Dance Card: BYU, West Coast
BYU broke open a one-point lead at the half to beat top-seeded Gonzaga 78-66. Dani Peterson led three Cougars in double figures with 18 points and added 12 rebounds as BYU shot 60.4% for the game.
BYU broke open a one-point lead at the half to beat top-seeded Gonzaga 78-66. Dani Peterson led three Cougars in double figures with 18 points and added 12 rebounds as BYU shot 60.4% for the game.
The BYU Cougars have made their mark on the West Coast Conference quickly. After losing the regular season title on the last day of the regular season to the Gonzaga Bulldogs, the Cougars defeated...
2012 Nancy Lieberman Award finalist Haley Steed of the BYU Cougars currently ranks sixth in the nation in assists per game. However, she does it without making many spectacular plays.
After arguably suffering the upset of the year against the San Francisco Dons on Thursday, the Brigham Young Cougars used a 19-0 second half run to defeat the San Diego Toreros 64-50 yesterday afternoon. But most important was that they showed the level of defensive intensity during that second half run that was absent against USF.
What constitutes the "Upset of the Year? And how on earth would we go about determining that with all the games that are played during any given season?
Just looking at the boxscore, it's obvious that the BYU Cougars' season-low 10% 3-point shooting had something to do with this loss. Although part of that is just a bad night for one of the nation's most efficient offenses, a larger part was the USF Dons' outstanding play defensively.
After beating the Gonzaga Bulldogs by 30 points exactly a week ago, the #23 Brigham Young Cougars were upset by the San Francisco Dons in Provo.
The BYU Cougars' 30-point blowout of the Gonzaga Bulldogs last Thursday left the two teams neck and neck for the West Coast Conference regular season title with only a couple of weeks left. Their rematch on the final day of the regular season could end up deciding who wins the conference.