Mississippi State easily beat Arkansas Little Rock as expected. Chloe Bibby was cleared today from concussion protocol and did not start. Xaria Wiggins, who drawn recent praise from Coach Schaefer for her defense and energy off the bench, started in her place. The remaining starting four (M Taylor, J Danberry, R Jackson, and J Carter) was the same and seems to have stabilized.
X Wiggins struggled starting. C Bibby played 11 minutes in the second half and did well. Other than the starters the most consistent player appears to be Espinoza-Hunter. She seems to know her strengths and plays within them. She is also positive whether she plays a lot or a little.
I hoped a consistent and smaller rotation would have emerged by now. However that hasn’t happened yet. J Hemingway had not played much in the previous games but was first off the bench tonight. Coach Schaefer said she had been practicing well and did what he needed to help the team win.
Y Morris has been subbing more for J Carter and played a few minutes with her tonight. She seems to be getting more comfortable in the system and doesn’t have P Taylor’s current physical limits.
A Matharu played very well tonight scoring 18 points in the fourth quarter. However more importantly she had 0 turnovers, 2 steals, 5 rebounds, and drew 2 charges.
Ultimately it appears that after the starting five it is somewhat of a crapshoot as to who you will see coming off the bench.
