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The freshman players had a rough game.  Somfai did the best but had moments of trying to do too much and getting beat on defense.  She needs to be in the game and Coach Paye played her over 30 minutes along with the rest of today's best five (Agara, Ogden, Lepolo, and Clardy).  Swain continues to struggle with her shot but still played 17 minutes.  I think that was right for this game.  Coach Paye has to balance the development of young players to give them time to grow but not destroy their confidence.  I think Swain will start finishing better once she adjusts to the speed, size, and mostly, the physicality of college play.  This was a good win for the team's development.  Hopefully, they continue to improve over the next two tough games.  

Also, Eschmeyer struggled: 0 pts, 1 rebound in 7 minutes.  Stevenson not much better though: 0 pts, 0 rebounds, 1 block, 1 turnover, and 2 fouls in 4 minutes.

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In fairness to Eschmeyer, she played good physical defense but got few touches on the offensive end. I think once you have Somfai and Agara on the floor, it’s hard to find her minutes when Ogden is playing this well. The minutes distribution was interesting. Paye kept Somfai on the floor and let her play through some ill-advised fouls.

Ogden looks like a classic Stanford development project blossoming as a junior. Making the transition from inefficient and turnover prone to this — so happy to see her progress.

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The freshman players had a rough game.  Somfai did the best but had moments of trying to do too much and getting beat on defense.  She needs to be in the game and Coach Paye played her over 30 minutes along with the rest of today's best five (Agara, Ogden, Lepolo, and Clardy).  Swain continues to struggle with her shot but still played 17 minutes.  I think that was right for this game.  Coach Paye has to balance the development of young players to give them time to grow but not destroy their confidence.  I think Swain will start finishing better once she adjusts to the speed, size, and mostly, the physicality of college play.  This was a good win for the team's development.  Hopefully, they continue to improve over the next two tough games.  

Also, Eschmeyer struggled: 0 pts, 1 rebound in 7 minutes.  Stevenson not much better though: 0 pts, 0 rebounds, 1 block, 1 turnover, and 2 fouls in 4 minutes.

BC

In fairness to Eschmeyer, she played good physical defense but got few touches on the offensive end. I think once you have Somfai and Agara on the floor, it’s hard to find her minutes when Ogden is playing this well. The minutes distribution was interesting. Paye kept Somfai on the floor and let her play through some ill-advised fouls.

Ogden looks like a classic Stanford development project blossoming as a junior. Making the transition from inefficient and turnover prone to this — so happy to see her progress.