Thanks for the links. To add to your post: They rotate

eight players over 16 minutes per game. Seven of those eight are 6' or taller.

Three player average double figures: Beers 17.5 & 10.7 rebs., Gardner 11.4 & 6.7 rebs. and von Voelhoffen 10.9.

Five player shoot 35% or better from three.

They have no seniors or graduate students.

They took 33 threes vs Nebraska and made 10. In a loss to Stanford in the PAC 12 tournament they took 18 and made 4. (In those two recent games they averaged 11 turnovers.

In terms of the "scout", they are quite opposite from Old Miss. Instead of quick, athletic and aggressive on defense, they are big and not overly quick or athletic. Another major difference is they can really shoot the three and thrive off that. Lastly, as you stated Beers is big and strong around the basket.

Here is where the short bench hurts. This is a team we should run. I predict we will play mostly man x man. The only way we can limit Beers is to front her and not let her catch the ball down low.
Another key is to drive if they play us man.

Five players shooting 35% or better from three is impressive

That makes playing zone a completely different proposition than it was vs OleMiss. Niele Will some tough choices to make. Play man - how do you contend with Beers inside? Play Zone - How do you contain all their shooters?
I think we’ll see some of both, which we’ve done with success this season.

Looks like Big 3 vs Big 3

But they have several others that can contribute while we have just 3

Nat has to defend without fouling-last 70 minutes with just 6 fouls

Who would you imagine guards Beers? It appears she would

over power Nat. I guess that leaves Maddy. She could probably do it but I’d worry about foul trouble.
Beers appears taller than 6’2. She is definitely a ‘wide body’ (not meant in a bad way) post. She uses her size to her advantage in h he low post.

Nat couldn't play behind her, but she is quick enough to

front her. I wouldn't want Maddy there for the same reason you bring up, too
valuable to get into foul trouble.

I agree on Nat full fronting Beers. She is tall and quick

enough to make it work.

They will pound it inside the entire game

If they are not quick but big (& can shoot 3s) then you have to stick to the zone or risk ISO postups

Use our quickness to swarm just like the last game
They just have to guard the 3 a little more & they have a much better inside threat than Ole Miss

Let Hannah dribble drive & all will be well

Maybe, or maybe a mix of each? *

IDK. They pass well (19th assists) but is that vs zones *

OSU, unlike Ole Miss, has great ball movement. *

Yeah. May have to go man b/c of that

maybe Nat at 6’5” can bother her enough without fouling
Hannah stealing the ball from her once or twice would help

My guess is that we’ll see some combination of man and

zone. We’ve done that successfully at times this year. It might help to keep them off balance. I trust Coach Ivey will come up with a good game plan.

If not Coach Ivey & staff then

Yumamss1, the HoF coach, will come through

I have faith in him. He’s a hall of famer. *

Might need Becky to help spell Nat and Maddy *

She can run the floor and rebound. *