I give credit to Sacred Heart's Ed Swanson for trying to run up and down with the Terps yesterday and it worked for about 5 minutes. Then we clamped down defensively dominated the glass and on the inside and won handily 95-54. The line up we saw on the court at the end of the game wasn't one we have seen in a while: Ross, Noirez, Newman, Carr and Perry. We played sluggish early on as I expected (it was two weeks since our last game) and then once we got back in the flow we took care of business on the court. 29 wins matches the most in school history. It's now time to get ready for St. John's which beat California by 10. Another win gives us 30 and puts us in the Sweet 16 for the first time in over a decade.
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Positives
Paint Domination. One of the keys was take advantage of our height and we did that. 57 rebounds to 26. In fact Jade, Laura and Coleman outrebounded the Pioneers by themselves. We must continue to do this.
Kristi Toliver. Her shot wasn't there, but she still contributed with 12 assists, often finding a streaking runner or open player in the post. Also had a team high 3 steals.
Jade Perry. led the team with 20 points and she seems to have more confidence than ever these days.
Defense. SHU had 15 points in 5 minutes, then scored only 39 the rest of the way. We forced them to make bad decisions and got out on their shooters.
Laura Harper. She was ready to play and it showed. She attacked the glass and made her free throws. She had a double-double by halftime and stayed ou of foul trouble.
Shay. It was a quiet 17 points, but she did all the little things right. She attacked when she needed to and played solid defense.
Coleman. Her shot wasn't falling so she went and rebounded.
Negatives
Conditioning. We looked winded 5 minutes into the game. Don't know that happens after a two week lay off, but hopefully that doesn't happen again.
Shooting. our shooting didn't look good in the first half. Yes we had a huge lead, but we missed open jumpers and some 3s. The rebounding advantage helped, but against bigger teams it may not be there.
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