UConn vs Jackson State postgame thread

[HuskyNan]

One down….

 

[Bone Dog]

Ash was amazing. Paige and Aaliyah and Nika too. But Ash!!! It’s hard to find a reason for her not to be on the floor. One wonders what the next three years have in Storrs (lol) for her.

 

[topogigio]

Thumbs sore from "flicking with the clicker" trying to watch too many games at once. Nice, neat win for the Huskies, Paige could go for 40+ a game if she choses. Edwards didn't take kindly to the rough play, and sent a nice message. Steady, Eddy Ashlynn didn't sit a minute, and kept on tickin"! Movin" on up!

 

[maple]

Survive and advance.

Credit to Jackson St. They hit some big 3s and their experience with a tough OOC schedule really showed. They were not about to back down from a challenge.

Unfortunately for them, UConn has Paige, Ashlyn, AE, Nika, KK, Ice, …

Massive props to AE for hanging tough the whole game. It barely showed that she hadn’t played in 2 weeks. And no fear at all playing physical in the paint. You love to see it.

Paige did Paige things. Nika was the usual floor general and had some clutch buckets. Ashlyn went off and got herself a career high in points. Everyone played well. It never felt like they didn’t have control over the game. That last ~6 minutes or so of Q4 was mostly just running out the clock instead of running up the score.

One down, let’s rest up and get ready for Monday!

 

[CL82]

 

[jcoton56]

And 5 to go!

 

[Topdawg]

Glad for the win. We started the game well and got off to a good lead which we held onto for the rest of the game.
Per my pre-game expectations, we started strong on defense. Perhaps we backed off intentionally once we had a lead. We made 68 field goal attempts, which resulted in a respectable overall score. We made 24 3 point attempts which is good. I was a little surprised we got only 10 free throw attempts to their 22. Maybe we did not drive to the basket often enough. We had 15 turnovers. That needs to be tightened up a bit.

overall, a strong start to the tournament. Paige, Aaliyah, and Ashlyn had great games. Others made strong contributions too.

Onto game 2. Go Huskies!

 

[jaydee602]

During the handshake line,Geno had a long conversation with Jackson State's coach.
He probably told her "Your team is NOT a #13 seed!"

 

[Surly1]

I know UConn is missing some pieces, just like last year, but the major difference is this UConn rendition has a healthy Paige in the lineup. You could see it immediately at the start of the game.

Like Nan stated, one down and more to come.

If Ashlynn can continue her offensive aggression, it will free up room for Paige, making UConn a very hard out. Can't wait for Monday.

 

[MSGRET]

I hope that this is the last game that Joe Vaszily calls this season for UConn. He is one of the worst refs I've ever seen. Only one that is worse I think she finally retired.

 

[mmeade258]

I LOVE the way Ashlynn Shade plays the game!

She plays with sooooo much Joy!

 

[Next 12]

Uconn did it. The 29th ....30 win season and counting. 3 starters in double figures and 2 players with double doubles, Paige and Aaliyah. And Nika, 7 assists closer to Uconn's assist record all time. Jackson State had BIGS and we prevailed. Bring on Arizona or Syracuse, We are ready. GO FRESHMEN!!!! GO HUSKIES!!!! GO ASHLYNN> ANOTHER GAME LIKE THIS ONE!!

 

[David54]

I know I’m obsessive about this but will Paige ever commit a personal foul again?

 

[ochoopsfan]

First round NCAA games for UConn, Margin of Victory(MOV)
23/24 Jack St MOV 22
22/23 Vermont MOV 43
21/22 Mercer MOV 45
20/21 High Pt MOV 43
19/20-- No games
18/19 Towson MOV 49
17/18 St Francis MOV 88
16/17 Albany MOV 61
The Stewie years had MOV's of 52, 56, 43, 68.

Good Luck on Monday

 

[ABCDFE]

The refs for one stretch of the game was borderline incompetent.

Paige, Shade, Aaliyah were great. KK was good, but she needs to be more of an offensive threat consistently because you can see the teams laying off of her and Nika most of the game. Brady had great looks and just missed, but she's solid out there and doesn't seem to be a liability anymore. Q had good and bad, but it was nice to see her hit that 3.

survive and advance. solid game today.

 

[David54]

First round NCAA games for UConn, Margin of Victory(MOV)
23/24 Jack St MOV 22
22/23 Vermont MOV 43
21/22 Mercer MOV 45
20/21 High Pt MOV 43
19/20-- No games
18/19 Towson MOV 49
17/18 St Francis MOV 88
16/17 Albany MOV 61
The Stewie years had MOV's of 52, 56, 43, 68.

Good Luck on Monday

Interesting. They were 1 seeds all those years playing 16. This year 3 playing 14.

 

[HuskyNan]

UConn outrebounded Jackson State 45-36

 

[FanFromMaine]

I hope that this is the last game that Joe Vaszily calls this season for UConn. He is one of the worst refs I've ever seen. Only one that is worse I think she finally retired.

You mean Joe “I never saw a charge I didn’t like” V?

 

[darrell]

Grandpa Geno.

 

[RoadMaster]

Swipe

 

[HuskyNan]

First round NCAA games for UConn, Margin of Victory(MOV)
23/24 Jack St MOV 22
22/23 Vermont MOV 43
21/22 Mercer MOV 45
20/21 High Pt MOV 43
19/20-- No games
18/19 Towson MOV 49
17/18 St Francis MOV 88
16/17 Albany MOV 61
The Stewie years had MOV's of 52, 56, 43, 68.

Good Luck on Monday

What’s your point? The Huskies are a 3 seed and played a good opponent rather than a cannon-fodder 16 seed

 

[RoadMaster]

 

[Centerstream]

I hope that this is the last game that Joe Vaszily calls this season for UConn. He is one of the worst refs I've ever seen. Only one that is worse I think she finally retired.

I am guessing that you might be referring to is Dee Kantner and she is still working this tournament. She was either in Columbia SC or Baton Rouge yesterday doing the lower seeds matchup.

 

[HuskyNan]

Four of her rebounds were offensive