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Message: [QUOTE="KnightBridgeAZ, post: 4577714, member: 591"] Yes, you can. I'm just a stickler for realism. It has long been my experience that the game after an unexpected injury - essentially, the adjustment to playing without the injured player - is the hardest. Notre Dame has had plenty of time. Stanford didn't. Vanesssa Nygaard (torn ACL) went down in the final game (no PAC tourney in those days) and Kristen Folkl went down in practice during the week between the season end and the tourney start. And Harvard was probably under-seeded, as Allison Feaster, their best player, was the leading scorer in the nation. I don't think any of the special circumstances apply in the first round - the opponent is no Harvard and Notre Dame is prepared. It is the 2nd round where they could see trouble, as they clearly are not the team they were with both Mabrey and Miles out. [/QUOTE]