UConn stats.... then Azzi made a three...

[DavidinNaples]

The game last night against UCF was a rock fight. There were plenty of gutsy performances by players not having their best game. None was more important than the one by Azzi Fudd.

First, consider that the crowd and reality of the moment had all the Huskies fired up and running on pure adrenalin, especially the freshman Fudd. In fact, Fudd came out and missed her first 5 shots, four of them 3's. Now consider her four made threes:

1. With only 3:24 left in the 1st period, UConn was down 11-4 and had already missed 10 shots. Then Azzi made a three. Score 11-7, hope still there...
2. Later in the 1st period, UCF was again threatening to blow the game open. Smith made a jumper pushing the score to 17-9, then Azzi made a three. Lead down to 5.
3. With 4:56 left in the 3rd period, Smith again made a jumper for UCF to lead 30-29. Then Azzi made a three. UConn's led the rest of the game.
4. At the 9:08 mark of the 4th period, the Huskies led by 38-30. UCF missed a shot and then Azzi made a three. Lead up to 41-30 and UCF was deep in a hole.

Azzi finished the game scoring 16 points. The four threes and the four late free throws were game changers and showed her coolness under pressure. The four free throws barely touched the bottom of the net and kept UCF from getting too close. The last two came with 15 seconds left and UCF down only 3 points. Game over & a huge step toward greatness for Azzi.

Go Huskies..!!

Edit - Honorable mention to Nika and Christyn for their huge threes..!!

 

[Bald Husky]

Let's not forget the 3 that Nika made to give us the lead for the first time in the second quarter.

 

[tchalla1]

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The game last night against UCF was a rock fight. There were plenty of gutsy performances by players not having their best game. None was more important than the one by Azzi Fudd.

First, consider that the crowd and reality of the moment had all the Huskies fired up and running on pure adrenalin, especially the freshman Fudd. In fact, Fudd came out and missed her first 5 shots, four of them 3's. Now consider her four made threes:

1. With only 3:24 left in the 1st period, UConn was down 11-4 and had already missed 10 shots. Then Azzi made a three. Score 11-7, hope still there...
2. Later in the 1st period, UCF was again threatening to blow the game open. Smith made a jumper pushing the score to 17-9, then Azzi made a three. Lead down to 5.
3. With 4:56 left in the 3rd period, Smith again made a jumper for UCF to lead 30-29. Then Azzi made a three. UConn's led the rest of the game.
4. At the 9:08 mark of the 4th period, the Huskies led by 38-30. UCF missed a shot and then Azzi made a three. Lead up to 41-30 and UCF was deep in a hole.

Azzi finished the game scoring 16 points. The four threes and the four late free throws were game changers and showed her coolness under pressure. The four free throws barely touched the bottom of the net and kept UCF from getting too close. The last two came with 15 seconds left and UCF down only 3 points. Game over & a huge step toward greatness for Azzi.

Go Huskies..!!

Very nice compilation of Azzi's contribution last night--she is fast becoming UConn's go-to-player and clutch performer!

 

[JoePgh]

Sometimes it seems that fans or announcers see her 45% 3-point shooting percentage and read it as 85%, as if every 3 she takes should go in. Perfect footwork and all that ...

But really, 45% is 45%. Three-point shots aren't free throws, even for Steph Curry. Remember that even in his best season, Ted Williams made an out on 60% of his at-bats.

Her shooting last night (4-for-10 from 3) was just fine. She is now 7-for-13 for the tournament. She will not maintain that over-50% pace for the remaining games, and that's fine. But her 3-point shot, and the threat of it, will change every game that UConn plays.

 

[Geew1992]

Sometimes it seems that fans or announcers see her 45% 3-point shooting percentage and read it as 85%, as if every 3 she takes should go in. Perfect footwork and all that ...

But really, 45% is 45%. Three-point shots aren't free throws, even for Steph Curry. Remember that even in his best season, Ted Williams made an out on 60% of his at-bats.

Her shooting last night (4-for-10 from 3) was just fine. She is now 7-for-13 for the tournament. She will not maintain that over-50% pace for the remaining games, and that's fine. But her 3-point shot, and the threat of it, will change every game that UConn plays.

I def agree with you. I am more concerned with her 2 point shooting

 

[tchalla1]

Sometimes it seems that fans or announcers see her 45% 3-point shooting percentage and read it as 85%, as if every 3 she takes should go in. Perfect footwork and all that ...

But really, 45% is 45%. Three-point shots aren't free throws, even for Steph Curry. Remember that even in his best season, Ted Williams made an out on 60% of his at-bats.

Her shooting last night (4-for-10 from 3) was just fine. She is now 7-for-13 for the tournament. She will not maintain that over-50% pace for the remaining games, and that's fine. But her 3-point shot, and the threat of it, will change every game that UConn plays.

Excellent analysis of Azzi's unseen contribution to UConn--she gets so much attention from defenses, she opens things up for CW. Azzi stretches the defense so much and teams are having to choose where to deploy their personnel. It's giving our front court so many one-on-one match ups without a guard cheating down (we didn't take advantage of this last night but hopefully we will against IU and other upcoming games.) as you said, Azzi's threat of the 3 creates so much space for our other players...

 

[tchalla1]

I def agree with you. I am more concerned with her 2 point shooting

So are our upcoming opponents...