UofL's balanced scoring and Wake's incredible ability to turn the ball over led to a solid 24-point win for the Cards in Winston-Salem yesterday. The Cards raced to a 19-9 first quarter lead, maintained that for the second and third quarters and put the final whammy on Wake with a 20-10 finale.
Balanced scoring for the Cards. Eight players had six points or more. 17-1 now, with a trip to the Sunshine State and FSU coming up Thursday. No walkover here, the 'Noles beat Duke yesterday and are 16-2, 4-1 in-conference this season.
For "Oops, I did it again" scenarios, accurate Arica, continued rebounding woes and 'you gotta take that shot when you're open' opinions...let's follow Kasa down the court and jump to the:
FIVE THINGS ABOUT THIS GAME
5) Not our bakery, not our product -- Wake committed 25 turnovers in the 40 minutes yesterday and quite a few of those were unforced or avoidable. A view of the campus classes and degree opportunities at Wake Forest mention nothing about baking, oven management skills or hot, fresh turnovers training -- but the Demon Deacons deliverers were producing them in every variety available yesterday. The Cards with just six. Why bake when someone else is willing to do it for you, right?
4) The A.C. seems to be working just fine -- Arica Carter coming out with a bit of net-torching early. Three consecutive "threes" in the first quarter, helping Louisville grab a 17-5 lead before most of the patrons had a chance to sit down after the National Anthem. Her thoughts? "Seems like I always play well in North Carolina." Sadly, she won't get another chance to suit up in the Tar Heel state until the ACC Tournament. She had 25 points when UofL traveled to Duke two weeks ago
3) The Gang That Couldn't Rebound -- It was a bad day at Backboard for the Cards, out-rebounded 45-25. 15 rebounds in the first half, 10 in the final half. And, it wasn't like the shooting percentages were extremely high, Louisville shot 43.3% and Wake Forest 40%. This lack of recovering missed shots is going to, mark my words, hurt the Cards sometime in the future. Maybe UofL WBB needs to fly Dennis Rodman or Moses Malone in for a seminar. Or Angel.
2) Kasa killing it. A busy 20 minutes for Ashland, KY freshman Mykasa Robinson. Three steals, seven points and two rebounds for the 5'7" dynamo. Her energy, toughness and grit is a wonderful spark off the bench. The Spanish phrase "Mi casa es su casa" comes to mind. She comes in and takes over the house, home or away, when she enters a game. On an afternoon where Asia Durr was held scoreless for 20 minutes and ended with just eight points, Kasa kicked it in and killed it.
1) You're open for a reason. In the continuing "let's throw the ball to Walz and see what he can do with it" saga, Coach got the open look late in the third quarter yesterday at Wake. This time, though, he passed on the shot-after-pass and a bemused bench and staff chided him a bit about the 'failure to launch'. for the third time in four scenarios. Maybe the miss vs. Virginia has him hesitant. Maybe he thought this ref crew might "T" him up. Or, maybe he doesn't have the "green light" anymore.
I didn't steal Paulie's clever "Cards rake Wake Forest" by-line over at Cardinal Couple to use over here today. Just whose turn is it to rake the forest, anyway? Gonna be rough with this recent snowfall.
-- Sonja --
Balanced scoring for the Cards. Eight players had six points or more. 17-1 now, with a trip to the Sunshine State and FSU coming up Thursday. No walkover here, the 'Noles beat Duke yesterday and are 16-2, 4-1 in-conference this season.
For "Oops, I did it again" scenarios, accurate Arica, continued rebounding woes and 'you gotta take that shot when you're open' opinions...let's follow Kasa down the court and jump to the:
FIVE THINGS ABOUT THIS GAME
5) Not our bakery, not our product -- Wake committed 25 turnovers in the 40 minutes yesterday and quite a few of those were unforced or avoidable. A view of the campus classes and degree opportunities at Wake Forest mention nothing about baking, oven management skills or hot, fresh turnovers training -- but the Demon Deacons deliverers were producing them in every variety available yesterday. The Cards with just six. Why bake when someone else is willing to do it for you, right?
4) The A.C. seems to be working just fine -- Arica Carter coming out with a bit of net-torching early. Three consecutive "threes" in the first quarter, helping Louisville grab a 17-5 lead before most of the patrons had a chance to sit down after the National Anthem. Her thoughts? "Seems like I always play well in North Carolina." Sadly, she won't get another chance to suit up in the Tar Heel state until the ACC Tournament. She had 25 points when UofL traveled to Duke two weeks ago
3) The Gang That Couldn't Rebound -- It was a bad day at Backboard for the Cards, out-rebounded 45-25. 15 rebounds in the first half, 10 in the final half. And, it wasn't like the shooting percentages were extremely high, Louisville shot 43.3% and Wake Forest 40%. This lack of recovering missed shots is going to, mark my words, hurt the Cards sometime in the future. Maybe UofL WBB needs to fly Dennis Rodman or Moses Malone in for a seminar. Or Angel.
2) Kasa killing it. A busy 20 minutes for Ashland, KY freshman Mykasa Robinson. Three steals, seven points and two rebounds for the 5'7" dynamo. Her energy, toughness and grit is a wonderful spark off the bench. The Spanish phrase "Mi casa es su casa" comes to mind. She comes in and takes over the house, home or away, when she enters a game. On an afternoon where Asia Durr was held scoreless for 20 minutes and ended with just eight points, Kasa kicked it in and killed it.
1) You're open for a reason. In the continuing "let's throw the ball to Walz and see what he can do with it" saga, Coach got the open look late in the third quarter yesterday at Wake. This time, though, he passed on the shot-after-pass and a bemused bench and staff chided him a bit about the 'failure to launch'. for the third time in four scenarios. Maybe the miss vs. Virginia has him hesitant. Maybe he thought this ref crew might "T" him up. Or, maybe he doesn't have the "green light" anymore.
I didn't steal Paulie's clever "Cards rake Wake Forest" by-line over at Cardinal Couple to use over here today. Just whose turn is it to rake the forest, anyway? Gonna be rough with this recent snowfall.
-- Sonja --
