It was far from a perfect day for the women's basketball team, but they still managed to score 93 points and run their record to 8-2 - and a perfect 7-0 against unranked opponents.
The game was even more of a blowout than the score would indicate, but FIU was shooting the lights out - particularly their Croatian Sensation, Monika Bosilj, who left the game with 30 points; she got a pretty good ovation from the BC fans as she left, a truly classy response to her great performance.
Mickel Picco got her stroke back today, knocking down three 3-pointers and finishing with 23 total points. Carolyn Swords was dominant as usual, racking up a double-double: 19 points and 10 rebounds. She's also developing a little bit of range with her jump shot, which could be very scary for opponents.
Ayla Brown had herself a pretty good game, too, with ten points and four rebounds; she looked really comfortable out there, which seemed to be occasionally lacking last season.
Jaclyn Thoman seems to be struggling a bit this year; she finished with two points and four turnovers in 14 minutes. Perhaps she was better suited to Inglese's system? She's a talented ballhandler and I expect her minutes to rise as the season goes on but right now it looks like Brittany Johnson is the go-to player at point guard. Johnson had nine points in 22 minutes.
The overall team D will have to improve and they'll have to convert some of the easy chances that they missed if they're going to knock off strong ACC teams, but all in all, BC looks like an NCAA tourney contender right now. In year one of the new regime, that's about all you can ask. This team will be fun to watch during ACC play.
Photos
Rice misses a shot
Southern at the line
Reggie Jackson
The starting lineup
Intros
Rusin on D
Swords
Final
2 comments:
Saw the women's game. Nice up-tempo, but they need to get a set rotation before ACC play or they will get crushed. No one knows if they are coming or going. Thoman, Brown, Murph, Picco Swords need to play more. How do THomas Brown go from playing 32 minutes to 20 min. per game. Excited, but nervous.
I'm not a big basketball fan, but the BC women's team has peaked my interest this season. I love how the offense is run. At the very least they'll give good teams a run for their money and make the games very interesting.
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