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Message: [QUOTE="RockyMTblue2, post: 2786559, member: 250"] [IMG]https://content.sny.tv/assets/images/4/1/4/286406414/cuts/750x422/cut.JPG[/IMG] [URL='https://www.sny.tv/uconn/news/williams-nelson-ododa-ready-to-go-for-gold/286405804']Williams, Nelson-Ododa ready to go for gold[/URL] "As the two University of Connecticut freshmen return to the United States Olympic Training Center to begin final preparations on Friday for the 2018 FIBA Americas Championship that will be played Aug. 1-7 in Mexico City, they are different players now from what they were in May. It will be the first chance to see the progress they made during the five-week summer session they spent in Storrs. "There was an incredible difference to anything I've done," Nelson-Ododa said. "There's this expectation at UConn to perform at a certain level and it's more than I've ever done. There are so many things I've had to learn. It was an incredible experience." I'm loving that! "The 5-foot-11 guard from Little Rock, Arkansas, had junior Crystal Dangerfield -- her teammate with last year's U-19 club -- as a roommate during the UConn summer session. "I've been thrown into the perspective of a junior," Williams said. "It was a shock at first, but I feel like I have acclimated well. There is definitely a difference. College is a faster pace. It is intense. We go 110 percent every workout, every drill. But I'm excited because I feel like I am getting a lot better this summer." Ditto! " [/QUOTE]