Doggydaddy's Den: DoggyDaddy's Dailies 12/23/14

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A Daily look at scores from yesterday, a list of top performers in those games and of course a little opinion.

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I loved Geno's Christmas wish for everyone. All he left out was who specifically he was talking to. But when he said "There are lots of people complaining. It would bee nice if for a couple days around Christmas, people would look around and appreciate the good things they have." all I could think of was how so many fans focus on every little thing wrong with their favorite teams instead of enjoying all the good things they see. Especially with an excellent team such as UConn. I'm not saying there aren't things wrong, but when I see complaints about the first 5 minutes of a 36 point win, I just shake my head.

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One more game to prove how matchups make such a difference. Kentucky, a good team who beat Louisville and Baylor, struggles with big front lines and Duke was no exception. Kentucky's starting lineup on the frontline is 6'3 Bishops and 6'1" Goodin-Rogers and they certainly aren't "big" players and struggle with players like 6'3" Williams, 6'5" Stevens, 6'4" Chidom, 6'4" Henson. There was no way they were going to stop them and the fifty-one combined points they scored is the proof. I would say we will see similar results when they play South Carolina.

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Shocking score of the day? Ohio State 96 - No. 21 West Virginia 54. Really. I'm not kidding. How the heck can a top 25 team lose by 42 points to an unranked and so far unimpressive Ohio State team. You have to give a lot of credit to the Buckeyes. The freshman Kelsey Mitchell was amazing with 39 points. More amazing, she was 8-10 on three pointers.

But still, giving up 96 points to anyone is not good and only scoring 54 is not good. Doing that in the same game? Not only not good......it's embarrassing and pathetic.

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I really enjoyed what Lobo had to say about Stokes. I have watched this young woman struggle to find herself at UConn. She has had her moments and certainly some great games. But until this year I haven't seen that "look". You know the one. Where the player looks so sure of themselves. Where they tell you with their body language that they know they belong out there. Stokes was as good as I've seen her the last two games. Her offensive aggressiveness in the UCLA game was a long time coming. I really expect to see Stokes show this on a much more consistent basis. Having a double double coming off the bench is a great weapon for an already dominating team.

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Marshall beat Brescia tonight 127-56. Now who is Brescia? I had not idea. So I looked it up. First I tired to click on their name on the ESPN scoreboard. It wasn't clickable. Why, you might ask? They aren't in the NCAA. So, I looked them up in a search engine.

So what is Brescia?

Well, it's not a breakfast drink.

It's not an insurance company.

It's not a little blue pill.

It's an NAIA team. NAIA is the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletes, an association of small colleges. Brescia is located in Kentucky and has an enrollment of 566 students. While there are Division I schools in the NAIA, Brescia is a Division II team. They have only one player on their roster that is listed as a forward. And she is 5'10".

Brescia, the yummiest cupcake you will ever see this late in the OOC season by a Div I team. Someone is returning a favor, or the coaches are buddies. But Marshall should be on a low carb/sugar free diet this late in the season.

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So, without further ado!!!

Ladies and Gents, DD looks at the news........

UConn’s Kia Nurse, Gabby Williams hit ground running as freshmen The Middletown Press

Video: UConn Women Handle UCLA With Ease in 86-50 Sawx and Dogs

Gabby Williams Moving Forward Quickly Jeff Jacobs, Hartford Courant

Notebook: Huskies at home in any home Carl Adamac Blog

Stewart, Williams Win Conference Honors John Altavilla Blog

Nurse got the best of Fields in battle of former teammates Rich Elliott Blog

Stewart, Williams earn AAC honors Rich Elliott Blog

Williams finding success in the post for UConn Rich Elliott Blog

Freshmen Nurse, Williams lighting it up at UConn Jim Fuller Blog

Report: Former UConn star Faris cut by WNBL team Jim Fuller Blog

Upsets in Red

No. 14 Georgia Remains Undefeated 62-43 Over Belmont NY Times

Bonnie Samuelson lifts No. 16 Stanford past UC Davis 71-59 Imperial Valley Press

Ohio State takes down No. 21 West Virginia 96-54 Washington Post

Tulane drops final non-conference game to Florida State, 65-54 Time Picayune

Villanova Earns 64-59 Win Over Temple Villanova Team Site

Thanks to my friend JohnnyC who sends me these numbers when he can.

Raquel Scott Holy Cross 26 points 10 rebounds

Lexie Nelson E. Washington 28 points

Averee Fields West Virginia 12 points 10 rebounds

Kelsey Mitchell Ohio State 39

Ameryst Alston Ohio State 26

Melissa Williams Eastern Washington 12 points 11 rebounds

Lexie Nelson Eastern Washington 28 points

Bonnie Samuelson Stanford 30 points

Kaylee Johnsons Stanford 11 points 11 rebounds
Terriell Bradley Kansas 21 points
Brianna Rollerson Kansas 16 points 13 rebounds
Marissa Janning Kansas 23 points
Malia Tate-DeFreitas Hampton 22 points
Chanise Jenkins DePaul 19 points 12 rebounds 8 assists
Ivey Slaughter Florida State 21 points 10 rebounds
Jordan Frericks Missouri 10 points 11 rebounds
Morgan Eye Missouri 21 points