Women's Hoops Blog

Inane commentary on a game that deserves far better


Monday, January 30, 2006

Rene Portland was greeted by some boos from the lavender and rainbow spattered crowd at Williams. It wasn't much. Just enough to make a small point.

Portland could have left with the last laugh, however, as her Lions played a good game and nearly upset Minnesota. It took a couple wild plays down the stretch for the Gophers to hang on.

With a minute left and the shot clock winding down, Jamie Broback threw up a desperation airball, but it fell right into the weakside hands of Katie Alsdurf. Alsdurf threw it right back up with one hand just to get the rim, and it rattled in.

"It's a sign that our team is finding ways to win," coach Borton said of the big plays. "That last one I'd say is lucky," Portland said.

Elsewhere in the Big Ten...

Purdue had a surprisingly difficult time with Northwestern, but managed to win its 15th straight nonetheless. "For whatever reason, we weren't very good today," coach Kristy Curry said. "Obviously, I'm very upset."

Michigan State needed some help from the crowd and a late-game comeback to overcome Indiana. "What people don't realize is that this is a team that has four people with experience ... that's it," coach McCallie said.

Ohio State pounded Illinois. The Illini have now lost four in a row.