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Message: [QUOTE="Dillon77, post: 2147518, member: 6620"] [B]Regarding her answer on playing UConn in the Big East:[/B] "It was competitive, so competitive. We got to know them because we had to play them so much in conference. Other teams see them one time, but we got to play them a few times [a year]. We played them up to four times a year. We really didn’t have any element of surprise or intimidation. We knew what to expect and we knew what we were gonna get from the team[B]." [/B] Sometimes situations like this lead to the old phrase, "familiarity breeds contempt." In this case, with a few years in the rear-view mirror, it seems that familiarity bred competition.....and respect. As a WCBB fan (ND alum and UConn admirer), those multiple games during the seasons Skylar mentions were must-see B-ball. Dolson set picks that could've knocked down Bill Laimbeer and Rick Mahorn, let alone Natalie Achonwa and Devereaux Peters ; Bria Hartely was like the silver surfer -- everywhere on the court; and, Moore....argh...both sublime and lethal. And on our end, Achonwa's eyes could pierce steel as she and Dolson would go at it; McBride -- Kmac -- was valiantly relentless and, of course, Sky orchestrated it on the Irish end. Heck...I drove to Hartford to see those games. So, ND-UConn is in the Nutmeg State in 2017-18, right? ;) Have a good weekend all..... [/QUOTE]