THINK THIS GAME FRIDAY EVENING AGAINST UCLA IN Santa Cruz IS IMPORTANT? YOU BET YOUR SWEET PATOODY IT IS!!

On Friday we have an opportunity to rejoin the national contenders - or not. If we play defense like we did in Boulder, the Bruins will demolish us. Their offense is coming on strong. They've found their third scorer in Natalie Chou, who joined Charisma and Michaela in double figures last weekend when they defeated the Cougs in a titanic battle.

UCLA wins tough games. They beat Oregon by two and WSU in overtime after one of the sisters forced an overtime with a  semi-miraculous shot at the buzzer. 

We need to start playing like we mean it, or we could lose three or four of the next four games. In my last blog column, I mentioned that USC got three key players off the injured list and is playing like a tournament team. And after the Trojans, we get to play the Cougars twice in three days in Pullman. The Cougs play like their lives depend on it. 

Have we got what it takes to win the next four games?

When this team is cookin,  I mean reallllly cooookin,  we look like national championship material. And we haven't played nearly our best game yet. We need Kiana, and Lexie, and Anna, and Ashten, and Hanna hitting three, or four, or five threes - each. 

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We need Haley and Fran and Lexie, and Kiana driving and finishing consistently. Our defense has to get back on track. Charisma, Michaela, and Natalie have to be shut down with the kind of swarming help defense that basically ruins their day on Friday. 

HELL YES WE'VE GOT WHAT IT TAKES!!

GO CARDINAL! LET'S ROLL OVER THE BRUINS ON FRIDAY!