Bball Girl
12-21-2003, 06:30 PM
In front of 14,000+ people...even the upper deck was packed..not a sellout, but darn close and what a game they saw.
Worst part is that Nicole Powell went down with an ankle sprain 11 minutes in and didn't return. She was scoreless and had 4 turnovers at that point. I hated to see her go out.
Robertson and Greenwalt started in place of Ayers-Curry and Ritchie.
Alesha led the scoring with 18 pts, followed by Clark with 11 then Perkins with 9. Not the best shooting game for Perk but her defense in the waning minutes of the 2nd half was key.
Grant was the warrior today....went down in the scramble for the ball, the Cardinal grabbed her leg and wow did she react...even Marsha seemed a little stunned at the fire in those eyes. She led the team in rebounds with 7.
Twasn't Tech best shooting or rebounding performance. The Cardinal won the rebounding battle. Tech had 14 steals & 11 turnovers and forced 22 turnovers by the Cardinal.
What continues to please all of us is the togetherness of this team. They play together so well and handle their time on the bench with class and cheering on their comrades.
Cardinal coach Tara VanDerveer said the ability of Tech's players to work together is apparent.
``Great teams do not surprise you. You know what to expect,'' she said. ``They pass the ball well. They're well coached. Their players really complement each other.''
The crowd was terrific, really into the game and really, really loud...it was a blast. 11-0, the best start in school history and a team that's willing to do the little stuff to win, there's no quit in this team.
On a side note, Mom and I saw Enrica in the hall and talked to her for a few minutes...she immediately hugged us..what a sweetie. Looking forward to seeing her play next season
Worst part is that Nicole Powell went down with an ankle sprain 11 minutes in and didn't return. She was scoreless and had 4 turnovers at that point. I hated to see her go out.
Robertson and Greenwalt started in place of Ayers-Curry and Ritchie.
Alesha led the scoring with 18 pts, followed by Clark with 11 then Perkins with 9. Not the best shooting game for Perk but her defense in the waning minutes of the 2nd half was key.
Grant was the warrior today....went down in the scramble for the ball, the Cardinal grabbed her leg and wow did she react...even Marsha seemed a little stunned at the fire in those eyes. She led the team in rebounds with 7.
Twasn't Tech best shooting or rebounding performance. The Cardinal won the rebounding battle. Tech had 14 steals & 11 turnovers and forced 22 turnovers by the Cardinal.
What continues to please all of us is the togetherness of this team. They play together so well and handle their time on the bench with class and cheering on their comrades.
Cardinal coach Tara VanDerveer said the ability of Tech's players to work together is apparent.
``Great teams do not surprise you. You know what to expect,'' she said. ``They pass the ball well. They're well coached. Their players really complement each other.''
The crowd was terrific, really into the game and really, really loud...it was a blast. 11-0, the best start in school history and a team that's willing to do the little stuff to win, there's no quit in this team.
On a side note, Mom and I saw Enrica in the hall and talked to her for a few minutes...she immediately hugged us..what a sweetie. Looking forward to seeing her play next season