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[i77cat]

Saturday at 8 pm. Go Cats.

[i77cat]

I like our odds. SLU has 7 players available. One of the bench players has played 34 minutes all year. The other has played zero. They are without Harbison. Up 7-4 midway through the 1st. Both teams are flailing.

[i77cat]

Elle 2, Issy 3, Issy 2, Sallie 3, Cass 2. 12-10 after 1. We're 5-17 overall and 2-9 on 3s. SLU is even worse. 4-14, 0-3, 2-2 FTs.

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[i77cat]

22-20 at the half. We are playing really bad basketball. The opponent has 7 players. 1 hadn't played before tonight. Another had played 34 minutes. Sure we have some injuries, but we have players on the bench. We could run and press this team. They don't have a point guard. Nope. We've used the five starters, Sallie, and Cam. We can't shoot, are getting crushed on the boards, and we're up 2. Only 6 turnovers.

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[i77cat]

I still like our chances. St Louis is tall, but not very talented. We can rebound with them. We have to shoot better. I think. We can avoid fouling them when they shoot (we have a total of 6 fouls, but they've taken 8 free throws). This should be a road win.

[i77cat]

Awful. 22-26. We've come out of the locker room doing nothing well. Offense, defense, coaching. All inadequate. Still should be a win.

[Corpulent Cat]

We couldn't hit water if we were pushed out of a boat.

[i77cat]

22-28 has become 27-28 with a Konstans 3 and a Sutphin layup. And Konstans just picked up her 4th foul. We have 10 for the game, SLU has 3. Timeout. 4:52 left in the 3rd.

[Corpulent Cat]

Both teams combined 4-35 from 3. Down 2 going into 4th.

[i77cat]

31-33 after 3. 13-50, 4-25, 1-2. https://www.espn.com/womens-college-bas ... /401374505

[i77cat]

Both teams combined 4-35 from 3. Down 2 going into 4th.

And we have all 4 of the makes. SLU is 0-10.

[i77cat]

We had the ball down 2 with 24.6 seconds left. Launched a 3 with 15 seconds left. We still had a time out available. I understand going for the win. I don't understand taking that shot with 15 seconds left, certainly not in a game where the opponent owns the boards. Missed. Fouled. They made one. 50-53 at 11.6 seconds. They only had 2 team fouls. They fouled 3 times. Cass to the line with 5.7 seconds left. Make, intentional miss, they rebound, we foul, ballgame. Awful loss. 51-54.

[Corpulent Cat]

Worst loss in Gayle era. Terrible performance. Outcoached. Just bad all the way around.

[i77cat]

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