As you may guess, I've been mighty busy the last several days covering round 1 of the NCAA Tournament: writing stories, editing stories, managing photos, editing photos. Catching you up now, as South Carolina-Kansas State plays right next to me:
South Florida escapes Colorado State to go to second round.
UCLA overpowers Hawaii in first round meeting.
Storrs regional day 1 recap: UConn, Duquesne roll.
Coyotes shoot down Gophers in WNIT; Temple, Ohio, Virginia also win.
It's all here on womenshoopsworld.com
Favor notes:
- Lots of credit to Hawaii. They kept coming at UCLA and coming at them and never gave up. The Bruins are just bigger, with more weapons. I appreciate the Wahine's spirit, and am not at all surprised at what coach Laura Beeman is doing there.
- UCLA is loaded. When one player is having an off night, two other step up. Monday's match up against South Florida should be brutal.
- South Florida is fascinating. You have Courtney Williams, who is so silky that it's jaw-dropping. You have Alisia Jenkins, who screamed once when she didn't make a shot, and it reminded me of the intensity of her coach, Jose Fernandez. Then you have the blue collar work ethic of Shalethia Stringfield, who just works and works and works. And then you also have this team's sense of humor, which you sometimes see on the court, when the game is tight and on the line. The Bulls are a complex team. I couldn't take my eyes off them.
- Colorado State is incredible. I am a coach Ryun Williams fan after this year, and especially helping to interview him. Not only a great, fundamentals and discipline-based coach, but a caring and compassionate person. Go on, coach.
- I'm sad to see Rachel Banham's college career end. She is a hell of a player.
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