Top 3 Things You Want to See Against Notre Dame on Thursday Night. Game is at 7:00 p.m. at Notre Dame

[Bone Dog]

1. The big 3 play their best
2. Jana and Ice dominate the paint
3. Kaitlyn KK and Ash contain Hannah and Olivia

 

[Minicoop69]

I live 2 miles from the ND campus.
My job takes me over by the campus about 5 times a day.
I drive around South Bend with a UCONN vanity plate
on the front of my car.

I want to see the Huskies just WIN, baby!!!

You going to the game?

I live in Elkhart and am taking my oldest daughter to the game.

Always wear UConn gear when I am up in South Bend or Mishawaka. Gets my gears going!!!!

 

[The CDR-Ret]

I have been waiting for this game as I believe this win will convince everyone UCONN is real and deserving of NO 1 rating. ( 1 ) SARAH, ICE and JANA dominate the boards. ( 2 ) The defense control Hidalgo ,Miles and Citron. ( 3 ) The bench play like they are the starting five and score. AZZI plays the rest of the year healthy. GO HUSKIES!!!!!!

Ditto!!!

Go Huskies!

 

[Topdawg]

1. High defensive intensity throughout the game. Dominate the boards
2. High paced offense. Drive to the basket to get ND into foul trouble.
3. Lots of ball movement to keep the ND defense working hard.

Play together and win!!

 

[DEpup]

1. Win
2. Azzi plays
3. One or more NDers foul out like what should have happened against Texas

 

[RSHERMVIKES]

I just have a feeling that the 2 injured big girls for ND will be back for this game!

1. Our big girls dominate their big girls
2. Every player for us plays their best game of the season so far!
3. Be injury free

 

[uh-no]

1) a win
2) azzi fudd
3) aubrey griffin

 

[veryolddog]

1. No injuries
2. No injuries
3. Play well

 

[DEFCONN1]

Azzi on the court with her signature smile !

 

[Tonyc]

1. Execute
2. Poise
3 Confidence

 

[Vancat]

1, A
2. ZZ
3. I

 

[Husky fanatic]

1. Get Koval in foul trouble early
2. Ash continues to reach double figures
3. Hidalgo under 20

 

[maple]

1. Azzi to be healthy and on the floor.
2. A statement win.
3. Paige and Sarah to both be lights out.

 

[Bigboote]

1. Sarah, Ice, and Jana DOMINATE the Notre Dame frontcourt players. I think Prosper is the only ND player who has a shot at playing with Sarah. I think Koval has lots of potential, but she’s neither quick nor fast, and her footwork isn’t there yet.

2. The UConn guards contain the ND guards. The matchups of Kaitlyn/KK on Hidalgo, Azzi/Ash/Paige on Miles and Paige/Morgan on Citron are really pretty favorable. I think we might see more of KK than the last few games, as I think she’s a better matchup defensively.

3. Control the boards. Each of Notre Dame’s starting guards had double-digit rebounds against Syracuse. As pointed out earlier, it will be a long game if ND does a lot of running. UConn needs to force Notre Dame to plau UConn’s game rather than vice-versa.

 

[yhun89]

1. Sarah, Ice, and Jana DOMINATE the Notre Dame frontcourt players. I think Prosper is the only ND player who has a shot at playing with Sarah. I think Koval has lots of potential, but she’s neither quick nor fast, and her footwork isn’t there yet.

2. The UConn guards contain the ND guards. The matchups of Kaitlyn/KK on Hidalgo, Azzi/Ash/Paige on Miles and Paige/Morgan on Citron are really pretty favorable. I think we might see more of KK than the last few games, as I think she’s a better matchup defensively.

3. Control the boards. Each of Notre Dame’s starting guards had double-digit rebounds against Syracuse. As pointed out earlier, it will be a long game if ND does a lot of running. UConn needs to force Notre Dame to plau UConn’s game rather than vice-versa.

1. They seem to have no answer defensively for Sarah. No one fast enough, no one with the IQ to block her on the passing lanes or to try and bully ball with her. Koval may be taller, but she definitely isn't enough to guard Sarah, not if ND wants to double Paige or Azzi.

2. I expect HH will not be contained, but Miles and Citron maybe. HH has just looked unstoppable, Miles and Citron have had their moments of vulnerability. Whether it be TOs or wonky shooting nights.

3. Sarah, Paige, Jana, and Ice are all very capable rebounders. I don't think we'll have as much of an issue, especially because Jana and Sarah are much more aggressive under the basket than the Syracuse players.

 

[Ozimoto]

A solid performance by everyone.
Azzi scoring 25
80% free throw shooting.

 

[Zinethar]

Azzi, Paige, and Sara all over 20 points.
3 other players in double figures
Refs call a good even game and not fall for flopping.

Of course no injuries and a win is a given and not a "wish".

 

[ME Husky Fan]

Make both Mills and Hildago go left, cheat to their right
Citron hurt us last year, don’t let it repeat.
Our bench needs to score and be more impactful than their bench

 

[yhun89]

Also y’all, don’t forget:

Paige’s “bad night” vs ND last season was 17 PTS on 5-17.

Bad FG% but almost 20 points was a “bad night.”

 

[Cornell Lt]

1. Hold ND's 3 guards to 50 pts or less
2. 5 UConn players in double figures scoring
3. Jana/Ice/ Sarah dominate the rebounding battle

 

[AzzisBraids]

Contain Hildago
Get Koval in Foul Trouble
Bueckers and Fudd scoring 20 plus a piece

 

[hoopsfan22]

Azzi, Azzi, Azzi!

 

[The deacon]

would be nice if the broadcast crew would acknowledge citron as a star and ease off the gushing over miles (which is somewhat justified) and hannah. they ain't the whole ND thing.

Bravo, PacoSwede! Sonia is well regarded, but nearly enough so... consider last year's ND/UConn game when she shut down Paige, and numerous other times she's supplemented her offensive contributions with lockdown D on a rival's best player.

This season, Paige has a lot more support, yet it'll still be interesting to see if the Bueckers/Citron battle will play a key role in the game's outcome.