The Oregon women's team lost at home as UCLA bookended the 27 game home winning streak by a two point margin. As an ex official I seldom criticize referees but last night the collective performance was weak. I'd have to go over mistake after mistake to decide if either team gained an advantage but I'm not going to do that. I just feel it should be pointed out. A matchup like this one should have had a better crew.
The Ducks did win each of the last three quarters and a turnover ended their shot a win or overtime. There was a positive.
Too many other turnovers and a hard time getting good shots slowed down the offense. This, I believe were a good thing for the development of the team, Particularly with the Stanford game close at hand. I believe the loss could well be looked at as the first tough game a group of girls with less than ten games on their ledger probably learned a lot last night. Oregon was also without a couple of good players with Chavez and Prince not available, but depth of talent made it less an issue.
Credit a more experienced Bruin defense and some very good shooting by a couple of upperclassmen on an also short benched team for the win. They would probably have won this game five or six times out of ten with their talent and experience. I'm not sure they will do as well further into the season.
Worth pointing out, while possibly misspelling her name, I was VERY impressed with Dugalvic who is going to be a major factor well before the end of the season. Beside good rebounding, she made some powerful scoring moves in the paint and saved two possessions with difficult hustle in saving the ball from going out of bounds.
The Ducks did win each of the last three quarters and a turnover ended their shot a win or overtime. There was a positive.
Too many other turnovers and a hard time getting good shots slowed down the offense. This, I believe were a good thing for the development of the team, Particularly with the Stanford game close at hand. I believe the loss could well be looked at as the first tough game a group of girls with less than ten games on their ledger probably learned a lot last night. Oregon was also without a couple of good players with Chavez and Prince not available, but depth of talent made it less an issue.
Credit a more experienced Bruin defense and some very good shooting by a couple of upperclassmen on an also short benched team for the win. They would probably have won this game five or six times out of ten with their talent and experience. I'm not sure they will do as well further into the season.
Worth pointing out, while possibly misspelling her name, I was VERY impressed with Dugalvic who is going to be a major factor well before the end of the season. Beside good rebounding, she made some powerful scoring moves in the paint and saved two possessions with difficult hustle in saving the ball from going out of bounds.
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