Recent content by Dillon77

No, like ND, they had a full week off. They had beaten Va. Tech at Blacksburg the same weekend ND lost at UVA. While I didn't think they looked exhausted, I think they looked out of sorts (see post above) and were trying to play ISO/hero ball at a very early stage of the game.

Per ND's 79-67 win over NC State on Sunday: Michaela Mabrey had the scout and came up with a solid game plan, as she did with North Carolina a bit earlier in the season. Think the Irish offense had two main propellants: 1) Points off turnovers. NC State had 22 turnovers, 17 of which were...

I'll go along with everything you've said. This is what I call a "bridge" year. After this season ends -- whenever that is -- there will be a massive changeover in the ND roster. Knock on wood, Hannah Hidalgo and Leah Macy will be back to form the basis of next year's scholarship players. Cass...

Pope Leo meets Hannah Hidalgo, a very faithful Roman Catholic. This will be a blast! One concern: What if you steal from a pope? 😉

Good finish last night, care of Soni Citron, as the Breeze get an upset win. https://www.instagram.com/reels/DUcGmKDgh9z/

I'm voting for Cambridge but fully expect to see Betts win media awards at the end of the year. She's the face of that all-starrish lineup and they'll float each other up.

ND Defeats Va. Tech 80-70, Ending Hokie's Winning Streak In many ways, this game was right and tight: Both ND and Va Tech shot 43% from the floor Pretty close in 3-pt. %: Va Tech shot 42% and ND 40% (and to think how poorly ND started) - While Va Tech outrebounded ND by a huge margin and...

They're on a 7-game winning streak since losing at Louisville way back on January 4th. Now, granted, they've often been at home against some of the ACC's less competitive teams, but they did beat Clemson and Virginia in Blacksburg and Syracuse at the Dome. Things get a bit more challenging when...

ND Pulls Away at Stanford to Defeat Cardinal, 78-66 This was not a pretty game. At one point, both teams were 0-16 for three points attempts. In fact, ND didn't hit one the entire game., which was odd because going into the game they were one of the leading three-pt. shooting teams in the ACC...

The phases "heater" or she's on "one" would certainly apply to Marina Mabrey last night in Philly. The variety of scoring is as varied as you can get and the three pointers are as ridiculous as some taken by you-know-who. What I like is just how loud and raucous this place gets, from teammates...

If HH was to foul out, Vanessa de Jesus would take over the main point guard duties. She spells HH now during games to give Hidalgo an energy break and/or to focus the energy on scoring and stealing. VdJ is pretty good, except when doubled -- she's just not as adept as HH or Olivia Miles or KK...

Sorry for being a tad late on this post. I wasn't able to watch the game on Thursday night, which was probably a good thing for my REMs 😉 , but I did watch first thing Friday morning, which wasn't so good for my breakfast. Some thoughts: As noted, you look at a lot of the stats and think ND...

Hah. As Marina once told (male) doubters: go back to kitchen and make her a sandwich! Mabrey has been doing spectacularly this winter, but this was beyond. Marina: 18-28 (10-15 from Three) = 47 points. Whew! Since the game was in Philly, I've got to imagine that family/friends from...

This does seem to be a megastorm, does it not? In any case, best to you, your family and all those who post on these threads. Best to all.