Women's Hoops Blog

Inane commentary on a game that deserves far better


Sunday, August 26, 2007

Game two of the Monarchs-Silver Stars series was almost a complete reversal from game one. This time - San Antonio was the agressor, dominated the boards, and got big contributions from their bench. It resulted in a convincing 86-61 victory.

Becky Hammon set the tone for her team in the first half and finished with a game high 20 points. Marie Ferdinand-Harris was a huge spark off with the bench on both ends of the floor and every Silver Star scored.

Rebekkah Brunson was the one constant for the Monarchs as she led her team with 18 points and 8 rebounds. But Nicole Powell did not repeat her fine performance from game one. She was held to six points on 1-9 shooting. "We got our butts kicked in every aspect of the game," Monarchs coach Jenny Boucek said. "San Antonio outplayed us."

According to columnist Richard Oliver, about the only negative for San Antonio is that more people were not in the stands.