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Message: [QUOTE="oldude, post: 3112610, member: 7511"] So often NCAA tournament games turn on rebounding; holding a team to one shot only or securing an extra offensive possession can be the difference between winning and losing in March. UConn lost a ton of rebounds off last year’s team. Z, Gabby and Kia were all exceptional rebounders, accounting for over 18 rpg, almost half of UConn’s total last season. So far in the tournament Pheesa has been Pheesa, and Megan has really stepped up her work on the boards, but the rebounding Samuelson has been slowed by back problems. While Liv has provided some good minutes off the bench, she’s not quite strong enough yet to be the dominant rebounding force we expect her to become. Faced with some formidable rebounding opponents, UConn has found a somewhat unexpected cache of rebounds from their two guards. Against UCLA, one of the best and most athletic rebounding teams in the country, UConn lost the rebounding battle by only 3. Crystal grabbed a couple and Christyn pulled down 4 rb’s including 3 on offense. Against Louisville, the two guards were even more prolific on the boards. Crystal had 5 rb’s including 1 on offense. Christyn did absolutely tremendous work off the glass with 7 rebounds including 4 on offense, and the Huskies won the rebounding battle by 6. Crystal tends to chase down long rebounds with her explosive quickness. Christyn, on the other hand, has been an absolute revelation by crashing the boards amongst the trees and coming down with rebound after rebound that she has no earthly right to secure over big front court players, and yet she does it again and again. Heading into tomorrow’s matchup with ND and their two talented Bigs, and then potentially one more matchup with Baylor’s twin towers, should both teams advance[B], it will continue to be all hands on deck for UConn when it comes to rebounding. In pursuit of a 12th banner, UConn’s rebounding guards might just be the difference.[/B] [/QUOTE]

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