Well it was the tale of two halves. The first half saw us play with poise, control and defense. That led to us building an 8-pt halftime lead. Once again we came out in the second half flat and Duke burned us with a huge run to take the lead. We seemed to have regained our composure and took the lead on a Doron three, but miscomunication on our zone defense led to two wide open Foley 3s and from that point on we were trading baskets. The loss ends our 8-game winning streak and drops us to 9-2 in conference. It's also our first road loss in conference this year. We've made some progress since the last Duke game, but in the end experience won out.
There was some silver lining as Virginia Tech beat Florida State last night so a win over BC on Thursday locks up at least the three seed in the ACC Tournament. Not at of turnaround time for the ladies, but they have been in this spot before and handled it well. Also, it's a home game.
Game Story | Box Score
Positives
Coleman. She came to play and was doing a great job in the first half until she picked up her second foul. That really started to turn the tide.
Toliver. Handled the Duke pressure admirably (only 2 TOs) and made the offense look fluid. She had a few rushed shots, but those 3s she hit in the final minute prove to me that she is willing to take the big shot.
Charmaine. She doesn't play that much, but when she came into the game yesterday she played with energy and added a new spark. Her bucket and subsequent free throw was great. She also grabbed 4 rebounds and hassled Currie.
Negatives
Rebounding. Yes, Duke is taller than us, but we looked awful on the defensive glass and that's a key reason Duke beat us. You can't give good teams second, third and sometimes four chances to score. The guards need to help out in times like that.
Second half defense. We gave up 57 points in 20 minutes. Unacceptable. We looked like matadores out there at certain times.
Second half intensity. We have to stop coming out of halftime flat. It finally came back to bite us on the ass this game and could happen again in the postseason.
Shay. Disappearing act continued on the road. She played ok against UNC, but she needs to realize that if her shot isn't falling from the outside, she needs to create shots in the paint and go to the foul line.
Harper. She was too hyped for the game. Early miscues with the ball and then looked out of sync when on the court. It was her first Cameron experience so I will give her a pass, but she needs to play taller versus the bigger teams.
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