This game took off in a direction that I was not expecting. I was expecting a UConn win but not like this. I was happy to see everyone getting some court time. KK, Ashlynn, Q, stood out. They looked comfortable, especially Q and KK. Ashlynn is in a groove right now and I am happy for her. Since being inserted in the starting five, she has been playing well. Her shot is falling, her defense is decent, and she is looking to catch and shoot a lot more, make or miss, she is shooting.
Ines & Amari- Their 2-man game was nice. Glad to see them getting minutes out there and they did not disappoint. Ines has decent court vision, and I was glad that she let the game come to her vs forcing anything. Her pass to Q on that break was textbook 3 on 2 break. Awesome. Amari, solid minutes out there. Looking to screen & roll or screen and pop action. She kept the ball high on rebounds. Decent minutes out there.
Ice-Had her moments (good and bad) out there. She just has to stay confident and keep playing. Play through the mistakes. She had some decent post ups, but you can see that she is second guessing herself out there and that is never good in basketball. She just has to play free.
Glad that Aaliyah got to play in front of her family and friends back in her hometown. She had a great game. Love to see her attacking the rim and this game allowed her many opportunities for drives.
Paige & Nika-For me, it is always great to see Paige getting plenty of rest. Same for Nika. This was the game where Paige could get her numbers and help the team and then get some rest. Nika gave her usual 120% effort out there. Solid passing and being that spark on defense with deflections and diving on the floor for loose balls.
Great way to head into the break, with a win.