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Well, UConn didn't need any miracle against Notre Dame. They only need Christyn Williams and her fellow UConn players.
In a performance that probably surprised everyone but the players, UConn just played a wonderful game in beating the Irish 89-71.
I am going to spend a few hours Monday putting together a full, and I mean full Post Game report. It will be worth the wait. In the meantime, I have a ton of UConn links and David has his usual good look at some of the numbers from the game. Here is a few of my initial thoughts.
They wore black uniforms for the first time ever. It was as if they were going to a funeral. Yep, Notre Dame's!!!!!
I watched a ton of videos of Christyn Williams in High School and this is the first time at UConn that I saw that player for more than a few plays. She is truly the best ambidextrous player I have seen at this level. That makes her so tough to guard.
The other freshman, Olivia Nelson-Ododa, was terrific in her 16 minutes. Great news for the future.
Katie Lou has turned into a great leader. She didn't let a poor shooting first half impact her total game.
Napheesa is a rebounding machine. It takes long arms and great timing to do what she does at 6'1".
Five players in double figures for UConn. All five starters. Same for ND but I don't care about them!!
I'm so proud of this team and I will remind you that I did pick UConn to win this game!!!
There were a bunch of top 25 games and I'll talk about a few of those!!!
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There were, of course, several top 25 teams that played cupcakes. BORING. Please try to schedule some competition!!!
No. 3 Oregon vs Long Beach State? 110-48. Pathetic.
No. 5 Louisville vs Tennessee State. 107-52. Disgusting.
No. 7 Maryland vs UMBC. 92-61. Bull Dingy!
No. 12 Syracuse vs Towson. 98-55. Insulting.
No. 13 NC State vs Old Dominion. 85-56. Maybe a good game 30 years ago?
No. 14 Iowa vs Robert Morris. 92-63. Phillip Morris could have done better.
No. 15 California vs CSU Northridge. 67-42. As bad as this was, Cal still only score 67.
No. 11 Tennessee should jump into the top 10 with No. 8 Stanford losing to Gonzaga. They beat unranked Oklahoma State 76-63 behind 29 points from their star sophomore Westbrook. She was 12-15 from the field. Good win you say? Well, let's look deeper at their numbers.
They did shoot 48% from the field but other than Westbrook, they shot only 39%. And as a team they shot 3-18 on threes for 16.8%. They only had 13 assists on their 33 baskets. That is because of both 1-1 play and offensive rebounds. They also had 17 turnovers to go with their 13 assists. A negative ratio. They were also 7-11 on free throws for 63%.
So, as you can see, it's the same ole Tennessee that can't shoot, and can't pass. But they still win by rebounding and defense. It's just fool's gold.
No. 18 (And dropping) South Carolina lost to No. 4 Baylor at home to fall to 4-4 and 2-2 in Columbia.
The final score was 94-69 and it wasn't even that close. Not to take anything away from Baylor but South Carolina is just not a very good team right now.
They shot only 34.8% from the field and were 4-16 on threes. With 16 turnovers and 11 assists they showed how SEC basketball is really played.
One more overrated team that could be out of the top 25 before too long. Only Dawn's reputation will keep then in there.
I wonder how Aliya Boston feels about her decision to walk into that place after seeing this game and then seeing the UConn/ND game.
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Well, UConn didn't need any miracle against Notre Dame. They only need Christyn Williams and her fellow UConn players.
In a performance that probably surprised everyone but the players, UConn just played a wonderful game in beating the Irish 89-71.
I am going to spend a few hours Monday putting together a full, and I mean full Post Game report. It will be worth the wait. In the meantime, I have a ton of UConn links and David has his usual good look at some of the numbers from the game. Here is a few of my initial thoughts.
They wore black uniforms for the first time ever. It was as if they were going to a funeral. Yep, Notre Dame's!!!!!
I watched a ton of videos of Christyn Williams in High School and this is the first time at UConn that I saw that player for more than a few plays. She is truly the best ambidextrous player I have seen at this level. That makes her so tough to guard.
The other freshman, Olivia Nelson-Ododa, was terrific in her 16 minutes. Great news for the future.
Katie Lou has turned into a great leader. She didn't let a poor shooting first half impact her total game.
Napheesa is a rebounding machine. It takes long arms and great timing to do what she does at 6'1".
Five players in double figures for UConn. All five starters. Same for ND but I don't care about them!!
I'm so proud of this team and I will remind you that I did pick UConn to win this game!!!
There were a bunch of top 25 games and I'll talk about a few of those!!!
There were, of course, several top 25 teams that played cupcakes. BORING. Please try to schedule some competition!!!
No. 3 Oregon vs Long Beach State? 110-48. Pathetic.
No. 5 Louisville vs Tennessee State. 107-52. Disgusting.
No. 7 Maryland vs UMBC. 92-61. Bull Dingy!
No. 12 Syracuse vs Towson. 98-55. Insulting.
No. 13 NC State vs Old Dominion. 85-56. Maybe a good game 30 years ago?
No. 14 Iowa vs Robert Morris. 92-63. Phillip Morris could have done better.
No. 15 California vs CSU Northridge. 67-42. As bad as this was, Cal still only score 67.
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They did shoot 48% from the field but other than Westbrook, they shot only 39%. And as a team they shot 3-18 on threes for 16.8%. They only had 13 assists on their 33 baskets. That is because of both 1-1 play and offensive rebounds. They also had 17 turnovers to go with their 13 assists. A negative ratio. They were also 7-11 on free throws for 63%.
So, as you can see, it's the same ole Tennessee that can't shoot, and can't pass. But they still win by rebounding and defense. It's just fool's gold.
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The final score was 94-69 and it wasn't even that close. Not to take anything away from Baylor but South Carolina is just not a very good team right now.
They shot only 34.8% from the field and were 4-16 on threes. With 16 turnovers and 11 assists they showed how SEC basketball is really played.
One more overrated team that could be out of the top 25 before too long. Only Dawn's reputation will keep then in there.
I wonder how Aliya Boston feels about her decision to walk into that place after seeing this game and then seeing the UConn/ND game.
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By David in Naples!!!!!
Numbers from the 1st half against Notre Dame.
1. Two freshman are playing big minutes for UConn and scoring 21 points.
2. Katie Lou is 0-7
3. Collier is 1 rebound short of a double-double at 10 pts & 9 boards.
4. ND is 0-6 from three point range.
5. Crystal and Katie Lou are a combined 3-17.
6. UConn has more rebounds 21-18.
7. Notre Dame has more free throws, 10-4. (No surprise)
1. Two freshman are playing big minutes for UConn and scoring 21 points.
2. Katie Lou is 0-7
3. Collier is 1 rebound short of a double-double at 10 pts & 9 boards.
4. ND is 0-6 from three point range.
5. Crystal and Katie Lou are a combined 3-17.
6. UConn has more rebounds 21-18.
7. Notre Dame has more free throws, 10-4. (No surprise)
The best and most Fun Number is 89-71.... here are others:
1. Sqeaks with 28 points on 11-16 shooting.
2. Katie Lou, held scoreless in the 1st half, still gets 15 points.
3. ND finishes the game 1-12 (8%) from three range.
4. Collier w/ another double-double at 16 points and 15 rebounds.
5. Mabrey has never fouled anyone. Just ask her...
6. Olivia playing great basketball with the starters..!5 pts, 5 boards.
7. UConn 16 assists, 7 turnovers.
8. Crystal and Christyn each played 40 minutes..!!
9. UConn outrebounds ND 46-41 and makes more free throws 17 to 16.
10. #1. There’s going to be a new one....😊
Go Huskies..!!
1. Sqeaks with 28 points on 11-16 shooting.
2. Katie Lou, held scoreless in the 1st half, still gets 15 points.
3. ND finishes the game 1-12 (8%) from three range.
4. Collier w/ another double-double at 16 points and 15 rebounds.
5. Mabrey has never fouled anyone. Just ask her...
6. Olivia playing great basketball with the starters..!5 pts, 5 boards.
7. UConn 16 assists, 7 turnovers.
8. Crystal and Christyn each played 40 minutes..!!
9. UConn outrebounds ND 46-41 and makes more free throws 17 to 16.
10. #1. There’s going to be a new one....😊
Go Huskies..!!
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