Game #30 - Georgia Tech

Georgia Tech thus far has the upset of the tournament based on seeding with a double-digit victory over 6-seeded Miami yesterday. They limited Miami's Big Two and rebounded the ball well. Their guards also controlled the tempo. I was hoping for a double overtime game, but the fact that Tech had to keep it's starters in the whole game is good for us.

We played Tech during our "down stretch" part of the season and only beat them by 8. We were up double-digits throughout most of the game, but then Nnamaka hit 3 or 4 threes in a row to make the game more interesting.
MD vs. GT Boxscore

Tech is essentially a guard-oriented offense that uses its 1-3-1 trapping press to throw teams off and slow down the game. They shoot 39% from the field and 31.7% from behind the arc. Everyone chips in on the rebounding effort. Nnamaka must be guarded from behind the arc as once she starts heating up she rarely misses. They are foul prone as they are averaging nearly 20 fouls per game.
GT Stats

Keys to the Game

Come out strong and ready to go. We can't let GT hang around. They are coming off a big upset for them and are full of confidence. A big run to start the game, ends their fun early.

Shay and Ashleigh's shooting. We need them to be big contributors this weekend, especially as more teams double-down on our posts.

Establish our post presence. We were outrebounded by them in the first game. That should not happen again.

Defensive pressure. Higgs isn't the greatest dribbler so pressure her and score the easy transition buckets.

Guard Nnamaka from behind the arc. She can shoot the 3 as I mentioned. Stop her and you can beat GT.

End the game early. We win and we probably have Duke tomorrow. The players need rest so that they can be fresh for a 4 game on Saturday after playing at 9:30 tonight. Duke has the depth to give them rest, we don't have that yet.

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