Women's Hoops Blog

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Tuesday, November 04, 2003

Voepel, meanwhile, loves the senior class.

Is the '04 class (Taurasi, Beard, Tillis, Whalen, Mazzante, Wright, Ohlde, Stephens, Perkins, Bjorkland, Powell) better than the '01 class (Catchings, Riley, Douglas, Svet, Randall, Stiles, Miller, Miller)?

Mechelle says time will tell.

The battle for the top will likely be between Diana and Alana. Ignoring the mutual hatred between Duke and UConn fans, the two actually seem to like each other a lot.

Taurasi talks about their common qualities:

"We hate to lose more than we like to win. Playing with her, knowing how she is every day in practice -- she's one of the hardest-working individuals. And she's one of those players who likes feedback. When we played on the (USA Basketball) team ... I'd say something to her, she'd say something to me and it was that common respect we had for each other. Whether it was, 'You've got to rotate a little quicker on defense,' or 'On offense, look for the post a little longer,' it was that communication that a lot of players don't want to have because they think they know everything. And we know we need that to be better.''