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Message: [QUOTE="DavidinNaples, post: 4485197, member: 3537"] [B]When Christyn, Evina and Olivia graduated, the Huskies lost the #1, #2 and #3 (tied) scorers from the 2021-22 season. [/B]Those three scored 1,094 points for UConn a year ago. Add in the loss of injured Paige and her 248 points, and the Huskies "lost" 1,342 points from their lineup for this 2022-23 season. Of course, graduation, transfers and injuries happen every year and fans always want to know who will replace the scoring. [U]But 1,342 points was 51% of the total points from last season[/U]. That is high..! By comparison, when Stewie, MoJeff and Tuck graduated, UConn "lost" 48.7% of their scoring. When Napheesa and Lou left, 45.2% of the poins went with them. The scoring has been replaced (it always is) in some unusual ways. Consider: 1. The team leader in scoring has only played 13 games for UConn. [U]Lou Lopez Senechal has scored 225 points in the first 13 games[/U]. That is 17.3 ppg. That covers Christyn's 14.2 ppg last season. 2. [U]Aaliyah is the 2nd leading scorer at 224 points[/U]. Her 17.2 ppg this year, covers last season's 7.9 ppg for her and makes up Olivia's 9.2 ppg. 3. Before her injury, Azzi was on fire with an average of 20.6 ppg and 144 points in 7 games. That is an improvement on her 12.1 ppg from last season. Kind of covers Evina's scoring. 4. Aubrey did not play or score a point last season. Her recovery from back surgery has been nothing short of a miracle. Her 140 points are 4th on the team and average 12.7 ppg. 5. Also adding 12.7 ppg is Dorka, although only appearing in 6 games. She is the 5th Huskie to average in double figures vs three a year ago. [B]Players graduate every year and point production is replaced, somehow & someway. [/B]This year has been unusual since two of the four leading scorers didn't play at all last year. Add to that Azzi's pre-injury scoring bonanza, Aaliyah dominating in the lane and Dorka having her best string of games as a Huskie [U]and the result is 81.3 average per game[/U]. That compares favorably to the 73.8 ppg from last season for 36 games. [B]Also of interest, 7 different players have either led the team in scoring in a game, or finished 2nd. [/B]Azzi, Lou, Aaliyah, and Aubrey have all been leading scorers in at least one game and Dorka, Caroline and Nika have been 2nd at least once. [U]Good balance in scoring with any of the 7 players capable of "going off" on a particular night.[/U] When everyone gets healthy, that should help immensly at Tournament time. Opinions? GO Huskies...!! [/QUOTE]

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