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Message: [QUOTE="CocoHusky, post: 2460385, member: 5823"] Not really hard to determine the matchups that the coaches wanted on this particular play and there was a little bit of gamesmanship on the staff's part because UCONN wanted to see what ND was setting up. There is a lot going on in the few seconds surrounding the play. It was Kia's foul that led to the stoppage in play and her second of the half so she was coming out regardless. Part of the gamesman ship was Geno telling the ref he's subbing and then taking his time about it. You can tell this because the ref has his hand raised before Megan get's off the bench. So while all of this is happening ND is setting up to inbound the ball. Geno survey the floor and says you know what I don't have my best defender out there, "[I]Gabby get in there[/I]" loud enough for the ref to hear and raise his hand again. Gabby goes in and is matched up Westbeld and Megan is on Arike. Shea doesn't like that matchup [B]stands up[/B] and switches Gabby on to Arike and Megan on to Westbeld. So the UCONN staff made sure they had the matchup they wanted, this just better execution by ND. Watch the ref on the baseline with the ball, at least three different times he ready to hand the ball to ND and he has to wait finally putting his hands on his hip. [/QUOTE]