Chrissy Steffan stepped it up today. Just as Lauren used to do, when Chrissy's threes don't fall, she drives to the basket instead and connects there. We're going to need her veteran leadership down the stretch, and she came through in the second half to hold off Evansville. Right behind her in scoring was Noelle Yoder. She had what was probably a career game, coming off the bench to score in double figures, including two three's.
It also seems to me that Jillian Halfhill is getting more comfortable at the point. She had some great passes that led to easy buckets (especially a nifty pass as she was falling to the floor, to Danielle for an easy two). But again Alexis sat out quite a bit due to foul trouble (anyone know why she went into the lockerroom at the half as #32, and came back as #33?
).I continue to be impressed with Jasmine Matthews. With Evansville making a run in the second half, she took control and connected on a 3, and later a nice layup. She has a really quick release and can get the shot off with a defender in her face. She is also relentless and quick on defense. What a good find for BG! She's going to shine in this program.
Overall, a good win for BG, even if some people consider Evansville an "easy" team. We're finally executing on offense, and more players are stepping up when BG needs a big play. Still a lot of work to do, but nice game, ladies!
