Women's Hoops Blog

Inane commentary on a game that deserves far better


Monday, November 17, 2008

GT didn't pull off the upset, but Baylor sure did: playing in Waco, the Bears dismantled the Cardinal. Rachel Allison scored 25 points; her shots kept the first half even, and in the second the home team just pulled away.

Coach Mulkey's team remembered the lopsided beatdown they received in Maples Pavilion last year: they regarded this one as their revenge. "Last year broke our heart," said Allison. "We just played off emotion."

Stanford probably didn't deserve their number two ranking, having lost their best player, and their only really quick guard, to the pros: they certainly won't get to keep it now.

Fans in Waco can get excited about this year's team-- and it looks like they should-- but they're already excited about next year: Britney Griner's commitment to Baylor is now in ink. Griner is 6'7", and she dunks, and she's considered the top recruit this year.

Voepel and Hays now share an official ESPN blog: today Mechelle runs down the upsets, and the non-upsets, from this weekend's games.