UCONN vs College of Charleston
Day: Friday
Date: Nov 28, 2014
Location: Ft. Meyers, Florida
Time: 8:30
TV: SNY
Records UConn 2-1, College of Charleston 0-4.
Overview
Three days of basketball and three days in warm weather. I'm so jealous of the team and fans that are enjoying Ft. Meyers. A shout out to my friend JD. And I know that my buddy DannyK will be cheering and snapping some great pics. I'll be posting them later.Candice Jackson is in her first season as the head coach at Charleston. Jackson was an assistant coach at Duke in each of the last three seasons. It doesn't help much as Duke was always on the short end of a good whuppin'. They are struggling so far this year with losses to Kennesaw State, UNC Greensboro, Eastern Carolina and George Mason. UConn is the last team they need to see.
UConn is coming into this game with a chip still on their shoulder. All of a sudden the pundits and fans are doubting them. I'm thinking they are relishing this role and will use it coming into the Notre Dame game next weekend. Tuck and Nurse will continue to build on their last performance and Stokes will look to break out with a game like she had in the two exhibition games.
As always, I list the players that are part of the regular rotation.
11 Kia Nurse 6' Freshman Guard
Kia was put into the starting lineup last game and she will never be out of it. 22 points on 4-4 3 pointers was amazing to see from this mature young woman.
MPG 24.0, FG% .600, 3PT% .625, PPG 13.0, RPG 4.3, APG 1.3, 4 steals, 0
blocks
Jefferson had a nice game against Creighton, but I'm sure she feels she can do more. We haven't seen the disruptive force on defense yet. But we will. Hopefully tonight.
MPG 29.7, FG% .440, 3PT% .444, PPG 9.3, RPG 1.3, APG 6.3, 3 steals, 1 block
41 Kiah Stokes 6'3" Senior Center
Kiah, we need you!!!! I just haven't seen the aggressive play we need to see from Stokes. She certainly has the talent. Does she have the will? I believe she does. 7 ppg and 7 rpg are good. But the team could use a few more of each.
MPG 22.7, FG% .444, 3PT% .000, PPG 7.0, RPG 7.3, APG 2.0, 1 steals, 9 blocks
23 Kaleena Mosqueda-Lewis 5'11" Senior Forward
Missed the last game with the flu. I'm sure she will be looking to make up for a poor performance against Stanford.
MPG 34.5, FG% .542, 3PT% .667, PPG 21.0, RPG 4.5, APG 1.5, 4 steals, 0 blocks
I guess if you don't miss a shot (10-10), or a 3 pointer (3-3), or a FT (2-2) and still manage to have 4 assists you had a good game. She was very upset with the team after the Stanford game. Looks to me she is saying to her teammates, jump on board the TBS express.
MPG 33.7, FG% .625, 3PT% .583, PPG 21.0, RPG 8.7, APG 4.7, 5 steals, 3 blocks
UConn Bench
Morgan started for the sick KML and had a great game against Creighton. She is really showing her leadership skills. One she slows down a little in the paint her poor shooting percentage will increase.
MPG 23.7, FG% .344, 3PT% .300, PPG 12.0, RPG 5.0, APG 4.0, 1 steal, 0 blocks
12 Saniya Chong 5'8" Sophomore Guard
Move to coming off the bench didn't sit well with Chong's game against Creighton going o-fer all her shots. I'm looking for a nice bounce back game from Saniya
MPG 28.0, FG% .500, 3PT% .421, PPG 10.7, RPG 3.7, APG 2.3, 1 steal, 1 block
15 Gabby Williams 5'11" Freshman Guard
Gabby played really well against Creighton. Well enough to be part of the regular rotation. We will see that for the rest of the season. She is still looking for her first assist of the season.
MPG 16.5, FG% .650, 3PT% .000, PPG 8.5, RPG 4.0, APG 0.0, 1 steal, 0 blocks
UConn Complete Stats
Charleston Starters
MPG 32.0, FG% .378, 3PT% .250, PPG 11.7, RPG 7.3, APG .3, 11 steals, 1 block
MPG 31.5, FG% .415, 3PT% .320, PPG 11.3, RPG 3.5, APG 2.3, 9 steal, 0 blocks
3 Shiclasia Brown 5'5" Freshman Guard
MPG 33.5, FG% .250, 3PT% .111, PPG 7.8, RPG 3.5, APG 5.8, 4 steal, 0 blocks
11 Christy Hewatt 5'11" Senior Forward
MPG 27.0, FG% .565, 3PT% .000, PPG 8.0, RPG 7.3, APG 0.8, 6 steal, 1 block
12 Jacqueline Luna-Castro 6'2" Junior Forward
MPG 33.5, FG% .441, 3PT% .143, PPG 9.3, RPG 7.0, APG 1.3, 3 steals, 6 block
Charleston Bench
21 Shannon Hines 5'7" Junior Guard
MPG 14.8, FG% .385, 3PT% .250, PPG 5.3, RPG 5.5, APG 1.3, 2 steals, 0 blocks
30 Mikaela Hopkins 6'5" Senior Forward/Center
MPG 19.3, FG% .393, 3PT% .000, PPG 7.3, RPG 5.5, APG 0.5, 1 steal, 6 blocks
Final Analysis
In the first game of the Gulf Coast Classic, UConn will look to build on a better effort against Creighton. This game will not be close. Just think Creighton without the 3 point shooters. There is a reason Charleston is 0-4. They don't shoot well, they don't defend well. They are not particularly tall or quick. They don't take care of the ball. Did I leave anything out? Look for UConn to get a good run in, work on some defensive help schemes and overall finish the game healthy. A fifty-sixty point win is not out of the question.
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DD
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DD
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