Women's Hoops Blog

Inane commentary on a game that deserves far better


Tuesday, March 30, 2004

LSU emerges from Seattle after another great performance. The team seems driven to perform for both coaches, Gunter and Pokey.

Seimone Augustus is overflowing with basketball talent, and she has continued to mature and improve on the court. Last night she scored 29 for the second straight game and received West region MVP honors. She is living up to the hype.

Georgia had the lead late in the game, and they feel like they let this one slip through their fingers.

"We just didn't finish it tonight," said Christi Thomas, sobbing profusely. "Over the course of the game, one team makes a run, the other team fights back and that's what happened. It went back and forth. When the buzzer sounded, they ended up with two more points than we did."

Georgia just didn't have a guard tall enough or fast enough to stop Augustus down the stretch, and so the Dogs were shown the door.

But coach Landers deserves more congratulations on his great season. Considering all the ups and downs they've had this year, reaching the Elite Eight was an impressive feat.