Why You Should Watch Women’s Basketball

If you are not watching the women’s Basketball you should be. It is every bit as exciting as the men’s. Tonight I was watching the Maryland Alabama women’s game. Maryland led by ten. Then Alabama led by seventeen. Then in the fourth quarter Maryland came back and tied up the game sending it into overtime. Maryland has a player who shoots free throws at 85% and she kept getting fouled. You know she drops everyone of those baskets. Alabama’s second and third best players foul out and are not in overtime.

Maryland pulls ahead in the OT, Alabama gets within 2, shoots three shots and misses them all with 8.4 seconds to play. Maryland has The ball, they get fouled and a 90% free throw shooter misses the first shot and makes the second. Maryland is up by three.

Alabama has one last shot, their best player Sarah Ashlee Barker gets fouled at the buzzer and gets three free throws. She makes them all tying the game and it goes into second over time! She has already made 39 points as a career high.

Maryland comes out in the second OT and scores five off the top. Alabama scores 2, Maryland answers with 2. Back to a five point game. Alabama gets fouled, makes two free throws. Three point game and Maryland gets a half court three point shot. Alabama gets a 2. Four point game, Maryland up with one minute left. Alabama makes a 2 point shot. Maryland up by 2. Makes another 2 pointer, up four Maryland. Alabama’s Barker makes a basket for 2 points, giving her 43 points for the game. Alabama is down by 2 and there are 28 seconds left in second over time.

Alabama fouls Maryland’s worst free throw shooter on the inbound. She makes one of the two free throws, three point game. Barker makes a 2 point shot, now 45 points for game. They are down by one. They foul Maryland and they make both free throws. Maryland up by 3. Alabama Shoots a three and misses. 1.8 seconds left and the ball tipped out by Maryland. Alabama keeps the ball.

The inbound ball gets deflected by Maryland and they win the game! 108-111 the second highest scoring game in women’s NCAA playoff history. The most exciting game this year.

Shay does not like all the screaming that happens while basketball is on. So she goes up to the guest room to find solace with Russ who is reading. Trying to hide from the basketball she digs up the covers and makes herself a nest. Of course that is all fine with Russ. But she still does not like the screaming.