SOOOOOOOOO Close!
Fy fan! We were SOOOOOO CLOSE this last game! We lost by 3 pts to a good team in Luleå. 99-96 and we even had our chance to win the game. Lot's of points for both teams, but unfortunately Luleå came out on top. With about 5.45 left in the game, things didn't look so great for us. Pam had also just fouled-out. We were down 71-90 and it looked like maybe the game could be over, but we never gave-up and we continued to fight our way to the end. We fought hard at the end, made some key stops, converted them into points on the other end, and gradually Luleå's big lead got smaller and smaller. I remember looking up at the clock and seeing 91-82 with at 2.45 left to go in the game. We had held Luleå to 1 pt in the last 2 min and we went on a 11-1 run! With 33 seconds left in the game, I was fouled and made both my free-throws to tie the game at 96-96. We had tied the game and now had a chance to win the game!!! We just needed one more stop. Luleå ran the shot clock down to about 5 seconds not able to get a shot off and we were in a scramble to get the ball. One of their great shooters Elin was sitting open in the corner of our zone after our gamble and was able to make the 3-pointer to give them a 3 pt. lead, probably while the shot clock buzzer buzzed. There was 9 seconds left to go and we needed a 3 pointer to tie the game. We drew up a play at the time-out but we did not execute what we planned and somehow I ended up shooting a deep, contested 3-pointer that hit the front of the rim but no luck. Luleå wins the game by 3 pts after our couragous fight and comback in the final 5 min of play. Anything is possible and we almost pulled it off. Too bad.
After the game I found out that I ended up scoring 40 pts and 14 rebounds and Pam had 30 pts. I have never scored 40 pts in my life and I had no idea during the game that I was even close to that. I did shoot the ball well this game from the outside, and shot around 12 free-throws, but there wasn't much defense in this game by both teams. We gave up 99 pts and there is no way you will win games giving up that many points. It was a solid performance for us, and now we can only build from this. Johanna had some big plays at the end, Carro took care of the ball (8 assists and 0 turnovers), Gina rebounded well, and Julia stepped up getting some steals at the end. We can only get stronger and fight harder to end this season. We have two more games to do this, starting on Saturday with 08 and then our final game vs. Sundsvall the following Saturday. I hope this game boosts our confidence a bit and we get another win before the season ends. NU KÖR VI!!
Hej for now!
//Amy
