Friday, April 3, 2015

DoggyDaddy's Dailies 4/4/14


 


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  Here is my UConn/Maryland Pregame Report
   
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There is another game on Sunday. South Carolina and Notre Dame will battle it out for a chance to play against the winner of the UConn/Maryland game.
 
Both teams come into this matchup with only 2 losses on their resume. Notre Dame lost to UConn by 18 and in an upset, lost to Miami by 15 on the road. South Carolina lost to UConn by 25 and to Kentucky by 11 on the road.     
 
Both teams have All-American guards in Notre Dame's Jewell Loyd and South Carolina's Tiffany Mitchell. Both teams have FOY candidates who play the post in Notre Dame's Briana Turner and South Carolina's A'ja Wilson.  These are two great matchups that could decide this game. And I see no great advantage for either team here.
 
The Sessions/Allen matchup of point guards should be interesting. While Sessions is not a big offensive threat, she is a really good defensive player and if she can shut down Allen or at least slow her down, it will go a long way in securing a South Carolina win. Likewise, of Allen can continue her superior play, ND has a great chance of winning.  
 
Dozier is going to have to stick like glue to Mabrey, who has just gone off in the last 4 games, going 11-15 on threes.
 
The post matchup doesn't bode well for ND. Turner, Reimer and Westbed vs Ibiam, Coates, Welch and Wilson. More size and strength for South Carolina. Can Turner use her quickness and speed to beat the South Carolina bigs down the court? She will have to in order to be effective.
 
Almost everyone is picking Notre Dame in this matchup and I'm not sure why. I guess it's the aura of the Irish. They continue to win no matter who they are facing. It just feels to me like this is going the way of the Gamecocks in a terrific game and a very close final score.
 
Something like 68-65.     
 
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“Beastly” Morgan Tuck gets new nickname as UConn women prepare for Final Four Sportzedge
Best UConn Women's Team Ever? These Huskies Right Up There Hartford Courant
It’s officially Husky Weekend in the state of Connecticut FoxCt
These Huskies Rank With The Best ... But There's Work To Do Hartford Courant
They're all still chasing UConn at Women's Final Four WTSP
Women's Final Four: UConn's Breanna Stewart halfway to her goal of 4 national titles Tulsa World
U-Conn. women’s basketball: A power built from the farmland up Washington Post
Hamilton native Kia Nurse charges way to the top as a UConn freshman Globe and Mail
UConn Arrives in Tampa for the 2015 Final Four UConnHuskies
Kiah Stokes Named Senior CLASS Award All-American UConnHuskies
UConn Won't Apologize for Success NBC Connecticut
Maryland’s Brenda Frese got to the top much quicker than Auriemma Middletown Press 
Final Four has distinct Philly flavor Carl Adamac
Butler patiently waiting till next year  Carl Adamac


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Maryland women's basketball: Final Four vs. Connecticut preview Testudo Times
Maryland women’s basketball is in Final Four with a new formula Washington Post
NCAA women’s Final Four star will have a special fan in the stands The Times
Maryland coach Brenda Frese gets creative when motivating her players The Baltimore Sun
 
 
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Here’s looking (up) at you, kids GoGameCocks
A different hero every night for USC women GoGameCocks
Mitchell, her WNBA idol Staley, lead South Carolina to Final Four The Daily Record 
 
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ABC57 in Tampa: Irish women young, but talented ABC 57
ABC57 in Tampa: Irish fans headed south for NCAA tourney ABC 57
ND's Lindsay Allen giving defenses something else to worry about ND Insider
Notre Dame’s Muffet McGraw On Final Four, Airport Triathlons And Spiders OnlyAGame
Notre Dame preps for another Final Four Rivals
Notre Dame takes different attitude in NCAA Women’s Final Four Asbury Park Press
Final Four Interview: Notre Dame Guard Lindsay Allen USA Today
Lady Irish could win, says Jackie Young Tri State Media




There Simply Isn't Enough Money To Be Made In The WNBA Hartford Courant
Women’s Final Four 2015 Schedule: Start Times, TV Channel, Live Stream Info For Weekend Matchups International Business Times
Women's Basketball Bracket 2015: Championship Odds Ahead of Final Four Bleacher Report
Women’s college basketball could change Indiana’s religious freedom law Brookings
Logic wins Senior CLASS Award Quad City Times
 
 
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