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Message: [QUOTE="RockyMTblue2, post: 2401841, member: 250"] "After starting for an NCAA title team as a freshman, Samuelson averaged 20.2 points for the 36-1 Huskies last season. Yet Auriemma continually needled her about her work on the defensive end. "Samuelson, already a polished player, is following Auriemma’s cue. Rather than wilt from his prodding, she is using it as motivation. “That’s what he wants,” Samuelson said. “He wants all of us to kind of fight and show that we have that heart to fight back when he does knock us down. He knows that he’s doing it because he’s going to get it out of you eventually. I think that’s the biggest thing why people succeed or don’t succeed here. If you take it to heart every time, you’re going to not become the player he expects you [to be].” [URL="http://www.courant.com/sports/uconn-womens-basketball/hc-sp-uconn-women-1105-story.html"]UConn Junior Katie Lou Samuelson Focused On Her Defense This Season[/URL] [/QUOTE]