Ashlynn also had the highest BPM for the game last night at +39. When she's on the floor, our offense runs smoothly. You can tell she is trying her best to be really good at every phase of the game. She switches well on defense and you can see her pointing out the switch to her teammates! She's a good FT shooter, and she reliably hits that pull-up jumper. And she is slowly but surely improving her 3-point game. I think it's her defense that shines brightest.
She's incredibly physical (in very good shape), but it's her intelligence that sets her apart during games. She also reminds me of that bygone era when we always said well into our late twenties "yes sir" and "yes mam" to adults . I don't know for sure, but Ashlynn seems like a really nice young adult. I do know for sure she's a damn good basketball player.
With respect to the Ashlynn no-show in the NC State game, I think the coaching staff made the right decision to not play her. Ash was developing her game slowly, and she just was not ready at that time for the NC State speed. Heck, if NC State had put their bench staff in that game, they would have blown by us. If we play them again in the big dance, they will quickly learn who Ashlynn shade is!
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