So much for the hangover after the first loss. Four players in double-figures (all scored 16+) and the home-winning streak extends to 17 games. That's three-straight over Virginia for the first time in a long time. The outset of the game was a struggle as the team focused on defense and the shots weren't falling (You could see that they were very concerned about defense). Then a 14-0 run happened and Virginia never led again. Crystal had a double-double. Toliver and Harper just missed them and Jade had 10 rebounds.
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Positives
Defense. I liked what I saw on defense, but I still think we have work to do. We did a decent job cutting off the penetration (although Pellum did it with ease), but our low post defense was sometimes non-existent againt Littles. The team communicated, kept its hands up and helped each other out.
Rebounding. Virginia doesn't have that much height, but we controlled the glass all night.
Crystal. 17 and 12, 13 and 6 in the second half after sitting most of the first half with foul trouble. Over 1500 points for her now.
Harper. Started off great attacking the glass on both ends. Also, stepped up on the defense end with 5 blocks.
Coleman. A quiet 16 points and a nifty behind the back assist to Harper on the break. She filled up the box score again and played solid defense on Wright.
Toliver. Good rebound off the Duke loss with clutch shooting and finding the open player. Defense was better as for the most part she contained Zoll's dribble penetration.
Jade. Shots weren't falling and she still fought for rebounds.
Coaching. I liked how Brenda pulled players that weren't playing defense and even called a time out to get the defense reorganized. It shows where the focus is.
Negatives
Attacking. It was more than we saw in the Duke game, which I liked, but I think sometimes we rely too much on our shooting. I am puzzled why we didn't attack Little everytime down the floor when she had 4 fouls. I know they played a zone, but we have to recognize that she's their main player and she's not going to play great defense when in foul trouble.
Sa'de. I thought this was the worst game I have seen her play thus far. She missed both of her shots, wasn't hustling up and down the court and look tired.
Referees. Two technicals, a flagrant foul and numerous offensive fouls. It got so bad, I had no idea what was a foul and what wasn't.
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Wake Forest who is 8-10 and winless in the league. Last year we needed OT to beat them. That shouldn't be the case on Sunday at 4 (Please note the new start time)
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