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Well, that was really hard to take. Arizona's defense was excellent, UConn's offense struggled. And the Huskies didn't have an answer to Aari McDonald.
So, I'll be brief. Congrats to the Wildcats. They deserved this game. And good luck against Stanford, who beat them twice this year, once by a lot.
PAC 12 Final. Wow. The ratings just fell through the floor for the Championship game.
Just a few parting thoughts.
The UConn players never gave up.
Remember Diana Taurasi's final game of her freshman season? What happened the next three years?
A sad way to end it. But the future is incredibly bright.
And to all the fans out there that I'm sure will be bashing the players for losing. Screw you. Go root for another team.
I have a feeling you won't mind if I don't post any links about this game.
That's it for tonight!
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NEW: Paige Bueckers has been named a USBWA First Team All American and co-Freshman of the Year, alongside Iowa's Caitlin Clark
— Alexa Philippou (@alexaphilippou) April 2, 2021
| 2020-21 USBWA WOMEN'S ALL-AMERICA TEAM | ||||
| Pos. | First Team | Ht. | Yr. | Hometown |
| F | Aliyah Boston, South Carolina | 6-5 | So. | St. Thomas, USVI |
| G | Paige Bueckers, UConn | 5-11 | Fr. | Hopkins, Minn. |
| G | Caitlin Clark, Iowa | 6-0 | Fr. | West Des Moines, Iowa |
| G | Dana Evans, Louisville | 5-6 | Sr. | Gary, Ind. |
| F | Naz Hillmon, Michigan | 6-2 | Jr. | Cleveland, Ohio |
| G | Rhyne Howard, Kentucky | 6-2 | Jr. | Cleveland, Tenn. |
| Pos. | Second Team | Ht. | Yr. | Hometown |
| F/C | Charli Collier, Texas | 6-5 | Jr. | Mont Belvieu, Texas |
| C | Elissa Cunane, N.C. State | 6-5 | Jr. | Summerfield, N.C. |
| G | Aari McDonald, Arizona | 5-6 | Sr. | Fresno, Calif. |
| F | NaLyssa Smith, Baylor | 6-2 | Jr. | Converse, Texas |
| G | Kiana Williams, Stanford | 5-8 | Sr. | San Antonio, Texas |
| Pos. | Third Team | Ht. | Yr. | Hometown |
| G | Chelsea Dungee, Arkansas | 5-11 | Sr. | Sapulpa, Okla. |
| G/F | Ashley Joens, Iowa State | 6-0 | Jr. | Iowa City, Iowa |
| F | Natasha Mack, Oklahoma State | 6-4 | Sr. | Lufkin, Texas |
| F | Michaela Onenywere, UCLA | 6-0 | Sr. | Aurora, Colo. |
| G | Ashley Owusu, Maryland | 6-0 | So. | Woodbridge, Va. |
| Honorable mention: Kierstan Bell, Florida Gulf Coast; Grace Berger, Indiana; Zia Cooke, South Carolina; Mia Davis, Temple; Rennia Davis, Tennessee; Arella Guirantes, Rutgers; Anastasia Hayes, Middle Tennessee; Haley Jones, Stanford; Tiana Mangakahia, Syracuse; Nancy Mulkey, Rice; Olivia Nelson-Ododa, UConn; N’dea Jones, Texas A&M; Charlisse Leger-Walker, Washington State; DiDi Richards, Baylor; Maddy Siegrist, Villanova; Christyn Williams, UConn. | ||||
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What a great game to watch between Stanford and South Carolina. I thought several times that the Gamecocks were out of the game but they hung tough and had a great chance to win it at the end.
I think David would have a field day with some of the stats they had in this game. I'll give it a go.
* There were a total of 13 jump balls in the game, 3 of them were to start a quarter. That had to be a record.
* Both teams shot better on three pointers than from two pointers. South Carolina shot 31.9% on twos and 45% on threes. Stanford shot 38.4% on twos and 62.5% on threes. Crazy.
* Stanford might play 9 players but three of them were 0-5 from the field and scored only 1 point,
* South Carolina only went 6 deep.
* Talk about missed calls. South Carolina was down 3 points and had the ball. The Stanford player clearly kicked the ball but no call and it turned into a fast break layup.
* Stanford had 12 blocks against a tall South Carolina team. Brink had 6 of them. She just has that timing.
* South Carolina might have lost the game at the foul line. They were 8-12. Stanford was 11-12.
* The only bench player for South Carolina was Amihere. She was 0-9 on threes coming into the game. SO when did she take her only three in this game? With three minutes left and South Carolina down four points and 20 second left on the shot clock. It was an air ball. Huh??
Any way you look at it, it was a very entertaining game. I'll post a few links about the game.
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By David in Naples
Late night. Hoping for some closing comments from David later.
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