W. basketball dazzles the Garnet, 78-45
And it was a new game. The Garnet managed to carve out a little space down low and chip the Hopkins lead down to just 9 points, a far cry from the 19-point deficit Swarthmore faced at halftime.
"We were just not gunning as hard," DePaolo said of her team's play early in the second half. "We let them get too many easy layups."
Just as soon as it looked like it was turning into a close contest, however, the Lady Jays reverted to their previous game strategy. Hopkins dominated the glass, out-rebounding Swarthmore 60-45 in the afternoon. Most importantly, though, the Hopkins women established an impressive 33-16 edge in offensive boards.
"Our players made good adjustments," Funk said. "We got key boards and hit key buckets. Hopefully it's a confidence-builder."
Hopkins put up 15 unanswered points to end the game, capped off by sophomore guard Leigh McAdams's first three-pointer of the season. The Lady Jays sent a clear message to the rest of the Centennial Conference that the team will be a powerful force in the 2007-2008 season.
Both Burton and Phillips turned in double-doubles in the game, each scoring a team-high 12 points and grabbing 11 and 12 rebounds, respectively. For Burton, it was her first collegiate double-double and the best game of her young career.
"It felt good," Burton said of her achievement. "But most importantly it was a very good team effort."
That team effort was epitomized by DePaolo, who scored seven points and had nine rebounds in 18 minutes off the bench for her best game as a Blue Jay.
"Sarah [DePaolo] was a real inspiration," Funk said. "We really got contributions from everyone."
"It's nice to come off the bench and surprise them," DePaolo said. "It's almost easier to come off the bench because the players on the other team think of you as a bench player."
Hopkins, now 1-1 in the Centennial Conference, has two more conference games on the road against Gettysburg and Dickinson before heading into holiday break."It's the same mentality for us going into both of these games," DePaolo said.
"Team defense is our biggest goal and keeping the turnovers down. Basically we need to make sure we are not playing their game but playing our own," she said.
Tuesday, the Jays didn't fare as well, falling to Gettysburg 68-38.
Hopkims plans to keep DePaolo's words in mind as they travel to Carlisle, Pennsylvania on Friday to face Dickinson College.
"We were just not gunning as hard," DePaolo said of her team's play early in the second half. "We let them get too many easy layups."
Just as soon as it looked like it was turning into a close contest, however, the Lady Jays reverted to their previous game strategy. Hopkins dominated the glass, out-rebounding Swarthmore 60-45 in the afternoon. Most importantly, though, the Hopkins women established an impressive 33-16 edge in offensive boards.
"Our players made good adjustments," Funk said. "We got key boards and hit key buckets. Hopefully it's a confidence-builder."
Hopkins put up 15 unanswered points to end the game, capped off by sophomore guard Leigh McAdams's first three-pointer of the season. The Lady Jays sent a clear message to the rest of the Centennial Conference that the team will be a powerful force in the 2007-2008 season.
Both Burton and Phillips turned in double-doubles in the game, each scoring a team-high 12 points and grabbing 11 and 12 rebounds, respectively. For Burton, it was her first collegiate double-double and the best game of her young career.
"It felt good," Burton said of her achievement. "But most importantly it was a very good team effort."
That team effort was epitomized by DePaolo, who scored seven points and had nine rebounds in 18 minutes off the bench for her best game as a Blue Jay.
"Sarah [DePaolo] was a real inspiration," Funk said. "We really got contributions from everyone."
"It's nice to come off the bench and surprise them," DePaolo said. "It's almost easier to come off the bench because the players on the other team think of you as a bench player."
Hopkins, now 1-1 in the Centennial Conference, has two more conference games on the road against Gettysburg and Dickinson before heading into holiday break."It's the same mentality for us going into both of these games," DePaolo said.
"Team defense is our biggest goal and keeping the turnovers down. Basically we need to make sure we are not playing their game but playing our own," she said.
Tuesday, the Jays didn't fare as well, falling to Gettysburg 68-38.
Hopkims plans to keep DePaolo's words in mind as they travel to Carlisle, Pennsylvania on Friday to face Dickinson College.
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