Women's Hoops Blog

Inane commentary on a game that deserves far better


Monday, June 11, 2007

The Sun have made a habit of playing only the last halves of basketball games; yesterday they played the last three quarters, but let Detroit get too far ahead in the first.

The fans at Mohegan got a late comeback and a chippy game, with three T's, a flagrant (on Margo!), and a million 52 free throws. Sounds familiar.

The Shock got the win. They haven't lost yet this year. "We expect to be undefeated at all times," coach Laimbeer said afterwards, half-joking.

Katie Smith sank five treys, including the game-clincher at the end. "It's tough," said Katie Douglas, who had a rough day (2-11 shooting). "Everybody got spread out and we [left] their best three-point shooter open."