[81alum]

The UConn boards are going crazy.  More than 230 posts about our game.  They are delighted that by our beating Baylor we have removed any threat to the UConn 90 game record.  They also believe that THEY will be ranked #1 on account of our knocking Baylor out of the way.  A number of them even think that Baylor will continue to be ranked higher than Stanford due to the Sims injury.

The Baylor boards predict Stanford will be #1, UConn #2, and Baylor #3.  They actually thought Niya Johnson did a great job in Odyssey's absence.  Some  Baylor fans are a bit miffed that Mulkey did not come out for an interview after the game. 

I wonder if there is some sort of agreement that there won't be press conferences until after all the games are played in this tournament.

[81alum]

The UConn boards are going crazy.  More than 230 posts about our game.  They are delighted that by our beating Baylor we have removed any threat to the UConn 90 game record.  They also believe that THEY will be ranked #1 on account of our knocking Baylor out of the way.  A number of them even think that Baylor will continue to be ranked higher than Stanford due to the Sims injury.

The Baylor boards predict Stanford will be #1, UConn #2, and Baylor #3.  They actually thought Niya Johnson did a great job in Odyssey's absence.  Some  Baylor fans are a bit miffed that Mulkey did not come out for an interview after the game. 

I wonder if there is some sort of agreement that there won't be press conferences until after all the games are played in this tournament.

[fullmetal]

Odyssey Sims did a fantastic job the last time she played against Stanford, so no one should be drawing any postseason conclusions from this game...except that Stanford is reloading again this year.  Congrats, and go Stanford!

[fullmetal]

Odyssey Sims did a fantastic job the last time she played against Stanford, so no one should be drawing any postseason conclusions from this game...except that Stanford is reloading again this year.  Congrats, and go Stanford!

[81alum]

Odyssey in the national semifinal scored 11 points and had 3 assists and no turnovers.  She had 2 steals, if I remember correctly she made life difficult for Amber, who had a subpar game against her.

In this game, Odyssey + Niya together scored 9 points and had 3 assists, 1 turnover, and 2 steals. 

There was some fall off for Baylor without Odyssey, but not as much as you might think.  That said, I sincerely hope we don't have to play Baylor a second time this year--that someone else beats them in the tournament first.  We surprised them I think by playing quite differently than we did with Nneka, while we were prepared for them since they hardly changed from last spring.  We won't have that advantage again--they will know what's coming if we meet a second time.

[81alum]

Odyssey in the national semifinal scored 11 points and had 3 assists and no turnovers.  She had 2 steals, if I remember correctly she made life difficult for Amber, who had a subpar game against her.

In this game, Odyssey + Niya together scored 9 points and had 3 assists, 1 turnover, and 2 steals. 

There was some fall off for Baylor without Odyssey, but not as much as you might think.  That said, I sincerely hope we don't have to play Baylor a second time this year--that someone else beats them in the tournament first.  We surprised them I think by playing quite differently than we did with Nneka, while we were prepared for them since they hardly changed from last spring.  We won't have that advantage again--they will know what's coming if we meet a second time.

[Spiny_Norman]

Tara talking to ESPN after the game.  Her final words - Go Stanford at Oregon!

http://espn.go.com/video/clip?id=8641232

[Spiny_Norman]

Tara talking to ESPN after the game.  Her final words - Go Stanford at Oregon!

http://espn.go.com/video/clip?id=8641232

[M T]

Impressive stats.  Both teams shot better than 50% in the second half.  Stanford shot better than 50% for the game, while Baylor was not far behind at 45%.  As has been pointed out Stanford was 50% for the game in 3-pts (7/14), while Baylor was only 2 of 14.  Rebounds: Stanford 9O+31D while Baylor 8O+20D, Stanford was 31% (9/29) on its o-boards, while Baylor was 21%.  Stanford had a slight lead in assists 13 (53 shots) to 11 (62 shots).  Toni had as many blocks as Baylor did (1).

But, Baylor had 5 steals to Stanford's 1.  Stanford 11 turnovers wouldn't seem too bad, but Baylor only had 3.  Baylor was very efficient in scoring off the turnovers, scoring 20 points (vs Stanford's 4).  Stanford had 16 fouls to Baylor's 12 but Baylor got only 1 more FTA.  Five Baylor players had offensive rebounds while only two Stanford players had any (Chiney had none).  Griner only had the 1 block and only 6 rebounds.  Chiney's 3rd foul was with 15 minutes to go, so it probably did affect her. (4th was with only 2 minutes left.)

It isn't surprising that Baylor had 44 points in the paint, while Stanford only had 22.

Griner was 3 of 8 from the field with 3 defensive rebounds in the first 25 minutes until Chiney got her third foul.  In the remaining 15 minutes, Griner was 6 of 9 with one offensive and 2 defensive rebounds.  Cause & effect?  (Certainly worth giving up some potential offensive rebounds in order to shut Griner down.)

Baylor outscored Stanford by 4 points during the time in which Amber was in the game.
Baylor outscored Stanford by 7 points during the time in which Toni was in the game.

If anyone is getting autographs next weekend, may I suggest the celebration photo, with the final scoreboard in the background...

A good night for Stanford athletics.  (But it was kinda hard to watch both soccer and volleyball at the same time.)  I hope it carries over through Saturday night.

[M T]

Impressive stats.  Both teams shot better than 50% in the second half.  Stanford shot better than 50% for the game, while Baylor was not far behind at 45%.  As has been pointed out Stanford was 50% for the game in 3-pts (7/14), while Baylor was only 2 of 14.  Rebounds: Stanford 9O+31D while Baylor 8O+20D, Stanford was 31% (9/29) on its o-boards, while Baylor was 21%.  Stanford had a slight lead in assists 13 (53 shots) to 11 (62 shots).  Toni had as many blocks as Baylor did (1).

But, Baylor had 5 steals to Stanford's 1.  Stanford 11 turnovers wouldn't seem too bad, but Baylor only had 3.  Baylor was very efficient in scoring off the turnovers, scoring 20 points (vs Stanford's 4).  Stanford had 16 fouls to Baylor's 12 but Baylor got only 1 more FTA.  Five Baylor players had offensive rebounds while only two Stanford players had any (Chiney had none).  Griner only had the 1 block and only 6 rebounds.  Chiney's 3rd foul was with 15 minutes to go, so it probably did affect her. (4th was with only 2 minutes left.)

It isn't surprising that Baylor had 44 points in the paint, while Stanford only had 22.

Griner was 3 of 8 from the field with 3 defensive rebounds in the first 25 minutes until Chiney got her third foul.  In the remaining 15 minutes, Griner was 6 of 9 with one offensive and 2 defensive rebounds.  Cause & effect?  (Certainly worth giving up some potential offensive rebounds in order to shut Griner down.)

Baylor outscored Stanford by 4 points during the time in which Amber was in the game.
Baylor outscored Stanford by 7 points during the time in which Toni was in the game.

If anyone is getting autographs next weekend, may I suggest the celebration photo, with the final scoreboard in the background...

A good night for Stanford athletics.  (But it was kinda hard to watch both soccer and volleyball at the same time.)  I hope it carries over through Saturday night.

[81alum]

There are a series of 4 clips from the end of the game on youtube:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k37o-6JjdIQ
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-_3wB3K61ho
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zv6PoJOPnlU
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LqNr-sj-DD4

[81alum]

There are a series of 4 clips from the end of the game on youtube:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k37o-6JjdIQ
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-_3wB3K61ho
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zv6PoJOPnlU
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LqNr-sj-DD4

[Yellowlab]

It should be stressed that Ruef was the primary defender on Griner.  There was always help, of course, when she touched the ball.  Ruef did contributed quite a few times in ways that did not show up in the box score.  She was very physical and had a nose for the ball.

There might not be too many times that Tara can play Ruef, Chiney, and Tinkle together for extended periods, but this was one of them.

[Yellowlab]

It should be stressed that Ruef was the primary defender on Griner.  There was always help, of course, when she touched the ball.  Ruef did contributed quite a few times in ways that did not show up in the box score.  She was very physical and had a nose for the ball.

There might not be too many times that Tara can play Ruef, Chiney, and Tinkle together for extended periods, but this was one of them.

[81alum]

It should be stressed that Ruef was the primary defender on Griner.  There was always help, of course, when she touched the ball.  Ruef did contributed quite a few times in ways that did not show up in the box score.  She was very physical and had a nose for the ball.

There might not be too many times that Tara can play Ruef, Chiney, and Tinkle together for extended periods, but this was one of them.

And it should be noted that Ruef only picked up two fouls for the entire 30 minutes she played.  Thirty minutes guarding Griner and only 2 fouls?  That is amazing.  Plus she was in position to pick up 12 rebounds.  Yes, I would give the game ball to Ruef.  (Do they give game balls in BB?)

[81alum]

It should be stressed that Ruef was the primary defender on Griner.  There was always help, of course, when she touched the ball.  Ruef did contributed quite a few times in ways that did not show up in the box score.  She was very physical and had a nose for the ball.

There might not be too many times that Tara can play Ruef, Chiney, and Tinkle together for extended periods, but this was one of them.

And it should be noted that Ruef only picked up two fouls for the entire 30 minutes she played.  Thirty minutes guarding Griner and only 2 fouls?  That is amazing.  Plus she was in position to pick up 12 rebounds.  Yes, I would give the game ball to Ruef.  (Do they give game balls in BB?)

[needle]

Great insight, thanks to all posters on this thread.

[needle]

Great insight, thanks to all posters on this thread.

[meos]

Just congrats to the team and coaches!

While observing the team in person at Maples and at Santa Clara, seeing the different starting lineups each game -- this Baylor result caught me completely by surprise.

Well done!

[meos]

Just congrats to the team and coaches!

While observing the team in person at Maples and at Santa Clara, seeing the different starting lineups each game -- this Baylor result caught me completely by surprise.

Well done!