UConn Huskies vs Ohio State Buckeyes
AP #1 AP # 26
Coaches Poll #1 Coaches Poll #25
3-0 2-0
Sunday, November 16th, 4:00 PM
People's Bank Arena
Hartford, Ct.
TV - Peacock
OHIO STATE | UCONN LEADS 6-1
H: 2-0 | A: 2-0 | N: 2-1
12/19/10 #1 UConn 81, #11 OSU 50 New York, N.Y.
12/01/13 #1 UConn 70, OSU 49 Springfield, Mass.
11/16/15 #1 UConn 100, #6 OSU 56 Columbus, Ohio
12/19/16 #1 UConn 82, #12 OSU 63 Hartford, Conn.
11/11/18 #2 UConn 85, Ohio State 53 Storrs, Conn.
11/24/19 #4 UConn 73, Ohio State 62 Columbus, Ohio
3/25/23 #12 Ohio State 73, #6 UConn 61 Seattle, Washington
Ohio State Overview
Ohio State has played two games winning both so far this season.
They beat Coppin State (Massey 252) 88-59 and then defeated Bellamine (Massey 319) 90-33. The Buckeyes scored the first 26 points of the game leading 26-0 after one quarter.
They sit just outside of the Top 25 in the "also receiving votes" area in the AP poll and No. 25 in the coaches poll.
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Game Analysis
Gone is last season's leading scorer Cotie McMahon, who transferred to Ole Miss. Taylor Thiery graduated and is playing in the WNBA. The third missing starter is Ajae Petty also graduated and is playing in the WNBA for Dallas. Three very good players.
Ohio State only brings back five players from last year's team. Two starters and two bench players that are now starting and one player still on the bench. Also starting is a red shirt freshman transfer.
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Back is second leading scorer from last season Jalani Cambridge. The 5'7" sophomore guard was Big Ten freshman of the year and averaged averaged 15.4 points, 4.5 rebounds, 3.9 assists and 2.0 steals per game. A quick player, she is an astute passer and can get to the basket. Not a great shooter, she will get her offense from the foul line and off steals.
The other returning starter is 5'9" senior guard Chance Gray. Previously at Oregon, she starteed all 33 games last season for the Buckeyes and was the third leading scorer on the team. She averaged 12.0 points, 1.8 rebounds, 1.5 assists and 1.4 steals per game. She loves to shoot the three, puting up 6.1 long range shots per game.
Big sister to Jalani, 5'8" RS junior Kennedy Camnridge is now starting. Prior to Ohio State, she played her freshman season for Kentucky. Last year she averaged 4.8 points, 2.7 rebounds, 1.5 steals and 1.2 assists per game in 16.5 MPG.
Kyree Kitts, a 6'4" forward is a RS Freshman and sister of injured forward for South Carolina Cloe Kitts. Kyree sat out her entire freshman season at Florida and was granted a red shirt status. Apparently she was not happy with the direction of the Gator programs and transferred to Ohio State. She plays like a big guard with outside skills but can still post up.
Elsa Lemmilä, a 6'6" sophomore center from Finland, is a true big. She only played 15 MPG last season but averaged 4.1 points, 4.8 rebounds, 1.9 blocks, 0.8 assists and 0.7 steals.
There are several choices for Coach McGuff and I'll be darned if I know who he will play. It's only been two games and against really weak opponents so the bench got plenty of minutes.
For sure returning player Ava Watson will see plenty of playing time. The 5'8" sophomore guard averaged 5.3 points, 1.2 steals, 0.8 rebounds and 0.7 assists per game in 13.7 minutes.
Tyona Todd, a 6' senior foward transferred in from Boston College for this season. She led the Eagles in scoring last season with 13.7 PPG.
The other four available players are freshmen. We will see how much time they see against the Huskies.
The Buckeyes love to press. It's a huge part of their game plan. And they have some quickness to pull it off. As important as quickness is, knowing how to press is just as important. And it's their identity, so expect plenty of it. The Buckeyes also use the three point shot as a big weapon. Last season they put up almost 20 per game.
The Huskies have good answers to the press, as long as they keep their heads. In the upset victory for Ohio State, UConn lost it in the second quarter. A ton of turnovers and a deficit they couldn't overcome. With two bigs that can handle the ball and three good ball handling guards, and good ball handlers on the bench, the Huskies have the horses to handle pressure. You can bet Geno will have them working hard on doing that in practice.
Final Prediction
This game will be decided on who can impose their style of play on the other team. Ohio State will press and try to force UConn to turn the ball over for easy buckets. UConn will try to use their size advantage to get easy buckets on the inside and outshoot them fromt he outside. The Huskies advantage is that they can play multiple ways, scoring inside and outside with their excellent three point shooting.
UConn has been pressing on their own with their depth and the Huskies pressure. I'd look for them to try to press the pressers. UConn has played two "good teams" while Ohio State has played two cupcakes. It will be like a freezing icebath when UConn's defense puts the clamps on Ohio State. Predicting a big game for the big two after a relatively quiet game in the last game for UConn.
UConn by 22+
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