exactly! We’ve got winnable games coming up. Time to use all the experience we’ve gained early in the season and get the wins. Good to see squire out there again along with pepper finally getting his 3-ball going.

Two good showings against Pac-12 teams. Really need to play with the same intensity against northern az next time out.

The shots right around halftime were very important. If my memory serves me (it was last night after-all) Manjon hit a three on our last possession before half to get it down to 11. Then Mooney hit the first bucket in the second half to get it down to 8. That six point swing definitely kept us in the game and gave us confidence and momentum. Without those, we could be talking about a mid 20 point blowout.

Yeah, Printup didn't get off the bench last night. Don't know if it was a matchup thing or injury/illness (though he did go through warm-ups without any problems) or if Les was just trying different combinations. As for the 3 point shooting, I think we know what we are going to get from Mooney and Gonzalez, some good games but also some clunkers. Honestly, I think this team is a mid BW team IF those two guys could just hit open 3's on a consistent basis (all else being equal). And with the emergence of Manjon and Pepper, both of whom I think will get better at the 3, we've got a good core. And one guy to watch out for is Gehrke. He's got a really nice looking shot (and hit a big one last night), so if the rest of his game comes around, he could be a very nice contributor once BW starts.

Most fun I’ve had at a Berkeley game. When we get some combination of gonzo Mooney pepper and Manjon shooting well this team is fun to watch. Loved to see adebayo and gerhke getting some productive minutes. Adebayo is a very good defender. Still have to get more consistent but things are coming together

Not hoping for any miracle tonight...I've seen much much better Aggie teams go into Berkeley and totally fall apart. But, it would be nice to see a full 40 minutes of effort, especially on the defensive side, and continued growth by Manjon and Peppers.

Certainly seems that Mooney is either suffering from a minor injury (he didn't start against Portland but did play 21 minutes) or a lack of confidence. I was going back and forth from the B-Ball to the Football game, so I missed some of Mooney's minutes, but every shot that I saw was off the front rim, including missing two free throws (which is highly unlike him). Usually shots that consistently come up short are a sign of a problem in the legs, either injury or fatigue, or just not fully committed to the shot. Hopefully whatever it is he gets over it quickly as we'll need his leadership in Berkeley tomorrow.

Really tough being an Aggie sports fan right about now

I watched most of the game. It feels like we are about to break out then we go 4 mins without scoring and that’s the ballgame. Frustrating!

Yeah I think Toole definitely deferred to the seniors last year. She certainly has emerged as the leader. Not sure I’ve seen an Aggie guard/wing who finishes drives as well as she does in a long time.

trpcic is definitely at her best when she can get out and run

Ags up 47-37 at half. Good overall effort. A couple of defensive breakdowns but overall not bad.

The next time I go to a bbq joint to try the brussel sprouts will be the first time :smile:

I'm sure some of my posts go back and forth on the talent level of this team. Sometimes I think we just need more time together and the staff needs to figure out who should be on the court with whom, other times I think we are worlds below comparable teams talent-wise. I probably wouldn't be in such a pessimistic mood if the football team had had a better season, and if the WBB hadn't also started off so slowly.

Too bad you missed the ribs at Sauced...pretty good, though I usually go for the brisket chili!

I think you hit the nail with your comment about Stefan and Mooney. They are role players that we are asking to be major cogs on this team and that's tough expectations to meet. Add in Majon and Pepper, who are getting big time minutes but are just not quite ready yet. Obviously, the hope is that all this experience in the OOC gets them ready for BW play and we see a dramatically better team with players who know, and can excel at, their roles.

Feels like the time to address the talent level over the past couple of years. After 20 win years and post season success, you'd expect a step up in talent. But our seniors are struggling (with the exception of Neufeld), the only junior is a JC transfer (Jackson, Hewitt, and Henn all left), our remaining sophomores are two players whose futures are still to be determined (Nelson and Strom transferred out, leaving Squire and Fuller, plus red-shirts Shaw and Ba who haven't seen many minutes). This seems like a quality freshman class, but that's still to be seen for sure. I'm a fan of this coaching staff over the years, but it's hard not to see the disparity in talent in comparison to the other 3 mid-major programs at the Golden 1 last night. We have an appalling lack of interior depth, we have shooters who can't get open, we are limited in being able to create off the dribble, and our only sure fire offensive player usually has to sit for long stretches because of foul trouble. And our only real hope is that we play defense so well that our offense scores just enough to win. I hope that is enough.

Having said all that, I just purchased my tickets to the Berkeley game next Tuesday. I want to see, in person, the leadership of the seniors, the growth of Fuller and Koehler, and the potential of Pepper, Manjon and Adebayo. Go Ags!

The first Golden 1 game I'm going to miss. I'm confident that we'll see a big step forward from this team at some point in this season...don't know if it'll come tonight, but fingers crossed.

By the way, do we know the extent of Squire's injury? I'm assuming it's potentially season long, just hadn't heard for sure.

Thank god for Toole

tough one to watch. It looks like we are moving in slow motion.

That's a good point about the one-bid conference. While we (well at least me), live and die with each win/loss, there may be other objectives for some of these early season games. Yes, I'm sure the staff and players want to win every game, but maybe you take a risk and sit your senior just to see how the freshman react, because eventually you'll need them in an important moment. The last game sucked, but maybe the players learn and grow from the loss. The games in Anaheim in March are really all that matter. And a win or loss in November isn't going to effect that.

I wonder if we'll start to see some additional shifting of the lineups. Stobbart didn't start against SC, but still played 24 minutes. Bessalo was firmly planted on the bench down the stretch, and once Toole fouled out, she wasn't put back in, leaving two freshman in there during crunch time (Gray and Turner). Not sure if there was a message there, or if the coach was just seeing how some of the new players reacted during critical moments. Lots of continued growth for this team.

rebounding is an issue as scu has the height advantage. But the Ags are hustling and Toole is locked in

Let’s go Ags!