Deja vu - Ashlynn and Paige (HM) receive BEast honors

[HopJim]

I watched Olsen play against Creighton and she is a heck of a player who NOVA relies on to get mucho points. They, as a team, are not great from the arc, but Olsen does it all and she is plenty quick. If her quickness is too much for Nika then KK could probably do a good job holding her in reasonable check.

While not the best match for Nika as the primary defensive guard, she uses her strength very well in working through picks and disrupting the entry passes. The defensive strategy for Olsen will likely be a combo of Nika and KK, with a bit of Shade thrown in from time to time. Olsen is used to picks to get her open-suspect she will be disappointed when she plays against our multi guard lineup.

 

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While not the best match for Nika as the primary defensive guard, she uses her strength very well in working through picks and disrupting the entry passes. The defensive strategy for Olsen will likely be a combo of Nika and KK, with a bit of Shade thrown in from time to time. Olsen is used to picks to get her open-suspect she will be disappointed when she plays against our multi guard lineup.

I would switch on every screen with Olsen, trying to force the ball out of her hands. As I indicated, last year Olsen & Siegrist were an extremely effective combination on screen and rolls. This year, aside from Olsen, Nova doesn’t have any real scoring options.