She averages 21 shots per game. She took 22 today.Credit to UConn's defense on Siegrist this time or did Villanova again not look to get the ball to their best player?
Agreed.The kindest thing I can say about the officiating in this game is that it was horrendous.
Me tooSiegrist & Olsen missed 22 total shots. Villanova missed 20 of 25 three pointers. We could claim the they just had an off shooting game, but I prefer to give UCONN's stifling defense most of the credit. KUDOS!!!
Something less than this was a penalty in the Super Bowl
First, a solid win on the road. After letting Siegrist roam for 10 early points, the team collectively did a great job defensively on her, not allowing her clean looks. Aaliyah struggled again offensively, but made up for it with her rebounding and having the primary responsibility of guarding Siegrist.
The game was not pretty as the refs wanted to stamp their imprint on the game. Lou was back in her "flow."
One peeve I had was with the announcers. IT appeared they were more interested in hearing themselves speak rather than cal the game. It was beyond annoying how they couldn't let one second pass without speaking. Is it me or did anyone else feel likewise.
Hopefully, the team can have a few breathers in the next 3 games before the BE tournament begins.
And there was plenty of time to show the replay where the "foul" occurred. One commentator was criticizing the jump ball call because thefre was no posssession, but they ignored the confusing foul call.So how could Fox not show us a replay of what happened? Terrible for a call that could have changed the game if she made the free throws.
Maybe they should ALL start wearing a mask.I don't like to complain about referees because I think they have a tough job that I could not do. But it seems that the past couple of games it apparently is not a foul to hit a UConn player in the face/head. Glad Aaliyah decided to wear that mask.
There was no doubt what Muhl's opinion of the call was and given the proximity of the officials she is probably lucky to not have been t'd up. That said the soft fouls they called vs. Nika getting an elbow to the head and Edwards catching a hand to the face not being called and Dorka was also hit hard more then once.Few Thoughts:
*Great win for UConn which practically assured them the regular season championship! Villanova is a good team and winning against them on the road with that sell out hostile croud was great.
The refs in WBB sxck...all those ticky tack fouls they called and all the hard fouls they didn't call was hard to understand.
*Why is CD head such a magnet to be hit??? poor kid! there must be a for her to play with some kind of a soft helmet...
*Lou: what an amazing player! so cool under pressure
*AE: was waiting for the Edwards the AA to show up during the last few games. Still was not it but she was fighting hard, guarding Maddy S. and did a real good job on her (remember that Maddy had 50 and 39 points her last 2 games).
*Nika: our mad Husky you don't want to mess with Nika but when she complained very verbally (using some choice words), the refs were quick to give her a third foul...
*Those turnovers are just crazy...they make some brain fart mistakes that cost them in having way less opportunities to shoot.
*The strong defense is really keeping UConn in games.
*Azzi, we need you!!!
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Well then, they should have called fouls? So I guess you agree that the officials were tasting lollipops?Well said all around, UConnCat. I'll just add because probably no one else will that Villanova got called for seven more fouls than the Huskies, and Maddy Siegrist was fouled often on her shots with no whistle. I suspect not many others will mention that.
That said, great win by the Huskies!
Well, people were complaining that there was too much holding without any call, now we got a game where everything was called. It’s the other edge of the sword
I agree, we really need Azzi. With Caroline back, now Geno is down to only playing 6.Great win. D was great. Nika showed poise after the 3rd foul.
Aubrey looks way off on both O and D and Nika with 0 points and 7 TOs, not her best effort.
What is the deal with all those tie ups when we were getting mauled?
We really need Azzi
Getting mauled is putting it mildly!! Not sure where they get some of these refs . Geno’s previous comments: “ This isn’t basketball. I don’t know what it is!” Definitely applied a number of times during this game!!Great win. D was great. Nika showed poise after the 3rd foul.
Aubrey looks way off on both O and D and Nika with 0 points and 7 TOs, not her best effort.
What is the deal with all those tie ups when we were getting mauled?
We really need Azzi
Is that like saying "the score is 1-1, we're winning?"the fouls more than evened out in UConn’s favor.
It's not always about scoring points. There are an abundance of ways a player can contribute to the outcome of a game. That being said, I'm less concerned that she hasn't scored much than I am with the fact that she doesn't even look to score any longer.Have you been watching the same games that most of us have watched? How many points has she scored?
And she said it TWICE!You don't have to be a professional lip reader to know what Nika said after her second foul. I thought it was funny, because I yelled the exact same thing at the same time. These officials were really bad, but unfortunately, every game is like that now.
Maddy S . is one heck of a determined young lady. She shot 20 percent, her team was 30 percent or under. I wonder how THAT happened. Hats off to the entire Villinova squad, coach too. It was a blood fest and one heck of a game. It is the kind of game that a BASKETBALL LOVER loves and the loser cries not tears over lack of effort but for a loss that (in their minds) it shouldn't have been. I cheer Both teams.Some thoughts on the Villanova game:
- This was a dog fight of a game between two really good teams who were fighting over the same bone. Everyone should know, don't ever try to take a bone from a Husky...
- It’s been 10 years since UConn had a conference matchup this BIG. While it isn’t quite ND-UConn, the game today between UConn and Villanova is the biggest WBB game yet in the NBE, with a national audience, NCAA tournament implications as well as conference tournament seedings in play.
- UConn’s win today over a very good Villanova team answers a lot of questions for the Huskies, and it certainly helps UConn’s seeding for the Big Dance. In addition, today’s victory practically assures UConn the top seed in the BE tournament, as the Huskies need only 1 win in their final 3 games to lock up the top seed, something that’s really important with the prospect of playing 3 games in 3 days with a very limited bench.
- Today, the refs got a little whistle happy on both sides, which clearly put added pressure on UConn’s limited rotation. Despite a bunch of fouls on everyone, the Huskies somehow managed the game effectively with a 6 players rotation.
- If you watch Villanova on offense, frequently, after they put up a shot, all 5 players sprint back on defense. Clearly the goal was to force UConn to try to score in the half-court offense as opposed to allowing UConn to get out in transition. It wasn't always pretty, but somehow the Huskies managed to put enough points on the board to come out on top.
- I guess that holding Siegrist under 30 points constitutes a moral victory of sorts. Aaliyah really worked her tail off battling the likely BE POY throughout the game, while holding her to only 22 points on 8/22 shooting.
- I kept waiting for a Husky to step up and win the game today. Today UConn got just enough from everyone, along with a HUGE SHOT & SOME FT's BY LOU to pull out a really hard-earned victory.
- Stat of the Game - UConn was +22 on the boards!!!
- UConn has faced some large, hostile crowds on the road this season such as ND, MD & TN. In addition, the Huskies have had some tough conference battles over the last few weeks. I have to believe those games helped the Huskies deal with the pressure of today’s game on the road against an outstanding Villanova team.
When I coached I had a “Nika” on my team. Loved the kid but she drove me crazy at times.LOL....fans who don't follow UCONNmust think Geno hates Nika because he screams at her the whole game. They don't realize that Geno yelling at her is the only language Nika understands. She seems to embrace it!