UConn - Georgetown post game - Big East Champions!

[Plebe]

Paige was tournament MVP (of course, who else) but also ...

 

[pghhuskydoc]

Couldn’t be prouder of this tough, gutsy group of players!
Everyone dug deep and found that extra gear—
Nika, Paige and the kids—my, they grew up fast!!

 

[my2cents]

Congrats to the 2024 Big East Champions!
Especially proud of this group for overcoming the adversity they faced.
Paige did everything in the arena other than escort the patrons to their seats.

 

[RoadMaster]

The Thrill (and Joy) of Victory!

 

[BobbyJ]

Ice Brady gave a defensive clinic on ball denial and footwork in the paint along with her offensive contributions. It's been in there all along and it just took confidence to bring it out.

 

[The CDR-Ret]

First, mega congratulations to the entire team. Might be one of the most impressive Big East runs in a long time. Down to 7 with only Qadence and Ines available off the bench, UConn took it to Georgetown right out the gate. AND kudos to the refs for calling 2 quick fouls on 2 Georgetown starters. Way to set the tone of "no more of this". I think Georgetown was surprised, then shellshocked, and the magnificent first quarter completely did them in.

Credit to Georgetown - they continued to battle and played stout defense for much of the rest of the game. Hard and tough, but not overly physical. The game was never really in doubt, just the margin of victory.

• Paige - another AA performance. Just wow. 27 points. 3 assists. 4 rebounds. 3 steals. 5 blocks. Not enough words or accolades for her.
• Ice - welcome to the big leagues, baby! Couldn't be more happy for her. 13 points, 8 rebounds, 2 steals, 2 blocks, 1 assist, and possibly most importantly, only 1 foul!! We needed her on the floor, and she was able to STAY on the floor. Just really impressive against Georgetown's senior laden front court.
• Ash and KK - 2 tremendous freshmen who may not be perfect on the floor, but give 100% every second they are out there. And more times than not, they deliver!
• Nika - where would we be without her? Heart and soul and blue blood! 9 assists!!!!
• Q - looked like she belonged and a terrific sub off the bench

Defense - just wow. 11...14...10...7 - just a tremendous effort. Georgetown may not be the most gifted offensive team, but man our defense was good. Especially the help defense when they got close to the basket. It was really nice to watch.

Way to go and congratulations again - Big East Champions. This one was hard earned and very rewarding. Rest up and on to the big dance!!!

The craziest stat was that from the middle of the 3rd quarter in the semi-final to nearly five minutes into the Final, our Huskies gave up ZERO points in nearly 19 minutes of playing time. Just amazing!

 

[RockyMTblue2]

Just darn proud of the band of sisters.

 

[Tonyc]

We've had to grow up alot this season and we did. The emergence of Ice and Im dreamin of ICE and Aaliyah on the floor together. That will be something. Weve come a long way this season and were playin at a whole new level. We're gonna be a tuff out. 4 players in double figures tonite. Look at the stats. Theyre impressive. We are in the right place at the right time and getting better.

 

[Husky fanatic]

Totally enjoyable. And now for 12 days of thumb twiddling

 

[huskeynut]

BIG EAST CHAMPIONS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

What a game!! UConn goes on a opening run and never looked back. Georgetown couldn't recovery. Again, a defensive juggernaut that didn't stop. Really took away Georgetown's inside game. Their guards couldn't drive down the lane as they wanted to. And UConn owned the boards. Our offense was sharp as Georgetown overplayed a lot on defense.4 of our 5 starters in double figures.

Paige doing Paige things. Just amazing what she can do and do it with such ease and class. We are fortunate to have Paige as a Huskie!!!

I can't say enough about Ice. When it was time to step up, she took a huge step and continued it tonight. She has arrived. So happy for her. Do I see twin towers for the NCAA's?

Nika with 9 assists as she climbs into second place on the all time assist list passing Diana. One or two more games and she will own the record. She has been my fav since set foot on the court. One of the best point guards ever for UConn.

KK and Ash - unbelievable year for both freshmen. Pressed into starting because of injuries, they grew up fast and showed everyone they belonged on the court.

And I will not leave out Q. She had her ups and downs over the season. But tournament time she came off the bench and delivered when needed.

Geno, CD and the entire staff are the absolute best!!!

Congratulations to Georgetown. They played with a heavy heart all season. Darrnell Haney did a great job. I sincerely hope the interm tag is removed and replaced with Head Coach.

Now it's time for 2 fingers of St. Augustine bourbon in celebration.

 

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[pghhuskydoc]

The Georgetown kids played tough, but not dirty. They have a lot to be proud of—I really appreciated Paige and Azzi seeking out that poor kid who blew out her knee vs. Creighton. 2 programs with a lot of class.

 

[nickp91]

It is so inspiring to see what Darnell Haney has done with this Georgetown program

 

[HuskyNan]

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Geno has been called just about everything during his 39 years at UConn. But “the JayZ of WBB” is definitely a new one.

 

[RoadMaster]

Gotta love this kid..

 

[RockyMTblue2]

In her postgame interview Nika walked up wiping away tears. Next up was Paige and as she spoke we saw Nika and Geno in an extended embrace and the tears were back. That's what you get with Nika, fire and rain. A great Husky.

 

[HuskyNan]

 

[ThisJustIn]

CD showed up late w/Bob and Debbie. Rough transcription.

CD: You can’t say enough about type of kids we have in this prgm. So proud. So resilient. Strong women who look at it and say, “They can do it.” Yesterday was an example and they just continued.

Start was amazing.

CD: We’ve been trying to get them to do it all year. (Laugh) Shows they can do it. Maybe tell them no subs.

Give Georgetown credit. They don’t stop playing. Never really in doubt the end of the game. Made their run, we handled it. They were physcial. We handled it.

It’s amazing what you can do when you don’t have a choice. Happy and proud.

Debbie: Coaching staff!

CD: (Laughs) You try and set up scouting, use the bracket, and think the higher seed is going to win. Hadn’t planned Georgetown was going to win. I scouted them before...Just saying, I didn’t get my beauty sleep.

Relax?

CD: 2 days off. Spring break is a week early. 2 days on, a day off? Maybe 3 on? After selection Sunday. Figure the days of until then.

FYI - 22 titles Big East

29th all time Conf Champs.

 

[Alydar]

I’m so amazed they had the best two games of the seasons without AE.

They reached a higher level of intensity. Or else maybe they just emptied the tank knowing they have a couple of weeks to recover. My hope is that Geno has done what he said back in early Dec, that his goal was the NCAA's and he wasn't going to burn out his team trying to win any regular season game. UConn has won titles with a 7 man rotation.

What's important is that now the team knows what they're capable of.

 

[HuskyNan]

 

[NEforceUConn]

The Thrill (and Joy) of Victory!

Great pics! Where’s the one where Paige and Nika hugged on the bench with a couple minutes left?

I’d love to see that moment frozen in time.

 

[HuskyNan]

 

[ThisJustIn]

Post game with Debbie, Nika talked about being tired, but NOT being tired because of the energy of the crowd.