MSGRET Prognosticator's Predictions Game 1 UMA-Lowell vs UConn [merged thread]

[Kaizen]

UConn 92 - UM Lowell 43

 

[bluedevil]

Uconn 111 - Lowell 29

 

[bluedevil]

Who beat Stanford as a 1 seed when Tara was working with the Olympic team

Harvard

 

[AgStatesman]

Who beat Stanford as a 1 seed when Tara was working with the Olympic team

My bad! Harvard.

 

[cohenzone]

I predict we will be overjoyed when they actually take the court.

 

[Zinethar]

94-32. I think in the second half Geno will have them working on their half court sets not full court speed. He will use it like a scrimmage to get things right.

 

[PAHuskeyFan]

Massey says UCONN 85, UMA-L 38...

I think the UMA-L number is close, but the UCONN one ???

I am going with UCONN 105
UMA-L. 40

 

[BobbyJ]

Upsets by America East schools are not out of the norm. The only 16 to ever beat a 1 was UMBC over Virginia in the men's tournament a couple years ago. The schools in the AE are excellent academically and those players are all true student athletes. UMass Lowell is fairly new to Div 1 and still building. It's going to be hard for UConn to not score 100 even if they aren't trying to.

UConn - 110
Lowell - 27

You’re forgetting the very first. In 1998, the Harvard women the 16th seed upset Stanford the #1, 71-67 on their home floor in the first round of the NCAA.

 

[soxfan23]

First game jitters, rust, and a new team learning to play together will lead to some ugly play. UConn still wins very easily

81-39

 

[Charliebball]

my mantra continues into the new season.............just win, play well as a team and nobody get hurt/sick...........

 

[Cuango]

103-42 UConn
This is going to be a track meet!

 

[bluedevil]

You’re forgetting the very first. In 1998, the Harvard women the 16th seed upset Stanford the #1, 71-67 on their home floor in the first round of the NCAA.

IIRC Stanford had a couple of starters injured..

 

[GRIFFBIFF20]

UCONN 104, UMASS Lowell 38

 

[HopJim]

Uconn wins 98-41

 

[MilfordHusky]

IIRC Stanford had a couple of starters injured..

Yeah, Stanford had at least one player (probably more) injured and either out or limited. They likely were over-seeded based on the available roster.

Additionally, Harvard had a ringer and was mis-seeded. Allison Feaster was a really good player.

Allison Feaster - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

Bottom line: Technically, it was 1 v. 16, but in reality, was more like 2 v. 13.

 

[MilfordHusky]

Ok, regarding the UMass-Lowell game, Geno will try not to embarrass Shea's husband, but it should be extremely one-sided. Maybe 100-30.

I see the starters playing maybe 18-25 minutes and everyone healthy getting in the game. We should get some view of Piath and Autumn. I'm predicting that Mir hits double-figure points.

 

[UConnCat]

Who beat Stanford as a 1 seed when Tara was working with the Olympic team

The Harvard upset was in 1998. Tara coached the Olympic team in 1996.

 

[HuskyFan1125]

IIRC Stanford had a couple of starters injured..

YES!!!! Thanks for bringing that up. It seems to always get lost when that upset is mentioned and yes Harvard had a star in Allison Feaster.
However Stanford’s front court was hit hard as Vanessa Nygaard a 6-1 F who averaged around 15 ppg tore an ACL. The day the bracket was announced Kristen Folkl a 6-2 F who averaged 18 ppg tore her ACL in practice just hours after getting the number 1 seed. With those 2 out Stanford didn’t have the horses to hold that seed.

 

[Tambourine]

Uconn 94 UML 41

 

[SLY63]

98-41

 

[Bigboote]

UConn 88 Lowell 40 MoV 48

 

[HuskyPhan]

Huskies 94-47 Geno says after game our offense is a work in progress and our collective defense couldn't guard 5 chairs....

 

[uconnfan68]

Ok, regarding the UMass-Lowell game, Geno will try not to embarrass Shea's husband, but it should be extremely one-sided. Maybe 100-30.

I see the starters playing maybe 18-25 minutes and everyone healthy getting in the game. We should get some view of Piath and Autumn. I'm predicting that Mir hits double-figure points.

^^^^ this... Geno will not embarrass Tom or Shea. If it does go over 100, it won’t be by much.

 

[RSHERMVIKES]

UCONN 101 - UMass Lowell 39

 

[tjhusky]

Shea‘s husband convinces Shea to turn over all of UConn‘ plays and game plan.
UConn wins 104-23