No. 10 UConn 26-5 (18-0) Providence 12-19 (6-12)
Saturday, March 9th, 12:00 PM
Mohegan Sun Arena
Uncasville, Ct
TV - FS1
PROVIDENCE | UCONN
UCONN LEADS
47-21 H: 24-9 | A: 20-11 | N: 3-1
Last ten games
02/20/10 #1 UConn 85, PC 53 Hartford, Conn.
02/12/11 #2 UConn 68, PC 38 Providence, R.I.
01/10/12 #3 UConn 96, PC 35 Hartford, Conn.
02/12/13 #3 UConn 105, PC 49 Providence, R.I.
01/09/21 #3 UConn 87, PC 50 Storrs, Conn.
01/30/22 #10 UConn 69, PC 61 Providence, R.I.
02/27/22 #7 UConn 88, PC 31 Storrs, Conn.
12/02/22 #3 UConn 98, PC 53 Storrs, Conn.
02/01/23 #5 UConn 64, PC 54 Providence, R.I.
1/10/24 #13 UConn 85, PC 41 Hartford, Conn.
03/2/24 #10 UConn 65, PC 42 Providence, R.I.
Providence Season to Date
A tough go for the Friars. They have now lost 8 of their last 9 games only beat last place Xavier. And none of those loses were against Marquette and Creighton, other than UConn, the best teams in the league. They lost just a week ago to the Huskies 65-42 in Providence.
Comparative Team Statistics
Leader in Bold
UConn Providence
82.0 PPG 58.7
58.3 Defensive PPG 60.9
23.7 Scoring Margin -2.2
50.4 Field Goal % 41.0
36.4 Defensive FG% 37.5
36.1 Three Point % 31.5
28.7 Defensive 3PT% 27,9
74.8 Free Throw % 67.7
38.8 Rebounds/game 38.5
6.4 Rebounding Margin 5.3
20.0 Assists per game 11.5
12.9 Turnover per game 19.4
1.5 Assists/TO ratio .6
10.2 Steals per game 7.1
UCONN
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UConn Starters
UConn Injuries
OUT FOR THE SEASON
ACL
Achilles Injury
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Providence Friars
Providence Starters
Providence Bench
Game Analysis
Olivia Olson is the begining, the middle and the end for Providence. She leads the team in scoring at 14.0 PPG, rebounding at 8.8 RPG, FG percentage at 53%, takes the most shots, the most foul shots, and most blocks. The 6'3" junior is just a terrific player.
I check prior box scores and the stats to see who the starters are. I gave up after looking at at the prior few games. I don't think the coach knows who the starters are until just before the opening tip. The Friars have started 10 different players and countless combinations. I listed the one from the most recent game.
So, instead of doing a player review, I'll just share the bottom line. Team stats.
Providence shoots 40.9% from the field, 32.4% on threes, 67.7% from the FT line.
They have 373 assists and 615 turnovers. Just a horrible ratio. That's .6 for those who care.
UConn won the first match up 85-41 and the second 65-42. In the first game UConn jumped on the Friars by 19 in the first quarter and 18 in the third quarter. It was only because Geno took his foot off the accelorator that kept the score at a 44 point margin. The second game was more of a slogfest. Bad shooting by both teams and the score reflected that.
In the first match up Olsen ended up with only 6 points although she did add 13 rebounds. Farrell was the only double digit scorer with 12 points. Morales Romero off the bench was the only double digit scorer in the second match up. UConn did a great job on Olsen holding her to 7 points and 6 rebounds.
In the first match up, leading the way for UConn was Ashlynn Shade who scored 17 points to lead the team going 7-13 from the field and 3-8 on threes. She added 4 rebounds, 3 assists and 4 steals. She also had zero fouls. KK was great again scoring 16 points on 7-12 shooting and added 3 assists and 2 rebounds. And she was all over the court against on defense. She had 8 steals to lead the Huskies to a season high 20. A strange stat. Providence outrebounded UConn by a 45-39 margin.
In the second matchup Paige was the leading scorer with 17 points. Aaliyah had 13 points, 7 rebounds and 4 steals. And KK had another good game with 12 points, 7 rebounds, 3 steals and 3 assists. It was mostly the UConn defense that ruled the day holding the Friars to 25 points in the first 3 quarters.
Final Prediction
I can't imagine this game going much different than the first two match ups. However, Providence is a very physical team and they played better at home. Hopefully the refs have control of the game on a neutral. I'm guessing it will be more similar to the first game than the second match up.
UConn by 35+
GO HUSKIES!!
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