Nothing surprising. Gabby filled her sheet brilliantly; sophs were incredibly productive.
But Crystal: played 33 minutes with only 2 turnovers. Given how many minutes she'll be playing, that is a wonderful number. Not to mention her defense and her scoring efficiency. That to me is the understated promising takeaway from this game.
Bags, you stole my thunder. I was going to say that. First a question, then a statement.........................WHO DAT????
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And then there were two (Maryland & South Carolina). I'm not so sure either of these teams (they were both watching this game) are real confident going in that they have any better chance of defeating UConn than any of the other top 10 teams that have tried. Even with an extremely short bench, Geno was able to vanquish Ohio State with 6 players. The Husky starters have proven that they can go the distance if needed. Tonight, they were needed.
Several observations tonight -
1. I thought Dangerfield played very well. I know Geno was concerned about her potential to turn the ball over, but tonight, she only had 2. I thought she played extremely well against a top 12 team.
2. Collier and Samuelson brought their hard hats and lunch pales to work this evening. Another double-double for Collier, what else is new. That's starting to become S.O.P. for her.
Gabby was Gabby tonight, playing 34 minutes and staying out of foul (2) trouble. That's a BIG time adjust for her. It appears that she's turned the corner on adjusting her play to avoid fouling.
3. Kudos also to Kia and Butler. Butler came in and provided the starter with a blow. Kia mean while played 39 minutes and anchored the back court to perfection.
4. Ohio State was only 6 of 23 beyond the arc, and 3 of 9 from the stripe. UConn was able to defend the Buckeyes without fouling them, while UConn was 18 for 23, that was huge.
5. That shot Mitchell hit from way downtown that she stared at to close out the half was awesome.
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UConn made some serious adjustments at the half. Mitchell had 19 points after 2 quarters, but finished with only 23. When she's in rhythm and on a roll, you can't stop her. I figured she'd score more that 8 points this time around. All you can hope to do is slow her down.
6. UConn slowly pulled away in the 3rd quarter like they usually do.
7. I would guess that 90% of the doubters that thought UConn would be vulnerable this season, and lose a few games, have all gone home. This team looks scary good right now, and they're getting better as the season progresses.
8. By no means should Chong rush to get back on the court, but........................!
9. Looking ahead just a bit, UConn plays USF on the 10th of January at the XL Center.
I would not over look THIS team by any means. They suffered their first lost to an unranked
Long Beach State (8-4) team this afternoon in the "Play 4 Kay" shootout tournament in Las Vegas. USF is just the kind of team that will sneak up on you and "thrill" you. You know how bad they want to beat UConn, especially on the Huskies' home court.
10. Geno is coaching his a** off this year!!
11. It sure is fun being a UConn women's basketball fan - heh heh heh.
12. 10-0/85 in a row, and rolling down hill. There is no doubt about it,
it's the most wonder time of the year. ![Smile :) :)](/styles/default/xenforo/smilies/smile.png)