Sunday, March 07, 2010
Rutgers 70, Cincinnati 44
Watched first half of this game, one of Rutgers' few complete wins this season where the women played like the team we thought they would be. Cincy has faded the past few weeks, but they beat St. Johns & Syracuse, nearly beat Georgetown, & scored more points against UConn than Rutgers managed. Early on Rutgers rushed shots, literally threw the ball away a few times. But watching Rutgers penetrate the Bearcats defense, opening the perimeter for Brittany Ray's 3 pointers, dropping in & out of Coach Stringer's 55 full court press = they wore Cincy out of the game. It was a team that could've beaten anyone in the Big East except UConn, been ranked in Top 25 all season. They looked Sweet 16. The NCAA wants a reason to invite Rutgers to the big tournament. But the women defeated only one ranked team, back in November. Then a close loss to no. 13 Texas seemed to shake their confidence & they never recovered. They get a chance against no. 12 Georgetown tonight.
Princeton women won Ivy title, undefeated in League play, whch isn't easy. 25-2 overall. Lost only to UCLA & Rutgers. They'll probably have to play a powerhouse in first round of NCAA, unfortunate, it'd be good if they were first tested against a mid-level school.
"If a nation expects to be ignorant and free, in a state of civilization, it expects what never was and never will be." Thomas Jefferson
Princeton women won Ivy title, undefeated in League play, whch isn't easy. 25-2 overall. Lost only to UCLA & Rutgers. They'll probably have to play a powerhouse in first round of NCAA, unfortunate, it'd be good if they were first tested against a mid-level school.
