Game Day! At Villanova at 6:30 pm.

[BBallF]

So we need a win and a strong game on defense. I look for Nika to have a bounce back game because you know she internalized the loss against ND and blamed the loss on her own sub-par performance. You will see her shooting and playing smart defense on Lucy Olsen who will be a first team All BE selection at least for some part of the game. Paige has to get going early and we have to assume she will be doubled and tripled from here on in so Ash, KK, and Nika have to hit the outside dishes. Let's go under to Liyah in scoring position and have Q and Ice just play good floor games. We don't need them to do more than they can do, just no turnovers. Looking for resiliency tonight at Finneran!

 

[HuskyNan]

Even better, today is a double-header. The women are at 6:30 on SNY, the men are at 8:30 on FS1

 

[BBallF]

I may be going to Finneran tonight so I will have to rush back to the hotel to catch the men!

 

[Hoov33PSU]

I’ll be at the game tonight! My first game in over 5 years, very excited! I’m 2nd row from the court right across from the UCONN bench

 

[Monte]

Same old thing: after a loss to a good team, they crush an inferior team, and most people say:

"Now they're back in form!"

 

[ERWUC65]

So we need a win and a strong game on defense. I look for Nika to have a bounce back game because you know she internalized the loss against ND and blamed the loss on her own sub-par performance. You will see her shooting and playing smart defense on Lucy Olsen who will be a first team All BE selection at least for some part of the game. Paige has to get going early and we have to assume she will be doubled and tripled from here on in so Ash, KK, and Nika have to hit the outside dishes. Let's go under to Liyah in scoring position and have Q and Ice just play good floor games. We don't need them to do more than they can do, just no turnovers. Looking for resiliency tonight at Finneran!

I'd like to see Ines get more floor time during the game, not just coming in for mop up at the end. We need to see who is going to be the best #6 under pressure, because the ND game showed that Q and Ice are still lacking.

 

[Wilderness]

I'd like to see Ines get more floor time during the game, not just coming in for mop up at the end. We need to see who is going to be the best #6 under pressure, because the ND game showed that Q and Ice are still lacking.

This!!

 

[The deacon]

I may be going to Finneran tonight so I will have to rush back to the hotel to catch the men!

Enjoy, BBallF, and safe driving!

 

[Ralph]

Playing for the long haul, this might be a game where you rest Nika if she is really nursing a bad ankle, put in Ines, tell KK you are guarding Olsen, show me what you have. If it works great, if not, you have learned something and hopefully Nika's ankle gets better. She was wearing an ankle brace a lot last year, surprised she did not have/need surgery last summer to fix something.

 

[my2cents]

I am taping the women's game and will watch after I get home from Gampel cheering on the men. Don't tell me who won and ruin the surprise, lol.

 

[MSGRET]

I am taping the women's game and will watch after I get home from Gampel cheering on the men. Don't tell me who won and ruin the surprise, lol.

Good luck with that, you think that they aren't going to announce it to the crowd at Gampel?

 

[Longtime fan]

I'd like to see Ines get more floor time during the game, not just coming in for mop up at the end. We need to see who is going to be the best #6 under pressure, because the ND game showed that Q and Ice are still lacking.

Q and Ice probably each need a fuller to "get it" and play their best. That means; next year sometime, they each blossom. It is reasonable. But not what we need.

 

[my2cents]

Good luck with that, you think that they aren't going to announce it to the crowd at Gampel?

Probably.....drats.

 

[LwrcasefaN]

For the remainder of the season, I hope they play with the mentality that we are no longer the hunted, but the hunter.

 

[CL82]

Same old thing: after a loss to a good team, they crush an inferior team, and most people say:

"Now they're back in form!"

Would you prefer that we followed a loss to a rank team with a loss to an unranked team and the consensus is "we suck"?

The season is a journey. I'm glad to see us making progress whenever we can.

 

[maple]

Would you prefer that we followed a loss to a rank team with a loss to an unranked team and the consensus is "we suck"?

I remember when that happened last year ... it was not pretty.

 

[Beemer]

I'm looking for Nika to come back strong if she plays.

 

[RoadMaster]

 

[Cuango]

Same old thing: after a loss to a good team, they crush an inferior team, and most people say:

"Now they're back in form!"

Well, it’s better than losing! Should we be down on them for the rest of the year?

 

[Rowdy831]

Same old thing: after a loss to a good team, they crush an inferior team, and most people say:

"Now they're back in form!"

I see it a little differently with UConn. I think when they match up they are as good as anyone in the country but when the other team has size UConn is in big trouble. You couple that with playing 5-6 players against physically superior teams and your team just runs out of gas before the game ends.

Tonight UConn matches up great and most likely will blow out Villanova. I know the starters can play but I would like to see the players who warm the bench get a chance to be put in when the game is still in question. We have seen Ice and Q so we know what they will bring in big games, now we need to see what Ines and Amari bring. They absolutely need more than what they have against the premier teams and now is the time to experiment.

 

[RoadMaster]

 

[Centerstream]

For the first time this season, our game is not available yet on the Fox Sports app so close to game time. Fingers crossed.

 

[Centerstream]

For the first time this season, our game is not available yet on the Fox Sports app so close to game time. Fingers crossed.

It has appeared. (I enjoy posting to myself. )

 

[BBallF]

Enjoy, BBallF, and safe driving!

Drove down from Jersey for the game and staying at the Inn at Villanova University. Very nice. Left the hotel at 5:45 to get to the 6:30 game. It is 1 mile away. Got there at 6:32! Need some Husky traffic management help big time here! Place rocked but thankfully Nika held Olsen in check and Paige took over the game.