NCAA First Round (Friday)

[Blue Huskie]

That's what FL coach gets for tying her T shirt around her waist. How unprofessional. What are they on the playground?

Good for the Danes. Too bad more of their fans weren't there.

 

[HuskyFan1125]

Great game in that 4th quarter.

Congrats to Albany!

 

[blaqtech]

If anybody ever tells me how great the SEC is in WCB again ..............

Albany worked hard for the win. And the refs in that game did not do their best work.

 

[blaqtech]

Hope Buffalo got an upset in them...

GO BULLS !

 

[HuskyFan1125]

Chattanooga leading Mississippi State early in the 1st 7-1

 

[toadfoot]

Now if Green Bay, St. John's and Chattanooga would oblige

 

[HuskyFan1125]

Now if Green Bay, St. John's and Chattanooga would oblige

Lady Mocs are trying

 

[Kaizen]

Smart end of game management by Albany. Well done!

I thought Albany will lose at end of 3Q, switched the channel, came back later, wow.. Albany won

 

[SCGamecock]

Terrible game management to end the game there by Amanda Butler. Florida had a decent season.. terrible to end it with such a lackluster effort.

 

[Bigpetunia]

Because I'm trying to not allow my addiction to put me on a shrink's couch, I rarely permit myself to watch non-UConn games. On those occasions when I do, like today, I am blown away by the precipitous drop-off in the comparative quality of play on the floor that is exhibited by run-of-the-mill teams. I suppose the chalk will mostly hold in these early rounds, I see few teams out there, however highly seeded, that I think are good enough to win ANY games! Not a big surprise that there are so many empty seats, but I find that reality depressing.

 

[Plebe]

Albany up 2 with the ball and 18 seconds left in the game. Great composure by Albany.

Albany did a great job coming back, but Florida completely fell apart. Went about 8 minutes without scoring in the 4th quarter. Christinaki had a WIDE open putback that could have stopped Albany's momentum and put Florida back up by 3, but she just completely booted it.

But I'm happy for Albany. After coming so close to beating Duke (at Durham) last year, this year they're rewarded. Imani Tate was huge. Richards was very effective when she was on the floor.

 

[HuskyNan]

Central Arkansas Sugar Bears (really!) are standing toe to toe with Louisville early in the game, now up 3 in the first quarter.

It's Central Arkansas' first NCAA tournament.

 

[ASweet3781]

The Sugar Bears! Love that name.

 

[HuskyNan]

BTW, if a miracle does occur and Central Arky holds on, I don't want to hear Cardinals fans crying about the physicality. Sugar Bears are being tossed all over the place in this game.

 

[Aluminny69]

Chattanooga leading Mississippi State early in the 1st 7-1

After playing UConn, Miss. State is nothing... Go Mocs...

 

[Fairfield Fan]

SUGAR BEARS leading at the end of the first! Go Sugar Bears!!!

Upset city today!!

 

[CocoHusky]

Smart end of game management by Albany. Well done!

Katie Abrahamson-Henderson maybe in line for HC a major program.

 

[RowdyFan]

That's what FL coach gets for tying her T shirt around her waist. How unprofessional. What are they on the playground?

Good for the Danes. Too bad more of their fans weren't there.

My thoughts exactly. Not professional at all.

 

[RowdyFan]

Because I'm trying to not allow my addiction to put me on a shrink's couch, I rarely permit myself to watch non-UConn games. On those occasions when I do, like today, I am blown away by the precipitous drop-off in the comparative quality of play on the floor that is exhibited by run-of-the-mill teams. I suppose the chalk will mostly hold in these early rounds, I see few teams out there, however highly seeded, that I think are good enough to win ANY games! Not a big surprise that there are so many empty seats, but I find that reality depressing.

Starting time is a big reason why the stadium is empty

 

[blaqtech]

I want to thank everybody who supported Buffalo for the first 6 minutes of the game........ Because it's over now !!!

 

[Plebe]

The Sugar Bears! Love that name.

That is my new favorite mascot.

 

[toadfoot]

Don't see how Chattanooga can beat Mississippi St. Despite their offensive deficiencies, MS has way too much size for Chattanooga.

 

[HuskyFan1125]

I want to thank everybody who supported Buffalo for the first 6 minutes of the game... Because it's over now !!!

All ya gotta do is believe!

 

[UcMiami]

Because I'm trying to not allow my addiction to put me on a shrink's couch, I rarely permit myself to watch non-UConn games. On those occasions when I do, like today, I am blown away by the precipitous drop-off in the comparative quality of play on the floor that is exhibited by run-of-the-mill teams. I suppose the chalk will mostly hold in these early rounds, I see few teams out there, however highly seeded, that I think are good enough to win ANY games! Not a big surprise that there are so many empty seats, but I find that reality depressing.

What I find interesting is the comparative coaching - you look at the favorites and only occasionally do you see really well coached teams, and you look at the underdogs and many of them while being undersized and out quicker and out talented, still play really good basketball. They lose, but they lose because of talent and certainly not because of coaching.

 

[HuskyNan]

Louisville is asserting itself now and is up 17. Central Arkansas played really well for the first quarter but seems to be running out of steam trying to keep up with the bigger and more athletic Cards. Myesha Hines-Allen is having a heck of a game for Louisville.

 

[Plebe]

Louisville is asserting itself now and is up 17. Central Arkansas played really well for the first quarter but seems to be running out of steam trying to keep up with the bigger and more athletic Cards. Myesha Hines-Allen is having a heck of a game for Louisville.

Central Arkansas' bigs got in foul trouble. They have no one inside who can match up with Hines-Allen.

 

[EricSD]

Just a side note - LOVED seeing Florida go down - fairly big upset when you consider it's a 5-12 game - in the women's game, it's much less common for much lower seeds to upset the higher seeds. Would love to see most the SEC teams out in the first round.

 

[NOI33]

Louisville is asserting itself now and is up 17. Central Arkansas played really well for the first quarter but seems to be running out of steam trying to keep up with the bigger and more athletic Cards. Myesha Hines-Allen is having a heck of a game for Louisville.

MHA has had an All-American season. She does so much for the Cards.

Btw, Cards up 51 - 34 to end the half. They're shooting a whopping 62.5% from the floor!!

 

[HuskyFan1125]

Not sure if its nerves or Syracuse defense bur Army looks dreadful. Only 4 points in the 1st quarter and 2 so far in the second.

 

[HuskyNan]

Central Arkansas' bigs got in foul trouble. They have no one inside who can match up with Hines-Allen.

Big - singular, and I use the word loosely. Central Arkansas has one player over 6', Raquel Logan, who is 6-1. Taya Novokreshchenova, the 6-0 player, has seen the court in only 12 games this season.

Central Arkansas roster