GA = Geno, CD = Chris Dailey, J = Jamelle, PB= Paige, NM = Nika, EW = Evina, Liv = Liv, CW = Christyn, AE = Aaliyah, AG = Aubrey Griffin, Mir = Mir, PG= Piath, AM = Anna, the Polish Rifle, PS or Poff = Saylor, AC = Autumn.
My 2 cents on the overall and guard/wing play:
We switched well for the most part but lost some shooters on the backside. There continues to be an increase in intensity with this team over last 6 games. They seem to be playing faster and better. Shows what our offense can do when others not named PB can hit outside shots. Iowa hit us hard in the 3rd and until that last 3 pointer, we still played them even in that quarter. That really shows how good our offense was in this game!
CW – I’ll start with the star among star performances. She put on a show. Again, nobody can keep her from getting to the cup and boy can she finish. I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again, CW is as good as it gets finishing at the rim (including bigs). She is also our best player at creating her own shot…yes better than PB as well. The difference is that PB usually hits the shot. CW continues to be a dog on defense with a terrific performance helping to shut down/limit one of the best offensive players in the nation. She limited penetration, challenged shots, didn’t pick up fouls and never seemed to tire. I think this was her best performance at Uconn.
I wasn’t quite ready to take the cheese, but now I am completely sold on her as an excellent defender. She has come full circle from an awful display of defense in the first half of the year to now becoming a rock. She understands now that she can impact the game in more ways other than just shooting the ball, and to be honest, she didn’t shoot particularly well at 4-13 outside of 2 feet in this game. But now, it doesn’t matter as much since she is playing great defense and even crashing the boards as well. She is no longer a one-trick pony! Hopefully she shoots better against Baylor who has better, taller and more athletic players to limit her drives to the basket.
EW – Another star performance. She hit 3 3 pointers, had a good mid-range game, was a beast on the boards and showed off her passing skills throughout. Played good enough on defense as well. Had her best game in a Uconn jersey!
PB – A bit off on some shots that she normally makes. Almost had a triple double but yet it didn’t seem to be her best game due to some early misses. But she sure has great timing. Seems to always hit the daggers when we need them and she did that in the 4th to put no doubt in the outcome. I feel like she is getting close again to a breakout performance. I think she goes for 25-30 against Baylor.
AM – She’s baaaackkkk!!! She gives us a great shooter off the bench who can also pass, rebound and is an underrated defender. A great luxury to have coming off the bench! I can see her coming in and consistently giving us a nice offensive punch with her shooting and passing, not to mention her presence opens things up for our bigs to operate.
My 2 cents on the overall and guard/wing play:
We switched well for the most part but lost some shooters on the backside. There continues to be an increase in intensity with this team over last 6 games. They seem to be playing faster and better. Shows what our offense can do when others not named PB can hit outside shots. Iowa hit us hard in the 3rd and until that last 3 pointer, we still played them even in that quarter. That really shows how good our offense was in this game!
CW – I’ll start with the star among star performances. She put on a show. Again, nobody can keep her from getting to the cup and boy can she finish. I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again, CW is as good as it gets finishing at the rim (including bigs). She is also our best player at creating her own shot…yes better than PB as well. The difference is that PB usually hits the shot. CW continues to be a dog on defense with a terrific performance helping to shut down/limit one of the best offensive players in the nation. She limited penetration, challenged shots, didn’t pick up fouls and never seemed to tire. I think this was her best performance at Uconn.
I wasn’t quite ready to take the cheese, but now I am completely sold on her as an excellent defender. She has come full circle from an awful display of defense in the first half of the year to now becoming a rock. She understands now that she can impact the game in more ways other than just shooting the ball, and to be honest, she didn’t shoot particularly well at 4-13 outside of 2 feet in this game. But now, it doesn’t matter as much since she is playing great defense and even crashing the boards as well. She is no longer a one-trick pony! Hopefully she shoots better against Baylor who has better, taller and more athletic players to limit her drives to the basket.
EW – Another star performance. She hit 3 3 pointers, had a good mid-range game, was a beast on the boards and showed off her passing skills throughout. Played good enough on defense as well. Had her best game in a Uconn jersey!
PB – A bit off on some shots that she normally makes. Almost had a triple double but yet it didn’t seem to be her best game due to some early misses. But she sure has great timing. Seems to always hit the daggers when we need them and she did that in the 4th to put no doubt in the outcome. I feel like she is getting close again to a breakout performance. I think she goes for 25-30 against Baylor.
AM – She’s baaaackkkk!!! She gives us a great shooter off the bench who can also pass, rebound and is an underrated defender. A great luxury to have coming off the bench! I can see her coming in and consistently giving us a nice offensive punch with her shooting and passing, not to mention her presence opens things up for our bigs to operate.
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