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Zarathustra said:
I found these results by googling : UCONN WOMEN's Basketball vs Italian All Stars
There was a brief article from the Stamford Newspaper with a small story line.
Q. Samuels led the team in scoring. Google for more info.
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Thank you.

www.stamfordadvocate.com

UConn women's basketball team defeats Italian All-Stars in Bologna, continue tour of Italy

UConn women's basketball continued its European Tour with a stop in Geno Auriemma's home country of Italy, including playing an exhibition game in Bologna.
www.stamfordadvocate.com www.stamfordadvocate.com
 
Down almost 60 after 3 probably not much reason to keep going. These are just scrimmages after all.
 
Lots of talk about KK and Q, and rightly so, but the 3rd FR who is not getting much ink, is Ashlynn. I think she is actually about 5'10" Yet she had one skill that matches a strength of Nika's. - Rebounding I first noticed it in the 2nd game where she came out of a group of taller players with the rebound and although I haven't seen today's game 8 boards in 3 Qtrs is clearly a sign of her aggressiveness and desire. She won't be a starter this year but she will be a competitor and not just an end of the bench type player!
 
Carnac said:
Me either Gus. My hairline started receding decades ago. It stopped when it could not go any further. I hate guys our age with a full head of hair....bastards. :mad:
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I guess I'm one of those bastards, last Veteran's day my wife made me get a haircut. She said the shoulder length hair is not my style. Went to Great Clips and got my free haircut, cut it close to a military regulation haircut.

When I got back home she was pissed that I went that far. I guess you win some and lose some. This year I got another haircut in May instead of going a whole year without one, she was kind of happy I did.;)
 
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The gym may not be air conditioned. Maybe the refs called the game after 30 mins.?
 
So hard to take a LOT away from 3 blowouts against overmatched teams. BUT ... it's pretty clear the following about the newbies (excluding Ice as I've seen very little about her)...
  • The 3 true freshmen are developing great chemistry with each other and the rest of the team
  • All of them are seeing the ball go thru the basket - a good thing for shooters and scorers
  • They play HARD on both sides of the ball as evidenced by rebounding and steals
  • They don't seem at all intimidated by deferring to the other more experienced players on the team - not afraid to shoot etc.
  • The future looks very bright for sure
  • KK looks to be a legit stud, and Ashlynn and Qadence seem to be really good as well!
Continue to be super excited about this team. The best thing IMHO - Caroline starting the game. I hold my breath every time anything comes near her head. Bottom line a great experience for the entire team and am full of anticipation for this coming season!!
 
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hookshot said:
mercy rule ?
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Yes, Bologna time is 6 hours ahead of New York City so it's time for an evening meal & then head to a nightclub.

 
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MSGRET said:
I guess I'm one of those bastards, last Veteran's day my wife made me get a haircut. She said the shoulder length hair is not my style. Went to Great Clips and got my free haircut, cut it close to a military regulation haircut.

When I got back home she was pissed that I went that far. I guess you win some and lose some. This year I got another haircut in May instead of going a whole year without one, she was kind of happy I did.;)
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I’m not mad at YOU Serge. :) It’s not your fault that my father, brother, and I all had the same barber. :confused:
 
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Jim said:
So when is Geno going to give KK the keys to the (UConn) farrari?
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Right after the final game this year. ;) She’ll be ready to take them. She’ll be so much better in April than she is now.
 
Carnac said:
Me either Gus. My hairline started receding decades ago. It stopped when it could not go any further. I hate guys our age with a full head of hair....bastards. :mad:
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Don’t hate the player, hate the game.
 
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Bills Fan said:
Lots of talk about KK and Q, and rightly so, but the 3rd FR who is not getting much ink, is Ashlynn. I think she is actually about 5'10" Yet she had one skill that matches a strength of Nika's. - Rebounding I first noticed it in the 2nd game where she came out of a group of taller players with the rebound and although I haven't seen today's game 8 boards in 3 Qtrs is clearly a sign of her aggressiveness and desire. She won't be a starter this year but she will be a competitor and not just an end of the bench type player!
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I hate to reply to myself, but this is more in the nature of an update. A valued Boneyarder, DavidinNaples in his thread posted a few minutes ago has an interesting point # 7, regarding the same skill possessed by Ashlynn as in my above in this thread.
 
Zarathustra said:
I found these results by googling : UCONN WOMEN's Basketball vs Italian All Stars
There was a brief article from the Stamford Newspaper with a small story line.
Q. Samuels led the team in scoring. Google for more info.
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That may not be the last time you read that headline. Q will have a breakout game where she should lead all scorers. Who knows, maybe there will be a few other games where the basket looks the size of a hoola hoop and she can’t miss.
 
Everyone ate today.
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MilfordHusky said:
The gym may not be air conditioned. Maybe the refs called the game after 30 mins.?
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I'll bet nobody complained when the game was called. :confused: Be honest, did anyone think that two of the freshmen would be the team’s leading scorers in any of these games? :eek:

These exhibitions are whetting our appetite for the season to begin. I honestly don’t think any of our freshmen will be intimidated by D1 competition.
 
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