Kaleena and the tourney

[MilfordHusky]

Kaleena Mosqueda-Lewis has already established herself as a great NCAA tourney player. Her team's record is 16-1, and she has scored in double-figures in all 17 games. She was on the All-Final Four team twice and was Regional MOP in Omaha. If she gets 6 more wins, she will match the great Diana Taurasi. She can finish on the short list of top scorers in NCAA tourney history.

I look for Kaleena to play with a senior's sense of urgency and the Heart of a Husky (thanks, Mel). I do have one concern, though--the career 3-point record and whether it affects K. I think she had some off-games when she was approaching Diana's career record and seemed relieved to have broken it. Since then, she's been on a tear. She's aware that she's now approaching the record. If I'm Geno, I don't want any added pressure on K late in the tourney. I'd play her extra minute in the first 2 games, especially the opener, and try to get her 10-12 threes before the team heads to Albany. Thoughts?

 

[baggerbob]

Kaleena Mosqueda-Lewis has already established herself as a great NCAA tourney player. Her team's record is 16-1, and she has scored in double-figures in all 17 games. She was on the All-Final Four team twice and was Regional MOP in Omaha. If she gets 6 more wins, she will match the great Diana Taurasi. She can finish on the short list of top scorers in NCAA tourney history.

I look for Kaleena to play with a senior's sense of urgency and the Heart of a Husky (thanks, Mel). I do have one concern, though--the career 3-point record and whether it affects K. I think she had some off-games when she was approaching Diana's career record and seemed relieved to have broken it. Since then, she's been on a tear. She's aware that she's now approaching the record. If I'm Geno, I don't want any added pressure on K late in the tourney. I'd play her extra minute in the first 2 games, especially the opener, and try to get her 10-12 threes before the team heads to Albany. Thoughts?

The only record Kaleena, or the team are concerned about is Number 10, everything else is the topping on the cake.

 

[MilfordHusky]

The only record Kaleena, or the team are concerned about is Number 10, everything else is the topping on the cake.

Agreed, but Kaleena is aware of it, and the media probably will ask her about it. I don't want her to be distracted in the least, as she may have been when approaching Dee's total of 318.

 

[uconnfan68]

Kaleena Mosqueda-Lewis has already established herself as a great NCAA tourney player. Her team's record is 16-1, and she has scored in double-figures in all 17 games. She was on the All-Final Four team twice and was Regional MOP in Omaha. If she gets 6 more wins, she will match the great Diana Taurasi. She can finish on the short list of top scorers in NCAA tourney history.

I look for Kaleena to play with a senior's sense of urgency and the Heart of a Husky (thanks, Mel). I do have one concern, though--the career 3-point record and whether it affects K. I think she had some off-games when she was approaching Diana's career record and seemed relieved to have broken it. Since then, she's been on a tear. She's aware that she's now approaching the record. If I'm Geno, I don't want any added pressure on K late in the tourney. I'd play her extra minute in the first 2 games, especially the opener, and try to get her 10-12 threes before the team heads to Albany. Thoughts?

I don't think you need to worry about how many minutes the starters will get the first weekend. Mercy is for the regular season and the league.

 

[jcoton56]

No worries! Kaleena has knack for getting great looks even against the best teams. I am sure in 2 home games she will get as many looks a she wants. I think of all the current players she has learned to play in the moment. She really is clever without the ball and finds where the ball is going better than anyone. She has the kind of vision only seniors have and despite the game pace it looks the game slows down for her. Go Huskies!

 

[01Neaggrad02]

I'd expect to see the starters with about 25 minutes unless they have a 60-0 lead before half time. I am hoping that in the first two games Kaleena will have her 5 three pointers per game type performance. Remember she is 36 points if I am not mistaken behind Rebecca.... and I believe 81 points shy of Sales.... In the last two NCAA she was a beast. I cannot recall her freshman year but I know she was the leading scorer on the team....

I am so happy she came to UCONN... I wish only the best for her... and I really do hope she makes these NCAA records... I know she is unconcerned about it... as is Geno, so I will be concerned for the both....

 

[01Neaggrad02]

Kaleena had 79 points in the NCAA tourney freshman year, 112 in both her sophomore and junior years...
That is 303 so far in the NCAA tournament. Divided by 17 games that is an average of 17.8 points per game. Does anyone have the top ten in scoring in the NCAA tournament? I am curious where KML is right now on that list and how many she would need to make it...

 

[hussybulldog]

Kaleena had 79 points in the NCAA tourney freshman year, 112 in both her sophomore and junior years...
That is 303 so far in the NCAA tournament. Divided by 17 games that is an average of 17.8 points per game. Does anyone have the top ten in scoring in the NCAA tournament? I am curious where KML is right now on that list and how many she would need to make it...

According to page 8 of http://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/stats/w_final_four_records_book/2015/tournament.pdf,
Kaleena score 293 in 17 tournament games, not 303...

 

[01Neaggrad02]

I went and used the archives on UCONN's site... I will go check my math.... hope I did not make an addition mistake...

 

[hussybulldog]

I hope I did not make an addition mistake...

You must have registered in those phantom classes offered by NC! haha

 

[JRRRJ]

Kaleena had 79 points in the NCAA tourney freshman year, 112 in both her sophomore and junior years...
That is 303 so far in the NCAA tournament. Divided by 17 games that is an average of 17.8 points per game. Does anyone have the top ten in scoring in the NCAA tournament? I am curious where KML is right now on that list and how many she would need to make it...

Kaleena is #17 on the career NCAAT scoring list, with 293. If she adds another 112 this year, she'd end up in 4th place, 2 points ahead of Britney Griner and 23 behind Diana.

 

[hussybulldog]

Kaleena is #17 on the career NCAAT scoring list, with 293. If she adds another 112 this year, she'd end up in 4th place, 2 points ahead of Britney Griner and 23 behind Diana.

let's hope she can surpass Griner and sit in top 3 for a while.

 

[RockyMTblue2]

Kaleena Mosqueda-Lewis has already established herself as a great NCAA tourney player. Her team's record is 16-1, and she has scored in double-figures in all 17 games. She was on the All-Final Four team twice and was Regional MOP in Omaha. If she gets 6 more wins, she will match the great Diana Taurasi. She can finish on the short list of top scorers in NCAA tourney history.

I look for Kaleena to play with a senior's sense of urgency and the Heart of a Husky (thanks, Mel). I do have one concern, though--the career 3-point record and whether it affects K. I think she had some off-games when she was approaching Diana's career record and seemed relieved to have broken it. Since then, she's been on a tear. She's aware that she's now approaching the record. If I'm Geno, I don't want any added pressure on K late in the tourney. I'd play her extra minute in the first 2 games, especially the opener, and try to get her 10-12 threes before the team heads to Albany. Thoughts?

Could not agree more ... she let that scoring thing into her head and she maturely admitted it. Her 3 shot is such a potent and unique weapon I would do whatever I could within the offense to get that goal out of the way.

 

[Geno-ista]

Kaleena Mosqueda-Lewis has already established herself as a great NCAA tourney player. Her team's record is 16-1, and she has scored in double-figures in all 17 games. She was on the All-Final Four team twice and was Regional MOP in Omaha. If she gets 6 more wins, she will match the great Diana Taurasi. She can finish on the short list of top scorers in NCAA tourney history.

I look for Kaleena to play with a senior's sense of urgency and the Heart of a Husky (thanks, Mel). I do have one concern, though--the career 3-point record and whether it affects K. I think she had some off-games when she was approaching Diana's career record and seemed relieved to have broken it. Since then, she's been on a tear. She's aware that she's now approaching the record. If I'm Geno, I don't want any added pressure on K late in the tourney. I'd play her extra minute in the first 2 games, especially the opener, and try to get her 10-12 threes before the team heads to Albany. Thoughts?

MH - U r brilliant! I think your strategy would help Kalena and the team. Even though they don't come here to win individual awards. These kids are also human. And she hit a rough shooting patch prior to that record. And no matter what, that record is in the back of your mind, whether you want it to be there or not, and whether you care or not. And knowing Kalena, she will start ball faking three's more - and settle for twos or off the dribble to the bucket just so people don't think she is just trying for the record. That record could cause some problems I think. That would be a great record for her to break. I hope she does.

 

[01Neaggrad02]

Okay.. I figured out what I did wrong.. she has 102 her junior year.... not 112... so a total of 293....

Damn Common Core Math.... trying to make 10's and putting numbers over here and there... rather than the old fashioned way.

 

[MilfordHusky]

MH - U r brilliant! I think your strategy would help Kalena and the team. Even though they don't come here to win individual awards. These kids are also human. And she hit a rough shooting patch prior to that record. And no matter what, that record is in the back of your mind, whether you want it to be there or not, and whether you care or not. And knowing Kalena, she will start ball faking three's more - and settle for twos or off the dribble to the bucket just so people don't think she is just trying for the record. That record could cause some problems I think. That would be a great record for her to break. I hope she does.

That was the point I was trying to make. I have full confidence in K, especially when other people are not distracting her.

 

[Geno-ista]

Okay.. I figured out what I did wrong.. she has 102 her junior year.... not 112... so a total of 293....

Damn Common Core Math.... trying to make 10's and putting numbers over here and there... rather than the old fashioned way.

Progress????

 

[01Neaggrad02]

I am hoping that she hits at least 5 threes in both of the first two games....

 

[DobbsRover2]

KLM started off nicely enough last year with back-to-back 3-5 performances on 3s in the first two rounds, but then UConn's 3-19 performance against BYU kind of swept her up in a slide for the last four games as she shot only 7-23 combined and finished with 13 threes in the Tourney. Last year was kind of a disjointed year for her though, and her point total for the Tourney was very nice.

 

[hussybulldog]

Any chance she can win the race of single season 3-point score at the end of the tournament? (very long shot)
record for D1 single season 3-point 126, KLM 104 so far, OSU's Kelsey Mitchell 122.

 

[j66kicker]

Any chance she can win the race of single season 3-point score at the end of the tournament? (very long shot)
record for D1 single season 3-point 126, KLM 104 so far, OSU's Kelsey Mitchell 122.

3.83 Threes per game in the tourney breaks the single season record for KML.

 

[MilfordHusky]

If Kelsey Mitchell can break the single-season record as a frosh, that is a great accomplishment. She should have a good chance at the career record eventually. She'll probably break the record for shots as well.

 

[hussybulldog]

3.83 Threes per game in the tourney breaks the single season record for KML.

We also need to hope OSU does not go too far in the tournament other wise K Mitchell will push the record higher.

 

[snlMINAJ]

that means kelsey would need 0 threes provided they lose 1st round.

 

[hussybulldog]

that means kelsey would need 0 threes provided they lose 1st round.

Kelsey can have three or four, just not five or more in total...