MSU Women: A win, but a messy one
So, yes, the MSU women netted another W today against Stony Brook, but don't let the 73-42 win let you feel like a cocky fan just yet.
Stony Brook was a scrappy team (including picking up an intentional foul against Lykendra Johnson) that forced too many turnovers for the Spartans.
Still, some bright spots: Six players scored nine or more points in the game (a game-high 11 for Aisha Jefferson), and Allyssa DeHaan added another four blocks to her tally. And, with each game, I'm becoming a bigger fan of Cetera Washington, the sophomore forward who's averaged 3 points a game, but scored 9 today. She's getting some good playing time, too -- 21 minutes on Friday against Niagara and 24 minutes today. She's one to watch.
Next up: 7 p.m. Wednesday vs. Detroit Mercy at the Bres. See you there.
Women's basketball again? Really? I'm going to go out on a limb here and say that 90% of the readers of this blog don't follow the ladies - if this weren't true there would be more than a few thousand on hand for the games. This kind of blog topic would be better suited for a thread on MLive or spartantailgate. Let's get serious and get rid of this amateur junk.
Posted by: Lorenzo | November 17, 2008 at 12:07 AM
What's with your agenda of trashing women's basketball? I think the ratio is the other way around with only 10% or less being so biased they can't support their school or the athletic ability it takes to play college sports at this level. I'm an old codger(68) who appreciates watching Spartans give it their all. Please either get behind them or at least stop posting negative thoughts. It says more about you than them when you do that.
Posted by: spartanforever | November 17, 2008 at 01:50 AM
Lorenzo gets angry when newspapers have more than comics and sports.
another old codger...
Posted by: LeeBee | November 17, 2008 at 08:27 AM
Lorenzo, dude... find something better to do with your time. The fan base for this women's team has grown every year for the past four or five and is considered by both the NCAA and Big Ten as one of the biggest fan bases in the country.
Go away...
Posted by: chickfan | November 17, 2008 at 10:11 AM
yea, but what happened to Feather?
Posted by: Spartan in St Augustine | November 17, 2008 at 10:15 AM
Although there is a shocking lack of the basics in women's games (inability to make layups etc.) it is still a more pure form of amateur athletics than the men. The women tend to be in college to graduate, give a hundred per cent, laugh occasionally and have fun during the games, and get into very little trouble off the court. What they lack in skill they make up for in so many other ways. All in all, a better experience than the men's game. You go girl!
Posted by: mikewright | November 17, 2008 at 10:23 AM
I enjoy watching the women play too, for similar reasons as mikewright suggests, most notably the spontaneous joy in play. It's my alma mater I root for, not just particular sport, nor a particular gender. When the Directors' Cup standings come out, the sports and genders all count the same.
Posted by: Michael Motta | November 17, 2008 at 12:00 PM
WHERE
IS
FEATHER
???
Posted by: TDP | November 17, 2008 at 01:30 PM