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[QUOTE="CocoHusky, post: 4310276, member: 5823"]
My Apologies for providing a bad link.   UCONN played 17 BE games last season I'm not sure why the tables have not been updated to reflect all the BE games played vs the 5 and 6  games that indicated in the bad link. 
This is a better link: 
https://bigeastconf_ftp.sidearmsports.com/custompages/sports/w-baskbl/2021-2022/confldrs.htm
I still stand by my prior statement "Even within the Big East UCONN was not a dominat or clear cut #1 defensive team." 
Specifically within the BE UCONN [B]was not #1 [/B]in Steals, Blocked shots, rebounding Margin, rebounding defense, defensive rebounds or defensive rebound %.   It would take a dominat  defensive team within the BE  or any conference really to contend for a Top 4 defensive spot nationally.  
Regarding Paige and her return to the lineup, the team had actually started to play better defense prior to her return to the line up.  
Beginning with Marquette on 2/23/22 UCONN held  4 consecutive opponents to 38 or fewer points.   Another indication that this defense run had very little to do with Paige's return  is that her minutes played in those 4 games were 0, 13, 13 & 18.   Yet a third indication is that UCONN held Marquette  to 38 points without Paige and gave up 51 to Marquette with Paige playing 18 minutes.
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