Refs did call some screens quite tightly. Michelle will need to be especially vigilant on those outside.

Specifically in the first half, Clemson reminded me of - us, hot from three point land.
And not only is NC State athletic, they are also big. We will need to concentrate on not letting them have their way on the boards.

Against Clemson, I think the key will be controlling the penetrations of their point guard, McQueen. They get a lot of three pointers off of her passes, and she is a very good dribbler and very quick. Start Kayla on her, and then follow that up with Noble.

Even though they could not pull out the win at the end, Clemson played NC State tough on road. They didn't have many TOs against NC State so my key is Cal will have to take care of the ball. If the Bears have 20+ TOs like they have been averaging, they could drop this game because Clemson shoots 3s pretty well and it's on their home court.

Plus the ever-obvious key: Michelle needs to be on the floor.

Does Cal defend 1-on-1 without helping off shooters? It's a dilemma teams that face Cal have to decide too. Clemson seemed to have pretty good guard play.

I had thought (based on the competition they'd faced) Clemson might be a game Cal 'should' win. Now, after watching the Clemson/NC State game, I am not too sure.

Now I'm thinking split. If Cal plays well against Clemson, they might even sweep.

annarborbear said:

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Against Clemson, I think the key will be controlling the penetrations of their point guard, McQueen. They get a lot of three pointers off of her passes, and she is a very good dribbler and very quick. Start Kayla on her, and then follow that up with Noble.

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It would not be surprising if regarding the opponent's most effective player, this becomes the recurring strategy for these upcoming conference games.