EUGENE -- She could have, and maybe should have, shot bricks.
The laces of Lexi Bando's black Nikes were untied. She hadn't warmed up. The only basketballs scattered across Matthew Knight Arena's practice court were sized for men, not women -- slightly larger, slightly heavier. She was just emerging from a rare shooting slump.
In sweatpants and a hooded sweatshirt Wednesday morning, Bando began the shooting session she repeats nearly every day. Programming a rebounding machine with a tap of her finger, she took her spot in the right corner for her first midrange jumper.