UConn Freshmen/Commits: C. Collier, Coombs, AEH, Gordon, Walker

[Sluconn Husky]

Wow, epic game to finish Megan Walker's career as Walker hits the game-winning shot with 5 seconds remaining to win the state title!

Monacan was down 9 in the 4th but Walker scored 18 points in the quarter including Monacan's last 15, much of which came from the foul line.

She finished with 35 points.

 

[Sluconn Husky]

Geno was in attendance for the crazy Monacan win which included King Fork getting the winning shot waved off with under a second left.

 

[Sluconn Husky]

Looks like Monacan got help from the refs at the end; sure seems to be a foul there.

 

[Sluconn Husky]

Walker's final high school stat line:

35 points (10-21 FG, 0-3 3pt, 15-24 FT), 11 rebounds, 6 blocks, 5 steals

 

[Ouremblem]

Almost none of the above was true. Hope none of you went to HVCC last week.

If you read the entire thread I did amend that. ????

 

[Sluconn Husky]

"Whose hands would the ball rather be in then mine?"

lol, she doesn't lack confidence

 

[MilfordHusky]

Looks like Monacan got help from the refs at the end; sure seems to be a foul there.

Looks like a possible/probable reach-in foul, but officiating is weak at all levels.

 

[MilfordHusky]

Walker's final high school stat line:

35 points (10-21 FG, 0-3 3pt, 15-24 FT), 11 rebounds, 6 blocks, 5 steals

Other than the FT shooting, it's a nice line. She's normally close to 85% on FTs.

 

[MilfordHusky]

"Whose hands would the ball rather be in then mine?"

lol, she doesn't lack confidence

A little lack of modesty there. Geno and CD will work with her.

 

[Sluconn Husky]

Other than the FT shooting, it's a nice line. She's normally close to 85% on FTs.

Shooting from 15+ feet clearly her biggest thing to work on. She's very physical, posts up, drives, draws fouls, really good along the baseline and with the short pull-up jumper. Athletic, strong, smart. Reminds me of early Dwayne Wade.

 

[MilfordHusky]

Shooting from 15+ feet clearly her biggest thing to work on. She's very physical, posts up, drives, draws fouls, really good along the baseline and with the short pull-up jumper. Athletic, strong, smart. Reminds me of early Dwayne Wade.

I think she is very good up to about 15', including FT shooting in general. But expanding her range to 20' would be a big plus.

The DWade comparison seems apt.

 

[Sluconn Husky]

Piece on Mikayla Coombs' last game at Wesleyan:

UConn-bound Coombs resuscitates Wolves in state title win

 

[MilfordHusky]

Piece on Mikayla Coombs' last game at Wesleyan:

UConn-bound Coombs resuscitates Wolves in state title win

Notice her vertical in the pic. She's very quick and athletic, despite knee surgery.

 

[BobbyJ]

Piece on Mikayla Coombs' last game at Wesleyan:

UConn-bound Coombs resuscitates Wolves in state title win

I got a real good feeling about this kid. And those are some serious hops on that jump shot.

 

[MilfordHusky]

I got a real good feeling about this kid. And those are some serious hops on that jump shot.

I think she can be an elite defender, plus more.

 

[donalddoowop]

A little lack of modesty there. Geno and CD will work with her.

Geno complained that this season's players don't show that kind of confidence. Didn't he?

 

[CoachBill]

Matthew Hatfield‏ @hatfieldsports
UCONN Head Women's Coach Geno Auriemma here to witness this 4A State Championship thriller and Megan Walker lead Monacan to win with 35Pts.

 

[Sluconn Husky]

At the center of it all is Walker, the 6-foot-1 senior guard who arrived as a freshman and immediately began to dazzle her audiences. She drew college coaches such as Connecticut’s Geno Auriemma and Notre Dame’s Muffet McGraw to her games. She became a high school basketball celebrity and committed to Connecticut, the pinnacle of women’s college basketball, in November.

It’s hard to ask for anything more for a final game. In addition to her 35 points, she recorded 11 rebounds, six blocks and five steals. The last moment of her high school career came at halfcourt of the Siegel Center, hugging her teammates and waving to the television cameras.

“It was a crazy, tremendous career,” she said.


Monacan wins its third straight state title by beating King's Fork 60-59 in a wild finish

 

[Sluconn Husky]

More video from Monacan's win including a Geno sighting:

Monacan Lady Chiefs 3-peat as 4A state champs

 

[oldude]

A little lack of modesty there. Geno and CD will work with her.

At his core, Geno is a cocky kid from Philly. I think he will love Megan's self confidence.

 

[Zanzman]

Always look forward to your updates thanks sluconn

 

[Charliebball]

Matthew Hatfield‏ @hatfieldsports
UCONN Head Women's Coach Geno Auriemma here to witness this 4A State Championship thriller and Megan Walker lead Monacan to win with 35Pts.

I wonder why Geno attended Walker's last game............perhaps he feels she needs the extra personal attention......................

 

[BobbyJ]

A little lack of modesty there. Geno and CD will work with her.

I like to call it self belief. All the great ones have it and most of them have said it. There just wasn't a microphone in their face at the time. And IMO, you can't be great without it. It can be tempered and molded and you're right, Auriemma and CD know how to do that.

 

[MilfordHusky]

Geno does talk about confidence. He says that, during the tough freshman year, if you don't have confidence, you have nothing.

My guess is that one of the staff was at Mikayla's game as well. The team has an extended down time, and the coaches try to both observe and support the recruits.

Meg will come to UConn with a personal streak that extends to last season or maybe the season before. She won 3 Virginia championships. Her high school record was very comparable to Maya's.

 

[MilfordHusky]

Meg will get lots of "guidance" from Geno next season. If it gets her down at all, Lou can point out that she was the kid being called out for having no heart who became the tough player known for the barf bucket and also making the national news for her record-setting night against USF.

 

[UcMiami]

I wonder why Geno attended Walker's last game..perhaps he feels she needs the extra personal attention.......

I think it is just pretty standard procedure to continue attending, and perhaps it is combined with something else like a quick golf break.

 

[donalddoowop]

I wonder why Geno attended Walker's last game..perhaps he feels she needs the extra personal attention.......

To tell her she needs to improve her outside shot.

 

[RockyMTblue2]

Notice her vertical in the pic. She's very quick and athletic, despite knee surgery.

No, I've been corrected about that; it's just the angle of the camera that makes it look like her feet or over the other kid's waist.

 

[MilfordHusky]

No, I've been corrected about that; it's just the angle of the camera that makes it look like her feet or over the other kid's waist.

It's the angle AND the vertical.

 

[B BLOCK]

Ossining and AEH beat Elmire 87-80 in a wild affair that had Ossining up 20-2 in the first quarter only to be behind by as much as 8 in the fourth quarter. AEH finished with 40 points. By the way she has now set a new school record for points in a season, which was held by Saniya at 928, Andra now with 944 with hopefully 2 games left and the state record is 985.
Ossining will play Our Lady of Mercy of Rochester, Friday 3/17/17, 8:00 pm at HVCC in a NYSPHSAA Class AA Semi-final game.