Langhorne and Doron take the sting out of the Yellow Jackets, 79-71

Well, it took a trip home for Shay to regain her shooting touch and we needed it in the second half. GT and their crazy zone gave Langhorne fits in the first half and then Coleman in the second half, so Shay was called upon to lead us to victory. Shay was a key reason the team built a 16-pt lead with 6 minutes to go. Unfortunately, GT acted like typical bees and wouldn't die, making the last few minutes nail biters. We came away with the win and that's all the matters. We are now 18-2 on the season and 5-1 in the ACC. 3 more ACC wins to clinch a winning record. The win also gives us a two-game lead on Miami and NC State for the final bye in the ACC Tournament.

I give Georgia Tech credit, they are not a good team, but with constant subbing and what looked like a 1-3-1 zone they were able to disrupt the flow of the game and keep it close. Granted close games doesn't guarantee you a new contract, but if you are all for moral victories more power to you.

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Postives

Players stepping up. Coleman did it in the first half, then Langhorne and Doron in the second half. This shows the type of depth we have and also prevents opposing teams from keying on one player.

the Student section. It looks to be growing each game, which is great.

Free Throw shooting. 33 out of 40 is great especially in a close game. My only beef is that we missed some down the stretch again.

Harper. She continues to be a force down low defensively, we just need more out of her offensive game from time to time.

Negatives

The refs. Time for the ACC to fix this problem.

Defense. We let up in the second half for who knows what reason. Maybe we are tired from all these games in so many days, but any time you are up 16, the lead should never get back down to 3.

Rebounding. We got outrebounded last night for the second time all year. As Crystal said there has to be more hustle especially when Crystal is blocked out. She can't get all of them.

Intensity. We lacked it again to start the game. Teams aren't going to roll over and die for us.

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