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Message: [QUOTE="Tufkas, post: 2136222"] Williams' game was rather difficult to characterize - spectacular to the point of being indescribable in spots, puzzling in others. Stats bear it out - 21 points, 4 blocks led the team, 8 rebounds tied for the team lead. 2 steals accounted for half of the team's total. 5 turnovers led the team - 2 in the OT. 4 missed free throws, 2 in OT with the score tied at 60. 2 offensive rebounds, as the team was outrebounded offensively 14-6. Perhaps most tellingly, only 2 assists for the team's assists leader, as the high post driven offensive flow frequently broke down. All-in-all a heroic, drain-the-tank effort, (reminiscent perhaps of Barbara Turner vs Duke in Bridgeport a lifetime ago and Maya Moore's semi-final loss to ND) that was unfortunately every bit critical in a game where others struggled. The last second questionable choices (I agree with Kara Lawson - my shot must absolutely be the last shot in a tie game, rebounds notwithstanding). The wasted give-a-foul with 17 seconds left. For me, Samuelson stepped up extraordinarily late 4th and OT with clutch jumpers, rebounds and 2 massive nothing-but-net free throws tying the game with 27 seconds left in OT, giving her team the winning possession, against a hostile, screaming crowd, an empty key, and an apoplectic opposing coach. She was there when it mattered most, which portends well for continued development over her final 2 years. I reckon Coach's post-game perspective, as always, was bang on, "“Maybe we’re just not ready for this. Maybe we were ready for everything else, but maybe we’re just not mature enough for this. Maybe all our young kids needed to experience this so that we can come back and really be ready for this.” Times like these emphasize just how blessed this team and its fans are to have this man and his staff as stewards over this once-in-a-lifetime program. Clearly, the saying all along has been, "We have Geno and they don't!" [/QUOTE]

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