MU Women's Basketball Thread

[Marquette Fan]

And we get a 6th year with LVK at MU :

https://twitter.com/LaurenVK_42/status/1377419868778065922

She redshirted her first year at MU.

[Galway Eagle]

And we get a 6th year with LVK at MU :

https://twitter.com/LaurenVK_42/status/1377419868778065922

She redshirted her first year at MU.

Going full Otule

[Marquette Fan]

Marquette picks up another transfer today - Kennedi Myles from Illnois (where former MU assistants Scott Merritt and Vernette Skeete are now) - she's 6'2" and averaged 8.7 points and 8 rebounds per game last year.  Looks like she just finished up her sophomore year at Illinois:

https://twitter.com/_kmyles44_/status/1377652210029445122

[Marquette Fan]

Selena Lott is going to enter the 2021 WNBA draft which takes place April 15th.  It’s a bummer fans didn’t get to see her play in person this season.

Good luck to her!

[shoothoops]

Terrific Final Four game Stanford by 1 over South Carolina. Difficult to see the tears from Boston in the end.

I thought it was a terribly officiated game for both teams. It is pretty sad that a Final Four game would get this terrible level of officiating for Women’s Basketball.

[MU82]

What a great last few minutes of the Stanford-South Carolina game ... and a wild final sequence.

Stanford has a 1 point lead but loses the ball. SC drives for a contested layup but misses. And one of SC's best player has a putback right at the rim to win it ... but the ball hits some very unkind iron. What a way to lose.

[JWags85]

What a great last few minutes of the Stanford-South Carolina game ... and a wild final sequence.

Stanford has a 1 point lead but loses the ball. SC drives for a contested layup but misses. And one of SC's best player has a putback right at the rim to win it ... but the ball hits some very unkind iron. What a way to lose.

2 different SC players stopped at the perimeter as their teammate drove the rim.  If they all continued down court, she may have had a dump off lay up to one of them.  But shocked Boston’s tip didn’t go in

[shoothoops]

Terrific Final Four game Stanford by 1 over South Carolina. Difficult to see the tears from Boston in the end.

I thought it was a terribly officiated game for both teams. It is pretty sad that a Final Four game would get this terrible level of officiating for Women’s Basketball.

https://twitter.com/mariataylor/status/1378140220214947843?s=21

[MuggsyB]

This little guard on Zona can ball.  Great quicks.

[Marquette Fan]

This little guard on Zona can ball.  Great quicks.

I love the fact that she came to Arizona when they had only won 6 games the previous season - she believed in Adia Barnes and wanted to help her turn things around at Arizona.  I wasn’t able to watch the first game but this one has been fun to watch so far.

[MuggsyB]

She's got serious swagger.  Even when she misses she's fun to watch and is creating all sorts of opportunities for her teammates.

[Marquette Fan]

Down goes UCONN - congrats to Arizona!

The NCAA may want to remember to include them in any promotional videos for the final 😀.  The NCAA had tweeted out a promotional video for the F4 and only had clips from 3 of the teams - they left out Arizona...

[shoothoops]

33, 10, 4, and a Final Four for McDonald and Arizona.

60% FG (12-20)
80% FT (4-5)
83% 3pt% (5-6)

26 and 7 and a Title Game.

https://twitter.com/MariaTaylor/status/1378185418106150914?s=19

[MuggsyB]

Very impressive game by Aari McDonald.  Not only is she really good on both ends of the floor, but is a tremendous leader.  She made several heady plays down the stretch that won't show up on the stat sheet.  Great, great, point guard with superb quickness and handles.

[shoothoops]

I love the fact that she came to Arizona when they had only won 6 games the previous season - she believed in Adia Barnes and wanted to help her turn things around at Arizona.  I wasn’t able to watch the first game but this one has been fun to watch so far.

Adia Barnes is here for it. She’s come a long way since joining Kevin McGuff’s staff in Washington:

https://twitter.com/jordandajani/status/1378190176682409986?s=21

[MU82]

Down goes UCONN - congrats to Arizona!

The NCAA may want to remember to include them in any promotional videos for the final 😀.  The NCAA had tweeted out a promotional video for the F4 and only had clips from 3 of the teams - they left out Arizona...

Hilarious. Good for Zona.

And everything everybody says about McDonald - 100% correct.

Unfortunately, the last 2 minutes were a total snooze - exact opposite of Stanford win.

[shoothoops]

Down goes UCONN - congrats to Arizona!

The NCAA may want to remember to include them in any promotional videos for the final 😀.  The NCAA had tweeted out a promotional video for the F4 and only had clips from 3 of the teams - they left out Arizona...

What’s my name?

https://twitter.com/nickkingsports/status/1378202674064060417?s=21

[Scoop Snoop]

Glad to see Arizona win. I love a scrappy, tough defense and a take-no-prisoners approach to bball. Mighty UCONN did not scare them one bit.

Love watching Bueckers. She knows exactly where to be and what to do on just about every possession. I think she was briefly airborne on that block late in the game but stayed in. Ka pow!

[MU Fan in Connecticut]

Glad to see Arizona win. I love a scrappy, tough defense and a take-no-prisoners approach to bball. Mighty UCONN did not scare them one bit.

Love watching Bueckers. She knows exactly where to be and what to do on just about every possession. I think she was briefly airborne on that block late in the game but stayed in. Ka pow!

A local article had a story that one of Paige's best friends is Gonzaga's Jalen Suggs. 
Apparently they are in contact all the time and we're keeping each other mentally going during this COVID stressed season.

[MuggsyB]

Hopefully McDonald hits the game winner here. She's had a tough night but is still a gamer.

[MU82]

That was one horrible possession by Stanford up 1 with seconds left and getting a shot-clock violation.

Let's see if Arizona can take advantage!

[MuggsyB]

That was one horrible possession by Stanford up 1 with seconds left and getting a shot-clock violation.

Let's see if Arizona can take advantage!

Agreed.

What a shame Arizona lost.

[MU82]

Frankly, that was pretty unimpressive coaching by both sides in the final minute. Congrats to Stanford, though.

[shoothoops]

On the last play...

The cut towards the basket on the inbounds was there. That would have given options of attack fo layup, elbow jumper, or dish off of drive.

After the inbounds pass Pellington has to run to near corner baseline to open space. instead she steps right into the left drive lane and brings her defender with her.

That would have allowed Thomas to run the baseline looking for a possible pass, getting a screen from Yeaney.

As the play happened, Baptiste never cut to the basket from the right side baseline which was open.

Otherwise you have to pick and roll there.

Not surprised Aari was able to get a shot off of the rim, 1 vs 4.

Arizona played for the 6 seconds left to get the ball back, and, they did, at half court.

[MuggsyB]

Frankly, that was pretty unimpressive coaching by both sides in the final minute. Congrats to Stanford, though.

Couldn't agree more.  The 4 other Zona players were literally just standing there the last possession.  I will say that Aari M is a heck of a lot of fun to watch and will be when she's not triple teamed in the WNBA.