KML ties a Uconn record

[pap49cba]

Per Rich:

The pt total for @Kaleena23 tied #UConn record for a player in their NCAA debut. Jamelle Elliott had 21 vs. L'ville in '93.

 

[DEK1234]

‏Tiffany is joining in on the record making even in her limited action today.

@UC_WBB_SID: REALLY GOOD NOTE ALERT: Tiffany Hayes has joined Moore, Taurasi and Montgomery as only #Huskies in top-10 of games played, pts. and assts.

 

[speedoo]

Pretty good company for Tiff!

 

[DEK1234]

Definitely good company. Good for her!

 

[alexrgct]

KML did it with tough, physical play, drawing contact, and hitting FTs. Scorers find a way to score, even when their shot isn't consistently falling. Good to see.

 

[Icebear]

KML is kind of what Geno wanted from Maya. Maya so instinctively avoided contact she had a real challenge to overcome it. KML loves contact.

 

[MilfordHusky]

I thought that KML had more than 7 boards. She shot 7-7 on FTs

 

[CalifHusky]

Congrats to KML and Tiff on the new records.
Keep up the good work.
5 more games to go.

 

[DobbsRover2]

KML is kind of what Geno wanted from Maya. Maya so instinctively avoided contact she had a real challenge to overcome it. KML loves contact.

Yeah, except after what happened in her freshman year, which might have partially cost UConn a crown, the shying away from contact is a natural response. Fact is, the more you mix it up in contact situations when you are concentrating on putting the ball in the hoop and a defender is focusing on stopping you, the more chance you have of something nasty happening. Finding the balance is tough, and getting through 4 years of college ball as the team's leading scorer without some overeager opponent pulling you down for a bad fall is not easy.

 

[Icebear]

Yeah, Maya's situation wasn't one of the kind of contact that KML is getting by posting up.

 

[DobbsRover2]

If you're strong enough to dish it out in the post and live off the contact, you can be a killer with the skills of KML. Not sure it would have been the best course for Maya with her wide-ranging game. Thinking back to BTurner Overdrive and how effective she was in getting the fouls in the post with a somewhat undersized frame and incredible leaping ability, but in the end she paid for it with the wear and tear. It's always a gamble.

 

[Icebear]

It was what Geno wanted from Maya, however. She had an almost mystical way of avoiding contact that allowed her to finish but rarely sent her to the line.