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Wednesday, December 07, 2016
UConn's defense steals the show in No. 1 vs. No. 2 showcase
It wasn't that long ago that Hall of Fame UConn women's basketball coach Geno Auriemma questioned his team's toughness. Well, those questions disappeared on an early December night in South Bend, Indiana.
With starting forwards Napheesa Collier and Gabby Williams giving up two and three inches to Notre Dame's Brianna Turner and Kathryn Westbeld, UConn actually outrebounded the Fighting Irish, had more points in the paint (42-30), more second-chance points (15-14). Most impressive of all, the Huskies attempted 20 free throws to just eight for the Fighting Irish (would love to know the last time that happened in a Notre Dame home court).
The result was a 72-61 UConn victory, the Huskies' 83rd in a row.
The New Haven Register Blogs: Elm City to Eagleville
UConn's defense steals the show in No. 1 vs. No. 2 showcase
It wasn't that long ago that Hall of Fame UConn women's basketball coach Geno Auriemma questioned his team's toughness. Well, those questions disappeared on an early December night in South Bend, Indiana.
With starting forwards Napheesa Collier and Gabby Williams giving up two and three inches to Notre Dame's Brianna Turner and Kathryn Westbeld, UConn actually outrebounded the Fighting Irish, had more points in the paint (42-30), more second-chance points (15-14). Most impressive of all, the Huskies attempted 20 free throws to just eight for the Fighting Irish (would love to know the last time that happened in a Notre Dame home court).
The result was a 72-61 UConn victory, the Huskies' 83rd in a row.
The New Haven Register Blogs: Elm City to Eagleville