about the women’s team in the post about the men’s game against Wake, and after i saw that the State women had beaten UNC. i wish to make a few more comments. i think that if State finishes 7 and 7 in conference and wins at least one ACC tournament game, they will get an NCAA bid. the reason is their RPI and SOS. in the recent past the team has finished similarly and received an NCAA bid.
moving Kastanek to point has led to a surge by the State women’s team as it freed Amber White to play her game. further, Harper has made Gatrel give the ball to Kastenek as opposed to keeping it herself for a complete possession. Gatrel is not a good shooter as i have noted in my posts, but the team really needs her becasue of her defensive abilities and her ability to break any press.

Gartrel (noticed that i spelled her name wrong in my last post. :-( ). i think her poor shooting is mental. she is an outstanding free throw shooter, and that makes me question why she isn’t a better shooter than she shows.

Hopefully she can keep the program moving forward.

*My only complaint with the hiring process was how long it took when it was known for so long that a new coach was going to be needed after last season.

That would generate some buzz for next season and for recruiting…hopefully the ladies can seal the deal in the next 3+ games of the season.

update by Palm that State women are a 9th seed playing eight seeded UCLA.