It's wasn't the prettiest of wins for an sluggish and seemingly under-motivated UofL women's basketball team last night, but it still goes into the win column. For Wild Walz, Furious Fuehring and 1970's musical references, read Sonja's Ten Things About This Game below. (Or, roll over and go back to sleep -- it's your call, not Dee Kantner's )
10) Shooken, not stirred. I know, the syntax is a bit incorrect, but Kylee Shook came off the bench to score 10 points, grab 10 rebounds and help the Cards put away Clemson in the fourth quarter. Two threes on 4 for 8 shooting and the aggressiveness on the boards we've been hoping for all season. Toss in three blocks and she gets the Sonja M.O.P. of the game. All in 23 minutes. Well played, Ms. Shook!
9) Swinging Sam. She was another Card who contributed greatly to the win. Her six straight points in the second quarter turned a close 20-19 affair into a comfortable 26-19 advantage. She also let her emotions get a bit out of check in the final period with a flying elbow after a possession skirmish that fortunately found nothing but air. Ms.Sam Fuehring's got guns, no doubt, but me thinks they'd be better used hauling down boards instead of trying to send Tigers into Sean Moth's lap. Cool, baby. Stay cool.
8) Perhaps you didn't hear me. Coach Walz got a rare technical in the second quarter and kept on yammering with the possible intent of getting ejected after a imaginary foul was called on Arica Carter. Coach was hot enough to fry potatoes on. Louisville did go on a 14-4 run to close the half after the "T"...so one wonders if it might have been a bit planned. Inspiration through potty language. I haven't tried that one on Paulie yet.
7) Return of "the Ponytail" It was a slow night in women's college basketball, so the Cards were "blessed" with Dee Kantner coming from her South Carolina farm to head the officiating crew last night. She's a social sort of being, chatting with Paulie, the "Mayor for Life" and counseling Coach Walz and Sam after their outbursts. Love her or hate her, she never turns in a boring performance and tossed in a bit of commentary that she swore Paulie to secrecy to. I'll break it here, though. She turned in an application for the UofL Presidency. Better than Post-Hole, right? (For the galatically stupid...this IS fake news.)
6) Depend "Durr" able. Asia Durr had a "quiet" team-leading 15 points with three threes and 6-6 from the charity stripe. 32 minutes may have been more than Walz wanted to play her and she caused Cardinal fans a few anxious moment when she dropped to the floor with 4:42 left in the contest. It was a punch in the nose that felled her. Of course, no ref saw it and no foul was called and it proved to be about the only way Clemson could stop her from running amuck through their defense. I get heart palpitations anytime she gets laid out on the hardwood and whether she should have still been in the game is questionable --, with Louisville leading 58-40 -- but I'm no coach. I just play one in commercials.
5) Give It To Us And We'll Do Something With It. Louisville ruled the Points off Turnovers category 19-7 and forced Audra Smith's crew into 17 miscues. Six of the bakery items came from Aliyah Collier, a sophomore who knows only one speed. Wanna go fast, mama. She also had ten rebounds and nine points off the bench, basically playing with one hand and coming back from a knee injury. I'd like to see her sit out a year and transfer to Louisville -- the girl's got game and Sam Purcell could help her eliminate her oven skills.
4) 7014. On a cold evening by the riverside, a little over seven thousand still found their way into the Pizza Oven. It wasn't quite the 10,000 Coach Walz asked for, but they were a lively bunch, despite being confused and bewildered by the majority of the Cards first half efforts. Most in attendance had issues with the refs -- boos raining down on the court on several different occasions. Maybe a lot of the MIA's were still at the Football Signing Party. I wonder how many used the free tickets being handed out at the Brown and Williamson Club for the 7 p.m. tip?
3) Gotta hit the free ones. Clemson might have made it a closer affair if they could hit free throws. They were a woeful 11-20 from the line. Louisville did a little better with 73.9% on 16-22 foul line efforts. Those needing to report for extra free throws practice would be Ms Fuehring and Ms. Dunham...a combined 4 for 9. It's always us tall girls that get picked on, right?
2) Fourth quarter victories. The Cards have been guilty in the past of allowing teams back into the contest with less than stellar fourth quarter performances. Not this time. They won the final session 18-12. Clemson couldn't have been tired -- they played 13 student-athletes -- in fact, the Cards won all four quarters. Holding the Tigers to 46 points is impressive but keeping the Tigers under 50 is something eight other teams have done this year.
1) And today's musical selection is: With the Cards picking up their 25th win, how could we choose anything else but the epic 25 or 6 to 4 by Chicago? There are probably a few younger readers out there scratching their head with lack of knowledge about the early 1970's song. Go "google it" or ask Alexa or Siri to play it for you. I'll just get out my Chicago II album and cue it up. Oh, those horns and guitar!
Sonja (with Paulie peering over my shoulder).
10) Shooken, not stirred. I know, the syntax is a bit incorrect, but Kylee Shook came off the bench to score 10 points, grab 10 rebounds and help the Cards put away Clemson in the fourth quarter. Two threes on 4 for 8 shooting and the aggressiveness on the boards we've been hoping for all season. Toss in three blocks and she gets the Sonja M.O.P. of the game. All in 23 minutes. Well played, Ms. Shook!
9) Swinging Sam. She was another Card who contributed greatly to the win. Her six straight points in the second quarter turned a close 20-19 affair into a comfortable 26-19 advantage. She also let her emotions get a bit out of check in the final period with a flying elbow after a possession skirmish that fortunately found nothing but air. Ms.Sam Fuehring's got guns, no doubt, but me thinks they'd be better used hauling down boards instead of trying to send Tigers into Sean Moth's lap. Cool, baby. Stay cool.
8) Perhaps you didn't hear me. Coach Walz got a rare technical in the second quarter and kept on yammering with the possible intent of getting ejected after a imaginary foul was called on Arica Carter. Coach was hot enough to fry potatoes on. Louisville did go on a 14-4 run to close the half after the "T"...so one wonders if it might have been a bit planned. Inspiration through potty language. I haven't tried that one on Paulie yet.
7) Return of "the Ponytail" It was a slow night in women's college basketball, so the Cards were "blessed" with Dee Kantner coming from her South Carolina farm to head the officiating crew last night. She's a social sort of being, chatting with Paulie, the "Mayor for Life" and counseling Coach Walz and Sam after their outbursts. Love her or hate her, she never turns in a boring performance and tossed in a bit of commentary that she swore Paulie to secrecy to. I'll break it here, though. She turned in an application for the UofL Presidency. Better than Post-Hole, right? (For the galatically stupid...this IS fake news.)
6) Depend "Durr" able. Asia Durr had a "quiet" team-leading 15 points with three threes and 6-6 from the charity stripe. 32 minutes may have been more than Walz wanted to play her and she caused Cardinal fans a few anxious moment when she dropped to the floor with 4:42 left in the contest. It was a punch in the nose that felled her. Of course, no ref saw it and no foul was called and it proved to be about the only way Clemson could stop her from running amuck through their defense. I get heart palpitations anytime she gets laid out on the hardwood and whether she should have still been in the game is questionable --, with Louisville leading 58-40 -- but I'm no coach. I just play one in commercials.
5) Give It To Us And We'll Do Something With It. Louisville ruled the Points off Turnovers category 19-7 and forced Audra Smith's crew into 17 miscues. Six of the bakery items came from Aliyah Collier, a sophomore who knows only one speed. Wanna go fast, mama. She also had ten rebounds and nine points off the bench, basically playing with one hand and coming back from a knee injury. I'd like to see her sit out a year and transfer to Louisville -- the girl's got game and Sam Purcell could help her eliminate her oven skills.
4) 7014. On a cold evening by the riverside, a little over seven thousand still found their way into the Pizza Oven. It wasn't quite the 10,000 Coach Walz asked for, but they were a lively bunch, despite being confused and bewildered by the majority of the Cards first half efforts. Most in attendance had issues with the refs -- boos raining down on the court on several different occasions. Maybe a lot of the MIA's were still at the Football Signing Party. I wonder how many used the free tickets being handed out at the Brown and Williamson Club for the 7 p.m. tip?
3) Gotta hit the free ones. Clemson might have made it a closer affair if they could hit free throws. They were a woeful 11-20 from the line. Louisville did a little better with 73.9% on 16-22 foul line efforts. Those needing to report for extra free throws practice would be Ms Fuehring and Ms. Dunham...a combined 4 for 9. It's always us tall girls that get picked on, right?
2) Fourth quarter victories. The Cards have been guilty in the past of allowing teams back into the contest with less than stellar fourth quarter performances. Not this time. They won the final session 18-12. Clemson couldn't have been tired -- they played 13 student-athletes -- in fact, the Cards won all four quarters. Holding the Tigers to 46 points is impressive but keeping the Tigers under 50 is something eight other teams have done this year.
1) And today's musical selection is: With the Cards picking up their 25th win, how could we choose anything else but the epic 25 or 6 to 4 by Chicago? There are probably a few younger readers out there scratching their head with lack of knowledge about the early 1970's song. Go "google it" or ask Alexa or Siri to play it for you. I'll just get out my Chicago II album and cue it up. Oh, those horns and guitar!
Sonja (with Paulie peering over my shoulder).
