Not The Ending We Wanted!

A Rough Ending Against a Tough Team

 

            Stanford's season ended tonight -- not the ending we expected or wanted.  Certainly not the way the Funky Four wanted to end their Stanford career.  Stanford battled back from what looked like certain defeat to give themselves a chance to win but came up short.  I will leave it to the professional pundits to dissect the game, beyond saying that when a team has five more turnovers than made baskets, it is remarkable to only lose by five points. There were too many layups that didn't fall -- including some that were halfway down and came back out.  This incredibly talented team won't play again this year.

 

            There is a reason this Blog is called the Stanford Fan Girl -- because at the end of the day -- I am a fan.  Like, I suspect, most of the team and its fans, I am in shock. So, beyond these few comments, I will say that I will be posting again later in the week.  That post will be a summary of the year and, even more, a tribute to the Funky Four -- an amazing class who leave an incredible legacy.  The most difficult thing, for me, is that this loss means that we will never see those four amazing women together in Stanford uniforms. Hannah Jump - the only member of the Funky Four who wasn't a McDonald's All American is coming it for her COVID year--and that is FANTASTIC.  But, it looks like this was the end for the rest of the Funky Four.

 

            For now, it's hold your head up Cardinal -- you are amazing on the court and off!  You are warriors!