Spring Break
Greene finds a way to break out of slump
Mike Northup
Issue date: 2/25/09 Section: Sports
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The pressure was beginning to mount for the veteran, but as much as she was struggling, she didn't let it get to her head.
"Coach said that our stars have to go out there and put up some decent numbers," said Greene, who has started every game for the Huskies this year. "I was not going to go out there and take every shot worrying about missing or making."
The mindset paid off for Greene, who finished the night with 15 points on 5-for-8 shooting to go along with six rebounds in the 74-47 home win for the Huskies. The double-digit scoring performance was the first for Greene in over a week and just the second time in the past five games that Greene scored double digits in points.
The stat line was a far cry from her two-point (on 0-for-5 shooting), zero-rebound performance against Notre Dame Saturday and her scoreless performance against Providence last Wednesday.
Greene, who is averaging 8.1 points and 4.1 rebounds per game this season, admitted after the game that she was disappointed by her lack of consistency. While she hasn't been paying attention to her stat lines lately, Greene said that the coaching staff has been reminding her of them often.
"I think that it is unacceptable; I have to contribute in some way," Greene said. "If it is not possible to get points then I have to [get] rebounds and steals. I think, all-around, I have not been playing defense and rebounding like I want to, and the way I used to."
Villanova coach Harry Perretta was extremely impressed with the way Greene played defense all night.
"I just think her defensive skills are so good, and she disrupts," Perretta said. "They get points by her disrupting our offense - not just our offense, but anybody's offense - because of the level of her defense."
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