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Message: [QUOTE="maple, post: 4459131, member: 7970"] Tough, tough game. Once again we are plagued by the injury bug, which just sucks, no better way to put it. It was great to see AG lead the team to victory and for Ines to get those clutch FTs in the end. CD still looked shaky, but I am hopeful she can just keep improving. Nika was playing well until her injury and I hope it's not a serious injury. Same for Lou. We absolutely cannot get beat by the press. We eventually figured it out but it wasn't pretty there for a good stretch. Also I'm watching the post-game on SNY right now and they mention that sometimes it seemed like there was a lack of hustle/smart playing. I have to agree. Not putting the blame on anyone in particular but like Meg said during the game, you have to play smart and understand when you need to slow down the pace or do something different. I definitely agree that Nika going out was part of the reason that happened, but I would hope someone else could step up (even though Nika's shoes are hard to fill). So much credit to Princeton, they played very hard and smart and they will be a very tough team to beat all season. I think they can do very well in the tourney come March. Carla is a fantastic coach. We won with the players on the floor. I hope that this gutsy win will help build up the confidence of bench players. They CAN do it, it's just a matter of toughness and playing smart! The talent is there, you just need to execute. [/QUOTE]