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I thought all 4 freshmen played well. Although she didn’t have the same scoring as last game, Qadence continued to play fearlessly. On one play, she got the ball curled around a screen to flash to the free throw line where she took the shot. The shot didn’t fall tonight but the play was awesome because Q didn’t have a second of hesitation, unlike a couple upperclassmen. I think that Q is still too slender to play with the bangers from Maryland, just a bad matchup for her.
 
It took until the second quarter for UConn to assert itself. Loved the physical, aggressive play they put on MD. Took MD right out of the game.

The freshmen showed they are ready to play. Ice used her body down low and caused all sorts of problems. Ash moved well without the ball to get open and played good defense. KK's breakout game. The girl is the real deal.

Definitely need more Brady & Edwards and the high low game.
 
Paige is unreal. Just soaking in watching her play as her talent and will and unreal. Arnold as shade showed out tonight. Freshman can also be inconsistent so Q struggled. Team showed grit after a slow start. A really good response post ncsu.
 
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A much, much better rendition of UConn's traditional defense....happy to see our freshman maturing quickly. Paige really owned it and Aubrey was awesome. I hope Azzi gets better soon, someone might try to steal her spot. CD is a big question mark.
 
It seemed that Aaliyah was up high a lot. Broken plays that were supposed to result in her being down on the block? There seemed to be a few minutes of paralysis when Paige went out, maybe psychological after the Azzi news?
 
That was the aggressiveness of Huskies of ol' , when they led the nation in defense as well as offense. On the floor scrambling for every loose ball, moving feet furiously and waving hands and arms, going after the ball for rebounds...just plain effort! KK and Ashlyn were outstanding, Paige was outstanding, but could be more selfish. Great all around effort for all who played. I hope Caroline is alright. Ines seemed angry on the bench, and I don't blame her.
 
I think the team showed that they could handle the physical play of the turtles. I thought after Paige was charged with the intentional foul, on the player that mugged her, that they might shy away from the physicality. They did not. It seemed to me that the turtle's game plan was to beat up Paige and I thought that they might succeed but Paige didn't give in an inch. I liked how when the announcers said that Sellers hit Paige with her hip, they down played it. But from what I remember about hockey, it looked to me like a common hip check.
I kept yelling to myself that Ice needed to stay inside to get her shots, but she shut me up.
But it was a good team win with Paige showing how she can take the game over and control it. Cudos to the newbies...they all showed up!!!!

Well done Huskies! Gonna be a pleasure to watch @MJL243's replay tomorrow.
 
Surly1 said:
Yes, the freshmen class will be outstanding, but until that moment comes, UConn has the outstanding player. Is there a doubt in anyone's mind that if Paige was so inclined, she could put up Caitlin Clark numbers at will?

Count me a skeptic thinking that the freshmen class would have to wait a year before making their mark. Glad to see Ashlyn get and make the most of her opportunity. KK looked more comfortable as the game went on and Ice showed her sweet left-handed shooting stroke from deep.

Hopefully, the news on Azzi will be promising, but Caroline seems out of sorts. She will be needed down the road, particularly if Azzi will be out for an extended period.

Great effort tonight, especially on the defensive end. Aubrey & Paige showed their leadership playing by example with steals, blocks and rebounds.

On a separate note, I don't think I've ever seen another player make more crazy angle, off-balance, high degree of difficulty shots than Shyanne Sellers.
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Physicality with minimum fouls. Paige took a shot to the face, not the first blow, reacted with the takedown and maybe it helped
 
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Bone Dog said:
Not in mine. but she wants to build a different kind of team spirit.
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Paige and Caitlin are two different kind of basketball talents, for sure, but I'm pretty sure Iowa's team spirit is just fine as it is. Remember, the Hawkeyes' roster is not stocked with a bevy of highly recruited players.

Paige and Caitlin are the right fit for their respective teams.
 
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jaydee602 said:
UCONN's freshman will have games where they struggle, but they will not be intimidated. Their confidence is very impressive!
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This also feels like the first recruiting class since Nika, Paige and Aaliyah where we have multiple freshman who are confident and can make plays. The good news for us is that we just need one or two of them to step up on any given night.
 
CD post game (rough!)
We got smacked pretty good and there are many ways we can respond. And we responded well.

2nd quarter – took advantage of turnovers.

Bob: Paige took over the game post – foul.

CD: First half, ran better offense. Second half Paige made incredible plays, individually (defender had fouls)

We owed them one (last year). A great win. Fans were terrific. You have to play who you play… but let's not mistake who we were missing. Credit to them (last year).

Ashlyn – you’re going to see that with our young guys. Ashlyn gave us a spark. (Q last game). KK did better. Lot of young players and new pieces.

Suprts we played well together, spurts where we played a little fragmented. Need to have less of that as the season moves on.Step in the right direction.

Bob: Physical game? CD: Whoever said bball a non contact sport never played. People tried to impose their will on it and we have to handle it. Folks are scouting that. Trying to separate us, we have to play together

Bob: Azzi – in an ok place? CD We’re waiting for her to get evaluated. Leave it up to medical staff. Hear news. Few days off.

Jamelle has scout for Minnesota.

Lovely weather: Paige thinks she goes to school in florida compared to Minnesota.

Paige played in Barn in state tournament. Lost a couple state finals before she won
 
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I loved this game... it was a must show up, and most of them did. Paige is awesome, of course.. 2 of our 3 freshman were great...that's to be expected... Q was great last game, not this game... but Shade was good. Sucks that Azzi is hurt... I hope it's not serious. The big downside is Caroline... she was useless. Missing layups, missing 3's. I loved her as a freshman, but she seems to have lost it. I hope she finds it! Ice hitting a 3 might give her some confidence....
 
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pk1234 said:
Ashlynn Shade was +27 in 16 minutes.

One can only wonder if the result would've been different if she got off the bench on Sunday.
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Exactly. I couldn't belive Geno didn't give her any minutes against NC state.

Not saying we would have won since the majority of the team was out of sorts, but she should not have been sitting on the bench the entire game.
 
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