Women's NCAA DePaul Big East memories

Donald: Welcome to the latest edition of SportsWise, everybody. This week, we will be talking about the Women’s Big East basketball tournament. Particularly, we will be discussing DePaul and their third straight conference title. Russell and I had the chance to attend the tournament and take in some spectacular basketball.

Russell: You said it, Donald. I want to take this opportunity to thank everyone who made it possible for us to see these games in person. If you don’t watch Women’s NCAA basketball, you absolutely must start. The atmosphere was so great, it really made us feel like a part of the whole thing. On top of that, those players were amazing. DePaul looked like they were playing angry out there. Marquette beat them badly not too long ago, but the Blue Demons came out prepared in the championship, making sure not to lose again. DePaul went off from beyond the arc for 14 threepointers. One player, Lexi Held, was really in the zone. She scored a career-high 31 points in 32 minutes! What are your thoughts, Donald?

Donald: Held was locked in for sure. She was Michael Jordan for the Blue Demons out there. Not only did she show us some outstanding shooting and ball handling skills, but she displayed some dominant defense as well. The difference between DePaul and Marquette in that championship was that DePaul was on fire from the first second of the tournament to the last. It’s easy to say that Held was the spark to that fire, but I also want to shout out Sonya Morris. Morris is an auxiliary player who makes a difference with her presence and assists, who I think goes underappreciated.

Russell: They were on fire for sure. In fact, it was the first time in Big East history that the same two teams squared off in the championship game. After this game, DePaul has won the last three tournaments. That is simply domination. I had such a great time watching these athletes demonstrate what makes them great. It was a great time this weekend and I was looking forward to even more basketball excitement as March rolled in.

Donald: I really enjoyed it. It was a great time and I would love to do it again. Women’s NCAA is good if you’re looking for high quality basketball. Looking ahead, it's sad that the NCAA canceled March Madness this year for both men and women. If these Big East games we were lucky enough to attend are any indication, this would have been a fun year for college basketball as a whole. Until next time, this has been Donald and Russell with SportsWise.