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Message: [QUOTE="cferraro04, post: 4894316, member: 267"] [B][COLOR=rgb(226, 80, 65)][SIZE=7]COMMENTS[/SIZE][/COLOR][/B] [COLOR=rgb(0, 0, 0)][SIZE=5]Game two will be played on Wednesday at Gampel Pavillion - at 7:00 pm. The first meeting between these two BE schools resulted in an 81 - 60, UConn victory. Villanova is a fairly young team starting 1 senior, 3 Juniors, and 1 Freshman. The starters play 73 percent of the total minutes with Lucy Olsen and Bellos Runyan each playing approximately 35 minutes. Villanova goes as Lucy Olsen goes. Lucy is Villanova's most Villanova averages 65.8 points per game while holding their opponents to 59.5 points a game. Villanova is somewhat stingy with the basketball only giving up 10.4 turnovers while forcing 15.1 from the opposition. In another somewhat lopsided stat, Villanova scores 15.2 points off turnovers while giving up only 9.8 from their opposition. Villanova's on-ball defense and their effective zone will force UConn to take care of the basketball. In the first meeting, UConn had 13 turnovers with 5 of them coming from our bench. UConn was able to force 11 turnovers. Villanova was able to get 4 points off fast breaks while UConn got 11 points off fast breaks. Villanova averages 7 steals per game while UConn averages 10.2 steals per game Villanova averages 6.2 three-pointers and shoots them at .300 while UConn averages 7.1 and shoots them at .364. Villanova gets 35.5 rebounds per game while UConn gets 38.7 per game. [/SIZE][/COLOR] [COLOR=rgb(226, 80, 65)][SIZE=7][B]ANALYSIS[/B][/SIZE] [SIZE=6][B]Aaliyah Edwards - 6'3" vs Christine Dalce - 6'2"[/B][/SIZE][/COLOR][COLOR=rgb(0, 0, 0)][SIZE=5] - In the last match-up with UConn Dalce scored 7 points, 3 rebounds, and had 1 block. Edwards had 22 points, 7 rebounds, and added 1 block as well. In what may be Aaliyah's last home game I expect that she will dominate this match-up. [/SIZE][/COLOR] [COLOR=rgb(85, 57, 130)][SIZE=7][B]ADVANTAGE - UCONN[/B][/SIZE][/COLOR] [COLOR=rgb(226, 80, 65)][SIZE=6][B]Paige Bueckers - 6'0" vs Bellos Runyan - 5'11"[/B][/SIZE][/COLOR][COLOR=rgb(0, 0, 0)][SIZE=5] - In Villanova's first game with UConn Runyan played 33 minutes but was unable to score. Runyan was able to contribute 4 rebounds and 4 assists. Paige had 21 points, 5 rebounds, and 5 assists. I am not sure if Paige will be matched up with Runyan or if will she match up with Lucy Olsen. Nika Muhl likes to defend the other team's best guard so I lean toward the Muhl vs Olsen matchup. Therefore, in this matchup, Paige vs Runyan I would expect Paige to dominate this matchup. If by chance Paige were to match up with Lucy Olsen, we would see a much more competitive match-up but the results would be essentially the same. [/SIZE][/COLOR][COLOR=rgb(85, 57, 130)][SIZE=7][B]ADVANTAGE - UCONN[/B][/SIZE][/COLOR] [COLOR=rgb(226, 80, 65)][SIZE=6][B]Nika Muhl - 5'11" vs Lucy Olsen - 5'9"[/B][/SIZE][/COLOR][COLOR=rgb(0, 0, 0)][SIZE=5] - Lucy is Villanova's best weapon. She is a stat machine. Lucy is having a great season, she is averaging 23.6 points, 4.6 rebounds, 4 assists, 1.9 steals, and hits 1.6 three-pointers per game. When UConn played Villanova at Villanova Lucy tallied 15 points, 3 rebounds, 1 assist, 1 block, and 2 three-pointers. One concern regarding Nika's play is whether or not she will stay out of foul trouble. Last game Nika stayed out of foul trouble and only had 2 fouls. This enabled her to have a fantastic game where she tallied 12 points, 5 rebounds, 10 assists, 2 steals, and 2 three-pointers. Assuming that Nika is matched up with Lucy I believe that Nika will be able to contain Lucy. [/SIZE][/COLOR][COLOR=rgb(85, 57, 130)][SIZE=7][B]ADVANTAGE - UCONN[/B][/SIZE][/COLOR] [COLOR=rgb(226, 80, 65)][SIZE=6][B]Ashlynn Shade - 5'10" vs Maddie Weber 5'11"[/B][/SIZE][/COLOR][COLOR=rgb(0, 0, 0)][SIZE=5] - Maddie is a solid player who averages 8.4 points, 2.7 rebounds, 1 assist, and 1 three-point. Ashlynn has been a pleasant surprise for UConn this season averaging 11.5 points, 3.1 rebounds, 1.6 assists, 1 steal, and 1.7 three-pointers. However, in the last match-up with Villanova Ashlynn did not have a great game. In that matchup, she tallied 4 points, 3 rebounds, 2 assists, and 1 steal. This time around I expect Ashlynn to play closer to her averages.[/SIZE][/COLOR] [COLOR=rgb(85, 57, 130)][SIZE=7][B]ADVANTAGE - UCONN[/B][/SIZE][/COLOR] [COLOR=rgb(226, 80, 65)][SIZE=6][B]KK Arnold - 5'9" vs Kaitlin Orihel - 5'10"[/B][/SIZE][/COLOR][COLOR=rgb(0, 0, 0)][SIZE=5] - Kaitlin averages 5.4 points, 2.2 rebounds, and .8 three-pointers per game. KK averages 8.9 points, 2.6 rebounds, 3.2 assists, 2.3 steals, and .6 three-pointers per game. In the last match, Kaitlin tallied 9 points where she went 3-3 from three-point, Kaitlin also contributed 1 rebound and 1 assist. KK tallied 13 points, 3 rebounds, 2 assists, and 1 three-pointer. [/SIZE][/COLOR][COLOR=rgb(85, 57, 130)][SIZE=7][B]ADVANTAGE - UCONN[/B][/SIZE][/COLOR] [COLOR=rgb(226, 80, 65)][SIZE=7][B]BENCH [/B][/SIZE][/COLOR] [COLOR=rgb(0, 0, 0)][SIZE=5]Villanova will bring 10.4 points and 6.7 rebounds off the bench while UConn will bring 11.2 points and 7.2 rebounds off the bench. [/SIZE][/COLOR] [COLOR=rgb(85, 57, 130)][SIZE=7][B]ADVANTAGE - UCONN[/B][/SIZE][/COLOR] [COLOR=rgb(226, 80, 65)][SIZE=7][B]INTANGIBLES [/B][/SIZE][/COLOR] [COLOR=rgb(0, 0, 0)][SIZE=5]This game will be played at Gampel, it could be Nika and Aaliyah's last home game so, emotions will be high. I think the talent and experience that UConn has will be too much for Villanova. [/SIZE][/COLOR][COLOR=rgb(85, 57, 130)][SIZE=7][B]ADVANTAGE - UCONN[/B][/SIZE][/COLOR] [COLOR=rgb(226, 80, 65)][SIZE=7][B]COACHING [/B][/SIZE][/COLOR] [COLOR=rgb(0, 0, 0)][SIZE=5]UConn coaching staff will have UConn prepared for this one since UConn, has clinched the number one seed for the Big East Tournament and for the most part has the conference championship sewed up they are now playing for its seeding in the NCAAs. [/SIZE][/COLOR][COLOR=rgb(85, 57, 130)][SIZE=7][B]ADVANTAGE - UCONN[/B][/SIZE][/COLOR] [COLOR=rgb(226, 80, 65)][SIZE=7][B]SCORING[/B][/SIZE][/COLOR] [COLOR=rgb(85, 57, 130)][SIZE=6][B]UConn - 86 Villanova - 58 MOV - 28 points[/B][/SIZE][/COLOR] [COLOR=rgb(0, 0, 0)][SIZE=5]. [/SIZE][/COLOR] [/QUOTE]

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