Monday night game is 7:00 PM
by RISteve (2019-03-23 21:09:42)

Tweet from Tom Noie:

Tip time for second round #NCAATournament women’s game between @ndwbb and @msu will be Monday at 7 p.m. from Purcell Pavilion



If anyone watched the MSU vs CMU can you give an opinion
by traditionnevergraduates  (2019-03-24 07:12:37)     cannot delete  |  Edit  |  Return to Board  |  Ignore Poster   |   Highlight Poster  |   Reply to Post

I expected a matchup with CMU and didn't pay much attention to MSU, any thougts on how we match up?


Curse of Taya Reimer game *
by RISteve  (2019-03-24 12:00:18)     cannot delete  |  Edit  |  Return to Board  |  Ignore Poster   |   Highlight Poster  |   Reply to Post


Michigan State likes the Irish
by BabaGhanouj  (2019-03-24 10:04:53)     cannot delete  |  Edit  |  Return to Board  |  Ignore Poster   |   Highlight Poster  |   Reply to Post

Like the Irish, they love to run. They embrace the transition game, although in the second half the pace may not be as swift.
Like the Irish, they have two bigs, Jenna Allen, 6’4”, leading scorer (though not in average) and rebounder, and Sidney Cooks, 6’4”, who may not start but plays around 20 minutes a game and had an outstanding game against Central Michigan.
Like the Irish, Michigan State spreads the wealth. They had 5 players score in double figures in their game against CMU.
Unlike the Irish, at least according to Muffet McGraw, they play a pesky defense, especially Taryn McCutcheon and Colley Shay, with each averaging almost 2 steals per game. Shay may be their best player and was their "go-to" player on the last drive of the game to beat CMU.
Unlike the Irish, they have a freshman, Nia Clouden, who plays about 30 minutes a game and scores over 12 per game.
Unlike the Irish, they have no high school All Americans. Their last one was Taya Reimer.
[Edit: Oops, I missed Sidney Cooks McD AA. Thanks, SBSwarm]


I thought Cooks was a BigMacAllAmerican? *
by SBSwarm  (2019-03-24 11:55:43)     cannot delete  |  Edit  |  Return to Board  |  Ignore Poster   |   Highlight Poster  |   Reply to Post


You are right, I'm wrong—missed it. *
by BabaGhanouj  (2019-03-24 13:01:46)     cannot delete  |  Edit  |  Return to Board  |  Ignore Poster   |   Highlight Poster  |   Reply to Post


Smallish guards/not especially quick
by NDLAW88  (2019-03-24 10:22:17)     cannot delete  |  Edit  |  Return to Board  |  Ignore Poster   |   Highlight Poster  |   Reply to Post

or at least that's the opinion I have of MSU's guards from brief glimpses of their games. CMU got a lot of open shots against their D, too.


MSU will hang with the Irish for most of the first quarter.
by Kayo  (2019-03-24 09:49:55)     cannot delete  |  Edit  |  Return to Board  |  Ignore Poster   |   Highlight Poster  |   Reply to Post

Then the Irish will open the can and apply the whup-ass.

Suzy Merchant is a pretty good coach who has coached against Notre Dame plenty of times. She knows how to prepare her team for what ND does, so the Spartans will have a good game plan; but she does not have the players to beat any of the #1 seeds. MSU's best player will be the sixth best player in the game.


We have a decided coaching edge and homecourt
by Drmurray  (2019-03-24 09:03:44)     cannot delete  |  Edit  |  Return to Board  |  Ignore Poster   |   Highlight Poster  |   Reply to Post

MSU fans were in the minority for their game


And fresher legs
by NDLAW88  (2019-03-24 09:27:49)     cannot delete  |  Edit  |  Return to Board  |  Ignore Poster   |   Highlight Poster  |   Reply to Post

MSU basically played 6 players with two others totalling 15 minutes.