenders can take advantage.

[2006alum]

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?

Thanks as always for the great recaps, 81! Haven't had a chance to see today's game, so can't say specific to this game, but this season the NCAA removed the restricted area for the women's game to be only the area immediately under the basket, rather than the 4 feet out. I suspect Cam is used to having more space to attack where defenders can't post up and draw a charge. FWIW, I feel like I've seen more charge calls across WBB this season, so I don't think Cam is alone here - lots of players still adjusting, and savvy defenders can take advantage.