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Message: [QUOTE="Plebe, post: 2440734, member: 6927"] I missed most of the 2nd half of yesterday's game because I switched to the volleyball selection show. In the first half ND was collapsing around A'ja as soon as she touched the ball and the refs were letting Shepard get away with very physical defending. I didn't see exactly how A'ja got her scoring going in the 2nd half, and whether the refs finally started calling fouls on her defenders, but certainly something happened because she finished with a career high 34 points. Another thing I noticed was that Notre Dame was really trying to draw charges on Wilson. I believe Muffet said something to this effect a few weeks ago, that without Turner's shot-blocking presence they'll need to play "positional" defense and draw charges. This is something that UConn's players will need to be aware of and adjust to as they make moves to the bucket. The biggest challenge in defending Notre Dame's offense will be containing the dribble-drive without letting any the perimeter shooters go off. I was impressed yesterday as well with ND's ability to find the open interior pass when a driving guard drew a help defender. UConn's rotation help defense will have to be on point. [/QUOTE]