DALLAS — Against No. 3 Louisville in the second round of the NCAA tournament, the key to success was not allowing the Cardinals to dramatically out-rebound DePaul and limiting the play of Atlantic Coast Conference Player of the Year Myisha Hines-Allen.
They did just that by keeping the rebounding margin to 37-29, in favor of Louisville, and holding Hines-Allen to just four points over the final three quarters.
Up next is No. 2 Oregon State and it’s going to take a similar effort – and then some – to upset the Beavers.
“They’re really big … so they’re really tough to box out and defend,” Megan Podkowa said.