On paper, it looked like a straightforward 80-60 win, but we struggled for most of the game.
Our shooting finally picked up late, but we still finished below 40% from the field. Haley was 4/12 and spent large portions of the second half on the bench, despite not being in foul trouble or showing any signs of injury.
I am also a little puzzled by Tara using Jerome instead of Belibi or Prechtel when Jones was on the bench and Brink was in foul trouble. Either of those options would have provided a little more offensive weaponry than Alyssa.
After struggling with landing shots in the first 5 games of the season, Kiana picked the right time to get hot finishing with 27 points on 10/21 shooting, but 7/11 from long-range.
Cameron was the second scoring option we needed. Despite fouling out about halfway through the fourth, she provided a much needed spark and different threat we needed offensively. She was 5/6 from the field, grabbed 3 o-boards (6 in total) and blocked 2 shots. She is fearless and confident, but that's what you get from the #3 recruit in the land.
Our 22 o-boards definitely helped offset our poor shooting, given us multiple opportunities to score.
We'll need to tighten it up even more on Monday against the Bruins, but this was our first real test of the season and we did decently well.
Our shooting finally picked up late, but we still finished below 40% from the field. Haley was 4/12 and spent large portions of the second half on the bench, despite not being in foul trouble or showing any signs of injury.
I am also a little puzzled by Tara using Jerome instead of Belibi or Prechtel when Jones was on the bench and Brink was in foul trouble. Either of those options would have provided a little more offensive weaponry than Alyssa.
After struggling with landing shots in the first 5 games of the season, Kiana picked the right time to get hot finishing with 27 points on 10/21 shooting, but 7/11 from long-range.
Cameron was the second scoring option we needed. Despite fouling out about halfway through the fourth, she provided a much needed spark and different threat we needed offensively. She was 5/6 from the field, grabbed 3 o-boards (6 in total) and blocked 2 shots. She is fearless and confident, but that's what you get from the #3 recruit in the land.
Our 22 o-boards definitely helped offset our poor shooting, given us multiple opportunities to score.
We'll need to tighten it up even more on Monday against the Bruins, but this was our first real test of the season and we did decently well.