First Night Images

[alexrgct]

Katie Lou beats Stewie in 3 point shooting contest: http://www.tout.com/m/70d9og?ref=tw4f8x06 Apparently Moriah then beat Katie Lou shooting 3 point shots.

This pleases me. Those three, plus Morgan and Kia hitting treys now and then, will add a devastating dimension to an already-potent offense.

One month until Ohio State!

 

[Sluconn Husky]

Boykin also dealing with an Achilles issue according to Adamec. He says Butler will have her wrist examined over the weekend.

 

[alexrgct]

Lou can hit the 3-ball. The record is 398.

Yeah, and she could easily have had 430. Still one of my favorite players who had a wholly satisfying and accomplished college career.

 

[Wbbfan1]

John A Tweet.

Moriah Jefferson won the 3-point shooting contest over freshman @33katielou Katie Lou Samuelson. KLS beat @bre_stewart30 in the semifinals

 

[ASweet3781]

Well the Boykin and Butler injuries sound discouraging.

John Altavilla ‏@jaltavilla 3m3 minutes ago
UConn sophomore Natalie Butler has an injury to her right thumb and is also out. #UConnwomen not sure yet what the extent of injury is

John Altavilla ‏@jaltavilla 4m4 minutes ago
UConn freshman De'Janae Boykin has not practiced yet because of wrist and Achilles issues. Program isn't sure when she will be back

 

[CocoHusky]

John A Tweet.

Moriah Jefferson won the 3-point shooting contest over freshman @33katielou Katie Lou Samuelson. KLS beat @bre_stewart30 in the semifinals

Wow MoJeff! I would have lost money on that one.

 

[HoopsFan21]

Mo is a great 3 pt shooter. Better than KML even.

 

[Wbbfan1]

Jim Fuller tweet

Geno Auriemma on #UConn frosh Napheesa Collier & Katie Lou Samuelson: "They pick things up quickly and they are good."

 

[CocoHusky]

Mo is a great 3 pt shooter. Better than KML even.

Stop it! Mo is a great 3 pt shooter. KML is the best .......EVER!

 

[UcMiami]

Stop it! Mo is a great 3 pt shooter. KML is the best ..EVER!

The last two years Mo shot a higher percentage on her threes and on all shots she was significantly higher. The gold standard on accuracy at Uconn is Sue and Moriah was off her best year by 1/10 of 1% last year.
KML shot a much higher volume of 3s, but Moriah was more accurate.

 

[HoopsFan21]

Stop it! Mo is a great 3 pt shooter. KML is the best ..EVER!

KML was the most prolific 3pt shooter - as in most made - but Mo has the better percentage.

 

[j66kicker]

The last two years Mo shot a higher percentage on her threes and on all shots she was significantly higher. The gold standard on accuracy at Uconn is Sue and Moriah was off her best year by 1/10 of 1% last year.
KML shot a much higher volume of 3s, but Moriah was more accurate.

Yeah, that Kaleena was a chucker

 

[Sluconn Husky]

The last two years Mo shot a higher percentage on her threes and on all shots she was significantly higher. The gold standard on accuracy at Uconn is Sue and Moriah was off her best year by 1/10 of 1% last year.
KML shot a much higher volume of 3s, but Moriah was more accurate.

Volume matters though. The more one takes the harder it is to maintain that high an average. Not that Jefferson can't really shoot; she clearly can.

Wouldn't make much of overall shooting percentage either. How many uncontested layups did Moriah get off her own or teammates' forced TO's? Again, not a downgrade of Jefferson, but KML doesn't get those uncontested shots.

 

[Sluconn Husky]

 

[UcMiami]

Volume matters though. The more one takes the harder it is to maintain that high an average. Not that Jefferson can't really shoot; she clearly can.

Wouldn't make much of overall shooting percentage either. How many uncontested layups did Moriah get off her own or teammates' forced TO's? Again, not a downgrade of Jefferson, but KML doesn't get those uncontested shots.

Ah, but how many brilliant Jefferson passes was KML the recipient of?!
No argument from me. But Jefferson is a sharp shooter - the most efficient scoring guard (PG or SG) to play significantly at Uconn from all the numbers I have checked.

 

[Huskies Rule]

Well the Boykin and Butler injuries sound discouraging.

John Altavilla ‏@jaltavilla 3m3 minutes ago
UConn sophomore Natalie Butler has an injury to her right thumb and is also out. #UConnwomen not sure yet what the extent of injury is

John Altavilla ‏@jaltavilla 4m4 minutes ago
UConn freshman De'Janae Boykin has not practiced yet because of wrist and Achilles issues. Program isn't sure when she will be back

Oh crap. That really SUCKS. However, Altavilla tweeted a correction- Butler's injury is to her LEFT thumb. Still sucks, but better her left than her right. crap crap crap

Any injury update/further information on either young lady's condition would be appreciated.

 

[CocoHusky]

MoJeff has made herself into a very accurate 3pt shooter through very hard work. But let's not kid her ourselves and forget that the game plan in a few key UCONN games (Stanford, Baylor & ND) up until last season (MoJeff's Junior year ) was to sag off and give her the 3 Pt shot. I NEVER EVER saw anyone sag off KML.

 

[Wbbfan1]

Great Crowd

 

[HGN]

Wow MoJeff! I would have lost money on that one.

Me too......But it makes me smile to think that she could be even more deadly this year from the outside than she was last year.

So who does the other team slack off of now?

 

[Wbbfan1]

Lauren Cox with 2016 Recruits

 

[HGN]

Mo is a great 3 pt shooter. Better than KML even.

Hoops , I wouldn't quite go that far......Mo has gotten better. But to say she's better than KML?

 

[HuskyBandDad]

Lauren Cox with 2016 Recruits

Names???

 

[Eskapeesto]

 

[Kaizen]

Lauren Cox with 2016 Recruits

Nice photo. Wish Lauren can join the 2016 team.
Note: Andra Espinoza-Hunter (far left) is 2017 recruit

 

[CocoHusky]

Did Morgan play without the knee brace?