El Alfy (maybe) and Patterson out tomorrow

[BRS24]

 

[Charliebball]

that's a shame...........I have a feeling Geno is going to pound the ball inside due to St John's lack of size.......now two bigs down and one who is glued to the bench........looks like Blanca is going to log some big minutes........

 

[Woof]

that's a shame...........I have a feeling Geno is going to pound the ball inside due to St John's lack of size.......now two bigs down and one who is glued to the bench........looks like Blanca is going to log some big minutes........

The thing that really sucks is that the last game was her best of the season. Now that momentum may be interrupted.

 

[oldude]

I’m trying to envision how a 6’5” player gets hit in the head with a basketball, hard enough to keep her out of a game. 🧐

 

[Bills Fan]

I'm sorry, but this continuing pattern of practice-related injuries is unlike anything that I have read about at other schools. It's time for Geno and staff to make hockey style helmets and masks mandatory at team practices. It's great supporting the very best team in women's CBB, but at what cost? Maybe we should implement a bounce pass only and no contact rule or get an exception from the NCAA to the 15 scholarship limit.

 

[DEpup]

Yeah was he just pulling our leg with that?

 

[Centerstream]

I guess the Availability Reports aren't posted on the Big East site on the day of the game because there's none posted now.

 

[BRS24]

I guess the Availability Reports aren't posted on the Big East site on the day of the game because there's none posted now.

They are due 3 hrs before game time.

 

[Centerstream]

They are due 3 hrs before game time.

Thanks, you are correct. This morning today's games are listed and the reports aren't expected like you said...3 hours before game time.

 

[Dogstar]

I’m trying to envision how a 6’5” player gets hit in the head with a basketball, hard enough to keep her out of a game. 🧐

WTH...does the practices include playing a game of Dodge ball?

 

[huskeynut]

I'm sorry, but this continuing pattern of practice-related injuries is unlike anything that I have read about at other schools. It's time for Geno and staff to make hockey style helmets and masks mandatory at team practices. It's great supporting the very best team in women's CBB, but at what cost? Maybe we should implement a bounce pass only and no contact rule or get an exception from the NCAA to the 15 scholarship limit.

She was playing defense - the last game. In a battle for a rebound, Jana took a ball off the head.

 

[thatguyed]

Different but related. What's Ice's status? Is she remaining out for an extended period or moving more toward day-to-day? She played in two games in November. Thanks.

 

[HuskylnSC]

I’m trying to envision how a 6’5” player gets hit in the head with a basketball, hard enough to keep her out of a game. 🧐

3 ball off the front of the rim will do it. ask me how I know???

 

[BRS24]

Different but related. What's Ice's status? Is she remaining out for an extended period or moving more toward day-to-day? She played in two games in November. Thanks.

No idea what kind of knee "inflammation" Ice is dealing with, however if we go back a year ish ago, Patterson had been dealing with patellar tendonitis (not fun), and after attempting to solve the issue with rehab, she had to have surgery to fix it. So, for Ice's situation, it's a day to day thing (no matter what it is), and UConn isn't going to tell us much more than that.

 

[fomalhaut]

3 ball off the front of the rim will do it. ask me how I know???

In my rec volleyball days, I got hit in the head at least three times by untouched spikes. I had to come out of, or at least stop play each time, though I never had a concussion. And a basketball is more than twice the weight of a volleyball. though not travelling as fast.

 

[Vowelguy]

I got hit in the head at least three times by untouched spikes.

Ahhh, THAT explains some of your posts.

(j/k)

 

[HuskylnSC]

Ahhh, THAT explains some of your posts.

(j/k)

Thank you for adding some. You are so kind

 

[cancontent]

I'm sorry, but this continuing pattern of practice-related injuries is unlike anything that I have read about at other schools. It's time for Geno and staff to make hockey style helmets and masks mandatory at team practices. It's great supporting the very best team in women's CBB, but at what cost? Maybe we should implement a bounce pass only and no contact rule or get an exception from the NCAA to the 15 scholarship limit.

That's a big assumption to make considering the number of programs in D1. We don't get visibility to all that happens within these programs and even injury reports are vague when available.

 

[Centerstream]

Availability report
St. John's
OUT
#3 Ariel Little
#4 Skye Owen

UConn
OUT
#8 Jana El Alfy
#23 Morgan Cheli
#25 Ice Brady
QUESTIONABLE
#34 Ayanna Patterson

 

[HuskyNan]

 

[Centerstream]

Wow!!! I was wondering if might have been a concussion when it was first posted yesterday but was really hoping that it wasn't going to be. ☹️

 

[Basingstoke]

Yuck! It seems like it'll be Serah for 20-25 minutes and small ball for the rest of the game for a while.

 

[DefenseBB]

Yuck! It seems like it'll be Serah for 20-25 minutes and small ball for the rest of the game for a while.

Yuck? A tad harsh…

 

[JoePgh]

I am at the game. Ayanna is participating in warm-ups, and to my eyes she looks good to go.

 

[Basingstoke]

Yuck? A tad harsh…

Maybe, but I was disappointed that we missed out on Jana building on her fine performance in the last game.