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Message: [QUOTE="cferraro04, post: 4542205, member: 267"] [SIZE=5][COLOR=rgb(0, 0, 0)]Here we go...facing the sophomore phenom Aneesah Morrow and the DePaul, Blue Demons yet again. Aneesah, 6'1" is having a great sophomore year averaging 25.5 points and 12.1 rebounds per game. It should be noted that the Blue Demons are much more than Aneesah...they have Darrione Rogers, 5'11" Jr. Guard, Kendall Holmes, 5'11" Jr. Guard, Anaya Peoples, another 5'11" Sr. Guard and Jorie Allen, 6'0" Sr. Forward. Yes, you got it right yet another 3 guard line-up for UConn to face. DePaul's starters average 25.5, 17.5, 9.8, 9.2 and 7.3 points respectively for a total of 69.3 points per game while UConn's starters average - 16.3, 16.3, 14.4, 13.3, 6.9 respectively for a total of 67.2 points per game... Hmmm, you might be thinking how is this possible? Well, the answer is found on the defensive end. While the blue demons average 77.8 points per game they give up 72.2 points per game...the Huskies, on the other hand, average 77.2 points per game but they are very stingy on the defensive end only allowing 59.2 points per game. The Blue demons are not having their best season this year as they are 15 and 13 overall and 8 and 9 in the Big East. They are 8 and 6 when they play at home. It is hard to look past the 43 point drubbing UConn gave DePaul in their last meeting while scoring 94 points in the victory. I think we need to keep an eye on [B]Keke Rimmer[/B] this game...she went off for 15 points against bpth Butler and Xavier.[/COLOR] [B][COLOR=rgb(226, 80, 65)]Aaliyah Edwards vs Aneesah Morrow[/COLOR][/B] - What can you say...Aneesah is a double / double machine. Her somewhat gaudy stats of 25.5 points and 12.1 rebounds when compared to Aaliyah's 16.3 points and 9.0 rebounds only slightly eclipse Aliyah. Can Aliyah's defense cut into that differential somewhat? I think so. Last game Aneesah scored 20 points and 12 rebounds while Aaliyah Edwards had 23 points and 10 rebounds. [COLOR=rgb(41, 105, 176)][B]ADVANTAGE - EVEN[/B][/COLOR] [B][COLOR=rgb(226, 80, 65)]Dorka Juhasz vs Jorie Allen[/COLOR][/B] - Jorie is a solid basketball player averaging 7.3 points and 5.5 rebounds per game...she is the Demons' fifth scoring option. I don't see Jorie being able to stop Dorka as she gives up 5 inches to her. [B][COLOR=rgb(41, 105, 176)]ADVANTAGE - UCONN[/COLOR] [COLOR=rgb(226, 80, 65)]Aubrey Griffin vs Anaya Peoples[/COLOR][/B] - Anaya is a solid player averaging 9.2 points and 5.7 rebounds per game. But, Anaya also impacts the game on the defensive side as well she gets 2.1 steals per game and is a good on-ball defender. Will she be able to stop Aubrey...well that depends on which Aubrey shows up. If the hungry one shows up Aubrey should have a fantastic game...if not then maybe we get a repeat of the Aubrey who only scored 6 points in the last meeting. I say, Aubrey has a lot of pride and she will be looking to do better than she did in her first meeting with DePaul. [COLOR=rgb(41, 105, 176)][B]ADVANTAGE - UCONN[/B][/COLOR] [B][COLOR=rgb(226, 80, 65)]Lou Lopez-Senechal vs Kendall Holmes[/COLOR][/B] - While Kendall is a solid player, Lou is playing her best basketball and I don't see Kendall outplaying Lou at this position. Last game Lou had 20 while Kendall had 3 points. [B][COLOR=rgb(41, 105, 176)]ADVANTAGE - UCONN[/COLOR] [COLOR=rgb(226, 80, 65)]Nika Muhl vs Darrione Rogers[/COLOR][/B] - Doesn't happen often but Nika gives up an inch to Darrione who is the Demons' second best option. Darrione averages 17 points, 4.3 rebounds and 5.3 assists per game. Last game Darrione only scored 7 points and had 2 rebounds and 3 assists. However, she was a real pest on the defensive end as she had 5 steals in our first outing. Nika had a strange game: 0 points, 8 rebounds, 10 assists and 6 turnovers. I would look for Darrione to be more productive on the offensive end and for Nika to take care of the basketball better than she did last game against DePaul. Also hopefully, Nika can take some more shots and score a few points this time around. [B][COLOR=rgb(41, 105, 176)]ADVANTAGE - EVEN[/COLOR] [COLOR=rgb(226, 80, 65)]Bench[/COLOR][/B] - As long as we have Caroline coming off the bench...I don't see either team with a discernible advantage. [B][COLOR=rgb(41, 105, 176)]ADVANTAGE - EVEN[/COLOR] [COLOR=rgb(226, 80, 65)]Intangibles[/COLOR][/B] - This game will be played in Chicago so the home court advantage goes to DePaul. But, the defensive advantage that UConn brings each and every game by far exceeds that advantage. [B][COLOR=rgb(41, 105, 176)]ADVANTAGE - UCONN[/COLOR] [COLOR=rgb(226, 80, 65)]Coaching[/COLOR][/B] - I almost feel bad for Coach Bruno but he has been here before he knows what to expect and he doesn't have the horses he has had in the past. UConn's coaching staff knows what needs to be done. [/SIZE][B][SIZE=5][COLOR=rgb(41, 105, 176)]ADVANTAGE - UCONN UConn - 87 DePaul - 65 MOV - 22[/COLOR][/SIZE][/B] [/QUOTE]

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