ND vs DePaul on Fox Sports 2 Tonight 9 PM

[Sluconn Husky]

Don't like the word CHOKE, but DePaul did Choke on their Free Throws last two minutes of Regulation and in OT. Players who missed Free Throws down the stretch won't get much sleep tonight. This could have been a signature win for DePaul. Fortunately have play a game before coming to CT to face UConn.

Watch 'em shoot 90% from the line against the Huskies.

 

[pvdoggy]

Depaul shot 12-29 free throws for the game. Brittany Hrenko shot 5-16, missed
4 ft's at the end of regulation and 4 more in the last minute of OT.
UNBELIEVABLE!!!!!!

and at home too! that's even more unbelievable.

 

[Sluconn Husky]

Notre Dame has incredible free throw defense.

 

[Orangutan]

I've seen better games in person but that will long be the craziest game I've attended.

 

[Blueballer]

What about "good Loyd"? She's the obvious leader in the clubhouse for NPOY, after all.

I agree that she is the leader so far but even with her ND should not have won this game. Depaul just lost it.

 

[dtbtbtb]

That was one exciting game and a totally bizarre one...i don't think I’ve seen a game between 2 ranked teams with so many FT misses by one team with the opportunity to win the game time and time again....this for sure was a game where DePaul lost the game and ND didn't win it.
That said, Loyd is amazing and so far she is the NPOY but ND does not look good at all compared to what we are used to seeing from a ND team.

 

[Wonkster]

Now THAT you can call "Luck" of the Irish.

And DePaul had the luck of the Central Europeans, with surnames like Hrynko, Rogowsky, and Podkowa among their starters.

(Question - How many Slavic-surnamed wcbb players does it take to screw the pooch?)

 

[Huskies Rule]

Tonight's ND-DePaul game more brutally exemplified the importance of free throws than any game I have ever seen. In my life. DePaul absolutely blew the game at the line, handing it to ND on a silver platter. For the entire game, DePaul was an inexcusably pathetic 12 for 29 !! But it gets much much worse. In the second half, with leads at various times of as much as 8 points and never trailing after the 11 minute mark until the end of regulation, against an ND team not playing well and with the chance to put the game out of reach, DePaul missed the front end of 7 one-and-ones !! Holy cow !! On their home court !! In just the last 4:00 minutes of regulation, guard Hrynko went 1 for 6 from the line, several of which were the front ends of one-and-ones. In the overtime, Hrynko's horror show got even worse, going 3 for 9 shooting free throws, throwing up brick after brick. The kid didn't want any part of shooting free throws, I felt really bad for her. Coach Bruno and DePaul would have had a great win for their program if they could just do one of the easier yet critical elements in basketball. Sadly they couldn't.

 

[Vowelguy]

One note to remember: playing at DePaul is VERY difficult. They always seem to be about 20 pts better at home vs UConn.

 

[Bayareahusky]

ND is still searching for its game...... depending so much on Loyd..... she WAS ND's offense..... it will be interesting to see what will happen when Turner returns and hwo Muffet weaves her into the ofense..... Loyd was 12 for 28 from the field ..... so 41 points but took many shots to get to that total......dont care if ND won or lost....... but still cannot believe there were so many times DePaul could have won that game..... ...

 

[alexrgct]

One note to remember: playing at DePaul is VERY difficult. They always seem to be about 20 pts better at home vs UConn.

They certainly were in 2008. Not so much in 2012.

 

[easttexastrash]

Notre Dame without Turner is apparently not a very good team, or at least not top 5.

 

[Icebear]

One note to remember: playing at DePaul is VERY difficult. They always seem to be about 20 pts better at home vs UConn.

Not since 2008. The last several times have been blowouts. Last one I remember was a twofer at 88-44 and 95-62 before that.

 

[Striper69]

Hard to believe a coaching staff would put up with this kind of free throw shooting.

Hyrnko had an awesome game driving to the basket and getting fouled but she can't shoot free throws to save her life.

Gotta work on that.

 

[Striper69]

ND is still searching for its game. depending so much on Loyd..... she WAS ND's offense..... it will be interesting to see what will happen when Turner returns and hwo Muffet weaves her into the ofense..... Loyd was 12 for 28 from the field ..... so 41 points but took many shots to get to that total.dont care if ND won or lost.. but still cannot believe there were so many times DePaul could have won that game..... ...

Loyd was cool as a cucumber the entire game. You felt she knew she would will the team to win no matter what.

Wasn't Natalie Achonwa sitting behind ND's bench?

 

[Icebear]

Loyd was cool as a cucumber the entire game. You felt she knew she would will the team to win no matter what.

Wasn't Natalie Achonwa sitting behind ND's bench?

Yes.

 

[Vowelguy]

Not since 2008. The last several times have been blowouts. Last one I remember was a twofer at 88-44 and 95-62 before that.

Unless they also placed at UConn that year and lost by fewer than 60 and 50 points, my statement has not been disproven.

 

[Bayareahusky]

ND needs to get a second option after Loyd..... they cannot go deep into March with just Loyd as a weapon

 

[Orangutan]

Loyd was cool as a cucumber the entire game. You felt she knew she would will the team to win no matter what.

Wasn't Natalie Achonwa sitting behind ND's bench?

Loyd is from north suburban Chicago, so I think she had a little extra motivation to get this win.

Achonwa was on ND's bench. She's acting as Operations Specialist while rehabbing her knee in preparation for the Fever season. ND's current Operations Specialist is suffering complications from Type 1 Diabetes.

 

[ochoopsfan]

Before last night Hrynko was 20 for 30 at the FT Line or 66.6%, not good but not a disaster
5 for 16 last night is 31.2%, that turned out to be a disaster.

 

[diggerfoot]

Loyd was cool as a cucumber the entire game. You felt she knew she would will the team to win no matter what.

Wasn't Natalie Achonwa sitting behind ND's bench?

Well, she didn't really will the team to win in this one ... unless she has the dark power to will opponents to miss free throws at home. In that case I think her Catholic school should perform an exorcism ... or perhaps Luke Skywalker should be called in.

 

[RadyLady]

Notre Dame has incredible free throw defense.

OK, THAT's funny

 

[Vowelguy]

ND needs to get a second option after Loyd..... they cannot go deep into March with just Loyd as a weapon

Im guessing Turner is that 2nd option.

 

[huskeynut]

Im guessing Turner is that 2nd option.

Even if Turner is the second option, you still need at least one more, preferably three more.

I don't see ND having 4 or 5 players who can light you up on any given night. That, plus their interior defense weakness, could hurt them come March or before.

 

[psconn]

Wow. I just caught up with this story. The players must feel unbelievably awful and Coach Bruno? Ugh.