cferraro04
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No, it doesn't get much better than that. Maya's mom was there too. Wow! Bria Hartley she is the glue for this team...she penetrates, makes big shots, plays great defense, makes driving lay-ups. Yes, our freshman KML was exceptional...I mean does it get any better than 50 points in two games for a freshman, 25 points in her first big college game, 8 rebounds against the trees of Stanford...Nope it doesn't.
I was really worried when I saw how badly we were shooting, but the crowd was awesome they kept the spirit alive in the gym and our girls responded. It was a tough, physical game...I knew it was going to be when they introduced Stanford's starting line-up 6'4", 6'3", 6'2", 6'1", 5'8"...then they introduced UConn: 6'5", 5'7", 5'9" 5'8", 5'10"... I was thinking what is wrong with this picture...but the opening sequence and UConn defense was suffocating...they were blocking all kinds of shots and stealing the basketball. Stanford didn't trust their young guards to bring the ball up so the "O" sisters took the honors...credit Tara for recognizing the potential disaster that awaited her young, inexperienced guards. But, Stanford is a well coached, physical team and it was a virtual war out there for sure.
A lot of people will talk about Tiffany not having a good game and for sure her offensive output was horrendous, she was out of control on the offensive end and it looked like she was forcing things. However, when it is all said and done...who can complain about 13 rebounds, 9 points, 6 assists, 3 steals, 1 block and only 1 turnover. Hey, she may not have had her best game with regards to scoring but she did an awful lot in the other categories. While we are on the subject, how about the fact that the team as a whole only had 7 turnovers...unbelievable stat!
This game was a team effort and make no mistake it is a big win... Even though it is early it is still a big win over the number 3 ranked team in the country. Stanford is going to win a lot of games this year and this win will stand out at the end of the year. Of course, being that it was a home game for UConn and that it was early it won't hurt Stanford too much at the end of the year.
N. Ogumike was incredible...her getting her 2nd foul at the 10 minute mark of the first half was big for UConn. She really asserted herself well in the 2nd half and it was easy to see why she is an All American. The defense on C. Ogumike by Faris was incredible...the team defense was incredible...
I was a little disappointed with UConn only scoring 68 points but realistically, it was the first big game of the season, Stanford did play big and physical, we did miss a lot of shots that we would normally make, plus we missed 10 foul shouts out of 21 (52 percent). We only shot 7 for 31 from three point...if we make 5 more threes and half of the foul shots we missed...we score 88 points and that is what I would call characteristically UConn. So we can take a lot from the game...we got a big win and I don't think we shoot this poorly again for the rest of the year.
It was also great seeing all the boneyarders up at the game. I went with the always entertaining Tony C. We prepared for the Palo Alto Cardinal by eating some Peking Duck at the Asian Bistro before the game.
I was really worried when I saw how badly we were shooting, but the crowd was awesome they kept the spirit alive in the gym and our girls responded. It was a tough, physical game...I knew it was going to be when they introduced Stanford's starting line-up 6'4", 6'3", 6'2", 6'1", 5'8"...then they introduced UConn: 6'5", 5'7", 5'9" 5'8", 5'10"... I was thinking what is wrong with this picture...but the opening sequence and UConn defense was suffocating...they were blocking all kinds of shots and stealing the basketball. Stanford didn't trust their young guards to bring the ball up so the "O" sisters took the honors...credit Tara for recognizing the potential disaster that awaited her young, inexperienced guards. But, Stanford is a well coached, physical team and it was a virtual war out there for sure.
A lot of people will talk about Tiffany not having a good game and for sure her offensive output was horrendous, she was out of control on the offensive end and it looked like she was forcing things. However, when it is all said and done...who can complain about 13 rebounds, 9 points, 6 assists, 3 steals, 1 block and only 1 turnover. Hey, she may not have had her best game with regards to scoring but she did an awful lot in the other categories. While we are on the subject, how about the fact that the team as a whole only had 7 turnovers...unbelievable stat!
This game was a team effort and make no mistake it is a big win... Even though it is early it is still a big win over the number 3 ranked team in the country. Stanford is going to win a lot of games this year and this win will stand out at the end of the year. Of course, being that it was a home game for UConn and that it was early it won't hurt Stanford too much at the end of the year.
N. Ogumike was incredible...her getting her 2nd foul at the 10 minute mark of the first half was big for UConn. She really asserted herself well in the 2nd half and it was easy to see why she is an All American. The defense on C. Ogumike by Faris was incredible...the team defense was incredible...
I was a little disappointed with UConn only scoring 68 points but realistically, it was the first big game of the season, Stanford did play big and physical, we did miss a lot of shots that we would normally make, plus we missed 10 foul shouts out of 21 (52 percent). We only shot 7 for 31 from three point...if we make 5 more threes and half of the foul shots we missed...we score 88 points and that is what I would call characteristically UConn. So we can take a lot from the game...we got a big win and I don't think we shoot this poorly again for the rest of the year.
It was also great seeing all the boneyarders up at the game. I went with the always entertaining Tony C. We prepared for the Palo Alto Cardinal by eating some Peking Duck at the Asian Bistro before the game.
