My seat mates are a late scratch and I'll be flying solo. If anyone wants two tix right at the concourse level, hit me up!
(03-18-2026, 02:14 PM)crackpot Wrote: On LMU...Great preview, thanks! Sounds like we shouldn't be counting any second home game chickens unless/until they hatch. (which is of course in line with Board Woofing Gods practices anyway...)
LMU is a well-coached team trying to continue their second-best (IIRC) season in history. Coach is Aarika Hughes, who played for Mark Trakh at U$C, then joined him on the bench at New Mexico as well as at her alma mater.
They are the WCC regular season champions, besting Gonzaga and Oregon State. They have a lot of experience with OT games, beating the Zags in Spokane in OT, beating OSU in OT, and during the WCC conference losing a close game to OSU.
Hughes plans around the following trio:
- Jess Lawson, Grad student. Started all but one game. 3-point threat, averages 15.1 PPG and 2+ steals.
- Andjela Matc, Senior from Serbia. Averages 10.4 PPG and one steal.
- Maya Hernandez, Junior from Archbishop Mitty, so I expect to see a lot of support there. Averages 10.4 PPG and nearly 2 steals.
The other two starters are both seniors (portal pickups, of course).
They play an up-tempo game on offense and disciplined defense. On paper, we should win this handily, BUT, they also play the type of game that makes me very, very nervous.
And they have some late-game inbounding plays that make me jealous.