Cards versus Stetson game thread

[PushupMan]

Elif on the bench wearing a walking boot. Baker, Jones, Roberts, Berry and Joyner to start.

 

[PushupMan]

Looks like Randolph is also out for this one. Cards were ice cold from the floor (5-16 for
31%) but lead 17-8 thanks to 12 turnovers by Stetson in that first quarter.

Cards were also sloppy, with 6 turnovers and committed 5 fouls, including 2 on Grace Mbugua.

 

[PushupMan]

Warmed up just slightly there in the second quarter, went 6-15 from the field in that quarter. Cards lead
40-20 at the half.

Now up to 35% from the field. Roberts with 10, Joyner and Berry with 9 each. Joyner also had 12 rebounds. Carys Baker having a tough night from the field - 0 for 8 so far. But she does have 5 rebounds, 2 steals, 1 assist and 1 block. Cards with 13 steals. Stetson had 21 turnovers and the Cards had 12 in that first half.

 

[KozmasAgain]

We have the talent and the coaching we sometimes play helter skelter. It is early but if we could get this team to learn their defensive assignments this could be a really special team.

 

[PushupMan]

What a quarter! 28-2 so far in this quarter. Cards lead 68-22.

 

[KozmasAgain]

Imari Berry is high energy she will score at one end and then go down court and make a steal or get the rebound. She has high energy, talent and a high basketball IQ.

 

[PushupMan]

Cards with 18 steals, led by Cradle and Roberts with 4 each and Berry and Baker with 3 each.

Cards have heated up significantly from the floor … now 23-51 for 45%. We shot 12-20 (60%) from the field in quarter 3.

 

[KozmasAgain]

Final 87-35 we played mostly the bench in the 4th quarter.

 

[PushupMan]

Cards win 87-35. No Istanbulluoglu, no Randolph, no problem! This team should win a lot of games this year.

 

[KozmasAgain]

I like the looks of our freshmen the big from Turkey is going to be really good by the end of the season. The freshmen guard Cradle is really good handling the ball and driving the lane.

 

[PushupMan]

51 rebounds (+19), 21 steals. Stetson had 30 turnovers. Cards shot 20-35 (57%) in the second half.

Have to say, I loved what I saw from Carys Baker. Normally a great shooter, she couldn’t buy one tonight, going 0-9. But she still had 9 rebounds, 1 assist, 3 steals, and 2 blocked shots. And I’m pretty sure the stat keeper missed two other blocked shots for her.