'14 WBB NCAA Tournament

[BGIF]

ASU has more PFs than buckets.

 

[BGIF]

Loyd attacking On the drive.

ND by 6.

 

[BGIF]

McBride goin' to the hoop like a cowboy, not her usual finesse.

2-8 from the floor.

 

[BGIF]

ND holding 6 pt lead, under 3 to play?

 

[BGIF]

McBride 2-9
Loyd 2-5

 

[BGIF]

Mabray just made her first bucket,.

ND's only trey.

 

[Pachuco]

Not a great first half.

Let's hope they make their usual halftime adjustments.

 

[BGIF]

Halftime ND 32 ASU 26

Halftime ND 32 ASU 26

STAT TOTAL
ND
Points 32
Field Goals 10-24, 41%
Free Throws 11-12 91.7%
3-Pointers 1-4 25%
Off. Rebounds 5
Def. Rebounds 9
Total Rebounds 14
Assists 7
Stl 6
Blocks 2
P. Fouls 7
T. Fouls 0
Turnovers 12

ASU
Points 26
Field Goals 10-28, 35.7%
Free Throws 4-6, 66.7%
3-Pointers 2-9, 22.2%
Off. Rebounds 7
Def. Rebounds 9
Total Rebounds 17
Stl 6
Assists 1
Blocks 0
P. Fouls 11
T. Fouls 0
Turnovers 14

 

[BGIF]

Halftime

Halftime

Ace 4-5, 12
Loyd 2-6, 9
KMc 2-9, 6
Mabray 1-2, 3
Cable 1-1, 2
Braker 0-0, 0
Allen 0-1, 0
Reimer 0-0,0
Wright 0-0,0

 

[RallySonsOfND]

holy whistle happy refs

 

[RallySonsOfND]

ASU is in the bonus for the remainder of the game (16mins)

 

[BGIF]

10:15 left to play, ND by 18.

ND shooting up to 50%.

BOTH teams have 13 offensive boards.

 

[BGIF]

McBride opened 2-9, 22% then went 6-9, 67%.

22 pts, 8-18 from the floor, 2-3 from the arc, 4-4 from the line, 5 rebs, 7 assists, 1 steal, 2 turnovers, 3 fouls.

 

[BGIF]

Allen's first bucket of the game.

 

[BGIF]

Sweet 16 ND 84 ASU 67

Sweet 16 ND 84 ASU 67

34-0

 

[BGIF]

STAT TOTAL
ND
Points 84
Field Goals 28-57, 49.1%
Free Throws 25-32, 78.1%
3-Pointers 3-6, 50.0%
Off. Rebounds 17
Def. Rebounds 21
Total Rebounds 38
Assists 19
Blocks 4
P. Fouls 22
T. Fouls 0
Turnovers 22

ASU
Points 66
Field Goals 21-56, 37.5%
Free Throws 21-24, 87.5%
3-Pointers 3-14, 21.4%
Off. Rebounds 13
Def. Rebounds 18
Total Rebounds 31
Assists 5
Blocks 1
P. Fouls 27
T. Fouls 0
Turnovers 22

 

[BGIF]

Ind Stats

Ind Stats

ON THE COURT PTS REB AST PF
Michaela Mabrey 3 1 1 2
Whitney Holloway 0 1 0 0
Kristina Nelson 0 1 0 1
Hannah Huffman 0 1 0 1
Markisha Wright 0 0 0 1
BENCH
Natalie Achonwa 25 11 1 2
Kayla McBride 22 5 9 3
Jewell Loyd 19 7 1 0
Taya Reimer 5 1 0 4
Lindsay Allen 4 2 2 4
Madison Cable 4 1 1 1
Ariel Braker 2 6 4 3
Diam Thompson 0 0 0 0

 

[Irish#1]

Nice job ladies.

 

[Bogtrotter07]

A) Natalie Achonwa took way too much physical abuse.

B) Rarely (believe it or not) do opponent fans irritate me as much as ASU's did. "Air ball!"

C) What conference were the refs from at this regional site?

 

[aubeirish]

A) Natalie Achonwa took way too much physical abuse.

B) Rarely (believe it or not) do opponent fans irritate me as much as ASU's did. "Air ball!"

C) What conference were the refs from at this regional site?

All good points. Refs in the women tourney are mostly terrible. Not the best game for the Irish, but this team is so good that it didn't matter. Better play games like these early in the tournament then late. The road to perfection continues haha.

 

[Bogtrotter07]

All good points. Refs in the women tourney are mostly terrible. Not the best game for the Irish, but this team is so good that it didn't matter. Better play games like these early in the tournament then late. The road to perfection continues haha.

How many times do you see calls reversed in five games in a row?????????????

 

[aubeirish]

How many times do you see calls reversed in five games in a row?????????????

I am going to answer this the same way Bob Stoop answered a question asked to him during the half time interview of the ND game in Norman.

=> "I am not going to answer that. That's a trick question" and then runs away to the locker room.

Seriously though, that is absurd.

 

[BabyIrish]

I'm a little worried about the potential elite eight matchup with Baylor. If Odyssey Sims shuts down Allen, it could really disrupt the flow of our offense. I'm also worried about her nerves as a true freshman going forward as each stage the stakes get higher and higher. I think our success is dependent on her being able to direct the team.

 

[BGIF]

...

B) Rarely (believe it or not) do opponent fans irritate me as much as ASU's did. "Air ball!"

...

After several of those ASU Band's "Air Ball!" chants, I heard a low but distinctive refrain in response.

It took me a moment but my heritage clicked in and I recognized the lone voice of one Irish fan (probably with peat embedded in the soles of his shoes) diplomatically replying to the Sun Devil uncouths with Póg mo thóin.

I had no doubt that someone I knew was at the game.

 

[aubeirish]

I'm a little worried about the potential elite eight matchup with Baylor. If Odyssey Sims shuts down Allen, it could really disrupt the flow of our offense. I'm also worried about her nerves as a true freshman going forward as each stage the stakes get higher and higher. I think our success is dependent on her being able to direct the team.

I don't know man. Anything can happen, and Baylor is a very capable team that is for sure.
That said, Allen's job is to handle the ball and distribute it. I can't really remember anyone aside maybe Diggins being this smooth, intelligent, and fearless with the ball as a freshman. IMO, she is already better then 95% of the PG in the country. She doesn't need to score a single bucket for us to win. Add that with all the other great weapons that we have, we are deadly. Besides, Lloyd and McBride can run the offense as well. Sims can pose problems, but no 1-2 player team can beat ND this year.

 

[BGIF]

Sweet 16 Games

Sweet 16 Games

SOUTH BEND

3/29 12:00
3 UK
2 BAY

3/29 2:00
1 ND
5 OKST


LINCOLN

3/29 4:30
1 CONN
12 BYU

3/29 6:30
3 TA&M
7 DEP


LOUISVILLE

3/30 12:00
1 TENN
4 MD

3/30 2:30
3 LOU
7 LSU


STANFORD

3/30 4:30
3 PSU
2 STAN

3/30 6:30
1 SCAR
4 UNC

 

[Bogtrotter07]

After several of those ASU Band's "Air Ball!" chants, I heard a low but distinctive refrain in response.

It took me a moment but my heritage clicked in and I recognized the lone voice of one Irish fan (probably with peat embedded in the soles of his shoes) diplomatically replying to the Sun Devil uncouths with Póg mo thóin.

I had no doubt that someone I knew was at the game.

There is a story about a group of ASU fans bitching about the weather for about the 10,000th time and a Toledoan, looking at them incredulously, telling them they were in Northwest-Ohio and that was the way it was. One asked him why anyone would live in a place like this, and he replied that the residents made up for it in other ways. When asked how, he replied that they do what they can, for example, they kick out all of the assholes. With which he graciously followed with, "So will you be flying back right after the game?"

It was funny if you were there. Timing is everything.

 

[Irish#1]

There is a story about a group of ASU fans bitching about the weather for about the 10,000th time and a Toledoan, looking at them incredulously, telling them they were in Northwest-Ohio and that was the way it was. One asked him why anyone would live in a place like this, and he replied that the residents made up for it in other ways. When asked how, he replied that they do what they can, for example, they kick out all of the assholes. With which he graciously followed with, "So will you be flying back right after the game?"

It was funny if you were there. Timing is everything.

It's still funny.

I guess it's all in perspective, but why would you want to live in Waco? That's right, they don't get snow or zero degree weather. They get to put up with 100% temps and the humidity.

 

[bert2834]

UConn is gonna be tough to beat. Hopefully Dolson and Stewart get in early foul trouble...

 

[BGIF]

UConn is gonna be tough to beat. Hopefully Dolson and Stewart get in early foul trouble...

... before Achonwa and Reimer do.