UCONN @ Cincinnati
Day: Wednesday
Date: February 17, 2016
Location: Gampel
Time: 7:00
TV: SNY
No. 1 UConn Huskies Cincinnati Bearcats
24-0 (13-0) 7-17 (3-13)
Prior Meetings
UConn leads the series 15-0
1/12/06 W 92-71 Home
1/30/07 W 70-60 Away
1/19/08 W 86-49 Home
1/24/09 W 65-34 Away
1/7/10 W 83-51 Home
1/29/11 W 80-46 Away
1/19/12 W 80-37 Home
1/26/13 W 67-31 Home
12/29/13 W 67-34 Home
2/1/14 W 86-39 Away
3/8/14 W 72-42 Neutral
1/25/15 W 96-31 Away
2/3/15 W 96-36 Home
3/7/15 W 93-35 Neutral
12/30/15 W 107-45 Away
Team Overviews
Cincinnati has just been awful this season. After winning their first three games of the season, they have only won four other games beating Eastern Illinois and two other really bad teams in the AAC, UCF and Houston. When Tulsa is your best win of the season, that tells you all you need to know.
They are now coming off a four game losing streak. Their last game was a 27 point loss to South Florida. Now they face UConn.
And they face a UConn team with two players looking for redemption after a poor performance against Temple in an 85-60 win over the Owls. Morgan Tuck and Kia Nurse can't be happy with the way they played and you can be sure we will see different results. Otherwise, UConn just dominated Temple and are well on their way to another undefeated regular season in the AAC.
They are now coming off a four game losing streak. Their last game was a 27 point loss to South Florida. Now they face UConn.
And they face a UConn team with two players looking for redemption after a poor performance against Temple in an 85-60 win over the Owls. Morgan Tuck and Kia Nurse can't be happy with the way they played and you can be sure we will see different results. Otherwise, UConn just dominated Temple and are well on their way to another undefeated regular season in the AAC.
Stat by Stat Comparison
Leader is bolded.
Leader is bolded.
UConn Cincinnati
88.8 Points Per Game 57.5
49.2 Opp Points Per Game 71.2
.531 Field Goal % .333
.335 Opp Field Goal % .431
.359 3 Point Field Goal % .285
.316 Opp 3 Point Field Goal % .304
.793 Free Throw % .721
40.9 Rebounds Per Game 36.1
30.0 Opp Rebounds Per Game 44.1
21.9 Assists Per Game 10.2
12.5 Turnovers Per Game 15.3
1.8 Assists/Turnover Ratio .7
1.8 Assists/Turnover Ratio .7
12.4 Steals Per Game 6.6
6.5 Blocks Per Game 2.5
UConn Starters
30 Breanna Stewart
6'4" Senior Forward
6'4" Senior Forward
Stewart scores 16 points and handed out 5 assists in her 22 minutes the first time UConn played Cincinnati. She added 9 rebounds. This was one of the few games she didn't have a block.
2015-16 Stats
23 Games - MPG 29.4, FG% .591, 3PT% .431, PPG 19.9 RPG 8.3, APG 4.2, 41 steals, 79 blocks
23 Games - MPG 29.4, FG% .591, 3PT% .431, PPG 19.9 RPG 8.3, APG 4.2, 41 steals, 79 blocks
3 Morgan Tuck
6'2" RS Junior Forward
6'2" RS Junior Forward
Morgan only played 18 minutes against Cincinnati the first time they met. But she had a solid game with 14 points, 4 rebounds and 4 assists.
2015-16 Stats
19 Games - MPG 27.3, FG% .510, 3PT% .289, PPG 13.7, RPG 5.6, APG 3.3, 12 steals, 8 blocks
4 Moriah Jefferson
5'7" Senior Guard
5'7" Senior Guard
In the first Cinci matchup, Jefferson played 26 minutes and while she didn't shoot that well, she had 10 points and handed out 8 assists and only one turnover. She added 3 steals.
2015-16 Stats
23 Games - MPG 31.6, FG% .588, 3PT% .410, PPG 14.0, RPG 2.5, APG 5.7, 70 steals, 4 blocks
11 Kia Nurse
6' Sophomore Guard
In the first Cincinnati game, Kia had one of her better games, shooting 4-8 from the field and 2 -4 on threes. She also had 3 assists and one steal.
2015-16 Stats
24 Games - MPG 27.7, FG% .419, 3PT% .340, PPG 9.2, RPG 2.0, APG 2.9, 36 steals, 5 blocks
33 Katie Lou Samuelson
6'3" Freshman Guard/Forward
It was not a good day for Katie Lou the first time these two teams met. She only played the last 12 minutes of the game as Geno sat her the first 28 because of poor practices. It was a wakeup call for Katie Lou as she is now in the starting lineup. She ended up with 6 points and 2 rebounds.
2015-16 Stats
24 Games - MPG 21.9, FG% .441, 3PT% .331, PPG 9.2, RPG 3.2, APG 2.3, 26 steals, 4 blocks
UConn Bench
51 Natalie Butler
6'5" RS Sophomore Center
12 Saniya Chong
5'8" Junior Guard
Here is another player that had a great game against Cincinnati. She played 22 minutes and was 4-6 from the field, 3-5 on threes, 2-2 from the FT line and scored 13 points, snagged 4 rebounds and handed out 3 assists. She added a block and a steal.
15 Gabby Williams
5'11" Sophomore Forward
5'11" Sophomore Forward
Gabby was a perfect 5-5 from the field in the first Cincinnati game. She was also 3-3 from the line. She was limited by her four fouls and only played 16 minutes in scoring 13 point and grabbing 4 rebounds.
2015-16 Stats
24 Games - MPG 19.6, FG% .639, 3PT% .000, PPG 10.2 RPG 6.5, APG 1.3, 49 steals, 10 blocks
24 Napheesa Collier
6'1 Freshman Forward/Guard
The last time these two teams met, Collier was the starter. She had maybe her best game of the season with 11 points, 12 rebounds, 3 blocks and 3 steaks in 29 minutes. I hope seeing the Bearcats with get her going again. She has struggled recently.
2015-16 Stats
24 Games - MPG 18.3, FG% .545, 3PT% .000, PPG 6.8, RPG 5.6, APG .8, 35 steals, 33 blocks
6'5" RS Sophomore Center
Butler made her debut for UConn against Cincinnati the first time these teams met and it was a great one! in 15 minutes she scored 11 points on 5-7 shooting and grabbed 8 rebounds. She also blocked 2 shots and had 2 steals.
2015-16 Stats
13 Games - MPG 14.7, FG% .569, 3PT% .000, PPG 6.5, RPG 4.8, APG 1.2, 9 steals, 11 blocks
5'8" Junior Guard
Here is another player that had a great game against Cincinnati. She played 22 minutes and was 4-6 from the field, 3-5 on threes, 2-2 from the FT line and scored 13 points, snagged 4 rebounds and handed out 3 assists. She added a block and a steal.
2015-16 Stats
19 Games - MPG 15.5, FG% .435, 3PT% .400, PPG 5.1, RPG 1.5, APG 1.2, 13 steals, 2 blocks
22 Courtney Ekmark
6' Sophomore Guard
In 9 minutes against Cincinnati she had 3 points and a rebound.
2015-16 Stats
20 Games - MPG 9.9, FG% .486, 3PT% .360, PPG 2.5, RPG 1.4, APG .8, 5 steals, 1 block
20 Tierney Lawlor
5'7" Junior Guard
2015-16 Stats
22 Briana Pulido
5'7" Senior Guard
In 3 minutes Lawlor handed out an assists. Always good to get in the box score!
2015-16 Stats
18 Games - MPG 3.3, FG% .500, 3PT% .400, PPG .5, RPG 0.2, APG 0.2, 1 steals, 0 blocks
5'7" Senior Guard
Pulido played 3 minutes and missed her only shot, a three pointer.
2015-16 Stats
15 Games - MPG 2.5, FG% .273, 3PT% .167, PPG 0.5, RPG 0.1, APG 0.1, 1 steals, 0 blocks
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Cincinnati Bearcats
Head Coach Jamelle Elliott
Jamelle is a former student-athlete and assistant coach at Connecticut, was named the University of Cincinnati's eighth head women's basketball coach on May 5, 2009. She enters her seventh campaign in 2015-16.
Elliott spent the better part of two decades with the Connecticut women's basketball program and Hall of Fame head coach Geno Auriemma, the last 12 years as an assistant coach. She has been a part of six national championships, including the Huskies' 2009 undefeated championship run, and won a title as a player, helping UConn to the 1995 championship, the first in the school's history.
After graduating from Connecticut with a degree in business management in 1996, Elliott went on to earn her graduate degree in sports management at UConn in 1997. Elliott, a native of Washington, D.C., was named to the Washington Post all-Metro Team as well as being named Scholar-Athlete at H.D. Woodson High School.
Cincinnati Starters
03 Ana Owens
5'6" Sophomore Guard
2015-16 Stats
Ana had an interesting game against UConn in the first game. In 34 minutes she was 1-12 from the field and 0-7 on threes. But she was also 8-8 from the FT line and handed out 3 assists. She also had 5 turnovers.
24 games - MPG 35.8, FG% .297, 3PT% .328, PPG 13.4, RPG 4.4, APG 3.0, 19 steals, 1 block
23 Jasmine Whitfield
5'10" Senior Guard
Whitfield played 22 minutes against UConn in the first matchup. she scored 9 points before fouling out.
2015-16 Stats
24 games - MPG 30.8, FG% .357, 3PT% .287, PPG 12.3, RPG 5.7, APG 2.4, 31 steals, 9 blocks
24 games - MPG 30.8, FG% .357, 3PT% .287, PPG 12.3, RPG 5.7, APG 2.4, 31 steals, 9 blocks
12 Alyesha Lovett
6'0" RS Senior Guard
Lovett played 32 minutes and scored 6 points and grabbed 8 rebounds before fouling out in the first UConn game this season. She was 2-9 from the field and 1-7 on threes.
2015-16 Stats
24 games - MPG 32.8, FG% .370, 3PT% .265, PPG 11.3, RPG 5.7, APG 2.0, 43 steals, 16 blocks
22 Bianca Quisenberry
5'8" Junior Guard
Quizenberry didn't play in the first game. I expect she will in this one.
2015-16 Stats
20 games - MPG 26.7, FG% .329, 3PT% .242, PPG 7.5, RPG 3.8, APG 1.8, 35 steals, 5 blocks
32 Shelbi Chandler
6'3" Senior Forward
Chandler played 21 minutes against UConn in the first matchup. She only scored 2 points and added 2 rebounds, going 1-5 from the field.
2015-16 Stats
24 games - MPG 20.9, FG% .356, 3PT% .000, PPG 3.4, RPG 3.4, AP.5, 5 steals, 5 blocks
Cincinnati Bench
02 Nikira Goings
5'9" Freshman Guard
Goings played a nice 15 minutes in the first UConn matchup. She scored 7 points on 2-4 shooting. She was 2-3 on threes.
2015-16 Stats
24 games - MPG 13.1, FG% .248, 3PT% .263, PPG 3.2, RPG 1.8, APG .5, 13 steals, 3 block
20 Maya Benham
6'0" Freshman Guard
Benham shot well against UConn in the first game. She played 16 minutes and scored 7 points going 3-5 from the field and 1-2 on threes. Her issue was ball handling as she also had 4 turnovers.
2015-16 Stats
21 games - MPG 10.5, FG% .404, 3PT% .333, PPG 3.0, RPG 1.4, APG .3, 4 steals, 4 blocks
13 Brandey Tarver
5'10" Junior Guard
Tarver started in the first UConn game and played 30 minutes. She really struggled as she shot 0-5 from the field and had 2 turnovers.
2015-16 Stats
24 games - MPG 15.9, FG% .250, 3PT% .000, PPG 1.8, RPG 3.3, APG .3, 1 steal, 3 blocks
24 games - MPG 15.9, FG% .250, 3PT% .000, PPG 1.8, RPG 3.3, APG .3, 1 steal, 3 blocks
25 Chelsea Warren
6'1" Freshman Forward
Warren played a tough 22 minutes in the first UConn game. She scored 4 points and battled in the paint for 6 rebounds.
2015-16 Stats
24 games - MPG 12.8, FG% .321, 3PT% .200, PPG 1.8, RPG 3.3, APG .2, 6 steals, 3 blocks
Game Analysis
Cincinnati is still starting four guards and one forward. Their one forward off the bench is a freshman and only 6'1". I would imagine that Coach Elliott will play a zone for most of the game and force UConn to the outside as much as possible. Especially since UConn is shooting almost 5 percent lower from distance than last season. UConn will want fast break at every chance before the Cincinnati defense can set up.
As I said in the preview for first time they met, the talent discrepancy is just too much for the Bearcats to handle. It just won't matter what they do. UConn will just run it's offense, practice plays, take the best shot and then defend the hell out of the ball on the other end.
Cincinnati shoots only 33.3% from the field and 28.5% on 3's. What makes it worse it that they are a terrible ball handling team. They have only 240 assists this season and 365 turnovers. They will not do well against UConn's pressure defense.
Final Prediction
Last game I predicted a 60+ margin of victory and boy did I take some crap for that one. With the 107-45 win it's kinda funny how close I came...eh???
Now they are playing at home trying to fine tune this incredible basketball team. Morgan will be looking for a little redemption after the Temple game and certainly Nurse would like nothing better than to quiet her critics that are calling for her to be out of the starting lineup. I'll be rooting for them bigtime!
Now they are playing at home trying to fine tune this incredible basketball team. Morgan will be looking for a little redemption after the Temple game and certainly Nurse would like nothing better than to quiet her critics that are calling for her to be out of the starting lineup. I'll be rooting for them bigtime!
I don't see it any closer. UConn by 60+.
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