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Of course we think UConn will win on Sunday......sheeeesh!!!!!!!

Here is my UConn/Notre Dame Pre Game Report.

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I love David's numbers. But in this blog, I have a few of my own.

UConn is shooting 53.8% from the field. How?

Samuelson - 50%
Collier - 59.2%
Dangerfield - 55.6%
Walker - 54.7%
Williams - 61.1%

These are just incredible number...even if it's only 6 games into the season.

UConn is shoot 41.8% on threes. How?

Samuelson - 45%

Dangerfield - 48.3%

Walker - 41.2%

Williams - 50%

This is just one darn good shooting team. Let's hope it continues on Sunday.

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By David in Naples!!!!!

Part I

Fresh off the DePaul beat down, UConn is 6-0 and getting ready for Sunday's #1 vs #2 game against Notre Dame. All five starters are scoring in double figures with Lou leading at 20 points per game. Christyn is fifth at 10.8 per contest. Pheesa, Crystal and Megan are in between at 18.3, 13.2 and 11.5 respectively.

Katie Lou, Crystal and Christyn have taken turns leading the team in three point shooting in various games. For example, against DePaul, Lou was 5-6 from 3 pt range. Here is the breakdown from each game:

Ohio State - Katie Lou was 3-7 from three range.

Vanderbilt - Crystal was 5-7 from three range.

Ole Miss - Katie Lou was 4-9 from three range.

St. John's - Crystal was 3-4 from three range.

Purdue - Christyn was 5-6 from three range.

DePaul - Katie Lou was 5-6 from three range.

How about for the Notre Dame game they all get hot from three range?

Part II

One of the more puzzling stats so far in this UConn season has been free throw shooting. For example, Crystal has taken free throws in only 1 game. She went 5-5 against St. John's, but had 0 combined tries in the other five games.

Megan Walker has only tried free throws in 2 games, making all 4 attempts. She did not try a free throw in the other four games.

Together, Crystal and Megan have made 9 free throws in nine attempts. Olivia Nelson-Ododa has 9 made free throws all by herself. Weird... The other mystery is Napheesa's free throw shooting. Against St. John's, Pheesa went 5-10 with five misses. Overall, she has missed 9 of her 27 tries for a shooting % of 66.7%. No doubt, that will improve.

Lou has been her usual accurate self at the charity stripe. She is 18-21 for 85.7%. Christyn, the freshman, is 7-9 for 77.8%. Overall, UConn is at 74.7% from the free throw line. That should improve when Napheesa gets back on track. Opponents have been terrible from the charity stripe, hitting only 55.4%. Compliments to the free throw defense..!!

Go Huskies..!!

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