Women's hoops program loses to MSU in ugly WNIT game

MSU defeated Michigan 45-30 in OT to advance to the Final Four in the WNIT on Sunday. Michigan was held scoreless almost the last seven minutes of regulation while only scoring three points in OT all from the free throw line. Michigan shot 21% from the floor and only 58% from the free throw line.

Kevin Borseth might be a little angry how the team played on Sunday, but he has to be proud how this team responded this year and how he has took over a struggling program and turned it over into a winning program. This was the first time in six years that the women’s program was able to make a post season tournament. They had their 4th best record ever in the thirty-fifth year history at Michigan and falling one game short of 20 wins (19-14 with a 9-9 Big Ten record). From a program the last few years to struggle to get wins especially Big Ten wins 10-20 with 3-14 Big Ten record in 2007, 6-23 with 0-17 Big Ten record in 2006, and 5-23 with 1-16 Big Ten record in 2005.

Michigan loses four seniors lead by Krista Clement, Janelle Cooper, Ta’Shia Walker and Katie Dierdorf. This program has several players that it can build off of and continue to get better with Krista Phillips, Jessica Minnfield and Carly Benson next season being the leaders of the women’s basketball program. Getting into the WNIT and making a run will only give this team confidence to keep improving and inspire for better things to happen the next few years. I think this program could make the tournament next year if they continue to improve and work on the little things. They had several games this year where it could have went either way down the stretch and let those games slip away which could gotten them close to the Big Dance. Third and seventh was separated by two games this year while the Big Ten was able to get four teams into the NCAA tournament this year.

Congratulations to the women’s basketball program along with Kevin Borseth for turning this program around in a short time period. This is the type of season Michigan should have every year and continue to work on and start competing for the Big Ten and getting into the NCAA tournament year in and year out.

written by ErocWolverine

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