Xavier v. Missouri

[STL_XUfan]

Looks like there is tv available for the game tonight (though i am not sure what it takes to get the signal)


http://www.mutigers.com/sports/w-baskbl/sched/miss-w-baskbl-sched.html
(http://www.mutigers.com/sports/w-baskbl/sched/miss-w-baskbl-sched.html)

I would look further into it, but I will be at the game cheering on X! We should handle Mizzou easily, but you never know with this team on the road.


GO X!

[XU-PA]

Limit the turnovers and bring us home a winner STL.

[xu_fan]

The game is on actual TV! Fox Midwest!! I have direct TV channel 671.

[XU-PA]

Just found it, Let"s Go X!!

Still listening to Schmalzie on XU radio!

[XU-PA]

T is having a very strong start, MO is trying to front her down low with a girl about 5 inches shorter.

[xu_fan]

Kinda starting to wonder why T always is complaining to the refs. I used to like when she spoke her mind but it's like she never thinks she fouls this year...

[XU-PA]

Phew! 68-60
That's just holding on. I could see how T-Phil really affects this team, the defense really suffers with her on the bench. Need to keep her out of foul trouble as we go A-10

Congrats on a good road win!

[94GRAD]

Good road win tonight. Turnovers will be the death of this team.

[eastcoast]

What happened to Katie? Seems like she didn't see much time this game.

[XU-PA]

What happened to Katie? Seems like she didn't see much time this game.

No she had an excellent game, 9 points.
the thing that happens when she's in the game is that the attention she bgets takes the attention off someone else. She you see her flying around the wing looking for a pass she ties up one with her, and usually another in a screen or mix up.

One play that really showed her talent, took a pass on the far wing in the second half, it was way to high and she dove to tip it back out to about the foul line extended on the side line, she picked her self up got right back in position and took another pass about 3 seconds later way in the corner and buried the 3.

[eastcoast]

Thanks XU-PA. I was listening to game and as MO was closing the gap at the end i kept thinking it would be nice to somebody to make a key shot which she seems to do

[STL_XUfan]

One play that really showed her talent, took a pass on the far wing in the second half, it was way to high and she dove to tip it back out to about the foul line extended on the side line, she picked her self up got right back in position and took another pass about 3 seconds later way in the corner and buried the 3.

The Missouri crowd (and the 3 X fans that were there) gave her a nice applause and chuckle for that play.

This was my first game of the year so I was impressed by a lot of things on the team. However, there stills seems to be a lack of energy and killer instinct on the women's team. It was very disheartening to watch Mizzou power back in the last 2 minutes to a game that seemed to be over.

Hopefully the energy is normally there and I just caught a bad night.

April may be my favorite player on this team just for the strength and power she uses when attacking the basket.

Overall any night Xavier wins is a good night.

[XU-PA]

Watching this game again, three things strike me.
1) T-Phil is one awesome basketball player. Not only her obvious offenseive and defensive traits, but the other tings she does. She has a vision of the floor and turns into, when needed, a screen machine. If you get a chance to see this again, watch what she does on offense, when she doesn't have the ball.

2) Amber looks a little tentative, maybe it's just one game, or maybe I just haven't seen her play ina long time, but she seems to be protecting herself. I thought of this after her first block, then I looked at stats and can't see the block factory like in her first 2 seasons. I hope she gets a little more comfortable out there and regains that reckless abandon she had in her frosh and soph seasons.

3) A-Phil can really turn it on when needed, she absolutely had a monster game against MO.