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Message: [QUOTE="Jonathan14, post: 5179542, member: 11087"] I agree that UCLA and South Carolina have distinguished themselves as the teams to beat this season. I think our Huskies would be the underdogs (no pun intended!) in either match-up. I'm not writing us off against South Carolina in a few weeks, as talented and well-coached as Dawn's team is, but it will take a great game and some good luck to beat SC at home. I respectfully disagree about Notre Dame. I like our chances in a rematch, should it come. Yes, they beat us soundly when we faced them earlier this season, but that was without Azzi and Aubrey (and, yes, they were without Westbeld). But in the narratives I've read about how unstoppable they are, writers seem to overlook that they have, in fact, been stopped—twice—this season, and not by South Carolina or UCLA, but by TCU and Utah. They're a great team with tremendous talent, and I think Coach Ivey is doing a terrific job, but I think we match up well with them, especially with our full lineup. As for Betts, she's a force to be reckoned with, and her performance yesterday was no exception. I'm unsure if you saw the game, but do you know who was guarding Betts for Maryland, at least to start? A former Husky, Amari DeBerry. As much as I loved Amari as a teammate and a person, I do think Jana and Ice, along with Sarah and Aubrey, might give Betts more of a challenge defensively. Would they stop her? I'm not sure anyone can, but they may put up more resistance. Or maybe I'm just being too optimistic. Above all, I second your closing lines, "Hope springs eternal, and we will see what happens. Go, Huskies!" :) [/QUOTE]

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