Geno: Different set of rules for Stewart
Mar 3, 2015 10:52:06 GMT -5
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Post by uconncat on Mar 3, 2015 10:52:06 GMT -5
The calendar flips to March and Geno launches his first salvo at the officiating. Story by Carl Adamec.
With her performance at the foul line Monday night, Stewart is 87-for-107 on the season. That she averages just 3.6 free throws per game is mind boggling to her coach.
On the season, Stewart has taken 79.9 percent of her shots from inside the arc. Notre Dame All-American junior guard Jewell Loyd has taken 80.6 percent of her shots from 2-point land. Loyd has taken almost twice as many free throws (201) as Stewart.
Among the top 15 in the AAC in free-throw percentage, she is third in most attempts behind USF’s Alisia Jenkins (144) and Courtney Williams (108).
“Stewie’s taking care of all the things in the lane and midrange stuff,” Auriemma said. “She was unbelievable tonight, and they were pretty physical with her. I wish this was men’s basketball or some other teams in the country. I wish they treated Stewie with a little more respect. Stewie gets her butt beat every possession. If you watch the game and you watch closely, no one gets beat up more than that kid when she cuts, when she goes into the lane, wherever she goes. And she hardly ever shoots any free throws. There’s a different standard for Stewie than there is for anybody else.
“I think it’s ‘Hey, she’s the best player in the country, they’re up by 25, hell with it.’ If it was someone else, they’d be going to the line. We’ve played against a lot of kids and they’ve lived at the free throw line. As a matter of fact, they would shoot two free throws before the game started just on principle.”
USF (24-6, 15-3) used a guard in Laura Ferreira and a post player in Jenkins against Stewart.
Ferreira’s best defense was clutch and grab Stewart. She finished with three fouls. Jenkins was on the floor so much without contact it would make a Duke player proud. She finished with four fouls.
Against Stanford in the Huskies’ loss on Nov. 17, Stewart struggled somewhat with the physicality. Stewart played through USF’s effort and was dominant. Of note, she was not whistled for any fouls so give officials Denise Brooks, Bryan Brunette, and Eric Brewton some credit for not falling for flops.
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With her performance at the foul line Monday night, Stewart is 87-for-107 on the season. That she averages just 3.6 free throws per game is mind boggling to her coach.
On the season, Stewart has taken 79.9 percent of her shots from inside the arc. Notre Dame All-American junior guard Jewell Loyd has taken 80.6 percent of her shots from 2-point land. Loyd has taken almost twice as many free throws (201) as Stewart.
Among the top 15 in the AAC in free-throw percentage, she is third in most attempts behind USF’s Alisia Jenkins (144) and Courtney Williams (108).
“Stewie’s taking care of all the things in the lane and midrange stuff,” Auriemma said. “She was unbelievable tonight, and they were pretty physical with her. I wish this was men’s basketball or some other teams in the country. I wish they treated Stewie with a little more respect. Stewie gets her butt beat every possession. If you watch the game and you watch closely, no one gets beat up more than that kid when she cuts, when she goes into the lane, wherever she goes. And she hardly ever shoots any free throws. There’s a different standard for Stewie than there is for anybody else.
“I think it’s ‘Hey, she’s the best player in the country, they’re up by 25, hell with it.’ If it was someone else, they’d be going to the line. We’ve played against a lot of kids and they’ve lived at the free throw line. As a matter of fact, they would shoot two free throws before the game started just on principle.”
USF (24-6, 15-3) used a guard in Laura Ferreira and a post player in Jenkins against Stewart.
Ferreira’s best defense was clutch and grab Stewart. She finished with three fouls. Jenkins was on the floor so much without contact it would make a Duke player proud. She finished with four fouls.
Against Stanford in the Huskies’ loss on Nov. 17, Stewart struggled somewhat with the physicality. Stewart played through USF’s effort and was dominant. Of note, she was not whistled for any fouls so give officials Denise Brooks, Bryan Brunette, and Eric Brewton some credit for not falling for flops.
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