ASU

Arizona State is freaking ridiculous. I'm sure that also means that most large division 1 schools facilities are also nuts, but having never been that up close and personal with a program like that before; I could only imagine. From lockers on computer codes, to whirlpools in  player lounges, to multiple weight and training facilities and all this carved into the side of hill in the beautiful Arizona scenery/weather - wow! It makes you wonder why anyone would play in the North East.

Now to the game itself.

To be fair (and totally biased) I have a huge crush on ASU as a whole right now including their coach Charli Thorne and the entire team. They are as long, athletic and skilled a group of university women I'ld ever seen in person. The atmosphere for even "just a women's game on wednesday night" was ridiculous. I sat in the student band section rocking some yellow threads and was entertained.

Now all that being said they were playing Stanford, and there is no way anyone is beating Stanford. I know they lost to UCONN and may lose again to UCONN but I genuinely have no idea how any women's team anywhere could beat Stanford. They are skilled in frames and muscle masses I didn't know women came in. Their point guard had more muscle then any player for Arizona State. Their posts were flat out scary.

ASU had quick cuts on offense and fancy footwork on defense. Stanford had staggered screens and post ups resembling tanks rolling over some unsuspecting village in a war zone, and on defense they got extra physical.

Coach Thorne was coaching her butt off to make adjustments. Coach Vanderveer sat there until her team would make a mistake on anything then she would get up sub them out, chew them out, and sit back down. The final was 60 something to 40 something, but Stanford decided that is what it would be.