To watch Vic Schaefer’s team play is a masterclass in never-ending aggressiveness and in-your-face intensity.
It is who Texas is, explained Schaefer, the second-year women’s basketball coach as the Longhorns (28-6) prepared for an NCAA Sweet 16 meeting with Ohio State (25-6) Friday in the Spokane Region. The winner will meet the winner of Stanford (30-3) and Maryland (23-8) on Sunday for a berth in the women’s Final Four.
The 40 minutes of pressure may force some key turnovers or just take a toll by the fourth quarter. Opponents may be willing to give in at that point, Schaefer said.