Mierzwiak-ed

Gary Stewart said after practice Monday he no longer had any recollection of his team's 100-77 loss to Sacramento State on Saturday night. He said he had removed it from his memory, a process that sounded like something out of Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind. Given that this is the same coach that walked back to the hotel after the season-ending loss last season, I have a difficult time believing that. More likely, I expect, he wants to steer the team forward. The Aggies head to Stanford as close to healthy as they've been all year. Stewart described his 0-5 Aggies as "bloodied but unbowed." Today's paper includes a discussion of Stewart's push to bring big-name programs like Stanford to The Pavilion. A discussion of today's game is after the jump.

This looks like another tough match-up for UCD. Stanford has a lot of size, which has spelled trouble for the Aggies so far this season. Also, the Cardinal team can clamp down. It's 82-39 win over Denver (and that's one of those women's basketball blowout scores) included a 21-0 run in the second half. UCD is hurting itself with turnovers and is not shooting the high percentage it needs in order to set up its pressure. And then the team is making bad decisions when it actually does apply the pressure. Stewart says he has no plans to dial back the pressure. And honestly, no matter what you think of the overall strategy of running all the time, the Aggies are basically locked into it. It's hard to see the team giving back six weeks of work at this point.

Seven-foot-two center Michael Boone still hasn't been cleared academically and Kyle Brucculeri did not participate in the last half-hour of practice on Monday, so they're probably out. Boone is day-to-day. Check in later today for updates from Maples Pavilion.