WBB: Aggies @ #11 Stanford
  • BlueGoldAg
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    The 5-1 Lady Ags face their first acid test of year when they travel to Maples Pavilion to play the #11 Standford Cardinal at 2 pm Sunday (info tidbit: the name Cardinal refers to the bright color of red and not the songbird). Stanford comes into the game 7-1 overall having suffering only a 5 point loss to Gonzaga.

    The Cardinal roster lists five players 6'3 and taller so they will have a dominate height advantage and the Ags have struggled with rebounding this year. Stanford is out rebounding their opponents by an average of 12 boards per game. It will be imperative that the Aggies block out and play aggressively on the boards to at least limit Stanford's 2nd chance points.

    Athletic 6'3 forward Erica McCall leads The Cardinal with 17.3 ppg while also leading the team in rebounds and blocks as well. She is followed closely in scoring by a pair of guards, Brittany McPhee and Karlie Samuelson, scoring 15.0 and 11.6 ppg respectively. As a team Stanford is beating their opponents by an average margin of 22 ppg 77-55.

    The Aggies have never beaten a Top 25 team since joining D1:

    UC Davis vs. the Top 25 (Division I results only)
    Dec. 2, 2007 - at #6 Stanford (L, 62-41)
    Dec. 9, 2007 - at #18 Arizona State (L, 77-56)
    Dec. 3, 2008 - vs. #25 Arizona State (L, 73-59)
    Dec. 17, 2008 - at #22 South Dakota State (L, 59-47)
    Dec. 28, 2008 - at #11 Stanford (L, 84-49)
    Nov. 22, 2009 - vs. #2 Stanford (L, 76-51)
    March 19, 2010 - at #2 Stanford (L, 86-59... NCAA First Round)
    Nov. 21, 2010 - at #15 UCLA (L, 65-49)
    Nov. 30, 2011 - at #5 Stanford (L, 93-44)
    Nov. 30, 2012 - vs. #1 Stanford (L, 87-37)
    Nov. 17, 2013 - at #2 Stanford (L, 66-48)
    Dec. 5, 2013 - at #1 UConn (L, 97-37)
    Nov. 14, 2014 - vs. #1 UConn (L, 102-43)
    Nov. 13, 2015 - vs. #16 Stanford (L, 74-43)

    It would certainly be a huge upset if the Ags were to upend The Cardinal but anything is possible. The Aggies have the ability to play very well when they get into a good flow and are playing within themselves. They are a very unselfish team with great team chemistry and, if they get hot and their confidence gets a boost, they might make things interesting.

    Watch it live: http://pac-12.com/live/stanford-university

    Go Ags!
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  • BlueGoldAg
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    From the Enterprise:

    Regarding playing Stanford:

    http://www.davisenterprise.com/sports/ucd-women-goodbye-aztecs-hello-no-11-stanford/

    Article about post Marly Anderson's journey to Davis and how difficult it is to balance athletics and tough academics at UCD:

    http://www.davisenterprise.com/sports/anderson-providing-solid-center-play-for-aggie-women/
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  • BlueGoldAg
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    The Aggies came out with the "deer in the headlights" look and Stanford rolls to a 20-8 lead at the end of the first quarter. Stanford shot 68% to the Ags 17%!

    The Aggies new to regroup to try and get back in this one.
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  • BlueGoldAg
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    Stanford takes a 16 point lead into the break 36-20. The Aggies showed a little more life in the second quarter but continued their frigid shooting at only 22% for the half. As it usually is with very good teams, Stanford has shut down the Ags leading scorer, Morgan Bertsch, and she has only 2 points on 1 of 6 shooting. No Aggie has over 5 points.
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  • aggie6thman
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    The lack of parity in WBB is incredible. This game will be good for the Ags down the road.
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  • BlueGoldAg
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    No sign of the Ags cold shooting heating up as they manage only 6 points in the 3rd quarter and Stanford leads 47-26 after 3.
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  • BlueGoldAg
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    The Aggies shoot 23% for the game and lose 68-42. Defensively, the Ags played pretty well. It was on the offensive end that they struggled mightily as they missed lots of open looks and short-armed too many shots in the paint. The ball movement was pretty good but the Aggies often rushed their shots when they did get a good look.

    I would like to see this team face more teams of the caliber of Stanford. They would learn a lot about how they must play aggressively from the start and keep it going throughout the game, and it would ultimately grow their confidence. This team has talent. They'll get better and grow with big challenges.
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