Doggydaddy's Den: DoggyDaddy's Dailies 1/9/15

Links to everything about UConn women

Links to every top 25 score and game recap

Links to every AAC score and game recap

A list of top performers (Either 20+ points, a double double or whatever I feel like)

Links to everything you need to find out about a team, a player, every statistic you can think

Links to every relevant WCBB message boards

Links to every ranking, rating, SOS, RPI sites

Links to other great Blogs

If you come across a site I don't have please let me know via email (at the bottom of the blog) and I will add it. This blog is for you, not just something for an old retired guy to kill time with.

It pained me to remove the link to Rich Elliott's blog in the Post. What a shame. Wishing him the best of luck in whatever happens in the future. A great writer. He will be missed.

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Lots of Top Twenty Five losses Thursday night.

No. 13 Duke beat No. 21 Syracuse 74-72. After blowing a late 15 point lead, Duke was able to score when Greenwell rebounded her own miss and was fouled. A 91% shooter from the line, she made both. Syracuse had 3 shots at the end on rebounds of missed shots and couldn't convert before time ran out. Syracuse shot THIRTY EIGHT 3 pointers making 13. Brianna Butler shot 7-19 on 3's and hit the key shots to tie Duke late. It was fun to watch Duke slowly lose the lead. Good for them for holding on.

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No. 8 North Carolina was spanked, and I mean spanked by unranked Pittsburgh on the road 84-59. Yes, a 25 point loss for a top ten team to an unranked opponent. UNC is a candidate for Ugly game of the Night. I'll have to look at other box scores, but UNC was terrible. This result is a real head scratcher.

Gray is an amazing player, but she can't do it by herself. They shot 30% from the field and 23% on 3's. 17 TO's as well. Pitt manhandled UNC on the boards with 54 rebounds. UNC is now a former top 10 team.

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Miami beat No. 4 Notre Dame 78-63. This is as much a shocker as the UNC loss. Miami was terrific in the first half, going on a 25-4 run to end the half and gain a 40-20 lead. ND cut the lead down to 6 on a three point play by Turner, but Miami followed that with a three point shot to push it back to 9 and it was never closer than that.

ND expected so much more from Mabrey this year, but she appears to have regressed this year. She is a good complementary player but not one that you can rely on to be a big part of the offense. She was 0-4 from the field and 0-3 on three's. No rebounds and no assists.

Miami has a terrific pull up jump shooting team, at least in this game. They shot over 50% from the field, breaking ND's long streak of holding opponents to 50% or less. And it breaks the 30 game road game winning streak in a most unexpected way. It was also Notre Dame's first loss in 22 ACC regular-season and tournament games, plus its first loss to an unranked opponent in 62 games going back to Feb. 12, 2012, against West Virginia.

The big news out of Golden Dome land is that former UConn recruiting target Taya Reimer did not make the trip to Miami for "personal reasons" and then announced her intention to leave Notre Dame and transfer to another school. More to come on that. Here is the announcement

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South Carolina played like the #1 team tonight beating Alabama 102-60. They hit 64% from the field and 52% on 3's. They had 22 assists and only 7 TO's. They spread around the scoring as well with 6 players in double digits. With the remaining schedule before playing UConn, I don't see them losing before that. They do play Kentucky and Texas A&M but both are at home.

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No. 17 Iowa lost to unranked Illinois, 73-61 on the road. They weren't terrible, shooting 40% from the field and 3 pointers. But the 22 turnovers were a killer. They were outscored by 17 in the second half only scoring 26 points.

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Ugly Game of the night

I think we have a winner in Arizona. Playing their in state rival Arizona State, they only scored 14 points in the first half and 41 for the game. They shot 27% from the field and 14% on 3 point shots. They also had 17 TO's and only 8 assists. It was a tough call not to put UNC in here, but the 14 point first half was the kicker.

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So, without further ado!!!

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

5 UConn Women's Lessons Learned: It's A Long Conference Season Hartford Courant

UConn women still in need of depth Roger Cleaveland

Tulsa women's basketball player Ashley Hughes gains national attention for breaking teeth, playing on against UConn Oklahoma News

Notebook: Williams’ confidence gets boost Carl Adamac Blog

UConn freshmen take advantage of opportunities Jim Fuller Blog

Tough night at the office - Jim's touching article on his friend Rich Elliott Jim Fuller's Blog

Upsets in Red

No. 1 South Carolina coasts to 102-59 win over Alabama Yahoo
Miami ends No. 4 Notre Dame's road win streak, 78-63 Yahoo
Harrison, No. 7 Lady Vols trounce No. 9 Texas A&M 81-58 Newsday
Kiesel leads Pittsburgh women to 84-59 win over No. 8 UNC USA Today
O'Neill leads No. 10 Kentucky women to 78-57 win over Auburn USA Today
Jones leads No. 12 Maryland over Purdue 88-64 USA Today
Greenwell, No. 13 Duke Hold off No. 21 Syracuse 74-72 ABC News
No. 14 Mississippi State tops Arkansas 72-57 USA Today
White leads Illinois women past No. 17 Iowa, 73-61 USA Today
No. 18 Arizona State Matches Best Start With 88-41 Win New York Times
Cady Lifts No. 19 Nebraska Over Michigan St. 71-67 New York Times
Griffin, Defense Lead No. 20 Georgia Past Missouri 69-48 New York Times
No. 25 Western Kentucky tops Charlotte 76-61 USA Today

No Games

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

Shannon Samuels UMass Lowell 26 points 12 rebounds

Aerial Powers Michigan State 35 points 11 rebounds
Allisha Gray UNC 19 points 14 rebounds
Monica Wignot Pittsburgh 18 points 12 rebounds
Brianna Kiesel Pittsburgh 22 points
Alexis Govan Western Kentucky 24 points
Chastity Gooch Western Kentucky 21 points 11 rebounds
Jewell Loyd Notre Dame 27 points
Brianna Turner Notre Dame 17 points 10 rebounds
Whitney Bays Purdue 19 points 12 rebounds
Brionna Jones Maryland 16 points 17 rebounds
Adrienne Motley Miami 32 points
Courtney Walker Texas A&M 25 points
Isabelle Harrison Tennessee 21 points
Cierra Burdick Tennessee 14 points 11 rebounds 6 assists
Tra'Cee Tanner Auburn 23 points
Alaina Coates South Carolina 20 points
Brianna Butler Syracuse 23 points
Rebecca Greenwell Duke 20 points
Kaela Davis Georgia Tech 27 points
Nicole Boudreau Boston College 21 points
Dearica Hamby Wake Forest 27 points
Mikayla Venson Virginia 21 points
Dominique Wilson NCST 24 points
Miah Spencer NCST 21 points
Ivey Slaughter Florida State 16 points 12 rebounds
Adut Bulgak Florida State 14 points 10 rebounds
Maegan Conwright Florida State 20 points
Kelsey Mitchell Ohio State 25 points
Ameryst Alston Ohio State 27 points

Olivia Jones Mid Tenn 27 points

Ashia Jones UT Martin 36 points

Kelia Shelton Louisiana Tech 28 points 10 rebounds

Morgan Bailey BYU 22 points 16 rebounds

Nici Gilday Santa Clara 30 points

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