Doggydaddy's Den: Doggy's Doghouse 1/31/2023

GO UCONN!!!!!

Had a great time today with my family!

Lunch with my brother and his wife with 3 cousins. Dinner with 2 more cousins.

It was so wonderful to see everyone.

But a late night so the Blog is a little light.

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Matchup from 12/2

UCONN 98 Providence 53

No surprise here. At least the final score. I believe UConn was favored by 35+ points and it ended up 45.

The Huskies were firing on all cylinders against the overmatched Friars and pretty much could have called the marging of victory.

I won't go into too many details. Just some highlights.

Five players with double digit scoring. Two with double doubles. One with double digit assists (guess who).

Edwards with 14 points and 10 rebounds.
Griffin with 18 points and 10 rebounds.
Lou with 18 points, 4-5 on threes.
Fudd with 16 points, 2-3 on threes.
Muhl with 12 assists, 7 points and 2-5 on threes.
Ducharme with 10 points on 2-4 threes, 5 rebounds, 4 assists.
Patterson with 3 points and 4 assists.

That was the regular rotation. The end of the bench did well tonight.

Bettencourt with 6 points, 2-2 on threes.
DeBerry with 6 points, 7 rebounds, 1 assist, 1 steal, 2 blocks.

Everyone contributed. Best I have seen DeBerry in her career. I sure hope she can build on this.

The team was just amazing, 98 points, 61% from the field, 13-23 on threes and once against this great passing team was just fantastic with 28 assists on 36 baskets. That's 78%. Unreal.

GAME HIGHLIGHTS

This game will be different than the 12/2 game. No Fudd, no Ducharme, add Juhasz.

The good news is that the bench did a great job, all contributing. One of DeBerry's better games.

I'd expect that while different in players available, it will be similar in results.

UConn by 35+

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What is Connecticut 🐺💙 https://t.co/bHcQmFt350 pic.twitter.com/BZhA0NSoH3
— UConnWBBy90 (@UConnWBBy90) February 1, 2023

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GAMES

Upset noted with red **

No. 20 Oklahoma 101 TCU 78

No. 25 South Floida 72 East Carolina 48

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Straight from the Dog

With the latest poll, Sunday's game between UConn and South Carolina is officially a top-5 matchup.

S Carolina and UConn are the top-2 teams in the NET and Her Hoop Stats rankings. @herhoopstats gives SC a 60% chance to win w/ a predicted margin of 2.9 pts - should be a fun one!
— Megan Gauer (@megangauer) January 30, 2023

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Thanks Ken for the following!!

What 3 statistical bsed polls say

Massey:  masseyratings.com/cbw/ncaa-d1/ratings

NCAA NET Rankings:  www.ncaa.com/rankings/basketball-women/d1/ncaa-womens-basketball-net-rankings

Realtime RPI:  realtimerpi.com/college_Women_basketball_rpi.html

Hmmmm....UConn is ranked 2nd, 2nd & 1st in these 3 polls all of which have none of the human bias. Tomorrow is another chance for the coaches to make idiots of themselves and also for Creme to create another flawed bracketology? Stay tunes as they exude their blatant biases

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UCONN LINKS

Several links are pay sites. Sorry!

What return of Ducharme would mean to UConn

UConn takes on Providence on Wednesday

Give it to Griffin - RS junior gives UConn a lift

Three things to know as UConn takes on Providence

Season proves mental test for talented Huskies

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