UConn falls to UNC.
Ivory Latta still makes some stupid plays, and 5-for-13 isn't exactly a great afternoon, but she is utterly fearless, willing to pull up for an ill-advised three in the final minutes... and drain it.
"I knew I made it when it went off my hand," she said.
The Huskies, meanwhile, looked a little like scared puppies at the end. Ann Strother's POY candidacy had its Howard-Dean-in-Iowa moment as she turned the ball over nine times including the inexplicable cross-court pass directly to La'Tangela Atkinson.
Heel fans heckled UConn, saying "Diana can't bail you out this time." Geno responded: "C'mon, is that the best Carolina kids can come up with?. No wonder they couldn't get into Duke."
Still, coach Auriemma tried to put it in perspective. "Somewhere in us is that team that was up 10. And somewhere in us is the team that gave it away. And no one should be surprised with that."
Ivory Latta still makes some stupid plays, and 5-for-13 isn't exactly a great afternoon, but she is utterly fearless, willing to pull up for an ill-advised three in the final minutes... and drain it.
"I knew I made it when it went off my hand," she said.
The Huskies, meanwhile, looked a little like scared puppies at the end. Ann Strother's POY candidacy had its Howard-Dean-in-Iowa moment as she turned the ball over nine times including the inexplicable cross-court pass directly to La'Tangela Atkinson.
Heel fans heckled UConn, saying "Diana can't bail you out this time." Geno responded: "C'mon, is that the best Carolina kids can come up with?. No wonder they couldn't get into Duke."
Still, coach Auriemma tried to put it in perspective. "Somewhere in us is that team that was up 10. And somewhere in us is the team that gave it away. And no one should be surprised with that."
posted by Ted at 6:54 AM
