Just a few points to make about this fantastic game:
I was sitting behind WNBA Coach and former NBA tough guy Bill Laimbeer, who was rooting his heart out for the Irish while scouting the probably 6 or 7 future WNBA stars playing. As usual Alyssa Thomas was stupendous scoring 29 with 12 rebound and 5 assists.
But it was the stellar performances of Kaila McBride and Jewell Lloyd who combined for 51 points and and hit what had to be 5 shots down the wire to preserve the victory for the Undefeated Irish.
After trailing 41-19, the Terps started to attack the basket getting snowbird after snowbird. Though Notre Dame certainly had superior shooting talent , Maryland was able to outtough its opponent.
Yes Notre Dame is a deserving #2 in the nation but the gap behind UConn is undoable.
Brenda Post Game
On tonight’s game:
“Like I told them in the locker room, I loved their fight. I thought we showed a lot of character, especially when we were down the deficit we were down. To be able to comeback and scratch and claw and play the way the way to give ourselves a chance in the second half, but we lost this game in the first half. To spot them with a lead, I don’t know what it was with our slow start, but give credit where credit is due. I thought Notre Dame came out and showed their experience and their poise early as well as late game down the stretch hitting big shot after big shot.”
On Maryland’s defense in the second half:
“We were disappointed with our defense to start the game. I thought we defended harder in practice then how we started. We came out with a better mindset and a lot hard ball pressure and started trusting ourselves on the defensive end. We made them have to take ore difficult shots under duress.
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