KNOXVILLE, Tenn. -- After losing in the first round of the NCAA tournament, Western Kentucky coach Michelle Clark-Heard ran through a list of skills that make Oregon State center Marie Gülich one of the best players in women's college basketball. Heard-Clark, who also works with USA Basketball and its talent pool, talked about the size, mobility and touch that make the 6-foot-5 Gülich an All-American now and a professional prospect in a few weeks.
But it was Western Kentucky's Ivy Brown, the Conference USA defensive player of the year, who best summed up what sets Gülich apart from most of her peers.