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http://www.courant.com/sports/uconn...olina-things-learned-0210-20160209-story.html
What did Auriemma say he would tell his freshmen, Katie Lou Samuelson and Collier, as they prepared to play their first 1-2 game?
"I tell them to come up with the flu so they can stay home, so they don't have to put up with getting their [butts] beat," Auriemma said. "Either come to the game ready to go or stay home. And that's the same thing I would tell all of my freshmen in this situation. Come to the game ready to really play. If you're going to act like a freshman, stay home. If you are going to get on the bus and plane, then you better be ready because this isn't a high school game we're playing Monday night."
Collier played only four minutes. Samuelson took just one shot in 22 minutes and had four fouls.
It did seem that Napheesa never got her head in the game, but that might be because she was thrown in suddenly. But Lou seemed poised and playing quite well. The last foul (maybe another as well) was a clear charge that was miscalled (surprise!). She passed well, defended excellently--causing a couple of turnovers--cut the angles, made it very hard to inbound. On offense, she made her drive. She was never passed the ball when she was in position to launch a 3. Clearly, the plan was to get it inside to Stewie and Morgan, and Lou wasn't trying to create shots for herself by penetrating. Both these freshmen will play huge next year.
What did Auriemma say he would tell his freshmen, Katie Lou Samuelson and Collier, as they prepared to play their first 1-2 game?
"I tell them to come up with the flu so they can stay home, so they don't have to put up with getting their [butts] beat," Auriemma said. "Either come to the game ready to go or stay home. And that's the same thing I would tell all of my freshmen in this situation. Come to the game ready to really play. If you're going to act like a freshman, stay home. If you are going to get on the bus and plane, then you better be ready because this isn't a high school game we're playing Monday night."
Collier played only four minutes. Samuelson took just one shot in 22 minutes and had four fouls.
It did seem that Napheesa never got her head in the game, but that might be because she was thrown in suddenly. But Lou seemed poised and playing quite well. The last foul (maybe another as well) was a clear charge that was miscalled (surprise!). She passed well, defended excellently--causing a couple of turnovers--cut the angles, made it very hard to inbound. On offense, she made her drive. She was never passed the ball when she was in position to launch a 3. Clearly, the plan was to get it inside to Stewie and Morgan, and Lou wasn't trying to create shots for herself by penetrating. Both these freshmen will play huge next year.