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GO UCONN!!!!!
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UConn’s Nika Mühl is one of 10 candidates for the Nancy Lieberman Award watch list, which goes to the best point guard in the nation.
— Daniel Connolly (@DanielVConnolly) January 30, 2023
UConn women’s basketball forward Aaliyah Edwards has been named to the Wooden Award late season top 20 watch list.
— Lila Bromberg (@lilabbromberg) January 30, 2023
DePaul’s Aneesah Morrow and Villanova’s Maddy Siegrist also made the cut.
Here’s a look at the rest of the candidates: pic.twitter.com/vj5EveaQ0S
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Proud of this team, they keep fighting 💙 pic.twitter.com/gdtAmCrzkJ
— UConn Women’s Basketball (@UConnWBB) January 30, 2023
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GAMES
Upset noted with red **
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Straight from the Dog
The AP poll came out and somehow UConn, after beating Tennessee by 17 points on the Lady Vols' home court and then beating now No. 19 Villanova the Huskies stayed at No. 5 while Indiana jumped them in teh rankings.
First, while I like that Villanova actually went up 2 spots after losing to UConn the logic of the voters escape me.
A vote here or there can change teams 2-5 as they are only separated by 12 points.
UConn will have a chance to change everything when they play No. 1 South Carolina on Sunday, February 5th. Win and they should move past everyone in front of them. Lose? Who knows how the voters will react.
Monday night, one of the teams with more votes than the Huskies, LSU (5 points) played the same team that UConn just beat last Thursday, Tennessee. How did they compare?
Well, you have to take into account that UConn was in a hostile environment of Thompson Boiling Arena with 13,0000+ fans singing that awful Rocky Top.
That being said UConn won by 17 points while LSU won by 8. And it was closer than that in the fourth quarter.
Comparing scores doesn't mean much though. But watching both games, you couldn't help but come away with the opinion that UConn is a better team than LSU.
I kinda was rooting for Tennessee but I just couldn't put my heart into it. Every time the Lady Vols lose I am happy. So happy days everyone!!
Tennessee's sycophant Maria Cornelius
Game highlights. Tennessee never misses.
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One thing I really like about UConn is you don't see players pull crap like this.
Licking her fingers like she just finished a saucy rib is just too much. What an arrogant shit.
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Speaking of CLASS, Aaliyah Edwards won her second Big East Player of the Week. She led the Huskies to a 3-0 week. Against DePaul last Monday, she tallied 23 points, 10 rebounds and four assists, before going for 25 points, seven rebounds and four dimes against Tennessee on Thursday. She finished the week with 13 points and six boards in Sunday's win over No. 21 Villanova.
Congrats Aaliyah. You make UConn proud!
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The Last 8:08
Maddy Siegrist scored a basket with 8:08 left in the game to give Villanova a six point lead, 51-45. Exhausted and shooting poorly, UConn reached deep down and gutted out a 63-58 victory over a talented Villanova team. Here are some interesting facts about that last 8 minutes.
1. Down six points, the Huskies outscored Villanova 18-7 to win the game by five.
2. During the eight minutes, UConn's defense held Maddy Siegrist 0-3 from the field.
3. In fact, the defense held Villanova to 2 for 13 shooting in that 8 critical minutes.
4. Nika and Dorka each has a critical 3 point basket.
5. Aubrey scored 5 points and Aaliyah 7 to lead UConn. 8 of their 12 came on free throws.
6. Villanova had 8 fouls and 3 turnovers in the last 8 minutes. And, only 2 baskets.
7. Only one player, Lucy Olsen, scored for Villanova. (7 points)
8. Starters for UConn played 40, 40, 40, 38 and 36 minutes in the game.
What a great win for the Huskies..!! Pure guts and effort to pull out their 4th victory in 8 days..! (Jan. 21, 23, 26 and 29th)
Go Huskies..!!
1. Down six points, the Huskies outscored Villanova 18-7 to win the game by five.
2. During the eight minutes, UConn's defense held Maddy Siegrist 0-3 from the field.
3. In fact, the defense held Villanova to 2 for 13 shooting in that 8 critical minutes.
4. Nika and Dorka each has a critical 3 point basket.
5. Aubrey scored 5 points and Aaliyah 7 to lead UConn. 8 of their 12 came on free throws.
6. Villanova had 8 fouls and 3 turnovers in the last 8 minutes. And, only 2 baskets.
7. Only one player, Lucy Olsen, scored for Villanova. (7 points)
8. Starters for UConn played 40, 40, 40, 38 and 36 minutes in the game.
What a great win for the Huskies..!! Pure guts and effort to pull out their 4th victory in 8 days..! (Jan. 21, 23, 26 and 29th)
Go Huskies..!!
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