jimsumner
12-18-2007, 10:36 PM
Duke over Utah Valley tonight 95-61. No real surprise. This is only their 4th year in D-1.
Wanisha Smith started. Clearly some rust. She was 1-9 from the field. But she did have 5 assists. Good to see her back.
UV's Robyn Fairbanks set a CIS women's record with 20 rebounds. She scored 17 points, shooting 8-23. She's listed as 6'1" but she's a widebody who works hard. She earned it.
Abby Waner had 10 steals. That's a Duke record and ties the ACC record held by a bunch of folks. She scored 19 points (4-7 on 3s), and added 7 assists. Looks like she's all the way back from her injury.
Utah Valley tried to run with Duke. Big mistake. They've got some shooters but were badly outmatched in size, athleticism, and ball skills. The Wolverines had 39 turnovers! One player (Sandy Marvin) had 10, while the backup point guard (Asumi Nakayama) had 9. 15 assists and 39 turnovers is not an A/TO ratio you'll see all that often.
Duke had 24 steals, one shy of the school record.
Believe it or not but Duke didn't shoot especially well. 41.5%. Duke must have missed a dozen makeable layups, maybe more. Seemed to be hurrying a bit. Joy Cheek scored 15 points but shot 7-21. Chante was solid, 15 points, 7 rebounds, 3 assists, 4 blocks, 5 steals. That's filling a stat sheet.
Careem Gay had a great game off the bench. 20 points, 10 rebounds, 3 steals. She made a serious dunk attempt on a breakaway late. Lost control of the ball but still made the two points. Says she'll keep trying. It was close folks.
Abby played lots of point in the second half and played it well. Unfortunately, she played a lot of point because Jasmine really struggled. 17 minutes, 0-5 from the field, 0 points, 1 assist, 3 turnovers. McCallie said after the game that JT just wasn't mentally ready for the game's intensity.
Solid games from everybody else. Christmas struggled early but scored all eight of her points after intermission. She loves to run. If she can just figure out how to play in the half-court.
Krystal Thomas on track for an early January return.
Decent crowd under the circumstances. Listed as 4985 but there weren't that many people there. Small alumni band did their best.
Bucknell Friday night, then four days off before hitting the road after Christmas.
Wanisha Smith started. Clearly some rust. She was 1-9 from the field. But she did have 5 assists. Good to see her back.
UV's Robyn Fairbanks set a CIS women's record with 20 rebounds. She scored 17 points, shooting 8-23. She's listed as 6'1" but she's a widebody who works hard. She earned it.
Abby Waner had 10 steals. That's a Duke record and ties the ACC record held by a bunch of folks. She scored 19 points (4-7 on 3s), and added 7 assists. Looks like she's all the way back from her injury.
Utah Valley tried to run with Duke. Big mistake. They've got some shooters but were badly outmatched in size, athleticism, and ball skills. The Wolverines had 39 turnovers! One player (Sandy Marvin) had 10, while the backup point guard (Asumi Nakayama) had 9. 15 assists and 39 turnovers is not an A/TO ratio you'll see all that often.
Duke had 24 steals, one shy of the school record.
Believe it or not but Duke didn't shoot especially well. 41.5%. Duke must have missed a dozen makeable layups, maybe more. Seemed to be hurrying a bit. Joy Cheek scored 15 points but shot 7-21. Chante was solid, 15 points, 7 rebounds, 3 assists, 4 blocks, 5 steals. That's filling a stat sheet.
Careem Gay had a great game off the bench. 20 points, 10 rebounds, 3 steals. She made a serious dunk attempt on a breakaway late. Lost control of the ball but still made the two points. Says she'll keep trying. It was close folks.
Abby played lots of point in the second half and played it well. Unfortunately, she played a lot of point because Jasmine really struggled. 17 minutes, 0-5 from the field, 0 points, 1 assist, 3 turnovers. McCallie said after the game that JT just wasn't mentally ready for the game's intensity.
Solid games from everybody else. Christmas struggled early but scored all eight of her points after intermission. She loves to run. If she can just figure out how to play in the half-court.
Krystal Thomas on track for an early January return.
Decent crowd under the circumstances. Listed as 4985 but there weren't that many people there. Small alumni band did their best.
Bucknell Friday night, then four days off before hitting the road after Christmas.