DePaul

[rington]

Has anyone seen DePaul a lot?
I saw them for 10 minutes or so earlier in the year. Anna Martin has really picked it up this year while averaging close to 20 points per game.
I do know that they are ranked #21; they beat St. John's by 23, and Georgetown by 9.
However, they have lost by 23 to Tenn, lost to Providence, and to SF in overtime. In addition, they only beat Pitt by 3!
Senior Keisha Hampton, who was averaging 16 points a game had knee surgery and is out for the rest of the year. I also read that 2 freshmen are out with injuries for the year.
Taylor Pikes, last year's "Best 6th Man in the BE" has not played in a game yet this year. I think they only have 9 players on the roster.
I guess the biggest advantage they will have is their home court. They did have a winning streak of several games on their home court(I think it is still intact), and we know they are always tough there.
It could be interesting--I would not say this if the game was a home game for Uconn, though.

 

[alexrgct]

They've just been decimated by injuries. Earlier this week, they managed to lose to USF, and in their previous two games, they barely beat a horrible Pitt squad and lost to an equally bad PC team. I know people have a sense of unease about playing them because they were good last year and because of the scare in their gym in 2008, but I just don't see this being a game. Not without Keisha and the graduated Felicia Chester.

 

[rington]

They've just been decimated by injuries. Earlier this week, they managed to lose to USF, and in their previous two games, they barely beat a horrible Pitt squad and lost to an equally bad PC team. I know people have a sense of unease about playing them because they were good last year and because of the scare in their gym in 2008, but I just don't see this being a game. Not without Keisha and the graduated Felicia Chester.

I hope you are right. I forgot about Chester being gone. She played a great game against ND last year.

 

[jdubct]

I hope DePaul is competitive. They have something like a 27 game winning home streak going into the game.

 

[justML]

I hope DePaul is competitive. They have something like a 27 game winning home streak going into the game.

Me too.

I'll NEED a competitive game to keep me awake after what looks to be a lazy, snowed-in day tomorrow.

 

[Icebear]

It may be competitive for no reason other than the teams travel hassles.

 

[connboy77]

DePaul has alot of injuries to key players so I don't know how competitive the game is going to be. I know DePaul is very good on their home floor and has a pretty good winning streak there, but I still feel that UCONN shouldn't have much trouble winning tonight.