Here I was worried that our seniors would get too emotional with all the pregame ceremonies. Turns out they decided that they would try to beat a team by themselves for the second straight game. While they did combine for 59 points, the defense was lacking today and we needed a late push to seal the deal. I would have liked to see Coach take a timeout with 16 seconds left and sub out Marissa and Kristi but I can be petty at times.
The win makes us undefeated at home in the ACC for the second straight season. Also, we are a win over Miami from winning our first ACC regular season title in a long time.
A win on Sunday means we will either face BC, Wake or NC State in the second round of the ACC Tournament. BC plays NC State on Sunday and if they win they get the 7 seed. NC State needs a win and a win by Virginia to get the 7 seed.
What I liked:
- The fire that Coleman and Toliver are playing with lately. It's now kind of shocking when they miss.
- Marah and Anjale's defense on Picco in the first half. Picco didn't realize her shadow would follow her all over the court. BC's coach made some adjustments and continually ran Picco off of screens to help free her up.
- The lack of turnovers. Eight is great for a game that was fast-paced. I thought we had more.
What I would have liked to see more of:
- Defense. Maybe it's BC, but we seem to not play defense against them. It could be an over focus on the post players but this is the second time a BC bench player have a career night.
- Rebounding. Swords was saddled with foul trouble and we still lost the battle of the boards.
- Other scoring options. It's great to see the seniors shine, but other people need to score. Marah's outside shooting was non-existent and no one else really looked to score.
Friday, February 27, 2009
Seniors Shine on Senior Night
Posted by Joey Nations at 11:13 PM
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Regarding your new poll about ACC POY, I have a strange feeling that we may end up seeing the first ever (?) Co-POY with Toliver and Coleman (or as I have seen them referred to on Rebkell - "ToliMan"). So far your poll results agree. Either one is worthy - with Coleman coming on strong for the last month and KT has been steady most of the year and elevating it towards the end too. Mid-way through the season my vote would have been for Wright, as I thought it was hers to lose...and in my mind she has. As far as I'm concerned...it's in the bag for a Terp. Which one??? Both??
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